Wimbledon Championships 1897 / men's singles

Wimbledon Championships 1897
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
1896 ◄ 1897 ► 1898

Men's singles of the Wimbledon Championships 1897 .

The challenger Reginald Doherty defeated the defending champion Harold Mahony in the Challenge Round .

Challenge Round

	Challenge Round
		RF Doherty	6th	6th	6th
		H. Mahony	4th	4th	3

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

Semifinals

final

SH Smith

3

6th

6th

6th

GW Hillyard

6th

4th

2

4th

SH Smith

2

7th

6th

2

1

WV Eaves

6th

5

1

6th

6th

TGP Greville

1

2

10

0

WV Eaves

6th

6th

8th

6th

WV Eaves

3

5

0

r

RF Doherty

6th

7th

2

W. Baddeley

6th

6th

6th

H. Doherty

4th

2

2

W. Baddeley

3

0

3

RF Doherty

6th

6th

6th

RF Doherty

w.

O.

FL Riseley

Upper half

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

CHL Cazalet

6th

6th

10

SC Atkey

2

2

8th

CHL Cazalet

6th

6th

2

2

1

SH Smith

7th

8th

6th

SH Smith

4th

3

6th

6th

6th

AW Hallward

5

6th

3

SH Smith

3

6th

6th

6th

GW Hillyard

w.

O.

GW Hillyard

6th

4th

2

4th

W. Wallace

GW Hillyard

6th

6th

6th

AEM Taylor

6th

6th

3

3

6th

AEM Taylor

2

2

1

HGE Evered

1

3

6th

6th

4th

SH Smith

2

7th

6th

2

1

TGP Greville

6th

6th

6th

WV Eaves

6th

5

1

6th

6th

AJB Norris

2

2

1

TGP Greville

w.

O.

JJ Stone

5

2

3

A. Gore

A. Gore

7th

6th

6th

TGP Greville

1

2

10

0

WV Eaves

6th

6th

6th

WV Eaves

6th

6th

8th

6th

R. Sheldon

3

3

2

WV Eaves

8th

6th

6th

6th

AH Riseley

6th

6th

6th

AH Riseley

10

3

1

4th

FJW Plaskitt

0

2

4th

Bottom half

First round

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

HA Nisbet

6th

6th

7th

6th

RB Hough

3

2

9

3

HA Nisbet

2

2

5

W. Baddeley

w.

O.

W. Baddeley

6th

6th

7th

DM Hawes

W. Baddeley

6th

6th

6th

AE Crawley

w.

O.

H. Doherty

4th

2

2

A. Palmer

AE Crawley

0

2

5

H. Doherty

6th

6th

8th

H. Doherty

6th

6th

7th

H. Baddeley

4th

4th

6th

W. Baddeley

3

0

3

RF Doherty

11

1

6th

6th

RF Doherty

6th

6th

6th

GM Simond

9

6th

4th

3

RF Doherty

6th

6th

9

FSM Bates

4th

3

5

O. Milne

2

1

7th

O. Milne

6th

6th

7th

RF Doherty

w.

O.

FL Riseley

w.

O.

FL Riseley

MF Goodbody

FL Riseley

w.

O.

MJG Ritchie

source

• J. Barrett: Wimbledon: The Official History of the Championships. HarperCollins Publishers, London 2001, ISBN 0-00-711707-8 , p. 252.