1878 Wimbledon Championship – Singles
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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1878|Wimbledon Championship|s
| champ = {{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow
| runner = {{flagicon|GBR}} Spencer Gore
| score = 7–5, 6–1, 9–7
| draw = 34
| seeds = –
| type = singles
}}
{{Main|1878 Wimbledon Championship}}
Frank Hadow defeated Robert Erskine 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Spencer Gore 7–5, 6–1, 9–7 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1878 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=John|title=Wimbledon: The Official History|date=2014|publisher=Vision Sports Publishing|isbn=9-781909-534230|edition=4th}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=Challenge round=
{{2TeamBracket|sets=5
| RD1=Challenge Round
| seeds =
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow
| RD1-score1-1=7
| RD1-score1-2=6
| RD1-score1-3=9
| RD1-score1-4=
| RD1-score1-5=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Spencer Gore
| RD1-score2-1=5
| RD1-score2-2=1
| RD1-score2-3=7
| RD1-score2-4=
| RD1-score2-5=
}}
=All comers' finals=
{{8TeamBracket-Compact-Byes
| sets=5
| RD1=Quarterfinals
| RD2=Semifinals
| RD3=Final
| seeds=
| team-width=175
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Erskine
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=3
| RD1-score1-3=6
| RD1-score1-4=3
| RD1-score1-5=6
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Hamilton
| RD1-score2-1=4
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=1
| RD1-score2-4=6
| RD1-score2-5=5
| RD1-seed3=
| RD1-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD1-score3-1=
| RD1-score3-2=
| RD1-score3-3=
| RD1-score3-4=
| RD1-score3-5=
| RD1-seed4=
| RD1-team4=bye
| RD1-score4-1=
| RD1-score4-2=
| RD1-score4-3=
| RD1-score4-4=
| RD1-score4-5=
| RD1-seed5=
| RD1-team5={{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow
| RD1-score5-1=6
| RD1-score5-2=6
| RD1-score5-3=6
| RD1-score5-4=
| RD1-score5-5=
| RD1-seed6=
| RD1-team6={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Myers
| RD1-score6-1=0
| RD1-score6-2=4
| RD1-score6-3=3
| RD1-score6-4=
| RD1-score6-5=
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Erskine
| RD2-score1-1=6
| RD2-score1-2=6
| RD2-score1-3=6
| RD2-score1-4=
| RD2-score1-5=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD2-score2-1=3
| RD2-score2-2=1
| RD2-score2-3=3
| RD2-score2-4=
| RD2-score2-5=
| RD2-seed3=
| RD2-team3={{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow
| RD2-score3-1=
| RD2-score3-2=
| RD2-score3-3=
| RD2-score3-4=
| RD2-score3-5=
| RD2-seed4=
| RD2-team4=bye
| RD2-score4-1=
| RD2-score4-2=
| RD2-score4-3=
| RD2-score4-4=
| RD2-score4-5=
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Erskine
| RD3-score1-1=4
| RD3-score1-2=4
| RD3-score1-3=4
| RD3-score1-4=
| RD3-score1-5=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow
| RD3-score2-1=6
| RD3-score2-2=6
| RD3-score2-3=6
| RD3-score2-4=
| RD3-score2-5=
}}
=Earlier rounds=
==Section 1==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| seeds =
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Erskine
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=6
| RD1-score01-4=
| RD1-score01-5=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} AW Nicholson
| RD1-score02-1=1
| RD1-score02-2=1
| RD1-score02-3=3
| RD1-score02-4=
| RD1-score02-5=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Clapham
| RD1-score03-1=
| RD1-score03-2=
| RD1-score03-3=
| RD1-score03-4=
| RD1-score03-5=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Crum
| RD1-score04-1=
| RD1-score04-2=
| RD1-score04-3=
| RD1-score04-4=
| RD1-score04-5=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} E Bates
| RD1-score05-1=0
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=0
| RD1-score05-4=6
| RD1-score05-5=3
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} FW Porter
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=6
| RD1-score06-4=3
| RD1-score06-5=6
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Crichton
| RD1-score07-1=2
| RD1-score07-2=2
| RD1-score07-3=1
| RD1-score07-4=
| RD1-score07-5=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} Seton Montgomerie
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-score08-4=
| RD1-score08-5=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} George Montgomerie
| RD1-score09-1=5
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=2
| RD1-score09-4=6
| RD1-score09-5=6
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GBR}} George Tabor
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=2
| RD1-score10-3=6
| RD1-score10-4=5
| RD1-score10-5=5
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Hamilton
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-score11-4=
| RD1-score11-5=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GBR}} F Pollock
| RD1-score12-1=1
| RD1-score12-2=1
| RD1-score12-3=3
| RD1-score12-4=
| RD1-score12-5=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Heathcote
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=6
| RD1-score13-4=
| RD1-score13-5=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} HTW Wheeler
| RD1-score14-1=4
| RD1-score14-2=2
| RD1-score14-3=0
| RD1-score14-4=
| RD1-score14-5=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|GBR}} Edmond Brackenbury
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=2
| RD1-score15-3=6
| RD1-score15-4=6
| RD1-score15-5=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|GBR}} Gwynne James
| RD1-score16-1=1
| RD1-score16-2=6
| RD1-score16-3=0
| RD1-score16-4=0
| RD1-score16-5=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} R Erskine
| RD2-score01-1=
| RD2-score01-2=
| RD2-score01-3=
| RD2-score01-4=
| RD2-score01-5=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02=w/o
| RD2-score02-1=
| RD2-score02-2=
| RD2-score02-3=
| RD2-score02-4=
| RD2-score02-5=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} FW Porter
| RD2-score03-1=5
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=3
| RD2-score03-4=6
| RD2-score03-5=6
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} S Montgomerie
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=5
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-score04-4=2
| RD2-score04-5=1
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} G Montgomerie
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=4
| RD2-score05-3=5
| RD2-score05-4=3
| RD2-score05-5=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} CG Hamilton
| RD2-score06-1=5
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=6
| RD2-score06-4=6
| RD2-score06-5=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} C Heathcote
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=2
| RD2-score07-3=6
| RD2-score07-4=6
| RD2-score07-5=5
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} EB Brackenbury
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=4
| RD2-score08-4=4
| RD2-score08-5=6
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} R Erskine
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=5
| RD3-score01-4=6
| RD3-score01-5=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} FW Porter
| RD3-score02-1=1
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=6
| RD3-score02-4=1
| RD3-score02-5=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} CG Hamilton
| RD3-score03-1=6
| RD3-score03-2=6
| RD3-score03-3=6
| RD3-score03-4=
| RD3-score03-5=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} EB Brackenbury
| RD3-score04-1=0
| RD3-score04-2=2
| RD3-score04-3=2
| RD3-score04-4=
| RD3-score04-5=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} R Erskine
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=3
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-score01-4=3
| RD4-score01-5=6
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} CG Hamilton
| RD4-score02-1=4
| RD4-score02-2=6
| RD4-score02-3=1
| RD4-score02-4=6
| RD4-score02-5=5
}}
==Section 2==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| byes = 3
| seeds =
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} A Keyser
| RD1-score01-1=w/o
| RD1-score01-2=
| RD1-score01-3=
| RD1-score01-4=
| RD1-score01-5=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD1-score02-1=
| RD1-score02-2=
| RD1-score02-3=
| RD1-score02-4=
| RD1-score02-5=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} J Cunningham
| RD1-score03-1=3
| RD1-score03-2=2
| RD1-score03-3=0
| RD1-score03-4=
| RD1-score03-5=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Capt. Grimston
| RD1-score04-1=6
| RD1-score04-2=6
| RD1-score04-3=6
| RD1-score04-4=
| RD1-score04-5=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} HS Cotton
| RD1-score05-1=1
| RD1-score05-2=1
| RD1-score05-3=0r
| RD1-score05-4=
| RD1-score05-5=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} ER Seymour
| RD1-score06-1=6
| RD1-score06-2=6
| RD1-score06-3=0
| RD1-score06-4=
| RD1-score06-5=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} H Lawford
| RD2-score01-1=5
| RD2-score01-2=6
| RD2-score01-3=6
| RD2-score01-4=6
| RD2-score01-5=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Capt. Grimston
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=4
| RD2-score02-3=4
| RD2-score02-4=5
| RD2-score02-5=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} ER Seymour
| RD2-score03-1=
| RD2-score03-2=
| RD2-score03-3=
| RD2-score03-4=
| RD2-score03-5=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04=bye
| RD2-score04-1=
| RD2-score04-2=
| RD2-score04-3=
| RD2-score04-4=
| RD2-score04-5=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} H Lawford
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=5
| RD3-score01-3=6
| RD3-score01-4=6
| RD3-score01-5=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} ER Seymour
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=5
| RD3-score02-4=4
| RD3-score02-5=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} H Lawford
| RD4-score01-1=
| RD4-score01-2=
| RD4-score01-3=
| RD4-score01-4=
| RD4-score01-5=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02=bye
| RD4-score02-1=
| RD4-score02-2=
| RD4-score02-3=
| RD4-score02-4=
| RD4-score02-5=
}}
==Section 3==
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5
| byes = 2
| seeds =
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Second round
| RD3=Third round
| RD4=Quarterfinals
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Tabor
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=6
| RD1-score01-4=
| RD1-score01-5=
| RD1-seed02=
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} C Wallis
| RD1-score02-1=0
| RD1-score02-2=0
| RD1-score02-3=0
| RD1-score02-4=
| RD1-score02-5=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Hadow
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-score03-4=
| RD1-score03-5=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Frederick Oliver
| RD1-score04-1=2
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=3
| RD1-score04-4=
| RD1-score04-5=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Dalby
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score05-4=
| RD1-score05-5=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} Beckwith Smith
| RD1-score06-1=2
| RD1-score06-2=3
| RD1-score06-3=3
| RD1-score06-4=
| RD1-score06-5=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} FM Ashley
| RD1-score07-1=0
| RD1-score07-2=0
| RD1-score07-3=0
| RD1-score07-4=
| RD1-score07-5=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} AC Brown
| RD1-score08-1=6
| RD1-score08-2=6
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-score08-4=
| RD1-score08-5=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} Geoffrey Buxton
| RD1-score09-1=5
| RD1-score09-2=4
| RD1-score09-3=0
| RD1-score09-4=
| RD1-score09-5=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Myers
| RD1-score10-1=6
| RD1-score10-2=6
| RD1-score10-3=6
| RD1-score10-4=
| RD1-score10-5=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GBR}} C Ewbank
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=1
| RD1-score11-3=1
| RD1-score11-4=2
| RD1-score11-5=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GBR}} Alexander Hadow
| RD1-score12-1=5
| RD1-score12-2=6
| RD1-score12-3=6
| RD1-score12-4=6
| RD1-score12-5=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} A Tabor
| RD2-score01-1=2
| RD2-score01-2=1
| RD2-score01-3=1
| RD2-score01-4=
| RD2-score01-5=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} F Hadow
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=6
| RD2-score02-4=
| RD2-score02-5=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} RD Dalby
| RD2-score03-1=1
| RD2-score03-2=1
| RD2-score03-3=1
| RD2-score03-4=
| RD2-score03-5=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} AC Brown
| RD2-score04-1=6
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=6
| RD2-score04-4=
| RD2-score04-5=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} A Myers
| RD2-score05-1=6
| RD2-score05-2=0
| RD2-score05-3=6
| RD2-score05-4=1
| RD2-score05-5=6
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} A Hadow
| RD2-score06-1=1
| RD2-score06-2=6
| RD2-score06-3=4
| RD2-score06-4=6
| RD2-score06-5=2
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} F Hadow
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=6
| RD3-score01-3=6
| RD3-score01-4=
| RD3-score01-5=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} AC Brown
| RD3-score02-1=2
| RD3-score02-2=3
| RD3-score02-3=0
| RD3-score02-4=
| RD3-score02-5=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} A Myers
| RD3-score03-1=
| RD3-score03-2=
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score03-4=
| RD3-score03-5=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04=bye
| RD3-score04-1=
| RD3-score04-2=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD3-score04-4=
| RD3-score04-5=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} F Hadow
| RD4-score01-1=6
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=6
| RD4-score01-4=
| RD4-score01-5=
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} A Myers
| RD4-score02-1=0
| RD4-score02-2=4
| RD4-score02-3=3
| RD4-score02-4=
| RD4-score02-5=
}}
References
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External links
- {{Wimbledondraws|1878|MS}}
{{Wimbledon men's singles drawsheets}}
{{Wimbledon men's singles champions}}
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