# 1884 Wimbledon Championships – Men's singles

Herbert Lawford defeated Charles Walder Grinstead 7–5, 2–6, 6–2, 9–7 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champion William Renshaw defeated Herbert Lawford 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's singles tennis title at the 1884 Wimbledon Championships. James Dwight, Arthur Rives, and Richard Sears were the first overseas players to compete at Wimbledon.

## 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 | 4 | 7 | | |
| William Renshaw | William Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 9 | | |

### All comers' finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | |
| Charles Grinstead | Charles Grinstead | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| Charles Grinstead | Charles Grinstead | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | Charles Grinstead | Charles Grinstead | 5 | 6 | 2 | 7 |
| | | | | | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Herbert Chipp | Herbert Chipp | 5 | 4 | 4 | | Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 7 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Semifinals |
| Wilfred Milne | Wilfred Milne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| JC Maxwell-Scott | JC Maxwell-Scott | 1 | 4 | 3 | | | W Milne | W Milne | 9 | 8 | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| WT Ryves | WT Ryves | 3 | 1 | 4 | | | O Milne | O Milne | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Oswald Milne | Oswald Milne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | W Milne | W Milne | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Renshaw | 6 | 7 | 6 | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| Teddy Williams | Teddy Williams | 3 | 5 | 1 | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Montgomerie | George Montgomerie | w/o | | | | | B Cokayne | B Cokayne | 2 | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brien Cokayne | Brien Cokayne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | E Renshaw | E Renshaw | 6 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Arthur Stanley | Arthur Stanley | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C Grinstead | C Grinstead | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| B Follett | B Follett | 0 | 3 | 1 | | | A Stanley | A Stanley | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Grinstead | Charles Grinstead | | | | | | C Grinstead | C Grinstead | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richard Sears | Richard Sears | w/o | | | | | | | | | | | C Grinstead | C Grinstead | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | |
| AWM White | AWM White | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | E Browne | E Browne | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| CJ Cramer-Roberts | CJ Cramer-Roberts | 7 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 5 | AWM White | AWM White | 0 | 1 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Browne | Ernest Browne | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | E Browne | E Browne | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Donald Stewart | Donald Stewart | 3 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 | Second round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| FL Rawson | FL Rawson | 7 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | 5 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | P Bowes-Lyon | P Bowes-Lyon | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| William Taylor | William Taylor | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ernest Wigram | Ernest Wigram | 1 | 3 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | W Taylor | W Taylor | 8 | 1 | 4 | | | | | |
| Herbert Chipp | Herbert Chipp | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | H Chipp | H Chipp | 10 | 6 | 6 | | | | | |
| Arthur Rives | Arthur Rives | 1 | 2 | 1 | | | H Chipp | H Chipp | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| James Dwight | James Dwight | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | J Dwight | J Dwight | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| FJ Ridgway | FJ Ridgway | 2 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Chipp | H Chipp | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Herbert Lawford | Herbert Lawford | 6 | 6 | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Herbert Wilberforce | 1 | 3 | 5 | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| John Redfern Deykin | John Redfern Deykin | w/o | | | | | RC Thompson | RC Thompson | 1 | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| RC Thompson | RC Thompson | | | | | | | | | | | | | H Lawford | H Lawford | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | bye | bye | | | | | | | | |