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The club started back in 1868. The first tournament was in 1977 - source - wimbledon.org
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which is responsible for staging what is now known as the Wimbledon tennis tournament, is a private club founded in 1868 as "The All England Croquet Club". Its first grounds were located off Worple Road, Wimbledon
In the spring of 1877 the Club was re-titled "The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club" and signalled its change of name by instituting the first Lawn Tennis Championship.
Mike
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The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, which is responsible for staging what is now known as the Wimbledon tennis tournament, is a private club founded in 1868 as "The All England Croquet Club". Its first grounds were located off Worple Road, Wimbledon
In the spring of 1877 the Club was re-titled "The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club" and signalled its change of name by instituting the first Lawn Tennis Championship.
Mike
Tennis Plaza
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Sorry, 1877, not 1977
The "All England Lawn and Tennis Club" (AELTC) facility,
more commonly known as "Wimbledon", started in 1868,
but the first, official, recognized, tennis championship, there, was in 1877.
Refer to the link, below, for further information and many more related links.
Reference: aeltc2009.wimbledon.org
more commonly known as "Wimbledon", started in 1868,
but the first, official, recognized, tennis championship, there, was in 1877.
Refer to the link, below, for further information and many more related links.
Reference: aeltc2009.wimbledon.org
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