1909 tennis event results
Major Ritchie defeated Herbert Roper Barrett 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Arthur Gore defeated Ritchie 6–8, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1909 Wimbledon Championships.[ 1] [ 2] Arthur Gore was the oldest winner of the title at 41 years and 182 days.[ 3]
First round Second round Third round Fourth round Charles Dixon 6 6 4 6 William le Maire de Warzée 2 2 6 4 C Dixon 9 6 6 6 JB Ward 7 1 8 0 JB Ward 6 6 7 Sydney Watts 2 4 5 C Dixon 11 6 6 F Goldberg 9 3 3 Réginald Storms w/o TR Quill 11 7 6 TR Quill RH Hotham 9 5 4 TR Quill 2 6 0 4 Fritz Goldberg 7 6 6 F Goldberg 6 1 6 6 LE Milburn 5 1 0 F Goldberg 6 4 6 6 Stanley Knight 6 1 6 6 S Knight 3 6 0 3 RD Nolan 4 6 2 1
First round Second round Third round Fourth round William Blew Evan Gwynne-Evans w/o W Blew 2 6 6 3 Charles Ridding 6 7 6 C Ridding 6 3 8 6 Charles Simond 1 5 4 C Ridding 6 6 6 Stanley Franklin 4 4 6 8 6 S Franklin 1 1 1 Ernest Wills 6 6 4 6 3 S Franklin 3 3 6 6 6 George Coulson 6 7 4 6 G Coulson 6 6 3 4 1 Otto Blom 3 5 6 3 C Ridding 3 6 6 4 3 EW Timmis 6 7 5 6 L Escombe 6 4 3 6 6 Robert Dudley 0 5 7 3 EW Timmis 6 6 3 8 Glen Walker 6 6 6 G Walker 1 1 6 6 L Bidlake 4 1 4 EW Timmis 4 2 3 Louis Trasenster 6 7 6 L Escombe 6 6 6 E Yatman 3 5 3 L Trasenster 6 3 0 4 Lionel Escombe 6 6 6 L Escombe 3 6 6 6 David Hawes 0 0 2
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