# 1896 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Harold Mahony defeated Wilberforce Eaves 6–2, 6–2, 11–9 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley 6–2, 6–8, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1896 Wimbledon Championships.

## 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
* SR = Special ranking

### Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
| Wilfred Baddeley | Wilfred Baddeley | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| Harold Nisbet | Harold Nisbet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Harold Nisbet | Harold Nisbet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | 6 | 6 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| Herbert Baddeley | Herbert Baddeley | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| W Castle | W Castle | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frederick Payn | Frederick Payn | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | | W Castle | W Castle | 1 | 9 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Reginald Doherty | Reginald Doherty | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | H Mahony | H Mahony | 6 | 11 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Mahony | H Mahony | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Riseley | Frank Riseley | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | F Riseley | F Riseley | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| John Flavelle | John Flavelle | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | F Riseley | F Riseley | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Riseley | Arthur Riseley | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | A Riseley | A Riseley | 8$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frederick Plaskitt | Frederick Plaskitt | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Mahony | H Mahony | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6 |
| Harold Nisbet | Harold Nisbet | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| Walter Bailey | Walter Bailey | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Dixon | Charles Dixon | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | H Chapman | H Chapman | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Horace Chapman | Horace Chapman | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Nisbet | H Nisbet | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| George Simond | George Simond | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | G Simond | G Simond | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| George Greville | George Greville | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | G Simond | G Simond | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Allen | Charles Allen | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | C Allen | C Allen | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RB Scott | RB Scott | 6 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Clement Cazalet | Clement Cazalet | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Laurence Doherty | Laurence Doherty | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | C Cazalet | C Cazalet | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| David Hawes | David Hawes | 4 | 3 | 3 | | A Foote | A Foote | 4 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Foote | Arthur Foote | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | C Cazalet | C Cazalet | 5 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Roy Allen | Roy Allen | 6 | 6 | 7 | | R Allen | R Allen | 0 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Kirby | Arthur Kirby | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Herbert Baddeley | Herbert Baddeley | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Baddeley | H Baddeley | 4 | 3 | 4 |
| H Marley | H Marley | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | H Baddeley | H Baddeley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfred Crawley | Alfred Crawley | | | | | A Crawley | A Crawley | 2 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Manliffe Goodbody | Manliffe Goodbody | w/o | | | | | | | | | H Baddeley | H Baddeley | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| William Larned | William Larned | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | |
| Arthur Hallward | Arthur Hallward | 1 | 5 | 4 | | W Larned | W Larned | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Robert Hough | Robert Hough | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |