Men's singles
1896 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Harold Mahony
Runner-up	Wilfred Baddeley
Score	6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	31
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Harold Mahony defeatedWilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning championWilfred 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]

Key

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

	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

	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

	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

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

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