Wimbledon Championships 1890

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◄ Wimbledon Championships 1890 ►
Date: June 30 - July 7 and July 21 - 23, 1890
Edition: 14th  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Worple Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
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 
winner
Men's singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Willoughby Hamilton
Ladies singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lena Rice
Men's double : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Joshua Pim Frank Stoker
United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 
Grand Slams 1890

The 14th Wimbledon Championships took place in 1890 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road. The men had 30 participants, while the women had only four players, the smallest field in the history of the Wimbledon tournament.

The rules were changed so that players would now switch sides if the sum of the games played in the set is odd. Until then, the sides were changed after each set, or at the express request of a player or the referee after each game.

With Willoughby Hamilton and Lena Rice in singles and Joshua Pim and Frank Stoker in doubles, all titles went to players of Irish descent .

Men's singles

In the Challenge Round , Willoughby Hamilton defeated defending champion William Renshaw in five sets. Renshaw stopped playing at Wimbledon after his defeat.

Ladies singles

Last year's winner Blanche Bingley did not take part due to pregnancy. Last year's finalist Lena Rice and May Jacks contested the final , which Rice won 6: 4 and 6: 1.

Men's doubles

Joshua Pim and Frank Stoker beat Ernest Lewis and George Whiteside Hillyard 6: 0, 7: 5 and 6: 4 in the double final .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heathcote, J. et al .: Tennis. Lawn tennis. Racquets. Fives. Longmans, Green & Co., London 1901, SS 180 ( online )
  2. ↑ Ireland was part of the United Kingdom until 1922.