Ernest Renshaw
Full name | Ernest James Renshaw |
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Country (sports) | United Kingdom |
Born | (1861-01-03)3 January 1861 Leamington, Warwickshire, England |
Died | 2 September 1899(1899-09-02) (aged 38) Waltham St. Lawrence, Berkshire, England |
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 1879 (amateur tour) |
Retired | 1897 |
Plays | Right-handed (one-handed backhand) |
Int. Tennis HoF | 1983 (member page) |
Singles | |
Career titles | 14[1] |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (1887, ITHF)[2] |
Grand Slam singles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1888) |
Doubles | |
Grand Slam doubles results | |
Wimbledon | W (1884, 1885, 1886, 1888, 1889) |
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.[3] 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'.[4]
Death
He died of the effects of carbolic acid, but evidence could not prove whether it had been taken intentionally or not.[5]
In 1983, Ernest Renshaw was elected posthumously into the International Tennis Hall of Fame together with his brother.[2] 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)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Opponent | Score |
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Loss | 1882 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | 6–1, 2–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
Loss | 1883 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 |
Loss | 1887 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Lawford | 1–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 |
Win | 1888 | Wimbledon | Grass | Herbert Lawford | 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 |
Loss | 1889 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | 6–4, 6–1, 3–6, 6–0 |
Doubles (5 titles)
Result | Year | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
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Win | 1884 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | Ernest Lewis E.L. Williams | 6–3, 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 |
Win | 1885 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | C.E. Farrer A.J. Stanley | 6–3, 6–3, 10–8 |
Win | 1886 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | C.E. Farrer A.J. Stanley | 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 |
Win | 1888 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | Herbert Wilberforce Patrick Bowes-Lyon | 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
Win | 1889 | Wimbledon | Grass | William Renshaw | Ernest Lewis George Hillyard | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 0–6, 6–1 |
Performance timeline
W | F | SF | QF | #R | RR | Q# | DNQ | A | NH |
Events with a challenge round: (WC) won; (CR) lost the challenge round; (FA) all comers' finalist
(OF) only for French club members
1877 | 1878 | 1879 | 1880 | 1881 | 1882 | 1883 | 1884 | 1885 | 1886 | 1887 | 1888 | 1889 | 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | SR | W–L | Win % | |
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Grand Slam tournaments | 1 / 12 | 32–11 | 74.4 | |||||||||||||||||
French | Not held | OF | OF | OF | 0 / 0 | – | – | |||||||||||||
Wimbledon | A | A | A | QF | 3R | CR | CR | SF | FA | QF | F | WC | CR | A | SF | A | 2R | 1 / 12 | 32–11 | 74.4 |
U.S. | NH | NH | NH | NH | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | A | 0 / 0 | – | – |
Australian | Not held | 0 / 0 | – | – | ||||||||||||||||
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
- ^ "James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw: Stats". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ a b "Hall of Famers – Ernest Renshaw". International Tennis Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Wimbledon players archive – Ernest Renshaw". AELTC.
- ^ "Wimbledon - the grandest of the Grand Slams". The Times of India. 18 June 2013. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013.
- ^ "Ernest Renshaw's GS Performance Timeline & Stats".
External links
- Ernest Renshaw at the International Tennis Hall of Fame
- Ernest Renshaw at the Association of Tennis Professionals
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