1889 Wimbledon Championships
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The 1889 Wimbledon Championships was a tennis
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
which took place at the All England Club
. William Renshaw
won his seventh singles title, which was thought unlikely to be surpassed. The Renshaw brothers were also unbeaten in doubles for seven years. The men's doubles were played after completion of the singles competitions.
William Renshaw
defeated Ernest Renshaw
, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0.
Blanche Bingley Hillyard defeated Lena Rice, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4.
William Renshaw
/ Ernest Renshaw
defeated Ernest Lewis / George Hillyard
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1.
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on Outdoor grass courts
Grass court
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court. Grass courts are made of rye grass in different compositions depending on the tournament...
which took place at the All England Club
All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club
The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club , also known as the All-England Club, based at Aorangi Park, Wimbledon, London, England, is a private members club. It is best known as the venue for the Wimbledon Championships, the only Grand Slam tennis event still held on grass...
. William Renshaw
William Renshaw
William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time...
won his seventh singles title, which was thought unlikely to be surpassed. The Renshaw brothers were also unbeaten in doubles for seven years. The men's doubles were played after completion of the singles competitions.
Gentlemen's Singles
William RenshawWilliam Renshaw
William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time...
defeated
Ernest RenshawErnest Renshaw
Ernest Renshaw was an English tennis player.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...
, 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0.
Ladies' Singles
Blanche Bingley Hillyard defeated Lena Rice, 4–6, 8–6, 6–4.Gentlemen's Doubles
William RenshawWilliam Renshaw
William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time...
/
Ernest RenshawErnest Renshaw
Ernest Renshaw was an English tennis player.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...
defeated
Ernest Lewis / George HillyardGeorge Hillyard
Commander George Whiteside Hillyard, Royal Navy, was a male tennis player from the United Kingdom.Hillyard was born in Hanwell, Middlesex. He was a naval cadet aboard the HMS Bacchante in 1881....
6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1.