Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title 1887
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The Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title of 1887 was the prestigious grass-court championship won by British tennis player Herbert Lawford during the early era of the tournament.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles 1887 | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen’s Singles
ⓘ
tennis tournament edition ⓘ |
| champion | Herbert Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| city | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryOfChampion | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| courtType | outdoor ⓘ |
| defendingChampion | William Renshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defendingChampionParticipation | did not defend title ⓘ |
| drawSize | 16 ⓘ |
| editionNumber | 11 ⓘ |
| era | early lawn tennis era ⓘ |
| eventType | singles ⓘ |
| finalFormat | best of five sets ⓘ |
| finalScore | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title 1888 ⓘ |
| genderCategory | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadChallengeRound | true ⓘ |
| location | All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationalityOfChampion | British ⓘ |
| notableFact | first Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title won by Herbert Lawford ⓘ |
| partOf | Wimbledon Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles title 1886 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runnerUp | Ernest Renshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | tennis ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tournamentLevel | Grand Slam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winner | Herbert Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1887 ⓘ |
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Wimbledon gentlemen’s singles 1887