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Men's singles
1896 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Harold Mahony
Runner-up	Wilfred Baddeley
Score	6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	31
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 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.

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
	Harold Mahony		6	6	5	8	6
	Wilfred Baddeley		2	8	7	6	3

All comers' finals

	Semifinals									Final
	Harold Mahony		6	2	8	4	6
	Harold Nisbet		4	6	6	6	3
										Harold Mahony		6	6	11
										Wilberforce Eaves		2	2	9
	Wilberforce Eaves		6	6	6
	Herbert Baddeley		4	3	4

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	W Castle		6	6	3	6
	Frederick Payn		2	1	6	2				W Castle		1	9	4
	Reginald Doherty		3	7	1	6	2			H Mahony		6	11	6
	Harold Mahony		6	5	6	3	6												H Mahony		7	5	7	6
	Frank Riseley		6	6	7														F Riseley		5	7	5	3
	John Flavelle		2	1	5					F Riseley		8
	Arthur Riseley		6	6	6	6				A Riseley		8
	Frederick Plaskitt		2	8	1	1																						H Mahony		6	2	8	4	6
	Harold Nisbet		6	6	6																							H Nisbet		4	6	6	6	3
	Walter Bailey		1	3	2					H Nisbet		3	3	6	6	6
	Charles Dixon		3	3	2					H Chapman		6	6	1	3	4
	Horace Chapman		6	6	6														H Nisbet		2	6	6	1	6
	George Simond		6	3	2	7	6												G Simond		6	4	4	6	3
	George Greville		4	6	6	5	3			G Simond		6	6	6
	Charles Allen		3	6	6	1	6			C Allen		1	2	1
	RB Scott		6	0	4	6	4

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	Clement Cazalet		6	4	6	7
	Laurence Doherty		4	6	4	5				C Cazalet		6	9	6
	David Hawes		4	3	3					A Foote		4	7	3
	Arthur Foote		6	6	6														C Cazalet		5	3	0
	Wilberforce Eaves		5	6	6	6													W Eaves		7	6	6
	Arthur Gore		7	4	2	1				W Eaves		6	6	6
	Roy Allen		6	6	7					R Allen		0	2	1
	Arthur Kirby		1	3	5																							W Eaves		6	6	6
	Herbert Baddeley		6	6	4	6																						H Baddeley		4	3	4
	H Marley		2	2	6	2				H Baddeley		6	6	6
	Alfred Crawley									A Crawley		2	2	2
	Manliffe Goodbody		w/o																H Baddeley		3	3	6	6	6
	William Larned		6	7	6														W Larned		6	6	4	4	3
	Arthur Hallward		1	5	4					W Larned		6	6	6
										Robert Hough		4	2	3

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

• 1896 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles