1885 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
1885 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	Herbert Lawford
Final score	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw	23
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men
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Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 5–7, 6–1, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1885 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Draw[]

Key[]

Challenge round[]

	Challenge Round
	Herbert Lawford		5	2	6	5
	William Renshaw		7	6	4	7

All comers' finals[]

	Semifinals									Final
	Ernest Renshaw		6	8	2	5	6
	Ernest Browne		4	6	6	7	4
										Ernest Renshaw		7	1	6	2	4
										Herbert Lawford		5	6	0	6	6
	James Dwight		2	2	3
	Herbert Lawford		6	6	6

Top half[]

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										Herbert Chipp		6	6	6
										W Milne		3	1	4
	Wilfred Milne		8	2	6	7
	Oswald Milne		6	6	3	5
																			H Chipp		4	4	5
																			E Renshaw		6	6	7
	Ernest Renshaw		6	2	4	8	6
	Donald Stewart		1	6	6	6	4
										E Renshaw		6	6	6
										CP Triscott		2	0	1
																												E Renshaw		6	8	2	5	6
																												E Browne		4	6	6	7	4
	MG MacNamara		6	6	6
	JC Rogers		0	3	2
										MG MacNamara		6	6	6
										Ernest Meers		3	1	4
																			MG MacNamara		1	5	2
																			E Browne		6	7	6
	Ernest Browne		6	6	6
	G Kerr		1	1	3
										E Browne		6	2	6	7
										Ernest Lewis		1	6	4	5

Bottom half[]

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	James Dwight		6	6	6
	E Cotton		4	2	3
										J Dwight		6	6	6
										Archibald Thomson		1	0	1
																			J Dwight		6	6	6
																			A Stanley		3	3	4
										Arthur Stanley		4	6	6	6	6
										G Montgomerie		6	3	8	0	0
	George Montgomerie		7	6	2	2	6
	William Taylor		5	4	6	6	4
																												J Dwight		2	2	3
																												H Lawford		6	6	6
										Herbert Lawford		6	6	6
										H Grove		3	2	1
	Harry Grove		6	6	6
	GN Stenhouse		4	0	0
																			H Lawford		6	7	6
																			P Bowes-Lyon		2	5	3
										Patrick Bowes-Lyon		6	6	3	8
										Charles Ross		2	1	6	6

References[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com