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Men's singles

1897 Wimbledon Championships

Final

Champion

Reginald Doherty

Runner-up

Harold Mahony

Score

6–4, 6–4, 6–3

Details

Draw

Seeds

–

Events

Singles	men	women
Doubles	men	women

← 1896 ·

Wimbledon Championships

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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

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round

Reginald Doherty	6	6	6

Harold Mahony	4	4	3

All comers' finals

Semifinals						Final

Sydney Smith	2	7	6	2	1

Wilberforce Eaves	6	5	1	6	6
						Wilberforce Eaves	3	5	0^r

						Reginald Doherty	6	7	2
Wilfred Baddeley	3	0	3

Reginald Doherty	6	6	6

Top half

First round						Second round						Quarterfinals					Semifinals

Clement Cazalet	6	6	10
SC Atkey	2	2	8			C Cazalet	6	6	2	2	1
Sydney Smith	7	8	6			S Smith	4	3	6	6	6
Arthur Hallward	5	6	3									S Smith	3	6	6	6
George Hillyard												G Hillyard	6	4	2	4
W Wallace	w/o					G Hillyard	6	6	6
Alfred Taylor	6	6	3	3	6	A Taylor	2	2	1
Gillibrand Evered	1	3	6	6	4												S Smith	2	7	6	2	1
George Greville	6	6	6														W Eaves	6	5	1	6	6
Arthur Norris	2	2	1			G Greville
JJ Stone	5	2	3			A Gore	w/o
Arthur Gore	7	6	6									G Greville	1	2	10	0
Wilberforce Eaves	6	6	6									W Eaves	6	6	8	6
R Sheldon	3	3	2			W Eaves	8	6	6	6
Arthur Riseley	6	6	6			A Riseley	10	3	1	4
Frederick Plaskitt	0	2	4

Bottom half

First round					Second round				Quarterfinals				Semifinals

Harold Nisbet	6	6	7	6
Robert Hough	3	2	9	3	H Nisbet	2	2	5
Wilfred Baddeley					W Baddeley	6	6	7
David Hawes	w/o								W Baddeley	6	6	6
Alfred Crawley									L Doherty	4	2	2
Archdale Palmer	w/o				A Crawley	0	2	5
Laurence Doherty	6	6	8		L Doherty	6	6	7
Herbert Baddeley	4	4	6										W Baddeley	3	0	3
Reginald Doherty	11	1	6	6									R Doherty	6	6	6
George Simond	9	6	4	3	R Doherty	6	6	9
FSM Bates	4	3	5		O Milne	2	1	7
Oswald Milne	6	6	7						R Doherty
Frank Riseley									F Riseley	w/o
Manliffe Goodbody	w/o				F Riseley	6	6	6
					Major Ritchie	3	2	1

References

^ 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.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1896 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1898 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles