1901 Wimbledon Championships
Appearance
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 | |
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Women's singles | |
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Men's doubles | |
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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
Arthur Gore defeated
Reginald Doherty 4–6, 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 [2]
Women's Singles
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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)
- ^ a b "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-02-23.
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- ^ a b 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)