Rules 1877 Wimbledon Championship

henry jones played pivotal role in initiating , organising first championship.

the committee of club not satisfied aspects of 1875 mcc unified rules. address these perceived shortcomings, sub-committee consisting of charles gilbert heathcote, julian marshall , henry jones set on 2 june 1877, establish rules applicable upcoming tournament. reported on 7 june new set of rules, derived different published mcc; in order not offend mcc, these rules declared provisional , valid championship:

the court have rectangular shape outer dimensions of 78 27 feet (23.8 8.2 m).
the net lowered 3 feet 3 inches (0.99 m) in centre.
the balls 2 ⁄2 2 ⁄8 inches (6.4 6.7 cm) in diameter , 1 ⁄4 ounces (50 g) in weight.
the real tennis method of scoring fifteens (15, 30, 40) adopted.
the first player win 6 games wins set sudden death occurring @ 5 games except final, when lead of 2 games in each set necessary.
players change ends @ end of set unless otherwise decreed umpire.
the server have 2 chances @ each point deliver correct service , must have 1 foot behind baseline.

these rules, drawn club initial tournament, adopted entire sport and, slight modifications, have retained validity. matches during tournament played best-of-five sets.

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