<P> In 1884 , the club added Ladies ' Singles and Gentlemen 's Doubles competitions . Ladies ' Doubles and Mixed Doubles events were added in 1913 . Until 1922 , the reigning champion had to play only in the final , against whomever had won through to challenge him / her . As with the other three Major or Grand Slam events , Wimbledon was contested by top - ranked amateur players , professional players were prohibited from participating . This changed with the advent of the open era in 1968 . No British man won the singles event at Wimbledon between Fred Perry in 1936 and Andy Murray in 2013 , while no British woman has won since Virginia Wade in 1977 , although Annabel Croft and Laura Robson won the Girls ' Championship in 1984 and 2008 respectively . The Championship was first televised in 1937 . </P>
<P> In 1884 , the club added Ladies ' Singles and Gentlemen 's Doubles competitions . Ladies ' Doubles and Mixed Doubles events were added in 1913 . Until 1922 , the reigning champion had to play only in the final , against whomever had won through to challenge him / her . As with the other three Major or Grand Slam events , Wimbledon was contested by top - ranked amateur players , professional players were prohibited from participating . This changed with the advent of the open era in 1968 . No British man won the singles event at Wimbledon between Fred Perry in 1936 and Andy Murray in 2013 , while no British woman has won since Virginia Wade in 1977 , although Annabel Croft and Laura Robson won the Girls ' Championship in 1984 and 2008 respectively . The Championship was first televised in 1937 . </P>
when did the men 's doubles and women 's singles events begin
when did the men 's doubles and women 's singles events begin
1884
1884