1890 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Willoughby Hamilton defeated Harry Barlow, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion William Renshaw, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1890 Wimbledon Championships.^[1][2]

Men's singles
1890 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	Willoughby Hamilton
Runner-up	William Renshaw
Score	6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
Draw	30
Seeds	–

Main article: 1890 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

Challenge round

	Challenge Round
	Willoughby Hamilton		6	6	3	6	6
	William Renshaw		8	2	6	1	1

All comers' finals

	Semifinals									Final
	Joshua Pim		6	4	4	2
	Willoughby Hamilton		0	6	6	6
										Willoughby Hamilton		2	6	6	4	7
										Harry Barlow		6	4	4	6	5
	Ernest Lewis		5	4	6	5
	Harry Barlow		7	6	4	7

Top half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
										Manliffe Goodbody		w/o
	Joshua Pim		7	9	6	6				J Pim
	Oswald Milne		5	11	3	2													J Pim		6	12	6
	Harry Scrivener		7	9	0														H Scrivener		3	10	0
	Herbert Wilberforce		5	7	0r					H Scrivener		6	6	4	9
	Wilberforce Eaves		6	3	6	0	6			W Eaves		4	1	6	7
	FA Bowlby		4	6	0	6	4																					J Pim		6	4	4	2
	William Taylor																											W Hamilton		0	6	6	6
	FL Rawson		w/o							W Taylor		5	1	1
	Arthur Gore		0	1	1					W Hamilton		7	6	6
	Willoughby Hamilton		6	6	6														W Hamilton		6	6	6
	Andrew Ziffo		2	4	3														W Baddeley		3	0	1
	George Mewburn		6	6	6					G Mewburn		4	6	2
	Wilfred Baddeley		6	6	6					W Baddeley		6	8	6
	AW Andrews		0	3	0

Bottom half

	First round									Second round									Quarterfinals									Semifinals
	Herbert Lawford
	Archibald Thomson		w/o							H Lawford		w/o
	Deane Miller		6	6	5	4	6			D Miller
	Harold Mahony		4	1	7	6	2												D Miller		3	1	1
	Ernest Lewis		6	6	6														E Lewis		6	6	6
	Horace Chapman		4	3	4					E Lewis		6	6	2	4	6
	Ernest Meers		6	6	6					E Meers		3	2	6	6	2
	A Walker		1	1	2																							E Lewis		5	4	6	5
	Herbert Baddeley																											H Barlow		7	6	4	7
	Ernest Renshaw		w/o							H Baddeley		4	3	3
	Grainger Chaytor		6	6	6					G Chaytor		6	6	6
	Charles Lacy Sweet		3	2	1														G Chaytor		10	4	6	1	1
	George Hillyard																		H Barlow		8	6	2	6	6
	Charles Ross		w/o							G Hillyard		1	0	3
										Harry Barlow		6	6	6

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 9781909534230.

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com

Preceded by 1889 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles	Grand Slam men's singles	Succeeded by 1891 U.S. National Championships – Men's singles