Hosta

The 1895 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 8 July until 15 July.^[1] It was the 19th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1895.^[2] There were 18 competitors for the men's singles title, 9 for the ladies' singles and 7 pairs entered the gentleman's doubles.^[2] The meeting recorded its only loss, of 33 pounds.^[2] The tournament saw the Wimbledon Championship's first royal visitors when the Crown Princess of Austria, Princess Stéphanie of Belgium and Prince Edmund Batthyany-Strattmann watched the Gentleman's Doubles Challenge Rounds on 15 July.^[3]

The entry fee was £1 and 1 shilling (equivalent to £146 in 2023) for the gentleman's singles with the same amount levied per gentleman's doubles pair. The entry fee for the ladies singles was 10 shillings (s) and 6 pence (d).^[4] Ground admission for the whole meeting was 7s 6d. Daily entry for the first three days cost a shilling; it was 2s and 6d thereafter. A reserved covered seat on Centre Court for the duration of the championship cost 7s 6d or a shilling per day.^[4]

Finals

Men's singles

Wilfred Baddeley defeated Wilberforce Eaves 4–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 ^[5]

Women's singles

Charlotte Cooper defeated Helen Jackson 7–5, 8–6 ^[6]

Men's doubles

Herbert Baddeley / Wilfred Baddeley defeated Wilberforce Eaves / Ernest Lewis 8–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3 ^[7]

References

^ Little 2006, p. 67.
^ ^a ^b ^c 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
^ Little 2006, p. 257.
^ ^a ^b Little 2006, p. 97.
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1895" (PDF). wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1895" (PDF). wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

Bibliography

Little, Alan (2006). Wimbledon Compendium, 2006. All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. ISBN 978-1-89903-925-8.

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1894 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1895 U.S. National Championships

[FOOTNOTELittle200667-1] Little 2006, p. 67.

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

[FOOTNOTELittle2006257-3] Little 2006, p. 257.

[FOOTNOTELittle200697-4] Little 2006, p. 97.

[menss-5] "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1895" (PDF). wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[womenss-6] "Ladies' Singles Finals 1895" (PDF). wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

[mensd-7] "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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