Wimbledon Championships 1897

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1897 ►
Date:	June 21 - July 1, 1897
Edition:	21st  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	Worple Road, London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Harold Mahony
Ladies singles :	Charlotte Cooper
Men's double :	Wilfred Baddeley Herbert Baddeley
winner
Men's singles :	Reginald Doherty
Ladies singles :	Blanche Bingley-Hillyard
Men's double :	Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty
Grand Slams 1897
Australasian Championships French tennis championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

The 21st edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1897 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road. Reginald Doherty won his first of four consecutive titles in the men's category . The field of participants in the All-Comers tournament comprised 31 players for men and seven for women.

Men's singles

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In the Challenge Round , Reginald Doherty defeated defending champion Harold Mahony in three sets.

Ladies singles

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Blanche Bingley-Hillyard won her fourth title by beating Charlotte Cooper in the Challenge Round .

Men's doubles

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Challenge Round in doubles, in front Reginald (left) and Laurence Doherty, in the back Herbert (left) and Wilfred Baddeley

The brothers Reginald and Laurence Doherty defeated Herbert and Wilfred Baddeley in the Challenge Round 6: 4, 4: 6, 8: 6 and 6: 4.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Collins, B .: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 435