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1883 Wimbledon Championship
1883 Wimbledon Championship
Date	7 – 16 July
Edition	7th
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Location	Worple Road; SW19, Wimbledon,; London, United Kingdom
Venue	All England Lawn Tennis Club
Champions
Singles
	William Renshaw

The 1883 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 7 July until 16 July.^[1] It was the 7th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1883.^[2] William Renshaw won for the third year running, and so won the original Field championship cup outright.^[2] The players changed ends at the end of each set, or (if the umpire so ruled) at the end of each game.^[2]

Singles

Final

William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 ^[3]

All Comers' Final

Ernest Renshaw defeated Donald Stewart, 0–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 ^[2]

References

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

External links

Official Wimbledon Championships website

Preceded by 1882 U.S. National Championships	Grand Slams	Succeeded by 1883 U.S. National Championships

[Little-1] 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)

[Tingay-2] 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives, Ltd. 1977)

[Winner-3] "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.

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