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title: "Wimbledon championship started in 1877. When were the centenary championships held ?"  
description: "Wimbledon championship started in 1877. When were the centenary championships held ?"  
author: "Akash Ahlawat"  
published: 2018-08-14  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48024/wimbledon-championship-started-in-1877-when-were-the-centenary-championships-held  
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# Wimbledon championship started in 1877. When were the centenary championships held ?

[Wimbledon championship](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/48112/who-won-the-mens-wimbledon-championship-for-the-year-1986) started in 1877. When were the centenary championships held ?\
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## Answers

### Answer by Harshal Vispute

**[Wimbledon](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2356/men-s-wimbledon-2023-expected-5-participators) Championships**, also known as the **All**-**[England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47441/which-was-the-first-ever-cycling-club-of-england) Championships**, are an **annual tennis tournament** held in **London** at **Wimbledon**. \
The tournament, which takes place in late June and early July and is one of four annual '**Grand Slam**' **tennis** competitions the others being the **[Australian](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/39663/who-won-the-women-s-singles-title-at-the-australian-open-2018)**, **French**, and the **US Opens**, is the only one still played on natural grass. \
The **first Wimbledon championship** was contested in **1877** on one of the **All [England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47441/which-was-the-first-ever-cycling-club-of-england) Croquet** and **Lawn Tennis Club's croquet lawns** since **1882 All [England](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/47441/which-was-the-first-ever-cycling-club-of-england) Lawn** **Tennis** and **Croquet Club**. **In 1884, Wimbledon introduced a women's championship, and the national men's doubles tournament was relocated from Oxford.** In **1913**, **mixed doubles** and **women's doubles** were introduced. \
In **1968**, professional players were allowed to compete in the **Wimbledon Championships**, which were previously only open to amateurs; **Rod Laver** of **Australia** and **Billie Jean King** of the **United States** won the singles competitions that year. \
In addition to men's and **women's singles** and **doubles**, **mixed doubles**, and **junior boys** and **girls**' events, the current championships include junior boys and girls' events. The **Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum** is a museum dedicated to the sport's history. \
**Suzanne Lenglen** of **France** was the first woman to win three **Wimbledon singles** and doubles titles in a single year in **1920**, and **Don Budge** of the **United States** was the first man to win three **Wimbledon singles** and doubles titles in a **single** year in **1937**. In **1938**, he duplicated the feat and added the remaining three **Grand Slam** titles to his collection.


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