1896 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
	1896 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Harold Mahony
Runner-up	Wilfred Baddeley
Final score	6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
Draw	31
Seeds	–

Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 in the Challenge Round to win the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round


Harold Mahony	6	6	5	8	6

Wilfred Baddeley	2	8	7	6	3

All Comers' Finals

Semifinals						Final


Harold Mahony	6	2	8	4	6

Harold Nisbet	4	6	6	6	3
						Harold Mahony	6	6	11

						Wilberforce Eaves	2	2	9
Wilberforce Eaves	6	6	6

Herbert Baddeley	4	3	4

Top half

First Round						Second Round						Quarterfinals						Semifinals

W Castle	6	6	3	6
Frederick Payn	2	1	6	2		W Castle	1	9	4
Reginald Doherty	3	7	1	6	2	H Mahony	6	11	6
Harold Mahony	6	5	6	3	6							H Mahony	7	5	7	6
Frank Riseley	6	6	7									F Riseley	5	7	5	3
John Flavelle	2	1	5			F Riseley	8
Arthur Riseley	6	6	6	6		A Riseley	8^r
Frederick Plaskitt	2	8	1	1														H Mahony	6	2	8	4	6
Harold Nisbet	6	6	6															H Nisbet	4	6	6	6	3
Walter Bailey	1	3	2			H Nisbet	3	3	6	6	6
Charles Dixon	3	3	2			H Chapman	6	6	1	3	4
Horace Chapman	6	6	6									H Nisbet	2	6	6	1	6
George Simond	6	3	2	7	6							G Simond	6	4	4	6	3
George Greville	4	6	6	5	3	G Simond	6	6	6
Charles Allen	3	6	6	1	6	C Allen	1	2	1
RB Scott	6	0	4	6	4

Bottom half

First Round					Second Round				Quarterfinals						Semifinals

Clement Cazalet	6	4	6	7
Laurence Doherty	4	6	4	5	C Cazalet	6	9	6
David Hawes	4	3	3		A Foote	4	7	3
Arthur Foote	6	6	6						C Cazalet	5	3	0
Wilberforce Eaves	5	6	6	6					W Eaves	7	6	6
Arthur Gore	7	4	2	1	W Eaves	6	6	6
Roy Allen	6	6	7		R Allen	0	2	1
Arthur Kirby	1	3	5												W Eaves	6	6	6
Herbert Baddeley	6	6	4	6											H Baddeley	4	3	4
H Marley	2	2	6	2	H Baddeley	6	6	6
Alfred Crawley					A Crawley	2	2	2
Manliffe Goodbody	w/o								H Baddeley	3	3	6	6	6
William Larned	6	7	6						W Larned	6	6	4	4	3
Arthur Hallward	1	5	4		W Larned	6	6	6
					Robert Hough	4	2	3

References

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

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

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[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.