Education
Godolphin and Latymer School.
Godolphin and Latymer School.
1 British amateur lawn tennis player who was active at the end of the 19th century. Ernest Lewis reached the final of the first Wimbledon Championships gentlemen"s doubles competition held in 1884. Partnering East.L. Williams they lost the final to the famous tennis brothers Ernest Renshaw and William Renshaw in four sets.
In total Lewis would reach seven doubles finals at the Wimbledon Championships during his career (1884,1889, 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895).
In the gentlemen"s singles competition at Wimbledon his best result was reaching the final of the all-comers tournament on four occasions (1886, 1888, 1892 and 1894). In 1892 he was victorious at the Queens Club Tournament, defeating Joshua Pim in the final.
Doubles (1 title, 6 runners-up).
He defended his Irish title in 1891 in a straight sets victory over Irishman Joshua Pim.