| 1895 Wimbledon Championships | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 – 15 July |
| Edition | 19th |
| Category | Grand Slam |
| Surface | Grass |
| Location | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
| Venue | All England Lawn Tennis Club |
| Champions | |
| Men's singles | |
 Wilfred Baddeley | |
| Women's singles | |
| Charlotte Cooper | |
| Men's doubles | |
| Herbert Baddeley / Wilfred Baddeley | |
The 1895 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 8 July until 15 July. [1] It was the 19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1895. [2] There were 18 competitors for the men's singles title, 9 for the ladies' singles and 7 pairs entered the gentleman's doubles. [2] The meeting recorded its only loss, of 33 pounds. [2] The tournament saw the Wimbledon Championship's first royal visitors when the Crown Princess of Austria, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium and Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann watched the Gentleman's Doubles Challenge Rounds on 15 July. [3]
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The entry fee was £1 and 1 shilling (equivalent to £146in 2023) for the gentleman's singles with the same amount levied per gentleman's doubles pair. The entry fee for the ladies singles was 10 shillings (s) and 6 pence (d). [4] Ground admission for the whole meeting was 7s 6d. Daily entry for the first three days cost a shilling; it was 2s and 6d thereafter. A reserved covered seat on Centre Court for the duration of the championship cost 7s 6d or a shilling per day. [4]