1908 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1908 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Arthur Gore
Runner-up	Herbert Roper Barrett
Score	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	69
Seeds	–
Events

Arthur Gore defeated Herbert Roper Barrett 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4 in the All-Comers final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1908 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Norman Brookes did not defend his title.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals						Semifinals						Final

	William le Maire de Warzée	4	6	4

	Robert Powell	6	8	6
							Robert Powell	8	4	2

							Arthur Gore	10	6	6
	Charles Dixon	8	3	6	0

	Arthur Gore	10	6	3	6
													Arthur Gore	6	6	4	3	6

													Herbert Roper Barrett	3	2	6	6	4
	Walter Crawley	1	3	2

	Major Ritchie	6	6	6
							Major Ritchie	3	1	6	1

							Herbert Roper Barrett	6	6	3	6
	Anthony Wilding	6	4	4	0

	Herbert Roper Barrett	2	6	6	6

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Fourth round

	CS Gordon-Smith	6	6	6
	Pierre Verdé-Delisle	1	4	3
						CS Gordon-Smith	6	3	5	2
						Wylie Grant	4	6	7	6
	Wylie Grant	6	8	7	6
	JB Ward	3	10	5	3
											Wylie Grant	6	6	4	2	2
											W le Maire de Warzée	3	4	6	6	6
	Frank Pearce
	George Simond	w/o
						F Pearce	3	3	2
						W le Maire de Warzée	6	6	6
	William le Maire de Warzée	6	2	6	9
	Harold Kitson	1	6	2	7

Section 2

First round	Second round						Third round				Fourth round

	Friedrich Rahe
	Stanley Franklin	w/o
							F Rahe	2	7	1
							G Ball-Greene	6	9	6
	George Ball-Greene	6	6	3	6
	RH Hotham	3	2	6	0
											G Ball-Greene	3	6	0^r
											R Powell	6	8	0
	Robert Powell	6	6	6
	Élie de Lastours	0	2	2
							R Powell	6	6	6
							C Tuckey	1	2	2
	Charles Tuckey	7	4	7	4	6
	Alfred Taylor	5	6	5	6	3

Section 3

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Charles Dixon	6	6	6
	Fritz Goldberg	4	4	1
						C Dixon	6	6	6
						C Ridding	3	2	3
	Charles Ridding	6	6	6
	Valentine Miley	3	3	2
										C Dixon	1	6	6	6
										G Caridia	6	3	3	3
	George Caridia	6	6	6
	WP Haviland	1	2	2
						C Caridia	6	6	6
						JF Foulkes	1	2	1
	JF Foulkes	6	4	7	6
	AW Andrews	3	6	5	0

Section 4

First round						Second round						Third round				Fourth round

						John Richardson	6	6	1	2	6
						EW Timmis	4	3	6	6	4
												J Richardson	2	4	0
												A Gore	6	6	6
						Arthur Gore	6	6	7
						Lionel Escombe	2	1	5
																A Gore	6	9	7
																K Powell	2	7	5
						Kenneth Powell	7	6	6
Percival Davson	6	10	6			P Davson	5	4	1
Moritz von Bissing	4	8	3									K Powell	6	7	6
Roderick McNair	6	6	6									R McNair	1	5	4
Ernest Wills	3	1	1			R McNair	6	6	7
FN Warden	6	3	6	3	6	FN Warden	3	3	5
Clement Cazalet	4	6	4	6	4

Bottom half

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round					Fourth round

Henry Pollard
Otto Froitzheim	w/o					H Pollard	6	7	6
AR Sawyer	2	6	7	6	6	AR Sawyer	0	5	1
FH Bryant	6	2	9	4	3							H Pollard	6	4	1	1
Henry Wilson-Fox	11	6	6									W Crawley	1	6	6	6
Sirdar Nihal Singh	9	2	4			H Wilson-Fox	0	2	0
						Walter Crawley	6	6	6
																	W Crawley	6	6	6
																	G Thomas	1	4	1
						Albert Prebble	6	6	6	0	6
						Peter Hicks	3	8	3	6	1
												A Prebble	w/o
												G Thomas
						George Thomas	6	6	4	6
						John Flavelle	2	0	6	3

Section 6

First round	Second round						Third round				Fourth round

	Major Ritchie	6	1	6	6
	Victor Gauntlett	3	6	2	4
							M Ritchie	6	6	6
							B Price	2	0	2
	Blackwood Price	6	3	7	6
	Sydney Watts	1	6	5	4
											M Ritchie	7	6	3
											W Eaves	5	3	1^r
	TD Stoward	6	2	5	6	6
	Douglas Kitching	2	6	7	4	0
							TD Stoward	1	2	6
							W Eaves	6	6	8
	Wilberforce Eaves	6	6	6
	E Yatman	1	1	3

Section 7

First round	Second round						Third round				Fourth round

	Theodore Mavrogordato	6	6	6
	Charles Pritchett	1	2	2
							T Mavrogordato	0	3	3
							A Wilding	6	6	6
	Anthony Wilding	3	6	6	7
	Oscar Kreuzer	6	0	2	5
											A Wilding	6	6	6
											F Pearson	1	1	1
	E Morris Hall	6	6	5	6
	Dunstan Rhodes	3	3	7	3
							E Morris Hall	1	4	2
							F Pearson	6	6	6
	Frank Pearson	9	6	3	6	6
	Alfred Beamish	11	1	6	4	3

Section 8

First round	Second round						Third round				Fourth round

	Maurice Germot
	Gordon Lowe	w/o
							M Germot	w/o
							A Lowe
	Arthur Lowe	6	4	4	8	6
	WG Milburn	2	6	6	6	1
											A Lowe	7	1	3
											HR Barrett	9	6	6
	WS Andrews	3	2	4
	Herbert Roper Barrett	6	6	6
							HR Barrett	6	6	6
							O Toler	0	0	1
	Otway Toler
	AN Other	w/o

References

^ Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. Enfield [Eng.]: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0900424710.
^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1907 Australasian Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1908 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles

[Tingay-1] Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. Enfield [Eng.]: Guinness Superlatives. ISBN 0900424710.

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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