Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]
1896, wimbledon, championships, singles, harold, mahony, defeated, wilberforce, eaves, comers, final, then, defeated, reigning, champion, wilfred, baddeley, challenge, round, gentlemen, singles, tennis, title, 1896, wimbledon, championships, singles1896, wimbl. Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6 2 6 2 11 9 in the All Comers Final and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 6 2 6 8 5 7 8 6 6 3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen s singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships 1 2 Men s singles1896 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionHarold MahonyRunner upWilfred BaddeleyScore6 2 6 8 5 7 8 6 6 3DetailsDraw31Seeds EventsSingles men womenDoubles men women 1895 Wimbledon Championships 1897 Main article 1896 Wimbledon Championships Contents 1 Draw 1 1 Key 1 2 Challenge round 1 3 All comers finals 1 4 Top half 1 5 Bottom half 2 References 3 External linksDraw editKey edit Q Qualifier WC Wild card LL Lucky loser Alt Alternate SE Special exempt PR Protected ranking ITF ITF entry JE Junior exempt w o Walkover r Retired d Defaulted SR Special ranking Challenge round edit Challenge Round nbsp Harold Mahony66586 nbsp Wilfred Baddeley28763All comers finals edit SemifinalsFinal nbsp Harold Mahony62846 nbsp Harold Nisbet46663 nbsp Harold Mahony6611 nbsp Wilberforce Eaves229 nbsp Wilberforce Eaves666 nbsp Herbert Baddeley434Top half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp W Castle6636 nbsp Frederick Payn2162 nbsp W Castle194 nbsp Reginald Doherty37162 nbsp H Mahony6116 nbsp Harold Mahony65636 nbsp H Mahony7576 nbsp Frank Riseley667 nbsp F Riseley5753 nbsp John Flavelle215 nbsp F Riseley8 nbsp Arthur Riseley6666 nbsp A Riseley8r nbsp Frederick Plaskitt2811 nbsp H Mahony62846 nbsp Harold Nisbet666 nbsp H Nisbet46663 nbsp Walter Bailey132 nbsp H Nisbet33666 nbsp Charles Dixon332 nbsp H Chapman66134 nbsp Horace Chapman666 nbsp H Nisbet26616 nbsp George Simond63276 nbsp G Simond64463 nbsp George Greville46653 nbsp G Simond666 nbsp Charles Allen36616 nbsp C Allen121 nbsp RB Scott60464Bottom half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp Clement Cazalet6467 nbsp Laurence Doherty4645 nbsp C Cazalet696 nbsp David Hawes433 nbsp A Foote473 nbsp Arthur Foote666 nbsp C Cazalet530 nbsp Wilberforce Eaves5666 nbsp W Eaves766 nbsp Arthur Gore7421 nbsp W Eaves666 nbsp Roy Allen667 nbsp R Allen021 nbsp Arthur Kirby135 nbsp W Eaves666 nbsp Herbert Baddeley6646 nbsp H Baddeley434 nbsp H Marley2262 nbsp H Baddeley666 nbsp Alfred Crawley nbsp A Crawley222 nbsp Manliffe Goodbodyw o nbsp H Baddeley33666 nbsp William Larned676 nbsp W Larned66443 nbsp Arthur Hallward154 nbsp W Larned666 nbsp Robert Hough423References edit 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 editSource for the draw at Wimbledon comPreceded by1895 U S National Championships Men s singles Grand Slam men s singles Succeeded by1897 U S National Championships Men s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1896 Wimbledon Championships Men 27s singles amp oldid 1159430492, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
