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.[1][2][3]

Singles
1877 Wimbledon Championship
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Spencer Gore
Runners-upUnited Kingdom William Marshall
Score6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw22
Seeds
Events
Singles
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Draw edit

Key edit

Finals edit

Semifinals Final
              
  Spencer Gore 6 6 6
  Charles Heathcote 2 5 2
  Spencer Gore 6 6 6
  William Marshall 1 2 4
  William Marshall
bye Second Place
  Charles Heathcote 4 4
  William Marshall 6 6

Earlier rounds edit

Section 1 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals
  Harry Thomas Gillson 2 0 3
  Spencer Gore 6 6 6   S Gore 6 4 6 6
  Robert Dalby 4 2 6 2   M Hankey 4 6 2 1
  Montague Hankey 6 6 3 6   S Gore 6 6 5 6
  John Baker 6 6 6   FN Langham 3 2 6 1
  John William Trist 1 4 0   J Baker 3 6 0 5
  Francis Langham w/o   FN Langham 6 4 6 6
  Charles Buller

Section 2 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals
  Henry Wheeler 2 5 2
  Lestocq Robert Erskine 6 6 6   R Erskine 6 6
  Henry Soden 1 5 5   J Lambert 2 1r
  J Lambert 6 6 6   R Erskine 5 6 4 1
  Bayly Akroyd 6 6 6   W Marshall 6 5 6 6
  George Nicole 0 0 4   BN Akroyd 4 2 2
  William Marshall 3 5 0   W Marshall 6 6 6
  Frederick Dorville Jackson 6 6 6

Section 3 edit

First round Second round Quarterfinals
  Frederick Oliver 6 6 6
  Montague Battye 1 1 1   FW Oliver 6 5 1 6 3
  Julian Marshall 3 1 6 6 6   J Marshall 4 6 6 4 6
  Capt. Grimston 6 6 2 3 3   J Marshall 3 3 5
  Charles Heathcote 6 6 6   C Heathcote 6 6 6
  Geoffrey Buxton 0 2 3   C Heathcote
bye

References edit

  1. ^ Atkin, Ron. "1877 Wimbledon Championships". Wimbledon.org. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
  2. ^ Lance Tingay (1977). 100 years of Wimbledon. Guinness Superlatives. p. 133. ISBN 9780900424717. Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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