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1889 Wimbledon Championships – Men's doubles

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Men's doubles
1889 Wimbledon Championships
Final
ChampionsUnited Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw
Runners-upUnited Kingdom George Hillyard
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
Score6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1
Details
Draw9
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1888 · Wimbledon Championships · 1890 →

George Hillyard and Ernest Lewis defeated Arthur Gore and George Mewburn 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 in the All Comers' Final, but the reigning champions Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw defeated Hillyard and Lewis 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1 in the challenge round to win the gentlemen's doubles tennis title at the 1889 Wimbledon Championships.[1][2]

Draw

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Key

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Challenge round

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Challenge Round
       
United Kingdom George Hillyard
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
4 4 6 6 1
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw
6 6 3 0 6

All Comers'

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First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
United Kingdom RK Micklethwait
United Kingdom W Watkins
United Kingdom Harry Carlton
United Kingdom Harry Scrivener
w/o
United Kingdom RK Micklethwait
United Kingdom W Watkins
w/o
United Kingdom Arthur Gore
United Kingdom George Mewburn
United Kingdom Arthur Gore
United Kingdom George Mewburn
6 6 6
United Kingdom CJ Cramer-Roberts
United Kingdom HC Smith
United Kingdom CJ Cramer-Roberts
United Kingdom HC Smith
2 2 3
United Kingdom FL Rawson
United Kingdom HS Stone
w/o United Kingdom Arthur Gore
United Kingdom George Mewburn
2 1 3
United Kingdom George Hillyard
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
6 6 6
United Kingdom George Hillyard
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
6 4 6 6
United Kingdom GED Brown
United Kingdom P Brown
3 6 4 0
United Kingdom George Hillyard
United Kingdom Ernest Lewis
9 6 3 4 6
United Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley
7 3 6 6 1
United Kingdom Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley
6 6 6
United Kingdom Arthur Stanley
United Kingdom A Walker
4 3 2

References

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  1. ^ 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977
  2. ^ Barrett, John (2014). Wimbledon: The Official History (4th ed.). Vision Sports Publishing. ISBN 9-781909-534230.
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