1898 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles

Gentlemen's Doubles
1898 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty[1]
Runner-up	Clarence Hobart Harold Nisbet[1]
Final score	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Draw	14
Seeds	–

Clarence Hobart and Harold Nisbet defeated George Hillyard and Sydney Smith 2–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Hobart and Nisbet 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1898 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge Round

	Challenge Round
	Clarence Hobart Harold Nisbet		4	4	2
	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		6	6	6

All Comers'

	First Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
										Clarence Hobart Harold Nisbet		6	6	7
	Wilfred Milne William Taylor									Wilfred Milne William Taylor		2	3	5
	David Hawes George Orme		w/o																Clarence Hobart Harold Nisbet		6	10	6
	George Caridia George Simond		3	6	10	1	6												George Caridia George Simond		0	8	4
	Allan Pearson Frederick Plaskitt		6	2	8	6	3			George Caridia George Simond		6	6	7
	John Hickson Arthur Kirby		6	6	2	6				John Hickson Arthur Kirby		2	3	5
	Wylie Grant Parmly Paret		2	4	6	3																						Clarence Hobart Harold Nisbet		2	6	6	6
	George Greville Harold Mahony		6	12	9																							George Hillyard Sydney Smith		6	2	2	3
	Herbert Roper Barrett Henry Evered		3	10	7					George Greville Harold Mahony		6	8	4	6	8
	George Hillyard Sydney Smith		6	6	6					George Hillyard Sydney Smith		3	10	6	2	6
	James Heche Robert Leslie		2	2	2														George Hillyard Sydney Smith		6	5	6	7
	Arthur Gore George Mewburn		7	6	7														Arthur Gore George Mewburn		4	7	3	5
	Philip Pearson Maurice White		5	4	5					Arthur Gore George Mewburn		6	6	6
										A Raleigh Arthur Norris		1	1	2

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com