Wimbledon 1888


General 1888-07-07 - 1888-07-16
Grandslam / Challenge
Grass
5
Wimbledon, Worple road
England

Source 100 Wimbledon Championships A Celebration John Barrett / an ancient ITF Website / http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/scores/draws/archive


Info Draw: 24

"Unfortunately the weather … interfered so fatally … The commencement was necessarily postponed … a delay of three days … incessant rain had ruined the courts and made the results to some extent a matter of chance." Charles Gilbert Heathcote in 'Tennis Lawn Tennis Rackets Fives' pages 175-176



Media


Winner James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw


Players
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Frederick Alexander Bowlby
Thomas Spread (Tom) Campion
Herbert Chipp
Charles Gladstone Eames
Arthur William Charles (Wentworth) Gore
Henry (Harry) Grove
Willoughby James Hamilton
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw
Ernest Wool Lewis
Michael Gallwey McNamara
Ernest George Meers
George Richmond Mewburn
Oswald Milne
Frederick Lawrence Rawson
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw
William Charles Renshaw
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
Harry Stanley Scrivener
Charles Lacy Sweet
William C. Taylor
Alfred E. Walker
Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce
Andrew G. Ziffo


Challenge round
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
6-3 7-5 6-0


Rounds
Round 1
Willoughby James Hamilton*
Ernest George Meers
7-5 4-6 6-4 6-2
Frederick Alexander Bowlby*
Thomas Spread (Tom) Campion
6-3 0-6 6-2 5-7 6-4
William Charles Renshaw*
Herbert Chipp
6-4 6-4 6-2
Henry (Harry) Grove*
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
7-5 6-4 7-5
Charles Gladstone Eames*
Alfred E. Walker
6-2 5-7 6-1 7-5
Ernest Wool Lewis*
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
6-1 6-2 6-3
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross*
Oswald Milne
6-8 6-4 7-5 6-2
Harry Stanley Scrivener*
Michael Gallwey McNamara
6-4 6-4 1-6 6-3

Round 2
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
George Richmond Mewburn
6-1 6-4 7-5
Herbert Wilberforce*
Charles Lacy Sweet
4-6 6-3 6-0 4-6 6-1
Willoughby James Hamilton*
Frederick Alexander Bowlby
6-1 6-1 6-4
William Charles Renshaw*
Henry (Harry) Grove
5-7 14-12 6-3 6-2
Ernest Wool Lewis*
Charles Gladstone Eames
6-1 6-0 6-3
Harry Stanley Scrivener*
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
6-3 7-5 9-7
William C. Taylor*
Arthur Gore
3-6 3-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
Frederick Lawrence Rawson*
Andrew G. Ziffo
10-8 6-3 3-0 ret.

Quarterfinals
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Herbert Wilberforce
4-6 6-3 7-5 4-6 6-0
Willoughby James Hamilton*
William Charles Renshaw
5-7 7-5 6-4 6-2
Ernest Wool Lewis*
Harry Stanley Scrivener
7-5 6-3 6-1
William C. Taylor*
Frederick Lawrence Rawson
6-4 6-0 4-6 4-6 6-1

Semifinals
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Willoughby James Hamilton
7-5 7-5 5-7 6-3
Ernest Wool Lewis*
William C. Taylor
9-7 6-4 6-4

Final
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Ernest Wool Lewis
7-9 6-1 8-6 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Willoughby James Hamilton*
Ernest George Meers
Frederick Alexander Bowlby*
Thomas Spread (Tom) Campion
William Charles Renshaw*
Herbert Chipp
Henry (Harry) Grove*
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
Ernest Wool Lewis*
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Charles Gladstone Eames*
Alfred E. Walker
Harry Stanley Scrivener*
Michael Gallwey McNamara
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross*
Oswald Milne
Round 2
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
George Richmond Mewburn
Herbert Wilberforce*
Charles Lacy Sweet
Willoughby James Hamilton*
Frederick Alexander Bowlby
William Charles Renshaw*
Henry (Harry) Grove
Ernest Wool Lewis*
Charles Gladstone Eames
Harry Stanley Scrivener*
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
William C. Taylor*
Arthur Gore
Frederick Lawrence Rawson*
Andrew G. Ziffo
Quarterfinals
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Herbert Wilberforce
Willoughby James Hamilton*
William Charles Renshaw
Ernest Wool Lewis*
Harry Stanley Scrivener
William C. Taylor*
Frederick Lawrence Rawson
Semifinals
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Willoughby James Hamilton
Ernest Wool Lewis*
William C. Taylor
Final
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
Ernest Wool Lewis