1879 Wimbledon Championship#Doubles final (at Oxford)
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{{Infobox tennis tournament year|1879|Wimbledon Championship|
| date = 7–16 July
| edition = 3rd
| location = Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
| venue = All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club
| surface = Grass
| category = Grand Slam
| champs = {{flagicon|GBR}} John Hartley
}}
The 1879 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 7 July until 16 July.2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London) It was the 3rd staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1879.100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977) The entry for the 1879 all comers' tournament was 45, of whom 36 were newcomers. The all comers' final was watched by 1100 spectators.
Singles
=Final=
{{Main article|1879 Wimbledon Championship – Singles}}
{{flagicon|GBR}} John Hartley defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow, walkover
- This was Hartley's first major.
=All Comers' Final=
{{flagicon|GBR}} John Hartley defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} Vere St. Leger Goold, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 {{cite web|title=Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016|url=http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/gentlemenssingles.html|website=wimbledon.com|publisher=Wimbledon Championships|access-date=29 June 2017}}
=Second place match=
{{flagicon|GBR}} Vere St. Leger Goold defeated {{flagicon|GBR}} Cecil Parr, 4–6, 6–2, 5–6, 6–4, 6–4
References
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External links
- [http://www.wimbledon.com/index.html Official Wimbledon Championships website]
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