1890 Wimbledon Championships

April 2022 1890 Wimbledon Championships 30 June – 7 July (singles)21–23 July (doubles) 14th Worple RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis Club Grass Grand Slam GBR Willoughby Hamilton GBR Lena Rice GBR Joshua Pim / GBR Frank Stoker The 1890 Wimbledon Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. That year Ireland's Lena Rice from Tipperary won the women's singles and Ireland's William Willoughby from County Kildare won the men's singles. The men's doubles was won by Irish duo Joshua Pim from Wicklow and Frank Stoker from Dublin. The tournament ran from 30 June until 7 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 14th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1890. Bonham Carter Evelegh took over as referee from Julian Marshall.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) The rule for change-overs was altered to after every odd game. There were 30 competitors for the men's singles and only four competitors for the women's singles, the smallest entry ever for any competition at Wimbledon.Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 John Barrett 30 The final of the women's singles competition, which started on 2 July, was played on 5 July, while the men's singles final was played on 7 July and the men's doubles were played on 21–23 July.Lawn Tennis https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gP1UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=RJMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5330%2C1892384 The Sydney Mail Aug 16, 1890Lawn Tennis http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18900705/024/0003 Morning Post British Newspaper Archive 5 July 1890 3 subscription Finals Men's singles 1890 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles GBR Willoughby Hamilton defeated GBR William Renshaw, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1.Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 Women's singles 1890 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GBR Lena Rice defeated GBR May Jacks, 6–4, 6–1.Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 29 June 2017 Men's doubles 1890 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles GBR Joshua Pim / GBR Frank Stoker defeated GBR George Hillyard / GBR Ernest Lewis, 6–0, 7–5, 6–4.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 External links Official Wimbledon Championships website 1889 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams 1890 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Wimbledon