1903 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1903 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Laurence Doherty
Runner-up	Frank Riseley
Score	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Details
Draw	42
Seeds	–
Events

Frank Riseley defeated Major Ritchie 1–6, 6–3, 8–6, 13–11 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion Laurence Doherty defeated Riseley 7–5, 6–3, 6–0 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1903 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round

Frank Riseley	5	3	0

Laurence Doherty	7	6	6

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals				Semifinals						Final

Brame Hillyard	1	4	4

Frank Riseley	6	6	6
				Frank Riseley	7	6	7	1	9

				Sydney Smith	5	3	9	6	7
Henry Pollard	2	3	1

Sydney Smith	6	6	6
										Frank Riseley	1	6	8	13

										Major Ritchie	6	3	6	11
George Caridia	6	6	6

Ernest Stanley Salmon	3	4	2
				George Caridia	1	0	6	1

				Major Ritchie	6	6	4	6
Major Ritchie	6	6	6

Ernest Wills	1	2	2

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	Brame Hillyard
	Lionel Escombe	w/o
						B Hillyard	6	3	6	7
						D Hawes	4	6	3	5
	David Hawes	7	3	6	6
	John Flavelle	5	6	3	0
											B Hillyard	6	6	6
											F Riseley	1	4	4
	Arthur Norris	6	6	6
	Thomas Vreede	0	4	0
						A Norris	2	0	3
						F Riseley	6	6	6
	Frank Riseley	6	6	6
	Broose van Groenou	0	2	0

Section 2

First round				Second round						Third round						Quarterfinals

				Henry Pollard	6	6	6
				LL Whiteway	1	1	4
										H Pollard	8	6	4	7	7
										F Donisthorpe	6	3	6	9	5
				Henry Wilson-Fox	4	6	6	4	3
Frank Donisthorpe	6	6	6	F Donisthorpe	6	2	3	6	6
Evelyn Mellor	3	3	2													H Pollard	6	6	6
Sydney Smith	6	6	6													S Smith	2	3	1
R Williams	1	3	1	S Smith	6	6	6
Arthur Gore	6	6	6	A Gore	4	3	3
FJ Barker	1	2	3							S Smith	6	6	7
Harold Mahony	6	6	6							H Mahony	3	4	5
George Ball-Greene	2	4	3	H Mahony	6	6	6
Sydney Adams				S Adams	4	4	1
Walter Crawley	w/o

Bottom half

Section 3

First round					Second round					Third round						Quarterfinals

George Caridia	7	6	6
HR Fussell	5	1	2		G Caridia	8	6	6
Clarence Hobart	5	6	6	6	C Hobart	6	2	1
Stanley Franklin	7	2	2	0						G Caridia	2	11	3	7	6
Frederick Payn	6	6	6							F Payn	6	9	6	5	2
E Yatman	3	2	4		F Payn	6	10	6
Roderick McNair	6	6	3	6	R McNair	3	8	2
Frederick Plaskitt	3	2	6	3												G Caridia	6	6	6
Charles Simond	6	5	6	6												ES Salmon	3	4	2
Percy Pinckney	3	7	4	3	C Simond	2	6	3	7
					Albert Prebble	6	1	6	9
										A Prebble	6	3	2	3
										ES Salmon	3	6	6	6
					Ernest Salmon	6	6	6
					William Martin	4	3	4

Section 4

First round	Second round					Third round					Quarterfinals

	George Greville	6	6	6
	ER Clarke	2	0	2
						G Greville	5	14	3	2
						M Ritchie	7	12	6	6
	Major Ritchie	6	6	6
	Charlie Finlason	1	2	0
											M Ritchie	6	6	6
											E Wills	1	2	2
	GL Orme	6	6	9
	Robert Hough	1	1	7
						GL Orme	5	6	2	4
						E Wills	7	1	6	6
	Ernest Wills	6	6	3	6
	AH Greening	2	4	6	2

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 1903 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1904 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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