1899 Wimbledon Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1899 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
.
Reginald Doherty
def. Arthur Gore, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.
Blanche Bingley Hillyard def. Charlotte Cooper
, 6–2, 6–3.
Reginald Doherty
/ Lawrence Doherty def. Harold Nisbet / 
Clarence Hobart
, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2.
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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Men's Singles
Reginald DohertyReginald Doherty
Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...
def.
Arthur Gore, 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3.Women's Singles
Blanche Bingley Hillyard def. Charlotte CooperCharlotte Cooper (tennis player)
Charlotte Reinagle Cooper was a tennis player born in Ealing, Middlesex, England where, as a young woman, she was a member of the Ealing Lawn Tennis Club. She won her first of five Wimbledon championships singles titles in 1895, wearing an ankle-length dress in accordance with proper Victorian...
, 6–2, 6–3.
Men's Doubles
Reginald DohertyReginald Doherty
Reginald "Reggie" or "R.F." Frank Doherty was a British male tennis player, and the older brother of Laurie Doherty...
/
Lawrence Doherty def. Harold Nisbet / Clarence HobartClarence Hobart
Clarence Hobart was a tennis player from the United States. He was a six-time champion at the U.S. National Championships, winning three titles in men's doubles in 1890, 1893 and 1894 and three others in mixed doubles in 1892, 1893 and 1905.-U.S...
, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2.