Short answers, pulled from the story.
The All England Croquet Club opened its doors on the 23rd of July 1868. It was a private club dedicated to the game of croquet in central Wimbledon covering four acres of meadowland between Worple Road and the railway line.
Spencer Gore defeated William Marshall to win the first Lawn Tennis Championship at Wimbledon in 1877. The final match took place on the 19th of July 1877 after rain delayed play for four additional days, with Gore receiving a silver challenge cup valued at 25 guineas plus prize money of 12 guineas.
The club moved to its current site off Church Road in 1922 after the original grounds proved inadequate. The relocation cost approximately £140,000 which was considered a financial gamble at the time.
Tennis balls switched from white to yellow in 1986 to stand out better for colour television. This change followed the first official colour television broadcast in the UK covering four hours live on BBC Two in 1967.
Wimbledon 2020 was cancelled marking the first cancellation since World War II due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Club officials ruled out playing behind closed doors because at least 5,000 people would still need to be on site.