1895 Wimbledon Championships

19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships April 2022 1895 Wimbledon Championships 8 – 15 July 19th Worple RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis Club Grass Grand Slam GBR Wilfred Baddeley GBR Charlotte Cooper GBR Herbert Baddeley / GBR Wilfred Baddeley The 1895 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 8 July until 15 July.Little 2006 67 It was the 19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1895. There were 18 competitors for the men's singles title, 9 for the ladies' singles and 7 pairs entered the gentleman's doubles.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) The meeting recorded its only loss, of 33 pounds. The tournament saw the Wimbledon Championship's first royal visitors when the Crown Princess of Austria, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium and Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann watched the Gentleman's Doubles Challenge Rounds on 15 July.Little 2006 257 The entry fee was £1 and 1 shilling (UK 1 1895 eq £) for the gentleman's singles with the same amount levied per gentleman's doubles pair. The entry fee for the ladies singles was 10 shillings (s) and 6 pence (d).Little 2006 97 Ground admission for the whole meeting was 7s 6d. Daily entry for the first three days cost a shilling; it was 2s and 6d thereafter. A reserved covered seat on Centre Court for the duration of the championship cost 7s 6d or a shilling per day.Little 2006 97 Finals Men's singles 1895 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles GBR Wilfred Baddeley defeated GBR Wilberforce Eaves 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1895 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/static/pdfs/archive/draws/1895_MS_A4.pdf wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 Women's singles 1895 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GBR Charlotte Cooper defeated GBR Helen Jackson 7–5, 8–6 Ladies' Singles Finals 1895 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/static/pdfs/archive/draws/1895_LS_A4.pdf wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 Men's doubles 1895 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles GBR Herbert Baddeley / GBR Wilfred Baddeley defeated GBR Wilberforce Eaves / GBR Ernest Lewis 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 References Bibliography Alan Little Wimbledon Compendium, 2006 2006 All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club 978-1-89903-925-8 External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1894 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams 1895 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Category:July 1895 in the United Kingdom