1908 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
# 1908 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Arthur Gore defeated Herbert Roper Barrett 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 3–6, 6–4 in the All-Comers final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1908 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion Norman Brookes did not defend his title.

## 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

### All comers' finals

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| William le Maire de Warzée | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Powell | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Robert Powell | 6 | 8 | 6 | | Robert Powell | 8 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Charles Dixon | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Gore | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | Arthur Gore | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Herbert Roper Barrett | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Walter Crawley | 1 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Herbert Roper Barrett | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Major Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Major Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | Major Ritchie | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Anthony Wilding | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Herbert Roper Barrett | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

**Section 1**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| CS Gordon-Smith | CS Gordon-Smith | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pierre Verdé-Delisle | Pierre Verdé-Delisle | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | CS Gordon-Smith | CS Gordon-Smith | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Wylie Grant | Wylie Grant | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Wylie Grant | Wylie Grant | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JB Ward | JB Ward | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Wylie Grant | Wylie Grant | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W le Maire de Warzée | W le Maire de Warzée | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Frank Pearce | Frank Pearce | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Simond | George Simond | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | F Pearce | F Pearce | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | W le Maire de Warzée | W le Maire de Warzée | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| William le Maire de Warzée | William le Maire de Warzée | 6 | 2 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harold Kitson | Harold Kitson | 1 | 6 | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 2**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Friedrich Rahe | Friedrich Rahe | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Stanley Franklin | Stanley Franklin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | F Rahe | F Rahe | 2 | 7 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | G Ball-Greene | G Ball-Greene | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | |
| George Ball-Greene | George Ball-Greene | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RH Hotham | RH Hotham | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | G Ball-Greene | G Ball-Greene | 3 | 6 | $0^r$ |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | R Powell | R Powell | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Robert Powell | Robert Powell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Élie de Lastours | Élie de Lastours | 0 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | R Powell | R Powell | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | C Tuckey | C Tuckey | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | |
| Charles Tuckey | Charles Tuckey | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfred Taylor | Alfred Taylor | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 3**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Charles Dixon | Charles Dixon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Fritz Goldberg | Fritz Goldberg | 4 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Dixon | C Dixon | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Ridding | C Ridding | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Charles Ridding | Charles Ridding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Valentine Miley | Valentine Miley | 3 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | C Dixon | C Dixon | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | G Caridia | G Caridia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| George Caridia | George Caridia | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WP Haviland | WP Haviland | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | C Caridia | C Caridia | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | JF Foulkes | JF Foulkes | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | |
| JF Foulkes | JF Foulkes | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AW Andrews | AW Andrews | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 4**

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | | | John Richardson | John Richardson | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | EW Timmis | EW Timmis | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Richardson | J Richardson | 2 | 4 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gore | A Gore | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Lionel Escombe | Lionel Escombe | 2 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Gore | A Gore | 6 | 9 | 7 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | K Powell | K Powell | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| | | | | | | | Kenneth Powell | Kenneth Powell | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Percival Davson | Percival Davson | 6 | 10 | 6 | | | P Davson | P Davson | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Moritz von Bissing | Moritz von Bissing | 4 | 8 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | K Powell | K Powell | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| Roderick McNair | Roderick McNair | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | R McNair | R McNair | 1 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Ernest Wills | Ernest Wills | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | R McNair | R McNair | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FN Warden | FN Warden | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | FN Warden | FN Warden | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clement Cazalet | Clement Cazalet | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

**Section 5**

| 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 | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Henry Pollard | Henry Pollard | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Otto Froitzheim | Otto Froitzheim | w/o | | | | | H Pollard | H Pollard | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AR Sawyer | AR Sawyer | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | AR Sawyer | AR Sawyer | 0 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FH Bryant | FH Bryant | 6 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | H Pollard | H Pollard | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | | | | | |
| Henry Wilson-Fox | Henry Wilson-Fox | 11 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Crawley | W Crawley | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Sirdar Nihal Singh | Sirdar Nihal Singh | 9 | 2 | 4 | | | H Wilson-Fox | H Wilson-Fox | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Walter Crawley | Walter Crawley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Crawley | W Crawley | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Thomas | G Thomas | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| | | | | | | | Albert Prebble | Albert Prebble | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Peter Hicks | Peter Hicks | 3 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Prebble | A Prebble | w/o | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | G Thomas | G Thomas | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | George Thomas | George Thomas | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | John Flavelle | John Flavelle | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 6**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Major Ritchie | Major Ritchie | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Victor Gauntlett | Victor Gauntlett | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | M Ritchie | M Ritchie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | B Price | B Price | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| Blackwood Price | Blackwood Price | 6 | 3 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sydney Watts | Sydney Watts | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | M Ritchie | M Ritchie | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 5 | 3 | $1^r$ |
| TD Stoward | TD Stoward | 6 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Douglas Kitching | Douglas Kitching | 2 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | TD Stoward | TD Stoward | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | W Eaves | W Eaves | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Yatman | E Yatman | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 7**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Theodore Mavrogordato | Theodore Mavrogordato | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Pritchett | Charles Pritchett | 1 | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | T Mavrogordato | T Mavrogordato | 0 | 3 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | A Wilding | A Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Anthony Wilding | Anthony Wilding | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oscar Kreuzer | Oscar Kreuzer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | A Wilding | A Wilding | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | F Pearson | F Pearson | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E Morris Hall | E Morris Hall | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dunstan Rhodes | Dunstan Rhodes | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | E Morris Hall | E Morris Hall | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | F Pearson | F Pearson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Frank Pearson | Frank Pearson | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Alfred Beamish | Alfred Beamish | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |

**Section 8**

| Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Third round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round | Fourth round |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Maurice Germot | Maurice Germot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Gordon Lowe | Gordon Lowe | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | M Germot | M Germot | w/o | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | A Lowe | A Lowe | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Lowe | Arthur Lowe | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| WG Milburn | WG Milburn | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | A Lowe | A Lowe | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | HR Barrett | HR Barrett | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| WS Andrews | WS Andrews | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Roper Barrett | Herbert Roper Barrett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | HR Barrett | HR Barrett | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | O Toler | O Toler | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
| Otway Toler | Otway Toler | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AN Other | AN Other | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
