1946 Wimbledon Championships 1946 Wimbledon Championships The 1946 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 was held from Monday 24 June until Saturday 6 July 1946. It was the 60th staging of the Wimbledon Championships and the first one held after a six-year break due to World War II. In 1946 and 1947 Wimbledon was held before the French Championships and was thus the second Grand Slam tennis event of the year. Yvon Petra defeated Geoff Brown, 6–2, 6–4, 7–9, 5–7, 6–4 Pauline Betz defeated
1885 Wimbledon Championships Lawford, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 Maud Watson defeated Blanche Bingley, 6–1, 7–5 Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Claude Farrer / Arthur Stanley, 6–3, 6–3, 10–8 1885 Wimbledon Championships The 1885 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 4 July until 17 July. It was the 9th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1885. There was a change in the draw method, to use the Bagnall Wild system, in which all byes were restricted to