1901 Wimbledon Championships
1901 Wimbledon Championships | |
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Date | June 24 – July 3 [1] |
Edition | 25th |
Category | Grand Slam |
Surface | Grass |
Location |
Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Champions | |
Men's Singles | |
Arthur Gore [2] | |
Women's Singles | |
Charlotte Cooper Sterry [3] | |
Men's Doubles | |
Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty [4] |
The 1901 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 24 June until 3 July. It was the 25th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1901.[5] There was a record entry of thirty competitors in the women's singles.[5]
Champions
Men's Singles
Main article: 1901 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles
Arthur Gore defeated Reginald Doherty 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 [2]
Women's Singles
Main article: 1901 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles
Charlotte Cooper Sterry defeated Blanche Bingley Hillyard 6–2, 6–2 [3]
Men's Doubles
Reginald Doherty / Lawrence Doherty defeated Dwight F. Davis / Holcombe Ward 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7 [4]
References
- ↑ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
- 1 2 "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- 1 2 "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
- 1 2 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
External links
Preceded by 1900 U.S. National Championships |
Grand Slams | Succeeded by 1901 U.S. National Championships |
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