On July 9, 1877 - the Wimbledon Tennis Tourney was born.

The All England Croquet Club at Wimbledon staged the world's first lawn tennis championship in 1877. By the 1920's, with French stars Jean Borotra and Suzanne Lenglen dominating, Wimbledon and lawn tennis had graduated from All England to all-world status. Winning Wimbledon made legends of players like Fred Perry of Britain and Helen Wills Moody and Jack Kramer of the US. Even King George VI, then the Duke of York, had a go there in 1926 but didn't get very far. In the 1950's many stars turned professional while Wimbledon remained an amateur tournament. But in 1968, with Australia's Rod Laver holding Center Court, Wimbledon welcomed the pros and quickly regained its status as the world's top tennis tournament.

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