# 1888 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw defeated Ernest Meers and A. G. Ziffo 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final, and then the reigning champions Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles 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 William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 |

### All Comers'

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | | | | GED Brown P Brown | GED Brown P Brown | 6 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne | Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne | 2 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | GED Brown P Brown | GED Brown P Brown | 4 | 6 | 2 | | | | | |
| TS Campion Harry Grove | TS Campion Harry Grove | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 6 | 8 | 6 | | | | | |
| George Hillyard William Taylor | George Hillyard William Taylor | 4 | 2 | 5 | | TS Campion Harry Grove | TS Campion Harry Grove | 4 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 7 | 6 | 6 | | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Clement Cazalet Arthur Stanley | Clement Cazalet Arthur Stanley | 5 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Harry Barlow A Walker | Harry Barlow A Walker | 4 | 6 | 11 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Harry Carlton Harry Scrivener | Harry Carlton Harry Scrivener | 6 | 0 | 9 | 5 | Harry Barlow A Walker | Harry Barlow A Walker | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | 6 | 7 | 6 | | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Arthur Gore FW Gore | Arthur Gore FW Gore | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | Ernest Meers AG Ziffo | 6 | 7 | 0 | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Herbert Chipp Claude Farrer | Herbert Chipp Claude Farrer | 2 | 5 | 1$^r$ | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Herbert Chipp Claude Farrer | Herbert Chipp Claude Farrer | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | George Mewburn Henry Wilson-Fox | George Mewburn Henry Wilson-Fox | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | | | | | | | | | | |