1903 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1903 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Laurence Doherty[1]
Runner-up	Frank Riseley[1]
Final score	7–5, 6–3, 6–0
Draw	42
Seeds	–

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 1903 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]

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
	ES 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
										B Hillyard
										LH Escombe		w/o
																			B Hillyard		6	3	6	7
																			DM Hawes		4	6	3	5
										DM Hawes		7	3	6	6
										JM Flavelle		5	6	3	0
																												B Hillyard		6	6	6
																												FL Riseley		1	4	4
										AJB Norris		6	6	6
										TF Vreede		0	4	0
																			AJB Norris		2	0	3
																			FL Riseley		6	6	6
										FL Riseley		6	6	6
										AB van Groenou		0	2	0

Section 2

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										H Pollard		6	6	6
										LL Whiteway		1	1	4
																			H Pollard		8	6	4	7	7
																			FW Donisthorpe		6	3	6	9	5
										H Wilson-Fox		4	6	6	4	3
	FW Donisthorpe		6	6	6					FW Donisthorpe		6	2	3	6	6
	JE Mellor		3	3	2																							H Pollard		6	6	6
	SH Smith		6	6	6																							SH Smith		2	3	1
	R Williams		1	3	1					SH Smith		6	6	6
	AW Gore		6	6	6					AW Gore		4	3	3
	FJ Barker		1	2	3														SH Smith		6	6	7
	HS Mahony		6	6	6														HS Mahony		3	4	5
	GC Ball-Greene		2	4	3					HS Mahony		6	6	6
	SH Adams									SH Adams		4	4	1
	WC Crawley		w/o

Bottom half

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	GA Caridia		7	6	6
	HR Fussell		5	1	2					GA Caridia		8	6	6
	C Hobart		5	6	6	6				C Hobart		6	2	1
	ES Franklin		7	2	2	0													GA Caridia		2	11	3	7	6
	FW Payn		6	6	6														FW Payn		6	9	6	5	2
	E Yatman		3	2	4					FW Payn		6	10	6
	RJ McNair		6	6	3	6				RJ McNair		3	8	2
	FJG Plaskitt		3	2	6	3																						GA Caridia		6	6	6
	CF Simond		6	5	6	6																						ES Salmon		3	4	2
	WP Pinckney		3	7	4	3				CF Simond		2	6	3	7
										AD Prebble		6	1	6	9
																			AD Prebble		6	3	2	3
																			ES Salmon		3	6	6	6
										ES Salmon		6	6	6
										WF Martin		4	3	4

Section 4

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
										TGP Greville		6	6	6
										ER Clarke		2	0	2
																			TGP Greville		5	14	3	2
																			MJG Ritchie		7	12	6	6
										MJG Ritchie		6	6	6
										CE Finlason		1	2	0
																												MJG Ritchie		6	6	6
																												ES Wills		1	2	2
										GL Orme		6	6	9
										RB Hough		1	1	7
																			GL Orme		5	6	2	4
																			ES Wills		7	1	6	6
										ES Wills		6	6	3	6
										AH Greening		2	4	6	2

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com