1881 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Singles
1881 Wimbledon Championships
Champion	William Renshaw
Runner-up	John Hartley
Score	6–0, 6–1, 6–1
Draw	48
Seeds	–

Main article: 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.

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

Earlier Rounds

Section 1

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	MD Buckingham		6	6	6
	Harry Grove		2	4	1					MD Buckingham		1	0	0
	Otway Woodhouse		6	6	6					O Woodhouse		6	6	6
	HH Wilkes		4	5	0														O Woodhouse		6	6	6
	WM Bird		0	0r															W Milne		1	0	1
	Wilfred 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																						O Woodhouse		6	4	0	3
	William Renshaw		6	6	6																							W Renshaw		4	6	6	6
	WJ Down		2	0	0					W Renshaw		6	6	6
	Thomas Gallwey		4	6	6	6				T Gallwey		0	1	1
	Arthur Stanley		6	3	5	4													W Renshaw		6	6	6
	C Cheales																		E Lubbock		5	3	3
	BT Cotton		w/o							C Cheales		0	0	1
	Edgar Lubbock									E Lubbock		6	6	6
	J Rankine		w/o

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									HC Jenkins		6	6	6
	R Pollock		w/o																HC Jenkins		4	3	0
	WH Edward		6	6	6														H Lawford		6	6	6
	JM Thornycroft		0	2	2					WH Edward		3	2	2
	Herbert Lawford		6	6	6					H Lawford		6	6	6
	CJ Cole		0	2	3																							H 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	3	6
	A Keyser		6	6	6					A Keyser		5	2	6	6	2
	C Wallis		3	5	2														GS Murray-Hill		6	2	6	6
	Minden Fenwick		6	6	2	6													M Fenwick		2	6	5	4
	HR Hallward		3	2	6	4				M Fenwick		6	2	6	0	6
	Arthur Chitty		6	2	6	6				A Chitty		3	6	5	6	1
	ML Hallward		2	6	5	4

Section 3

	First Round									Second Round									Third Round									Quarterfinals
	Henry Mulholland		2	6	6	0
	B Follett		6	3	1	0r				H 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																		Pollux		5	5	6	3
	George Montgomerie		w/o							FL Rawson		5	4	0r
	Pollux		6	6	6					Pollux		6	6	0
	J Wilkes		3	4	4																							WH Darby		0	4	1
	Ernest Renshaw		6	6	6																							R Richardson		6	6	6
	Galbraith Horn		2	2	4					E Renshaw		6	6	6
	JC Maxwell-Scott		6	1	6	6				JC Maxwell-Scott		0	0	3
	HB Porter		5	6	4	3													E Renshaw		6	5	4	5
	MG MacNamara		6	6	6														R Richardson		2	6	6	6
	William Taylor		2	4	1					MG MacNamara		2	1	2
	AH Cochran		0	1	2					R Richardson		6	6	6
	Richard Richardson		6	6	6

External links

• Source for the draw at Wimbledon.com