# 1886 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Herbert Lawford defeated Ernest Lewis 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Lawford 6–0, 5–7, 6–3, 6–4 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1886 Wimbledon Championships for a record sixth consecutive year.

## 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 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Toler Garvey | Toler Garvey | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Toler Garvey | Toler Garvey | 3 | 2 | 0 | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | | Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 7 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Ernest Meers | Ernest Meers | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 6 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 8 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Harry Grove | Harry Grove | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Edward Avory | Edward Avory | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | T Garvey | T Garvey | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Claude Farrer | Claude Farrer | 3 | 2 | 2 | | E Avory | E Avory | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Toler Garvey | Toler Garvey | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | T Garvey | T Garvey | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Howard Pease | Howard Pease | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | T Garvey | T Garvey | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | | | | | |
| Wilfred Milne | Wilfred Milne | | | | | | | | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Eyre Chatterton | Eyre Chatterton | w/o | | | | W Milne | W Milne | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | W Taylor | W Taylor | 4 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| AR Lewis | AR Lewis | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half

| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| MG MacNamara | MG MacNamara | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JH Lewis | JH Lewis | w/o | | | | MG MacNamara | MG MacNamara | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 11 | 6 | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Chipp | Herbert Chipp | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| GP Triscott | GP Triscott | 0 | 1 | 2 | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | HS Stone | HS Stone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 3 |
| | | | | | | Charles Ross | Charles Ross | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oswald Milne | Oswald Milne | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | C Ross | C Ross | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | 6 | 4 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 8 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |