# 1889 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

William Renshaw defeated Harry S. Barlow 3–6, 5–7, 8–6, 10–8, 8–6 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated his brother and reigning champion Ernest Renshaw 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships. Renshaw survived a total of six match points in the All Comers Final against Barlow at 2–5 and 6–7 in the fourth set and trailed 0–5 in the final set.

## 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 |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | |

### Top half

| 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 | Semifinals |
| | | | | | Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | TS Campion | TS Campion | 1 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | James Baldwin | James Baldwin | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| George Hillyard | George Hillyard | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Barlow | H Barlow | 3 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
| Lyttleton Winslow | Lyttleton Winslow | 4 | 3 | 3 | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 6 | 4 | 6 | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FA Bowlby | FA Bowlby | | | | FA Bowlby | FA Bowlby | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| E G Meers | E G Meers | w/o | | | | | | | | | | G Hillyard | G Hillyard | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | H Barlow | H Barlow | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| FA Darbishire | FA Darbishire | 4 | 1 | 6 | H Barlow | H Barlow | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FL Rawson | FL Rawson | w/o | | | H Grove | H Grove | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Grove | Harry Grove | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 4 | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Renshaw | W Renshaw | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Edward Avory | Edward Avory | 2 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | W Renshaw | W Renshaw | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Manliffe Goodbody | Manliffe Goodbody | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | M Goodbody | M Goodbody | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| HS Stone | HS Stone | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | | M Goodbody | M Goodbody | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | W Taylor | W Taylor | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Walker | A Walker | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | W Renshaw | W Renshaw | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| | | | | | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | AW Andrews | AW Andrews | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | AG Ziffo | AG Ziffo | 2 | 2 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | WH Cohen | WH Cohen | 3 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | AG Ziffo | AG Ziffo | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |