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]
1888, wimbledon, championships, singles, ernest, renshaw, defeated, ernest, lewis, comers, final, then, defeated, reigning, champion, herbert, lawford, challenge, round, gentlemen, singles, tennis, title, 1888, wimbledon, championships, singles1888, wimbledon,. 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 Men s singles1888 Wimbledon ChampionshipsFinalChampionErnest RenshawRunner upHerbert LawfordScore6 3 7 5 6 0DetailsDraw24Seeds EventsSingles men womenDoubles men women 1887 Wimbledon Championships 1889 Main article 1888 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 Ernest Renshaw676 nbsp Herbert Lawford350All comers finals edit SemifinalsFinal nbsp Ernest Renshaw7756 nbsp Willoughby Hamilton5573 nbsp Ernest Renshaw7686 nbsp Ernest Lewis9164 nbsp Ernest Lewis966 nbsp William Taylor744Top half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp Ernest Renshaw667 nbsp George Mewburn145 nbsp E Renshaw46746 nbsp H Wilberforce63560 nbsp Herbert Wilberforce46646 nbsp Charles Lacy Sweet63061 nbsp E Renshaw7756 nbsp Willoughby Hamilton7466 nbsp W Hamilton5573 nbsp Ernest Meers5642 nbsp W Hamilton666 nbsp FA Bowlby60656 nbsp FA Bowlby114 nbsp TS Campion36274 nbsp W Hamilton5766 nbsp William Renshaw666 nbsp W Renshaw7542 nbsp Herbert Chipp442 nbsp W Renshaw51466 nbsp Harry Grove767 nbsp H Grove71232 nbsp Harry Barlow545Bottom half edit First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals nbsp Charles Eames6567 nbsp A Walker2715 nbsp C Eames103 nbsp Ernest Lewis666 nbsp E Lewis666 nbsp Patrick Bowes Lyon123 nbsp E Lewis766 nbsp Charles Ross6676 nbsp H Scrivener531 nbsp Oswald Milne8452 nbsp C Ross357 nbsp Harry Scrivener6616 nbsp H Scrivener679 nbsp Michael G McNamara4463 nbsp E Lewis966 nbsp W Taylor744 nbsp William Taylor33666 nbsp Arthur Gore66233 nbsp W Taylor66446 nbsp FL Rawson40661 nbsp AG Ziffo830r nbsp FL Rawson1063References 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 by1887 U S National Championships Men s singles Grand Slam men s singles Succeeded by1889 U S National Championships Men s singles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1888 Wimbledon Championships Men 27s singles amp oldid 1168025216, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
