2001 Wimbledon Championships 2001 Wimbledon Championships The 2001 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament played on grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London in England, held from 25 June to 9 July 2001. It was the 115th edition of the Wimbledon Championships, part of the 2001 ATP and WTA Tours, and it was the third Grand Slam tennis event of the year. The tournament was the first in Wimbledon's 124-year history in which 32 players in the men's and women's draws were seeded, instead of the usual sixteen. This move was made to appease clay court
Tennis in Scotland from association football. Kelly started playing Tennis with Johnny King and the pair almost made the 1970 Wimbledon Championships. Robin Welsh (1869 –1934) is another example of a Scottish tennis player better known for another sport, in this case curling. With partner John Paish, John Clifton was a doubles runner-up at Newport, Wales in 1971. Clifton also made the second round of the singles at the 1971 Wimbledon Championships and the third round of the men's doubles at the 1973 Wimbledon Championships (with Stanley Matthews). By the 21st century, Scottish tennis was greatly advanced, thanks partly to the efforts of