1883 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
1883 Wimbledon Championship
Final
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	Ernest Renshaw
Score	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Details
Draw	23
Seeds	–
Events
Singles
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Ernest Renshaw defeated Donald Stewart 0–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1883 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2] The challenge round was watched by 2500 spectators.^[3]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Ernest Renshaw		6	3	3	6	3
	William Renshaw		2	6	6	4	6

All comers' finals

	Semifinals									Final
	Donald Stewart		6	6	6
	William Taylor		0	1	3
										Donald Stewart		6	3	0	2
										Ernest Renshaw		0	6	6	6
	Ernest Renshaw
	bye

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	Herbert Wilberforce
	Francis Govett		w/o							H Wilberforce		4	6	6	6
	John Hartley		6	6	6					J Hartley		6	5	2	4
	Harry Barlow		1	3	1														H Wilberforce		5	6	6	5	4
	Donald Stewart		6	3	3	6	6												D Stewart		6	3	5	6	6
	Harry Grove		3	6	6	5	2			D Stewart		6	6	6
	Claude Farrer		2	6	6	6				C Farrer		4	4	4
	B Follett		6	2	2	1																						D Stewart		6	6	6
	FJ Ridgway		3	6	6	3	6																					W Taylor		0	1	3
	F Warren		6	1	1	6	4			FJ Ridgway		0	4	1
	William Taylor		2	6	1	6	6			W Taylor		6	6	6
	Wilfred Milne		6	4	6	1	3												W Taylor		6	6	5	4	6
	LG Campbell		4	5	6	6	6												MS Constable		3	5	6	6	3
	Otway Woodhouse		6	6	1	5	4			LG Campbell		3	6	2	4
	MS Constable									MS Constable		6	1	6	6
	Leopold Maxse		w/o

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	Ernest Renshaw		5	6	3	6	6
	Herbert Lawford		6	1	6	2	5			E Renshaw		6	6	6
	George Montgomerie		6	6	6					G Montgomerie		3	3	3
	HH Playford		1	3	0														E Renshaw		6	6	6
	Charles Grinstead		4	6	6	4	6												C Grinstead		4	3	3
	Teddy Williams		6	4	4	6	5			C Grinstead		6	5	6	6
										Richard Richardson		3	6	5	2
																												E Renshaw
																												bye

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com