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Wimbledon is a district of south west London. It is most commonly known as being the home of The Wimbledon Tennis Championships, one of the four Grand Slam tournaments held annually.

In addition Wimbledon Common was the home of the popular children television characters The Wombles.

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Wimbledon is the suburb of London that the All English Club is located in. The tournament takes its name from there.

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The place: SW 19

The game: The Championships, Wimbledon.

The grounds: The All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.

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No one. It is called Wimbledon because it is in the Wimbledon district of London, UK.

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It takes place in Wimbledon, England.

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john frank Wimbledon

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