![]() William Renshaw shared the most titles this year. | |
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Duration | 12 April – 28 November |
Edition | 5th |
Tournaments | 44 (Amateur) |
Categories | Important (4) National (2) Provincial/Regional/State (2) County (4) Local (32) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() ![]() |
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The 1880 men's tennis season [1] [2] was the fifth annual season since the first mens tournaments were. held in 1876. It now incorporated 44 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.
The tour began in April Cheltenham, England and ended in October in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), [3] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
Important. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] |
National |
Provincial/State/Regional |
County |
Local |
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Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
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12–18 April | East Gloucestershire Championships [9] Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles | ![]() 6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6 | ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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10–16 May | Northern Championships [10] Manchester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-3 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 May-28 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships [12] Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1 6-4 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Challenge round![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
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4-6 Jun. [13] | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0, 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
26 June. [14] | Essex County Cricket Club Tournament County Cricket Ground Brentwood, Essex, England Grass Singles | ![]() 2 sets to 0 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
14–26 June | Kemptown Tournament [15] Kemptown, Brighton, Great Britain ? Singles | ![]() 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ![]() | ||
24–25 June. [lower-alpha 1] [16] [17] | Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Aylestone Park Leicester, Great Britain ? Singles | ![]() 6-5 4-6 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 June-4 July | Princes Club Championships [18] Prince's Club, London, Great Britain Grass Singles | ![]() 5-7 5-7 6-3 6-0 8-6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | All comers' finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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5 June–3 July. [19] | Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, England ? | ![]() 6-0, 8-6, 9-7 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
12 July. | Championship of the Esher LTC. Esher Lawn Tennis Club Esher, Surrey, England ? | ![]() ? | ![]() | ||
16 July. [20] | Woodford Parish Championship [21] County Cricket Ground Woodford Parish, England Grass Singles | ![]() 2 sets to 0 | ![]() R.C. Ball | ||
7–16 July | Wimbledon Championship [22] [23] London, Great Britain Grass Singles | ![]() walkover | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenge round![]() | |||||
15 - 17 July. [lower-alpha 2] [24] | St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament Archery Gardens St Leonards-on-Sea, England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 7-5, 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | |
15 - 18 July. [25] | County Galway LTC Tournament Lisbeg, County Galway,Ireland Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
20 July. [26] | North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament Drayton Park Lowick, Northamptonshire Grass Singles Doubles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21-26 July. [27] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, Great Britain Grass Singles | ![]() 6-4 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
28-31 July | County Kildare Tournament [28] Naas, [29] Ireland Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1 6-4 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
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August. [30] | Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament Sherborne School Cricket Ground Sherborne, Blackmoor Vale, Dorset, England Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
? August | Scottish Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Wood (i) Singles | ![]() def | ![]() | ||
2 – 3 August. [32] | Ripon Club Tournament Ripon, LTC, Cricket Field Ripon, North Yorkshire, England Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 August. [33] [34] | Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Tournament The Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Sefton Park, Liverpool, England Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
16–19 August | Waterford Tournament [35] Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles | ![]() 6-1 6-2 | ![]() Def | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
16–24 August | Devonshire Park Championships [36] Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass | ![]() | ![]() def. | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
17–21 August | South of Ireland Championships [37] Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles | ![]() 6-4 6-4 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
17–21 August | Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Grass | ![]() 6-4 6-4 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 - 28 August. [38] | Langley Marish Tournament Langley Marish LTC Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass | ![]() 6-5, 3-6, 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
23–24 August. [lower-alpha 3] | Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament [39] Torquay Cricket Ground Torquay, Great Britain Grass Singles | ![]() 6-0 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
30 August. [40] | Bedfordshire LTC Tournament Beds LTC Fairfield, Bedfordshire, England Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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September. [41] | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass | ![]() 6-4, 6-3, 6-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
September. [42] | Ealing Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament Ealing Cricket Club Ealing, Middlesex, England Grass | ![]() 3 sets to 0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 - 2 Sept. | Armagh Lawn Tennis Tournament Archery Lawn Tennis Club Armagh, Ireland Asphalt Singles - Doubles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1 - 3 September. [lower-alpha 4] [43] | Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth Tennis Club Teignmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 September. [lower-alpha 5] [44] | Shanklin LTC Tournament Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1–5 September | Championship of America [45] Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club Staten Island, United States Grass Singles | ![]() 54-50 (games) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
24 - 25 September. [48] | Truro LTC Open Tournament Truro Cricket Grounds Truro, Cornwall, England Grass | ![]() 3 sets to 0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 September. [49] [50] | Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bosmere, LTC Creeting Rectory, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, England Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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30 September - 1 October. [51] | Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 | ![]() | ||
4–10 October | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament [52] Brighton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 October. [53] | Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament Dirleton Castle, LTC Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland ? Singles - Doubles | ![]() 2 sets to 1 | ![]() | ||
6 - 11 October. [54] [55] | Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Henley Lawn & Tennis Club Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England ? | ![]() 1-6, 6-1, 12-10 | ![]() | ||
7 - 14 October. [56] [57] | Savernake Forest LTC Tournament Savernake Forest, LTC, S.F.C.C. Ground Savernake, Wiltshire England ? | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11–17 October | Beacon Park Open [58] Boston, United States Grass | ![]() Def | ![]() | ||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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22–28 November | Victorian Championships (Autumn) [59] Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles | ![]() walkover | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Note:List is alphabetical by first name and Important tournaments in bold
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
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