1885 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1885 Wimbledon Championships
Champion William Renshaw
Runner-up Herbert Lawford
Score7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Draw23
Seeds–
Main article: 1885 Wimbledon Championships

Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 5–7, 6–1, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1885 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
       
Herbert Lawford 5 2 6 5
William Renshaw 7 6 4 7

All comers' finals

Semifinals Final
              
Ernest Renshaw 6 8 2 5 6
Ernest Browne 4 6 6 7 4
Ernest Renshaw 7 1 6 2 4
Herbert Lawford 5 6 0 6 6
James Dwight 2 2 3
Herbert Lawford 6 6 6

Top half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
Herbert Chipp 6 6 6
Wilfred Milne 8 2 6 7 W Milne 3 1 4
Oswald Milne 6 6 3 5 H Chipp 4 4 5
Ernest Renshaw 6 2 4 8 6 E Renshaw 6 6 7
Donald Stewart 1 6 6 6 4 E Renshaw 6 6 6
CP Triscott 2 0 1
E Renshaw 6 8 2 5 6
MG MacNamara 6 6 6 E Browne 4 6 6 7 4
JC Rogers 0 3 2 MG MacNamara 6 6 6
Ernest Meers 3 1 4
MG MacNamara 1 5 2
Ernest Browne 6 6 6 E Browne 6 7 6
G Kerr 1 1 3 E Browne 6 2 6 7
Ernest Lewis 1 6 4 5

Bottom half

First round Second round Quarterfinals Semifinals
James Dwight 6 6 6
E Cotton 4 2 3 J Dwight 6 6 6
Archibald Thomson 1 0 1
J Dwight 6 6 6
A Stanley 3 3 4
Arthur Stanley 4 6 6 6 6
George Montgomerie 7 6 2 2 6 G Montgomerie 6 3 8 0 0
William Taylor 5 4 6 6 4 J Dwight 2 2 3
H Lawford 6 6 6
Herbert Lawford 6 6 6
Harry Grove 6 6 6 H Grove 3 2 1
GN Stenhouse 4 0 0 H Lawford 6 7 6
P Bowes-Lyon 2 5 3
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6 6 3 8
Charles Ross 2 1 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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