Findmypast - On this day in 1877, the first tennis tournament at Wimbledon began. It wasn't until 1884 that the Women's Singles competition was included, with the first winner being Maud Watson.
![July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon – The Asian Telegraph July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon – The Asian Telegraph](https://www.theasiantelegraph.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/13.jpg)
July 9, 1877, the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club begins its first lawn tennis tournament at Wimbledon – The Asian Telegraph
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