[1] It was the 13th staging of the Wimbledon Championships, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1889.

[2] William Renshaw won his seventh singles title, which as late as 1977 was thought to be a feat unlikely to ever be surpassed.

[2] However, in 2000 Pete Sampras equaled this total, and in 2012 Roger Federer also won a seventh title.

[3] Ultimately the record was broken by Federer in 2017 when he became the first man to win eight singles titles at Wimbledon.

[2] The men's doubles were played after completion of the singles competitions.