1886 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1886 Wimbledon Championships
Champions Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw
Runners-up Claude Farrer
Arthur Stanley
Score6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Draw7
Seeds

Claude Farrer and Arthur Stanley defeated Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw defeated Farrer and Stanley 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1886 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
       
Claude Farrer
Arthur Stanley
3 3 6 5
Ernest Renshaw
William Renshaw
6 6 4 7

All comers' finals

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Claude Farrer
Arthur Stanley
6 6 7
A Dunn
C Liddel
1 3 5 Claude Farrer
Arthur Stanley
6 6 10
Herbert Chipp
Ernest Meers
Herbert Chipp
Ernest Meers
4 1 8
CJ Cramer-Roberts
HC Crawford
w/o Claude Farrer
Arthur Stanley
7 6 6
Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Herbert Wilberforce
5 6 6 3 6 Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Herbert Wilberforce
5 3 1
MG MacNamara
William Taylor
7 2 1 6 0 Patrick Bowes-Lyon
Herbert Wilberforce
7 4 8 6 6
Wilfred Milne
Charles Ross
9 6 6 1 4

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.