1877 Wimbledon Championship H. Walsh, in his capacity as editor of "The Field", persuaded his employer to donate a cup worth 25 guineas for the winner; the "Field Cup". The cup was made of sterling silver and had the inscription: "The All England Lawn Challenge Cup – Presented by the Proprietors of The Field – For competition by Amateurs – Wimbledon July 1877". On 6 July 1877, three days prior to the start of the tournament, a notice was published in "The Times": Next week at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club Ground a Lawn Tennis Championship Meeting will be held.
Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles in the Olympic tennis programme since Paris in 1924, when Hazel Wightman and Richard Williams won gold. Matches took place between 1 and 5 August. Tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Mixed doubles The mixed doubles tennis tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 1 to 5 August on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon. Tie-breaks were used for the first two sets of each match, which was the best of three sets. If the score was tied at one set all, a 'super tie-break' (the first