1901 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Dwight Davis and Holcombe Ward defeated Herbert Roper Barrett and George Simond 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Davis and Ward 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1901 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Men's doubles
1901 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Laurence Doherty
United Kingdom Reginald Doherty
Runners-upUnited States Dwight Davis
United States Holcombe Ward
Score4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7
Details
Draw19
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1900 · Wimbledon Championships · 1902 →

Draw

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
       
  Dwight Davis
  Holcombe Ward
6 2 3 7
  Laurence Doherty
  Reginald Doherty
4 6 6 9

All comers' finals

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Semifinals Final
              
  Clement Cazalet
  Sydney Smith
2 3 6 1
  Herbert Roper Barrett
  George Simond
6 6 2 6
  Herbert Roper Barrett
  George Simond
5 4 4
  Dwight Davis
  Holcombe Ward
7 6 6
  HW Davies
  Reginald Gamble
3 3 3
  Dwight Davis
  Holcombe Ward
6 6 6

Top half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  George Greville
  CH Martin
7 6 6
  Capt. Barton
  Dr. Barton
5 1 0
  G Greville
  CH Martin
4 6 1 2
  C Cazalet
  S Smith
6 4 6 6
  Clement Cazalet
  Sydney Smith
8 6 9 6
  Charles Dixon
  Major Ritchie
6 4 11 2
  C Cazalet
  S Smith
2 3 6 1
  HR Barrett
  G Simond
6 6 2 6
  Harold Mahony
  Arthur Norris
6 6 6
  Arthur Stanley
  H Wilson
3 3 4
  H Mahony
  A Norris
2 2 2
  Herbert Roper Barrett
  George Simond
6 6 6   HR Barrett
  G Simond
6 6 6
  Walter Crawley
  Philip Pearson
1 1 0   HR Barrett
  G Simond
6 6 6
  Walter Bailey
  JF Martin
6 6 6   W Bailey
  JF Martin
2 2 3
  F Japi
  Allan Pearson
1 3 4

The nationality of F Japi is unknown.

Bottom half

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First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
  HW Davies
  Reginald Gamble
6 6 6
  Sydney Adams
  Robert Hough
4 4 2   HW Davies
  R Gamble
6 6 6
  Gillibrand Evered
  B Wood Hill
4 1 4
  HW Davies
  R Gamble
4 6 1 6 6
  A Gore
  HM Sweetman
6 3 6 3 4
  Arthur Gore
  HM Sweetman
6 4 6 7
  Neville Durlacher
  Roderick McNair
2 6 4 5
  HW Davies
  R Gamble
3 3 3
  D Davis
  H Ward
6 6 6
  David Hawes
  Capt. Young
6 6 6
  A Raleigh
  AW Andrews
4 3 1
  D Hawes
  Capt. Young
4 4 3
  D Davis
  H Ward
6 6 6
  Dwight Davis
  Holcombe Ward
3 6 11 9
  Wilberforce Eaves
  George Hillyard
6 3 9 7

References

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  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.
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