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1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles
Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce defeated E. Barratt-Smith and James Crispe 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 in the all comers' final to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] The reigning champions Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw were unable to defend their title due to William suffering from tennis elbow.[3]
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1887 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champions | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce |
| Runners-up | E. Barratt-Smith James Crispe |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| Draw | 7 |
| Seeds | – |
Draw edit
Key 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
All Comers' edit
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Barratt-Smith James Crispe | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Taylor AG Ziffo | 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Barratt-Smith James Crispe | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Barlow Penn Gaskell | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilfred Milne EV Thompson | 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Barlow Penn Gaskell | 4 | 6 | 6 | Harry Barlow Penn Gaskell | 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oswald Milne FM Still | 6 | 1 | 2 | E Barratt-Smith James Crispe | 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NM Farrer S Winkworth | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GED Brown P Brown | w/o | NM Farrer S Winkworth | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MG MacNamara JPF Rawlinson | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NM Farrer S Winkworth | 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claude Farrer Arthur Stanley | 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce | 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References 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.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis - 25 Years Ago - The All-England Championships". Sydney Morning Herald. 28 August 1912. p. 8. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
External links edit
- Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com