Wimbledon Championships 1878 / men's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1878
Singles:	Men's	Ladies
Double:	Men's	Ladies	Mixed
Singles:	Juniors	Juniors
Double:	Juniors	Juniors
R. Single:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
R. Double:	Men's	Ladies	Quad
Wimbledon Championships Men's Singles
1877 ◄ 1878 ► 1879

Men's singles of the Wimbledon Championships 1878 .

The Challenge Round won Frank Hadow against the defending champion Spencer Gore . In the All-Comers final, Hadow had previously defeated Lestocq Robert Erskine .

Challenge Round

	Challenge Round
		F. Hadow	7th	6th	9
		S. Gore	5	1	7th

All-Comers competition

Explanation of symbols

Q = qualifier WC = wildcard LL = Lucky Loser ITF = qualified via ITF ranking

ALT = replacement (alternate) PR = Protected Ranking SE = Special Exempt

r = retired d = disqualification where = walkover

Quarter-finals, semi-finals, finals

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

LR Erskine

6th

3

6th

3

6th

CG Hamilton

4th

6th

1

6th

5

LR Erskine

6th

6th

6th

H. Lawford

3

1

3

LR Erskine

4th

4th

4th

F. Hadow

6th

6th

6th

F. Hadow

6th

6th

6th

AT Myers

0

4th

3

F. Hadow

free

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

LR Erskine

6th

6th

6th

AW Nicholson

1

3

3

LR Erskine

w.

O.

Clapham

Crum

LR Erskine

6th

6th

5

6th

E. Bates

0

6th

0

6th

3

FW Porter

1

3

6th

1

FW Porter

6th

3

6th

3

6th

FW Porter

5

6th

3

6th

6th

AW Crichton

2

2

1

SM Montgomerie

6th

5

6th

2

1

SM Montgomerie

6th

6th

6th

LR Erskine

6th

3

6th

3

6th

GA Montgomerie

5

6th

2

6th

6th

CG Hamilton

4th

6th

1

6th

5

GE Tabor

6th

2

6th

5

5

GA Montgomerie

6th

4th

5

3

CG Hamilton

6th

6th

6th

CG Hamilton

5

6th

6th

6th

F. Pollock

1

1

3

CG Hamilton

6th

6th

6th

CG Heathcote

6th

6th

6th

EB Brackenbury

0

2

2

HTW Wheeler

4th

2

0

CG Heathcote

4th

2

6th

6th

5

EB Brackenbury

6th

2

6th

6th

EB Brackenbury

6th

6th

4th

4th

6th

G. James

1

6th

0

0

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

A. Keyser

HF Lawford

w.

O.

HF Lawford

5

6th

6th

6th

J. Cunningham

3

2

0

Captain Grimston

6th

4th

4th

5

Captain Grimston

6th

6th

6th

HF Lawford

6th

5

6th

6th

HS Cotton

1

1

r

ER Seymour

4th

6th

5

4th

ER Seymour

6th

6th

ER Seymour

free

HF Lawford

free

free

free

free

free

free

free

Bottom half

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

AS Tabor

6th

6th

6th

C. Wallis

0

0

0

AS Tabor

2

1

1

F. Hadow

6th

6th

6th

F. Hadow

6th

6th

6th

FW Oliver

2

1

3

F. Hadow

6th

6th

6th

RD Dalby

6th

6th

6th

AC Brown

2

3

0

B. Smith

2

3

3

RD Dalby

1

1

1

FM Ashley

0

0

0

AC Brown

6th

6th

6th

AC Brown

6th

6th

6th

F. Hadow

6th

6th

6th

GF Buxton

5

4th

0

AT Myers

0

4th

3

AT Myers

6th

6th

6th

AT Myers

6th

0

6th

1

6th

C. Ewbank

6th

1

1

2

AA Hadow

1

6th

4th

6th

2

AA Hadow

5

6th

6th

6th

AT Myers

free

free

free

swell

• J. Barret: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} The game between Clapham and Crum did not take place.