1891 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1891 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
. There were 22 competitors for the men's singles. Wilfred Baddeley
was 19 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he won the men's singles final on July 4. The ladies' singles and men's doubles were held after the men's singles had been completed.
Wilfred Baddeley
defeated Joshua Pim
, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0.
Lottie Dod
defeated Blanche Bingley Hillyard, 6–2, 6–1.
Wilfred Baddeley
/ Herbert Baddeley
defeated Joshua Pim
/ Frank Stoker, 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
which took place at the All England Club
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
. There were 22 competitors for the men's singles. Wilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
was 19 years, 5 months and 23 days old when he won the men's singles final on July 4. The ladies' singles and men's doubles were held after the men's singles had been completed.
Gentlemen's Singles
Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
defeated
Joshua PimJoshua Pim
Dr. Joshua Pim F.R.C.S.I was a medical doctor and a renowned Irish amateur tennis player. He won the Wimbledon men's singles title two years in a row, in 1893 and 1894.-Family life:...
, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0.
Ladies' Singles
Lottie DodLottie Dod
Charlotte "Lottie" Dod was an English sportswoman best known as a tennis player. She won the Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Championship five times, the first one when she was only fifteen, in the summer of 1887...
defeated
Blanche Bingley Hillyard, 6–2, 6–1.Gentlemen's Doubles
Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
/
Herbert BaddeleyHerbert Baddeley
Herbert Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the younger of the Baddeley twins....
defeated
Joshua PimJoshua Pim
Dr. Joshua Pim F.R.C.S.I was a medical doctor and a renowned Irish amateur tennis player. He won the Wimbledon men's singles title two years in a row, in 1893 and 1894.-Family life:...
/
Frank Stoker, 6–1, 6–3, 1–6, 6–2.