1907 Wimbledon Championships
Encyclopedia
The 1907 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
. The Prince of Wales and his wife (the future King George V and Queen Mary
) came as spectators. The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.
Norman Brookes
def.
Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2.
def. Dorothea Lambert-Chambers, 6–1, 6–4.
Norman Brookes
/
Tony Wilding
def.
Karl Behr
/ Beals Wright
, 6–4, 6–4, 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...
. The Prince of Wales and his wife (the future King George V and Queen Mary
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
) came as spectators. The Centre Court was protected by a tarpaulin cover for the first time.
Men's Singles
Norman BrookesNorman Brookes
Brookes was also an Australian rules footballer in his youth, playing two matches for Victorian Football League club St Kilda Football Club in 1898, kicking two goals.-Honours:Norman Brookes was knighted "in recognition of service to public service" in 1939...
def.
Arthur Gore, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2.Women's Singles
May SuttonMay Sutton
May Godfrey Sutton was a tennis champion and the first American to win the singles title at Wimbledon.-Biography:...
def.
Dorothea Lambert-Chambers, 6–1, 6–4.Men's Doubles
Norman BrookesNorman Brookes
Brookes was also an Australian rules footballer in his youth, playing two matches for Victorian Football League club St Kilda Football Club in 1898, kicking two goals.-Honours:Norman Brookes was knighted "in recognition of service to public service" in 1939...
/
Tony WildingTony Wilding
Anthony "Tony" Frederick Wilding was a champion tennis player from Christchurch, New Zealand and a soldier killed in action during World War I near Neuve-Chapelle, Pas-de-Calais, France....
def.
Karl BehrKarl Behr
Karl Howell Behr was an American tennis player and banker. He was also a survivor of the sinking of the RMS Titanic.-Personal life:...
/
Beals WrightBeals Wright
Beals Coleman Wright , was an American male tennis player.Beals was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, the son of Cincinnati Red Stockings great George Wright and nephew of Cincinnati Red Stockings team founder Harry Wright...
, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2.