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1908 Wimbledon Championships

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1908 Wimbledon Championships
DateJune 22 – July 3[1]
Edition32nd
KategorieGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
StandortWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore[2]
Women's singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charlotte Cooper Sterry[3]
Men's doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Josiah Ritchie / Neuseeland Tony Wilding[4]
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The 1908 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 3 July. It was the 32nd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1908.

Champions

Men's Singles

Vereinigtes Königreich Arthur Gore defeated Vereinigtes Königreich Herbert Roper Barrett 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4


Women's Singles

Vereinigtes Königreich Charlotte Cooper Sterry defeated Vereinigtes Königreich Agnes Morton 6–4, 6–4


Men's Doubles

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Josiah Ritchie / Neuseeland Tony Wilding def. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Gore / United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett, 6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 9–7 [4]

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. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. ^ "Roll of Honour – Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  4. ^ a b "Roll of Honour – Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2011-02-26.


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