1890 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Men's singles
Men's singles
1890 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Willoughby Hamilton
Runner-up	William Renshaw
Final score	6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Details
Draw	30
Seeds	–
Events

Willoughby Hamilton defeated Harry Barlow, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion William Renshaw, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the Challenge Round to win the Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1890 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw[]

Key[]

Q = Qualifier
WC = Wild card
LL = Lucky loser
Alt = Alternate
SE = Special exempt
PR = Protected ranking
ITF = ITF entry
JE = Junior exempt
w/o = Walkover
r = Retired
d = Defaulted

Challenge round[]

Challenge Round

Willoughby Hamilton	6	6	3	6	6

William Renshaw	8	2	6	1	1

All Comers' Finals[]

Semifinals					Final

Joshua Pim	6	4	4	2

Willoughby Hamilton	0	6	6	6
					Willoughby Hamilton	2	6	6	4	7

					Harry Barlow	6	4	4	6	5
Ernest Lewis	5	4	6	5

Harry Barlow	7	6	4	7

Top half[]

First Round						Second Round					Quarterfinals				Semifinals

						Manliffe Goodbody	w/o
Joshua Pim	7	9	6	6		J Pim
Oswald Milne	5	11	3	2							J Pim	6	12	6
Harry Scrivener	7	9	0								H Scrivener	3	10	0
Herbert Wilberforce	5	7	0^r			H Scrivener	6	6	4	9
Wilberforce Eaves	6	3	6	0	6	W Eaves	4	1	6	7
FA Bowlby	4	6	0	6	4										J Pim	6	4	4	2
William Taylor															W Hamilton	0	6	6	6
FL Rawson	w/o					W Taylor	5	1	1
Arthur Gore	0	1	1			W Hamilton	7	6	6
Willoughby Hamilton	6	6	6								W Hamilton	6	6	6
Andrew Ziffo	2	4	3								W Baddeley	3	0	1
George Mewburn	6	6	6			G Mewburn	4	6	2
Wilfred Baddeley	6	6	6			W Baddeley	6	8	6
AW Andrews	0	3	0

Bottom half[]

First Round						Second Round						Quarterfinals						Semifinals

Herbert Lawford
Archibald Thomson	w/o					H Lawford	w/o
Deane Miller	6	6	5	4	6	D Miller
Harold Mahony	4	1	7	6	2							D Miller	3	1	1
Ernest Lewis	6	6	6									E Lewis	6	6	6
Horace Chapman	4	3	4			E Lewis	6	6	2	4	6
Ernest Meers	6	6	6			E Meers	3	2	6	6	2
A Walker	1	1	2															E Lewis	5	4	6	5
Herbert Baddeley																		H Barlow	7	6	4	7
Ernest Renshaw	w/o					H Baddeley	4	3	3
Grainger Chaytor	6	6	6			G Chaytor	6	6	6
Charles Lacy Sweet	3	2	1									G Chaytor	10	4	6	1	1
George Hillyard												H Barlow	8	6	2	6	6
Charles Ross	w/o					G Hillyard	1	0	3
						Harry Barlow	6	6	6

References[]

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

External links[]

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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