Published 2 years ago

'Miss,' 'Mrs.' dropped from Wimbledon champion honour board

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The Wimbledon honor board for the women's competition will look different this year. After a long tradition of listing women champions as "Miss" or "Mrs.," the All England Club decided to make the necessary adjustments to have that board look the same as the men's one. The 2022 Wimbledon Championships are set to start June 27 and go until July 10.

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'Miss,' 'Mrs.' dropped from Wimbledon champion honour board

Wimbledon women's singles champions will now be listed on the All England Club's honour boards in a Centre Court hallway simply by their first initial and last name -- the way the men's title winners always have been -- instead of preceded by 'Miss' or 'Mrs.'

2 years ago·Canada

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CBC News

'Miss,' 'Mrs.' dropped from Wimbledon champion honour board | CBC Sports

Wimbledon women's singles champions will now be listed on the All England Club's honour boards in a Centre Court hallway simply by their first initial and last name — the way the men's title winners always have been — instead of preceded by "Miss" or "Mrs."

2 years ago·Canada

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Associated Press News

'Miss,' 'Mrs.' dropped from Wimbledon champion honor board

Chris Evert appreciates that she, Serena Williams and other Wimbledon women's singles champions will now be listed on the All England Club's honor boards in a Centre Court hallway simply by their first initial and last name — the way the men's title winners always have been — instead of preceded by “Miss” or “Mrs.”

2 years ago·United States

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CBS Sports

2022 Wimbledon: All England Club drops 'Miss' and 'Mrs.' from women's honor board for champions

The titles have been used for winners of the women's singles tournament

2 years ago·United States

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ESPN

Wimbledon drop 'Miss,' 'Mrs' from honor board

The All England Lawn Tennis Club has traditionally used the titles just for women, but will no longer continue the practice.

2 years ago·United States

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NY Daily News

‘Miss,’ ‘Mrs.’ dropped from Wimbledon champion honor board: ‘It was outdated’

Chris Evert appreciates that she, Serena Williams and other Wimbledon women’s singles champions will now be listed on the All England Club’s honor boards in a Centre Court hallway simply by their first initial and last name.

2 years ago·New York, United States

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