# 1885 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Renshaw 5–7, 6–1, 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1885 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

### Challenge round

| Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round | Challenge Round |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Browne | Ernest Browne | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Browne | Ernest Browne | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| | | | | | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| James Dwight | James Dwight | 2 | 2 | 3 | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | | | Herbert Chipp | Herbert Chipp | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilfred Milne | Wilfred Milne | 8 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | W Milne | W Milne | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oswald Milne | Oswald Milne | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | H Chipp | H Chipp | 4 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Donald Stewart | Donald Stewart | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | CP Triscott | CP Triscott | 2 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| MG MacNamara | MG MacNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Browne | E Browne | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 |
| JC Rogers | JC Rogers | 0 | 3 | 2 | | | MG MacNamara | MG MacNamara | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ernest Meers | Ernest Meers | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | MG MacNamara | MG MacNamara | 1 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Browne | Ernest Browne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | E Browne | E Browne | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| G Kerr | G Kerr | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | E Browne | E Browne | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| James Dwight | James Dwight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E Cotton | E Cotton | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | J Dwight | J Dwight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Archibald Thomson | Archibald Thomson | 1 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Dwight | J Dwight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | A Stanley | A Stanley | 3 | 3 | 4 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Arthur Stanley | Arthur Stanley | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Montgomerie | George Montgomerie | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | G Montgomerie | G Montgomerie | 6 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | J Dwight | J Dwight | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Grove | Harry Grove | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Grove | H Grove | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| GN Stenhouse | GN Stenhouse | 4 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | P Bowes-Lyon | P Bowes-Lyon | 2 | 5 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Charles Ross | Charles Ross | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |