1914 Wimbledon Championships Explained

Date:June 22 – July 4
Edition:38th
Location:Worple Road
SW20, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Venue:All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Surface:Grass
Category:Grand Slam
Champms: Norman Brookes
Champws: Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Champmd: Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding
Champwd: Agnes Morton / Elizabeth Ryan
After Year:1919

The 1914 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 22 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 38th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1914. It was the last championship before a four-year hiatus due to World War I.

Champions

Men's singles

See main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles. Norman Brookes defeated Anthony Wilding 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 [2]

Women's singles

See main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles. Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Ethel Thomson Larcombe 7–5, 6–4 [3]

Men's doubles

See main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles. Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding defeated Herbert Roper Barrett / Charles Dixon 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 8–6 [4]

Women's doubles

See main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Women's doubles. Agnes Morton / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Edith Hannam / Ethel Larcombe 6–1, 6–3 [5]

Mixed doubles

See main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed doubles. James Cecil Parke / Ethel Larcombe defeated Anthony Wilding / Marguerite Broquedis 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. Web site: Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 29 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 29 June 2017.
  4. Web site: Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 29 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 29 June 2017.
  6. Web site: Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016. wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. 29 June 2017.