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1895 Wimbledon Championships
19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| date | 8 – 15 July |
| edition | 19th |
| location | Worple Road |
| SW19, Wimbledon, | |
| London, United Kingdom | |
| venue | All England Lawn Tennis Club |
| surface | Grass |
| category | Grand Slam |
| champms | GBR Wilfred Baddeley |
| champws | GBR Charlotte Cooper |
| champmd | GBR Herbert Baddeley / GBR Wilfred Baddeley |
SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom The 1895 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 8 July until 15 July. It was the 19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1895. There were 18 competitors for the men's singles title, 9 for the ladies' singles and 7 pairs entered the gentleman's doubles. The meeting recorded its only loss, of 33 pounds. The tournament saw the Wimbledon Championship's first royal visitors when the Crown Princess of Austria, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium and Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann watched the Gentleman's Doubles Challenge Rounds on 15 July.
The entry fee was £1 and 1 shilling () for the gentleman's singles with the same amount levied per gentleman's doubles pair. The entry fee for the ladies singles was 10 shillings (s) and 6 pence (d). Ground admission for the whole meeting was 7s 6d. Daily entry for the first three days cost a shilling; it was 2s and 6d thereafter. A reserved covered seat on Centre Court for the duration of the championship cost 7s 6d or a shilling per day.
Finals
Men's singles
Main article: 1895 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
GBR Wilfred Baddeley defeated GBR Wilberforce Eaves 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3
Women's singles
Main article: 1895 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles
GBR Charlotte Cooper defeated GBR Helen Jackson 7–5, 8–6
Men's doubles
Main article: 1895 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
GBR Herbert Baddeley / GBR Wilfred Baddeley defeated GBR Wilberforce Eaves / GBR Ernest Lewis 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3
References
Bibliography
References
- 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
- "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1895". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
- "Ladies' Singles Finals 1895". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
- "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
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