Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce defeated E. Barratt-Smith and James Crispe 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 in the all comers' final to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2] The reigning champions Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw were unable to defend their title due to William suffering from tennis elbow.[3]
| Men's doubles | |
|---|---|
| 1887 Wimbledon Championships | |
| Champions |  Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce |
| Runners-up | E. Barratt-Smith James Crispe |
| Score | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 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
- SR = Special ranking
All Comers'
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Barratt-Smith James Crispe
| 9 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William Taylor AG Ziffo
| 7 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| E Barratt-Smith James Crispe
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Barlow Penn Gaskell
| 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wilfred Milne EV Thompson
| 6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harry Barlow Penn Gaskell
| 4 | 6 | 6 | Harry Barlow Penn Gaskell
| 4 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oswald Milne FM Still
| 6 | 1 | 2 | E Barratt-Smith James Crispe
| 5 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| NM Farrer S Winkworth
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce
| 7 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GED Brown P Brown
| w/o | NM Farrer S Winkworth
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MG MacNamara JPF Rawlinson
| w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NM Farrer S Winkworth
| 4 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce
| 6 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Claude Farrer Arthur Stanley
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
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