1888 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

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]

Gentlemen's Singles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champion Ernest Renshaw
Runner-up Herbert Lawford
Final score6–3, 7–5, 6–0
Draw24
Seeds–
Main article: 1888 Wimbledon Championships

Draw

Key

Challenge round
Challenge Round
       
Ernest Renshaw 6 7 6
Herbert Lawford 3 5 0

All Comers' Finals
Semifinals Final
              
Ernest Renshaw 7 7 5 6
Willoughby Hamilton 5 5 7 3
Ernest Renshaw 7 6 8 6
Ernest Lewis 9 1 6 4
Ernest Lewis 9 6 6
William Taylor 7 4 4

Top half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Ernest Renshaw 6 6 7
George Mewburn 1 4 5
E Renshaw 4 6 7 4 6
H Wilberforce 6 3 5 6 0
Herbert Wilberforce 4 6 6 4 6
Charles Lacy Sweet 6 3 0 6 1
E Renshaw 7 7 5 6
Willoughby Hamilton 7 4 6 6 W Hamilton 5 5 7 3
Ernest Meers 5 6 4 2 W Hamilton 6 6 6
FA Bowlby 6 0 6 5 6 FA Bowlby 1 1 4
TS Campion 3 6 2 7 4 W Hamilton 5 7 6 6
William Renshaw 6 6 6 W Renshaw 7 5 4 2
Herbert Chipp 4 4 2 W Renshaw 5 14 6 6
Harry Grove 7 6 7 H Grove 7 12 3 2
Harry Barlow 5 4 5

Bottom half
First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Charles Eames 6 5 6 7
A Walker 2 7 1 5 C Eames 1 0 3
Ernest Lewis 6 6 6 E Lewis 6 6 6
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 1 2 3 E Lewis 7 6 6
Charles Ross 6 6 7 6 H Scrivener 5 3 1
Oswald Milne 8 4 5 2 C Ross 3 5 7
Harry Scrivener 6 6 1 6 H Scrivener 6 7 9
MG MacNamara 4 4 6 3 E Lewis 9 6 6
W Taylor 7 4 4
William Taylor 3 3 6 6 6
Arthur Gore 6 6 2 3 3
W Taylor 6 6 4 4 6
FL Rawson 4 0 6 6 1
AG Ziffo 8 3 0r
FL Rawson 10 6 3
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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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