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History of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships

The first Wimbledon tennis meeting in 1877 was at a ground near Worple Road, Wimbledon, organised by the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. It attracted a few hundred spectators. The Wimbledon Championships moved to their present location, at a ground near Church Road, in 1922.

The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championship has grown from a few hundred spectators watching a tournament between amateur men. Wimbledon now attracts half a million visitors and millions of fans worldwide with professional contestants from around the world.

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