Wimbledon Championships 1894

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1894 ►
Date:	July 9-18, 1894
Edition:	18th  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	Worple Road, London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Joshua Pim
Ladies singles :	Charlotte Dod
Men's double :	Joshua Pim Frank Stoker
winner
Men's singles :	Joshua Pim
Ladies singles :	Blanche Bingley-Hillyard
Men's double :	Wilfred Baddeley Herbert Baddeley
Grand Slams 1894
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Title page of the 1894 program

The 18th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1894 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road. While there was a slight increase in the number of participants in the All-Comers tournament for women with eleven players, the number for men decreased to 22 players.

This year new washing facilities and showers were installed on the site.

Men's singles

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Joshua Pim defended his Challenge Round title against Wilfred Baddeley , who had previously defeated Ernest Lewis in the All-Comers final.

Ladies singles

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In the women's category, Blanche Bingley-Hillyard was able to win her third title after 1886 and 1889 by beating Edith Austin in the All-Comers final . Last year's winner Charlotte Dod did not defend her title in the Challenge Round .

Men's doubles

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Wilfred and Herbert Baddeley prevailed against Harold Barlow and the American Charles Martin with 5: 7, 7: 5, 4: 6, 6: 3 and 8: 6.

Individual evidence

1. ^ J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 200, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 3.
2. ^ B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 435.