1892 women's tennis season

1892 Women's Tennis Season

Details
Duration	15 February - 29 December
Edition	17th
Tournaments	70
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Maud Shackle (6)
Most finals	Maud Shackle (7)
← 1891 1893 →

The 1892 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide circuit of 70 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city, town and regular tennis tournaments.

The season began on 15 February in Riverside, California in the United States and ended on 29 December in Dunedin in New Zealand.

Season summary

The 1892 women's tennis season began on 15 February with the Southern California Midwinter Invitation held in Riverside, California in the United States the singles title was won by Grace Gilliland who defeated a Miss Wilkes in the final in straight sets the event was played on cement courts. ^[1]

At the end of May at the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships played at the Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin, in Ireland, Irish player Louisa Martin wins the singles title against England's Gertrude Crofton in straight sets. ^[2]

In mid June at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships held in Liverpool, England, England's Lottie Dod defeats Irish champion Louisa Martin in the all-comers final, then in the challenge round the holder Florence Stanuell concedes a walkover to Dod who wins the championship. ^[3]

At the end of June at the third major event of the season, the 1892 U.S. National Championships held in Philadelphia, in United States the defending champion from Ireland Mabel Cahill wins a second consecutive title against the American player Elisabeth Moore. ^[4]

During the first week of July, the fourth and final major tournament of the season is held the 1892 Wimbledon Championships Lottie Dod wins a fourth Wimbledon title, and second major title of the year against Blanche Hillyard in straight sets. ^[5]

The season ends on 29 December in Dunedin, New Zealand with the staging of the New Zealand Championships the singles event is won by Isabel Rees who defeats Ruth Orbell in the final.. ^[6]

Season results

Key

Major events

National events

Professional events

Worldwide events

January

No events

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
20 Feb. [7]	Southern California Midwinter Invitation Riverside, United States Cement	Grace Gilliland 6-2, 6-1	Miss Wilkes

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Mar.	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass	F. Spiers 6-3, 3-6, 6-1	Miss Gorrie
5 Mar.	Otago Championships Dunedin II, New Zealand Grass	L. Mackkeras 8-5 games	Mabel Grant
19 Mar.	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Grass	Maisie Parks 11-9 games	E. Goldsmith

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Apr. [8]	British Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Wood (i)	Maud Shackle 6-3, 3-6, 6-2	May Arbuthnot
21 Apr. [9]	South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant def.	Mrs McLagan

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
14 May. [10]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass	Mabel Shaw 7-5, 3-6, 6-4	S. Dransfield
25 May.	Hawaiian Islands Championships Honolulu, Hawaii Clay	F. Mollie Atkinson 6-2, 6-1	May Atkinson
28 May. [11]	Irish Championships Dublin Ireland Grass	Louisa Martin 6-1, 6-0	Gertrude Crofton

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
10 Jun. [12]	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Grass	Mary Sweet-Escott 2-6, 6-3, 6-2	Louisa Sweet-Escott
11 Jun. [13]	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grasd	Mary Agg 6-0, 6-4	Florence Mardall
15 Jun. [14]	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson 7-5, 6-1	Lottie Paterson
16 Jun. [15]	New Jersey State Championships Montrose II, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill won. ?
16 Jun. [16]	Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass	Charlotte Cooper 6-4, 4-6, 7-5	Edith Austin
18 Jun. [17]	Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass	Lottie Dod walkover	Florence Stanuell
25 Jun. [18]	Kent All-Comers' Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (2) 6-3, 6-1	May Jacks
25 Jun. [19]	Yorkshire LTA Championships Hull, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (2) 6-0, retd.	Beatrice Draffen
25 Jun. [20]	U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill (2) 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2	Elisabeth Moore

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Jul. [21]	Middle States Championships Montrose, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill (3) 6-1, 6-1	Augusta Schultz
7 Jul. [22]	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass	Lottie Dod (2) 6-1, 6-1	Blanche Hillyard
9 Jul.	Championship of the Coast Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt	Grace Gilliland (2) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4	Fannie Shoemaker
13 Jul. [23]	Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass	Miss King 6-1, 6-1	Miss Hodson
15 Jul. [24]	Queen's Ladies Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (4) 6-4, 6-3	Beatrice Draffen
15 Jul.	Natal Championships Durban, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant (2) 6-1, 6-2	Norah Hickman
16 Jul. [25]	London Championships West Kensington II, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (3) 6-2, 6-3	Edith Austin
16 Jul.	Nottinghamshire Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass	Miss Goodman 6-2, 7-5	Miss Evans
20 Jul. [26]	Warwickshire Championships [a] Leamington, Great Britain Grass	Henrietta Horncastle 6-2, 6-2	Miss Goodman
23 Jul. [27]	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston II, Great Britain Gŕass	Winifred Longhurst divided title	Edith Longhurst
23 Jul.	South Yarra Electric Light Tournament South Yarra, Australia Canvas (i)	Mrs B. Gray 6-3, 6-2	Miss A. Malony
23 Jul. [28]	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (5) 6-4, 6-0	Edith Austin
28 July.	Canadian Championships Toronto, Canada Grass	Maude Delano-Osborne 9-7, 7-9, 6-2, 8-6	Mrs Sidney Smith
29 Jul. [29]	Northampton Open [b] Northampton, Great Britain Grass	Kate Nunneley 6-2, 6-8, 6-2	Miss Friend
30 Jul. [30]	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder 2-6, 9-7, 6-4	Helen Jackson
30 Jul. [31]	Surrey Championships Surbiton, Great Britain Grass	May Arbuthnot 6-3, 6-1	Ivy Arbuthnot
30 Jul.	Bedford Open Bedford, Great Britain Grass	Evelyn Blencowe 6-3, 6-2	Henrietta Horncastle

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 Aug. [32]	Darlington Open Darlington, Great Britain Grass	Mary Puttnam default	Jane Corder
5 Aug. [33]	North of Wales Open [c] Abergele, Great Britain Grass	Letitia Brown def.	Margaret Tulley
6 Aug. [34]	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass	Lilian Pine-Coffin 8-6, 4-6, 6-2	Constance Bryan
6 Aug.	Tacoma Open Tacoma, United States Clay	Bessie Anderson def.	Mrs F. Snow
6 Aug. [35]	Isle of Man Championship [d] Castletown, IOM Grass	Nelly Darrah 6-3, 6-0	Miss Moore-Lane
8 Aug. [36]	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass	Miss Crosby 6-2, 6-2	Winnifred Kersey
9 Aug. [37]	Maritime Provinces Championships Halifax, Canada Clay	Miss MacLaren def. ?	Miss Reader
11 Aug.	Scheveningen International Scheveningen, Netherlands Cement	E. van Aken 6-3, 6-3	Mrs Ottley
12 Aug.	North Wales Championships Criccieth, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (3) 6-4, 6-1	Miss Moore
13 Aug.	Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass	Miss MacGregor walkover	Miss Lee
13 Aug.	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (4) 6-2, 6-1	Miss Vicars
22 Aug.	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass	Beatrice Draffen 6-4, 7-5	Kate Nunneley
23 Aug.	Singapore LLTC Summer Open Singapore, Straits Settlements Grass	Mrs Salzmann 6-0, 1-6, 6-5	Mrs Bentley
23 Aug.	Catskill Mountains Championship Shandaken, United States Clay	Beatrice Stratton 7-5, 6-4, 6-3	Alice Stratton
23 Aug.	Ontario Championships Hamilton, Canada Grass	Mrs Sidney Smith def. ?	Miss Faulkner
23 Aug.	Hilversum International Invitation Hilversum, Netherlands Cement	J. Viruly 6-5, 1-6, 6-5	M. Viruly
25 Aug.	Falmouth Open Falmouth, Great Britain Great Britain	Mary Foster def. ?	Irene Foster
27 Aug.	East of Scotland Championships St. Andrews, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder (2) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2	Miss Moir
27 Aug.	Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass	Violet Pinckney default	Charlotte Cooper
27 Aug.	Tournoi LTC de Dieppe Dieppe, France Clay	Miss Parker 6-3, 6-4	Miss Wombwell
27 Aug.	Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Great Britain Grass	Alice Malden 6-2, 7-5	Henrietta Horncastle
30 Aug. [38]	Southern California Championships Santa Monica, United States Asphalt	Grace Gilliland (3) 5-6, 6-2, 6-2	May Carter
31 Aug.	British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass	Anastasia Musgrave 6-3, 5-7, 7-5	Frances Arrowsmith

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Sep. [39]	North of Scotland Championships [e] Elgin, Great Britain Clay	Edith Morgan 2-6, 6-4, 8-6	Lottie Paterson
2 Sep. [40]	Niagara International Championship Niagra-on-the-Lake, Canada Grass	Maud Delano Osborne (2) def.	Miss MacLaren
5 Sep.	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (6) 6-0, 8-6	Bertha Steedman
10 Sep. [41]	Pacific Coast Championships Oakland, United States Asphalt	Susan D. Morgan 6-1, 6-2	Elizabeth Chew
11 Sep.	East End Park Open Pittsburgh, United States Asphalt	Miss Voight 6-3, 2-6, 6-4	Miss Gill
14 Sep.	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Blanche Hillyard 6-1, 6-4	Bertha Steedman
18 Sep.	Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay	Hilda Froome 6-0, 6-3, 6-2	Miss Bigwood
18 Sep.	Pittsburgh TC Open Pittsburgh II, United States Grass	Laura Potter 6-4, 3-6, 7-5	Miss Chambers

October

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Oct.	Staten Island Open Livingston, United States Grass	Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3	Annie Burdette
11 Oct.	Strathfield Open Sydney II, Australia Asphalt	C. Dransfield 6-2, 6-3	A. C. Lloyd

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
26 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt	Edith Raleigh 1-6, 6-3, 6-2	Ellen Mayne

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
17 Dec.	Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay	Margaret Tudhope 6-3, 6-3	Miss Murray
29 Dec. [42]	New Zealand Championships Dunedin, New Zealand Grass	Isabel Rees 6-4, 6-5	Ruth Orbell

Tournament winners

Players are listed by total titles won, major tournaments are in bold.

• Maud Shackle, Beckenham, Brighton, Chiswick Park, West Kensington, West Kensington II, West Kensington III, (6)

• Helen Jackson, Buxton, Criccieth, Edinburgh, Hull, (4)

• Mabel Cahill, Montrose, Montrose II, U.S. National Championships (3)

• Grace Gilliland, Redondo Beach, Riverside, Santa Monica, (3)

• Jane Corder, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, St.Andrews, (2)

• Lottie Dod, Northern Championships, Wimbledon Championships, (2)

• Maud Delano Osborne, Niagra-on-the-Lake, Toronto, (2)

• Nina Rock. Hobart, Launceston, (2)

• Mabel Grant, Durban, Port Elizabeth, (2)

• Louisa Martin, Irish Championships (1)

46 other players won 1 title each.

Notes

1. The 11th Royal Leamington Spa Tournament featured the Warwickshire Championships.
2. Northampton Open: The mens event was titled as the Championship of Northants and Beds.
3. The Pensarn Abergele Tournament featured the North of Wales Open event.
4. The Isle of Man Open Tennis Tournament featured the Championship of the Isle Man.
5. The Elgin Tournament featured the North of Scotland Championship event.

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