1888 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Men's doubles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw
Runners-up	Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce
Final score	2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw	12
Seeds	–
Events
Singles men women Doubles men
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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]

Draw[]

Key[]

Challenge round[]

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

All Comers'[]

	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
																			Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw		6	8	6
	TS Campion Harry Grove		6	6	7
	George Hillyard William Taylor		4	2	5
										TS Campion Harry Grove		4	1	6
										Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw		6	6	8
	Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw		7	6	6
	Clement Cazalet Arthur Stanley		5	4	4
																												Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw		6	6	6
																												Ernest Meers AG Ziffo		3	2	2
	Harry Barlow A Walker		4	6	11	7
	Harry Carlton Harry Scrivener		6	0	9	5
										Harry Barlow A Walker		w/o
										Ernest Meers AG Ziffo
	Ernest Meers AG Ziffo		6	7	6
	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[]

External links[]

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com