1884 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Singles

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 Gentlemen's Singles tennis title at the 1884 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] James Dwight, Arthur Rives, and Richard Sears were the first overseas players to compete at Wimbledon.[3]

Gentlemen's Singles
1884 Wimbledon Championships
Champion William Renshaw
Runner-up Herbert Lawford
Final score6–0, 6–4, 9–7
Draw28
Seeds–
Main article: 1884 Wimbledon Championships

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
  1. 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
  3. Little, Alan (2001). 2010 Wimbledon Compendium. Wimbledon, London: All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. p. 11. ISBN 1899039333.
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