1906 Wimbledon Championships

The 1906 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 25 June until 5 July.[1] It was the 30th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1906.[2]

1906 Wimbledon Championships
Date25 June – 5 July
Edition30th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Laurence Doherty
Women's Singles
Dorothea Douglass
Men's Doubles
Frank Riseley / Sydney Smith

Finals
Wimbledon 1906, Men's doubles final

Men's Singles
Main article: 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Laurence Doherty defeated Frank Riseley, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [3]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Dorothea Douglass defeated May Sutton, 6–3, 9–7 [4]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1906 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Frank Riseley / Sydney Smith defeated Laurence Doherty / Reginald Doherty, 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 [5]

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References
  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
  3. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1905 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1906 U.S. National Championships
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