1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
Men's doubles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Laurence Doherty ; Reginald Doherty
Runners-up	Herbert Baddeley ; Wilfred Baddeley
Score	6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4
Draw	14
Seeds	–

Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Clement Cazalet and Sydney Smith 6–2 7–5 2–6 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champions Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Challenge Round

Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	6	4	8	6

Herbert Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley	4	6	6	4

First round					Quarterfinals						Semifinals					Final

					Wilberforce Eaves CH Martin	0	5	4
Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	6	6	6		Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	6	7	6
Arthur Cronin W Wallace	0	1	2								Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	6	6	4	6
George Greville Harold Nisbet	6	6	6								George Hillyard Harold Mahony	3	4	6	4
Wilfred Milne GL Orme	3	4	3		George Greville Harold Nisbet	6	2	5	2
George Hillyard Harold Mahony	6	6	6		George Hillyard Harold Mahony	4	6	7	6
Archibald McNair Roderick McNair	3	1	1													Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty	6	7	2	6
Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon																Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith	2	5	6	2
Arthur Gore AN Other	w/o				Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon
Charles Simond George Simond	6	6	6		Charles Simond George Simond	w/o
G Tree Alfred Crawley	2	0	1								Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon	1	1	2
Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley	6	6	3	6							Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith	6	6	6
Frederick Plaskitt Alfred Taylor	1	1	6	2	Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley	4	6	2	6	4
					Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith	6	4	6	3	6

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

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