1884 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

Gentlemen's Singles
1884 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	Herbert Lawford
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 were the first overseas players to compete at Wimbledon.^[3]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

	Challenge Round


	Herbert Lawford		0	4	7

	William Renshaw		6	6	9

All Comers' Finals

	Semifinals									Final


	Ernest Renshaw		6	4	2	3

	Charles Grinstead		2	6	6	6
										Charles Grinstead		5	6	2	7

										Herbert Lawford		7	2	6	9
	Herbert Chipp		5	4	4

	Herbert Lawford		7	6	6

Top half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals

	Wilfred 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
	Oswald Milne		6	6	6														W Milne		3	3	5
	Ernest Renshaw		6	7	6														E Renshaw		6	6	7
	Teddy Williams		3	5	1					E Renshaw		6	6	6
	George Montgomerie		w/o							B Cokayne		2	1	4
	Brien Cokayne																											E Renshaw		6	4	2	3
	Arthur Stanley		6	6	6																							C Grinstead		2	6	6	6
	B Follett		0	3	1					A Stanley		8	4	3	3
	Charles Grinstead									C Grinstead		6	6	6	6
	Richard Sears		w/o																C Grinstead		5	4	7	6	6
	AWM White		5	6	4	6	7												E Browne		7	6	5	4	1
	CJ Cramer-Roberts		7	0	6	2	5			AWM White		0	1	0
	Ernest Browne		6	6	7					E Browne		6	6	6
	Donald Stewart		3	1	5

Bottom half

	First Round									Second Round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals

	FL Rawson		7	2	6	4	1
	Patrick Bowes-Lyon		5	6	3	6	6			P Bowes-Lyon		6	6	5	4	7
	William Taylor		6	6	6					W Taylor		3	3	7	6	9
	Ernest Wigram		1	3	1														W Taylor		8	1	4
	Herbert Chipp		6	6	6														H Chipp		10	6	6
	Arthur Rives		1	2	1					H Chipp		6	2	6	3	7
	James Dwight		6	6	6					J Dwight		1	6	3	6	5
	FJ Ridgway		2	1	1																							H Chipp		5	4	4
	Herbert Lawford		6	6	7																							H Lawford		7	6	6
	Herbert Wilberforce		1	3	5					H Lawford		6	6	6
	Redfern Deykin		w/o							RC Thompson		1	1	2
	RC Thompson																		H Lawford
																			bye

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.
↑ Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 11. ISBN 1899039333.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Wimbledon men's singles drawsheets

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