1886 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen'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' Doubles tennis title at the 1886 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Gentlemen's Doubles
1886 Wimbledon Championships
Champions	Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw
Runners-up	Claude Farrer Arthur Stanley
Final score	6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5
Draw	7
Seeds	–

Draw

Key

• 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

Challenge Round

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

All Comers' Finals

	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

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.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com