1903 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
	1903 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Laurence Doherty
Runner-up	Frank Riseley
Final score	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Draw	42
Seeds	–

Frank Riseley defeated Major Ritchie 1–6, 6–3, 8–6, 13–11 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Laurence Doherty defeated Riseley 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1903 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round


Frank Riseley	5	3	0

Laurence Doherty	7	6	6

All Comers' Finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals						Final


Brame Hillyard	1	4	4

Frank Riseley	6	6	6
				Frank Riseley	7	6	7	1	9

				Sydney Smith	5	3	9	6	7
Henry Pollard	2	3	1

Sydney Smith	6	6	6
										Frank Riseley	1	6	8	13

										Major Ritchie	6	3	6	11
George Caridia	6	6	6

Ernest Stanley Salmon	3	4	2
				George Caridia	1	0	6	1

				Major Ritchie	6	6	4	6
Major Ritchie	6	6	6

Ernest Wills	1	2	2

Top half

Section 1

First Round	Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


	Brame Hillyard
	Lionel Escombe	w/o
						B Hillyard	6	3	6	7
						D Hawes	4	6	3	5
	David Hawes	7	3	6	6
	John Flavelle	5	6	3	0
											B Hillyard	6	6	6
											F Riseley	1	4	4
	Arthur Norris	6	6	6
	Thomas Vreede	0	4	0
						A Norris	2	0	3
						F Riseley	6	6	6
	Frank Riseley	6	6	6
	Broose van Groenou	0	2	0

Section 2

First Round				Second Round						Third Round						Quarterfinals


				Henry Pollard	6	6	6
				LL Whiteway	1	1	4
										H Pollard	8	6	4	7	7
										F Donisthorpe	6	3	6	9	5
				Henry Wilson-Fox	4	6	6	4	3
Frank Donisthorpe	6	6	6	F Donisthorpe	6	2	3	6	6
Evelyn Mellor	3	3	2													H Pollard	6	6	6
Sydney Smith	6	6	6													S Smith	2	3	1
R Williams	1	3	1	S Smith	6	6	6
Arthur Gore	6	6	6	A Gore	4	3	3
FJ Barker	1	2	3							S Smith	6	6	7
Harold Mahony	6	6	6							H Mahony	3	4	5
George Ball-Greene	2	4	3	H Mahony	6	6	6
Sydney Adams				S Adams	4	4	1
Walter Crawley	w/o

Bottom half

Section 3

First Round					Second Round					Third Round						Quarterfinals

George Caridia	7	6	6
HR Fussell	5	1	2		G Caridia	8	6	6
Clarence Hobart	5	6	6	6	C Hobart	6	2	1
Stanley Franklin	7	2	2	0						G Caridia	2	11	3	7	6
Frederick Payn	6	6	6							F Payn	6	9	6	5	2
E Yatman	3	2	4		F Payn	6	10	6
Roderick McNair	6	6	3	6	R McNair	3	8	2
Frederick Plaskitt	3	2	6	3												G Caridia	6	6	6
Charles Simond	6	5	6	6												ES Salmon	3	4	2
Percy Pinckney	3	7	4	3	C Simond	2	6	3	7
					Albert Prebble	6	1	6	9
										A Prebble	6	3	2	3
										ES Salmon	3	6	6	6
					Ernest Salmon	6	6	6
					William Martin	4	3	4

Section 4

First Round	Second Round					Third Round					Quarterfinals


	George Greville	6	6	6
	ER Clarke	2	0	2
						G Greville	5	14	3	2
						M Ritchie	7	12	6	6
	Major Ritchie	6	6	6
	Charlie Finlason	1	2	0
											M Ritchie	6	6	6
											E Wills	1	2	2
	GL Orme	6	6	9
	Robert Hough	1	1	7
						GL Orme	5	6	2	4
						E Wills	7	1	6	6
	Ernest Wills	6	6	3	6
	AH Greening	2	4	6	2

References

Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. Enfield [Eng.]: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0900424710.
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] Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. Enfield [Eng.]: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0900424710.

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