| Score: | 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 |
| Draw: | 12 |
| Seeds: | – |
See main article: 1888 Wimbledon Championships. 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's doubles tennis title at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships.[1] [2]