1896 Wimbledon Championships

April 2022 1896 Wimbledon Championships 13 – 21 July 20th Worple RoadSW19, Wimbledon,London, United Kingdom All England Lawn Tennis Club Grass Grand Slam GBR Harold Mahony GBR Charlotte Cooper GBR Herbert Baddeley / GBR Wilfred Baddeley The 1896 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 13 July until 21 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 20th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1896. The number of entries for the men's singles competition was 31, the highest since 1881.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) Harold Mahony and Charlotte Cooper won the singles titles.Harold Mahony: until Sunday 7 July 2013, the last Scot to win a Wimbledon men’s singles title (July 1896) http://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2013/07/11/harold-mahony-until-sunday-7-july-2013-the-last-scot-to-win-a-wimbledon-mens-singles-title/ The British Newspaper Archive live 20 September 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240920024743/https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2013/07/11/harold-mahony-until-sunday-7-july-2013-the-last-scot-to-win-a-wimbledon-mens-singles-title-july-1896/ 11 July 2013 29 November 2024 The All England Plate was introduced for players who had lost in the first or second round of the singles. Champions Men's singles 1896 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles GBR Harold Mahony defeated GBR Wilfred Baddeley, 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 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 1896 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles GBR Charlotte Cooper defeated GBR Alice Simpson Pickering, 6–2, 6–3 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 1896 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles GBR Herbert Baddeley / GBR Wilfred Baddeley defeated GBR Reginald Doherty / GBR Harold Nisbet, 1–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2, 6–1 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 1895 U.S. National Championships Grand Slams 1896 U.S. National Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon Championships Category:July 1896 in the United Kingdom