# 1882 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Ernest Renshaw defeated Richard Richardson 6–5, 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1882 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 |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 7 | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | Richard Richardson | Richard Richardson | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Richard Richardson | Richard Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Richard Richardson | Richard Richardson | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Frank Benson | Frank Benson | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Ernest Browne | Ernest Browne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Claude Farrer | Claude Farrer | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | E Browne | E Browne | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Tatham | William Tatham | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| PG von Donop | PG von Donop | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | H Berkeley | H Berkeley | 5 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| George Montgomerie | George Montgomerie | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | | PG von Donop | PG von Donop | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Humphrey Berkeley | Humphrey Berkeley | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | H Berkeley | H Berkeley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Arbuthnot | George Arbuthnot | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Herbert Chipp | Herbert Chipp | 6 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 4 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Arthur Stanley | Arthur Stanley | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | A Stanley | A Stanley | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Follett | B Follett | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 2 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| HF Wilkes | HF Wilkes | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JC Maxwell-Scott | JC Maxwell-Scott | w/o | | | | | R Hyde Clarke | R Hyde Clarke | 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| R Hyde Clarke | R Hyde Clarke | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| FA Fairlie | FA Fairlie | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilfred Milne | Wilfred Milne | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | | FA Fairlie | FA Fairlie | 5 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Otway Woodhouse | Otway Woodhouse | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | O Woodhouse | O Woodhouse | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FJ Ridgway | FJ Ridgway | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | O Woodhouse | O Woodhouse | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | |
| George Butterworth | George Butterworth | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | R Richardson | R Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Harry Grove | Harry Grove | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | G Butterworth | G Butterworth | 1 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Richardson | Richard Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | R Richardson | R Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Donald Stewart | Donald Stewart | 0 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | R Richardson | R Richardson | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Galbraith Horn | Galbraith Horn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | F Benson | F Benson | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| CJ Michod | CJ Michod | 2 | 3 | 4 | | | G Horn | G Horn | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Francis Govett | Francis Govett | 5 | 3 | 4 | | | F Benson | F Benson | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Frank Benson | Frank Benson | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | F Benson | F Benson | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |