1889 women's tennis season

1889 Women's tennis season

Louisa Martin wins the Irish Championships and is joint title leader this year
Details
Duration	8 January – 30 December
Edition	14th
Tournaments	63
Categories	Important (4) National (5) Provincial/Regional/State (14) County (10) Regular (30)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Louisa Martin (3) May Langrishe (3)
Most tournament finals	Louisa Martin (4)
← 1888 1890 →

The 1889 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 63 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in January in Madras, India, and ended in December in Dunedin, New Zealand. ^[1]

Summary of season

From 1888 until 1912 Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), grew in status and influence to become the de facto international tennis governing body before the proper International Lawn Tennis Federation commenced operations. ^[2] Despite the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) forming in 1881 a good seven years before the LTA, it was the British body that set laws, settled disputes and organized the increasingly complicated tournament calendar before the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) formed in March, 1913. ^[3]

After the formation of the ILTF the world tennis circuit going forward was a highly organised and structured network of national and international tournaments. ^[4] Most tennis tournaments were usually mixed events for men and women, and the women's international tennis circuit certainly up to 1923 was composed mainly of tournaments on the British and European Circuits. ^[5] After the USNLTA joined the ILTF this would later change with more and more tournaments being staged globally. Women tennis players on the world circuit up to the open era were funded by their national associations enabling them to travel and take part in international tournaments. ^[6]

1889 sees a slight decrease in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to form. ^[7] The 1889 women's tennis season began on 8 January with the first Southern India Championships staged at Madras, India. ^[1] In May 1889 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships ^[8] played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland's Louisa Martin wins the singles title beating defending champion Blanche Hillyard, she also picks up the ladies doubles event is won patnered with Florence Stanuell. In the mixed doubles Lena Rice and Willoughby Hamilton defeat Blanche Hillyard and Harold Stone. In terms of draw size the South of England Championships was the largest tournament of the year with a draw of 30 across two events.

In mid June 1889 the change in scheduling is continued when the U.S. National Championships are held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA, Bertha Townsend successfully defends her title in the challenge round by defeating Lida Voorhees in straight sets. ^[9]

Later the same month at the third major tournament of the year the Northern Championships played at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester, England Lottie Dod successfully defends her title beating Blanche Hillyard in three sets, in the women's doubles final sisters Bertha Steedman and Mary Steedman defeat another sister pairing Ann and Lottie Dod in straight sets, and the All England Mixed Doubles Championship event, ^[1] is won by Lottie Dod and John Charles Kay who defeat Blanche Hillyard and Ernest Renshaw in the final. ^[1]

In July at the fourth and final major event of the season the 1889 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, Blanche Bingley takes the title, when she defeats upcoming Irish player Lena Rice in three very close sets to win her third major title. ^{[10] [11]} The season ended on 30 December 1889 at the New Zealand Championships, held in Dunedin, New Zealand that was played on grass. ^[1]

Season results

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, ^{[12] [13] [14]} and together effectively making an early incarnation of the Grand Slam events we know today. ^[15]

Key

Important. [16] [17] [18] [19]

National

Provincial/State/Regional

County

Regular

January

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
12 Jan	Southern India Championships Madras Gymkhana Club Madras, India Clay Singles - Doubles	Miss Nicholas 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Edith Morgan
		Miss Clarke Miss Nicholas 6–5, 6–3	Mrs Smart Mrs Swinton

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
9 Feb. [1]	Cannes Beau Site Hotel Tournament Beau Site Hotel Cannes, France Clay Singles - Doubles	Constance Bryan def.	Elsie Lane	Miss Maguire
		Elsie Lane Miss Maguire won	?
12 Feb.	Otago LTA Tournament Carisbrook Club Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Ruth Orbell 8–3	L. Mackerras
20 Feb.	Pau International Tournament (later Pau Championships) Pau France Clay Singles - Doubles	Mrs Bruce-Johnston def.	Miss MacFarlane

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
17 Mar	Championships of Bermuda Hamilton, Bermuda Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Grant 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Grace Roosevelt
		Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt 2–1 sets	Mrs Erkine Mary G. Gray

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
8 Apr.	Singapore Ladies LTC Spring Tournament [20] Singapore, Straits Settlement Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs. Rowell 6–2, 6–2	Mrs. Dare
24 Apr	Geelong Easter Tournament [21] Geelong LTC Geelong, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Ellen M Mayne 3–6, 6–5, 6–3	A. Chenery	Miss McKenzie

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
5 May	Fitzwilliam Tournament [22] Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Florence Stanuell 6–3, 6–1	Connie Butler	G. Crofton Miss Story	Louisa Martin
		Florence Stanuell Hume R. Jones 6–3, 6–2	Miss Wilson Charles James
10 May.	Ceylon Championships [23] The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles - Doubles	Mrs Norman 5–7, 6–2, 6–3	Miss I. J. Watson
11 May. [1]	New South Wales Championships Moore Park Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Ellen Mayne 6–3, 5–7, 6–4	Ellen Blaxland	Edith Raleigh Mabel Shaw	Florence Batt Miss Dransfield Eliza Fitzgerald Isabel Mansfield
		Ellen Mayne Mabel Shaw 6–3, 6–0	Miss Keating Miss Raleigh
		Eliza Fitzgerald Robert Fitzgerald 2–6, 6–2, 9–7	E.M. Mayne Dudley Webb
25 May.	Irish Championships [24] Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 7–5, 6–0	Blanche Hillyard	Lena Rice Bertha Steedman	Connie Butler Florence Stanuell Mary Steedman Lilian Watson
		Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell 6–4, 6–2	Blanche Hillyard Lena Rice
		Lena Rice Willoughby Hamilton 6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4 [1]	Blanche Hillyard Harold Stone

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jun.	Championship of the West of England [25] Bath, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Florence Stanuell	Mary Agg N. Pope	N. Everett Beatrice Langrishe Florence Mardall Lottie Paterson
		Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell 6–0, 6–3	Miss Everett Miss Pope
		Louisa Martin James Baldwin 6–2, 6–3 [1]	Miss Pope Harry Grove
8 Jun.	East Gloucestershire Championships [26] Cheltenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 6-1, 4–6, 6-2	Florence Stanuell	Florence Mardall Blanche Hillyard	Mary Agg Miss Crossley Beatrice Langrishe N. Pope
		Florence Stanuell James Baldwin 7-5, 5–7, 6-2 [1]	Louisa Martin Wilfred Milne
10 Jun.	Whitehouse Open [27] Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles	Lottie Paterson 6–0, 6–1	Ann Dod
		Ann Dodd Richard Millar Watson 6–4, 10–8 [1]	Lottie Dod Edward Barnard Fuller
11 June	Wissahickon Open [28] Philadelphia Cricket Club Wissahickon, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Lida Voorhees def	Mrs. Harris	Miss D.F. Butterfield Grace Roosevelt	Rebecca H. Lycett Laura Knight Marian Wright
		Lida Voorhees Mrs. Harris def	Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt
		Ellen Roosevelt Albert Empie Wright def [1]	Lida Voorhees Clarence Hobart
14 Jun	London Championships [29] London Athletic Club London, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 6–2, 6–2	Maud Shackle	Miss Canning Olive Tullock
15 June	Waterloo Open [30] Waterloo, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mary Pick 6–1, 6–3	Miss Pickthall
		K. Ack Mary Pick 3–6, 6–3, 6–3	Miss Gordon Florence Mardall
		Miss Barton William Wethered 6–4, 6–2 [1]	Florence Mardall Jacob Gaitskell Brown
	Scottish Championships [31] Dyvour Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Connie Butler 6–3, 6–3	Miss Jones	Ann Dod Miss Scovell
		Challenger Lottie Paterson
	U.S. National Championships [9] Philadelphia Cricket Club Philadelphia, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Bertha Townsend 7–5, 6–2	Helen Day Harris	D.F. Butterfield Grace Roosevelt	Anna C. Smith Rebecca H. Lycett Laura Knight Marion Wright
		Challenger Lida Voorhees
		Margarette Ballard Bertha Townsend 6–0, 6–2	Marion Wright Laura Knight
	Welsh Championships Penarth LTC Penarth, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Pope 6–0, 6–2	Mary Sweet-Escott
22 Jun	Kent All-Comers' Championships [32] Beckenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Maud Shackle 6–3, 7–5	Miss Howes	Gertrude Mellersh Mrs Rhodes	Amy Tabor
		Challenger May Jacks (holder)
		May Jacks Herbert Yockney 6–3, 6–1 [1]	Maud Shackle William Taylor
	Northern Championships [33] Northern LTC Manchester, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Lottie Dod 6–8, 6–3, 6–3	Bertha Steedman	Mary Steedman Beatrice Wood	Connie Butler Katherine Hill N. Pope
		Challenger Blanche Hillyard
		Bertha Steedman Mary Steedman 9–7, 6–2	Ann Dod Lottie Dod
		Lottie Dod John Charles Kay 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 [1]	Blanche Hillyard Ernest Renshaw
24 June	Edgbaston Open Tournament [34] Edgbaston CLTC Edgbaston, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Maud Watson 6–1, 9–7	Mrs G.M. Elkington
		Constance Bryan Maud Watson 6–1, 6–3	Miss Charles Miss L. Charles
		Maud Watson John Redfern Deykin 7–5, 5–7, 6–4 [1]	Lillian Watson Henry Guy Nadin
29 Jun	Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Tournament [35] Lansdowne LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	G. Crofton 6–3, 7–5	Lena Rice	Miss Malcomson
30 Jun	Orange Spring Tournament [36] Orange LTC South Orange, United States Singles - Doubles	F. Williams 6–4, 6–2	Lida Voorhees

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
5 Jul.	Lancaster Lawn Tennis Tournament Lancaster, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Bursk 6–2, 6–2, 6–1	Miss Calder
13 Jul	Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament [37] Hull, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Katherine Grey 6–3, 6–1	Miss Barber
	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Grant 6–0, 6–3	Miss Murray
14 Jul	Wimbledon Championships [38] AELTC London, England Grass Singles	Blanche Hillyard 4–6, 8–6, 6–4	Lena Rice	May Jacks Bertha Steedman	Annie Rice Mary Steedman
20 Jul	Championship of Middlesex [39] Chiswick Park, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mary Steedman 6–4, 7–5	Bertha Steedman	E. Malcolm Maud Shackle	Edith Austin Edith Cole Ethel Gurney Mrs Robert
		Bertha Steedman Mary Steedman 7–5, 6–1	Blanche Hillyard Ethel Gurney
		Blanche Hillyard Dudley Field 4–6, 6–4, 9–7	Mary Steedman Frederick A. Bowlby
27 Jul	Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Boulton 2–6, 6–2, 7–5	Miss Crossley	Dorothy Boulton L. Chatterton-Clarke	Miss Crosby Mrs E.J. Crossley Miss Crosby Miss Hall Miss Moir
		Challenger Beatrice Wood (holder)
		L. Chatterton-Clarke Beatrice Wood 6–3, 6–4	Miss Moir Ethel Tannett
		Beatrice Wood James Baldwin 6–1, 6–1	Mabel Boulton Herbert Wilberforce
	Sewickley Lawn Tennis Tournament [40] Sewickley, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Bessie Carpenter 6–2, 6–1	C. McCleary	H. Carpenter B. Ward	Miss Blair Miss Gillmore A. Warden C. Whiting
28 Jul.	Ealing LTC Championship Ealing LTC Ealing, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Charlotte Cooper def	A. Francesca Brown holder

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3 Aug	Northumberland County Championships [41] Constabulary Ground Newcastle, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Helen Jackson 6–2, 6–4	Alice Pickering	Connie Butler Beatrice Wood	Gertrude Bracewell Miss Clarke Jane Corder E Dickenson
	South of Ireland Championships Limerick County CLTC Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Mary Lysaght 3–6, 7–5, 7–5	Miss Smith
		Miss Bayly M. Smith 6–3, 7–5	Mary Lysaght Miss Smith
		Miss Gavin G.H. Browning 2–6, 6–4, 6–5, 6–1 [1]	Miss Brown M.W. Gavin
8 Aug	Colchester Championship [42] Colchester, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Norman 6–2, 6–2	Helen Kersey
		Miss Norman George Kensit B. Norman 6–1, 6–3 [1]	Miss Huleatt R.E. Vaizey
9 Aug	East Grinstead Open [43] East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ivy Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot divided title
		May Arbuthnot William J. Down 6-4, 6-4 [1]	A Covey Wilberforce Eaves
10 Aug	Exmouth Tournament [44] Exmouth LTC Exmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Katherine Hole 2–6, 7–5, 6–4	Lilian Pine-Coffin	E. Peck R. Wright	Georgina Kindersley Beatrice Langrishe Miss Shadbolt
	Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Alice Cheese def	Ann Dod
		Lottie Dod Kenneth R. Marley walkover [1]	Ann Dod John Galbraith Horn
	Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Crossley 6–5, 6–1	L. Clark
	Keswick and Lake District Lawn Tennis Tournament Fitz Park Keswick, England. Grass Singles - Doubles	E. Malcolm 6–3, 6–2	Miss Allen	Lydia Cheetham Ann Scowcroft	C. Baker E. Goffey E.J. Heelis Miss Wybergh
		E. Malcolm Edgar John Chippendale 6–2, 6–1	E. Goffey H.H. Edgecombe
17 Aug	East of England Championships [45] Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ivy Arbuthnot 6–3, 6–4	Helen Kersey
		Ivy Arbuthnot William Cobbold 6–4, 6–2 [1]	Helen Kersey Herbert Kersey
	South of Scotland Championships Beech Grove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	E. Malcolm 6–4, 8–6	Miss Scowcroft
		Miss Hill Miss Rooke 6–2, 6–1	E. Malcolm Miss Scowcroft
		E. Malcolm Richard Millar Watson 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 [1]	Miss Scowcroft Archibald Thomson
	British Columbia Championships Victoria LTC Victoria, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Frances Arrowsmith def	Anastasia Musgrave
19 Aug	Derbyshire Championships [46] Buxton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Bertha Steedman 5–7, 6–4, 6–3	Louisa Martin	Connie Butler Mary Steedman	G. Crofton M. Goodman Edith Gurney Miss Pickthall
		Bertha Steedman Mary Steedman 6–4, 6–1	Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell
		Florence Stanuell A.J. de Courcy Wilson 8–10, 6–1, 6–3 [1]	Louisa Martin Percy Bateman Brown
20 Aug	Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament [47] Nottingham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Beatrice Wood 1–6, 6–3, 6–1	Frances Snook	Miss Evans Jane Snook	Ethel Sturgess
24 Aug	Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament [48] Bournemouth CLTC Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 6–4, 6–4	May Arbuthnot	Elsie Pinckney K Stretton	Alice Arbuthnot L. Elphinston M Hext Beatrice Langrishe
		Challenger Constance Bryan
		Miss Bryan May Langrishe 6–2, 6–1	Ivy Arbuthnot Miss Everett
		May Langrishe Harry S. Barlow 6–3, 6–1 [1]	May Arbuthnot E.B. Fuller
	Royston Tournament Royston LTC Royston, England Grass Singles - Doubles	No Ladies Singles
		Geraldine Buttanshaw Rosamond Buttanshaw 6–3, 6–2	Hilda Gainsford Miss Lucas
		Hilda Gainsford Osmond McMullen default [1]	Ruth Buttanshaw Roy Allen
	East of Scotland Championships [49] St Andrews, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Moir 7–9, 9–7, 6–2	Miss E Malcolm
		Miss Bruce Johnston Miss Moir 6–2, 6–1	Miss Malcolm Miss Purvis
27 Aug.	Southern California Championships Santa Monica Casino Courts Santa Monica, United States Asphalt Singles - Doubles	May Carter 6–5, 6–3	Miss G. Gilliland	R. P. Carter Miss Schumacher
28 Aug	North of England Championships [50] Scarborough, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Edith Gurney 6–4, 8–6	Beatrice Wood	Connie Butler Helen Jackson	Mabel Boulton C. Crosby M. Crossley
		Miss Clark Beatrice Wood 6–0, 7–5	Mabel Boulton Miss Hodgson
		Beatrice Wood Arthur Hallward 6–2, 6–3 [1]	Helen Jackson George Brown
	Saxmundham LTC Tournament [51] Hurts Hall Saxmundham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Winifred Kersey 6–1, 6–5	Helen Kersey
		Edith Austin R. Darling 6–0, 6–3	Miss Hewetson J. Heweston
		Mary Wallich John Wallich 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 [1]	K. French F.C. French
29 Aug.	Singapore Ladies LTC Autumn Tournament Singapore, Straits Settlement Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs. Chaytor 4–6, 6–3, 6–2	Mrs. Vane
30 Aug	Trefriw Lawn Tennis Tournament [52] Trefriw Sports Ground Trefriw, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Sarah Allen 6–1, 4–6, 7–5	Miss Cheetham	Miss Pickthall
		Miss Pickthall Roy Allen 6–3, 6–3 [1]	C. Jones Walter Mace Shipman

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
7 Sep	Sussex Championships [53] Brighton College Ground Brighton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 6–3, 6–2	Beatrice Langrishe	Mrs Hill Emily Mocatta	Constance Bryan Gertrude Mellersh Despina Petrocochino Lilian Watson
		Beatrice Langrishe May Langrishe 6–4, 3–6, 6–0	Elizabeth Mocatta Harriet Mellersh
		May Langrishe Harold Stone 6–1, 6–2	Emily Mocatta Horace Chapman
14 Sep	South of England Championships Devonshire Park LTC Eastbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 5–7, 6–2, 6–1	May Jacks	Winifred Kersey Elsie Pinckney	D Hickson E. Malcolm Gertrude Mellersh Violet Pinckney
		May Langrishe Harry S. Barlow 7–5, 6–3	E. Malcolm Harold W. Carlton
	Dieppe Open International [54] Dieppe L.T.C. Dieppe, France Clay Singles - Doubles	Edith Austin 6–0, 6–3	M. Thorne	Constance Bryan Elsie Lane

October

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
6 Oct	Scheveningen International Tournament HLTC Leimonias De Bataaf The Hague, Netherlands Cement Singles - Doubles	Mev. van de Poll def.	M. Bol
12 Oct	Queensland Championships Greet Sports Ground Brisbane, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs. Quinnell 6–1, 6–0	Miss. Earle
		Miss Lee Mr. Haughton 6–3, 6–1	Miss Earle Richard John Cottell

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
18 Nov	Victorian Championships Melbourne C.C. Grounds Melbourne, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Nellie A'Beckett 6–3, 6–4	Miss Raleigh	E. Raleigh Mabel Shaw
		Miss Raleigh E. Raleigh 6–4, 6–5	Ellen M Mayne Mackenzie
		Nellie A'Beckett Henry F. De Little 6–3, 7–5	Ellen M. Mayne Richard Ernest Shuter

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
7 Dec	Corowa Lawn Tennis Tournament [55] Corowa, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	M. Sloane 6–5, 5–6, 6–5	Mrs. Hay
16 Dec	Linwood Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Auckland, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	E Gordon 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	M Simpson
30 Dec	New Zealand Championships [56] Carisbrooke Cricket Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	E. Gordon 7–5, 7–5	Ruth Orbell	Miss Campbell Mrs George Way	Nina Douslin Hilda Hitchings Miss Grant Fanny Ollivier
		E. Gordon Miss Harman 6–1, 6–2	Ruth Orbell Miss Rattray
		Miss F. Rattray A.E Gibbs 9–7, 6–4	Miss Smith J.M. McKerras

Tournament winners (singles)

This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1889 major titles in bold:

• Louisa Martin – Bath, Cheltenham, Irish Championships (3)
• May Langrishe – Brighton, Bournemouth, Eastbourne, (3)
• Lottie Dod – Darlington, Northern Championships, (2)
• Ivy Arbuthnot – East Grinstead, Felixstowe, (2)
• E Gordon – Auckland II, Dunedin II, (2)
• Mabel Grant – Hamilton, Pietermaritzburg, (2)
• Ellen M Mayne – Geelong, Sydney, (2)
• E. Malcolm – Keswick, Moffat, (2)
• Lida Voorhees – Livingston, Wissahickon, (2)
• Bertha Townsend – U.S.National Championships, (1)
• Constance Bryan – Cannes, (1)
• R. Orbell – Dunedin, (1)
• Mrs Bruce-Johnston – Pau, (1)
• Mrs. Rowell – Singapore, (1)
• Miss Nicholas – Madras, (1)
• Florence Stanuell – Dublin, (1)
• Lottie Paterson – Edinburgh II, (1)
• May Jacks – London, (1)
• Mary Pick – Waterloo, (1)
• Connie Butler – Edinburgh, (1)
• Miss Pope – Penarth, (1)
• Maud Shackle – Beckenham, (1)
• Maud Watson – Edgbaston, (1)
• Blanche Hillyard – Wimbledon Championships, (1)
• Katherine Grey – Hull, (1)
• Mary Steedman – Chiswick Park, (1)
• Mabel Boulton – Ilkley, (1)
• Helen Jackson – Newcastle, (1)
• Miss Norman – Colchester, (1)
• Katherine Hole – Exmouth, (1)
• Alice Cheese – Darlington, (1)
• Miss Crossley – Sheffield, (1)
• Frances Arrowsmith – Victoria, (1)
• Bertha Steedman – Buxton, (1)
• Beatrice Wood – Nottingham, (1)
• Miss. Moir – St Andrews, (1)
• Edith Gurney – Scarborough, (1)
• Winifred Kersey – Saxmundham, (1)
• G. Crofton – Dublin, (1)
• F. Williams – South Orange, (1)
• Miss Bursk – Lancaster, (1)
• Sarah Allen – Trefriw, (1)
• Bessie Carpenter – Sewickley, (1)
• Charlotte Cooper – Ealing, (1)
• May Carter – Santa Monica, (1)
• Mrs. Chaytor – Singapore II, (1)
• Edith Austin – Dieppe, (1)
• Mev. van de Poll – Scheveningen, (1)
• Mrs Quinnell – Brisbane, (1)
• Nellie A'Beckett – Melbourne, (1)
• M. Sloane – Corowa, (1)

Statistical summary

Singles

• Total Tournaments (63)
• Most Titles: Louisa Martin & May Langrishe (3)
• Most Finals: Louisa Martin (4)
• Most Matches Played: Blanche Hillyard (16)
• Most Matches Won: Blanche Hillyard (13)
• Match Winning %: Louisa Martin (85.7%) min 14 matches
• Most Tournaments Played: Connie Butler (7)

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