1882 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
Singles
1882 Wimbledon Championship
Final
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	Ernest Renshaw
Score	6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
Details
Draw	28
Seeds	–
Events
	Singles
	Singles

Ernest Renshaw defeated Richard Richardson 6–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1882 Wimbledon Championships.^[1]^[2]

Draw

Key

Challenge round

Challenge Round

Ernest Renshaw	1	6	6	2	2

William Renshaw	6	2	4	6	6

All comers' finals

Semifinals						Final

Ernest Renshaw	6	4	6	3	6

Herbert Lawford	4	6	2	6	0
						Ernest Renshaw	7	6	2	6

						Richard Richardson	5	3	6	3
Richard Richardson	6	6	6

Frank Benson	1	2	1

Top half

First round						Second round						Quarterfinals				Semifinals

Ernest Browne	6	6	6
Claude Farrer	0	2	0			E Browne	1	5	6	6	5
Ernest Renshaw	6	6	6			E Renshaw	6	6	1	4	6
William Tatham	0	1	1									E Renshaw	6	6	6
PG von Donop	6	4	6	6								H Berkeley	5	1	4
George Montgomerie	3	6	3	2		PG von Donop	w/o
Humphrey Berkeley	4	4	6	6	6	H Berkeley
George Arbuthnot	6	6	3	2	4											E Renshaw	6	4	6	3	6
Herbert Chipp	6	1	6	0	2											H Lawford	4	6	2	6	0
Arthur Stanley	4	6	5	6	6	A Stanley	1	2	3
Herbert Lawford	6	6	6			H Lawford	6	6	6
B Follett	4	2	3									H Lawford	6	6	6
Herbert Wilberforce	6	6	6									H Wilberforce	2	5	5
HF Wilkes	5	5	3			H Wilberforce	6	6	6
JC Maxwell-Scott	w/o					R Hyde Clarke	4	2	1
R Hyde Clarke

Bottom half

First round						Second round						Quarterfinals				Semifinals

FA Fairlie	3	6	6	6
Wilfred Milne	6	4	2	2		FA Fairlie	5	5	3
Otway Woodhouse	6	6	6			O Woodhouse	6	6	6
FJ Ridgway	3	1	4									O Woodhouse	1	0	2
George Butterworth	5	6	5	6	6							R Richardson	6	6	6
Harry Grove	6	3	6	2	0	G Butterworth	1	5	3
Richard Richardson	6	6	6			R Richardson	6	6	6
Donald Stewart	0	2	0													R Richardson	6	6	6
Galbraith Horn	6	6	6													F Benson	1	2	1
CJ Michod	2	3	4			G Horn	3	6	5	6	5
Francis Govett	5	3	4			F Benson	6	1	6	3	6
Frank Benson	6	6	6									F Benson
												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.

External links

Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1881 U.S. National Championship – Singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1882 U.S. National Championships – Singles

[Tingay-1] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-2] Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.

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