1887 Wimbledon Championships

The 1887 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 2 July until 7 July.[1] It was the 11th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1887.[2] From 1880 to 1887 the men's singles draw fell from 60 to 16, this was attributed to the superior expertise of the Renshaw brothers and Herbert Lawford.[2] Lawford won the gentleman's singles title after defeating Ernest Renshaw in the All Comers final.[3] Defending champions William Renshaw was unable to play the Challenge Round due to a tennis elbow.[4]

1887 Wimbledon Championships
Date2 – 7 July
Edition11th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom Herbert Lawford
Women's singles
United Kingdom Lottie Dod
Men's doubles
United Kingdom Patrick Bowes-Lyon / United Kingdom Herbert Wilberforce
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Lawn-Tennis Championship Matches at Wimbledo, 1887

The Ladies singles competition was won by Lottie Dod who won the title at an age of 15 years and 285 days and became the youngest ever Wimbledon singles champion.[5]

Champions

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Men's singles

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  Herbert Lawford defeated   Ernest Renshaw, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 [6]

Women's singles

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  Lottie Dod defeated   Blanche Bingley, 6–2, 6–0 [7]

Men's doubles

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  Patrick Bowes-Lyon /   Herbert Wilberforce defeated   Edward Barratt-Smith /   James Herbert Crispe, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 [8]

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ a b 100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  3. ^ "Lawn–Tennis in England". Star , Issue 6017. 27 August 1887. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Lawn Tennis - 25 Years Ago - The All-England Championships". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  5. ^ John Barrett (2001). Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships. London: CollinsWillow. pp. 30, 434. ISBN 0007117078.
  6. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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