1888 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Ernest Renshaw^[1]
Runner-up	Herbert Lawford^[1]
Final score	6–3, 7–5, 6–0

Main article: 1888 Wimbledon Championships

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 1888 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals							Semifinals						Finals

	Ernest Renshaw	4	6	7	4	6
	HWW Wilberforce	6	3	5	6	0		Ernest Renshaw	7	7	5	6
	Willoughby Hamilton	5	7	6	6			Willoughby Hamilton	5	5	7	3
	William Renshaw	7	5	4	2									Ernest Renshaw	7	6	8	6
	Ernest Lewis	7	6	6										Ernest Lewis	9	1	6	4
	HS Scrivener	5	3	1				Ernest Lewis	9	6	6
	WC Taylor	6	6	4	4	6		WC Taylor	7	4	4
	FL Rawson	4	0	6	6	1

Top Half

First Round							Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals


								JE Renshaw	6	6	7
								GR Mewburn	1	4	5
															JE Renshaw	4	6	7	4	6
															HWW Wilberforce	6	3	5	6	0
								HWW Wilberforce	4	6	6	4	6
								C Lacy Sweet	6	3	0	6	1
																						JE Renshaw	7	7	5	6
	WJ Hamilton	7	4	6	6																	WJ Hamilton	5	5	7	3
	E Meers	5	6	4	2			WJ Hamilton	6	6	6
	FA Bowlby	6	0	6	5	6		FA Bowlby	1	1	4
	TS Campion	3	6	2	7	4									WJ Hamilton	5	7	6	6
	WC Renshaw	6	6	6											WC Renshaw	7	5	4	2
	H Chipp	4	4	2				W C Renshaw	5	14	6	6
	H Grove	7	6	7				H Grove	7	12	3	2
	HS Barlow	5	4	5

Bottom Half

First Round						Second Round							Quarterfinals							Semifinals

	CG Eames	6	5	6	7
	A Walker	2	7	1	5		CG Eames	1	0	3
	Ernest Lewis	6	6	6			Ernest Lewis	6	6	6
	PB Lyon	1	2	3										Ernest Lewis	7	6	6
	CHA Ross	6	6	7	6									HS Scrivener	5	3	1
	O Milne	8	4	5	2		CHA Ross	3	5	7
	HS Scrivener	6	6	1	6		HS Scrivener	6	7	9
	MG MacNamara	4	4	6	3																EW Lewis	9	6	6
																					WC Taylor	7	4	4
							WC Taylor	3	3	6	6	6
							AW Gore	6	6	2	3	3
														WC Taylor	6	6	4	4	6
														FL Rawson	4	0	6	6	1
							AG Ziffo	8	3	0	r
							FL Rawson	10	6	3

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)

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Wimbledon Men's Singles drawsheets

Pre Open Era	1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915–1918 (WWI) 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 (WWII) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967

Open Era	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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