Tennis
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Wilfred Baddeley (GB) defeats Joshua Pim (Ireland) 4–6 6–3 6–3 6–2
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Lottie Dod (GB) defeats Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) 6–1 6–1
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – Jean Schopfer defeats Fassitt (GB) 6–2 1–6 6–2
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Oliver Campbell defeats Fred Hovey 7–5 3–6 6–3 7–5
- American Women's Singles Championship – Mabel Cahill (GB) defeats Elisabeth Moore 5–7 6–3 6–4 4–6 6–2
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Famous quotes containing the word tennis:
“[My one tennis book] was very, very old. It had a picture of Bill Tilden. I looked at the picture and that was how I learned to hold the racket.”
—Maria Bueno (b. 1939)
“Writing free verse is like playing tennis with the net down.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
“Like Olympic medals and tennis trophies, all they signified was that the owner had done something of no benefit to anyone more capably than everyone else.”
—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)
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