Date: | 20 – 28 June |
Edition: | 22nd |
Location: | Worple Road SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom |
Venue: | All England Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface: | Grass |
Category: | Grand Slam |
Champms: | Reginald Doherty |
Champws: | Charlotte Cooper |
The 1898 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 20 June until 28 June.[1] It was the 22nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1898.[2] [3]
See main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Reginald Doherty defeated Laurence Doherty, 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1 [4]
See main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Charlotte Cooper defeated Louisa Martin, 6–4, 6–4 [5]
See main article: 1898 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty defeated Clarence Hobart / Harold Nisbet, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 [6]