1907 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1907 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	Norman Brookes
Runner-up	Arthur Gore
Score	6–4, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	85
Seeds	–
Events

Norman Brookes defeated Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 in the All-Comers final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1907 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Laurence Doherty did not defend his title.^[1]^[2] Brookes was the first overseas winner of the men's singles title.^[3] Four of the most promising international tennis players were concentrated in section 5 of the draw.

Draw

Key

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals					Final

	Arthur Gore	6	6	6

	AR Sawyer	0	3	0
								Arthur Gore	9	7	6

								Wilberforce Eaves	7	5	2
	Lionel Escombe	0	6	3	6	3

	Wilberforce Eaves	6	4	6	1	6
													Arthur Gore	4	2	2

													Norman Brookes	6	6	6
	Norman Brookes	6	6	6

	Sydney Adams	1	3	3
								Norman Brookes	6	6	6

								Major Ritchie	0	1	4
	Major Ritchie	6	6	6

	Oscar Kreuzer	4	1	2

Top half

Section 1

First round	Second round					Third round				Fourth round

	Stanley Doust	1	6	6	6
	CD Beater	6	2	3	3
						S Doust
						JH Winston	w/o
	JH Winston
	Charles Ridding	w/o
										S Doust	1	8	4
										A Gore	6	10	6
	Sydney Watts
	David Hawes	w/o
						S Watts	4	1	0
						A Gore	6	6	6
	Arthur Gore	6	6	6
	WE Lane	1	3	1

Section 2

First round	Second round				Third round					Fourth round

	Roderick McNair
	Reginald Gamble	w/o
					R McNair	2	7	2	3
					JB Ward	6	5	6	6
	JB Ward	6	6	3
	George Thomas	2	3	0^r
										JB Ward	7	5	8	4	3
										AR Sawyer	5	7	6	6	6
	AR Sawyer	6	6	6
	H Behr	0	2	2
					AR Sawyer	6	6	6
					P Hicks	2	1	3
	Peter Hicks	6	6	8
	JA Randall	0	2	6

Section 3

First round					Second round				Third round					Fourth round

					Frank Pearce	6	6	8
					Stanley Franklin	0	2	6
									F Pearce	6	6	6
									F Chesterton	1	2	4
					F Chesterton
					Albert Prebble	w/o
														F Pearce	1	2	2
														L Escombe	6	6	6
					Robert Powell	8	6	6
RH Hotham	6	7	5	6	RH Hotham	6	3	2
ER Clarke	2	5	7	4					R Powell	4	6	4	3
Lionel Escombe	6	8	9						L Escombe	6	4	6	6
WP Haviland	1	6	7		L Escombe	7	6	6
Percy Fitton	6	6	6		P Fitton	5	2	4
Hugh Comyn	1	2	0

Section 4

First round						Second round				Third round				Fourth round

Ernest Wills
Cecil Hartley	w/o					E Wills	0	3	1
AL Bentley	6	6	6			AL Bentley	6	6	6
Eustace White	0	1	3							AL Bentley	6	6	9
TD Stoward	4	6	6	6						TD Stoward	0	2	7
Ernest Parton	6	3	4	4		TD Stoward	6	6	6
CHG Mackintosh	6	6	4	6	6	CHG Mackintosh	4	3	0
Penn Gaskell	0	8	6	3	3									AL Bentley	2	4	6	4
Wilberforce Eaves	6	6	6											W Eaves	6	6	0	6
HJW Fosbery	0	2	3			W Eaves	6	6	6
Xenophon Casdagli	6	6	6	6		X Casdagli	2	4	3
EW Timmis	8	3	1	3						W Eaves	8	6	6
WS Andrews	6	6	4	6						G Lowe	6	3	0
HB Routledge	4	3	6	2		WS Andrews	3	1	4
Gordon Lowe						G Lowe	6	6	6
Alfred Crawley	w/o

Bottom half

Section 5

First round						Second round						Third round					Fourth round

John Rendall	2	6	6	1	6
Colin Wyllie	6	2	1	6	1	J Rendall	6	6	6
James Powell						J Powell	1	2	1
Reginald Punnett	w/o											J Rendall	2	7	6	2
Karl Behr	6	6	6	6								K Behr	6	9	4	6
Theodore Mavrogordato	2	8	4	4		K Behr	6	6	6
Henry Wilson-Fox	6	6	6			H Wilson-Fox	2	2	4
Charles Simond	4	3	0														K Behr	4	2	6	6	1
Anthony Wilding	6	8	7														N Brookes	6	6	2	3	6
Beals Wright	2	6	5			A Wilding	6	2	3	6	3
Norman Brookes	6	6	6			N Brookes	4	6	6	2	6
JE Boyd	0	1	1									N Brookes	6	6	6
Arthur Lowe												A Lowe	3	2	0
EP Corlett	w/o					A Lowe	6	6	6
PJG Pipon						PJG Pipon	3	3	4
Archdale Palmer	w/o

Section 6

First round				Second round					Third round					Fourth round

Henry Pollard	6	6	6
R Boucher	4	2	2	H Pollard	10	6	3	6
Alfred Taylor	6	6	6	A Taylor	8	0	6	4
ND Malcolm	3	2	2						H Pollard	2	6	4	4
									DP Rhodes	6	2	6	6
				DP Rhodes	6	6	6
				AG Plante	2	4	0
														DP Rhodes	6	4	6	2
														S Adams	8	6	0	6
				Kenneth Powell	6	6	6
				EG Levien	2	2	2
									K Powell	6	2	5	5
									S Adams	4	6	7	7
				Sydney Adams
				JB Dufall	w/o

Section 7

First round	Second round						Third round						Fourth round

	Kenneth Ingram	4	6	3	6	4
	Neville Durlacher	6	3	6	2	2^r
							K Ingram	6	6	2	4	4
							F Goldberg	2	1	6	6	6
	Fritz Goldberg	6	6	6
	GR Bennett	1	1	0
													F Goldberg	2	0	3
													M Ritchie	6	6	6
	Major Ritchie	6	6	6
	Kurt von Wessely	2	0	2
							M Ritchie	6	6	6
							R Kinzl	1	4	2
	Rolf Kinzl	4	6	4	6	6
	Charles Tuckey	6	4	6	2	4

Section 8

First round	Second round						Third round				Fourth round

	EP Corlett
	T Jones	w/o
							EP Corlett	7	6	6
							E Morris Hall	5	1	3
	E Morris Hall	6	6	2	4	6
	Arthur Cronin	3	1	6	6	1
											EP Corlett	1	4	1
											O Kreuzer	6	6	6
	Walter Crawley	6	6	6
	GW Pratt	3	1	2
							W Crawley	3	4	4
							O Kreuzer	6	6	6
	Oscar Kreuzer	6	6	7
	Percival Davson	3	4	5

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.
^ Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 13. ISBN 1899039333.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1906 Australasian Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1908 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.

[little-3] Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 13. ISBN 1899039333.

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