1896 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles

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Gentlemen's Doubles
1896 Wimbledon Championships
Champion United Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley[1]
Runner-up United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis[1]
Final score 8/6, 5/7, 6/4, 6/3
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women

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Reginald Doherty and Harold Nisbet defeated Charles Allen and Roy Allen 3/6, 7/5, 6/4, 6/1 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley defeated Doherty and Nisbet 1/6, 3/6, 6/4, 6/2, 6/1 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge Round

Challenge Round
United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet
6 7 4 3
United Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley
8 5 6 6

All Comers'

First Round   Quarterfinals   Semifinals   Final
 
     United Kingdom W Castle
United Kingdom Arthur Gore
2 1 3  
 United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
6 6 6      United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
6 6 6  
 United Kingdom Patrick Bowes-Lyon
United Kingdom Herbert Wilberforce
4 0 3        United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
6 8 6  
 United Kingdom Clement Cazalet
United Kingdom George Greville
6 6 6        United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet
3 6 4  
 United Kingdom Charles Dixon
United Kingdom Frederick Plaskitt
0 0 0      United Kingdom Clement Cazalet
United Kingdom George Greville
1 3 1
 United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet
6 6 6      United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet
6 6 6  
 United Kingdom Walter Bailey
United Kingdom Charles Simond
4 2 3        United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
United Kingdom Harold Nisbet
3 7 6 6
 United Kingdom Arthur Riseley
United Kingdom Frank Riseley
4 4 6 6 6        United Kingdom Charles Allen
United Kingdom Roy Allen
6 5 4 1
 United States William Larned
Ireland Harold Mahony
6 6 4 4 4      United Kingdom Arthur Riseley
United Kingdom Frank Riseley
2 2 7  
 United Kingdom Charles Allen
United Kingdom Roy Allen
     United Kingdom Charles Allen
United Kingdom Roy Allen
6 6 9  
 United Kingdom CH Martin
United Kingdom George Simond
w/o        United Kingdom Charles Allen
United Kingdom Roy Allen
3 6 6 6
 United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
United Kingdom RB Scott
6 6 6        United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
United Kingdom RB Scott
6 1 1 2  
 United Kingdom H Marsley
United Kingdom George Mewburn
4 4 0      United Kingdom Laurence Doherty
United Kingdom RB Scott
6 6 2 6
     United States Arthur Foote
United Kingdom Arthur Hallward
4 1 6 1  
 

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001

External links

  • [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com