1913 Wimbledon Championships

The 1913 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 23 June until 4 July.[1] It was the 37th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1913.

1913 Wimbledon Championships
DateJune 23 – July 4
Edition37th
CategoryGrand Slam
SurfaceGrass
LocationWorple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
VenueAll England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
Champions
Men's singles
New Zealand Anthony Wilding
Women's singles
United Kingdom Dorothea Lambert Chambers
Men's doubles
United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett / United Kingdom Charles Dixon
Women's doubles
United Kingdom Dora Boothby / United Kingdom Winifred McNair
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Hope Crisp / United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey
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The 1913 Wimbledon Championships for the first time included a Women's doubles and Mixed doubles competition. The men's entry consisted of 116 competitors and was won by defendng champion Anthony Wilding.[2][3]

Champions

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Wimbledon finals 1913, Wilding (far side) vs McLoughlin (near side).

Men's singles

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  Anthony Wilding defeated   Maurice McLoughlin, 8–6, 6–3, 10–8 [4][5]

Women's singles

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  Dorothea Lambert Chambers defeated   Winifred McNair, 6–0, 6–4 [6]

Men's doubles

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  Herbert Roper Barrett /   Charles Dixon defeated   Heinrich Kleinschroth /   Friedrich Rahe, 6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 [7]

Women's doubles

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  Dora Boothby' /   Winifred McNair defeated   Dorothea Lambert Chambers /   Charlotte Sterry, 4–6, 2–4 retired [8]

Mixed doubles

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  Hope Crisp /   Agnes Tuckey defeated   James Cecil Parke /   Ethel Larcombe, 3–6, 5–3 retired [9]

References

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  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Evening Post. 7 July 1913. p. 7 – via Papers Past. Anthony Wilding (New Zealand) beat M'Loughlin (America) in the All-England championship, 8-6, 6-3, 10-8.
  3. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)
  4. ^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  5. ^ "GREAT TENNIS MATCH". The Argus. Melbourne. 7 July 1913. p. 12 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Ladies' Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Mixed Doubles Finals 1913-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
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