1886 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Claude Farrer and Arthur Stanley defeated Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw defeated Farrer and Stanley 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1886 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Men's doubles
1886 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw
Runners-upUnited Kingdom Claude Farrer
United Kingdom Arthur Stanley
Score6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Details
Draw7
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
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Draw edit

Key edit

Challenge round edit

Challenge Round
       
  Claude Farrer
  Arthur Stanley
3 3 6 5
  Ernest Renshaw
  William Renshaw
6 6 4 7

All comers' finals edit

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
  Claude Farrer
  Arthur Stanley
6 6 7
  A Dunn
  C Liddel
1 3 5   Claude Farrer
  Arthur Stanley
6 6 10
  Herbert Chipp
  Ernest Meers
  Herbert Chipp
  Ernest Meers
4 1 8
  CJ Cramer-Roberts
  HC Crawford
w/o   Claude Farrer
  Arthur Stanley
7 6 6
  Patrick Bowes-Lyon
  Herbert Wilberforce
5 6 6 3 6   Patrick Bowes-Lyon
  Herbert Wilberforce
5 3 1
  MG MacNamara
  William Taylor
7 2 1 6 0   Patrick Bowes-Lyon
  Herbert Wilberforce
7 4 8 6 6
  Wilfred Milne
  Charles Ross
9 6 6 1 4

References edit

  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.

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