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Leamington Spa>Leamington, Warwickshire, England

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1 (1887, International Tennis Hall of Fame>ITHF)HALL OF FAMERS – ERNEST RENSHAW >URL=HTTPS://WWW.TENNISFAME.COM/HALL-OF-FAMERS/INDUCTEES/ERNEST-RENSHAW, International Tennis Hall of Fame, |AustralianOpenresult = |FrenchOpenresult =

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W (1884 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's doubles>1884, 1885 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's doubles

, 1886 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's doubles>1886, 1888 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's doubles

, 1889 Wimbledon Championships – Gentlemen's doubles>1889)|highestdoublesranking =}}(File:Broers Renshaw.jpg|thumb|250px|Tennis players William and Ernest Renshaw at Wimbledon, 1882)Ernest James Renshaw (3 January 1861 – 2 September 1899) was a British tennis player who was active in the late 19th century.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.WEB, Wimbledon players archive – Ernest Renshaw,weblink AELTC, He won the singles title at the Irish Championships on four occasions (1883, 1887, 1888, 1892). Ernest was the older of the brothers by 15 minutes and half an inch taller.The boom in popularity of the game during the 1880s due to the modern tennis style of the Renshaw brothers became known as the 'Renshaw Rush'.WEB, Wimbledon - the grandest of the Grand Slams,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131004214246weblink">weblink dead, 4 October 2013, The Times of India, 18 June 2013, Death He died of the effects of carbolic acid, but evidence could not prove whether it had been taken intentionally or not.WEB,weblink Ernest Renshaw's GS Performance Timeline & Stats, In 1983, Ernest Renshaw was elected posthumously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame together with his brother. In 2020, a street in Leamington Spa was named after his brother and him, Renshaw Drive. Grand Slam finals Singles (1 title, 4 runners-up) {| class"sortable wikitable" !style="width:40px"|Result!style="width:30px"|Year!style="width:140px"|Tournament!style="width:50px"|Surface!style="width:160px"|Opponent!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score

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1882 Wimbledon Championship

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The Championships, Wimbledon>Wimbledon

Grass

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William Renshaw >|6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2

Loss

1883 Wimbledon Championship

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GBR}} William Renshaw

2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3

Loss

1887 Wimbledon Championships

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GBR}} Herbert Lawford

1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4

Win

1888 Wimbledon Championships

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GBR}} Herbert Lawford

6–3, 7–5, 6–0

Loss

1889 Wimbledon Championships

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GBR}} William Renshaw

6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0

Doubles (5 titles) {| class"sortable wikitable"

!style="width:40px"|Result!style="width:30px"|Year!style="width:140px"|Tournament!style="width:50px"|Surface!style="width:160px"|Partner!style="width:160px"|Opponents!style="width:160px" class="unsortable"|Score style="background:#cfc;"Win|1884The Championships, Wimbledon>Wimbledon| Grass GBR}} William RenshawGBR}} Ernest Lewis (tennis) {{flagicon>GBR}} E.L. Williams|6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 style="background:#cfc;"Win|1885|Wimbledon| Grass GBR}} William RenshawGBR}} C.E. Farrer {{flagiconArthur J. Stanley>A.J. Stanley|6–3, 6–3, 10–8 style="background:#cfc;"Win|1886|Wimbledon| Grass GBR}} William RenshawGBR}} C.E. Farrer {{flagiconArthur J. Stanley>A.J. Stanley|6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 style="background:#cfc;"Win|1888|Wimbledon| Grass GBR}} William RenshawGBR}} Herbert Wilberforce {{flagicon|GBR}} Patrick Bowes-Lyon|2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 style="background:#cfc;"Win|1889|Wimbledon| Grass GBR}} William RenshawGBR}} Ernest Lewis (tennis) {{flagicon>GBR}} George Hillyard|6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1

Performance timeline

{{Performance key|short=yes|active=no}}Events with a challenge round: (WC) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (FA) all comers' finalist(OF) only for French club members{| class=wikitable style=text-align:center style="background:#efefef;"! style="width:85px;"| !! 1877 !! 1878 !! 1879 !! 1880 !! 1881 !! 1882 !! 1883 !! 1884 !! 1885 !! 1886 !! 1887 !! 1888 !! 1889 !! 1890 !! 1891 !! 1892 !! 1893! style="width:45px;" | SR! style="width:45px;" | {{Tooltip| W–L | Win–loss}}! style="width:45px;" | Win %!style="text-align:left;" colspan=18|Grand Slam tournaments !! {{nowrap|1 / 12}} !! {{nowrap|32–11}} !! {{nowrap|74.4}}French Not heldOFOFOF0 / 0––Wimbledon| A| A| AQF3RCRCRSFFAQFFWCCR| ASF| A2R1 / 1232–1174.4U.S.NHNHNHNH| A0 / 0––Australian Not held0 / 0–– style="background:#efefef;"Win–loss | 3–1| 2–1| 5–1| 4–1| 3–1| 4–1| 2–1| 2–1| 5–0| 0–1|| 2–1|| 0–1

References

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External links

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