1888 Wimbledon Championships

Tennis tournament

Date

9 – 16 July

Edition

12th

Category

Grand Slam

Surface

Grass

Location

Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom

Venue

All England Lawn Tennis Club

Champions

Men's singles

Ernest Renshaw

Women's singles

Lottie Dod

Men's doubles

Ernest Renshaw /

William Renshaw

← 1887 ·

Wimbledon Championships

· 1889 →

The 1888 Wimbledon Championships took place on the outdoor grass courts at the All England Lawn Tennis Club in Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom. The tournament ran from 9 July until 16 July.^[1] It was the 12th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1888.^[1]

Champions

Men's singles

Ernest Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford, 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 ^[2]

Women's singles

Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Hillyard, 6–3, 6–3 ^[3]

Men's doubles

Ernest Renshaw / William Renshaw defeated Patrick Bowes-Lyon / Herbert Wilberforce, 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 ^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b 100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
^ "Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
^ "Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". wimbledon.com. Wimbledon Championships. Retrieved 29 June 2017.