Wimbledon Championships 1908

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◄ Wimbledon Championships 1908 ►
Date: June 22nd - July 3rd 1908
Edition: 32nd  Wimbledon Championships
Place: Worple Road, London
Covering: race
Defending champion
Men's singles : Australia 1903Australia Norman Brookes
Ladies singles : United States 45United States May Sutton
Men's double : Australia 1903Australia Norman Brookes Anthony Wilding
New ZealandNew Zealand 
winner
Men's singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore
Ladies singles : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper-Sterry
Men's double : United Kingdom 1801United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Josiah Ritchie Anthony Wilding
New ZealandNew Zealand 
Grand Slams 1908

The 32nd edition of the Wimbledon Championships took place in 1908 on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on Worple Road.

Men's singles

Men's final, Gore versus Herbert Roper Barrett

In the absence of last year's winner Norman Brookes , Arthur Gore won his second title.

Ladies singles

Charlotte Cooper-Sterry won her fifth title at the age of 37 years and 282 days. This makes her the oldest player to win the Wimbledon tournament.

Men's doubles

Anthony Wilding and Josiah Ritchie won the final against Arthur Gore and Herbert Roper Barrett 6: 1, 6: 2, 1: 6, 1: 6 and 9: 7.

Individual evidence

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