1910 Wimbledon Championships

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1910 Wimbledon Championships
Date20 – 30 June
Edition34th
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 New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding
Women's singles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's doubles
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Major Ritchie / Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding
  1909  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1911  

The 1910 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 20 June until 30 June. [1] It was the 34th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the second Grand Slam tennis event of 1910.

Contents

The All England Club laid asphalt pathways round the courts. [2] There was a field of 92 competitors for the men's singles. [2]

This was the first Wimbledon tournament during the reign of King George V.

Champions

Wimbledon 1910, men's doubles final Wimbledon men's doubles final, 1910.jpg
Wimbledon 1910, men's doubles final

Men's singles

Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Gore 6–4, 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dora Boothby 6–2, 6–2 [4]

Men's doubles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Major Ritchie / Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Roper Barrett / Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Gore, 6–1, 6–1, 6–2 [5]

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 1 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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