1906 Wimbledon Championships

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1906 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 5 July
Edition30th
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
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Douglass
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Riseley / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sydney Smith
  1905  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1907  

The 1906 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 25 June until 5 July. [1] It was the 30th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1906. [2]

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Finals

Wimbledon 1906, Men's doubles final Wimbledon men's doubles, 1906, dohertys vs s h smith and f l riseley.jpg
Wimbledon 1906, Men's doubles final

Men's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Laurence Doherty defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frank Riseley, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Douglass defeated Flag of the United States (1896-1908).svg May Sutton, 6–3, 9–7 [4]

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, 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 [5]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  3. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships . Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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