1913 Wimbledon Championships

1913 Wimbledon Championships
DateJune 23 – July 4
Edition37th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
New Zealand Anthony Wilding
Women's singles
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's doubles
United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Charles Dixon
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Dora Boothby / United Kingdom Winifred McNair
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Hope Crisp / United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey
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The 1913 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 23 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 37th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1913.

The 1913 Wimbledon Championships for the first time included a Women's doubles and Mixed doubles competition. The men's entry consisted of 116 competitors and was won by defendng champion Anthony Wilding.[2][3]

  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Evening Post. 7 July 1913. p. 7 – via Papers Past. Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) beat M'Loughlin (America) in the All-England championship, 8-6, 6-3, 10-8.
  3. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)