Men's doubles
1897 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champions	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty
Runners-up	Herbert Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley
Score	6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4
Details
Draw	14
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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Laurence Doherty andReginald Doherty defeatedClement Cazalet andSydney Smith 6–2 7–5 2–6 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning championsHerbert Baddeley andWilfred Baddeley 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1897 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Key

	Challenge Round
	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		6	4	8	6
	Herbert Baddeley Wilfred Baddeley		4	6	6	4

	First round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										Wilberforce Eaves CH Martin		0	5	4
	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		6	6	6					Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		6	7	6
	Arthur Cronin W Wallace		0	1	2														Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		6	6	4	6
	George Greville Harold Nisbet		6	6	6														George Hillyard Harold Mahony		3	4	6	4
	Wilfred Milne GL Orme		3	4	3					George Greville Harold Nisbet		6	2	5	2
	George Hillyard Harold Mahony		6	6	6					George Hillyard Harold Mahony		4	6	7	6
	Archibald McNair Roderick McNair		3	1	1																							Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		6	7	2	6
	Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon																											Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith		2	5	6	2
	Arthur Gore AN Other		w/o							Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon
	Charles Simond George Simond		6	6	6					Charles Simond George Simond		w/o
	G Tree Alfred Crawley		2	0	1														Gillibrand Evered R Sheldon		1	1	2
	Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley		6	6	3	6													Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith		6	6	6
	Frederick Plaskitt Alfred Taylor		1	1	6	2				Arthur Riseley Frank Riseley		4	6	2	6	4
										Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith		6	4	6	3	6

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

• 1897 Wimbledon Championships
• Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's doubles

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