1905 Wimbledon Championships 1905 Wimbledon Championships The 1905 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament that 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 26 June until 8 July. It was the 29th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1905. May Sutton was the first overseas winner of a Wimbledon championship. There were 71 entries into the men's singles draw setting a new participation record for the event. Laurence Doherty defeated Norman Brookes, 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 May Sutton defeated Dorothea
1877 Wimbledon Championship received 12 guineas in prize money and a silver challenge cup, valued at 25 guineas, donated by the sports magazine "The Field". Spencer Gore, a 27-year-old rackets player from Wandsworth, became the first Wimbledon champion by defeating William Marshall, a 28-year-old real tennis player, in three straight sets in a final that lasted 48 minutes. The tournament made a profit of £10 and the pony roller remained in use. An analysis made after the tournament led to some modifications of the rules regarding the court dimensions. The origin of tennis lies in the monastic cloisters in 12th-century France, where the