1887 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1887 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Herbert Lawford^[1]
Runner-up	William Renshaw^[1]
Final score	walkover

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships

Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 in the All Comers Final, and then defeated the reigning champion William Renshaw by a walkover in the Challenge Round to win the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2] Renshaw was unable to play due to a tennis elbow.^[3]

Main draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Draw

First Round							Second Round					Semifinals						Final

	PB Lyon	6	6
	MG MacNamara	2	4	r				PB Lyon	3	2	8
	H Grove	6	6	6				H Grove	6	6	10
	HWW Wilberforce	1	3	3									H Grove	6	3	5	5
	HF Lawford	6	9	6									HF Lawford	4	6	7	7
	H Barlow	0	7	3				HF Lawford	7	6	6
	O Milne	5	6	1	6	8		O Milne	5	0	3
	EV Thompson	7	4	6	4	6													HF Lawford	1	6	3	6	6
	JE Renshaw	6	6	6															JE Renshaw	6	3	6	4	4
	PB Lyon	1	0	0				JE Renshaw	7	6	6
	Ernest Lewis	6	6	6				Ernest Lewis	5	2	4
	FA Bowlby	2	2	1									JE Renshaw	w/o
	W Milne	w/o											C Lacy Sweet
	GA Montgomerie							W Milne	3	1	3
	C Lacy Sweet	6	6	4	6			C Lacy Sweet	6	6	6
	WC Taylor	2	2	6	1

References

1 2 3 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
↑ Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)
↑ "Lawn Tennis - 25 Years Ago - The All-England Championships". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2012.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

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