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1884 Wimbledon Championships
1884 Wimbledon Championships
Date	5 – 19 July
Edition	8th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Worple Road; SW19, Wimbledon,; London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Men's singles
	William Renshaw
Women's singles
	Maud Watson
Men's doubles
	Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw

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The 1884 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 5 July until 19 July.^[1] It was the 8th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1884. The men's doubles (previously hosted by the Oxford University Club) and women's singles (originally planned by the London Athletic Club) were added to the Wimbledon Championships, but these were not started until after the men's singles competition had been completed.^[2] The first prize for the women was valued at twenty guineas, and the second prize was valued at ten guineas^[2] There were thirteen female competitors.^[2] James Dwight, Arthur Rives and Dick Sears from the United States entered the men's singles event and were the first non-British and overseas players to enter the Wimbledon Championships.^[3] The South Western Railway ran special trains to the ground from Waterloo and the temporary Stand A at the Centre Court was converted into a permanent and covered stand.^[2]^[3]

Champions[edit]

Men's singles[edit]

William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 ^[4]

Women's singles[edit]

Maud Watson defeated Lillian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 ^[5]

Men's doubles[edit]

Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Ernest Lewis / Teddy Williams 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 ^[6]

References[edit]

^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
^ ^a ^b Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 56. ISBN 978-1899039401.
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

External links[edit]

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1883 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1884 U.S. National Championships

[Little-1] 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)

[Tingay-2] 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)

[little2013-3] Little, Alan (2013). Wimbledon Compendium 2013 (23 ed.). London: All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club. p. 56. ISBN 978-1899039401.

[menss-4] "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[womenss-5] "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[mensd-6] "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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 | date     = 5 – 19 July
 | edition  = 8th
-| location = Worple Road<br>[[SW19]], [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br>London, United Kingdom
+| location = Worple Road<br />SW19, [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]],<br />London, United Kingdom
 | venue    = [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|All England Lawn Tennis Club]]
 | surface  = [[Grass court|Grass]]
 | category = [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]]
-| champms  = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Renshaw]]<ref name="menss"/>
+| champms  = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Renshaw]]
-| champws  = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Maud Watson]]<ref name="womenss"/>
+| champws  = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Maud Watson]]
-| champmd  = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ernest Renshaw]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Renshaw]]}}<ref name="mensd"/>
+| champmd  = {{nowrap|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ernest Renshaw]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Renshaw]]}}
 | before_name = Wimbledon Championship
 }}
-The '''1884 Wimbledon Championships''' took place on the outdoor grass courts at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|All England Lawn Tennis Club]] in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The tournament ran from 5 July until 19 July.<ref name="Little">2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)</ref> It was the 8th staging of the [[Wimbledon Championships]], and the first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of 1884. The men's doubles (previously hosted by the Oxford University Club) and women's singles (originally planned by the [[London Athletic Club]]) were added to the Wimbledon championships, but these were not started until after the men's singles competition had been completed.<ref name="Tingay">100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)</ref> The first prize for the women was valued at twenty [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]], and the second prize was valued at ten [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]]<ref name="Tingay" /> There were thirteen female competitors.<ref name="Tingay" />  [[James Dwight]], Arthur Rives and [[Richard Sears (tennis)|Dick Sears]] from the United States entered the men's singles event and were the first non-British and overseas players to enter the Wimbledon Championships.<ref name=little2013>{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|page=56|author=|edition=23}}</ref> The South Western Railway ran special trains to the ground from Waterloo and the temporary Stand A at the Centre Court was converted into a permanent and covered stand.<ref name="Tingay" /><ref name=little2013/>
+The '''1884 Wimbledon Championships''' took place on the outdoor grass courts at the [[All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club|All England Lawn Tennis Club]] in [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]], [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. The tournament ran from 5 July until 19 July.<ref name="Little">2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)</ref> It was the 8th staging of the [[Wimbledon Championships]], and the first [[Grand Slam (tennis)|Grand Slam]] tennis event of 1884. The men's doubles (previously hosted by the Oxford University Club) and women's singles (originally planned by the [[London Athletic Club]]) were added to the Wimbledon Championships, but these were not started until after the men's singles competition had been completed.<ref name="Tingay">100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)</ref> The first prize for the women was valued at twenty [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]], and the second prize was valued at ten [[Guinea (British coin)|guineas]]<ref name="Tingay" /> There were thirteen female competitors.<ref name="Tingay" />  [[James Dwight]], Arthur Rives and [[Richard Sears (tennis)|Dick Sears]] from the United States entered the men's singles event and were the first non-British and overseas players to enter the Wimbledon Championships.<ref name=little2013>{{cite book|last=Little|first=Alan|title=Wimbledon Compendium 2013|year=2013|publisher=All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club|location=London|isbn=978-1899039401|page=56|edition=23}}</ref> The South Western Railway ran special trains to the ground from Waterloo and the temporary Stand A at the Centre Court was converted into a permanent and covered stand.<ref name="Tingay" /><ref name=little2013/>
 ==Champions==
-===Gentlemen's Singles===
+===Men's singles===
-{{main|1884 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles}}
+{{main|1884 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles}}
-{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[William Renshaw]]''' defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Herbert Lawford]] 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 <ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Renshaw]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Herbert Lawford]] 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 <ref name="menss">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
-===Ladies' Singles===
+===Women's singles===
-[[File:1884 wimbledon ladies program.jpg|Ladies' program, 1884|thumb]]
+[[File:1884 wimbledon ladies program.jpg|Ladies' programme, 1884|thumb]]
-{{main|1884 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles}}
+{{main|1884 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles}}
-{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Maud Watson]]''' defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lillian Watson (tennis)|Lillian Watson]] 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 <ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Maud Watson]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lillian Watson (tennis)|Lillian Watson]] 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 <ref name="womenss">{{cite web|title=Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
-===Gentlemen's Doubles===
+===Men's doubles===
-{{main|1884 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles}}
+{{main|1884 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles}}
-{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Ernest Renshaw]]''' / {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[William Renshaw]]''' defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ernest Lewis]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} Teddy Williams 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 <ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|accessdate=29 June 2017}}</ref>
+{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ernest Renshaw]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Renshaw]] defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Ernest Lewis (tennis)|Ernest Lewis]] / {{flagicon|GBR}} Teddy Williams 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 <ref name="mensd">{{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemensdoubles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=[[The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon Championships]]|access-date=29 June 2017}}</ref>
 ==References==
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 [[Category:1884 Wimbledon Championships| ]]
-[[Category:1884 in English sport|Wimbledon Championships]]
+[[Category:1884 in English tennis|Wimbledon Championships]]
-[[Category:1884 in London|Wimbledon Championships]]
+[[Category:1884 sports events in London|Wimbledon Championships]]
 [[Category:1884 in tennis|Wimbledon Championships]]
-[[Category:July 1884 sports events]]
+[[Category:1884 in sports]]
+[[Category:July 1884 events]]

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