1896 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Men's singles
1896 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom Harold Mahony
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley
Score6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
Details
Draw31
Seeds
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
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Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
       
Harold Mahony66586
Wilfred Baddeley28763

All comers' finals

SemifinalsFinal
              
Harold Mahony62846
Harold Nisbet46663
Harold Mahony6611
Wilberforce Eaves229
Wilberforce Eaves666
Herbert Baddeley434

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
W Castle6636
Frederick Payn2162 W Castle194
Reginald Doherty37162 H Mahony6116
Harold Mahony65636 H Mahony7576
Frank Riseley667 F Riseley5753
John Flavelle215 F Riseley8
Arthur Riseley6666 A Riseley8r
Frederick Plaskitt2811 H Mahony62846
Harold Nisbet666 H Nisbet46663
Walter Bailey132 H Nisbet33666
Charles Dixon332 H Chapman66134
Horace Chapman666 H Nisbet26616
George Simond63276 G Simond64463
George Greville46653 G Simond666
Charles Allen36616 C Allen121
RB Scott60464

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
Clement Cazalet6467
Laurence Doherty4645 C Cazalet696
David Hawes433 A Foote473
Arthur Foote666 C Cazalet530
Wilberforce Eaves5666 W Eaves766
Arthur Gore7421 W Eaves666
Roy Allen667 R Allen021
Arthur Kirby135 W Eaves666
Herbert Baddeley6646 H Baddeley434
H Marley2262 H Baddeley666
Alfred Crawley A Crawley222
Manliffe Goodbodyw/o H Baddeley33666
William Larned676 W Larned66443
Arthur Hallward154 W Larned666
Robert Hough423

References

Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by