1884 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1884 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor grass courts
. 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 had been completed. The first prize for the women was valued at twenty guineas
, and the second prize was valued at ten guineas
There were thirteen female competitors. The South Western Railway ran special trains to the ground from Waterloo.
William Renshaw
defeated Herbert Lawford
, 6–0, 6–4, 9–7.
Maud Watson
defeated Lillian Watson
, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3.
William Renshaw
/ Ernest Renshaw
defeated E.W. Lewis / E.L. Williams, 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 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...
. 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 had been completed. The first prize for the women was valued at twenty guineas
Guinea (British coin)
The guinea is a coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1813...
, and the second prize was valued at ten guineas
Guinea (British coin)
The guinea is a coin that was minted in the Kingdom of England and later in the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom between 1663 and 1813...
There were thirteen female competitors. The South Western Railway ran special trains to the ground from Waterloo.
Gentlemen's Singles
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...
defeated
Herbert LawfordHerbert Lawford
Herbert Lawford was a tennis player from Great Britain who won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up five times....
, 6–0, 6–4, 9–7.
Ladies' Singles
Maud WatsonMaud Watson
Maud Watson was an English tennis player.Born in Harrow, London, the daughter of a local vicar, she began playing competitive tennis in 1881. Undefeated in tournament play, in 1884 the nineteen-year-old Watson won the first ever Ladies’ Singles title at Wimbledon...
defeated
Lillian WatsonLillian Watson
----Lillian Watson was an English female tennis player. Her sister was Maud Watson. In 1884, she was defeated by Maud at the first Ladies’ Singles tournament's final at the Championships, Wimbledon. It was the first match between sisters in the history of Wimbledon.-References:...
, 6–8, 6–3, 6–3.
Gentlemen's Doubles
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...
/
Ernest RenshawErnest Renshaw
Ernest Renshaw was an English tennis player.Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983...
defeated
E.W. Lewis / E.L. Williams, 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4.