1914 Wimbledon Championships

1914 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 22 – July 4 [1]
Edition 38th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW20, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
Australia Norman Brookes [2]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert-Chambers [3]
Men's Doubles
Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding [4]
Women's Doubles
United States Elizabeth Ryan / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Agnes Morton
Mixed Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ethel Larcombe / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Parke

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. 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.

Champions

Men's Singles

Australia Norman Brookes defeated New Zealand Anthony Wilding 6–4, 6–4, 7–5

Women's Singles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dorothea Lambert-Chambers defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ethel Larcombe 7–5, 6–4

Men's Doubles

Australia Norman Brookes / New Zealand Anthony Wilding defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles P. Dixon 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 8–6

Women's Doubles

United States Elizabeth Ryan / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Agnes Morton defeated United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edith Hannam / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ethel Larcombe 6–1, 6–3

Mixed Doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ethel Larcombe / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Parke defeated France Marguerite Broquedis / New Zealand Anthony Wilding 4–6, 6–4, 6–2

References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association.
  3. "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org.
  4. "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org.

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Preceded by
1914 Australasian Championships
Grand Slams Succeeded by
1914 U.S. National Championships
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