1900 Wimbledon Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1900 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
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Reginald Doherty
def. Sidney Smith
, 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 11–9.
Blanche Bingley Hillyard def. Charlotte Cooper
, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.
Reginald Doherty
/ Laurie Doherty def. Herbert Roper Barrett / Harold Nisbet, 9–7, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3.
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...
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Men's Singles
Reginald DohertyReginald Doherty
Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...
def.
Sidney SmithSydney Smith (badminton and tennis player)
Sydney Howard Smith was a British badminton and tennis player.Sydney Smith was the first All England Badminton men's singles champion in 1900 . 1897 – 1906 he was Welsh tennis champion...
, 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 5–7, 11–9.
Women's Singles
Blanche Bingley Hillyard def. Charlotte CooperCharlotte Cooper (tennis player)
Charlotte Reinagle Cooper was a tennis player born in Ealing, Middlesex, England where, as a young woman, she was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. She won her first of five Wimbledon championships singles titles in 1895, wearing an ankle-length dress in accordance with proper Victorian...
, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4.
Men's Doubles
Reginald DohertyReginald Doherty
Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...
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Laurie Doherty def. Herbert Roper Barrett / Harold Nisbet, 9–7, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3.