1899 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1899 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Reginald Doherty
Runner-up	Arthur Gore
Score	1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Details
Draw	37
Seeds	–
Events

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

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round

Arthur Gore	6	6	3	3	3

Reginald Doherty	1	4	6	6	6

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals					Semifinals						Final

Philip Pearson	3	2	7

Arthur Gore	6	6	9
					Arthur Gore	6	4	3	7	6

					Harold Mahony	3	6	6	5	1
George Greville	3	7	6	8

Harold Mahony	6	9	2	10
											Arthur Gore	3	6	6	6

											Sydney Smith	6	1	2	4
Harold Nisbet	3	5	4

Sydney Smith	6	7	6
					Sydney Smith	2	11	4	8	8

					Herbert Roper Barrett	6	9	6	6	6
Clarence Hobart	6	5	4

Herbert Roper Barrett	8	7	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round						Third round				Quarterfinals

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

Section 2

First round					Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

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

Bottom half

Section 3

First round				Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

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

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

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

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 1898 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1900 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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