WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — There will be a female chair umpire for the Wimbledon men's singles final for the first time in the history of a tournament first played in 1877. Marija Cicak, a 43 ...

The first ever Wimbledon took place in 1877, but it was an event very different ... and boys’ and girls’ tournaments. There are 18 championship grass courts at Wimbledon, and an order of ...

Here's how it happened. The first Wimbledon championship was held in 1877, but Wimbledon was televised for the first time in 1937. In the mid-1960s, colour TV was becoming increasingly popular.