Eligibility for Wimbledon

As the number of Wimbledon Championships competitors from overseas increased with the 1950s expansion of air travel, the All England Club began to see need to reform its rules regarding Wimbledon Championship eligibility. As more and more international tennis players gained interest in traveling abroad to compete in London's prestigious tournament, prospective competitors began receiving financial assistance in amounts greatly exceeding those allowed by the International Tennis Federation, which was in charge of regulating lawn tennis rules worldwide. Hoping to address this issue, in 1959, the chairman the All England Club proposed that the Wimbledon Championships be made open to...

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