title: 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1905 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
  
  Norman Brookes defeated Sydney Smith 1–6, 6–4, 6–1, 1–6, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Laurence Doherty defeated Brookes 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1905 Wimbledon Championships.
  
  ## Draw
  
  ### Key
  
  * Q = Qualifier
  * WC = Wild card
  * LL = Lucky loser
  * Alt = Alternate
  * SE = Special exempt
  * PR = Protected ranking
  * ITF = ITF entry
  * JE = Junior exempt
  * w/o = Walkover
  * r = Retired
  * d = Defaulted
  * SR = Special ranking
  
  ### Challenge round
  
  | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 6 | 2 | 4 | | |
  | Laurence Doherty | Laurence Doherty | 8 | 6 | 6 | | |
  
  ### All comers' finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 8 | 6 | 6 | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 3 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Frank Riseley | Frank Riseley | 3 | 2 | 4 | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
  | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 6 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 |
  | William Larned | William Larned | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | William Larned | William Larned | 2 | 4 | 4 | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Cronin | Arthur Cronin | 0 | 2 | 0 | Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | F Leaver | F Leaver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fernand Houget | Fernand Houget | 4 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | F Leaver | F Leaver | 4 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | A Wilding | A Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alfred Dunlop | Alfred Dunlop | 4 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | A Wilding | A Wilding | 5 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
  | William Clothier | William Clothier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alan Perceval | Alan Perceval | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | W Clothier | W Clothier | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | R Hough | R Hough | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Hough | Robert Hough | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | B Nehru | B Nehru | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sydney Adams | Sydney Adams | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | A Gore | A Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | TD Stoward | TD Stoward | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Stoward | Thomas Stoward | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GM Thomas | GM Thomas | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gore | A Gore | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | B Wright | B Wright | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 |
  | Ernest Parton | Ernest Parton | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | William le Maire de Warzée | William le Maire de Warzée | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | E Parton | E Parton | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | B Wright | B Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Beals Wright | Beals Wright | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Simond | Charles Simond | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | EW Timmis | EW Timmis | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Paul de Borman | Paul de Borman | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | EW Timmis | EW Timmis | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | F Riseley | F Riseley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Frank Riseley | Frank Riseley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | John Flavelle | John Flavelle | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | F Riseley | F Riseley | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | A Taylor | A Taylor | 1 | 0 | 2 |
  | Alfred Taylor | Alfred Taylor | 9 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Evan Gwynne-Evans | Evan Gwynne-Evans | 7 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | A Taylor | A Taylor | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | N Davidson | N Davidson | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | Nigel Davidson | Nigel Davidson | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Thomas Hillerup | Thomas Hillerup | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | | | C Cazalet | C Cazalet | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | JB Ward | JB Ward | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | C Cazalet | C Cazalet | 10 | 6 | $0^r$ | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 8 | 8 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | G Simond | G Simond | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 3 | 1 | 3 |
  | E Morris Hall | E Morris Hall | 4 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | N Brookes | N Brookes | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | Lionel Escombe | Lionel Escombe | 6 | 6 | 6 | L Escombe | L Escombe | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | GO Thomas | GO Thomas | 1 | 2 | 0 | H Wilson-Fox | H Wilson-Fox | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Henry Wilson-Fox | Henry Wilson-Fox | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | L Escombe | L Escombe | 3 | 4 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Charlie Finlason | Charlie Finlason | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | N Brookes | N Brookes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | George Caridia | George Caridia | 8 | 7 | 6 | G Caridia | G Caridia | 2 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Norman Brookes | Norman Brookes | 6 | 6 | 6 | N Brookes | N Brookes | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ernest Salmon | Ernest Salmon | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Fosbery | Henry Fosbery | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Gouldesborough | Charles Gouldesborough | 2 | 2 | 4 | HJW Fosbery | HJW Fosbery | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Kenneth Powell | Kenneth Powell | | | | K Powell | K Powell | 4 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | w/o | | | | | | | | | HJW Fosbery | HJW Fosbery | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | S Smith | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Holcombe Ward | Holcombe Ward | 4 | 3 | 6 | S Smith | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Smith | S Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Mavrogordato | T Mavrogordato | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | | | | | | Penn Gaskell | Penn Gaskell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | John Dufall | John Dufall | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | P Gaskell | P Gaskell | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | T Mavrogordato | T Mavrogordato | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Theodore Mavrogordato | Theodore Mavrogordato | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Frank Pearce | Frank Pearce | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Harry Parker | Harry Parker | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | K Doust | K Doust | 3 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | H Parker | H Parker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | R McNair | R McNair | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | Roderick McNair | Roderick McNair | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wallace Groser | Wallace Groser | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | H Parker | H Parker | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | George Orme | George Orme | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | GL Orme | GL Orme | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | William Larned | William Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Erik Larsen | Erik Larsen | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | ER Clarke | ER Clarke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | George Ball-Greene | George Ball-Greene | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | ER Clarke | ER Clarke | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | E Yatman | E Yatman | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Edward Yatman | Edward Yatman | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Ferdinand Uhl | Ferdinand Uhl | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Yatman | E Yatman | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Cronin | A Cronin | 9 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
  | Ernest Wills | Ernest Wills | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wollmar Boström | Wollmar Boström | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | E Wills | E Wills | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Cronin | A Cronin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Cronin | Arthur Cronin | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Frederick Plaskitt | Frederick Plaskitt | 2 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Barney Murphy | Barney Murphy | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | M Ritchie | M Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Cecil Hartley | Cecil Hartley | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Cecil Hartley | Cecil Hartley | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WJ Lancaster | WJ Lancaster | 3 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ritchie | M Ritchie | 6 | 8 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | A Beamish | A Beamish | 1 | 6 | 2 |
  | Henry Pollard | Henry Pollard | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Harold Kitson | Harold Kitson | 5 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Henry Pollard | Henry Pollard | 0 | 3 | 5 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | A Beamish | A Beamish | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | |
  | Alfred Beamish | Alfred Beamish | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Hawes | David Hawes | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  