title: 1908 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1908 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
  
  Arthur Gore defeated Herbert Roper Barrett 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4 in the All-Comers final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1908 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Norman Brookes did not defend his title.
  
  ## 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
  
  ### All comers' finals
  
  | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | William le Maire de Warzée | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Powell | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Powell | 6 | 8 | 6 | | Robert Powell | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Dixon | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Arthur Gore | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | Herbert Roper Barrett | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
  | Walter Crawley | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Herbert Roper Barrett | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
  | Major Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Major Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Major Ritchie | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Anthony Wilding | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Herbert Roper Barrett | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second 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 | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | CS Gordon-Smith | CS Gordon-Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Pierre Verdé-Delisle | Pierre Verdé-Delisle | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | CS Gordon-Smith | CS Gordon-Smith | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Wylie Grant | Wylie Grant | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Wylie Grant | Wylie Grant | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | JB Ward | JB Ward | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wylie Grant | Wylie Grant | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | W le Maire de Warzée | W le Maire de Warzée | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | Frank Pearce | Frank Pearce | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | George Simond | George Simond | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | F Pearce | F Pearce | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | W le Maire de Warzée | W le Maire de Warzée | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
  | William le Maire de Warzée | William le Maire de Warzée | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Harold Kitson | Harold Kitson | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Friedrich Rahe | Friedrich Rahe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Stanley Franklin | Stanley Franklin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | F Rahe | F Rahe | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | G Ball-Greene | G Ball-Greene | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
  | George Ball-Greene | George Ball-Greene | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | RH Hotham | RH Hotham | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Ball-Greene | G Ball-Greene | 3 | 6 | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Powell | R Powell | 6 | 8 | 0 |
  | Robert Powell | Robert Powell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Élie de Lastours | Élie de Lastours | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | R Powell | R Powell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | C Tuckey | C Tuckey | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Charles Tuckey | Charles Tuckey | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alfred Taylor | Alfred Taylor | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Charles Dixon | Charles Dixon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Fritz Goldberg | Fritz Goldberg | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C Dixon | C Dixon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C Ridding | C Ridding | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
  | Charles Ridding | Charles Ridding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Valentine Miley | Valentine Miley | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | C Dixon | C Dixon | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | G Caridia | G Caridia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
  | George Caridia | George Caridia | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WP Haviland | WP Haviland | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | C Caridia | C Caridia | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | JF Foulkes | JF Foulkes | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | JF Foulkes | JF Foulkes | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | AW Andrews | AW Andrews | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 4**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | 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 |
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  | | | | | | | | John Richardson | John Richardson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | EW Timmis | EW Timmis | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Richardson | J Richardson | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gore | A Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Lionel Escombe | Lionel Escombe | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gore | A Gore | 6 | 9 | 7 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Powell | K Powell | 2 | 7 | 5 |
  | | | | | | | | Kenneth Powell | Kenneth Powell | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Percival Davson | Percival Davson | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | P Davson | P Davson | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Moritz von Bissing | Moritz von Bissing | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | K Powell | K Powell | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Roderick McNair | Roderick McNair | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R McNair | R McNair | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
  | Ernest Wills | Ernest Wills | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | R McNair | R McNair | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | FN Warden | FN Warden | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | FN Warden | FN Warden | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Clement Cazalet | Clement Cazalet | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  **Section 5**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Pollard | Henry Pollard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Otto Froitzheim | Otto Froitzheim | w/o | | | | | H Pollard | H Pollard | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | AR Sawyer | AR Sawyer | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | AR Sawyer | AR Sawyer | 0 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | FH Bryant | FH Bryant | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Pollard | H Pollard | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Henry Wilson-Fox | Henry Wilson-Fox | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Crawley | W Crawley | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Sirdar Nihal Singh | Sirdar Nihal Singh | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | H Wilson-Fox | H Wilson-Fox | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Walter Crawley | Walter Crawley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Crawley | W Crawley | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Thomas | G Thomas | 1 | 4 | 1 |
  | | | | | | | | Albert Prebble | Albert Prebble | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | Peter Hicks | Peter Hicks | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Prebble | A Prebble | w/o | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Thomas | G Thomas | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | George Thomas | George Thomas | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | John Flavelle | John Flavelle | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 6**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Victor Gauntlett | Victor Gauntlett | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | M Ritchie | M Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | B Price | B Price | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Blackwood Price | Blackwood Price | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sydney Watts | Sydney Watts | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ritchie | M Ritchie | 7 | 6 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 5 | 3 | $1^r$ |
  | TD Stoward | TD Stoward | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Douglas Kitching | Douglas Kitching | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | TD Stoward | TD Stoward | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
  | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | E Yatman | E Yatman | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 7**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Theodore Mavrogordato | Theodore Mavrogordato | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Pritchett | Charles Pritchett | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | T Mavrogordato | T Mavrogordato | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | A Wilding | A Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oscar Kreuzer | Oscar Kreuzer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Wilding | A Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Pearson | F Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1 |
  | E Morris Hall | E Morris Hall | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Dunstan Rhodes | Dunstan Rhodes | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | E Morris Hall | E Morris Hall | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | F Pearson | F Pearson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Frank Pearson | Frank Pearson | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alfred Beamish | Alfred Beamish | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 8**
  
  | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gordon Lowe | Gordon Lowe | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | M Germot | M Germot | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | A Lowe | A Lowe | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Lowe | Arthur Lowe | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | WG Milburn | WG Milburn | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Lowe | A Lowe | 7 | 1 | 3 |
  | | | | | | | | | | | | | HR Barrett | HR Barrett | 9 | 6 | 6 |
  | WS Andrews | WS Andrews | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Herbert Roper Barrett | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | HR Barrett | HR Barrett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | O Toler | O Toler | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Otway Toler | Otway Toler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | AN Other | AN Other | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  