Richard Sears pictured wins his 4th consecutive U.S. National Championships this year | |
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Duration | 6 May – 21 December |
Edition | 9th |
Tournaments | 70 |
Categories | Important (4) National (4) Provincial/Regional/State (8) County (11) Local/other (43) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | ![]() |
Most tournament finals | ![]() ![]() |
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The 1884 men's tennis season was the ninth annual tennis season consisting of 70 tournaments. The season began in April in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.
Herbert Lawford wins the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships at his 3rd attempt in Dublin defeating Ernest Renshaw in straight sets. William Renshaw a fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. Former Wimbledon champion Donald Stewart wins the Northern Championship in Liverpool against Herbert Wilberforce. In America Richard Sears collects a fourth successive US National Championship beating Howard Taylor in straight sets.
The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 5 finals.
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), [1] in some tournaments not all.
Key
Important. [2] [3] [4] [5] |
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Provincial/State/Regional |
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Men's 1884 Tennis tour included: [6]
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Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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April. [lower-alpha 1] [7] [8] | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Grass Singles – Doubles | ![]() ? | ? | ? | ? |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
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16 - 17 May. [9] | Clyde Park Tournament Boston United States Grass | ![]() 77–73 (games) | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
12 - 17 May. [10] | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass | ![]() ? | ![]() | ||
14 - 19 May [6] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | ![]() 6-1 6-4 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
![]() ![]() 6-0, 8-6, 6-3 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
19 - 24 May. [11] | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass | ![]() 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
21 - 24 May. [12] | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Grass | ![]() 6-4 6-3 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
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June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | ? ? | ? | ||
2 - 6 June [13] | West of England Championships Bath Great Britain Grass | ![]() 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 - 15 June | Waterloo Tournament [14] Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 9-7 6-1 6-2 | ![]() | ||
16 - 22 June | East Gloucestershire Championships [6] Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | ![]() 10-8 6-1 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
16 - 22 June | London Athletic Club Tournament [6] Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 - 21 June. [6] | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 7-5 0-6 6-3 | ![]() | ||
21 - 26 June [15] | Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | ![]() | ||
23 - 26 June [16] | Hayesland LTC Tournament [6] Hayesland LTC Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-1 8-6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25 -27 June. [17] | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1, 6-1, 10-8 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
26 - 28 June [18] | Northumberland Cricket Club Open Northumberland County Cricket Club Newcastle-upon-Tyne Great Britain Grass | ![]() 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
23 - 29 June. [6] | Orange Spring Tournament Orange Lawn tennis Club Montrose, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 | ![]() | ||
23 - 29 June | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 6-2 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
23 - 29 June | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
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July | Natal Championships [19] [6] Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 6-4 8-6 | ![]() | ||
9 – 12 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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19 July | Scottish Championships [6] Edinburgh Academical Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
14 -20 July. [20] | Duffield LTC Open Tournament Duffield LTC Duffield, Derbyshire, [England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-5 6-5 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 - 27 July. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 8-6, 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21-27 July. | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
27 July. [lower-alpha 2] [21] | Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament [6] Leicester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 3-6 6-0 6-1 ret. | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 - 27 July. [lower-alpha 3] [22] | Midland Counties Championships [6] Edgabaston, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 2-6 10-8 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 - 27 July | Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament [6] Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-2 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21 - 27 July. [23] | South of Ireland Championships [6] Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
28–31 Jul. [24] | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass | ![]() 6-1. 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
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August | Seabright Invitational Tournament [25] Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 3-2 Sets | ![]() | ||
1 - 2 August. [26] | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles | ![]() 6-2 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 Jul-2 Aug. [27] | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() w.o. | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
29 Jul-2 Aug. | County Kildare Championship Naas, County Kildare, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
28 Jul-3 Aug | Essex Championships [6] Brentwood, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 Jul-3 Aug | Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament [6] Exeter, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | ![]() 1-6 6-2 6-1 | ![]() | ||
28 Jul-3 Aug. | Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1, 4-6, 12-10, 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
28 Jul-3 Aug | Middlesex Championships [6] Chiswick, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() rain stooped play | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
28 Jul-3 Aug. | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, Lancashire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 | ![]() 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
28 Jul-3 Aug. [28] | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
1-6 August [29] | Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, England Outdoor Grass Singles | ![]() 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 | ![]() | ||
3 -8 Aug. | Burbage Tennis Tournament Burbage, Wiltshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | |
4 -10 Aug. [lower-alpha 4] [30] [31] [32] [33] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Tournament [6] Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 1-6 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
4 -10 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 7-5 6-4 | ![]() 6-0, 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
10 – 13 August. [lower-alpha 5] [34] | Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament Teignmouth Tennis Club Kingston-Upon-Hull, England Grass Singles – Doubles | ![]() w.o. | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 - 17 Aug. | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington Cricket Ground Darlington, County Durham, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 7-9 6-2 6-1 ret. | ![]() 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
11 - 17 Aug | Derbyshire Championships [6] Buxton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 - 17 Aug | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament [6] East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-2 6-3 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 - 17 Aug. [lower-alpha 6] | North Yorkshire Tournament [6] [35] Scarborough, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1 ret. | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
11 - 17 Aug. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, England Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
15-20 Aug. [36] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, Great Britain Grass Singles | ![]() 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 - 20 Aug | Windermere Open Windermere, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 - 20 Aug | Bridlington Quay Tournament [6] Bridlington, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-2 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | |
20 August. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles | ![]() 6-2, 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
19 - 21 Aug. [37] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | ![]() 6-4 1-6 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
18 - 23 Aug. [38] | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-5 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-5 | George E. Newby | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
21–23 August. [39] | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | ![]() w.o. | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
18 - 24 Aug. [6] | Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Exmouth, Devon, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-2 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
18 - 24 Aug | South of Scotland Championships [6] Moffat, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
22-24 August. [40] | Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1, 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
23–25 August. [41] [42] | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | ![]() 6-4, 3–6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
25 - ? Aug | Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament [6] Tiverton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-0 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25 - 31 Aug | Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 6-3 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
25 - 31 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 1-6 6-0 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Challenger![]() | |||||
![]() James Dwight 6-4, 6-1, 8-10, 6-4 | ![]() ![]() | ||||
27–29 Aug. [43] | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-3 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
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1 - 4 Sep. [6] | County Carlow Lawn Tennis Tournament Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-5 6-5 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
27 Aug - 5 Sep. [44] | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | ![]() 6-3 7-6 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 - 7 Sep | Canadian Championships Toronto LTC Toronto, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 8-6 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 - 7 Sep | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, Hampshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 - 7 Sep. [6] | Orange Invitation Mountain Station, Montrose South Orange, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 7-5 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
1 - 7 Sep | South of England Championships Eastbourne, East Sussex, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2–4 Sep [45] | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 3-6 6-3 9-7 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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22 - 27 Sep. [6] | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Courts Brighton, East Sussex, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 0-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
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30 Sep-6 Oct | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament [6] Longwood Cricket Club Brookline, Massachusetts, [46] United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
3 - 6 Oct | Lausanne Autumn Meeting Montchoisi Lawn Tennis Club Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland Asphalt Singles - Doubles | ![]() 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 - 12 Oct | Intercollegiate Championships [6] Hartford, Connecticut, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 | ![]() | ||
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15 - 21 Dec. [6] | Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground LTC Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles | ![]() 25 games to 17 | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
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