Wimbledon Championships 1894
◄ Wimbledon Championships 1894 ► | |
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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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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
Joshua Pim defended his Challenge Round title against Wilfred Baddeley , who had previously defeated Ernest Lewis in the All-Comers final.
Ladies singles
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
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
- ^ J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 200, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 3.
- ^ B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 435.