The Wimbledon Championships, commonly called Wimbledon, is a tennis tournament organized by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in collaboration with the Lawn Tennis Association annually in Wimbledon, London. It is chronologically the third of the four Grand Slam tennis events every year, held after the Australian Open and the French Open and before the US Open. It is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is widely regarded as the most prestigious.
The Grand Slam in tennis is the achievement of winning all four major championships in one discipline in a calendar year. In doubles, a Grand Slam may be achieved as a team or as an individual with different partners. Winning all four major championships consecutively but not within the same calendar year is referred to as a "non-calendar-year Grand Slam", while winning the four majors at any point during the course of a career is known as a "Career Grand Slam".
The Queen's Club Championships is an annual tournament for men's tennis, held on grass courts at the Queen's Club in West Kensington, London. The event is part of the ATP Tour 500 series on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Tour. It is currently advertised as the "cinch Championships" after its title sponsor.
The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) is the national governing body of tennis in Great Britain, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man founded in 1888. The LTA promotes all levels of lawn tennis. The organization believes tennis can provide "physical, social, and mental rewards both on and off the court." The National Tennis Centre (NTC) in Roehampton, southwest London, serves as its main training facility. The Princess of Wales has been an LTA patron since 2017. Its first president was seven-time Wimbledon champion William Renshaw.
Charles Percy Dixon was a male tennis player from Great Britain. He was a four-time Olympic medallist and led a successful British team to victory in the Davis Cup.
The Eastbourne International is a tennis tournament on the WTA Tour and the ATP Tour held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Held since 1974, it is classified as a WTA 500 series on the WTA Tour and an ATP Tour 250 series on the ATP Tour. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a "warm-up" for the Wimbledon Championships, a major tournament, which begins the following week. It was originally just part of the WTA Tour, but from 2009 it was combined as an ATP Tour event. It replaced the Nottingham Open grass court tournament from 2009–2014. Nottingham returned for 2015–2016 with no men's event in Eastbourne, however Eastbourne replaced the Nottingham event again from 2017 onwards. As of 2022, it is sponsored by Rothesay, with past sponsors including Viking Cruises, Nature Valley and AEGON.
Frank Lorymer Riseley was a British tennis player. He was a three time Wimbledon singles finalist, two time Wimbledon doubles champion and won ten career singles titles.
Ghaus Mohammad Khan was an Indian tennis player from Malihabad. He was the first Indian to reach the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, achieved in 1939 where he lost to second-seeded and eventual champion Bobby Riggs. With compatriot Iftikar Ahmed he reached the third round in the doubles event in 1947. He was active from 1932 until 1948 and won 35 career titles in singles.
Stanley John Matthews is an English former professional tennis player. He became Wimbledon Boys' Champion in 1962 and reached the second round of the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. He is the son of former professional footballer Sir Stanley Matthews (1915-2000).
Czesław Spychała was a Polish tennis player active in the decade before and after World War II.
Jean Barbara Walker-Smith was a female tennis player from England who was active in the late 1940s and 1950s. She reached two Grand Slam semifinals in the singles event and one in doubles, and she achieved a highest singles ranking of world no. 5 in 1951.
The 2022 Wimbledon Championships was a Grand Slam tier tennis tournament that took place at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. Novak Djokovic successfully defended his gentlemen's singles title to claim his 21st major title, defeating Nick Kyrgios in the final. Ashleigh Barty was the reigning ladies' champion, but did not defend her title after retiring from professional tennis in March 2022. The ladies' singles title was won by Elena Rybakina, who defeated Ons Jabeur in the final.
Arthur Wellesley Hallward was an English tennis player active during the 19th century. His best results in major tournaments came at the 1893 Wimbledon Championships where he was a losing quarter finalist in the men' singles, and 1896 where he was a losing quarter finalist in the 1896 Men's doubles. Between 1882 and 1898 he contested 7 career singles finals, and won 2 titles.
In 2022, tennis players representing Russia and Belarus were banned from competing at the year's Wimbledon Championships and other UK tennis tournaments. In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the UK government pressured the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), which organizes Wimbledon, to impose the ban. International tennis bodies and many players opposed the ban, including the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) and the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) which decided not to award ranking points for Wimbledon results that year.
Winifred Mary Arden Longhurst was a British tennis player. She was a four time quarter finalist in singles in the Wimbledon Championships in 1902, 1904, 1906 and 1912. She was active from 1892 until 1921 and won 29 career singles titles.
Constance Mary Luard also known as Connie Wilson was an English tennis player. She was a two time All-Comers finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1905 and 1907. She was active from 1889 to 1913 and won 24 career singles titles.
Edith Mary Hutchinson Cole née Edith Coleridge also known as Edith Coleridge Cole was an English tennis player of the late 19th century. She won the singles at the prestigious Northern Championships in Manchester in 1883, and was also an All Comers' finalist at the Wimbledon Championships in 1887.
William C Taylor (1860 – ?) was an English tennis player of the late 19th century. He was a two time semi finalist in singles at the Wimbledon Championships in 1883 and 1888. He was active from 1880 to 1908 played close to 200 matches and contested 10 career singles finals winning 3 titles.
Christabel Marie Wheatcroft also known as Christabel Hardie was a British tennis player then later lawyer. She was a semi-finalist at the 1928 French Championships. She also competed at the Wimbledon Championships between 1925 and 1939 where he best result in singles was reaching the fourth round. She was active from 1923 to 1939 where contested 24 career finals and won 16 singles titles.
Constance Bryan was a British tennis player during the late 19th century. She was a singles semi finalist at the Irish Championships in 1888 and the Wimbledon Championships in 1894. She was active from 1885 to 1894 and won 2 career singles titles.
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