# 1890 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Willoughby Hamilton defeated Harry Barlow, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion William Renshaw, 6–8, 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1890 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 |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 8 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Joshua Pim | Joshua Pim | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| | | | | | | | Manliffe Goodbody | Manliffe Goodbody | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joshua Pim | Joshua Pim | 7 | 9 | 6 | 6 | | J Pim | J Pim | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oswald Milne | Oswald Milne | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | J Pim | J Pim | 6 | 12 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Harry Scrivener | Harry Scrivener | 7 | 9 | 0 | | | | | | | | | H Scrivener | H Scrivener | 3 | 10 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 5 | 7 | 0$^r$ | | | H Scrivener | H Scrivener | 6 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilberforce Eaves | Wilberforce Eaves | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | W Eaves | W Eaves | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FA Bowlby | FA Bowlby | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | J Pim | J Pim | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| FL Rawson | FL Rawson | w/o | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 5 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Ziffo | Andrew Ziffo | 2 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | W Baddeley | W Baddeley | 3 | 0 | 1 | | | | | | |
| George Mewburn | George Mewburn | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Mewburn | G Mewburn | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilfred Baddeley | Wilfred Baddeley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Baddeley | W Baddeley | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AW Andrews | AW Andrews | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Archibald Thomson | Archibald Thomson | w/o | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Deane Miller | Deane Miller | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | D Miller | D Miller | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harold Mahony | Harold Mahony | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | D Miller | D Miller | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| Horace Chapman | Horace Chapman | 4 | 3 | 4 | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Meers | Ernest Meers | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | E Meers | E Meers | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Walker | A Walker | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 |
| Herbert Baddeley | Herbert Baddeley | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Barlow | H Barlow | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | w/o | | | | | H Baddeley | H Baddeley | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Grainger Chaytor | Grainger Chaytor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Chaytor | G Chaytor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Lacy Sweet | Charles Lacy Sweet | 3 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | G Chaytor | G Chaytor | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | |
| George Hillyard | George Hillyard | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Barlow | H Barlow | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Charles Ross | Charles Ross | w/o | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |