1901 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles

Dwight Davis and Holcombe Ward defeated Herbert Roper Barrett and George Simond 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Davis and Ward 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1901 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Gentlemen's Doubles
1901 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty
Runners-up	Dwight Davis Holcombe Ward
Final score	4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 9–7
Draw	19
Seeds	–

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser
• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking
• ITF = ITF entry
• JE = Junior Exempt
• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Dwight Davis Holcombe Ward		6	2	3	7
	Laurence Doherty Reginald Doherty		4	6	6	9

All Comers' Finals

	Semifinals									Final
	Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith		2	3	6	1
	Herbert Roper Barrett George Simond		6	6	2	6
										Herbert Roper Barrett George Simond		5	4	4
										Dwight Davis Holcombe Ward		7	6	6
	HW Davies Reginald Gamble		3	3	3
	Dwight Davis Holcombe Ward		6	6	6

Top half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										George Greville CH Martin		7	6	6
										Capt. Barton Dr. Barton		5	1	0
																			G Greville CH Martin		4	6	1	2
																			C Cazalet S Smith		6	4	6	6
										Clement Cazalet Sydney Smith		8	6	9	6
										Charles Dixon Major Ritchie		6	4	11	2
																												C Cazalet S Smith		2	3	6	1
																												HR Barrett G Simond		6	6	2	6
										Harold Mahony Arthur Norris		6	6	6
										Arthur Stanley H Wilson		3	3	4
																			H Mahony A Norris		2	2	2
	Herbert Roper Barrett George Simond		6	6	6														HR Barrett G Simond		6	6	6
	Walter Crawley Philip Pearson		1	1	0					HR Barrett G Simond		6	6	6
	Walter Bailey JF Martin		6	6	6					W Bailey JF Martin		2	2	3
	F Japi Allan Pearson		1	3	4

The nationality of F Japi is unknown.

Bottom half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	HW Davies Reginald Gamble		6	6	6
	Sydney Adams Robert Hough		4	4	2					HW Davies R Gamble		6	6	6
										Gillibrand Evered B Wood Hill		4	1	4
																			HW Davies R Gamble		4	6	1	6	6
																			A Gore HM Sweetman		6	3	6	3	4
										Arthur Gore HM Sweetman		6	4	6	7
										Neville Durlacher Roderick McNair		2	6	4	5
																												HW Davies R Gamble		3	3	3
																												D Davis H Ward		6	6	6
										David Hawes Capt. Young		6	6	6
										A Raleigh AW Andrews		4	3	1
																			D Hawes Capt. Young		4	4	3
																			D Davis H Ward		6	6	6
										Dwight Davis Holcombe Ward		3	6	11	9
										Wilberforce Eaves George Hillyard		6	3	9	7

References

1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
2. 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