Tennis
Events
- Inaugural French championship is held as the Championat de France International de Tennis. Initially, only the men's singles is contested; the women's singles will begin in 1897. Until 1924, the tournament is open only to tennis players who are licensed in France but, ironically, the inaugural tournament is won by an Englishman, H Briggs, who defeats French player P Baigneres in the final. Briggs is a British resident living in Paris.
England
- Wimbledon Men's Singles Championship – Wilfred Baddeley (GB) defeats Joshua Pim (Ireland) 6–4 1–6 7–5 6–0
- Wimbledon Women's Singles Championship – Lottie Dod (GB) defeats Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) 6–2 6–1
France
- French Men's Singles Championship – H. Briggs (GB) defeats P. Baigneres 6–3 6–2
USA
- American Men's Singles Championship – Oliver Campbell defeats Clarence Hobart 2–6 7–5 7–9 6–1 6–2
- American Women's Singles Championship – Mabel Cahill (GB) defeats Ellen Roosevelt 6–4 6–1 4–6 6–3
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—Joseph Heller (b. 1923)
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