1911 Wimbledon Championships

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1911 Wimbledon Championships
Date26 June – 8 July
Edition35th
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 France.svg Max Decugis / Flag of France.svg André Gobert
  1910  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1912  

The 1911 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 26 June until 8 July. [1] It was the 35th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1911.

Contents

The men's singles entry reached three figures, when 104 players entered the Challenge Round. [2]

Champions

Men's singles

Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Roper Barrett 6–4, 4–6, 2–6, 6–2 retired [3]

Women's singles

Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dora Boothby 6–0, 6–0 [4]

Men's doubles

Flag of France.svg Max Decugis / Flag of France.svg André Gobert defeated Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Major Ritchie / Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding 9–7, 5–7, 6–3, 2–6, 6–2 [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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