1897 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen'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]

Gentlemen's Singles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Reginald Doherty
Runner-up Harold Mahony
Final score6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Draw31
Seeds–
Main article: 1897 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

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

All Comers' Finals
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
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
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
Major Ritchie w/o

References
  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.
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