1889 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1889 Wimbledon Championships
Final
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	Ernest Renshaw
Score	6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Details
Draw	24
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men women
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William Renshaw defeated Harry S. Barlow 3–6, 5–7, 8–6, 10–8, 8–6 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated his brother and reigning champion Ernest Renshaw 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2] Renshaw survived a total of six match points in the All Comers Final against Barlow at 2–5 and 6–7 in the fourth set and trailed 0–5 in the final set.^[3][4]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	William Renshaw		6	6	3	6
	Ernest Renshaw		4	1	6	0

All comers' finals

	Semifinals									Final
	Willoughby Hamilton		6	3	6	3	3
	Harry Barlow		3	6	2	6	6
										Harry Barlow		6	7	6	8	6
										William Renshaw		3	5	8	10	8
	William Renshaw		7	5	6	6
	Herbert Lawford		5	7	3	2

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										Ernest Lewis		6	6	6
										TS Campion		1	1	1
																			E Lewis		6	5	3	7	4
																			W Hamilton		4	7	6	5	6
										Willoughby Hamilton
										James Baldwin		w/o
																												W Hamilton		6	3	6	3	3
	George Hillyard		6	6	6																							H Barlow		3	6	2	6	6
	Lyttleton Winslow		4	3	3					G Hillyard		6	4	6	13
	FA Bowlby									FA Bowlby		3	6	4	11
	E G Meers		w/o																G Hillyard		5	2	4
	Harry Barlow		6	6	8														H Barlow		7	6	6
	FA Darbishire		4	1	6					H Barlow		6	6	6	3	9
	FL Rawson		w/o							H Grove		8	4	4	6	7
	Harry Grove

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	Arthur Gore		0	3	1
	Herbert Wilberforce		6	6	6					H Wilberforce		4	5	0
	William Renshaw		6	6	6					W Renshaw		6	7	6
	Edward Avory		2	3	2														W Renshaw		7	6	6
	Manliffe Goodbody		6	4	6	6													M Goodbody		5	4	4
	HS Stone		4	6	3	3				M Goodbody		3	6	9	6
	William Taylor		6	3	3	6	6			W Taylor		6	4	7	2
	A Walker		0	6	6	4	4																					W Renshaw		7	5	6	6
																												H Lawford		5	7	3	2
										Herbert Lawford		6	6	6
										AW Andrews		1	3	1
																			H Lawford		6	6	6
																			AG Ziffo		2	2	0
										WH Cohen		3	1	1
										AG Ziffo		6	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com