[1] It was the 11th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1887.

[2] From 1880 to 1887 the men's singles draw fell from 60 to 16, this was attributed to the superior expertise of the Renshaw brothers and Herbert Lawford.

[2] Lawford won the gentleman's singles title after defeating Ernest Renshaw in the All Comers final.

[3] Defending champions William Renshaw was unable to play the Challenge Round due to a tennis elbow.

[4] The Ladies singles competition was won by Lottie Dod who won the title at an age of 15 years and 285 days and became the youngest ever Wimbledon singles champion.