The extension which included Wimbledon Park was built by the London and South Western Railway which from 1 July 1889, ran its own trains over the line from a connection at East Putney to its Clapham Junction to Barnes line.

The section from Putney Bridge to Wimbledon was the last part of the District Line to be converted from steam operation to electric. Electric trains began running on 27 August 1905.

Wimbledon Park itself is the second largest park in the London Borough of Merton and lends its name to the station. To the immediate west of the park resides the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.