Harold Mahony
Harold Segerson Mahony (13 February 1867 – 27 June 1905) was a Scottish-born Irish tennis player who is best known for winning the singles title at the Wimbledon Championships in 1896. His career lasted from 1888 until his death in 1905. Maho ...
defeated
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves MBE (10 December 1867 – 10 February 1920) was an Australian-born tennis player from the United Kingdom. At the 1908 London Olympics he won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles tournament.
Biography
Eaves was born i ...
6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion
Wilfred Baddeley
Wilfred Baddeley (11 January 1872 – 24 January 1929) was a British male tennis player and the elder of the Baddeley twins.
Career
Wilfred, the better-known competitor, made his debut at Wimbledon in 1889 and he went on to win singles ti ...
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.
[100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977]
Draw
Challenge round
All comers' finals
Top half
Bottom half
References
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Gentlemen's Singles
Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles