General Ernest Wool
Lewis
Male
England
1867-04-05
Hammersmith, Middlesex, England
1930-04-19
Plymouth, England


About

Ernest Lewis reached the final of the first Wimbledon Championships gentlemen's doubles competition held in 1884. Partnering E.L. Williams they lost the final to the famous tennis brothers Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw in four sets. With partner George Hillyard he reached and lost the 1889 and 1890 gentlemen's doubles finals.

In 1892 he won his first and only Wimbledon title when together with Harry S. Barlow they defeated another famous team of tennis brothers, Herbert Baddeley and Wilfred Baddeley, in four sets.

In total Lewis would reach seven doubles finals at the Wimbledon Championships during his career (1884,1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895).

In the gentlemen's singles competition at Wimbledon his best result was reaching the final of the all-comers tournament on four occasions (1886, 1888, 1892 and 1894). In 1894 he won against Herbert Baddeley in the semifinal in a close five sets match but was solidly defeated in the final by Wilfred Baddeley, 0–6, 1–6, 0–6.[4]

Lewis won the singles title at the Irish Championships in 1890 after a close–fought battle in the challenge round against Willoughby Hamilton, 3–6, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 7–5.[5] He defended his Irish title in 1891 in a straight sets victory over Irishman Joshua Pim. In 1892 he was victorious at the Queens Club Tournament, defeating Joshua Pim in the final.

He won the singles title at the British Covered Court Championships seven times; in 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890, 1891, 1895 and 1896. The first five titles were won when the tournament was played at its original location in Hyde Park, the last two titles were won at the Queen's Club in London.



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Archive statistics 1881 - 1897
51
243
200


Tournament wins 1896 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1895 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1894 - East of England Championships (Open)
1892 - Queens Club Tournament (ATP)
1892 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1891 - Exmouth (Open)
1891 - Cheltenham (Amateur)
1891 - Irish Championships (Amateur)
1891 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1890 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1890 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1890 - Irish Championships (Amateur)
1890 - Exmouth (Open)
1890 - Teignmouth and Shaldon (Amateur)
1890 - Torquay (Open)
1889 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1889 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1889 - Exmouth (Open)
1889 - Teignmouth and Shaldon (Amateur)
1889 - St. Leonards-On-Sea (Amateur)
1889 - Bournemouth (Open)
1888 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1888 - Staffordshire (Amateur)
1888 - Bournemouth (Open)
1888 - Leicester (Amateur)
1888 - Torquay (Open)
1888 - Exmouth (Open)
1888 - London Athletic Club (Amateur)
1888 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1887 - Kent County Championships (Amateur)
1887 - Leicester (Amateur)
1887 - London Athletic Club (Amateur)
1887 - British Covered Court Championships (Amateur)
1887 - Middlesex Championships (Amateur)
1887 - Teignmouth and Shaldon (Amateur)
1887 - Torquay (Open)
1887 - Bournemouth (Open)
1887 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1886 - Acton Vale (Amateur)
1886 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1886 - London Athletic Club (Amateur)
1886 - Teignmouth and Shaldon (Amateur)
1886 - Bournemouth (Open)
1885 - Bournemouth (Open)
1885 - Acton Vale (Amateur)
1885 - South of England Championships (Amateur)
1885 - Sittingbourne (Amateur)
1884 - Fitzwilliam Purse (Amateur)
1884 - Bournemouth (Open)
1884 - Abbot's Court Hoo (Amateur)
1883 - Bournemouth (Open)


Tournaments British Covered Court Championships - 1897 British Covered Court Championships - 1896 Wimbledon - 1895 British Covered Court Championships - 1895 Wimbledon - 1894 East of England Championships - 1894 Middlesex Championships - 1893 Wimbledon - 1892 Irish Championships - 1892 Queens Club Tournament - 1892 British Covered Court Championships - 1892 Middlesex Championships - 1892 Wimbledon - 1891 Irish Championships - 1891 Cheltenham - 1891 British Covered Court Championships - 1891 Exmouth - 1891 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1891 Middlesex Championships - 1891 Wimbledon - 1890 Irish Championships - 1890 Queens Club Tournament - 1890 British Covered Court Championships - 1890 Exmouth - 1890 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1890 Queens Challenge Cup - 1890 Middlesex Championships - 1890 Torquay - 1890 St. Leonards-On-Sea - 1890 Kent LTC Championships - 1890 Wimbledon - 1889 Irish Championships - 1889 Championships of Wales - 1889 British Covered Court Championships - 1889 Exmouth - 1889 Bournemouth - 1889 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1889 Middlesex Championships - 1889 St. Leonards-On-Sea - 1889 Wimbledon - 1888 Irish Championships - 1888 Leicester - 1888 British Covered Court Championships - 1888 Exmouth - 1888 Bournemouth - 1888 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1888 Middlesex Championships - 1888 London Athletic Club - 1888 Staffordshire - 1888 Torquay - 1888 Wimbledon - 1887 Leicester - 1887 South of England Championships - 1887 British Covered Court Championships - 1887 Exmouth - 1887 Bournemouth - 1887 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1887 Middlesex Championships - 1887 London Athletic Club - 1887 Torquay - 1887 Kent County Championships - 1887 Wimbledon - 1886 South of England Championships - 1886 Exmouth - 1886 Bournemouth - 1886 Teignmouth and Shaldon - 1886 London Athletic Club - 1886 Portsmouth - 1886 Acton Vale - 1886 Wimbledon - 1885 Scottish Championships - 1885 South of England Championships - 1885 Bournemouth - 1885 Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament - 1885 Sittingbourne - 1885 Middlesex Championships - 1885 London Athletic Club - 1885 Acton Vale - 1885 Brincliffe Lawn Tennis Club Tournament - 1885 Irish Championships - 1884 Bournemouth - 1884 Middlesex Championships - 1884 Leamington - 1884 Abbot's Court Hoo - 1884 Fitzwilliam Purse - 1884 West of England Championships - 1883 Leicester - 1883 Bournemouth - 1883 London Athletic Club - 1883 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament - 1882 London Athletic Club - 1882 South of England Championships - 1881 London Athletic Club - 1881

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