1885 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1885 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	William Renshaw[1]
Runner-up	Herbert Lawford[1]
Final score	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5
Draw	23
Seeds	–

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 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

	Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Final
	Herbert Chipp		4	4	5
	Ernest Renshaw		6	6	7
										Ernest Renshaw		6	8	2	5	6
										Ernest Browne		4	6	6	7	4
	MG MacNamara		1	5	2
	Ernest Browne		6	7	6
																			Ernest Renshaw		7	1	6	2	4
																			Herbert Lawford		5	6	0	6	6
	James Dwight		6	6	6
	Arthur Stanley		3	3	4
										James Dwight		2	2	3
										Herbert Lawford		6	6	6
	Herbert Lawford		6	7	6
	Patrick Bowes-Lyon		2	5	3

Top half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										H Chipp		6	6	6
	W Milne		8	2	6	7				W Milne		3	1	4
	O Milne		6	6	3	5													H Chipp		4	4	5
	JE Renshaw		6	2	4	8	6												JE Renshaw		6	6	7
	DC Stewart		1	6	6	6	4			JE Renshaw		6	6	6
										CP Triscott		2	0	1
																												JE Renshaw		6	8	2	5	6
	MG MacNamara		6	6	6																							E de SH Browne		4	6	6	7	4
	JC Rogers		0	3	2					MG MacNamara		6	6	6
										EG Meers		3	1	4
																			MG MacNamara		1	5	2
	E de SH Browne		6	6	6														E de SH Browne		6	7	6
	G Kerr		1	1	3					E de SH Browne		6	2	6	7
										EW Lewis		1	6	4	5

Bottom half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	J Dwight		6	6	6
	E Cotton		4	2	3					J Dwight		6	6	6
										AA Thomson		1	0	1
																			J Dwight		6	6	6
																			AJ Stanley		3	3	4
										AJ Stanley		4	6	6	6	6
	GA Montgomerie		7	6	2	2	6			GA Montgomerie		6	3	8	0	0
	WC Taylor		5	4	6	6	4																					J Dwight		2	2	3
																												HF Lawford		6	6	6
										HF Lawford		6	6	6
	H Grove		6	6	6					H Grove		3	2	1
	GN Stenhouse		4	0	0														HF Lawford		6	7	6
																			P Bowes-Lyon		2	5	3
										P Bowes-Lyon		6	6	3	8
										CHA Ross		2	1	6	6

References

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com