1914 Wimbledon Championships

The 1914 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 22 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 38th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1914. It was the last championship before a four-year hiatus due to World War I.

1914 Wimbledon Championships
DateJune 22 – July 4
Edition38th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW20, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's Singles
Norman Brookes
Women's Singles
Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's Doubles
Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding
Women's Doubles
Agnes Morton / Elizabeth Ryan
Mixed Doubles
James Cecil Parke / Ethel Larcombe

Champions

Men's Singles
Main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Singles

Norman Brookes defeated Anthony Wilding 6–4, 6–4, 7–5 [2]

Women's Singles
Main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Singles

Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated Ethel Thomson Larcombe 7–5, 6–4 [3]

Men's Doubles
Main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Men's Doubles

Norman Brookes / Anthony Wilding defeated Herbert Roper Barrett / Charles Dixon 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 8–6 [4]

Women's Doubles
Main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Women's Doubles

Agnes Morton / Elizabeth Ryan defeated Edith Hannam / Ethel Larcombe 6–1, 6–3 [5]

Mixed Doubles
Main article: 1914 Wimbledon Championships – Mixed Doubles

James Cecil Parke / Ethel Larcombe defeated Anthony Wilding / Marguerite Broquedis 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 [6]

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References
  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  3. "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  4. "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
Preceded by
1913 Australasian Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1914 U.S. National Championships
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