1881 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

April 2022 1881 Wimbledon Championship GBR William Renshaw GBR John Hartley 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 48 – singles 1881 Wimbledon Championship William Renshaw defeated Richard Richardson 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion John Hartley 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1881 Wimbledon Championships.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th Draw Challenge round 5 Challenge round 175 GBR William Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR John Hartley 0 1 1 All comers' finals 5 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final Second Place 175 GBR Otway Woodhouse 6 4 0 3 GBR William Renshaw 4 6 6 6 GBR Herbert Lawford 6 6 6 GBR George S. Murray Hill 1 1 0 GBR William Henry Darby 0 4 1 GBR Richard Richardson 6 6 6 GBR William Renshaw 1 6 6 5 6 GBR Herbert Lawford 6 3 2 6 3 GBR Richard Richardson bye GBR William Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR Richard Richardson 4 2 3 GBR Herbert Lawford 3 6 1 6 5 GBR Richard Richardson 6 4 6 3 6 Earlier rounds Section 1 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Mortimer Buckingham 6 6 6 GBR Harry Grove 2 4 1 GBR Otway Woodhouse 6 6 6 GBR Hubert H. Wilkes 4 5 0 GBR WM Bird 0 0r GBR Wilfred Milne 6 5 GBR Mr. Castor 6 6 2 6 GBR Robert W. Braddell 5 3 6 4 GBR William Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR William J. Down 2 0 0 GBR Thomas Gallwey 4 6 6 6 GBR Arthur Stanley 6 3 5 4 GBR C Cheales w/o GBR BT Cotton GBR Edgar Lubbock w/o GBR James Rankine GBR Mortimer D Buckingham 1 0 0 GBR O Woodhouse 6 6 6 GBR W. Milne 6 5 6 6 GBR Castor 2 6 2 4 GBR W Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR T Gallwey 0 1 1 GBR C Cheales 0 0 1 GBR E Lubbock 6 6 6 GBR O Woodhouse 6 6 6 GBR W Milne 1 0 1 GBR W Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR E Lubbock 5 3 3 GBR O Woodhouse 6 4 0 3 GBR W Renshaw 4 6 6 6 Section 2 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR F Pollock 2 2 2 GBR Champion Russell 6 6 6 GBR HC Jenkins w/o GBR R Pollock GBR WH Edward 6 6 6 GBR JM Thornycroft 0 2 2 GBR Herbert Lawford 6 6 6 GBR CJ Cole 0 2 3 GBR GS Murray-Hill 4 6 6 1 6 GBR ES Saxton 6 1 1 6 4 GBR A Keyser 6 6 6 GBR C Wallis 3 5 2 GBR Minden Fenwick 6 6 2 6 GBR HR Hallward 3 2 6 4 GBR Arthur Chitty 6 2 6 6 GBR ML Hallward 2 6 5 4 GBR Champion Russell 5 2 0 GBR HC Jenkins 6 6 6 GBR WH Edward 3 2 2 GBR H Lawford 6 6 6 GBR GS Murray-Hill 6 6 4 3 6 GBR A Keyser 5 2 6 6 2 GBR Minden Fenwick 6 2 6 0 6 GBR A Chitty 3 6 5 6 1 GBR HC Jenkins 4 3 0 GBR H Lawford 6 6 6 GBR GS Murray-Hill 6 2 6 6 GBR Minden Fenwick 2 6 5 4 GBR H Lawford 6 6 6 GBR GS Murray-Hill 1 1 0 Section 3 y 5 1 First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals GBR Henry Mulholland 2 6 6 0 GBR B Follett 6 3 1 0r GBR WH Darby 6 6 6 GBR FH Stokes 2 5 3 GBR FL Rawson w/o GBR George Montgomerie GBR Pollux 6 6 6 GBR J Wilkes 3 4 4 GBR Ernest Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR John Galbraith Horn 2 2 4 GBR JC Maxwell-Scott 6 1 6 6 GBR HB Porter 5 6 4 3 GBR Michael G. McNamara 6 6 6 GBR William Taylor 2 4 1 GBR AH Cochran 0 1 2 GBR Richard Richardson 6 6 6 GBR H Mulholland 3 5 2 GBR WH Darby 6 6 6 GBR FL Rawson 5 4 0r GBR Pollux 6 6 0 GBR E Renshaw 6 6 6 GBR JC Maxwell-Scott 0 0 3 GBR MG MacNamara 2 1 2 GBR R Richardson 6 6 6 GBR WH Darby 6 6 0 6 GBR Pollux 5 5 6 3 GBR E Renshaw 6 5 4 5 GBR R Richardson 2 6 6 6 GBR WH Darby 0 4 1 GBR R Richardson 6 6 6 References External links 1881 MS Singles Category:Wimbledon Championship by year – Men's singles