1898 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Clarence Hobart and Harold Nisbet defeated George Hillyard and Sydney Smith 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Hobart and Nisbet 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1898 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Men's doubles
1898 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty
Runners-up	Clarence Hobart Harold Nisbet
Score	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Details
Draw	14
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Draw

Key

• 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

	Challenge round
	Clarence Hobart   Harold Nisbet		4	4	2
	Laurence Doherty   Reginald Doherty		6	6	6

All Comers'

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										Clarence Hobart   Harold Nisbet		6	6	7
	Wilfred Milne   William Taylor									Wilfred Milne   William Taylor		2	3	5
	David Hawes   GL Orme		w/o																Clarence Hobart   Harold Nisbet		6	10	6
	George Caridia   George Simond		3	6	10	1	6												George Caridia   George Simond		0	8	4
	Allan Pearson   Frederick Plaskitt		6	2	8	6	3			George Caridia   George Simond		6	6	7
	John Hickson   Arthur Kirby		6	6	2	6				John Hickson   Arthur Kirby		2	3	5
	Wylie Grant   Parmly Paret		2	4	6	3																						Clarence Hobart   Harold Nisbet		2	6	6	6
	George Greville   Harold Mahony		6	12	9																							George Hillyard   Sydney Smith		6	2	2	3
	Herbert Roper Barrett   Gillibrand Evered		3	10	7					George Greville   Harold Mahony		6	8	4	6	8
	George Hillyard   Sydney Smith		6	6	6					George Hillyard   Sydney Smith		3	10	6	2	6
	JH Heche   RF Leslie		2	2	2														George Hillyard   Sydney Smith		6	5	6	7
	Arthur Gore   George Mewburn		7	6	7														Arthur Gore   George Mewburn		4	7	3	5
	P Pearson   MRL White		5	4	5					Arthur Gore   George Mewburn		6	6	6
										A Raleigh   Arthur Norris		1	1	2

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. 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