1890 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1890 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
. Bonham Carter Evelegh took over as referee from Julian Marshall
. The rule for change-overs was altered to after every odd game. There were 30 competitors for the men's singles and only four competitors for the women's singles. The singles finals were played on July 7, and the men's doubles were played on July 21-23.
Willoughby Hamilton
defeated William Renshaw
, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1.
Lena Rice defeated May Jacks, 6–4, 6–1.
Joshua Pim
/ Frank Stoker defeated Ernest Lewis / George Hillyard
, 6–0, 7–5, 6–4.
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...
. Bonham Carter Evelegh took over as referee from Julian Marshall
Julian Marshall
Julian Marshall was an English amateur musician, music and print collector and tenns player and writer.-Life:Marshall was born in Headingley, Yorkshire to a flax-spinning family. His father, John Marshall had been Member of Parliament for Leeds. His grandfather was industrialist John Marshall,...
. The rule for change-overs was altered to after every odd game. There were 30 competitors for the men's singles and only four competitors for the women's singles. The singles finals were played on July 7, and the men's doubles were played on July 21-23.
Gentlemen's Singles
Willoughby HamiltonWilloughby Hamilton
Willoughby Hamilton was an Irish male tennis player....
defeated
William RenshawWilliam Renshaw
William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time...
, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1.
Ladies' Singles
Lena Rice defeated May Jacks, 6–4, 6–1.Gentlemen's Doubles
Joshua PimJoshua Pim
Dr. Joshua Pim F.R.C.S.I was a medical doctor and a renowned Irish amateur tennis player. He won the Wimbledon men's singles title two years in a row, in 1893 and 1894.-Family life:...
/
Frank Stoker defeated Ernest Lewis / George HillyardGeorge Hillyard
Commander George Whiteside Hillyard, Royal Navy, was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.Hillyard was born in Hanwell, Middlesex. He was a naval cadet aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1881....
, 6–0, 7–5, 6–4.