1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles

1897 Wimbledon Championships

Final

Champion

United Kingdom Reginald Doherty

Runner-up

United Kingdom Harold Mahony

Score

6–4, 6–4, 6–3

Details

Draw

31

Seeds

–

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

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1897 tennis event results

Main article: 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.^[1]^[2]

Draw

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Key

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round

United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 6 6 6

United Kingdom Harold Mahony 4 4 3

All comers' finals

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Semifinals Final

United Kingdom Sydney Smith 2 7 6 2 1

United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves 6 5 1 6 6

United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves 3 5 0^r

United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 6 7 2

United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley 3 0 3

United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 6 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals

United Kingdom Clement Cazalet 6 6 10

United Kingdom SC Atkey 2 2 8 United Kingdom C Cazalet 6 6 2 2 1

United Kingdom Sydney Smith 7 8 6 United Kingdom S Smith 4 3 6 6 6

United Kingdom Arthur Hallward 5 6 3 United Kingdom S Smith 3 6 6 6

United Kingdom George Hillyard United Kingdom G Hillyard 6 4 2 4

United Kingdom W Wallace w/o United Kingdom G Hillyard 6 6 6

United Kingdom Alfred Taylor 6 6 3 3 6 United Kingdom A Taylor 2 2 1

United Kingdom Gillibrand Evered 1 3 6 6 4 United Kingdom S Smith 2 7 6 2 1

United Kingdom George Greville 6 6 6 United Kingdom W Eaves 6 5 1 6 6

United Kingdom Arthur Norris 2 2 1 United Kingdom G Greville

United Kingdom JJ Stone 5 2 3 United Kingdom A Gore w/o

United Kingdom Arthur Gore 7 6 6 United Kingdom G Greville 1 2 10 0

United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves 6 6 6 United Kingdom W Eaves 6 6 8 6

United Kingdom R Sheldon 3 3 2 United Kingdom W Eaves 8 6 6 6

United Kingdom Arthur Riseley 6 6 6 United Kingdom A Riseley 10 3 1 4

United Kingdom Frederick Plaskitt 0 2 4

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals

United Kingdom Harold Nisbet 6 6 7 6

United Kingdom Robert Hough 3 2 9 3 United Kingdom H Nisbet 2 2 5

United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley United Kingdom W Baddeley 6 6 7

United Kingdom David Hawes w/o United Kingdom W Baddeley 6 6 6

United Kingdom Alfred Crawley United Kingdom L Doherty 4 2 2

United Kingdom Archdale Palmer w/o United Kingdom A Crawley 0 2 5

United Kingdom Laurence Doherty 6 6 8 United Kingdom L Doherty 6 6 7

United Kingdom Herbert Baddeley 4 4 6 United Kingdom W Baddeley 3 0 3

United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 11 1 6 6 United Kingdom R Doherty 6 6 6

United Kingdom George Simond 9 6 4 3 United Kingdom R Doherty 6 6 9

United Kingdom FSM Bates 4 3 5 United Kingdom O Milne 2 1 7

United Kingdom Oswald Milne 6 6 7 United Kingdom R Doherty

United Kingdom Frank Riseley United Kingdom F Riseley w/o

United Kingdom Manliffe Goodbody w/o United Kingdom F Riseley 6 6 6

United Kingdom Major Ritchie 3 2 1

References

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^ 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.