1877 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
1877 Wimbledon Championship
Champions Spencer Gore
Runners-up William Marshall
Score6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Draw22
Seeds

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]

Draw

Key

Finals

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

Section 1

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

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 Nicol 0 0 4 BN Akroyd 4 2 2
William Marshall 6 6 6 W Marshall 6 6 6
Frederick Dorville Jackson 3 5 0

Section 3

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

  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.