Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 5–7, 6–1, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1885 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]
1885, wimbledon, championships, singles, herbert, lawford, defeated, ernest, renshaw, comers, final, reigning, champion, william, renshaw, defeated, herbert, lawford, challenge, round, gentlemen, singles, tennis, title, 1885, wimbledon, championships, singles1. Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 5 7 6 1 0 6 6 2 6 4 in the All Comers Final but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 7 5 6 2 4 6 7 5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen s singles tennis title at the 1885 Wimbledon Championships 1 2 Men s singles1885 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionWilliam RenshawRunner upHerbert LawfordScore7 5 6 2 4 6 7 5DetailsDraw23Seeds EventsSingles men womenDoubles men women 1884 Wimbledon Championships 1886 Main article 1885 Wimbledon Championships Contents 1 Draw 1 1 Key 1 2 Challenge round 1 3 All comers finals 1 4 Top half 1 5 Bottom half 2 References 3 External linksDraw editKey edit 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 Challenge round edit Challenge Round nbsp Herbert Lawford5265 nbsp William Renshaw7647All comers finals edit SemifinalsFinal nbsp Ernest Renshaw68256 nbsp Ernest Browne46674 nbsp Ernest Renshaw71624 nbsp Herbert Lawford56066 nbsp James Dwight223 nbsp Herbert Lawford666Top half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp Herbert Chipp666 nbsp Wilfred Milne8267 nbsp W Milne314 nbsp Oswald Milne6635 nbsp H Chipp445 nbsp Ernest Renshaw62486 nbsp E Renshaw667 nbsp Donald Stewart16664 nbsp E Renshaw666 nbsp CP Triscott201 nbsp E Renshaw68256 nbsp MG MacNamara666 nbsp E Browne46674 nbsp JC Rogers032 nbsp MG MacNamara666 nbsp Ernest Meers314 nbsp MG MacNamara152 nbsp Ernest Browne666 nbsp E Browne676 nbsp G Kerr113 nbsp E Browne6267 nbsp Ernest Lewis1645Bottom half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp James Dwight666 nbsp E Cotton423 nbsp J Dwight666 nbsp Archibald Thomson101 nbsp J Dwight666 nbsp A Stanley334 nbsp Arthur Stanley46666 nbsp George Montgomerie76226 nbsp G Montgomerie63800 nbsp William Taylor54664 nbsp J Dwight223 nbsp H Lawford666 nbsp Herbert Lawford666 nbsp Harry Grove666 nbsp H Grove321 nbsp GN Stenhouse400 nbsp H Lawford676 nbsp P Bowes Lyon253 nbsp Patrick Bowes Lyon6638 nbsp Charles Ross2166References edit 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay Guinness Superlatives Ltd 1977 Barrett John 2014 Wimbledon The Official History 4th ed Vision Sports Publishing ISBN 9 781909 534230 External links editSource for the draw at Wimbledon comPreceded by1884 U S National Championships Grand Slams men s singles Succeeded by1885 U S National Championships Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1885 Wimbledon Championships Men 27s singles amp oldid 1158962679, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
