1881 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
1881 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	John Hartley
Final score	6–0, 6–1, 6–1

Main article: 1881 Wimbledon Championship

William Renshaw defeated R. T. 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 1881 Wimbledon Championships.

Draw

Key

• Q = Qualifier
• WC = Wild Card
• LL = Lucky Loser

• Alt = Alternate
• SE = Special Exempt
• PR = Protected Ranking

• w/o = Walkover
• r = Retired
• d = Defaulted

Finals

Quarterfinals									Semifinals									Finals
	OE Woodhouse	6	4	0	3
	William Renshaw	4	6	6	6					William Renshaw	1	6	6	5	6
	Herbert Lawford	6	6	6						Herbert Lawford	6	3	2	6	3
	GS Murray-Hill	1	1	0															William Renshaw	6	6	6
	WH Darby	0	4	1															RT Richardson	4	2	3
	RT Richardson	6	6	6						R T Richardson
	bye									bye
	bye

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	MD Buckingham	6	6	6
	H Grove	2	4	1						MD Buckingham	1	0	0
	OE Woodhouse	6	6	6						OE Woodhouse	6	6	6
	HH Wilkes	4	5	0															OE Woodhouse	6	6	6
	WM Bird	0	0	r.															W Milne	1	0	1
	W Milne	6	5							W Milne	6	5	6	6
	"Castor"	6	6	2	6					"Castor"	2	6	2	4
	RW Braddell	5	3	6	4																							OE Woodhouse	6	4	0	3
	WC Renshaw	6	6	6																								WC Renshaw	4	6	6	6
	WJ Down	2	0	0						WC Renshaw	6	6	6
	TJ Gallwey	4	6	6	6					TJ Gallwey	0	1	1
	A Stanley	6	3	5	4														WC Renshaw	6	6	6
	C Cheales	w/o																	E Lubbock	5	3	3
	BT Cotton									C Cheales	0	0	1
	E Lubbock	w/o								E Lubbock	6	6	6
	J Rankine

Section 2

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	F Pollock	2	2	2
	CB Russell	6	6	6						CB Russell	5	2	0
	HC Jenkins	w/o								HC Jenkins	6	6	6
	R Pollock																		HC Jenkins	4	3	0
	WH Edward	6	6	6															HF Lawford	6	6	6
	JM Thornycroft	0	2	2						WH Edward	3	2	2
	HF Lawford	6	6	6						HF Lawford	6	6	6
	CJ Cole	0	2	3																								HF Lawford	6	6	6
	GS Murray-Hill	4	6	6	1	6																						GS Murray-Hill	1	1	0
	ES Saxton	6	1	1	6	4				GS Murray-Hill	6	6	4	6	6
	A Keyser	6	6	6						A Keyser	5	2	6	3	2
	C Wallis	3	5	2															GS Murray-Hill	6	2	6	6
	M Fenwick	6	6	2	6														M Fenwick	2	6	5	4
	HR Hallward	3	2	6	4					M Fenwick	6	2	6	0	6
	AJ Chitty	6	2	6	6					AJ Chitty	3	6	5	6	1
	ML Hallward	2	6	5	4

Section 3

First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	HL Mulholland	2	6	6
	B Follett	6	3	1	r					HL Mulholland	3	5	2
	WH Darby	6	6	6						WH Darby	6	6	6
	FH Stokes	2	5	3															WH Darby	6	6	0	6
	FL Rawson	w/o																	"Pollux"	5	5	6	3
	G Montgomerie									FL Rawson	5	4	r
	"Pollux"	6	6	6						"Pollux"	6	6
	J Wilkes	3	4	4																								WH Darby	0	4	1
	JE Renshaw	6	6	6																								RT Richardson	6	6	6
	G Horn	2	2	4						JE Renshaw	6	6	6
	JC Maxwell Scott	6	1	6	6					JC Maxwell Scott	0	0	3
	HB Porter	5	6	4	3														JE Renshaw	6	5	4	5
	MG MacNamara	6	6	6															RT Richardson	2	6	6	6
	W Taylor	2	4	1						MG MacNamara	2	1	2
	AH Cochran	0	1	2						RT Richardson	6	6	6
	RT Richardson	6	6	6

Section 4

• RT Richardson received a bye to the All Comers Final.

External links

• [1] Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com