1878 Wimbledon Championship
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Singles
Final
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- This was Hadow's first and only Major.
All Comers' Final
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References
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- ↑ a b c 100 Years of Wimbledon, by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
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