1899 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
	1899 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Reginald Doherty
Runner-up	Arthur Gore
Final score	1–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
Draw	37
Seeds	–

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

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

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

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[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.