Wimbledon Championships 1879 / men's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1879
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
1878 ◄ 1879 ► 1880

Men's singles of the Wimbledon Championships 1879 .

Since last year's winner Frank Hadow did not defend his title, the winner was already determined in the All-Comers final. This was won by John Hartley against the Irish club Thomas Goold .

Main round

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

CG Heathcote

4th

3

3

J. Hartley

6th

6th

6th

J. Hartley

2

6th

6th

6th

CF Parr

6th

6th

6th

CF Parr

6th

0

1

1

CD Barry

2

5

4th

J. Hartley

6th

6th

6th

GE Tabor

2

5

6th

3

VT Goold

2

4th

2

VT Goold

6th

6th

5

6th

VT Goold

free

2nd place match

	2nd place match
		VT Goold	4th	6th	5	6th	6th
		CF Parr	6th	2	6th	4th	4th

Upper half

Upper half 1

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

CL Stephen

w.

O.

HA Taylor

CL Stephen

6th

2

1

6th

1

CJ Coventry

2

6th

3

6th

5

CG Heathcote

1

6th

6th

5

6th

CG Heathcote

6th

4th

6th

5

6th

CG Heathcote

6th

6th

6th

VA Brooke

w.

O.

VA Brooke

2

0

1

E. Renshaw

VA Brooke

4th

6th

2

6th

6th

BT Cotton

6th

3

6th

6th

BT Cotton

6th

3

6th

2

1

A. Manhole

1

6th

1

4th

CG Heathcote

4th

3

3

CJ Cole

0

0

3

J. Hartley

6th

6th

6th

J. Hartley

6th

6th

6th

J. Hartley

6th

6th

5

0

6th

FW Porter

0

1

1

LR Erskine

4th

5

6th

6th

5

LR Erskine

6th

6th

6th

J. Hartley

6th

6th

4th

6th

GH Cartland

6th

2

6th

1

6th

WC Marshall

1

3

6th

1

HL Mulholland

2

6th

3

6th

4th

GH Cartland

3

2

4th

WC Marshall

6th

6th

6th

WC Marshall

6th

6th

6th

AH Cochran

1

2

2

Upper half 2

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

CF Parr

6th

3

6th

3

6th

GA Montgomerie

3

6th

4th

6th

3

CF Parr

6th

6th

6th

HJ Medlycott

6th

6th

4th

6th

HJ Medlycott

5

5

2

EB Hill

1

0

6th

1

CF Parr

6th

1

6th

6th

Captain Belson

1

5

2

T. Hoare

4th

6th

0

2

EN Buxton

6th

6th

6th

EN Buxton

3

2

r

WF Adams

5

1

5

T. Hoare

6th

6th

T. Hoare

6th

6th

6th

CF Parr

6th

6th

6th

AB Brooke

6th

6th

1

6th

CD Barry

2

5

4th

HT Gillson

5

2

6th

4th

AB Brooke

1

0

2

AT Myers

6th

3

6th

6th

AT Myers

6th

6th

6th

WF Wells-Cole

2

6th

5

5

AT Myers

3

2

2

CD Barry

6th

6th

6th

CD Barry

6th

6th

6th

R. Barrington

0

1

1

CD Barry

6th

6th

6th

GG Arbuthnot

6th

4th

6th

6th

GG Arbuthnot

1

4th

4th

OE Woodhouse

2

6th

1

2

Bottom half

First round

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

GE Tabor

Where

W. Renshaw

GE Tabor

4th

6th

6th

6th

WE Martin

6th

6th

6th

WE Martin

6th

4th

5

4th

SPF Winslow

0

1

2

GE Tabor

5

4th

6th

6th

6th

EB Brackenbury

0

5

4th

E. Lubbock

6th

6th

5

1

5

S. Pilkington

6th

6th

6th

S. Pilkington

2

2

0

H. Lawford

2

6th

1

2

E. Lubbock

6th

6th

6th

E. Lubbock

6th

4th

6th

6th

GE Tabor

2

5

6th

3

AJ Mulholland

5

6th

6th

6th

VT Goold

6th

6th

5

6th

AS Tabor

6th

2

3

0

AJ Mulholland

free

AJ Mulholland

4th

6th

1

4th

VT Goold

6th

6th

6th

VT Goold

6th

2

6th

6th

F. Durant

1

2

3

VT Goold

6th

6th

6th

JD Vans Agnew

JD Vans Agnew

2

3

1

free

swell

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 243.
• L. Tingay: One Hundred Years of Wimbledon. Guinness World Records Ltd, London 1977, ISBN 0-900424-71-0 , p. 133.