1891 women's world tennis season

1891 Women's World Tennis Season

Details
Duration	2 January – 31 December
Edition	16th
Tournaments	80
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Maud Shackle (7)
Most finals	Maud Shackle (7)
← 1890 1892 →

The 1891 Women's World Tennis Season was a tennis circuit composed of 80 major, national, regional, county, and regular tournaments.

The season began in January in Christchurch, New Zealand, and ended in December, in Napier, New Zealand.

Season summary

The season began in late December 1890 in Christchurch, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships that ended on 2 January 1891. ^[1]

At the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships held in late May in Dublin, Ireland the women's singles event was won by Louisa Martin who defeated compatriot Florence Stanuell, ^[2] in three sets.

The second major tournament of the season that concluded on 20 June, was the Northern Championships held in Manchester, England the singles event is won by Irish player Florence Stanuell marking her second consecutive major final appearance won the event by English player Mary Steedman conceding a walkover in the challenge round. ^[3]

Moving across the Atlantic to the United States where the third major tournament of year the 1891 U.S. National Championships held at the end of June in Philadelphia, the women's singles title went to Irelands Mabel Cahill who beat the American player Ellen Roosevelt in four sets. ^[4]

At the final and fourth major event the 1891 Wimbledon Championships early July, the women's singles title was won by Lottie Dod against her regular advisory Blanche Hillyard in straight sets. ^[5]

The season ended in late December 1891 with a second edition of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships being staged in Napier, New Zealand. ^[6]

Season results

Key

Major events

National events

Professional events

January

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Jan.	New Zealand Championships Christchurch, New Zealand Grass	Isabel Rees 6-3, 4-6, 6-5 [7]	E. Gordon
20 Jan.	Hôtel Prince of Wales Ladies Cup Cannes, France Clay	Cordelia Grant def.	Louise Roux
25 Jan.	Southern India Championships Madras, India Clay	Mrs Fortune 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 [8]	Mrs B. Foote

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
14 Feb.	Linwood Closed Ladies Tournament Christchurch II, New Zealand Grass	Mrs W. J. Blyth 6-2, 6-2	Miss Simpson

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
7 Mar.	Berea Ladies Open Durban, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant 6-0, 6-0	Miss McNeil
7 Mar.	Los Angeles TC Open Los Angeles, United States Cement	F. Halsted def.	Fannie Shoemaker
14 Mar. [9]	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Cement	Emily Hodge 11-6 games	Marion Hodge
15 Mar.	Otago LTA Tournament Dunedin, New Zealand Grass	Ruth Orbell 8-5 games	G. Rattray
18 Mar. [10]	Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay	Annette de Fonblanque 4-6, 13-11, 6-2	N. de Saram
18 Mar. [11]	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass	Miss Mowbry 7-5, 7-5	Miss Spiers
28 Mar.	Linwood Open Christchurch III, New Zealand Grass	Miss Griffith 6-4, 4-6, 6-5	E. van Asch
28 Mar. [12]	South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant (2) 6-0, 6-2	Miss Blackburn

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
11 April. [13]	British Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Wood (i)	Maud Shackle 7-5, 6-3	May Jacks

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 May.	Singapore LLTC Spring Open Singapore, Colony of Singapore Grass	Miss Wood 6-0, 6-3	M. Keasberry
16 May. [14]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Surface	S. Dransfield 3-6, 6-1, 6-3	L. Blaxland
28 May.	Lenox TC Ladies Invitation Harlem, United States Grass	Miss Beyea 4-6, 6-1, 6-3	Miss Underhill
30 May. [15]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass	Louisa Martin 6-2, 5-7, 6-0	Florence Stanuell

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jun.	5th Av. TC Ladies Spring Tournament Manhattan, United States Grass	Kittie Millette 6-4, 6-3	Miss Corey
6 Jun. [16]	Whitehouse Open Edinburgh II, Great Britain Clay	Lottie Paterson 7-5, 6-2	Jane Corder
7 Jun. [17]	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope 6-0, 7-5	Mary Agg
11 Jun.	Harvard Annex Ladies Tournament Cambridge, MA, United States Grass	Miss Whittlesey 6-4, 6-2	Miss Carrett
12 Jun. [18]	Welsh Championships Cardiff, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope (2) 6-0, 7-5	Mary Agg
12 Jun. [19]	Orange Spring Open Montrose, NJ, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill 7-5, 7-5	Emma Fellowes-Morgan
12 Jun. [20]	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson 6-0, 6-1	Jane Corder
13 Jun. [21]	Cheltenham Open Cheltenham II, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (2) 6-2, 6-1	G Leeds-Paine
13 Jun. [22]	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope (3) 6-2, 6-2	Florence Mardall
20 Jun. [23]	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (3) 6-4, 6-0	May Jacks
20 June. [24]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass	Florence Stanuell walkover	Mary Steedman
24 Jun.	Championship of Nebraska Hastings, United States Grass	Louise Pound won	finalist ?
27 Jun.	Headingley Open Headingley II, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (2) 6-1, 7-5	Beatrice Wood
27 June. [25]	Kent County Championships Blackheath, Great Britain Grass	Mary Hutchinson 6-2, 3-6, 10-8	Amy Wilson
27 Jun. [26]	U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Surface	Mabel Cahill (2) 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3	Ellen Roosevelt

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3 Jul.	Bayview Open Bayonne, United States Clay	H. Ogden 6-2, 4-6, 6-3	Miss Dally
4 Jul. [27]	Yorkshire Association & County Open Headingley, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (3) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3	Beatrice Wood
9 Jul. [28]	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass	Lottie Dod 6-2, 6-1	Blanche Hillyard
11 Jul.	Capitol Hill Tournament Washington DC, United States Grass	Miss Ward 6-8 7-5 postponed.	M. Hall
18 Jul. [29]	London Championships West Kensington II, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (4) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3	May Jacks
18 Jul. [30]	Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, Great Britain Grass	M. Evans 4-6, 6-2, 6-2	Nora Pope
18 Jul. [31]	New York State Championships Saratoga Springs, United States Grass	Annie Ritchie 6-3, 6-0	Miss Ingram
18 Jul.	Hull Westbourne Av. Open Hull, Great Britain Grass	C. Crosby default	G. Harrison
18 Jul.	Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass	Charlotte Cooper def.	Alice Brown
21 Jul.	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg Colony of Natal Clay	Mabel Grant (3) 6-1, 6-0	L. Button
24 Jul.	Queen's Ladies Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (5) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0	Ruth Legh
25 Jul. [32]	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Surface	Maud Shackle (6) walkover	Mary Steedman Vane
25 Jul.	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston,II Great Britain Surface	Alice Pickering 6-1, 6-3	Miss Wills
25 Jul.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope (4) 6-1, 6-4	E. Wheildon

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Aug. [33]	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (4) 6-2, 6-4	Florence Thompson
5 Aug.	Scheveningen International Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay	E. van Aken 6-1, 6-3	Miss Van Sittert
6 Aug.	Colchester Championship Colchester, Great Britain Grass	Agnes Morton 6-2, 6-1	Winifred Kersey
8 Aug.	Isle of Man Championships Douglas, Isle of Man Grass	Nelly Darrah 7-5, 9-7	Lilla Ferrier
8 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass	Edith Austin 6-3, 9-7	Lilian Pine-Coffin
8 Aug.	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass	Beatrice Wood 6-3, 6-3	Agnes Watts
8 Aug.	West of Scotland Championships Inverkip, Great Britain Grass	Miss Moir 6-4, 6-1	Ruth Templeton
11 Aug.	Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant (4) 6-1, 6-0	Miss Marais
13 Aug.	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Surface	May Marriott 6-2, 6-2	Beatrice Wood
15 Aug.	Teignmouth Open Teignmouth, Great Britain Surface	Violet Pinckney 3-6,7-5, 6-4	Lilian Pine-Coffin
15 Aug.	Championship of the Coast Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt	F. Gilliland 6-3, 0-6, 6-3	Fannie Shoemaker
15.Aug.	Eastern Counties Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass	Winifred Kersey 6-4, 6-2	Constance Tidbury
17.Aug	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder 6-4, 6-1	Evelyn Blencowe
20 Aug.	Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass	Winifred Kersey (2) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2	May Carter
21 Aug.	Maritime Provinces Championships St John, Canada Clay	Miss MacLaren 6-2, 6-3	Mrs McCleod
22.Aug.	East of Scotland Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder (2) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4	Miss Moir
22 Aug.	Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass	Miss Lee 7-5, 6-2	May Quinnell
22 Aug.	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (5) 6-3, 6-1	Nora Pope
24 Aug.	British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass	Florence Barkley 3-6, 6-4, 6-4	Anastasia Musgrave
25 Aug.	Dieppe International Championship Dieppe, France Clay	Constance Bryant def.	Miss Zoerb
29 Aug.	Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great Britain Grass	May Lowther 6-4, 0-6, 6-4	May Carter
29 Aug. [34]	Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass	Violet Pinckney (2) default	Elsie Pinckney
30 Aug.	Netherlands National Championships Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay	E. van Aken (2) 6-3, 6-1	Mej. M. Bol
30 Aug.	Manitoba & Northwestern Championships Winnipeg, Canada Grass	Miss Burch 6-2, 6-3	K. Beckett
30 Aug.	San Diego Ladies Tournament San Diego, United States Asphalt	Belle Stewart def.	Imogene Ludlow

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 Sep. [35]	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (7) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2	May Langrishe
12 Sep.	Pacific Coast Championships San Rafael, United States Asphalt	Bertha Crouch walkover	Maud Wilkinson
12 Sep. [36]	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Blanche Hillyard 2-6, 7-5, 6-0	May Langrishe
18 Sep.	Philadelphia & District Championships West Philadelphia, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill (2) def.	finalist
18 Sep.	Staten Island Ladies Club Open Livingston, United States Grass	Annie Burdette 6-1, 6-1	Grace Roosevelt
19 Sep.	Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay	May Arbuthnot 6-3, 7-9, 6-3	Constance Smith
24 Sep.	Orange Fall Open Montrose II, United States Grass	Fannie Campbell 6-4, 4-6, 6-3	Lilly Campbell

October

No events

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
14 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt	Ellen Mayne 6-5, 6-4	Phenie Shaw
20 Nov.	Singapore LLTC Autumn Open Singapore II, Straits Settlement Grass	Mrs Salzmann 6-1, 6-4	Mrs Chaytor

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
31 Dec. [37]	New Zealand Championships (2nd Ed) Napier, New Zealand Grass	Nina Douslin 3-6, 6-2, 7-5	Constance Abraham

Season statistics

• Total Tournaments (80)
• Most Major titles: 4 players each won (1)
• Most Major finals: Florence Stanuell (2)
• Most titles: Maud Shackle (7)
• Most finals: Maud Shackle (7)

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