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1907 Wimbledon Championships

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1907 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 5 July
Edition31st
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Norman Brookes
Women's singles
United States May Sutton
Men's doubles
Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding
← 1906 · Wimbledon Championships · 1908 →

The 1907 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 5 July.[1] It was the 31st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1907.

The Prince and Princess of Wales (the future George V and Queen Mary) came as spectators.[2] The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.[2]

Finals

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Wimbledon 1907 Men's doubles final

Men's singles

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Australia Norman Brookes defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

Women's singles

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United States May Sutton defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert Chambers, 6–1, 6–4 [4]

Men's doubles

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Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United States Karl Behr / United States Beals Wright, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [5]

References

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