
Every year in late June, the world turns to the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in southwest London for the oldest and most prestigious tennis tournament in the world: Wimbledon.
Its story begins in the 19th century, specifically in 1877 when the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club organized the first ever lawn tennis tournament. The rules of the game were still evolving, but the attire was required to be formal and 22 men competed in front of roughly 200 spectators.