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1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Field	Value
champ	GBR Reginald Doherty
runner	GBR Harold Mahony
score	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
draw	31
seeds	–

Main article: 1897 Wimbledon Championships

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

Challenge round

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All comers' finals

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References

References

100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
Barrett, John. (2014). "Wimbledon: The Official History". Vision Sports Publishing.

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