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1887 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles

Gentlemen's Doubles
1887 Wimbledon Championships
Champions United Kingdom Patrick Bowes-Lyon
United Kingdom Herbert Wilberforce
Runners-up United Kingdom E. Barratt-Smith
United Kingdom James Crispe
Final score 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
Details
Draw 7
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1886 · Wimbledon Championships · 1888 →

Patrick Bowes-Lyon and Herbert Wilberforce defeated E. Barratt-Smith and James Crispe 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 in the All Comers' Final to win the Gentlemen' Doubles tennis title at the 1887 Wimbledon Championships. The reigning champions Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw were unable to defend their title due to William suffering from tennis elbow.


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