title: 1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
text: # 1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
  
  Reginald Doherty defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–3, 7–5, 2–0 (retired) in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Harold Mahony 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1897 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
  | Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | 4 | 4 | 3 | | |
  
  ### All comers' finals
  
  | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | | | | | |
  | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 3 | 5 | $0^r$ |
  | | | | | | | | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 7 | 2 |
  | Wilfred Baddeley | Wilfred Baddeley | 3 | 0 | 3 | | | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 7 | 2 |
  | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Top half
  
  | 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 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Clement Cazalet | Clement Cazalet | 6 | 6 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | SC Atkey | SC Atkey | 2 | 2 | 8 | | | C Cazalet | C Cazalet | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Sydney Smith | Sydney Smith | 7 | 8 | 6 | | | S Smith | S Smith | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Hallward | Arthur Hallward | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | S Smith | S Smith | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | George Hillyard | George Hillyard | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
  | W Wallace | W Wallace | w/o | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Alfred Taylor | Alfred Taylor | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | A Taylor | A Taylor | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Gillibrand Evered | Gillibrand Evered | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | S Smith | S Smith | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
  | George Greville | George Greville | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
  | Arthur Norris | Arthur Norris | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | G Greville | G Greville | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | JJ Stone | JJ Stone | 5 | 2 | 3 | | | A Gore | A Gore | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | G Greville | G Greville | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | | |
  | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | |
  | R Sheldon | R Sheldon | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Arthur Riseley | Arthur Riseley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | A Riseley | A Riseley | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Frederick Plaskitt | Frederick Plaskitt | 0 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  
  ### Bottom half
  
  | First round | 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Harold Nisbet | Harold Nisbet | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Robert Hough | Robert Hough | 3 | 2 | 9 | 3 | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 2 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Wilfred Baddeley | Wilfred Baddeley | | | | | W Baddeley | W Baddeley | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | David Hawes | David Hawes | w/o | | | | | | | | | W Baddeley | W Baddeley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
  | Alfred Crawley | Alfred Crawley | | | | | | | | | | L Doherty | L Doherty | 4 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
  | Archdale Palmer | Archdale Palmer | w/o | | | | A Crawley | A Crawley | 0 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Laurence Doherty | Laurence Doherty | 6 | 6 | 8 | | L Doherty | L Doherty | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Herbert Baddeley | Herbert Baddeley | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | W Baddeley | W Baddeley | 3 | 0 | 3 |
  | Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 11 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | R Doherty | R Doherty | 6 | 6 | 6 |
  | George Simond | George Simond | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | R Doherty | R Doherty | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | FSM Bates | FSM Bates | 4 | 3 | 5 | | O Milne | O Milne | 2 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Oswald Milne | Oswald Milne | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | R Doherty | R Doherty | | | | | | | | |
  | Frank Riseley | Frank Riseley | | | | | | | | | | F Riseley | F Riseley | w/o | | | | | | | |
  | Manliffe Goodbody | Manliffe Goodbody | w/o | | | | F Riseley | F Riseley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
  