1888 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw
Runners-up Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Herbert Wilberforce
Score2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Draw12
Seeds–
Main article: 1888 Wimbledon Championships

Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw defeated Ernest Meers and A. G. Ziffo 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champions Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
       
Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw 		2 1 6 6 6
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Herbert Wilberforce 		6 6 3 4 3

All Comers'

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
GED Brown
P Brown 		6 6 9
Oswald Milne
Wilfred Milne 		2 4 7
GED Brown
P Brown 		4 6 2
TS Campion
Harry Grove 		6 6 7 Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw 		6 8 6
George Hillyard
William Taylor 		4 2 5 TS Campion
Harry Grove 		4 1 6
Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw 		7 6 6 Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw 		6 6 8
Clement Cazalet
Arthur Stanley 		5 4 4 Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw 		6 6 6
Harry Barlow
A Walker 		4 6 11 7 Ernest Meers
AG Ziffo 		3 2 2
Harry Carlton
Harry Scrivener 		6 0 9 5 Harry Barlow
A Walker 		w/o
Ernest Meers
AG Ziffo 		6 7 6 Ernest Meers
AG Ziffo
Arthur Gore
FW Gore 		4 5 3 Ernest Meers
AG Ziffo 		6 7 0
Herbert Chipp
Claude Farrer 		2 5 1r
Herbert Chipp
Claude Farrer 		6 4 3 7 10
George Mewburn
Henry Wilson-Fox 		4 6 6 5 8

References

  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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