1888 Wimbledon Championships

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1888 Wimbledon Championships
Date9 – 16 July
Edition12th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lottie Dod
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw
←  1887  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1889  →

The 1888 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 9 July until 16 July. [1] It was the 12th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1888. [1]

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Champions

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Lawford, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 [2]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lottie Dod defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Blanche Hillyard, 6–3, 6–3 [3]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Bowes-Lyon / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Wilberforce, 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 [4]

References

  1. 1 2 100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  2. ↑ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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