1891 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

Date

29 June – 9 July

Edition

15th

Category

Grand Slam

Surface

Grass

Location

Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom

Venue

All England Lawn Tennis Club

Champions

Men's singles

Wilfred Baddeley

Women's singles

Lottie Dod

Men's doubles

Herbert Baddeley /

Wilfred Baddeley

← 1890 ·

Wimbledon Championships

· 1892 →

The 1891 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 29 June until 9 July.^[1] It was the 15th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1891.^[2] There were 22 competitors for the men's singles.^[2] Wilfred Baddeley was 19 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he won the men's singles final on 4 July.^[2] The ladies' singles and men's doubles were held after the men's singles had been completed.^[1]

Champions

Men's singles

Wilfred Baddeley defeated Joshua Pim, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 ^[3]

Women's singles

Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Hillyard, 6–2, 6–1 ^[4]

Men's doubles

Herbert Baddeley / Wilfred Baddeley defeated Joshua Pim / Frank Stoker, 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2 ^[5]

References

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