1906 Wimbledon Championships

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1906 Wimbledon Championships
Date June 25 – July 5 [1]
Edition 30th
Category Grand Slam
Surface Grass
Location Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
Champions
Men's Singles
United Kingdom Lawrence Doherty [2]
Women's Singles
United Kingdom Dorothea Douglass [3]
Men's Doubles
United Kingdom Sydney Smith / United Kingdom Frank Riseley [4]

The 1906 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 25 June until 5 July. It was the 30th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1906.[5]

Champions

Men's Singles

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United Kingdom Lawrence Doherty defeated United Kingdom Frank Riseley, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 [2]


Women's Singles

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United Kingdom Dorothea Douglass defeated United States May Godfray Sutton, 6–3, 9–7 [3]


Men's Doubles

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United Kingdom Sydney Smith / United Kingdom Frank Riseley defeated United Kingdom Reginald Doherty / United Kingdom Laurie Doherty, 6–8, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 [4]


References

  1. 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
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  5. 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)

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Preceded by Grand Slams Succeeded by
1906 U.S. National Championships