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1870s. The inaugural Championships are held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Worple Road, Wimbledon, with an entry of 22 men attracted by an announcement in The Field. A crowd of 200 watch Spencer Gore become the first Champion. READ MORE.
Beginning. Spencer Gore, the winner of the inaugural Wimbledon Championship. The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is a private club founded on 23 July 1868, originally as "The All England Croquet Club". Its first ground was at Nursery Road off Worple Road, Wimbledon.
Hace 5 días · Wimbledon Championships, internationally known tennis championships played annually in London at Wimbledon. The tournament, held in late June and early July, is one of the four annual “Grand Slam” tennis events—along with the Australian, French, and U.S. Opens—and is the only one still played on.
The Championships, Wimbledon, or just Wimbledon as it is more commonly referred to, is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and arguably the most famous. Since the first tournament 125 years ago in 1877, The Championships have been hosted by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London and take place over two weeks in ...
Blanche Bingley Hillyard. Herbert Baddeley. Wilfred Baddeley (x3) 1895. Wilfred Baddeley. Charlotte Cooper Sterry (x2) 1896. Harold Mahony.
10 de jul. de 2020 · The rain, the tie-breaks (including the fifth set one played by Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in 2019) and the record-setting moments have all passed into Wimbledon history. Now you can read about that history in the fully updated fifth edition of Wimbledon: The Official History by John Barrett.
