1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

April 2022 1897 Wimbledon Championships s GBR Laurence Doherty GBR Reginald Doherty GBR Herbert Baddeley GBR Wilfred Baddeley 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 14 – 1897 Wimbledon Championships Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Clement Cazalet and Sydney Smith 6–2 7–5 2–6 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champions Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles 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 Laurence DohertyGBR Reginald Doherty 6 4 8 6 GBR Herbert BaddeleyGBR Wilfred Baddeley 4 6 6 4 All Comers' y 5 1 First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final GBR Laurence DohertyGBR Reginald Doherty 6 6 6 GBR Arthur CroninGBR W Wallace 0 1 2 GBR George GrevilleGBR Harold Nisbet 6 6 6 GBR Wilfred MilneGBR GL Orme 3 4 3 GBR George HillyardGBR Harold Mahony 6 6 6 GBR Archibald McNairGBR Roderick McNair 3 1 1 GBR Gillibrand EveredGBR R Sheldon GBR Arthur GoreGBR AN Other w/o GBR Charles SimondGBR George Simond 6 6 6 GBR G TreeGBR Alfred Crawley 2 0 1 GBR Arthur RiseleyGBR Frank Riseley 6 6 3 6 GBR Frederick PlaskittGBR Alfred Taylor 1 1 6 2 GBR Wilberforce EavesGBR CH Martin 0 5 4 GBR Laurence DohertyGBR Reginald Doherty 6 7 6 GBR George GrevilleGBR Harold Nisbet 6 2 5 2 GBR George HillyardGBR Harold Mahony 4 6 7 6 GBR Gillibrand EveredGBR R Sheldon GBR Charles SimondGBR George Simond w/o GBR Arthur RiseleyGBR Frank Riseley 4 6 2 6 4 GBR Clement CazaletGBR Sydney Smith 6 4 6 3 6 GBR Laurence DohertyGBR Reginald Doherty 6 6 4 6 GBR George HillyardGBR Harold Mahony 3 4 6 4 GBR Gillibrand EveredGBR R Sheldon 1 1 2 GBR Clement CazaletGBR Sydney Smith 6 6 6 GBR Laurence DohertyGBR Reginald Doherty 6 7 2 6 GBR Clement CazaletGBR Sydney Smith 2 5 6 2 References External links 1897 MD Gentlemen's Doubles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles