Ernest Renshaw was a British tennis player of the late nineteenth century and the twin brother of William Renshaw, older by fifteen minutes. With his brother he won the Wimbledon men's doubles five times, and he won the singles championship once, in 1888. He also took the singles title at the Irish Championships four times, in 1883, 1887, 1888 and 1892. The brothers' modern style of play fuelled the boom in tennis during the 1880s that became known as the Renshaw Rush, and both were inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983. He died in 1899.
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Ernest James Renshaw (3 January 1861-2 September 1899)
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He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888 and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1983. He won the singles title
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He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888
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Together with his twin brother William Renshaw, Ernest won the men's doubles at Wimbledon five times.
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He also won the singles championship at Wimbledon once, in 1888
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