1898 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1898 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Reginald Doherty
Runner-up	Laurence Doherty
Score	6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	–
Events

Laurence Doherty defeated Harold Mahony 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 2–6, 14–12 in the All Comers Final, but the reigning champion Reginald Doherty defeated Laurence Doherty 6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–1 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1898 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round

Laurence Doherty	3	3	6	7	1

Reginald Doherty	6	6	2	5	6

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final

Major Ritchie	2	6	3	2

Clarence Hobart	6	3	6	6
						Clarence Hobart	1	4	3

						Laurence Doherty	6	6	6
Laurence Doherty	6	6	3	6

John Flavelle	2	3	6	0
												Laurence Doherty	6	6	4	2	14

												Harold Mahony	1	2	6	6	12
Arthur Gore	4	6	4	6	7

Sydney Smith	6	0	6	3	5
						Arthur Gore	2	6	6	2	4

						Harold Mahony	6	3	4	6	6
Harold Mahony	6	6	6

George Simond	2	4	4

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

	Major Ritchie	2	6	6	8	6
	Harry Barlow	6	2	8	6	1
							M Ritchie	6	6	7
							R Hough	1	4	5
	J Johnstone	5	0	5
	Robert Hough	7	6	7
												M Ritchie	2	6	3	2
												C Hobart	6	3	6	6
	Clarence Hobart	9	6	6
	Gillibrand Evered	7	1	3
							C Hobart	6	4	6	6
							F Payn	1	6	3	3
	Frederick Payn	3	6	6	3	6
	LT Ball	6	4	4	6	4

Section 2

First round					Second round						Third round					Quarterfinals

					Herbert Roper Barrett	4	6	3	6	9
					George Caridia	6	2	6	4	7
											HR Barrett	1	4	1
											L Doherty	6	6	6
					Laurence Doherty	6	6	6
					George Hillyard	1	3	1
																L Doherty	6	6	3	6
																J Flavelle	2	3	6	0
					John Flavelle	6	4	6	6
Allan Pearson	1	6	6	6	A Pearson	3	6	4	3
JH Hechle	6	0	0	4							J Flavelle	7	6	6	6
MRL White	7	1	6	6							MRL White	9	4	1	4
Arthur Norris	5	6	0	0	MRL White	3	6	6	4	6
E Stanley	7	6	6		E Stanley	6	4	3	6	2
Alexander Mackay	5	2	4

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

Arthur Gore
John Boucher	w/o			A Gore	9	0	6	6
Harold Nisbet	7	6	8	H Nisbet	7	6	1	4
Frederick Plaskitt	5	4	6						A Gore	4	6	8	12
									G Greville	6	4	6	10
				George Greville	6	6	6
				Wylie Grant	1	0	1
														A Gore	4	6	4	6	7
														S Smith	6	0	6	3	5
				Sydney Smith
				Wilberforce Eaves	w/o
									S Smith	6	6	6
									D Hawes	1	2	2
				David Hawes	6	4	12	7
				George Mewburn	3	6	10	5

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Harold Mahony	6	6	6
	S Baddeley	3	3	2
						H Mahony	6	6	6	6
						P Pearson	4	3	8	1
	Philip Pearson	6	6	6
	RF Leslie	1	2	1
											H Mahony	6	6	6
											G Simond	2	4	4
	Oswald Milne
	Horace Chapman	w/o
						O Milne	2	4	1
						G Simond	6	6	6
	George Simond	9	3	6	12
	Jahial Parmly Paret	7	6	3	10

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 1897 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1899 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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