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The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club [2] ( AELTC ), also known as the All England Club, [3] based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass.
May 10, 2024 · The club was founded as the All England Croquet Club in 1868, though its ground, then in Worple Road, Wimbledon, did not formally open until 1870. However, in 1874 the new game of lawn tennis was patented by a retired army major named Walter Wingfield and quickly became a hit, not least in Wimbledon. Like croquet, it was played on grass and did ...
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (AELTC), also known as the All England Club, based at Church Road, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members' club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass. Initially an amateur event that occupied club members and their friends for a few days each summer, the ...
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The Club was founded on 23 July 1868 as The All England Croquet Club. Its name was changed in 1877 to The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club and in 1899 to The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. On 1 August 2011 the Club was converted into a company limited by guarantee under the name The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Limited.
Mar 7, 2020 · The Club was founded on 23 July 1868, as The All England Croquet Club. Its name was then changed in 1899 to The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. On 1 August 2011, the Club was converted into a company limited by guarantee, so that activities of the club and of the Championships can be conducted separately. Who is the chairman of the AELTC?
The inaugural Championships are held at the All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Worple Road, Wimbledon, with an entry of 22 men attracted by an announcement in The Field. A crowd of 200 watch Spencer Gore become the first Champion.
