1888 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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Men's singles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw
Runner-up Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Lawford
Score6–3, 7–5, 6–0
Details
Draw24
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
  1887  · Wimbledon Championships ·  1889  

Ernest Renshaw defeated Ernest Lewis 7–9, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Herbert Lawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships. [1] [2]

Contents

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
       
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw 676
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Lawford 3 5 0

All comers' finals

Semifinals Final
              
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw 775 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Willoughby Hamilton 5 5 73
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw 7 686
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Lewis 91 6 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Lewis 966
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Taylor 7 4 4

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Renshaw 667
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Mewburn 1 4 5
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Renshaw 4 674 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Wilberforce 63 5 60
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Wilberforce 4 664 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Lacy Sweet 63 0 61
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Renshaw 775 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Willoughby Hamilton 74 66 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Hamilton 5 5 73
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Meers 5 64 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Hamilton 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg FA Bowlby60 65 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg FA Bowlby 1 1 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg TS Campion 3 62 74 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Hamilton 5 766
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw 666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Renshaw 75 4 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Chipp 4 4 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Renshaw 5 1466
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Grove 767 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Grove 712 3 2
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Barlow 5 4 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Eames65 67
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg A Walker 2 71 5 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Eames 1 0 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Lewis 666 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Lewis 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1 2 3 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Lewis 766
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Ross 6 676 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Scrivener 5 3 1
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oswald Milne 84 5 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C Ross 3 5 7
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Scrivener661 6 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H Scrivener679
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Michael G. McNamara 4 4 63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Lewis 966
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Taylor 7 4 4
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Taylor3 3 666
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Gore 662 3 3
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W Taylor664 4 6
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg FL Rawson 4 0 661
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg AG Ziffo 8 3 0r
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg FL Rawson1063

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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.
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