1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

April 2022 1897 Wimbledon Championships GBR Reginald Doherty GBR Harold Mahony 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 31 – 1897 Wimbledon Championships 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.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Draw Challenge round 5 Challenge Round 175 GBR Reginald Doherty 6 6 6 GBR Harold Mahony 4 4 3 All comers' finals 5 Semifinals Final 175 GBR Sydney Smith 2 7 6 2 1 GBR Wilberforce Eaves 6 5 1 6 6 GBR Wilfred Baddeley 3 0 3 GBR Reginald Doherty 6 6 6 GBR Wilberforce Eaves 3 5 0r GBR Reginald Doherty 6 7 2 Top half y 5 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals GBR Clement Cazalet 6 6 10 GBR SC Atkey 2 2 8 GBR Sydney Smith 7 8 6 GBR Arthur Hallward 5 6 3 GBR George Hillyard GBR W Wallace w/o GBR Alfred Taylor 6 6 3 3 6 GBR Gillibrand Evered 1 3 6 6 4 GBR George Greville 6 6 6 GBR Arthur Norris 2 2 1 GBR JJ Stone 5 2 3 GBR Arthur Gore 7 6 6 GBR Wilberforce Eaves 6 6 6 GBR R Sheldon 3 3 2 GBR Arthur Riseley 6 6 6 GBR Frederick Plaskitt 0 2 4 GBR C Cazalet 6 6 2 2 1 GBR S Smith 4 3 6 6 6 GBR G Hillyard 6 6 6 GBR A Taylor 2 2 1 GBR G Greville GBR A Gore w/o GBR W Eaves 8 6 6 6 GBR A Riseley 10 3 1 4 GBR S Smith 3 6 6 6 GBR G Hillyard 6 4 2 4 GBR G Greville 1 2 10 0 GBR W Eaves 6 6 8 6 GBR S Smith 2 7 6 2 1 GBR W Eaves 6 5 1 6 6 Bottom half y 5 1 First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals GBR Harold Nisbet 6 6 7 6 GBR Robert Hough 3 2 9 3 GBR Wilfred Baddeley GBR David Hawes w/o GBR Alfred Crawley GBR Archdale Palmer w/o GBR Laurence Doherty 6 6 8 GBR Herbert Baddeley 4 4 6 GBR Reginald Doherty 11 1 6 6 GBR George Simond 9 6 4 3 GBR FSM Bates 4 3 5 GBR Oswald Milne 6 6 7 GBR Frank Riseley GBR Manliffe Goodbody w/o GBR H Nisbet 2 2 5 GBR W Baddeley 6 6 7 GBR A Crawley 0 2 5 GBR L Doherty 6 6 7 GBR R Doherty 6 6 9 GBR O Milne 2 1 7 GBR F Riseley 6 6 6 GBR Major Ritchie 3 2 1 GBR W Baddeley 6 6 6 GBR L Doherty 4 2 2 GBR R Doherty GBR F Riseley w/o GBR W Baddeley 3 0 3 GBR R Doherty 6 6 6 References External links 1897 MS 1896 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Grand Slam men's singles 1898 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles Gentlemen's Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles