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Maud Watson (October 9, 1864 – June 5, 1946 in Charmouth) was an English tennis player. October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
Charmouth is a village at the mouth of the River Char in west Dorset, England. ...
Motto: (the Royal motto3) (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the Queen 4 Capital London Most populous conurbation Greater London Urban Area English (de facto5) Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair Formation - Union of the Crowns 24 March 1603 - Acts of Union...
A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ...
Born in Harrow, London, the daughter of a local vicar, she began playing competitive tennis in 1881. Undefeated in tournament play, in 1884 the nineteen-year-old Watson won the first ever Ladies’ Singles title at the Wimbledon Championships. Playing in white corsets and petticoats, from a field of thirteen competitors she defeated her older sister Lillian Watson 6-8 6-3 6-3 to claim the title. Harrow is the principal town in the London Borough of Harrow. ...
In the broadest sense, a vicar (from the Latin vicarius) is anyone acting as a substitute or agent for a superior (compare vicarious). In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant. ...
See also: 1883 in sports, 1885 in sports and the list of years in sports. Baseball First World Series contested - Providence NL defeats New York AA, 3 games to none. ...
Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...
Maud Watson repeated as the Wimbledon champion the following year, winning the final 6-1, 7-5 over Blanche Bingley. In 1886, Bingley turned the tables, defeating Watson 6-3 6-3 in the finals to take the title. Blanche Bingley Blanche Bingley (born on November 3, 1863 – died on August 6, 1946) was an English tennis player. ...
See also: 1885 in sports, other events of 1886, 1887 in sports and the list of years in sports. // Baseball World Series - St Louis AA defeats Chicago NL, 4 games to 2. ...
She lived and is Buried at the Parish church in Berkswell in Warwickshire, UK. Berkswell is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, county of West Midlands, England. ...
Grand Slam record Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...
Grand Slam singles finals
Wins (2) 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) is a leap year starting on Tuesday (click on link to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Wimbledon logo The Championships, Wimbledon, commonly referred to as simply Wimbledon, is the oldest and arguably most prestigious event in the sport of tennis. ...
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1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ...
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Blanche Bingley Blanche Bingley (born on November 3, 1863 – died on August 6, 1946) was an English tennis player. ...
Runner-ups (1) | Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final | | 1886 | Wimbledon Championships |
 Blanche Bingley | 3-6, 3-6 | |
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