1889 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

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]

Men's singles
1889 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionUnited Kingdom William Renshaw
Runner-upUnited Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
Score6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
Details
Draw24
Seeds
Events
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesmenwomen
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Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round
       
William Renshaw6636
Ernest Renshaw4160

All comers' finals

SemifinalsFinal
              
Willoughby Hamilton63633
Harry Barlow36266
Harry Barlow67686
William Renshaw358108
William Renshaw7566
Herbert Lawford5732

Top half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
Ernest Lewis666
TS Campion111
E Lewis65374
W Hamilton47656
Willoughby Hamilton
James Baldwinw/o
W Hamilton63633
George Hillyard666 H Barlow36266
Lyttleton Winslow433 G Hillyard64613
FA Bowlby FA Bowlby36411
E G Meersw/o G Hillyard524
Harry Barlow668 H Barlow766
FA Darbishire416 H Barlow66639
FL Rawsonw/o H Grove84467
Harry Grove

Bottom half

First roundSecond roundQuarterfinalsSemifinals
Arthur Gore031
Herbert Wilberforce666 H Wilberforce450
William Renshaw666 W Renshaw676
Edward Avory232 W Renshaw766
Manliffe Goodbody6466 M Goodbody544
HS Stone4633 M Goodbody3696
William Taylor63366 W Taylor6472
A Walker06644 W Renshaw7566
H Lawford5732
Herbert Lawford666
AW Andrews131
H Lawford666
AG Ziffo220
WH Cohen311
AG Ziffo666

References

Preceded by Grand Slam men's singles Succeeded by