===Announcement===The first public announcement of the tournament was published on 9 June 1877 in the weekly country and sports magazine "The Field" under the header "Lawn Tennis Championship":The All England Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Wimbledon, propose to hold a lawn tennis meeting, open to all amateurs, on Monday, July 9th and following days.
Tenis na travi je postal tako priljubljen, da so 14. aprila 1877 klub uradno preimenovali v "All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club" (AELTC).