title: 1877 Wimbledon Championship – Singles
text: # 1877 Wimbledon Championship – Singles
  
  Spencer Gore defeated William Marshall, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 in the final to win the inaugural Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1877 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
  
  ### Finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Spencer Gore | Spencer Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Heathcote | Charles Heathcote | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
  | Charles Heathcote | Charles Heathcote | 2 | 5 | 2 | Spencer Gore | Spencer Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
  | | | | | | William Marshall | William Marshall | 1 | 2 | 4 | | |
  | William Marshall | William Marshall | | | | William Marshall | William Marshall | 1 | 2 | 4 | | |
  | bye | bye | | | | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place | Second Place |
  | | | | | | Charles Heathcote | Charles Heathcote | 4 | 4 | | | |
  | | | | | | William Marshall | William Marshall | 6 | 6 | | | |
  
  ### Earlier rounds
  
  **Section 1**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Harry Thomas Gillson | Harry Thomas Gillson | 2 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Spencer Gore | Spencer Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | S Gore | S Gore | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Robert Dalby | Robert Dalby | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | M Hankey | M Hankey | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
  | Montague Hankey | Montague Hankey | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | S Gore | S Gore | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
  | John Baker | John Baker | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | FN Langham | FN Langham | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
  | John William Trist | John William Trist | 1 | 4 | 0 | | J Baker | J Baker | 3 | 6 | 0 | 5 | | | | | | |
  | Francis Langham | Francis Langham | w/o | | | | FN Langham | FN Langham | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Charles Buller | Charles Buller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 2**
  
  | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Henry Wheeler | Henry Wheeler | 2 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Lestocq Robert Erskine | Lestocq Robert Erskine | 6 | 6 | 6 | R Erskine | R Erskine | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | Henry Soden | Henry Soden | 1 | 5 | 5 | J Lambert | J Lambert | 2 | $1^r$ | | | | | | | |
  | J Lambert | J Lambert | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | R Erskine | R Erskine | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
  | Bayly Akroyd | Bayly Akroyd | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | W Marshall | W Marshall | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
  | George Nicole | George Nicole | 0 | 0 | 4 | BN Akroyd | BN Akroyd | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | |
  | William Marshall | William Marshall | 3 | 5 | 0 | W Marshall | W Marshall | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
  | Frederick Dorville Jackson | Frederick Dorville Jackson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  **Section 3**
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Frederick Oliver | Frederick Oliver | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Montague Battye | Montague Battye | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | FW Oliver | FW Oliver | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
  | Julian Marshall | Julian Marshall | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | J Marshall | J Marshall | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Capt. Grimston | Capt. Grimston | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | J Marshall | J Marshall | 3 | 3 | 5 |
  | Charles Heathcote | Charles Heathcote | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | C Heathcote | C Heathcote | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | Geoffrey Buxton | Geoffrey Buxton | 0 | 2 | 3 | | | C Heathcote | C Heathcote | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | | | |
  