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Wilfred Baddeley

tennis player and sports administrator (1872–1929)

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Born
January 11, 1872
Died
January 24, 1929
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1872

About Wilfred Baddeley

Wilfred Baddeley was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins. Baddeley in Leadenhall Street at the family firm, founded by their great-grandfather in 1790. His 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 win over Joshua Pim in 1891 at the age of 19 years and five months made him, until Boris Becker in 1985, the youngest men's singles champion at Wimbledon. With Herbert, he won four doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1891, 1894 – 1896.

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Wilfred Baddeley timeline

  1. Baddeley in Leadenhall Street at the family firm, founded by their great-grandfather in 1790.
  2. His 6–4, 1–6, 7–5, 6–0 win over Joshua Pim in 1891 at the age of 19 years and five months made him, until Boris Becker in 1985, the youngest men's singles champion at Wimbledon.
  3. With Herbert, he won four doubles championships at Wimbledon in 1891, 1894 – 1896.

The world when Wilfred Baddeley was born

Wilfred Baddeley was born in 1872. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1872

  • Best-selling bookAround the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineYellowstone established as first national park
  • Technology milestoneCelluloid (first plastic) manufacturing begins
  • World population~1.52B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderUlysses S. Grant
  • U.S. population40.2M

1872 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Wilfred Baddeley's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18722026
Population40.2M341 million

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