Ernest Renshaw
Encyclopedia
Ernest Renshaw was an English
tennis
player.
Together with his twin
brother William Renshaw
, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
in 1983. Ernest was the older of the brothers by 15 minutes and half an inch taller.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
tennis
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
player.
Together with his twin
Twin
A twin is one of two offspring produced in the same pregnancy. Twins can either be monozygotic , meaning that they develop from one zygote that splits and forms two embryos, or dizygotic because they develop from two separate eggs that are fertilized by two separate sperm.In contrast, a fetus...
brother William Renshaw
William Renshaw
William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time...
, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times. He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame
International Tennis Hall of Fame
The International Tennis Hall of Fame is located in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. The hall of fame and honors players and contributors to the sport of tennis and includes a museum, grass tennis courts, an indoor tennis facility, and a court tennis facility.-History:The hall of fame and...
in 1983. Ernest was the older of the brothers by 15 minutes and half an inch taller.
Wins (1)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1888 | Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon The Championships, Wimbledon, or simply Wimbledon , is the oldest tennis tournament in the world, considered by many to be the most prestigious. It has been held at the All England Club in Wimbledon, London since 1877. It is one of the four Grand Slam tennis tournaments, the other three Majors... |
 Herbert LawfordHerbert Lawford Herbert Lawford was a tennis player from Great Britain who won the men's singles championship at Wimbledon in 1887, and was runner-up five times.... |
6–3, 7–5, 6–0 |
Runner-ups (4)
| Year | Championship | Opponent in Final | Score in Final |
| 1882 | Wimbledon | William Renshaw William Renshaw William "Willie" Charles Renshaw is one of the greatest British male tennis players of all time, and a candidate for the greatest tennis player of all time... |
6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1883 | Wimbledon | William Renshaw |
2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1887 | Wimbledon | Herbert Lawford |
1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1889 | Wimbledon | William Renshaw |
6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |