1879 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
1879 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	John Hartley
Runner-up	Patrick Francis Hadow
Final score	walk over

Main article: 1879 Wimbledon Championship

John Hartley defeated V. T. Goold, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Patrick Francis Hadow by a walk over in the Challenge Round to win the 1879 Wimbledon Championships.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

All Comers Final Eight

Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	C. G. Heathcote	4	3	3
	John Hartley	6	6	6						John Hartley	2	6	6	6
	C. F. Parr	6	6	6						C. F. Parr	6	0	1	1
	C. D. Barry	2	5	4															John Hartley	6	6	6
	G. E. Tabor	2	5	6	3														Vere St. Leger Goold	2	4	2
	Vere St. Leger Goold	6	6	5	6					Vere St. Leger Goold
										bye

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	C.L. Stephen	w/o
	H. Taylor									C.L. Stephen	6	2	1	6	1
	C.J. Coventry	2	6	3	6	5				C.G. Heathcote	1	6	6	5	6
	C.G. Heathcote	6	4	6	5	6													C.G. Heathcote	6	6	6
	V. Brooke	w/o																	V. Brooke	2	0	1
	E. Renshaw									V. Brooke	4	6	2	6	6
	B.T. Cotton	6	3	6	6					B.T. Cotton	6	3	6	2	1
	A. Schacht	1	6	1	4																							C.G. Heathcote	4	3	3
	C.J. Cole	0	0	3																								J.T. Hartley	6	6	6
	J.T. Hartley	6	6	6						J.T. Hartley	6	6	5	0	6
	F.W. Porter	0	1	1						L.R. Erskine	4	5	6	6	5
	L.R. Erskine	6	6	6															J.T. Hartley	6	6	4	6
	G.H. Cartland	6	2	6	1	6													W.C. Marshall	1	3	6	1
	H.L. Mulholland	2	6	3	6	4				G.H. Cartland	3	2	4
	W.C. Marshall	6	6	6						W.C. Marshall	6	6	6
	A.H. Cochran	1	2	2

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	C.F. Parr	6	3	6	3	6
	G. Montgomerie	3	6	4	6	3				C.F. Parr	6	6	6
	H.T. Medlycott	6	6	4	6					H.T. Medlycott	5	5	2
	E.B. Hill	1	0	6	1														C.F. Parr	6	1	6	6
	Captain Belson	1	5	2															T. Hoare	4	6	0	2
	E.N. Buxton	6	6	6						E.N. Buxton	3	2	r
	W.F. Adams	5	1	5						T. Hoare	6	6
	T. Hoare	6	6	6																								C.F. Parr	6	6	6
	A. Basil-Brooke	6	6	1	6																							C.D. Barry	2	5	4
	H.T. Gillson	5	2	6	4					A. Basil-Brooke	1	0	2
	A.T. Myers	6	3	6	6					A.T. Myers	6	6	6
	W.F. Wells-Cole	2	6	5	5														A.T. Myers	3	2	2
	C.D. Barry	6	6	6															C.D. Barry	6	6	6
	R. Barrington	0	1	1						C.D. Barry	6	6	6
	G.G. Arbuthnot	6	4	6	6					G.G. Arbuthnot	1	4	4
	O. Woodhouse	2	6	1	2

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	G.E. Tabor	w/o
	W. Renshaw									G.E. Tabor	4	6	6	6
	W.E. Martin	6	6	6						W.E. Martin	6	4	5	4
	L. Winslow	0	1	2															G.E. Tabor	5	4	6	6	6
	E.B. Brackenbury	0	5	4															E. Lubbock	6	6	5	1	5
	S. Pilkington	6	6	6						S. Pilkington	2	2	0
	H. Lawford	2	6	1	2					E. Lubbock	6	6	6
	E. Lubbock	6	4	6	6																							G.E. Tabor	2	5	6	3
	A.J. Mulholland	5	6	6	6																							V.T. Goold	6	6	5	6
	A. Tabor	6	2	3	0					A.J. Mulholland
										bye
																			A.J. Mulholland	4	6	1	4
	V.T. Goold	6	6	6															V.T. Goold	6	2	6	6
	F. Durant	1	2	3						V.T. Goold	6	6	6
										J.D. vans Agnew	2	3	1

External links

• [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com