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1888 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's Doubles

Gentlemen's Doubles
1888 Wimbledon Championships
Champions United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw
Runners-up United Kingdom Patrick Bowes-Lyon
United Kingdom Herbert Wilberforce
Final score 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Details
Draw 12
Seeds
Events
Singles men women
Doubles men women
← 1887 · Wimbledon Championships · 1889 →

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' Doubles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships.


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