1880 Wimbledon Championship

Date

5 – 15 July

Edition

4th

Category

Grand Slam

Surface

Grass

Location

Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom

Venue

All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club

Champions

Singles

John Hartley

← 1879 ·

Wimbledon Championship

· 1881 →

The 1880 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 ran from 5 July until 15 July. It was the 4th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1880. There were a total of 60 competitors who entered the tournament a record until the 1904 draw. The admission charge remained at a shilling for the first four days, then raised to half a crown for the latter half of the draw.^[1] The final was watched by 1300 spectators.^[1] The height of the net was reduced from 4 feet 9 inches (1.45 m) at the posts to 4 feet (1.2 m)^[1] and the distance from the service line to the net was reduced from 22 feet (6.7 m) to 21 feet (6.4 m).^[2]

Changes to the rules made a service touching the net, but otherwise good, a 'let'; while a player touching the net, or volleying before the ball crossed the net, lost the point. Scoreboards were provided for the first time.^[2]

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Transcription

Gentlemen's singles

Final

John Hartley defeated Herbert Lawford, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 ^[3]

This was Hartley's second and last Major.

All Comers' Final

Herbert Lawford defeated Otway Woodhouse, 7–5, 6–4, 6–0 ^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Lid. 1977
^ ^a ^b Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 10. ISBN 1899039333.
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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