Details | |
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Duration | 2 January – 12 November |
Edition | 12th |
Tournaments | 127 (Amateur) |
Categories | Important (4) National (6) Provincial/Regional/State (25) County (19) Regular (75) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles | Ernest Lewis (8) |
Most tournament finals | Ernest Lewis (8) |
← 1886 1888 → |
The men's tennis season was composed of the twelfth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 126 tournaments. [1]
The tour began in January in Napier, New Zealand and ended in December in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships, the U.S. National Championships, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win. [2] [3] [4]
In the first big tournament of the year Ernest Renshaw wins a second Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title, [5] in Dublin after a five-year break beating three-time defending champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Wimbledon Championships Herbert Lawford avenges his Irish championships defeat by beating Ernest Renshaw for the title in five sets. [6] At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove the defending champion defeats George Ernest Dixon Brown in five sets. In the United States Dick Sears wins a seventh consecutive US National Championship beating Henry Slocum in three sets. [7]
In March in the United States the inaugural Southern California Championships is staged for the first time this year and in New Zealand the Auckland Tennis Championships are held for the first time. In April in England Ernest Lewis defeats Edward Lake Williams in three sets for his first British Covered Court Championships. In May in South Asia, Charles Edward De Fonblanque defeats Edward George Farquharson in the Ceylon Championships held on the clay courts Nuwara Eliya.
In early June at the Scottish Championships held in Edinburgh Harry Grove of England defeats two-time defending champion Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In late June at the Welsh Championships in Penarth Irish player Ernest Browne wins a second title after English player James Baldwin retired after two sets to love down. In July in North America at the Canadian National Championships held in Toronto, Canada Charles Smith Hyman wins a third title defeating Lawrence H. Baldwin in three sets. [8] In August the Nottinghamshire Championships are staged for the first time in England this event is known today as the Nottingham Open. [9]
In October back in the United States Philip Shelton Sears representing Harvard wins his first national Intercollegiate Championships at New Haven, Connecticut defeating G.G. Shaw jr in three sets. [10] In late December in Australasia at Christchurch, New Zealand, Percival Clennell Fenwick wins his second national New Zealand Championships defeating Richard Dacre Harman in five sets. [11]
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), [12] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
Important. [13] [14] [15] [16] |
National |
Provincial/State/Regional |
County |
Local |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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30 December 1886 – 2 January 1887. [17] | Napier Open Farndon Park Napier, New Zealand Surface? Singles – Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6–2 6–0 6–4 | E.P. Hudson | ||
No events
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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1–3. [18] | St Augustine Lawn Tennis Club Tournament St. Augustine, United States Wood (i) Singles – Doubles | Thomas S. Beckworth 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | Albert Empie Wright | ||
10–21. [19] [20] | Auckland Tennis Championships, Auckland, New Zealand Hard (outdoor) Singles Doubles | William Morrison 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | Henry Andrew Morey | ||
19–24. [lower-alpha 1] [21] [22] | Southern California Championships Casa Blanca Club Riverside, California, United States Asphalt Singles Doubles | William H. Young | C. Trevelia | ||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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April. [23] | Bengal Lawn Tennis Championships Calcutta Cricket Ground Calcutta, Bengal, India Grass Singles Doubles | Gilbert Mahon 5–7, 8–7, 7–8, 8–6, 6–1 | Mr. Heckle | ||
9 – 12 April. [24] | Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament Geelong LTC Geelong, Australia Hard Asphalt Singles – Doubles | Ernest Raleigh 6–2 6–0 6–4 | John Stanley Barton Orr | W.L. Hewitt | J.W. Colville Beckett Weigall |
21 – 23 April. [25] | British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park LTC London, Great Britain Wood (i) Singles – Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | Andrew George Ziffo | Herbert Chipp Frank Still | Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Ernest George Meers William John Bush-Salmon George Nelson Stenhouse |
Challenger Edward Lake Williams | |||||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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1–3 May. [lower-alpha 2] [26] [27] | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Edward George Farquharson | Henry Edwin Caldecott Thomas W. Gallwey | P. Burrows John Melville Boustead J.C. Rogers |
24 April- 5 May. [28] | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Hard | Willoughby Hamilton 6–3 6–4 6–0 | Grainger Chaytor | Ernest Henry Greene J.F. Hughes | Tom Campion Ernest Edward Knox Henry A. Robinson Cameron Dean-Shute |
Challenger J. T. Maxwell | |||||
2–9 May. [29] | Dublin University Championships Dublin Ireland Hard | Manliffe Goodbody 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | Tom Campion | Grainger Chaytor James Edgar Lefroy Stein | Harold Mahony William Woodcock Goodbody Robert Edward Shaw John Thomas Waller |
4–10 May. [30] | New South Wales Championships Association Cricket Ground Moore Park Sydney, Australia Singles – Doubles | Charles William Cropper 6–0, 6–0, 5–7, 8–6 | Robert D. Fitzgerald | Harold Stuart Fox Walter John Carre Riddell | Charles Theophilius Metcalfe Edward Alworth Mitchell Merewether Haworth William Bartram Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen |
19 – 20 May. [31] | West of Scotland Championships Pollockshields Scotland Grass | John Galbraith Horn 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 | J.T.C. MacKinlay | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | C.A. Gairdner George Kerr Henry Guy Nadin H.J. Younger |
19 - 20 May. [32] | Western Counties Championship Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollockshields, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-4 7-5 6-3 | Archibald Thomson | Walter William Chamberlain James Hill Conyers | James Cleland Burns T. Leigh MacLachlan Edward Mortimer Shand Richard Millar Watson |
27 May. [33] | Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 | Robert Livingston Beeckman | Clarence Munroe Clark Oliver Samuel Campbell | |
23 – 28 May. [34] | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 8–6 8–6 6–3 | Harry Grove | Manliffe Francis Goodbody Cameron Dean-Shute | Robert Cully Barton Tom Campion Edward Bernard Greene John Morgan Richards Francis |
23 – 28 May. [35] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Ernest Renshaw 7–5, 6–2, 9–7 | Willoughby James Hamilton | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson Harold Segerson Mahony | Grainger Chaytor W. H. Clark Thomas Harrison Griffiths Herbert Wilberforce |
Challenger Herbert Lawford | |||||
27 – 30 May. [36] [37] | Marine and Field Club Tennis Tournament Marine and Field Club, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City US Hard Asphalt | Grant Notman 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 | J.W. Raymond | Carroll J. Post Jr. | Oliver Samuel Campbell Starks Battersball |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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1- 3 June. [lower-alpha 3] [38] | Broughty Ferry Open Dundee, Scotland Clay Singles – Doubles | A. Browne 1–6, 6–4, ret. | Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Henry Blyth-Martin J. Rodger | D.O. Beatson J.B. Gray W.F.M. Ross S.C. Thomson |
30 May – 4 June. [39] | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 6–4 6–3 6–4 | James Dwight | Ernest Browne James Baldwin) | Cecil Owtram Gillbanks Mark Anthony Hartnell F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy Reade Charles Lacy Sweet |
Ernest Browne William Renshaw 10-8, 6-4 | James Dwight Harry Grove | ||||
James Dwight Lottie Dod 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 | William Renshaw Margaret Bracewell | ||||
1 - 4 June. [40] | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 | Richard Millar Watson | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel |
Challenge round Arthur Nevile John Story | |||||
John Galbraith Horn Herbert Bowes-Lyon 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson Anderson Steel | ||||
John Galbraith Horn Dorothy Boutlon 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 | Richard Millar Watson Mabel Boulton | ||||
2- 4 June. [41] | Middle States Championships [42] Hoboken, NJ, United States Singles – Doubles | Robert L. Beeckman 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1 | Howard Taylor | Joseph Sill Clark Henry Slocum | Valentine Gill Hall Samuel A. Campbell Jr. Edward Peale MacMullen Juan A. Smith |
6 – 7 June. [43] | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Thomas Musgrave Burton 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 | Harry Stanley Scrivener | H.J. Burrell Hamilton A. Emmons | William Marshall Cazalet Horace Chapman Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Henry Edwin Hunter Kent |
6 -11 June. [44] [45] | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | James Dwight | James Baldwin Alfred Penn Gaskell | E.W. Brooke G.L. Bruce John Redfern Deykin J. Muir MacDonald |
John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | James Dwight Margaret Bracewell | ||||
6 -11 June. [46] | County Wexford Tournament Wexford Lawn Tennis Club Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | George Foley 6-1 6-2 | Edmond T. M. Sandwith | W. Toole | R. Dowse R. Hudson |
6 – 11 June. [47] | Scottish Championships [48] Edinburgh, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2 | Archibald Thomson | ||
Challenge round Herbert Bowes-Lyon | |||||
7 – 13 June. [lower-alpha 4] [49] | Baltimore Invitation Baltimore Cricket Club, Baltimore, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Alexander Post 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5 | Charles Laurie McCawley | ||
8 – 10 June. [50] | Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club Tournament Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club, Brooklyn, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Edward MacMullen 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 | Valentine Gill Hall | ||
8 – 14 June. [lower-alpha 5] [51] | County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament Cavan, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | William P. French 8–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 | F. Graham | W. Halpin A. Kennedy | R. Allen Lord Newtonbutler M. O'Reilly J. Weekes |
Challenger J.S.F. Hearn | |||||
13 – 15 Jun. [52] [53] | New England Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, Connecticut United States Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | William Larned Thacher | F.T. Ball C.H. Ludington jr | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Mr. Harmer Grant Notman Mr. Pratt |
16–17 June. | Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Macclesfield, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | Henry Guy Nadin 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | G.E. Lowe | John Barlow Thistlethwaite G.H. Willoughby | W. Burgess H.R. Greaves J.A. Rooke W. Twyford |
13 – 18 June. [54] | Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 6–0 retired | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | F.E. Gibbs Ernest Legassicke Hancock | Ernest Renshaw A. Morton Smith Charles Lacy Sweet A. Tanner |
Challenger James Baldwin | |||||
13 – 18 June. [55] | London Championships London Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 6–2, 8–6, 6–4 | Harry S. Barlow | Ernest George Meers George Richmond Mewburn | Alfred Penn Gaskell William John Bush-Salmon Arthur John Stanley Frank Still |
Challenger Herbert Chipp | |||||
13–19 June. [56] | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | Jacob Brown 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | William Dod | Climenson Charles Dawbarn E. Horley | William Gerald Barker John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie |
Challenger William Parkfield Wethered | |||||
20 – 25 June. [57] | Kent Championships Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club Beckenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick Bowlby 1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | Edward James Avory Ernest George Meers | Alfred Penn Gaskell H.C. Lewin George Nelson Stenhouse William C. Taylor |
Challenger Herbert Chipp | |||||
21 – 24 June. [58] | New York Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament New York City, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Clarence Hobart 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | P.B. Ruggles | ||
22 – 26 June. [59] | Orange Spring Tournament Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Oliver Campbell 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | Edward Peale MacMullen | Grant Notman Jackson C. Wilmerding | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Valentine Gill Hall Clarence Hobart William Larned Thacher |
20 – 25 June. [60] | Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2 | George Ernest Dixon Brown | Mark Anthony Hartnell Archibald Thomson | Jacob Gaitskell Brown Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell William Parkfield Wethered Andrew Laurie Macfie |
Challenge round Grainger Chaytor | |||||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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- 2 July. [lower-alpha 6] [61] | County Dublin Championships Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Tom Campion | ||
- 2 July. | Championship of Lanarkshire Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | G. Scott-Jackson 6-1 6-4 ret. | D.G. Kemp | ||
- 2 July. [lower-alpha 7] [62] | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Percy B. Brown 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | G.E. Lowe | ||
- 2 July. [lower-alpha 8] [63] | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, England Grass Singles – Doubles | John Redfern Deykin 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Frank Noon | ||
30 Jun–2 July [64] | Northumberland Cricket Club Open Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Kenneth Ramsden Marley 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-1 | Charles Liddell | Frederick T. Bradbury John Parker Marsh | George Bloomfield Garvey Howard Pease Hugh A. Taylor C.A. Woods |
- 2 July. [lower-alpha 9] [65] | Burton-on-Trent Open Burton on Trent Cricket Ground Burton on Trent, England Grass Singles – Doubles | G. E. Lowe 7–5, 8–6, 6–1 | Henry G. Nadin | ||
- 2 July. [66] | Staten Island Invitation Livingston, New Jersey, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–8, 6–1, 9–7 | Edward MacMullen | ||
2 – 7 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Herbert Lawford 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 | Ernest Renshaw | Harry Grove Charles Lacy Sweet | Herbert Bowes-Lyon Ernest Wool Lewis Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | Edward Barratt-Smith James Herbert Crispe | ||||
4 – 8 July. [67] [68] [69] | Western States Championships Chicago Lawn Tennis Club Chicago, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles A. Chase 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 | B. F. Cummins | ||
7- 9 July. [70] [71] | Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis Club Chapel Allerton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 | George Graham Stewart Grundy | ||
7 - 12 July. [72] | Westchester Invitation Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 7-5, 6-4 | Valentine Hall | Deane B. Miller W.H. Sands | P.D. Chase J. Lorillard jr. Charles Edward Sands R. Zerega |
11- 12 July. [73] | Stevenage Open Stevenage, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles G. Eames 7–5, 6–3 | W. Dunn | ||
11- 14 July. [lower-alpha 10] [74] | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Lawn Tennis Club Leamington Spa, England Grass Singles – Doubles | James Dwight 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | L. Richardson | ||
14- 16 July. [75] | Armagh ALTC Championship Armagh, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Hagan W. Jones 7–5, 6–3 | T. Dickson | ? | |
14- 16 July. [76] | Leicester Open Leicester Lawn Tennis and Quoit Club Leicester, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | Tom Campion | ? | |
10 – 17 July. [77] | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Grass Singles Doubles | William J. Grant 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | Eric Seabourne | ||
15- 18 July. [lower-alpha 11] [78] [79] | Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Moseley Park Lawn Tennis Club Birmingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | G.F. Goodman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | W. Hasluck | ? | |
19–21 Jul. [80] | Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTC Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin w.o. | Ernest Legassicke Hancock | C.L. Fox J. Hare | A.S. Archdale R.W. Fox Francis Slade-Gully C.R. Rodwell |
18 – 23 July. [lower-alpha 12] [81] | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park Club London, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Ernest Meers | ||
18 – 23 July. [82] | East of Ireland Championships Howth, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6–1, 4–0, ret. | Manliffe Francis Goodbody | ||
19–23 July. [83] | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Henry James Wilson Fosbery 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | G. Egerton | Herbert S. Heaton J.P. Lewis | T. Chilton E.L. Engleheart W.T. Jones H. Lloyd-Parry |
Challenger D.F. Pennant | |||||
21 – 23 July. [84] | Elberon Lawn Tennis Club Open Coton Hill Institution Grounds Elberon, New Jersey, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Robert Beeckman 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 | Howard Taylor | ||
21–23 July. [85] | Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Stafford Institute LTC Stafford, Great Britain Grass Singles | Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson | Alfred Henry Betham G.E. Lowe | John Richard Baker Henry Guy Nadinn Walter Mace Shipman |
Challenge round C.P. Brett | |||||
21 – 23 July. [lower-alpha 13] [86] | Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Coton Hill Institution Grounds Stafford, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | C.P. Brett * | ||
21 – 27 July. [87] | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7–5, 6–0, 3–1, ret. | Herbert Bowes-Lyon | ||
25 – 30 July. [lower-alpha 14] [88] | Derbyshire Championships Buxton Gardens Buxton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Tom Campion 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | W. D. Hamilton | ||
25 – 30 July. [lower-alpha 15] [89] [90] | Essex Championships Leyton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Meers 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | P. M. Evans | ||
25 – 30 July. [91] | Essex County Cricket Club Tournament Essex County Cricket Ground Leyton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Meers 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 | Alfred E. Walker | ||
26 – 27 July. [92] | Southampton Invitation Meadow Club Southampton, New York, US Surface ? Singles – Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 | Henry Warner Slocum Jr. | ||
29 July. [93] | Canadian Championships Toronto Lawn Tennis Club Toronto, Canada Singles – Doubles | Charles Smith Hyman 6–0, 6–3, 6–3 | Lawrence H. Baldwin | Isidore F. Hellmuth W.B. Lee | Alexander Galt A.J. Hollyerr James Noxon Andrew E. Plummer |
29- 30 July. [94] | Melrose Open Melrose, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | J. Conyers 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 | Kenneth Sanderson | ? | |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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29 July–1 August. [95] | Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles | Charles Gladstone Eames 8-4, 6-4, 6-3 | Harry T. Shapley | C.J. Cobb Philip Francis Cary Elwes | A. Buchanan A.B. Green S.H. Hughes F.J. Troughton |
1 Aug. [lower-alpha 16] [96] | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 | John Galbraith Horn | ||
1 Aug. [lower-alpha 17] [97] | Exmouth Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Exmouth, England Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 6–2 7–9 6–4 7–5 | James Baldwin | ||
1 Aug. [lower-alpha 18] [98] | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club East Grinstead, England Singles – Doubles | Nevill Cobbold 6–4, 6–2 | William John Down | ||
1 Aug. [lower-alpha 19] [99] | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford Lawn Tennis Club Waterford, Ireland Singles – Doubles | William Drumond Hamilton 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | David Grainger Chaytor | ||
29 Jul–3 Aug. [100] | Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTC Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin 6-0 6-2 | William Ilbert Hancock | T.H. Spencer | Theodore Alfred Fox C.L. Fox J. Hare G.W.A. Lloyd |
Challenger Ernest Legassicke Hancock | |||||
2-5 Aug. [101] | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 | Philip Shelton Sears | Charles Amherst Chase Oliver Samuel Campbell | Frederick Sherwood Mansfield Quincy Shaw Albert Empie Wright |
5 Aug. [lower-alpha 20] [102] [103] | Nottinghamshire Championships Trentbridge Ground Nottingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick William Snook 6–5, 6–2, ret. | R.W. Miller | ||
5 Aug. [104] | Inverkip Rovers Open Wemyss, Castle Wemyss, Fife, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | Archibald Thomson w.o. | Henry Guy Nadin | ||
5 Aug. [105] | Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Gladstone Eames 6–2, 6–2 | H.T. Shapley | ||
2 -6 Aug. [106] | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 0-6, 6-0 | Toler Roberts Garvey | Manliffe Francis Goodbody J. Gore | William Gore Burroughs John M. Brown Frederick William Knox Raymond De La Poer |
Challenger Grainger Chaytor | |||||
5 – 8 August. [107] | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Tournament Trent Bridge Cricket Ground Nottingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick William Snook w.o. | H.T. Shapley | ||
6–8 August. [108] | Ilkley Open Tournament Ilkley Lawn Tennis Club Ilkley, England Grass Singles – Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–2 | George Richmond Mewburn | ||
8 August. [109] [110] | Nahant Invitation Bar Harbor Club Nahant, Massachusetts, US Clay Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum Jr. ? | ? | ||
6 - 10 Aug. [111] | West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | Grainger Chaytor Blaney Hamilton | George Hewson Chaloner Knox Effingham Carroll McDowell Joshua Pim |
Challenger Reginald Arthur Gamble | |||||
12 August. [112] | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Ernest George Meers 6-4,3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Wilberforce Eaves | Charles Gladstone Eames Nevill Cobbold | Wilberforce Eaves David Grainger Chaytor Ernest Lewis Frederick Thompson |
8- 12 August. [113] [114] | Kilkenny County and City Tournament Kilkenny County Lawn Tennis Club Kilkenny, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Grainger Chaytor 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Major Francis Slade-Gully | ||
10 - 12 August. [115] | North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles | Mark Anthony Hartnell w.o. | E. Draper | Walter Reid Craig F.C. Varey | T.M. Draper J.H. Marston F.R. Oakley H. Raphael |
8–13 Aug. [116] | Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth LTC Teignmouth, Devon, England Grass Singles | Ernest Wool Lewis 7–5, 6–2| | Wilfred Milne | John Redfern Deykin Robert Charles Thompson | C.H. Davies J. Hare William R. Ormsby Hindle W.A. Kindersley |
10 – 13 August. [lower-alpha 21] [117] | Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Hull Westbourne Avenue Tennis Club Kingston-Upon-Hull, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick Bradbury 2–6, 8–6, 6–2 | L. Harrison | ||
10 – 16 August. [lower-alpha 22] [118] [119] | Southern California Championships, Riverside, California, US Grass Singles Doubles | William H. Young 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | R. L. Bettner | ||
11 – 13 August. [120] [121] | Englewood Open Englewood Englewood, New Jersey, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | Augustus Duryee | ||
11 – 13 August. [lower-alpha 23] [122] [123] | East of England Championships Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Grass Singles – Doubles | William Herbert Cohen 6–3, 6–4 | Charles Sidney Cullingham | ||
11 - 13 August. [124] | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | A.K. Andrews. [125] 6–2, 6–4 | E. Murray | W.A. Clarke J.N. Martin | Captain Alexander |
W.A. Clarke E. Russell Rendle 6-3 7-5 | Mr. Whiting W.H. Chappel | ||||
W.A. Clarke Miss Childs 6-2 6-2 | Vernon Francis Page. Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope | ||||
16 August. [126] [127] | Bar Harbor Open Bar Harbor Club Bar Harbor, Maine, US Singles – Doubles | Robert Livingston Beeckman ? | ? | ||
17 – 19 August. [lower-alpha 24] [128] | Niagara International Tournament Queen's Royal Hotel Court's Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles – Doubles | E.C. Knight. 6–4, 6–1 | S. Burrell | ||
15- 20 August. [129] | County Kildare Open Tennis Championship Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club Parsonstown, King's County Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Grainger Chaytor 2 sets to 1 | George Bloomfield Garvey | ||
15 - 20 Aug. [130] [lower-alpha 25] | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 6-3, 7-5, 9-7 | George Richmond Mewburn | Marmaduke Strickland Constable John Parker Marsh | L. Harrison Francis Joseph Hirst Arthur Godfrey Pease M. Pole |
15 -20 August. [131] | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, England Singles – Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 5–7 6–2 6–1 9–7 | Arthur G. Pease | Frederick T. Bradbury L. Harrison | Marmaduke Strickland Constable Arthur Edward Corner Arthur Riley Crossley Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson |
15 – 20 August. [132] | Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament Teignmouth Tennis Club Torquay, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 | Wilfred Milne | ||
15 - 20 Aug. [133] | Tenby Open Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | David Grismond Owen Saunder 6-5 6-2 6-1 | Captain G.R. Taylor | E.W. David William Sidney Nelson Heard | Henry Stafford Brenchley A.G. Norris P.W.E. Scott A. Glover-Williams |
15 - 20 Aug [134] | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-0, 6–1, 6-1 | A.G. Norris | Henry Stafford Brenchley W.L. Phillips | W.T. Booker W. Griffiths G. Lewis A.M.C. Smith |
Challenger E.W. Davies | |||||
16 – 24 August. [lower-alpha 26] [135] | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | Archibald Thomson 6–5 6–1 6–2 | Jacob G. Brown | ||
16 – 24 August. [136] | Northern Counties Challenge Cup Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest W. Fletcher 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Henry Bolckow | ||
22 Aug. [lower-alpha 27] [137] | British Columbia Challenge Cup Victoria Lawn Tennis Club Vancouver, BC, Canada Grass Singles Doubles | R.H. Handcock 3-0 sets | Brian Halsey Tyrwhitt-Drake | Lieut. Hutchinson E.M.W. Woods | J. Fennelly C.A. Holland John Musgrave W.A. Ward |
Challenger Harvey Walter Henry Coombe | |||||
19 – 21 August. [138] | Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton Lawn Tennis Club Durham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Arthur B. Crosby 6–1, 6–5 | Henry Bolckow | ||
19 – 21 August. [139] | Northwestern Championships St Paul's Club Saint Paul, Minnesota United States Singles – Doubles | Samuel Thompson Chase ? | ? | ||
23 - 25 Aug. [140] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Carlton Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | Benjamin Arthur Cohen 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | George Norman | Harold (Harry) Bacon Thomas Kensit Norman | Charles Sidney Cullingham Perry E. Hall Henry Arthur Lane Arthur Bacon Longe |
25 August. [141] [142] [143] | Meadow Club Amateur Closed Tournament Meadow Club Southampton, New York , US Surface ? Singles – Doubles | C.P. Howland | ? | ||
24–26 Aug. [144] | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Dennis Fortescue Boles 4-6 6-1 6-1 | Mr. Thompson | F.W. Leeper E.H.A. Tolcher | G. Arundell F. Birdwood W.A.P. Matthews Reginald John Hall Parlby |
24 – 26 August. [145] | Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Exmouth, England Singles – Doubles | Hugh MacNaghten 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | Frederick Whitehead | ||
22 – 27 August. [lower-alpha 28] [146] | North of England Championships [147] Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | James Baldwin | ||
23 -27 August. [148] | Hampshire Championships Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | H. Phillip | ||
26–27 Aug. [149] | Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament Craigmore, Rothesay, Scotland Singles – Doubles | James Edgar Lefroy Stein 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | J. Adam | ||
25–28 Aug | US National Championships Newport Grass United States Singles – Doubles | Richard Sears 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | Henry Slocum | ||
Richard Sears James Dwight 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Howard Taylor Henry Slocum | ||||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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26 Sept – 1 Oct. [168] | Delaware Field Club Open Delaware Field Club Wilmington, Delaware, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles Belmont Davis 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Marmaduke Smith | ||
1 – 3 October | Southern Championships [169] Wilmington, United States Singles – Doubles | Charles Belmont Davis 6–2 6–1 6–2 | E. Porter | ||
12 – 14 October. [170] [171] | Intercollegiate Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, United States Singles – Doubles | Philip Sears (Harvard College) 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 | G.G. Shaw jr | ||
22 – 26 October. [172] [173] | Victorian Championships Melbourne Hard Asphalt Singles – Doubles | Arthur G. H. Colquhoun 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | Walter Timon Coldham | ||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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2 – 7 November. [174] | Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships Lahore Gymkhana Club, Lawrence Hall Gardens Lahore, India Singles – Doubles | R.D. Spencer 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | Edward Lee French | ||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
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December. [175] | Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Royal South Yarra LTC Melbourne Grass Singles – Doubles | John Dickson Cramond 15 games to 5 | Robert Alexander Paxton | ||
22 – 26 October. [176] [177] | New Zealand Championships Napier, New Zealand Grass Singles – Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6–2 6–0 6–4 | E.P. Hudson |
The list of winners by number of singles titles won:
This article covers the period from 1877 to present. Before the beginning of the Open Era in April 1968, only amateurs were allowed to compete in established tennis tournaments, including the four Grand Slam tournaments. Wimbledon, the oldest of the majors, was founded in 1877, followed by the US Open in 1881, the French Open in 1891 and the Australian Open in 1905. Beginning in 1905 and continuing to the present day, all four majors have been played yearly, with the exception of during the two World Wars, 1986 for the Australian Open, and 2020 for Wimbledon. The Australian Open is the first major of the year (January), followed by the French Open (May–June), Wimbledon (June–July) and the US Open (August–September). There was no prize money and players were compensated for travel expenses only. A player who wins all four majors, in singles or as part of a doubles team, in the same calendar year is said to have achieved a "Grand Slam". If the player wins all four consecutively, but not in the same calendar year, it is called a "Non-Calendar Year Grand Slam". Winning all four at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Grand Slam". Winning the four majors and a gold medal in tennis at the Summer Olympics in the same calendar year has been called a "Golden Slam" since 1988. Winning all four majors plus an Olympic gold at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Golden Slam". Winning the year-end championship while also having won a Golden Slam is referred to as a "Super Slam". Winning all four majors, an Olympic gold, and the year-end championships at some point in a career, even if not consecutively, is referred to as a "Career Super Slam". Winning the four majors in all three disciplines a player is eligible for–singles, doubles and mixed doubles–is considered winning a "boxed set" of Grand Slam titles.
The 1878 men's tennis season was composed of the third annual pre-open era tour. It now incorporated 15 tournaments staged in Great Britain and Ireland the Wimbledon championships was won by challenger Patrick Francis Hadow defeating the defending champion Spencer Gore.
The 1879 men's tennis season was composed of the fourth annual pre-open era tennis season and incorporated 26 tournaments. The 1879 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley defending champion Patrick Francis Hadow, defending champion could not participate in the Challenge Round. This year saw the inaugural Irish Championships that in its early stages of development was considered as important that of the Wimbledon Championships the event was won by Vere St. Leger Goold who defeated in Charles David Barry in the final by Charles David Barry 8–6, 8–6. Important this year was the staging of six hard court tournaments some of which included the Dublin University Championships the East Gloucestershire Championships held in Cheltenham Great Britain, Nice Tennis Tournament in Nice, France and the first tournament to be held outside of Europe in Australia with the Victorian Championships.
The 1880 men's tennis season was the fifth amateur tennis tour held that year. 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 1881, men's tennis season was composed of the sixth annual pre-open era tour, which now incorporates 73 tournaments staged in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States. The 1881 Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw. This year also saw the inaugural and important 1881 U.S. National Championships held at Newport Casino which Richard Sears won. This was also the year that the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, which is the world's first national tennis association, was founded. Renshaw then went on to win two other big tournaments of the year, namely, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships, whilst Richard Taswell Richardson won the prestigious Northern Championships.
The 1882 men's tennis season was composed of the seventh annual tennis season and now incorporated 72 events. The Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships was won by William Renshaw, the U.S. National Championships was won by Richard Sears collecting his second title other big winners were Richard Taswell Richardson picking up the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships and Ernest Renshaw winning the Princes Club Championships, The title leader this season was Robert W. Braddell winning 4 tournaments from 6 finals.
Harry Grove was a British tennis player in the early years of tennis.
The 1883 men's tennis season was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 102 tournaments. The Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw for the third consecutive year, while Richard Sears continued his dominance at the U.S. National Championships also winning a third successive title. Other big winners this season were Ernest Renshaw, picking up the Irish Championships, Herbert Wilberforce winning the Northern Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships.
The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 to 1885. It consisted of a spring tournament usually held in April and another held in autumn usually September. It was a forerunner event for the later Sussex Championships formally called the Sussex County Championships that were first staged in 1889 and are still being staged today.
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.
The Essex Championships also known as the Essex County Lawn Tennis Championships or Essex Grass Court Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1881 at Brentwood, Essex. In 1946 it was moved to the Frinton Lawn Tennis Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, Great Britain until 1983 when it was discontinued.
The Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC | was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United States. It was part of the Pre-Open era tennis tour from 1883 to 1886.
The 1885 men's tennis season was the tenth annual tennis tour, consisting of 119 tournaments it began at the beginning of the year on 1 January New York City, United States and ended 11 November in Singapore, British Malaya.
The Essex County Cricket Club Tournament was an early men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held initially at Knighton, Essex in England in 1879 and finally at Leyton in 1888.
The County Kildare Open Tennis Championship, originally known as the County Kildare Tennis Tournament (1879–1880), then County Kildare Championship, is grass court tennis tournament held initially at Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland, established on 2 August 1881.
The 1886 men's tennis season was composed of the eleventh annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 135 tournaments. The season began in March in Auckland, New Zealand and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.
The Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was an early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 through 1885.
The Middle States Championships, also known as the Middle States Sectional Championships or Championship of the Middle States, was a regional level tennis tournament held at various locations from 1885 to 1968.
The 1888 Men's tennis season was composed of the thirteenth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 78 tournaments.
The Young America Cricket Club Invitation was a late 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held at the Young America Cricket Club (YACC), Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States from 1885 to 1895.
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Sources:Pastime Magazine (1887), The Field Lawn Tennis Calendar (1888)
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Source:New York Times October 1887