1894 Wimbledon Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1894 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
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Joshua Pim
defeated Wilfred Baddeley
, 10–8, 6–2, 8–6.
Blanche Bingley Hillyard defeated Edith Austin, 6–1, 6–1.
Wilfred Baddeley
/ Herbert Baddeley
defeated Harold Barlow
/ Charles Martin
, 5–7, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6.
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...
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Gentlemen's Singles
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:...
defeated
Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
, 10–8, 6–2, 8–6.
Ladies' Singles
Blanche Bingley Hillyard defeated Edith Austin, 6–1, 6–1.Gentlemen's Doubles
Wilfred BaddeleyWilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. His brother Herbert died on 20 July 1931 in Cannes, France.- Career :...
/
Herbert BaddeleyHerbert Baddeley
Herbert Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the younger of the Baddeley twins....
defeated
Harold BarlowHarold Barlow
Harold Everard Monteagle Barlow FRS was a British engineer.He was born in Islington, London, the son of Leonard Barlow, an electrical engineer. He entered University College, London where, apart from the WWII years , he spent most of his working life...
/
Charles MartinCharles Martin
Charles Martin is a poet, critic and translator. He grew up in the Bronx. He graduated from Fordham University and received his Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York. He now teaches at the City University of New York, Syracuse University, and the . Martin's...
, 5–7, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6.