Wimbledon Championships 1889

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◄ Wimbledon Championships 1889 ►
Date: July 1-13, 1889
Edition: 13th  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Worple Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Renshaw
Ladies singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Dod
Men's double : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Renshaw Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
winner
Men's singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Renshaw
Ladies singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Bingley
Men's double : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Renshaw Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
Grand Slams 1889

The 13th Wimbledon Championships took place in 1889 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road. There were 24 individual participants in the men and six in the women.

It was the last year that the Renshaw brothers dominated the men's tournament.

Men's singles

In the All-Comers final, were William Renshaw and the Irishman Harry Sibthorpe Barlow opposite. Barlow was already leading 2: 1 sets and had four match points in the fourth set, but ultimately gave the set 10: 8 to Renshaw. Barlow also led 5-0 in the decisive fifth set, before Renshaw won the set 8-6 after a race to catch up.

In the Challenge Round , William Renshaw defeated his brother Ernest in four sets and won his seventh and final title. The record of seven titles at Wimbledon could only be repeated in 2000 by Pete Sampras and 2012 by Roger Federer .

Ladies singles

Last year's winner Charlotte Dod did not defend her title. In the All Comers final, Blanche Bingley and Lena Rice faced each other. After Rice had won the first set, she missed a total of three match points with a score of 5: 3 and 40:15 in the second set. Bingley turned the match around and won her second title.

Men's doubles

William and Ernest Renshaw won their fifth double title, defeating Ernest Lewis and George Hillyard 6: 4, 6: 4, 3: 6, 0: 6, 6: 1 in the final.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heathcote, J. et al .: Tennis. Lawn tennis. Racquets. Fives. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1901, p. 178 ( online )
  2. ^ Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 706