1913_Wimbledon_Championships

1913 Wimbledon Championships

1913 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

The 1913 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 23 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 37th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1913.

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The 1913 Wimbledon Championships for the first time included a Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles competition. The men's entry consisted of 116 competitors.[2]

Champions

Wimbledon finals 1913, Wilding (far side) vs McLoughlin (near side).

Men's singles

Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United States Maurice McLoughlin, 8–6, 6–3, 10–8 [3][4]

Women's singles

Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated United Kingdom Winifred McNair, 6–0, 6–4 [5]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Charles Dixon defeated Germany Heinrich Kleinschroth / Germany Friedrich Rahe, 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 [6]

Women's doubles

Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles

United Kingdom Dora Boothby / United Kingdom Winifred McNair defeated United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers / United Kingdom Charlotte Sterry, 4–6, 2–4 retired [7]

Mixed doubles

Main article: 1913 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles

United Kingdom Hope Crisp / United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey defeated United Kingdom James Cecil Parke / United Kingdom Ethel Larcombe, 3–6, 5–3 retired [8]

References

  1. [1]
    2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. [2]
    100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
  3. [3]
    "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. [4]
    "GREAT TENNIS MATCH". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 July 1913. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. [5]
    "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. [8]
    "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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