See also: Wimbledon

the tennis tournament of Wimbledon with London in England is a tournament of Tennis on Gazon da the category of the Grands Slams, the oldest tennis tournament of the world created in 1877 and is regarded as most prestigious of all in front of the US Open one, Roland Garros and Australian Open.

History

It was created in 1877 when the “All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club” organized the first competition of the history of tennis with 22 participants. To the simple Sirs came to be added the doubles in 1879 and simple the ladies in 1884.

May Sutton of the the United States gained the championship of the ladies in 1905 becoming thus the first nonBritish champion. Two years later, it is with the turn of the Australian Norman Brookes to gain the championship as simple Sirs.

Large Slam

The Tournament of Wimbledon forms, with the Open of Australia, Roland-Garros, and the US Open what one calls the tournaments of the Grand Slam. The tennis tournament of Wimbledon is the third of the four tournaments of the Large Slam in the year. It with the characteristic to be played on Grass a fast surface which supports the players of attack.

Prize list

• Simple ladies
• Simple Double Sirs
• ladies
• Double Double Sirs
• mixed

Premiums and points ATP

Titles by nations (Simple Sirs)

• the United Kingdom: 36 titles
• the United States: 33 titles
• Australia: 22 titles
• France: 7 titles
• Sweden: 7 titles
• Swiss: 5 titles
• Germany: 4 titles
• : 4 titles
• Ireland: 4 titles
• : 1 title
• Spain: 1 title
• : 1 title
• Netherlands: 1 title
• Croatia: 1 title

Titles by nations (Simple ladies)

• the United States: 49 titles
• the United Kingdom: 35 titles
• Germany: 8 titles
• France: 7 titles
• Australia: 4 titles
• : 3 titles
• : 3 titles
• Spain: 1 Swiss title
• : 1 title
• Russia: 1 title

External bonds

• Official site of the tournament
• history of the tournament, on the official site (in English)
• Wikimapia

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