Wimbledon Championships 1902

◄ Wimbledon Championships 1902 ►
Date:	June 23 - July 2, 1902
Edition:	26th  Wimbledon Championships
Place:	Worple Road, London
Covering:	race
Defending champion
Men's singles :	Arthur Gore
Ladies singles :	Charlotte Cooper
Men's double :	Reginald Doherty Laurence Doherty
winner
Men's singles :	Laurence Doherty
Ladies singles :	Muriel Robb
Men's double :	Sydney Howard Smith Frank Riseley
Grand Slams 1902
Australasian Championships French tennis championships Wimbledon Championships US National Championships

The 26th edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1902 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road.

Men's singles

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Laurence Doherty defeated last year's winner Arthur Gore in the Challenge Round and won his first of five titles.

Ladies singles

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The women's Challenge Round between Charlotte Cooper and Muriel Robb had to be canceled after two sets at 4: 6 and 11:13 due to heavy rain. The next day the match restarted and Muriel Robb won her only title 7-5 and 6-1.

Men's doubles

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In doubles, Sydney Smith and Frank Riseley were able to interrupt the Doherty brothers' winning streak. They won the Challenge Round 4: 6, 8: 6, 6: 3, 4: 6 and 11: 9.

Individual evidence

1. ^ J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 43.
2. ^ B. Collins: History of Tennis. 2nd Edition. New Chapter Press, New York 2010, ISBN 978-0-942257-70-0 , p. 435.