1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles
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{{Infobox tennis tournament event|1887|Wimbledon Championships
| champ = {{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| runner = {{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Renshaw
| score = 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4
| draw = 16
| seeds = –
| type =
}}
{{Main|1887 Wimbledon Championships}}
Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977{{cite book|last=Barrett|first=John|title=Wimbledon: The Official History|date=2014|publisher=Vision Sports Publishing|isbn=9-781909-534230|edition=4th}} The reigning champion William Renshaw was unable to defend his title due to a tennis elbow.{{cite news|title=Lawn Tennis - 25 Years Ago - The All-England Championships|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=JwdiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=F6gDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3931,5513548|access-date=2 April 2012|newspaper=Sydney Morning Herald|date=28 August 1912|page=8}}
Draw
{{Draw key}}
=All Comers'=
{{16TeamBracket-Compact-Tennis5-Byes
| RD1=First round
| RD2=Quarterfinals
| RD3=Semifinals
| RD4=Final
| seeds=
| RD1-seed01=
| RD1-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Bowes-Lyon
| RD1-score01-1=6
| RD1-score01-2=6
| RD1-score01-3=0
| RD1-score01-4=
| RD1-score01-5=
| RD1-seed02
| RD1-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} MG MacNamara
| RD1-score02-1=2
| RD1-score02-2=4
| RD1-score02-3=0r
| RD1-score02-4=
| RD1-score02-5=
| RD1-seed03=
| RD1-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Grove
| RD1-score03-1=6
| RD1-score03-2=6
| RD1-score03-3=6
| RD1-score03-4=
| RD1-score03-5=
| RD1-seed04=
| RD1-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Wilberforce
| RD1-score04-1=1
| RD1-score04-2=3
| RD1-score04-3=3
| RD1-score04-4=
| RD1-score04-5=
| RD1-seed05=
| RD1-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD1-score05-1=6
| RD1-score05-2=9
| RD1-score05-3=6
| RD1-score05-4=
| RD1-score05-5=
| RD1-seed06=
| RD1-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Barlow
| RD1-score06-1=0
| RD1-score06-2=7
| RD1-score06-3=3
| RD1-score06-4=
| RD1-score06-5=
| RD1-seed07=
| RD1-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Oswald Milne
| RD1-score07-1=5
| RD1-score07-2=6
| RD1-score07-3=1
| RD1-score07-4=6
| RD1-score07-5=8
| RD1-seed08=
| RD1-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} EV Thompson
| RD1-score08-1=7
| RD1-score08-2=4
| RD1-score08-3=6
| RD1-score08-4=4
| RD1-score08-5=6
| RD1-seed09=
| RD1-team09={{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Renshaw
| RD1-score09-1=6
| RD1-score09-2=6
| RD1-score09-3=6
| RD1-score09-4=
| RD1-score09-5=
| RD1-seed10=
| RD1-team10={{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon
| RD1-score10-1=1
| RD1-score10-2=0
| RD1-score10-3=0
| RD1-score10-4=
| RD1-score10-5=
| RD1-seed11=
| RD1-team11={{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Lewis
| RD1-score11-1=6
| RD1-score11-2=6
| RD1-score11-3=6
| RD1-score11-4=
| RD1-score11-5=
| RD1-seed12=
| RD1-team12={{flagicon|GBR}} FA Bowlby
| RD1-score12-1=2
| RD1-score12-2=2
| RD1-score12-3=1
| RD1-score12-4=
| RD1-score12-5=
| RD1-seed13=
| RD1-team13={{flagicon|GBR}} Wilfred Milne
| RD1-score13-1=
| RD1-score13-2=
| RD1-score13-3=
| RD1-score13-4=
| RD1-score13-5=
| RD1-seed14=
| RD1-team14={{flagicon|GBR}} George Montgomerie
| RD1-score14-1=w/o
| RD1-score14-2=
| RD1-score14-3=
| RD1-score14-4=
| RD1-score14-5=
| RD1-seed15=
| RD1-team15={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Lacy Sweet
| RD1-score15-1=6
| RD1-score15-2=6
| RD1-score15-3=4
| RD1-score15-4=6
| RD1-score15-5=
| RD1-seed16=
| RD1-team16={{flagicon|GBR}} William Taylor
| RD1-score16-1=2
| RD1-score16-2=2
| RD1-score16-3=6
| RD1-score16-4=1
| RD1-score16-5=
| RD2-seed01=
| RD2-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Bowes-Lyon
| RD2-score01-1=3
| RD2-score01-2=2
| RD2-score01-3=8
| RD2-score01-4=
| RD2-score01-5=
| RD2-seed02=
| RD2-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Grove
| RD2-score02-1=6
| RD2-score02-2=6
| RD2-score02-3=10
| RD2-score02-4=
| RD2-score02-5=
| RD2-seed03=
| RD2-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD2-score03-1=7
| RD2-score03-2=6
| RD2-score03-3=6
| RD2-score03-4=
| RD2-score03-5=
| RD2-seed04=
| RD2-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Oswald Milne
| RD2-score04-1=5
| RD2-score04-2=0
| RD2-score04-3=3
| RD2-score04-4=
| RD2-score04-5=
| RD2-seed05=
| RD2-team05={{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Renshaw
| RD2-score05-1=7
| RD2-score05-2=6
| RD2-score05-3=6
| RD2-score05-4=
| RD2-score05-5=
| RD2-seed06=
| RD2-team06={{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Lewis
| RD2-score06-1=5
| RD2-score06-2=2
| RD2-score06-3=4
| RD2-score06-4=
| RD2-score06-5=
| RD2-seed07=
| RD2-team07={{flagicon|GBR}} Wilfred Milne
| RD2-score07-1=3
| RD2-score07-2=1
| RD2-score07-3=3
| RD2-score07-4=
| RD2-score07-5=
| RD2-seed08=
| RD2-team08={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Lacy Sweet
| RD2-score08-1=6
| RD2-score08-2=6
| RD2-score08-3=6
| RD2-score08-4=
| RD2-score08-5=
| RD3-seed01=
| RD3-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Harry Grove
| RD3-score01-1=6
| RD3-score01-2=3
| RD3-score01-3=5
| RD3-score01-4=5
| RD3-score01-5=
| RD3-seed02=
| RD3-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD3-score02-1=4
| RD3-score02-2=6
| RD3-score02-3=7
| RD3-score02-4=7
| RD3-score02-5=
| RD3-seed03=
| RD3-team03={{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Renshaw
| RD3-score03-1=
| RD3-score03-2=
| RD3-score03-3=
| RD3-score03-4=
| RD3-score03-5=
| RD3-seed04=
| RD3-team04={{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Lacy Sweet
| RD3-score04-1=w/o
| RD3-score04-2=
| RD3-score04-3=
| RD3-score04-4=
| RD3-score04-5=
| RD4-seed01=
| RD4-team01={{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Lawford
| RD4-score01-1=1
| RD4-score01-2=6
| RD4-score01-3=3
| RD4-score01-4=6
| RD4-score01-5=6
| RD4-seed02=
| RD4-team02={{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Renshaw
| RD4-score02-1=6
| RD4-score02-2=3
| RD4-score02-3=6
| RD4-score02-4=4
| RD4-score02-5=4
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Wimbledondraws|1887|MS}}
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{{Succession box | before=1886 U.S. National Championships – Singles| title=Grand Slam men's singles | after=1888 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles}}
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{{Wimbledon men's singles champions}}
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