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Al Jazeera Staff

Wimbledon: What to know about world’s oldest tennis tournament

[Toby Melville/Reuters]

The professional tennis calendar is stacked each year with several major events – but none is more prestigious or sought after as Wimbledon.

First held in 1877, the world’s oldest tennis tournament is unique in that it is the only one of the four Grand Slam competitions still played on grass. It is also famous for its strict rules when it comes to clothing, with only all-white attire permitted.

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