1898 Wimbledon Championships

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1898 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 – 28 June
Edition22nd
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 Reginald Doherty
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty
  1897  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1899  

The 1898 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 28 June. [1] It was the 22nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1898. [2] [3]

Contents

Champions

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1 [4]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Cooper defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louisa Martin, 6–4, 6–4 [5]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty defeated Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg Clarence Hobart / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Nisbet, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [6]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. Wimbledon – The Official History of the Championships, John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
  3. "LAWN TENNIS". The Referee . Sydney: National Library of Australia. 10 August 1898. p. 9.
  4. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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