Ernest Renshaw

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Ernest Renshaw (3 January 1861 in Leamington – 2 September 1899 at his home in Waltham St. Lawrence) was an English tennis player.

Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, he won the men's doubles at Wimbledon seven times. Ernest also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983.

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[edit] Grand Slam singles finals

[edit] Wins (1)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1888Wimbledon Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Lawford 6-3, 7-5, 6-0

[edit] Runner-ups (4)

Year Championship Opponent in Final Score in Final
1882Wimbledon Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1883Wimbledon Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1887Wimbledon Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Herbert Lawford 1-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1889Wimbledon Image:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Renshaw 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0

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Pre Open Era Wimbledon men's singles champions*

* Pre Open Era | (1877) Spencer Gore | (1878) Frank Hadow | (1879–80) John Hartley | (1881–86) William Renshaw | (1887) Herbert Lawford | (1888) Ernest Renshaw | (1889) William Renshaw | (1890) Willoughby Hamilton | (1891–2) Wilfred Baddeley | (1893–4) Joshua Pim | (1895) Wilfred Baddeley | (1896) Harold Mahony | (1897–00) Reginald Doherty | (1901) Arthur Gore | (1902–6) Lawrence Doherty | (1907) Norman Brookes | (1908–9) Arthur Gore | (1910–13) Tony Wilding | (1914) Norman Brookes | (1915–18) No competition | (1919) Gerald Patterson | (1920–1) Bill Tilden | (1922) Gerald Patterson | (1923) Bill Johnston | (1924) Jean Borotra | (1925) René Lacoste | (1926) Jean Borotra | (1927) Henri Cochet | (1928) René Lacoste | (1929) Henri Cochet | (1930) Bill Tilden | (1931) Sidney Wood | (1932) Ellsworth Vines | (1933) Jack Crawford | (1934–6) Fred Perry | (1937–8) Don Budge | (1939) Bobby Riggs | (1940–5) No competition | (1946) Yvon Petra | (1947) Jack Kramer | (1948) Bob Falkenburg | (1949) Ted Schroeder | (1950) Budge Patty | (1951) Dick Savitt | (1952) Frank Sedgman | (1953) Vic Seixas | (1954) Jaroslav Drobný | (1955) Tony Trabert | (1956–7) Lew Hoad | (1958) Ashley Cooper | (1959) Alex Olmedo | (1960) Neale Fraser | (1961–2) Rod Laver | (1963) Chuck McKinley | (1964–5) Roy Emerson | (1966) Manuel Santana | (1967) John Newcombe


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