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1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Field	Value
champ	GBR Herbert Lawford
runner	GBR Ernest Renshaw
score	6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4
draw	16
seeds	–

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships

Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 in the all comers' final to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champion William Renshaw was unable to defend his title due to a tennis elbow.

Draw

All Comers'

| RD1-seed01= | RD1-team01=GBR Herbert Bowes-Lyon | RD1-score01-1=6 | RD1-score01-2=6 | RD1-score01-3=0 | RD1-score01-4= | RD1-score01-5= | RD1-seed02 | RD1-team02=GBR MG MacNamara | RD1-score02-1=2 | RD1-score02-2=4 | RD1-score02-3=0r | RD1-score02-4= | RD1-score02-5=

| RD1-seed03= | RD1-team03=GBR Harry Grove | RD1-score03-1=6 | RD1-score03-2=6 | RD1-score03-3=6 | RD1-score03-4= | RD1-score03-5= | RD1-seed04= | RD1-team04=GBR Herbert Wilberforce | RD1-score04-1=1 | RD1-score04-2=3 | RD1-score04-3=3 | RD1-score04-4= | RD1-score04-5=

| RD1-seed05= | RD1-team05=GBR Herbert Lawford | RD1-score05-1=6 | RD1-score05-2=9 | RD1-score05-3=6 | RD1-score05-4= | RD1-score05-5= | RD1-seed06= | RD1-team06=GBR Harry Barlow | RD1-score06-1=0 | RD1-score06-2=7 | RD1-score06-3=3 | RD1-score06-4= | RD1-score06-5=

| RD1-seed07= | RD1-team07=GBR Oswald Milne | RD1-score07-1=5 | RD1-score07-2=6 | RD1-score07-3=1 | RD1-score07-4=6 | RD1-score07-5=8 | RD1-seed08= | RD1-team08=GBR EV Thompson | RD1-score08-1=7 | RD1-score08-2=4 | RD1-score08-3=6 | RD1-score08-4=4 | RD1-score08-5=6

| RD1-seed09= | RD1-team09=GBR Ernest Renshaw | RD1-score09-1=6 | RD1-score09-2=6 | RD1-score09-3=6 | RD1-score09-4= | RD1-score09-5= | RD1-seed10= | RD1-team10=GBR Patrick Bowes-Lyon | RD1-score10-1=1 | RD1-score10-2=0 | RD1-score10-3=0 | RD1-score10-4= | RD1-score10-5=

| RD1-seed11= | RD1-team11=GBR Ernest Lewis | RD1-score11-1=6 | RD1-score11-2=6 | RD1-score11-3=6 | RD1-score11-4= | RD1-score11-5= | RD1-seed12= | RD1-team12=GBR FA Bowlby | RD1-score12-1=2 | RD1-score12-2=2 | RD1-score12-3=1 | RD1-score12-4= | RD1-score12-5=

| RD1-seed13= | RD1-team13=GBR Wilfred Milne | RD1-score13-1= | RD1-score13-2= | RD1-score13-3= | RD1-score13-4= | RD1-score13-5= | RD1-seed14= | RD1-team14=GBR George Montgomerie | RD1-score14-1=w/o | RD1-score14-2= | RD1-score14-3= | RD1-score14-4= | RD1-score14-5=

| RD1-seed15= | RD1-team15=GBR Charles Lacy Sweet | RD1-score15-1=6 | RD1-score15-2=6 | RD1-score15-3=4 | RD1-score15-4=6 | RD1-score15-5= | RD1-seed16= | RD1-team16=GBR William Taylor | RD1-score16-1=2 | RD1-score16-2=2 | RD1-score16-3=6 | RD1-score16-4=1 | RD1-score16-5=

| RD2-seed01= | RD2-team01=GBR Herbert Bowes-Lyon | RD2-score01-1=3 | RD2-score01-2=2 | RD2-score01-3=8 | RD2-score01-4= | RD2-score01-5= | RD2-seed02= | RD2-team02=GBR Harry Grove | RD2-score02-1=6 | RD2-score02-2=6 | RD2-score02-3=10 | RD2-score02-4= | RD2-score02-5=

| RD2-seed03= | RD2-team03=GBR Herbert Lawford | RD2-score03-1=7 | RD2-score03-2=6 | RD2-score03-3=6 | RD2-score03-4= | RD2-score03-5= | RD2-seed04= | RD2-team04=GBR Oswald Milne | RD2-score04-1=5 | RD2-score04-2=0 | RD2-score04-3=3 | RD2-score04-4= | RD2-score04-5=

| RD2-seed05= | RD2-team05=GBR Ernest Renshaw | RD2-score05-1=7 | RD2-score05-2=6 | RD2-score05-3=6 | RD2-score05-4= | RD2-score05-5= | RD2-seed06= | RD2-team06=GBR Ernest Lewis | RD2-score06-1=5 | RD2-score06-2=2 | RD2-score06-3=4 | RD2-score06-4= | RD2-score06-5=

| RD2-seed07= | RD2-team07=GBR Wilfred Milne | RD2-score07-1=3 | RD2-score07-2=1 | RD2-score07-3=3 | RD2-score07-4= | RD2-score07-5= | RD2-seed08= | RD2-team08=GBR Charles Lacy Sweet | RD2-score08-1=6 | RD2-score08-2=6 | RD2-score08-3=6 | RD2-score08-4= | RD2-score08-5=

| RD3-seed01= | RD3-team01=GBR Harry Grove | RD3-score01-1=6 | RD3-score01-2=3 | RD3-score01-3=5 | RD3-score01-4=5 | RD3-score01-5= | RD3-seed02= | RD3-team02=GBR Herbert Lawford | RD3-score02-1=4 | RD3-score02-2=6 | RD3-score02-3=7 | RD3-score02-4=7 | RD3-score02-5=

| RD3-seed03= | RD3-team03=GBR Ernest Renshaw | RD3-score03-1= | RD3-score03-2= | RD3-score03-3= | RD3-score03-4= | RD3-score03-5= | RD3-seed04= | RD3-team04=GBR Charles Lacy Sweet | RD3-score04-1=w/o | RD3-score04-2= | RD3-score04-3= | RD3-score04-4= | RD3-score04-5=

| RD4-seed01= | RD4-team01=GBR Herbert Lawford | RD4-score01-1=1 | RD4-score01-2=6 | RD4-score01-3=3 | RD4-score01-4=6 | RD4-score01-5=6 | RD4-seed02= | RD4-team02=GBR Ernest Renshaw | RD4-score02-1=6 | RD4-score02-2=3 | RD4-score02-3=6 | RD4-score02-4=4 | RD4-score02-5=4

References

References

100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
Barrett, John. (2014). "Wimbledon: The Official History". Vision Sports Publishing.
(28 August 1912). "Lawn Tennis - 25 Years Ago - The All-England Championships". Sydney Morning Herald.

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