1896 Wimbledon Championships

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1896 Wimbledon Championships
Date13 – 21 July
Edition20th
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 Harold Mahony
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Baddeley / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilfred Baddeley
  1895  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1897  

The 1896 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 13 July until 21 July. [1] It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896. [2] The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881. [2] Harold Mahony and Charlotte Cooper won the singles titles. [3] The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles. [2]

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Champions

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Mahony defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilfred Baddeley, 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 [4]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alice Simpson Pickering, 6–2, 6–3 [5]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Baddeley / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilfred Baddeley defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Nisbet, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 [6]

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