1906 Wimbledon Championships

The 1906 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 25 June until 5 July.[1] It was the 30th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1906.[2]

1906 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 5 July
Edition30th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty
Women's singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Douglass
Men's doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sydney Smith
← 1905 · Wimbledon Championships · 1907 →

Finals edit

 
Wimbledon 1906, Men's doubles final

Men's singles edit

  Laurence Doherty defeated   Frank Riseley, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [3]

Women's singles edit

  Dorothea Douglass defeated   May Sutton, 6–3, 9–7 [4]

Men's doubles edit

  Frank Riseley /   Sydney Smith defeated   Laurence Doherty /   Reginald Doherty, 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 [5]

References edit

  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  3. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

External links edit

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