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	Wimbledon Tennis 2007
		Wimbledon is home to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club who organise the world famous Wimbledon tennis tournament held in the last week of June and first week of July.
		A nice thing about the championship tournament at Wimbledon is that it's one of the few major sporting events for which the average fan (neither rich nor well-connected) stands a decent chance of gaining entry.
		The Wimbledon championship tournament is staged annually by The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
	www.wimbledonvisitor.com /tennis.html (1408 words)

	lawn tennis - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Lawn Tennis Association serves an ace with Siebel CRM Professional Edition; Governing body of British tennis creates single, comprehensive view of tennis in Britain, including members, players, clubs, coaches, and venues.
		Ron Presley appointed Chairman of Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
		PAUL LEE, Fair Lawn CHAMPION OF THE COURTS The 36-year-old Fair Lawn resident won the Bergen County Men's Clay Court Tennis Championship on Sunday at Upper Ridgewood Tennis Club.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-x-lawntenn.html (206 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, London SW19 : tourist information from TourUK
		This newly designed museum is in the grounds of the famous All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
		Lawn tennis was developed in the 1860s as a diversion for country house parties.
		Alongside cases displaying 19th century tennis equipment are reconstructions of a Victorian parlour, filled with items of tennis memorabilia, a Gentlemen's Changing Room of 1900 and the workshop of a maker of wooden tennis rackets.
	www.touruk.co.uk /london_museums/wimbledontennis_museum1.htm (315 words)

	Wimbledon Tennis Museum — Wimbledon Museum in London, London Tennis Museum
		Opening for the first time this year the Wimbledon Tennis Museum serves up a range of state of the art exhibits for tennis fans to pore over.
		The Wimbledon Tennis Museum will officially be opened to the public on Wednesday 12th April by the Duke of Kent.
		The museum is open daily from 10.30am — 5pm throughout the year with the exception of Sunday 2nd July, Monday 17th July, Saturday 24th — Tuesday 26th December and Monday 1st January 2007, when the museum is closed.
	www.viewlondon.co.uk /wimbledon-tennis-museum_index.html (340 words)

	ESPN.com - TENNIS - Curator collects history
		There is a palpable aura on the grounds of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club that reinforce its stature as the oldest and most prestigious major in the sport.
		Tennis traces its roots to 12th century Europe, where it was played in monasteries.
		Tennis Costumes: Outfits ranging from Maud Watson's layered ankle-length white gown and tennis aprons to last year's dresses worn by Venus Williams and Anna Kournikova are on display.
	espn.go.com /tennis/a/2001/0704/1222374.html (1133 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum - Things to do in London - All in London
		The Lawn Tennis Museum at Wimbledon charts the earliest origins of Lawn Tennis from 1870 to the spectacle of the sport in its modern form.
		Tennis equipment and artifacts are on show from the sixteenth century and video footage of Wimbledon’s greatest matches and characters can be viewed.
		The Museum offers a tour of the facilities and gives visitors the unique opportunity to see behind the scenes at Wimbledon- including the players changing area and the chance to meet some of the staff that are responsible for making the venue such a world class example.
	www.allinlondon.co.uk /wimbledon-lawn-tennis-museum.php (279 words)

	London/Wimbledon - Wikitravel
		Wimbledon is a well-known and generally affluent suburb in the south-west of London, England.
		It is best known as the location, every June, of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships [1], part of the "Grand Slam" circuit of tennis tournaments.
		Wimbledon is accessible by Tube, via the Southfields station on the District line (most convenient to the tennis club) or the South Wimdledon station on the Northern Line.
	wikitravel.org /en/London/Wimbledon (190 words)

	A guided tour through Wimbledon's history (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		My visit to tennis' most iconic stadium was mainly to see the new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, but it included a most informative walk around the grounds led by Maureen, our Blue Badge Guide.
		During the 2005 Wimbledon Championships, a special 200° camera with five separate lenses was used to capture the action on the Centre Court in the match between Maria Sharapova and Spain's Nuria Llagostera.
		The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is open throughout the year, daily from 10.30am to 5pm.
	www.ioltravel.co.za /article/view/3552811 (1359 words)

	Europe Travel » Wimbledon’s new tennis museum
		Wimbledon, the British home of lawn tennis, opens a new museum this month (April 12), featuring some exhibits and artefacts never seen before.
		The outfit of 20-time Wimbledon champion Martina Navratilova, the rackets and other memorabilia of ‘greats’ such as the Williams sisters, Bjorn Borg, Boris Becker, John McEnroe, Billie Jean King and Rod Laver are among the highlights of the purpose-built Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, in the grounds of the famous South London sporting venue.
		Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London SW19 is open daily (tournament ticket holders only during the Championships) and admission is £7.50 adult, £6.25 concession, £4.75 child.
	www.europeetravel.com /articles/wimbledon-tennis-museum.htm (366 words)

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		Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is revelling in the glory of its new status as Winner of the London Tourist Board Small Attraction of the Year Award.
		The Museum, which houses an unrivalled collection of sporting memorabilia, was awarded first prize in the award for Small Attraction of the Year (under 100,000 visitors.) The award reflects recent changes in marketing strategy, developments to the Museum and new exhibits and displays.
		Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum’s collection dates back to 1555 and tells the varied and colourful history of Lawn Tennis and story of The Wimbledon Championships from 1877 to 2002.
	www.50connect.co.uk /50c/tennis.asp?article=6038 (347 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, an Attraction in Wimbledon, London. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, an Attraction in Wimbledon, London.
		The Museum, set within Centre Court, chronicles the game of lawn tennis from its origins in the 1870s to the present day.
		Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is in Wimbledon, London
	www.information-britain.co.uk /printplace.cfm?Place_ID=1204 (359 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is a museum concerned with the sport of tennis which is located at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon in South London, the venue of the Wimbledon Championships.
		The museum is open all year round and reopened in new premises on 12 April 2006.
		This article related to a museum in the United Kingdom is a stub.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wimbledon_Lawn_Tennis_Museum (145 words)

	All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club is based at Wimbledon in the London Borough of Merton, at grid reference TQ242721.
		In 1882, croquet was dropped from the name, as tennis had become the main activity of the club.
		The club also houses the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum, and it still has a croquet lawn, but it is too small for top level competitions.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/All_England_Lawn_Tennis_and_Croquet_Club (408 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
		This award-winning museum chronicles the history of tennis from its humble origins in the 1870s to the present day.
		The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is closed from June 21–July 4 for The Championships.
		Important: The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is closed from June 21–July 4 for The Championships.
	www.traveljet.com /things-to-do-london/wimbledon-lawn-tennis-museum.htm (231 words)

	The US Court Tennis Preservation Foundation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It turns out that Real Tennis adopted the custom from Lawn Tennis, which started it in order to preserve the vanity of women players.
		Alan, who is very well connected in the tennis world, real and lawn, e-mailed the All-England Tennis Club (Wimbleton), and this is the reply, straight from the most authoritative of all clubs.
		The irony is that this very male-oriented sport seems to have adopted its tradition of white clothing from its originally scorned cousin, lawn tennis, and that this originated in lawn tennis to keep women from looking sweaty.
	www.uscourttennis.com /newsinfor/TennisWhites,WomenAndTheIrish.htm (263 words)

	LTA Tennis Nation The Championships, Wimbledon
		It's the highlight of the tennis year in Britain, with players from more than 60 nations coming to compete.
		Experience the story of tennis at Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
		Wimbledon hosted the tennis competitions when the 1908 Olympics were held in London.
	www.lta.org.uk /WatchTennis/Wimbledon (217 words)

	Wimbledon, England. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Wimbledon is a dreary, high, bleak, windy suburb, on the edge of a threadbare heath.
		Nowadays, of course, Wimbledon is best known for its tennis tournament, the Wimbledon Championship, held every year in the last week of June and the first week of July, on the grass courts of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club – to give the ground its official title.
		For the rest of the year, though, Wimbledon's vast common is its most popular attraction, worth a visit for its windmill alone, and for the remarkable living museum of Southside House.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/england/wimbledon (116 words)

	London Attractions \| London Museums & Palaces @ London Discount Hotel - London hotels at discount prices. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		London is famous for Museums such as the British Museum and the Tate Gallery and for its Palaces, Buckingham Palace which holds the residencies of the Royal Family.
		The museum is a branch of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
		The latest addition to the Museum, this theatre is the ideal setting in which to re-create the euphoria surrounding the best lawn tennis tournament in the World.
	www.london-discount-hotel.com /london_attractions_9 (2009 words)

	2005 Wimbledon Betting - Tennis Betting Odds: Bet on the 2005 Wimbledon Tennis Odds
		Wimbledon was the first organised tennis tournament in the world, it is the only Grand Slam that still uses grass and is the biggest tennis event of the year.There are 20 grass courts available for play.
		Wimbledon Number 1 Court now comes complete with large fans at either end to dry out the court in case of rain.
		She was once mistaken for a garden gnome and used to decorate the colorful flower gardens around Wimbledon's tennis courts.
	www.hollywoodsportsbook.com /wimbledon/tennisbetting_facts.cfm (2483 words)

	Croquet World Online Magazine \| News & Features
		As part of the ongoing centenary celebrations, the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (telephone +44 181 946 6131) is staging a special exhibition, With Mallets Aforethought, covering the history of croquet from its early beginnings to the present day.
		Wimbledon abrogated its law-making role by default in 1882, when it abandoned croquet in favour of lawn tennis and changed its name to the All England Lawn Tennis Club.
		From its revival in the mid-1890s, Wimbledon gave the game every support, but responsibility for law-making was assumed by the new United All England Croquet Association (later renamed the Croquet Association), the brain-child of Walter Hayward Peel.
	www.croquetworld.com /News/art2.asp (858 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum - Official Agent - London Gray Line
		The original Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum was opened by H.R.H. The Duke of Kent in 1977 as part of the Centenary celebrations.
		The Tour begins by passing through the Tea Lawn on the way to the statue honouring and memorialising Fred Perry, the last British player to win the Gentlemen's Singles Championship.
		Next is No. 1 Court, Wimbledon's new show court: it is a perfect complement to historic Centre Court and provides the ultimate experience for players and spectators alike.
	www.goldentours.co.uk /print.php?tour_id=144 (426 words)

	britishtennis.com - History Of Tennis
		The International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) is born with an aim of operating the 4 major tennis Championships (Wimbledon, U.S., Australasian, and French).
		The longest Tie-break at Wimbledon was in the 1980 Mens Singles Final between John McEnroe (USA) and Björn Borg (Sweden), with a score of 18-16 in favour of Björn Borg.
		Martina Hingis of Switzerland was the youngest ever Wimbledon champion when she won the Ladies Doubles in 1996 at the age of only 15 years and 282 days.
	www.britishtennis.com /newtotennis/history (1662 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum - Albemarle of London - Official London Theatre Ticket Agent. Ticket and booking ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum - Albemarle of London - Official London Theatre Ticket Agent.
		The new Museum combines state-of-the-art interactive touch screens with its unparalleled collection of traditional and contemporary tennis memorabilia in order to explore the story of the game and the Wimbledon Championships, from past to present, in a vibrant and entertaining way.
		Tennis fashion - from long white skirts and flannel trousers through frilly knickers and Ted Tinling's dresses to the contemporary style of Serena and Venus Williams, Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.
	www.albemarle-london.com /Attractions/Wimbledon.php (385 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum & Tour - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions and heritage
		The Museum is open only to tournament ticket holders during The Championships.
		The collection dates from 1555, and is widely seen as the world's greatest tennis collection open to the public.
		Tennis history and memorabilia; ; The original Championship Trophies; ; Real Tennis, Rackets, and Badminton ; Lawn Tennis ; 200 Degree Cinema featuring The Science of Tennis film which uses the same post production techniques as films such as The Matrix ; 'Game for a Laugh' an exhibition of cartoons and caricatures inspired by tennis.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /museum_gfx_en/MW834.html (563 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum
		On the 12th April 2006, H.R.H. the Duke of Kent declared the brand new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum open to the public.
		New Cinema Within the walls of the new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is a remarkable cinema.
		The Whites of Wimbledon The fashions of Wimbledon continue to be a point of attention and significance to the story of tennis and the new Museum will house an extensive collection of Wimbledon attire.
	www.myenglandtravel.com /wimbledon-museum.html (668 words)

	ANTENNA AUDIO - The world leader in audio tours and multimedia interpretation - New Audio New Audio Tour at Wimbledon ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The new Museum, which will be officially opened to the public by the Duke of Kent on April 12th, is the culmination of a five year multi-million pound relocation, redesign and refurbishment.
		The audio tour of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum features a commentary to navigate visitors through the Museum experience along with soundtracks (translated where required into the visitor’s own language) to match the multimedia exhibits.
		Supporting this, the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum presents the past, present and future of the sport and has clearly set its sights on becoming the ultimate destination for tennis fans around the world.
	www.antennaaudio.com /content/view/297/31/lang,es_ES (638 words)

	Wimbledon tennis museum
		Exhibits from as far back as 1555 are some of the attractions at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum.
		The museum is home to a big collection of artefacts from the days of real tennis to the modern game.
		Attractions include tennis costumes of the last 120 years, equipment from past and present, an audio-visual theatre and an art gallery.
	www.sportsmuseums.co.uk /wimbledon.htm (83 words)

	Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Men's Champion Roger Federer has donated the cream jacket he wore during The Championships to the Museum, while Amélie Mauresmo, Ladies’ Singles Champion, has presented the outfit that she wore to win the Wimbledon title.
		The brand new Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is now open to the public.
		Highlights of the museum include the Championship Trophies, a 200° cinema screen and a 'walk-through' of the men's dressing room as it was in the 1980s, with John McEnroe.
	www.wimbledon.org /en_GB/about/museum/index.html (114 words)

	Destination Guide for Wimbledon : Enjoy England (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Wimbledon, famous for hosting the annual tennis championships, is a wonderful place to visit at any time of year.
		The village of Wimbledon, at the top of Wimbledon Hill, is less than 10 miles from the centre of London but feels like it’s in the heart of the countryside.
		The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Museum is a must-see for fans of the sport.
	www.enjoyengland.com /where/destinations/london/wimbledon.aspx (178 words)

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