Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Lists of champions of specific events. List of Wimbledon gentlemen's singles champions; List of Wimbledon ladies' singles champions; List of Wimbledon gentlemen's doubles champions; List of Wimbledon ladies' doubles champions; List of Wimbledon mixed doubles champions; Other Grand Slam tournament champions. List of Australian Open champions
Wimbledon Championships is an annual British tennis tournament created in 1877 and played on outdoor grass courts [a] [b] [3] at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC) in the Wimbledon suburb of London, United Kingdom. [4] The Gentlemen's Singles was the first event contested in 1877. [2]
Since the first championships, all matches have been played at the best-of-three sets. Between 1877 and 1883 , the winner of the next game at five games -all took the set in every match except the all comers' final, and the challenge round, which were won with six games and a two games advantage.
The annual Wimbledon championships will begin on July 1, 2019 with favorites and seasoned pros all eyeing the top prize as they prepare their first serve. For some of the greats, like Rodger ...
The only grass-court tournament scheduled after the Championships is the Hall of Fame Tennis Championships at Newport, Rhode Island, USA, which takes place the week after Wimbledon. Since 2015, the championships have begun one week later than in previous years, extending the gap between the tournament and the French Open from two to three weeks ...
1880 Wimbledon Championship – Singles; 1881 Wimbledon Championship – Singles; 1882 Wimbledon Championship – Singles; 1883 Wimbledon Championship – Singles; 1884 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1885 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1886 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles; 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's ...
Tennis players that won a Wimbledon singles or doubles title. Pre-Open Era champions (ie pre-1968) are in a separate subcategory. Australian Open - French Open - Wimbledon - US Open
The champions and runners-up of the Wimbledon Championships Gentlemen's Doubles tournament, first introduced to the championship in 1884. From 1915 to 1918, and from 1940 to 1945, no competition was held due to the two World Wars.