1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Reginald Doherty defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–3, 7–5, 2–0 (retired) in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Harold Mahony 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Men's singles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Reginald Doherty
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Harold Mahony
Score6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw31
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Draw edit

Key edit

Challenge round edit

Challenge Round
       
  Reginald Doherty 6 6 6
  Harold Mahony 4 4 3

All comers' finals edit

Semifinals Final
              
  Sydney Smith 2 7 6 2 1
  Wilberforce Eaves 6 5 1 6 6
  Wilberforce Eaves 3 5 0r
  Reginald Doherty 6 7 2
  Wilfred Baddeley 3 0 3
  Reginald Doherty 6 6 6

Top half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Clement Cazalet 6 6 10
  SC Atkey 2 2 8   C Cazalet 6 6 2 2 1
  Sydney Smith 7 8 6   S Smith 4 3 6 6 6
  Arthur Hallward 5 6 3   S Smith 3 6 6 6
  George Hillyard   G Hillyard 6 4 2 4
  W Wallace w/o   G Hillyard 6 6 6
  Alfred Taylor 6 6 3 3 6   A Taylor 2 2 1
  Gillibrand Evered 1 3 6 6 4   S Smith 2 7 6 2 1
  George Greville 6 6 6   W Eaves 6 5 1 6 6
  Arthur Norris 2 2 1   G Greville
  JJ Stone 5 2 3   A Gore w/o
  Arthur Gore 7 6 6   G Greville 1 2 10 0
  Wilberforce Eaves 6 6 6   W Eaves 6 6 8 6
  R Sheldon 3 3 2   W Eaves 8 6 6 6
  Arthur Riseley 6 6 6   A Riseley 10 3 1 4
  Frederick Plaskitt 0 2 4

Bottom half edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  Harold Nisbet 6 6 7 6
  Robert Hough 3 2 9 3   H Nisbet 2 2 5
  Wilfred Baddeley   W Baddeley 6 6 7
  David Hawes w/o   W Baddeley 6 6 6
  Alfred Crawley   L Doherty 4 2 2
  Archdale Palmer w/o   A Crawley 0 2 5
  Laurence Doherty 6 6 8   L Doherty 6 6 7
  Herbert Baddeley 4 4 6   W Baddeley 3 0 3
  Reginald Doherty 11 1 6 6   R Doherty 6 6 6
  George Simond 9 6 4 3   R Doherty 6 6 9
  FSM Bates 4 3 5   O Milne 2 1 7
  Oswald Milne 6 6 7   R Doherty
  Frank Riseley   F Riseley w/o
  Manliffe Goodbody w/o   F Riseley 6 6 6
  Major Ritchie 3 2 1

References edit

  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links edit

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