1907 Wimbledon Championships

The 1907 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 24 June until 5 July.[1] It was the 31st staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1907.

1907 Wimbledon Championships
Date24 June – 5 July
Edition31st
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia Norman Brookes
Women's singles
United States May Sutton
Men's doubles
Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding
← 1906 · Wimbledon Championships · 1908 →

The Prince and Princess of Wales (the future George V and Queen Mary) came as spectators.[2] The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.[2]

Finals

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Wimbledon 1907 Men's doubles final

Men's singles

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  Norman Brookes defeated   Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 [3]

Women's singles

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  May Sutton defeated   Dorothea Lambert Chambers, 6–1, 6–4 [4]

Men's doubles

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  Norman Brookes /   Anthony Wilding defeated   Karl Behr /   Beals Wright, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [5]

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. ^ "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.
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