1887 Wimbledon Championships

1887 Wimbledon Championships
Date:   July 2-7[1]
Edition:   11th
Champions
Men's Singles
Herbert Lawford[2]
Women's Singles
Lottie Dod[3]
Men's Doubles
Herbert Wilberforce / Patrick Bowes-Lyon[4]
Wimbledon Championships
 < 1886 1888 > 

The 1887 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis tournament which took place at the All England Club.[5] 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.[5]

Contents

Champions

Gentlemen's Singles

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw, 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]

Ladies' Singles

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships – Ladies' Singles

Lottie Dod defeated Blanche Bingley, 6–2, 6–0.[3]

Gentlemen's Doubles

Herbert Wilberforce / Patrick Bowes-Lyon defeated James Herbert Crispe / E. Barratt-Smith, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2.[4]

References

  1. ^ 2010 Wimbledon Compendium, by Alan Little (The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon, London)
  2. ^ a b "Grand Slam Tournaments - Wimbledon" (PDF). usta.com. United States Tennis Association. http://www.usta.com/presentations/USTAYearBook/25.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
  3. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Women's Singles". wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/ladiesroll.html. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
  4. ^ a b "Roll of Honour - Men's Doubles". wimbledon.org. http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/about/history/rolls/mendoublesroll.html. Retrieved 2011-01-15. 
  5. ^ a b 100 years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay (Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977)
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1886 Wimbledon Championships		 Wimbledon Championships Succeeded by
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Preceded by
1886 U.S. National Championships		 Grand Slams Succeeded by
1887 U.S. National Championships