Sporting Highlights for 1907
Here are some of the sporting highlights in the world of sport for 1907.
Australian Norman Brookes, nicknamed the “Wizard” by being able to play with disguised services and quick footwork, became the first overseas winner of the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Championship.
In this year, the world’s first specialist motor racing circuit named Brooklands was opened.
Below is a timeline of some significant results in the world of sport for the year 1907.
| Date | Results |
|---|---|
| Jan | Tennis Australia Open won by Horace Rice |
| June | Golf US Open won by Alec Ross |
| July | the Cycling Tour de France won by Lucien Petit-Breton |
| July | Tennis Wimbledon won by Norman Brookes and May Sutton |
| July | Golf The Open Championship won by Arnaud Massy |
| Sep | Tennis US National Championship won by Bill Larned and Evelyn Sears |
| Oct | The Baseball World Series won by Chicago Cubs |
Please note that the dates for past events are not always known, and are sometimes just placed in the month that the current event is held. If no exact date is listed, then it is just an estimated month that it was held.
If you have a correction or know of events that should be included here, please let me know.
Related Pages
- Timeline (all years) in the world of sport
- For future sporting events, see the Calendar of Major Sporting Events
- More about the World of Sport
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