# 1888 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Ernest Renshaw defeated Ernest Lewis 7–9, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 in the All Comers' Final, and then defeated the reigning champion Herbert Lawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1888 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 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 3 | 5 | 0 | | |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| | | | | | | Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 9 | 6 | 6 | | Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 9 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 7 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| | | | | | | | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | George Mewburn | George Mewburn | 1 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Wilberforce | H Wilberforce | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 4 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Charles Lacy Sweet | Charles Lacy Sweet | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 |
| Willoughby Hamilton | Willoughby Hamilton | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 |
| Ernest Meers | Ernest Meers | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| FA Bowlby | FA Bowlby | 6 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | FA Bowlby | FA Bowlby | 1 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| TS Campion | TS Campion | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | W Hamilton | W Hamilton | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | W Renshaw | W Renshaw | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Herbert Chipp | Herbert Chipp | 4 | 4 | 2 | | | W Renshaw | W Renshaw | 5 | 14 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Grove | Harry Grove | 7 | 6 | 7 | | | H Grove | H Grove | 7 | 12 | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Barlow | Harry Barlow | 5 | 4 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| Charles Eames | Charles Eames | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| A Walker | A Walker | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | C Eames | C Eames | 1 | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Lewis | Ernest Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Charles Ross | Charles Ross | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | H Scrivener | H Scrivener | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | |
| Oswald Milne | Oswald Milne | 8 | 4 | 5 | 2 | C Ross | C Ross | 3 | 5 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry Scrivener | Harry Scrivener | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | H Scrivener | H Scrivener | 6 | 7 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Michael G. McNamara | Michael G. McNamara | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Lewis | E Lewis | 9 | 6 | 6 |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 7 | 4 | 4 |
| | | | | | | William Taylor | William Taylor | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Arthur Gore | Arthur Gore | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | FL Rawson | FL Rawson | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | AG Ziffo | AG Ziffo | 8 | 3 | 0$^r$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | FL Rawson | FL Rawson | 10 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |