Walter Clopton Wingfield

Events

1

Episodes

1

Years

1874

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Walter Clopton Wingfield, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Wingfield patents sphairistike (lawn tennis)

   1874

   Role: Inventor and Patent Holder

   1. 11874 · LondonMarketing of Sphairistike Sets

      Wingfield marketed boxed sets of his game in London in the spring of 1874, including equipment and instructions.

Sources

1. Walter Clopton Wingfield Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
2. History of tennis Wikipedia