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1887 Wimbledon Championships

Field	Value
date	2 – 7 July
edition	11th
location	Worple Road
SW19, Wimbledon,
London, United Kingdom
venue	All England Lawn Tennis Club
surface	Grass
category	Grand Slam
champms	GBR Herbert Lawford
champws	GBR Lottie Dod
champmd	GBR Patrick Bowes-Lyon / GBR Herbert Wilberforce

SW19, Wimbledon, London, United Kingdom

Lawn-Tennis Championship Matches at Wimbledo, 1887

The 1887 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 2 July until 7 July. It was the 11th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1887. From 1880 to 1887 the men's singles draw fell from 60 to 16, this was attributed to the superior expertise of the Renshaw brothers and Herbert Lawford. Lawford won the gentleman's singles title after defeating Ernest Renshaw in the All Comers final. Defending champions William Renshaw was unable to play the Challenge Round due to a tennis elbow.

The Ladies singles competition was won by Lottie Dod who won the title at an age of 15 years and 285 days and became the youngest ever Wimbledon singles champion.

Champions

Men's singles

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

GBR Herbert Lawford defeated GBR Ernest Renshaw, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Women's singles

GBR Lottie Dod defeated GBR Blanche Bingley, 6–2, 6–0

Men's doubles

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

GBR Patrick Bowes-Lyon / GBR Herbert Wilberforce defeated GBR Edward Barratt-Smith / GBR James Herbert Crispe, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2

References

2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
(27 August 1887). "Lawn–Tennis in England". Star , Issue 6017.
(28 August 1912). "Lawn Tennis - 25 Years Ago - The All-England Championships". Sydney Morning Herald.
John Barrett. (2001). "Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships". CollinsWillow.
"Gentlemen's Singles Finals 1877-2016". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.
"Gentlemen's Doubles Finals 1884-2016". [[The Championships, Wimbledon.

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