1900 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1900 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Reginald Doherty[1]
Runner-up	Sydney Smith[1]
Final score	6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2

Sydney Smith defeated Arthur Gore, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1, to advance to face the defending champion in the challenger round. Reginald Doherty defeated Sydney Smith, 6–8, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2, in the final to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1900 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
		Frederick Plaskitt	3	2	0
		Arthur Gore	6	6	6
											Arthur Gore	4	8	8	6
											Laurence Doherty	6	6	6	1
		Laurence Doherty	6	6	6
		Roderick McNair	1	2	4
																				Arthur Gore	4	6	2	1
																				Sydney Smith	6	4	6	6
		Sydney Smith	6	4	7	6
		Herbert Roper-Barrett	1	6	5	2
											Sydney Smith	6	6	6
											Harold Nisbet	0	1	1
		Harold Nisbet	6	6	6	3	6
		F.W. Payn	2	8	4	6	2

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										R Hough	5	6	3	7	6
										F.N. Warden	7	3	6	5	4
																			R Hough	6	3	4	4
																			F Plaskitt	3	6	6	6
										F Plaskitt	6	6	6
										O Milne	3	4	3
																												F Plaskitt	6	6	6
																												A Gore	3	2	0
										C Cazalet	7	6	6	8	6
										H Mahony	5	2	8	10	4
																			C Cazalet	1	7	2	2
																			A Gore	6	5	6	6
										D Hawes	1	2	3
										A Gore	6	6	6

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										F Riseley	w/o
										A Pearson
																			A Pearson	3	1	3
																			L Doherty	6	6	6
										L Doherty	6	6	6
										E Wills	0	4	1
																												L Doherty	6	6	6
																												R McNair	1	2	4
										S Baddeley	6	6	6
										A. Raleigh	0	1	3
																			S. Baddeley	1	1	6	6	3
																			R McNair	6	6	4	3	6
										R McNair	6	6	5	6
	N Davidson	6	6	6	4					N Davidson	2	2	7	0
	S. Herbert	3	8	3	0	r.

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
	S Smith	6	6	3	6	9
	E Black	4	8	6	1	7				S Smith	6	6	5	3	6
										G Greville	1	3	7	6	1
																			S Smith	6	6	6
																			G.L. Orme	1	2	2
										G.L. Orme	2	6	4	6	6
										J.M. Flavelle	6	1	6	4	1
																												S Smith	6	4	7	6
																												H Roper-Barrett	1	6	5	2
										H Roper-Barrett	6	6	6
										G Simond	3	1	2
																			H Roper-Barrett	6	6	6
																			C Dixon	4	0	3
										C Dixon
										B Hillyard	w/o

Section 4

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Fourth Round
										G.E. Evered	6	7	6
										H Chipp	2	5	0
																			G.E. Evered	3	0	3
																			H Nisbet	6	6	6
										H Nisbet
										B. Wood-Hill	w/o
																												H Nisbet	6	6	6	3	6
																												F.W. Payn	2	8	4	6	2
										F.W. Payn	6	6	6
										H Plaskitt	4	4	4
																			F.W. Payn	6	2	2	6	7
																			J Ritchie	3	6	6	4	5
										L Escombe	3	4	4
										J Ritchie	6	6	6

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com