All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club (also known as the All England Club or AELTC) is a private tennis club in Wimbledon , London . It is best known for the only Grand Slam still held on grass, with Wimbledon . The club started as a normal amateurvereniging to grow ultimately to perhaps the most prestigious tennis tournament in the world. The tournament also is much better known than the club. The club president is the Duke of Kent .

Contents

 * 1 History
 * 2 Members
 * 3 See also
 * 4 External link

History
In 1868 the club was founded when the popularity of croquet was rising. The club was called the All England Croquet Club. From 1877 they started playing tennis and the name was changed to All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. In 1882 Croquet was removed from the name because tennis was now the main activity. Seven years later, it still added again because of sentimental reasons.

Around the turn of the century Wimbledon had evolved into a popular and full international tournament. In 1922 there was a new tennis complex built for 14,000 spectators at the Church Road, which is the growth and popularity of the tournament has promoted.

In 2012, on the club's tennis section occurred; more than a century earlier in the Summer Olympics in 1908 was also the case. [1]

Members [ edit ]
The club has 375 full members, people who have made a significant contribution to tennis and former champions are also included. Also, there are 100 temporary members, who are elected each year to play in the top league. [2]