1888 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw defeated Ernest Meers and A. G. Ziffo 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champions Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Men's doubles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw
Runners-upUnited Kingdom Patrick Bowes-Lyon
United Kingdom Herbert Wilberforce
Score2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw12
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Draw

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
       
  Ernest Renshaw
  William Renshaw
2 1 6 6 6
  Patrick Bowes-Lyon
  Herbert Wilberforce
6 6 3 4 3

All Comers'

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  GED Brown
  P Brown
6 6 9
  Oswald Milne
  Wilfred Milne
2 4 7
  GED Brown
  P Brown
4 6 2
  TS Campion
  Harry Grove
6 6 7   Ernest Renshaw
  William Renshaw
6 8 6
  George Hillyard
  William Taylor
4 2 5   TS Campion
  Harry Grove
4 1 6
  Ernest Renshaw
  William Renshaw
7 6 6   Ernest Renshaw
  William Renshaw
6 6 8
  Clement Cazalet
  Arthur Stanley
5 4 4   Ernest Renshaw
  William Renshaw
6 6 6
  Harry Barlow
  A Walker
4 6 11 7   Ernest Meers
  AG Ziffo
3 2 2
  Harry Carlton
  Harry Scrivener
6 0 9 5   Harry Barlow
  A Walker
w/o
  Ernest Meers
  AG Ziffo
6 7 6   Ernest Meers
  AG Ziffo
  Arthur Gore
  FW Gore
4 5 3   Ernest Meers
  AG Ziffo
6 7 0
  Herbert Chipp
  Claude Farrer
2 5 1r
  Herbert Chipp
  Claude Farrer
6 4 3 7 10
  George Mewburn
  Henry Wilson-Fox
4 6 6 5 8

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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