# 1883 Wimbledon Championship – Singles

Ernest Renshaw defeated Donald Stewart 0–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Ernest Renshaw 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1883 Wimbledon Championships. The challenge round was watched by 2500 spectators.

## 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 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Donald Stewart | Donald Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 0 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 0 | 1 | 3 | Donald Stewart | Donald Stewart | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| | | | | | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | | | | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| bye | bye | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Francis Govett | Francis Govett | w/o | | | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Hartley | John Hartley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Hartley | J Hartley | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | | | | | |
| Donald Stewart | Donald Stewart | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | D Stewart | D Stewart | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Harry Grove | Harry Grove | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | D Stewart | D Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Claude Farrer | Claude Farrer | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | C Farrer | C Farrer | 4 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| B Follett | B Follett | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D Stewart | D Stewart | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| FJ Ridgway | FJ Ridgway | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| F Warren | F Warren | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | FJ Ridgway | FJ Ridgway | 0 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | W Taylor | W Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Wilfred Milne | Wilfred Milne | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| LG Campbell | LG Campbell | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | MS Constable | MS Constable | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| Otway Woodhouse | Otway Woodhouse | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 | LG Campbell | LG Campbell | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| MS Constable | MS Constable | | | | | | MS Constable | MS Constable | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leopold Maxse | Leopold Maxse | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
| George Montgomerie | George Montgomerie | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | G Montgomerie | G Montgomerie | 3 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| HH Playford | HH Playford | 1 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | |
| Charles Grinstead | Charles Grinstead | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | C Grinstead | C Grinstead | 4 | 3 | 3 | | |
| Teddy Williams | Teddy Williams | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | C Grinstead | C Grinstead | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Richard Richardson | Richard Richardson | 3 | 6 | 5 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | bye | bye |