1899 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1899 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Reginald Doherty
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Arthur Gore
Score1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw37
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1898 · Wimbledon Championships · 1900 →

Arthur Gore defeated Sydney Smith 3–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Reginald Doherty defeated Gore 1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1899 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

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Key

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
       
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 6 6 3 3 3
United Kingdom Reginald Doherty 1 4 6 6 6

All comers' finals

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                     
United Kingdom Philip Pearson 3 2 7
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 6 6 9
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 6 4 3 7 6
United Kingdom Harold Mahony 3 6 6 5 1
United Kingdom George Greville 3 7 6 8
United Kingdom Harold Mahony 6 9 2 10
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 3 6 6 6
United Kingdom Sydney Smith 6 1 2 4
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet 3 5 4
United Kingdom Sydney Smith 6 7 6
United Kingdom Sydney Smith 2 11 4 8 8
United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett 6 9 6 6 6
United States Clarence Hobart 6 5 4
United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett 8 7 6

Top half

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Section 1

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Philip Pearson 6 6 6
United Kingdom Frederick Plaskitt 1 0 3
United Kingdom P Pearson 6 6 6
United Kingdom M Ritchie 3 2 4
United Kingdom Major Ritchie 6 3 6 4 6
United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves 4 6 4 6 4
United Kingdom P Pearson 3 2 7
United Kingdom A Gore 6 6 9
United Kingdom Arthur Gore 8 6 6
United Kingdom Ambrose Dudley 6 2 3
United Kingdom A Gore 6 6 6
United Kingdom G Caridia 2 1 4
United Kingdom SVR Drapes 2 4 1
United Kingdom George Caridia 6 6 6

Section 2

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom George Hillyard w/o
United Kingdom George Greville
United Kingdom G Greville 6 6 6
United Kingdom MRL White 0 3 2
United Kingdom MRL White 5 7 6 6
United Kingdom Archibald McNair 7 5 4 1
United Kingdom G Greville 3 7 6 8
United Kingdom H Mahony 6 9 2 10
United Kingdom Alexander Mackay 1 0 1
United Kingdom George Simond United Kingdom G Simond 6 6 6
United Kingdom Clement Cazalet w/o United Kingdom G Simond 2 6 6 2
United Kingdom Harold Mahony United Kingdom H Mahony 6 4 8 6
United Kingdom William Doherty w/o United Kingdom H Mahony 6 7 6
United Kingdom David Hawes 7 6 5 6 United Kingdom D Hawes 3 5 2
United Kingdom Frederick Payn 5 0 7 3

Bottom half

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Section 3

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet 6 6 6
United Kingdom J Johnstone 0 3 1 United Kingdom H Nisbet 6 6 6
United Kingdom Roy Allen 6 7 7 United Kingdom R Allen 3 4 0
United Kingdom Nelson Wright 4 5 5 United Kingdom H Nisbet 6 6 6
United Kingdom M Day 4 3 3
United Kingdom Maurice Day 1 2 6 6 6
United Kingdom Allan Pearson 6 6 3 4 1
United Kingdom H Nisbet 3 5 4
United Kingdom S Smith 6 7 6
United Kingdom John Flavelle
United Kingdom Roderick McNair w/o
United Kingdom J Flavelle 6 6 1 5 2
United Kingdom S Smith 4 4 6 7 6
United Kingdom Sydney Smith 6 6 6
United Kingdom E Reynolds 1 1 1

Section 4

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First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
United Kingdom James Crispe 6 6 6
United Kingdom B Wood-Hill 3 3 1
United Kingdom J Crispe 3 6 7 3
United States C Hobart 6 2 9 6
United States Clarence Hobart 6 6 4 6
United Kingdom Charles Dixon 3 1 6 2
United States C Hobart 6 5 4
United Kingdom HR Barrett 8 7 6
United Kingdom Oswald Milne 4 10 3 8
United Kingdom Robert Hough 6 8 6 10
United Kingdom R Hough 1 3 3
United Kingdom HR Barrett 6 6 6
United Kingdom Charles Allen 0 0 0
United Kingdom Herbert Roper Barrett 6 6 6

References

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  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.
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