1884 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1884 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	William Renshaw[1]
Runner-up	Herbert Lawford[1]
Final score	6–0, 6–4, 9–7
Draw	28
Seeds	–

Herbert Lawford defeated Charles Walder Grinstead 7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 in the Challenge Round to win the 1884 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2] James Dwight, Arthur Rives, and Richard Sears (USA) were the first overseas competitors.^[3]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Herbert Lawford		0	4	7
	William Renshaw		6	6	9

All Comers' Finals

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	Wilfred Milne		3	3	5
	Ernest Renshaw		6	6	7					Ernest Renshaw		6	4	2	3
	Charles Walder Grinstead		5	4	7	6	6			Charles Walder Grinstead		2	6	6	6
	Ernest Browne		7	6	5	4	1												Charles Walder Grinstead		5	6	2	7
	William Taylor		8	1	4														Herbert Lawford		7	2	6	9
	Herbert Chipp		10	6	6					Herbert Chipp		5	4	4
										Herbert Lawford		7	6	6

Top half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	W Milne		6	6	6
	JC Maxwell-Scott		1	4	3					W Milne		9	8	1	6
	WT Ryves		3	1	4					O Milne		7	6	6	3
	O Milne		6	6	6														W Milne		3	3	5
	JE Renshaw		6	7	6														JE Renshaw		6	6	7
	EL Williams		3	5	1					JE Renshaw		6	6	6
	GA Montgomerie		w/o							B Cokayne		2	1	4
	B Cokayne																											JE Renshaw		6	4	2	3
	AJ Stanley		6	6	6																							CW Grinstead		2	6	6	6
	B Follett		0	3	1					AJ Stanley		8	4	3	3
	CW Grinstead									Charles Walder Grinstead		6	6	6	6
	R Sears		w/o																CW Grinstead		5	4	7	6	6
	AWM White		5	6	4	6	7												E de SH Browne		7	6	5	4	1
	CJ Cramer-Roberts		7	0	6	2	5			AWM White		0	1	0
	E de SH Browne		6	6	7					E de SH Browne		6	6	6
	DC Stewart		3	1	5

Bottom half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	FL Rawson		7	2	6	4	1
	P Bowes-Lyon		5	6	3	6	6			P Bowes-Lyon		6	6	5	4	7
	WC Taylor		6	6	6					WC Taylor		3	3	7	6	9
	E Wigram		1	3	1														WC Taylor		8	1	4
	H Chipp		6	6	6														H Chipp		10	6	6
	A Rives		1	2	1					H Chipp		6	2	6	3	7
	J Dwight		6	6	6					J Dwight		1	6	3	6	5
	FJ Ridgway		2	1	1																							H Chipp		5	4	4
	HF Lawford		6	6	7																							HF Lawford		7	6	6
	HWW Wilberforce		1	3	5					HF Lawford		6	6	6
	JR Deykin		w/o							RC Thompson		1	1	2
	RC Thompson																		HF Lawford
																			bye

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com