1887 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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	–

Main article: 1887 Wimbledon Championships

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