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 | |
| Champions |  Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw |
| Runners-up | Claude Farrer Arthur Stanley |
| Score | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
| Draw | 7 |
| Seeds | – |
Draw
editKey
edit- Q = Qualifier
- WC = Wild card
- LL = Lucky loser
- Alt = Alternate
- SE = Special exempt
- PR = Protected ranking
- ITF = ITF entry
- JE = Junior exempt
- w/o = Walkover
- r = Retired
- d = Defaulted
- SR = Special ranking
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- ^ 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
edit- Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com