1906 Wimbledon Championships

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
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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]

Finals

Wimbledon 1906, Men's doubles final

Men's singles

Main article: 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [3]

Women's singles

Main article: 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Douglass defeated United States May Sutton, 6–3, 9–7 [4]

Men's doubles

Main article: 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Riseley / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sydney Smith defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Doherty / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty, 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 [5]

References

  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.
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