1898 Wimbledon Championships

1898 Wimbledon Championships
Date	20 – 28 June
Edition	22nd
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
Reginald Doherty
Women's singles
Charlotte Cooper
Men's doubles
Laurence Doherty / 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]}

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Reginald Doherty defeated Laurence Doherty, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1 ^[4]

Women's singles

Main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin, 6–4, 6–4 ^[5]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty defeated Clarence Hobart / 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.

External links

• Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1897 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1898 U.S. National Championships