1881 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
1881 Wimbledon Championship
Champion William Renshaw
Runner-up John Hartley
Score6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Draw48
Seeds–
Main article: 1881 Wimbledon Championship

William Renshaw defeated Richard Richardson 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion John Hartley 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1881 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge round
       
William Renshaw 6 6 6
John Hartley 0 1 1

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Otway Woodhouse 6 4 0 3
William Renshaw 4 6 6 6 William Renshaw 1 6 6 5 6
Herbert Lawford 6 6 6 Herbert Lawford 6 3 2 6 3
George S. Murray Hill 1 1 0 William Renshaw 6 6 6
William Henry Darby 0 4 1 Richard Richardson 4 2 3
Richard Richardson 6 6 6 Richard Richardson
bye
Second Place
Herbert Lawford 3 6 1 6 5
Richard Richardson 6 4 6 3 6

Earlier rounds

Section 1

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Mortimer Buckingham 6 6 6
Harry Grove 2 4 1 Mortimer D Buckingham 1 0 0
Otway Woodhouse 6 6 6 O Woodhouse 6 6 6
Hubert H. Wilkes 4 5 0 O Woodhouse 6 6 6
WM Bird 0 0r W Milne 1 0 1
Wilfred Milne 6 5 W. Milne 6 5 6 6
Mr. Castor 6 6 2 6 Castor 2 6 2 4
Robert W. Braddell 5 3 6 4 O Woodhouse 6 4 0 3
William Renshaw 6 6 6 W Renshaw 4 6 6 6
William J. Down 2 0 0 W Renshaw 6 6 6
Thomas Gallwey 4 6 6 6 T Gallwey 0 1 1
Arthur Stanley 6 3 5 4 W Renshaw 6 6 6
C Cheales w/o E Lubbock 5 3 3
BT Cotton C Cheales 0 0 1
Edgar Lubbock w/o E Lubbock 6 6 6
James Rankine

Section 2

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
F Pollock 2 2 2
Champion Russell 6 6 6 Champion Russell 5 2 0
HC Jenkins w/o HC Jenkins 6 6 6
R Pollock HC Jenkins 4 3 0
WH Edward 6 6 6 H Lawford 6 6 6
JM Thornycroft 0 2 2 WH Edward 3 2 2
Herbert Lawford 6 6 6 H Lawford 6 6 6
CJ Cole 0 2 3 H Lawford 6 6 6
GS Murray-Hill 4 6 6 1 6 GS Murray-Hill 1 1 0
ES Saxton 6 1 1 6 4 GS Murray-Hill 6 6 4 3 6
A Keyser 6 6 6 A Keyser 5 2 6 6 2
C Wallis 3 5 2 GS Murray-Hill 6 2 6 6
Minden Fenwick 6 6 2 6 Minden Fenwick 2 6 5 4
HR Hallward 3 2 6 4 Minden Fenwick 6 2 6 0 6
Arthur Chitty 6 2 6 6 A Chitty 3 6 5 6 1
ML Hallward 2 6 5 4

Section 3

First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals
Henry Mulholland 2 6 6 0
B Follett 6 3 1 0r H Mulholland 3 5 2
WH Darby 6 6 6 WH Darby 6 6 6
FH Stokes 2 5 3 WH Darby 6 6 0 6
FL Rawson w/o Pollux 5 5 6 3
George Montgomerie FL Rawson 5 4 0r
Pollux 6 6 6 Pollux 6 6 0
J Wilkes 3 4 4 WH Darby 0 4 1
Ernest Renshaw 6 6 6 R Richardson 6 6 6
John Galbraith Horn 2 2 4 E Renshaw 6 6 6
JC Maxwell-Scott 6 1 6 6 JC Maxwell-Scott 0 0 3
HB Porter 5 6 4 3 E Renshaw 6 5 4 5
Michael G. McNamara 6 6 6 R Richardson 2 6 6 6
William Taylor 2 4 1 MG MacNamara 2 1 2
AH Cochran 0 1 2 R Richardson 6 6 6
Richard Richardson 6 6 6

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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