Ernest Renshaw

Ernest Renshaw

Full name	Ernest James Renshaw
Country (sports)	United Kingdom
Born	(1861-01-03)3 January 1861 Leamington, Warwickshire, England
Died	2 September 1899(1899-09-02) (aged 38) Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, England
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Turned pro	1879 (amateur tour)
Retired	1897
Plays	Right-handed (one-handed backhand)
Int. Tennis HoF	1983 (member page)
Singles
Career titles	14[1]
Highest ranking	No. 1 (1887, Karoly Mazak)[2]
Grand Slam Singles results
Wimbledon	W (1888)
Doubles
Grand Slam Doubles results
Wimbledon	W (1884, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1889)

Ernest James Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 2 September 1899) was an English tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.

Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983.^[3] He won the singles title at the Irish Championships on four occasions (1883, 1887, 1888, 1892). Ernest was the older of the brothers by 15 minutes and half an inch taller.

The boom in popularity of the game during the 1880s due to the modern tennis style of the Renshaw brothers became known as the 'Renshaw Rush'.^[4]

Death

He died of the effects of carbolic acid but whether taken intentionally or not the evidence did not show.^[5]

In 1983, Ernest Renshaw was elected posthumously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame together with his brother.^[6]

Grand Slam finals

Singles (1 title, 4 runners-up)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Opponent	Score
Runner-up	1882	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Runner-up	1883	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3
Runner-up	1887	Wimbledon	Grass	Herbert Lawford	1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
Winner	1888	Wimbledon	Grass	Herbert Lawford	6–3, 7–5, 6–0
Runner-up	1889	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0

Doubles (5 titles)

Outcome	Year	Championship	Surface	Partner	Opponents	Score
Winner	1884	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	Ernest Lewis E.L. Williams	6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4
Winner	1885	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	C.E. Farrer A.J. Stanley	6–3, 6–3, 10–8
Winner	1886	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	C.E. Farrer A.J. Stanley	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Winner	1888	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	Herbert Wilberforce Patrick Bowes-Lyon	2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Winner	1889	Wimbledon	Grass	William Renshaw	Ernest Lewis George Hillyard	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1

References

External links

• Ernest Renshaw at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
• Ernest Renshaw at the Association of Tennis Professionals