1896 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Men's singles
1896 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Harold Mahony
Runner-up	Wilfred Baddeley
Score	6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
Draw	31
Seeds	–

Main article: 1896 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild card
• LL = Lucky loser
• Alt = Alternate
• ITF = ITF entry
• PR = Protected ranking
• SR = Special ranking
• SE = Special exempt
• JE = Junior exempt
• JR = Junior Accelerator Programme entrant
• CO = College Accelerator Programme entrant
• NG = Next Gen Accelerator Program entrant
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Harold Mahony		6	6	5	8	6
	Wilfred Baddeley		2	8	7	6	3

All comers' finals

	Semifinals									Final
	Harold Mahony		6	2	8	4	6
	Harold Nisbet		4	6	6	6	3
										Harold Mahony		6	6	11
										Wilberforce Eaves		2	2	9
	Wilberforce Eaves		6	6	6
	Herbert Baddeley		4	3	4

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	W Castle		6	6	3	6
	Frederick Payn		2	1	6	2				W Castle		1	9	4
	Reginald Doherty		3	7	1	6	2			H Mahony		6	11	6
	Harold Mahony		6	5	6	3	6												H Mahony		7	5	7	6
	Frank Riseley		6	6	7														F Riseley		5	7	5	3
	John Flavelle		2	1	5					F Riseley		8
	Arthur Riseley		6	6	6	6				A Riseley		8r
	Frederick Plaskitt		2	8	1	1																						H Mahony		6	2	8	4	6
	Harold Nisbet		6	6	6																							H Nisbet		4	6	6	6	3
	Walter Bailey		1	3	2					H Nisbet		3	3	6	6	6
	Charles Dixon		3	3	2					H Chapman		6	6	1	3	4
	Horace Chapman		6	6	6														H Nisbet		2	6	6	1	6
	George Simond		6	3	2	7	6												G Simond		6	4	4	6	3
	George Greville		4	6	6	5	3			G Simond		6	6	6
	Charles Allen		3	6	6	1	6			C Allen		1	2	1
	RB Scott		6	0	4	6	4

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	Clement Cazalet		6	4	6	7
	Laurence Doherty		4	6	4	5				C Cazalet		6	9	6
	David Hawes		4	3	3					A Foote		4	7	3
	Arthur Foote		6	6	6														C Cazalet		5	3	0
	Wilberforce Eaves		5	6	6	6													W Eaves		7	6	6
	Arthur Gore		7	4	2	1				W Eaves		6	6	6
	Roy Allen		6	6	7					R Allen		0	2	1
	Arthur Kirby		1	3	5																							W Eaves		6	6	6
	Herbert Baddeley		6	6	4	6																						H Baddeley		4	3	4
	H Marley		2	2	6	2				H Baddeley		6	6	6
	Alfred Crawley									A Crawley		2	2	2
	Manliffe Goodbody		w/o																H Baddeley		3	3	6	6	6
	William Larned		6	7	6														W Larned		6	6	4	4	3
	Arthur Hallward		1	5	4					W Larned		6	6	6
										Robert Hough		4	2	3