1897 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1897|Wimbledon Championships|s
| champ = {{flagicon|GBR}} Laurence Doherty
{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Doherty
| runner = {{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Baddeley
{{flagicon|GBR}} Wilfred Baddeley
| score = 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4
| draw = 14
| seeds = –
| type =
}}
{{Main|1897 Wimbledon Championships}}
Laurence Doherty and Reginald Doherty defeated Clement Cazalet and Sydney Smith 6–2 7–5 2–6 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champions Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley 6–4, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1897 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
| team-width=175
| seeds =
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Laurence Doherty
{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Doherty
| RD1-score1-1=6
| RD1-score1-2=4
| RD1-score1-3=8
| RD1-score1-4=6
| RD1-score1-5=
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Baddeley
{{flagicon|GBR}} Wilfred Baddeley
| RD1-score2-1=4
| RD1-score2-2=6
| RD1-score2-3=6
| RD1-score2-4=4
| RD1-score2-5=
}}
=All Comers'=
{{16TeamBracket|compact=y|sets=5|byes=1
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| seeds=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Laurence Doherty
{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Doherty
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-score03-4=
| RD1-score03-5=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Cronin
{{flagicon|GBR}} W Wallace
| RD1-score04-1=0
| RD1-score04-2=1
| RD1-score04-3=2
| RD1-score04-4=
| RD1-score04-5=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} George Greville
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harold Nisbet
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=6
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score05-4=
| RD1-score05-5=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} Wilfred Milne
{{flagicon|GBR}} GL Orme
| RD1-score06-1=3
| RD1-score06-2=4
| RD1-score06-3=3
| RD1-score06-4=
| RD1-score06-5=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} George Hillyard
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harold Mahony
| RD1-score07-1=6
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=6
| RD1-score07-4=
| RD1-score07-5=
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} Archibald McNair
{{flagicon|GBR}} Roderick McNair
| RD1-score08-1=3
| RD1-score08-2=1
| RD1-score08-3=1
| RD1-score08-4=
| RD1-score08-5=
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} Gillibrand Evered
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Sheldon
| RD1-score09-1=
| RD1-score09-2=
| RD1-score09-3=
| RD1-score09-4=
| RD1-score09-5=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Gore
{{flagicon|GBR}} AN Other
| RD1-score10-1=w/o
| RD1-score10-2=
| RD1-score10-3=
| RD1-score10-4=
| RD1-score10-5=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Simond
{{flagicon|GBR}} George Simond
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-score11-4=
| RD1-score11-5=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GBR}} G Tree
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alfred Crawley
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-2=0
| RD1-score12-3=1
| RD1-score12-4=
| RD1-score12-5=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Riseley
{{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Riseley
| RD1-score13-1=6
| RD1-score13-2=6
| RD1-score13-3=3
| RD1-score13-4=6
| RD1-score13-5=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} Frederick Plaskitt
{{flagicon|GBR}} Alfred Taylor
| RD1-score14-1=1
| RD1-score14-2=1
| RD1-score14-3=6
| RD1-score14-4=2
| RD1-score14-5=
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Wilberforce Eaves
{{flagicon|GBR}} CH Martin
| RD2-score1-1=0
| RD2-score1-2=5
| RD2-score1-3=4
| RD2-score1-4=
| RD2-score1-5=
| RD2-seed2=
| RD2-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Laurence Doherty
{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Doherty
| RD2-score2-1=6
| RD2-score2-2=7
| RD2-score2-3=6
| RD2-score2-4=
| RD2-score2-5=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} George Greville
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harold Nisbet
| RD2-score03-1=6
| RD2-score03-2=2
| RD2-score03-3=5
| RD2-score03-4=2
| RD2-score03-5=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} George Hillyard
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harold Mahony
| RD2-score04-1=4
| RD2-score04-2=6
| RD2-score04-3=7
| RD2-score04-4=6
| RD2-score04-5=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Gillibrand Evered
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Sheldon
| RD2-score05-1=
| RD2-score05-2=
| RD2-score05-3=
| RD2-score05-4=
| RD2-score05-5=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Simond
{{flagicon|GBR}} George Simond
| RD2-score06-1=w/o
| RD2-score06-2=
| RD2-score06-3=
| RD2-score06-4=
| RD2-score06-5=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Arthur Riseley
{{flagicon|GBR}} Frank Riseley
| RD2-score07-1=4
| RD2-score07-2=6
| RD2-score07-3=2
| RD2-score07-4=6
| RD2-score07-5=4
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} Clement Cazalet
{{flagicon|GBR}} Sydney Smith
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=4
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD2-score08-4=3
| RD2-score08-5=6
| RD3-seed1=
| RD3-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Laurence Doherty
{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Doherty
| RD3-score1-1=6
| RD3-score1-2=6
| RD3-score1-3=4
| RD3-score1-4=6
| RD3-score1-5=
| RD3-seed2=
| RD3-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} George Hillyard
{{flagicon|GBR}} Harold Mahony
| RD3-score2-1=3
| RD3-score2-2=4
| RD3-score2-3=6
| RD3-score2-4=4
| RD3-score2-5=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Gillibrand Evered
{{flagicon|GBR}} R Sheldon
| RD3-score03-1=1
| RD3-score03-2=1
| RD3-score03-3=2
| RD3-score03-4=
| RD3-score03-5=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Clement Cazalet
{{flagicon|GBR}} Sydney Smith
| RD3-score04-1=6
| RD3-score04-2=6
| RD3-score04-3=6
| RD3-score04-4=
| RD3-score04-5=
| RD4-seed1=
| RD4-team1={{flagicon|GBR}} Laurence Doherty
{{flagicon|GBR}} Reginald Doherty
| RD4-score1-1=6
| RD4-score1-2=7
| RD4-score1-3=2
| RD4-score1-4=6
| RD4-score1-5=
| RD4-seed2=
| RD4-team2={{flagicon|GBR}} Clement Cazalet
{{flagicon|GBR}} Sydney Smith
| RD4-score2-1=2
| RD4-score2-2=5
| RD4-score2-3=6
| RD4-score2-4=2
| RD4-score2-5=
}}
References
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External links
- {{Wimbledondraws|1897|MD}}
{{Wimbledon men's doubles champions}}
{{Wimbledon men's doubles drawsheets}}
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