1877 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
Singles
1877 Wimbledon Championship
Champions	Spencer Gore
Runners-up	William Marshall
Final score	6–1, 6–2, 6–4
Details
Draw	22
Seeds	–
Events
	Singles
	Singles

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[]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

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

Henry T. 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

H Wheeler	2	5	2
Lestocq Robert Erskine	6	6	6	R Erskine	6	6
Henry Soden	1	5	5	J Lambert	2	1^r
J Lambert	6	6	6					R Erskine	5	6	4	1
Bayly Akroyd	6	6	6					W Marshall	6	5	6	6
George Nicole	0	0	4	BN Akroyd	4	2	2
William Marshall	3	5	0	W Marshall	6	6	6
Frederick D Jackson	6	6	6

Section 3[]

First round						Second round						Quarterfinals

Frederick Oliver	6	6	6
Major 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[]

^ Atkin, Ron. "1877 Wimbledon Championships". Wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2010-10-05.
^ Lance Tingay (1977). 100 years of Wimbledon. Guinness Superlatives. p. 133. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
^ 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

[Championships-1] Atkin, Ron. "1877 Wimbledon Championships". Wimbledon.org. Retrieved 2010-10-05.

[book-2] Lance Tingay (1977). 100 years of Wimbledon. Guinness Superlatives. p. 133. Retrieved December 8, 2011.

[Barrett-3] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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