1889 men's world tennis season

1889 Men's World Tennis Season

Irelands 's Willoughby Hamilton won two major tournaments the Irish Championships, and Northern Championships, and was joint second for overall titles at five.
Details
Duration	15 January – 27 December
Edition	14th
Tournaments	140
Categories	Major (5) Pro (1) National (8 ) Britain & Ireland (76) United States (28) Australasia (9) Canada (1) Europe (5) India & Ceylon (6) South Africa (1)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Ernest Lewis (6)
Most finals	Ernest Lewis (7)
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The 1889 Men's World Tennis Season was a tennis tournament circuit consisting of 140 major, national, professional, regional, provincial, state, county, city and regular tournaments.

It began in January in Madras, India and ended in December in Dunedin, New Zealand.

Season summary

The mens 1889 world tennis season started on 8 January in Madras, India with the Southern India Championships that ended on 15 January, played on clay courts the event is won by Harry Grove. ^[1]

In mid May at the start of the first major tournament of the season the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, the Irish home player Willoughby Hamilton defeats England's two-time defending champion Ernest Renshaw in straight sets in the final on 31 May. ^[2]

On 22 June at the second major tournament of the 1889 season the Northern Championships played in Manchester, England, Irish player Willoughby Hamilton reaches his second major final, and wins the title against compatriot Harold Mahony in four sets. ^[3]

In early July at the third major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships England's William Renshaw defeats Harry S. Barlow in five sets the All Comers' Final, and then defeats his brother and reigning champion Ernest Renshaw to claim his seventh and final singles title. ^[4]

At the end of August the fourth and final major event of season his held the U.S. National Championships played at Newport Casino, Newport, RI in the United States the mens singles title is won by Henry Slocum who beats Quincy Shaw in four sets for a second consecutive and final championship. ^[5]

At the end of December the 1889 season concluded with the final event of the year the New Zealand Championships, being played on grass in Dunedin, the your is won by Minden Fenwick in four sets over Joy Marshall. ^[6]

Season results

Key

Major events

National events

Professional events

January

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
15 Jan.	Southern India Championships Madras, India Clay	Harry Grove 6-2, 7-5	Charles Higginbotham

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
11 Feb.	Otago LTA Tournament Otago II, New Zealand Grass	Frederick Dalziel 9-7 games	Andrew Borrows
28 Feb.	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Asphalt	Eric Hudson walkover	William Barton

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
15 Mar.	Bengal Championships Calcutta, India Grass	James Hechie 3-0 sets	W.H. Gorman
16 Mar. [7]	Punjab Championships Lahore, India Grass	R. F. Anderson 6-1, 6-2, 6-4	Edward Lee French
18 Mar. [8]	Tropical Championships St Augustine, United States Asphalt	Oliver Samuel Campbell 6-2, 6-3, 6-4	Henry Trevor
31 Mar.	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Asphalt	Bert Hambidge 11-2 games	Bill Hambidge

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
6 Apr. [9]	British Covered Court Championships Bayswater, Great Britain Wood (i)	Ernest Wool Lewis 6-4, 6-0, 6-3	William Taylor
20 Apr.	Buckley Trophy Melbourne II, Australia Grass	Arthur Colquhoun 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4	Norman Bayles
20 April.	Bombay Gymkhana Club Open Bombay, India Grass	Alfred Sangster 6-1, 5-6, 6-4	Arthur K. Oliver
23 Apr. [10]	Geelong Easter Tournament Geelong, Australia Asphalt	Herbert Webb 6-3, 6-5, 3-6, 6-1	Henry Short
27 Apr. [11]	Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay	Charles de Fonblanque 6-2, 6-3, 6-4	Alfred Dennison

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 May. [12]	Dublin University Championships Dublin II, Ireland Asphalt	Harold Mahony walkover	Tom Campion
6 May. [13]	Fitzwilliam Club Championships Dublin III, Ireland Grass	Willoughby Hamilton 6-0, 6-3, 6-1	Hume Jones
11 May.	Danish National Championships Copenhagen, Denmark Clay	Folmer Hansen def.	?
11 May. [14]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass	Arthur Colquhoun 6-2, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2	Alfred Webb
25 May.	Pollokshields Open Pollokshields II, Great Britain Grass	Alfred Thomson 6-2, 6-4, 10-8	Edward Fuller
25 May.	West of Scotland Championships Pollokshields, Great Britain Grass	G. Scott Jackson 8-6, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3	T. L. Hendry
26 May.	Flushing Athletic Club Open Flushing, United States Surface	Clarence Hobart def.	Alex Post
31 May. [15]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass	Willoughby Hamilton (2) 12-10, 6-1, 6-3	Ernest Renshaw

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jun. [16]	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass	James Baldwin 7-5, 6-4, 6-4	Wilfred Milne
2 Jun.	Westchester Invitation Harrison, United States Asphalt	Howard Taylor 6-4, 6-2, 7-5	Oliver Campbell
5 Jun.	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass	George Hillyard 6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3	James Baldwin
10 Jun.	Whitehouse Open Edinburgh II, Great Britain Clay	Archibald Thomson 6-1, 6-2, 6-3	Arthur Story
14 June.	Lordship Road Tournament Stoke Newington, Great Britain Grass	E.J. Layton def.	Edward White
14 Jun.	Macclesfield Open Macclesfield, Great Britain Grass	Arnold Wolff 6-4, 6-1	Conway Morgan
14 Jun.	London Championships Stamford Bridge II, Great Britain Grass	Harry S. Barlow score	Charles Eames
14 Jun.	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Grass	Willoughby Hamilton (2) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5	Ernest Wool Lewis
15 Jun.	Taylor Challenge Cup Leeds, Great Britain Grass	David Davy 9-7, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3	Edward Fletcher
15 Jun.	Waterloo Open Waterloo, Great Britain Grass	John Redfern Deykin 7-5, 6-2, 6-2	William Dod
15 Jun.	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Ernest Browne 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0	Patrick Bowes-Lyon
15 Jun.	Middle States Championships Hoboken, United States Surface	Howard Taylor (2) 5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1	Clarence Hobart
18 Jun. [17]	Dartmouth Championship Dartmouth, United States Grass	H.H. Hilton 5-7, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3	W.T. Gunnison
21 Jun. [18]	New England Championships New Haven II, United States Grass	Henry Slocum de.	Robert Huntington
22 Jun. [19]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass	Willoughby Hamilton (3) 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2	Harold Mahony
22 Jun.	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass	Harry S. Barlow (3) 6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 9-7	Ernest Meers
22 Jun.	North of Ireland Championships Belfast, Great Britain Grass	Manliffe Goodbody 6-3, 6-2, 6-2	Thomas Dickson
22 Jun.	Hudson River Championships Hastings on Hudson, United States Grass	Charles Sands def.	Valentine Gill Hall
22 Jun. [20]	Oxford University Championship Oxford, Great Britain Grass	Arthur Grant 4-6, 6-3, 0-6 6-2, 6-2	Harold Carlton
28 Jun.	Kent County Championships Blackheath, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Baddeley 6-0, 6-2, 6-1	Francis Haskett-Smith
28 Jun.	Lancashire County Championships Aigburth, Great Britain Grass	T.G. Hill 6-4, 6-3	William Weathered
29 Jun.	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston II, Great Britain Grass	James Baldwin (2) 6-4, 6-4, 6-4	John Redfern Deykin
29 Jun.	County Dublin Championships Dublin IV, Ireland Grass	Joshua Pim 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2	Grainger Chaytor
29 Jun.	Championship of the North of Scotland Broughty Ferry, Great Britain Clay	Arthur Story 6-1, 9-7, retd.	William Blyth-Martin
29 Jun.	New Jersey State Championships South Orange, United States Grass	Clarence Hobart (2) 6-0, 6-4, 6-4	William K. Fowler
29 Jun.	Kent Closed Championships Old Charlton, Great Britain Grass	Ernest Meers 8-6, 8-6, 4-6, 3-6, 7-5	Charles Eames
29 Jun.	Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston, Great Britain	John Redfern Deykin (2) 2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4	Harold Weston-Carlton
29 Jun.	Northumberland Cricket Club Open Heaton, Great Britain Grass	Patrick Hendy 6-0, 6-2, 6-3	Harold Pease

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 Jul.	Pacific Coast Championships Monterey, United States Concrete	William H. Taylor 6-3, 6-1, 6-2	Valentine Gadesden
6 Jul.	Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass	Henry Guy Nadin 6-3, 6-2, 6-3	G. E. Lowe
6 Jul.	Western States Championships Chicago, United States Grass	Charles A. Chase 7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1	Samuel T. Chase
7.Jul.	Canadian Championships Toronto,Canada Grass	C.S. Hyman 6-4, 7-5, 6-4	Alfred Plummer
7 Jul.	Waterbury Challenge Cup Harrison II, United States Grass	Howard Taylor (3) def.	Percy Knapp
8 Jul.	Englewood Open Englewood, United States Clay	Clarence Hobart (3) 7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4	Carroll J. Post
8 Jul. [21]	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass	William Renshaw 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0	Ernest Renshaw
10 Jul.	Staffordshire Tournament Stafford, Great Britain Grass	John Redfern Deykin (3) 6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4	William Hamilton
13 Jul.	Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, Great Britain Grass	William Hamilton 7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4	Charles Eames
13 Jul.	Partridge Challenge Cup Auburndale, United States Grass	Fred S. Mansfield def.	Fred Hovey
13 Jul.	Lansdowne Championships Dublin V, Ireland Grass	Joshua Pim (2) 8-6, 2-6, 6-2	Frank Stoker
13 Jul.	Nottinghamshire CCC Open West Bridgford, Great Britain Grass	Frederick Snook 9-7, 6-2, 7-9, 6-0	Walter Snook
14 Jul.	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Clay	H. Gazzard 4-6, 6-4, 6-0	Herbert Millar
16 Jul.	Northern Counties Challenge Cup Stockton-on-Tees, Great Britain Grass	William Heard 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 9-7, 6-1	Frank Noon
17 Jul.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass	Guy Black 6-1, 6-1	Francis Burrow
17 Jul.	Leamington Open Leamington Spa II, Great Britain Grass	Charles Eames 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5	Frank Noon
19 Jul.	Montclair Open City, Country Surface	Clarence Hobart (4) 10-8, 12-14, 6-3	Deane Miller
20 Jul.	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Grass	Ernest Wool Lewis (3) 6-3, 6-3, 8-6	Harry S. Barlow
20 Jul.	Leicester Open Leicester, Great Britain Grass	Charles Eames (2) 7-5, 1-6, 10-8, 4-6, 6-2	William Hamilton
20 Jul.	Hornsey Challenge Cup Hornsey, Great Britain Grass	J. E. Kingsley def.	A. H. Greening
22 Jul.	Springfield Championship Springfield, United States Surface	Charles A. Chase 6-4, 6-3	Albert Empie Wright
24 Jul.	Market Harborough Tournament Market Harborough, Great Britain Grass	Frank Noon 6-4, 6-3, 6-4	Ernest Crawley
24 Jul. [22]	East Orange Open East Orange, United States Grass	J.C. Post jr. 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1	D.W. Candler
27 July.	Southampton Invitation Southampton, United States Grass	Howard Taylor (4) 6-1, 6-4, 6-3	Joseph Sill Clark
27 Jul.	Yorkshire Association & County Open Ilkley, Great Britain Grass	Joshua Pim (3) 0-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1	Herbert Wilberforce
27 Jul.	Ilkley Closed Championship Ilkley II, Great Britain Grass	David Davy (2) walkover	Arthur Pease
27.	North Wales Championships Denbigh, Great Britain Grass	Henry Fosbery 5-6, 6-5, 6-5, 6-1	George Hayes
27 July.	Southport Open Southport, Great Britain Grass	R.B. Swire 6-4, 6-4	T. Morris

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Aug.	Repton Invitation Repton, Great Britain Grass	Geoffrey Heathcoate-Hacker 6-1, 6-1	R.C. Hamilton
2 Aug.	East of Ireland Championships Howth, Ireland Grass	Willoughby Hamilton (4) 8-6, 6-1, 6-2	Hume Riverdale Jones
3 Aug. [23]	Somersetshire Championships Taunton, Great Britain Grass	James Baldwin (3) 6-0, 6-2	Francis Hancock
3 Aug.	Northumberland County Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass	Frank Noon (2) 8-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4	George Mewburn
3 Aug. [24]	South Saxon Tennis Tournament St. Leonards, Great Britain Grass	Ernest Wool Lewis (4) 6-3, 6-2, 6-4	Charles P. Hayes
3 Aug.	Inverkip Rovers Open Wemyss Bay, Great Britain Grass	Louis J. Grant walkover	Richard Millar Watson
3 Aug.	North Lonsdale Closed Grange-over-Sands, Great Britain Grass	Guy Seymour Back 5-7, 6-0, 6-2	Edgar Chippendale
4 Aug. [25]	Simla Tournament Simla, India Grass	W.H Gorman def.	J.E. Waterfield
5 Aug.	West Somerset ALTS Tournament Taunton II, Great Britain Grass	Charles Lacy Sweet 8-10, 6-2, 7-5	Harry S. Barlow
8 Aug.	Wentworth Open New Castle, United States Grass	Charles A. Chase (2) 6-2, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3	George Winthrop Lee
8 Aug. [26]	Rugby Open Rugby, Great Britain Grass	Jim E. Orr 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1	A. E. Forster
8 Aug.	Colchester Championship Colchester, Great Britain Grass	George Norman 6-2, 2-6, 6-4	Alexander White
9 Aug.	East Grinstead Open East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Baddeley (2) 6-1, 7-5	Wilberforce Eaves
9 Aug. [27]	Bar Harbor Open Bar Harbor, United States Grass	Joseph Sill Clark Sr. def.	Robert Beeckman
10 Aug.	Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, Great Britain Grass	Frank Noon (3) 6-4, 7-5, 6-2	George Mewburn
10 Aug.	Northwestern Championships Minnetonka, United States Concrete	Trafford Jayne 6-4, 2-6, 6-2	Juddy Belden
10 Aug.	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass	David Davy (3) 7-9, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3	Frederick T. Bradbury
10 Aug.	Keswick & Lake District Tournament Keswick, Great Britain Grass	Tancred D. Cummins def.	C. J. Chippendale
10 Aug.	Newtown Tournament Newtown, Great Britain Grass	W. A. Allen 7-5, 7-5, 6-1	J. T. Williams
10 Aug.	Grasmere & Keswick Open Grasmere, Great Britain Grass	G. C. Baker 8-6, 6-1, 7-5	F.E.T. Jones
11 Aug.	Nahant Invitation Nahant, United States Clay	Charles A. Chase (3) 1st & 2nd RR	Edward L. Hall
12 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass	Ernest Wool Lewis (5) 6-1, 6-2, 6-3	John Redfern Deykin
16 Aug.	Seaton Open Seaton, Great Britain Grass	Alfred Walker 7-5, 6-2, 6-3	Booth Lynnes
16 Aug. [28]	Narragansett Open Narragansett, United States Grass	Quincy Shaw 6-4, 6-4, 6-1	Howard Taylor
17 Aug.	Tenby Open Tenby, Great Britain Grass	G.W.A. Lloyd 6-4, 6-3, 6-3	W.L. Philips
17 Aug.	Teignmouth & Shaldon Open Teignmouth, Great Britain Grass	Ernest Wool Lewis (5) 6-4, 6-2, 7-5	Harry S. Barlow
17 Aug.	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Grass	Percy B. Brown 6-2, 6-2, 6-1	T. G. Hill
17 Aug.	British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass	Charles Longe 6-1, 6-0, 6-0	John Chawner Williams
17 Aug.	Eastern Counties Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass	Nevill Cobbold 1-6, 6-5, 6-3	Charles Allen
17 Aug.	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass	Alfred Thomson 6-1, 10-8, 6-3	Richard Millar Watson
23 Aug.	Walmer Open Walmer, Great Britain Grass	J. R. Mason def.	A. E. Millard
24 Aug.	North of Wales Open Abergele, Great Britain Grass	W.L. Wynne 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4	A F. Saunders
24.Aug	Le Grand Vaux Open St Saviour, Jersey Grass	Hammond Spencer def.	Algernon Lushington
24 Aug.	Fakenham Open Fakenham, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Rogers 6-3, 7-6	John Glennie Greig
25 Aug.	Schwalbach International Schwalbach, Germany Clay	Hugh Arathoon def.	Vincent O'Farrell
25 Aug.	Southern California Championships Santa Monica, United States Asphalt	Robert Carter 6-3, 6-3, 6-3	A. Q. Twiss
26 Aug.	U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass	Henry Slocum (2) 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2	Quincy Shaw
27 Aug.	Broadstairs Open Broadstairs, Great Britain Grass	H.C. Lewin def.	A. Cottell
28 Aug.	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Grass	Percy B. Brown (2) 6-3, 6-1, 7-5	Harry Grove
29 Aug. [29]	Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass	Lionel Easton 6-4, 5-6, 6-3	John Wallich
30 Aug.	Trefriw Open Trefriw, Great Britain Grass	Henry Fosbery (2) 6-0, 6-1, 6-0	Walter Shipman
30 Aug.	Essex CCC Open City, Great Britain Grass	Edward Christy walkover	Ernest Meers
31 Aug.	Filey Open Filey, Great Britain Grass	Alexander Mallinson walkover	David Davy
31 Aug.	Dieppe International Tournament Dieppe, France Clay	E.G. Easton def.	C. Hammans
31 Aug.	South Berkshire Championship Caversham, Great Britain Grass	A.P.Norwood 6-5, 6-4	J.L. Errington

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
5 Sep. [30]	Lenox Invitation Harlem, United States Grass	Bob Huntington 6-3, 6-3, 6-4	Charles Amherst Chase
7 Sep. [31]	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass	Horace Chapman 6-3, 6-3, 8-6	Wilberforce Eaves
14 Sep. [32]	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Andrew Ziffo 4-6, 6-3, 1-6, 9-7, 6-4	Harry Grove
20 Sep. [33]	Southern Championships Washington, D.C., United States Clay	Fred S. Mansfield (2) 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0	Alex Post
21 Sep. [34]	Harrogate Dragon Club Open Harrogate, Great Britain Grass	W. T. Oliver 2-6, 6-0- 6-3, 6-1	George Atkinson
21 Sep. [35]	Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay	Wilberforce Eaves walkover	Edgar Chippendale
21 Sep. [36]	Chingford Open Chingford, Great Britain Grass	Charles G. Eames (3) walkover	Arthur Fagan
22 Sep.	Springfield Invitational Springfield II, United States Clay	Charles A. Chase (5) def.	Quincy Shaw
22 Sep.	Dinard Cup Dinard, France Clay	Arthur Gore 6-4,6-3, 6-3	Reginald Villiers-Forbes
22 Sep. [37]	Wissahickon Fall Tournament Wissahickon, United States Clay	C.T. Cowperthwaite 6-2, 6-3	W.P. Cresson
24.Sep.	New Hamburg Invitation New Hamburg, United States Grass	Charles Sands (2) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 8-6	Oliver Samuel Campbell
28 Sep.	Western Pennsylvania Championships Pittsburgh, United States Clay	Marshall Christy def.	Martyn Coster
29 Sep. [38]	New York TC Fall Open New York City, United States Clay	Alex Post 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 [39]	Edward L. Hall

October

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Oct. [40]	World Pro Championships Boston, United States ?	George Kerr [41] 3-1 matches	Tom Pettitt
15 Oct.	Queensland Association Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass	Eric Hudson 3-6, 8-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2	Arthur Taylor
18 Oct. [42]	Southwestern Tournament (3rd ed) Excelsior Springs, United States Clay	J.H. Farrish 6-3, 6-0, 6-2	George Devol
19 Oct .	U.S. Intercollegiate Championships New Haven, United States Grass	Bob Huntington (2) 9-7, 7-5, 6-1	George Hurd

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
16 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt	Richard Shuter 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, 6-0	Charlie Cropper

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
30 Dec.	New Zealand Championships Dunedin, New Zealand Grass	Minden Fenwick 6-4, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3	Joy Marshall

Tournament Winners

Are listed by total titles won, major tournaments in bold.

• Ernest Wool Lewis, Bayswater, Bournemouth, Chiswick Park, Exmouth, St. Leonards, Teignmouth, (6)
• Charles Amherst Chase, Chicago, Nahant, New Castle, Springfield, Springfield II, (5)
• Willoughby Hamilton, Dublin III, Howth, Irish Championships, Northern Championships, Penarth, (5)
• Clarence Hobart, Englewood, Flushing, Montclair, South Orange, (4)
• Howard Taylor, Harrison , Harrison II, Hoboken , Southampton, (4)
• Joshua Pim, Dublin IV, Dublin V, Ilkley, (3)
• Charles G. Eames, Chingford, Leamington Spa II, Leicester, (3)
• David Davy, Ilkley II, Leeds, Sheffield, (3)
• James Baldwin, Bath, Edgbaston II, Taunton, (3)
• John Redfern Deykin, Edgbaston, Stafford, Waterloo, (3)
• Frank Noon, Darlington, Market Harborough, Newcastle (3)
• Henry Slocum, New Haven II, U.S. National Championships, (2)
• Herbert Baddeley, Blackheath, East Grinstead (2)
• Bob Huntington, Harlem, New Haven, (2)
• Percy Bateman Brown, Buxton, Saxmundham, (2)
• Fred S. Mansfield, Aburndale, Washington D.C.,(2)
• Harry S. Barlow, Beckenham, Stamford Bridge, (2)
• Charles Sands, Hastings-on-Hudson, New Hamburg, (2)
• Henry Fosbery, Denbigh, Trefriw, (2)
• Guy Seymour Black, Leamington Spa, Grange-over-Sands (2)
• William Renshaw, Wimbledon Championships, (1)
• George Kerr, World Pro Championships, (1)

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