1902 Wimbledon Championships

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1902 Wimbledon Championships
Date23 June – 2 July
Edition26th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty [1]
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Muriel Robb [2]
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Riseley / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sydney Smith [3]
  1901  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1903  

The 1902 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 23 June until 2 July 1902. [4] It was the 26th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam event of 1902. [5] The women's final (challenge round) is the only match in the history of Wimbledon that was played twice over. Charlotte Cooper Sterry played Muriel Robb in miserable weather conditions on Tuesday, 1 July and the match was abandoned with the score at one set all, 6–4, 11–13. The match was restarted afresh the next day, and Muriel Robb won the rematch 7–5, 6–1. [5]

Contents

It was the first edition of the Wimbledon Championships in which all the matches where played with tennis balls manufactured by Slazenger, initiating one of the oldest enduring sponsorship deals in sport, that continues until today. [4] [6]

Tubes of Wimbledon tennis balls manufactured by Slazenger Wimbledon Slazenger balls.jpg
Tubes of Wimbledon tennis balls manufactured by Slazenger

Finals

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 6–0

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Muriel Robb defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charlotte Sterry 7–5, 6–1

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Riseley / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sydney Smith defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty 4–6, 8–6, 6–3, 4–6, 11–9

References

  1. "Gentlemen's singles". Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  2. "Ladies' singles". Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. "Gentlemen's doubles". Wimbledon. AELTC. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 McNicol, Robert, ed. (2019). The Wimbledon Compendium. Kingston upon Thames: Vision Sports Publishing. pp. 151–152, 357. ISBN   978-1909534-96-4.
  5. 1 2 Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 years of Wimbledon. Enfield [Eng.]: Guinness Superlatives. p. 153. ISBN   0900424710. OCLC   607858270.
  6. "About Us". Slazenger. Slazenger. Retrieved 6 July 2025.
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