1893 men's tennis season

1893 Men's Tennis Season

Ireland's Joshua Pim wins three of the four major tournaments taking the Irish Championships, Northern Championships and Wimbledon Championships, and is title leader this season winning six out seven events.
Details
Duration	2 January – 29 December
Edition	18th
Tournaments	138
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Joshua Pim (6)
Most finals	Roy Allen (10)
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The 1893 Men's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 138 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments.

The season began on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 29 December in Auckland, New Zealand.

Season summary

The 1893 men's tennis season began on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa with the Western Province Championships that was won by Edward Fuller. ^[1]

At the end of April the British Covered Court Championships are played on indoor wood courts at Bayswater, London the event is won by Irelands Harold Mahony who defeated Englands Ernest Meers in straight sets. ^[2]

Moving across the Irish Sea to the Dublin, Ireland to the Fitzwilliam Club, the seasons first major tournament kicks off on 22 May the mens singles final on 25 May is won by Irelands Joshua Pim who beats Englands Ernest Renshaw in four sets. ^[3]

At the beginning of June the Welsh Championships held in Cardiff, Wales is won by Irelands George Ball-Greene who defeats Englands Arnold Blake in four sets in the mens singles final. ^[4]

In mid-June the second major tournament of the season the Northern Championships is played at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England. The mens singles final is an all Irish affair with Joshua Pim securing a second major title by beating Harold Mahony in four sets. ^[5]

At the end of June the French Championships are held in Paris, France on clay courts the mens singles title is won by Laurent Riboulet who defeats compatriot Jean Schopfer in straight sets. ^[6]

At the beginning of July the Pacific Coast Championships are staged in San Rafael, California and are played on cement courts, the mens singles title goes to Thomas Driscoll who beats Arthur Allen in the All Comers final, but holder William Taylor conceades a walkover to Driscoll. ^[7]

In mid-July the third major tournament of the season the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club is won by Irelands Joshua Pim who collects a third consecutive major title by defeating Englands Wilfred Baddeley in four sets. This is Pim's fifth title of the season. ^[8]

At the end of July the Canadian International Championships held in Toronto, Canada American Harry Avery defeats Canadian Henry Mackenzie in the All Comers, holder Fred Hovey is a no show in the challenge round Avery takes the title by a walkover. ^[9]

Towards the very end of August the Championship of Germany is played in Hamburg, Germany Christian Winzer takes the singles title defeating Walter Bonne in four sets. ^[10]

On 30 August at the final major tournament of the season in Newport, Rhode Island the U.S. National Championships is won by Bob Wrenn, this was Wrenn's fifth and final title of the year. ^[11]

In October the Sydney Metropolitan Grass Court Championships are played in Sydney, Australia the singles event is won by Dudley Webb. ^[12] On 29 December the 1893 season concludes at the New Zealand Championships played in Auckland, New Zealand with Minden Fenwick winning the singles event. ^[13]

Season results

Key

Tournaments
Major
National
Professional
Worldwide
Team

Surface
Clay – Outdoor (33)
Grass – Outdoor (91)
Hard – Outdoor (9)
Wood – Indoor (4)

Notes: Hard surfaces include asphalt, cement and concrete courts. The British LTA classified clay as a hard surface. RR denotes round robin tournament format.

January

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
8 Jan.	Western Province Championships Cape Town, South Africa Grass	Edward Fuller def. ?	Egbert Garcia

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
25 Feb. [14]	Southern California Midwinter Championships Riverside, United States Hard	Martin Chase def. ?	R. Gage

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3 Mar. [15]	Marryatt Cup Bombay, India Grass	Wymond Symes def. ?	A.J. Brooks
9 Mar. [16]	Bengal Championships Calcutta, India Grass	Reginald Gamble 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2	James Hechle
11 Mar. [17]	Southern India Championships Madras, India Clay	Charles H.J. Higginbotham 6-2, 6-5	Arthur Hall
18 Mar. [18]	Bowral Championships Bowral, Australia Grass	A. Freeman 6-2, 6-4	E. Nott
19 Mar. [19]	Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay	Charles de Fonblanque 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2	Eustace Stephens
25 Mar.	Otago LTA Tournament Dunedin, New Zealand Grass	Andrew Borrows 6-4, 12-10	Ted Boddington
25 Mar.	Punjab Championships Lahore, India Grass	Henry Fleming walkover	R. D. Spencer
25 Mar. [20]	Gulf Coast Championships Tampa, United States Hard	Bob Wrenn 6-2, 6-2, 6-2	Albert Empie Wright
30 Mar. [21]	Magnolia Springs Open Magnolia Springs, United States Hard	Clarence Hobart 6-3, 6-1, 6-3	Harry Avery

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3 Apr.	Tasmanian Championships Launceston, Australia Grass	Arthur Miller 6-5, 5-6, 6-4	Audrey Caldecott
4 Apr.	Geelong Easter Tournament Geelong, Australia Hard	Gus Kearney 6-1, 6-1, 6-1	Herbert Webb
15 Apr. [22]	London Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Grreat Britain Wood (i)	Harold Mahony 6-2, 0-6, 6-1	Horace Chapman
20 Apr.	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Hard	David Harbison 6-0, 6-2, 6-2	John Baker
22 Apr.	British Covered Court Championships Bayswater, Great Britain Wood (i)	Harold Mahony (2) 6-2, 6-2, 6-4	Ernest Meers
24 Apr.	Buckley Trophy Melbourne II, Australia Grass	Gus Kearney (2) 3-6, 0-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1	Ben Green
28 Apr.	Dublin University Championships Dublin II, Ireland Hard	T. Waller walkover	Tom Chaytor

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
6 May. [23]	Harvard University Championships Cambridge MA, United States Grass	Clarence Budlong 10-8, 6-0, 6-4	Leo Ware
6 May. [24]	Yale University Championships New Haven III, United States Grass	F.A. Howard 6-3, 7-5, 6-3	W. P. Sage
6 May.	Fitzwilliam Club Championships Dublin III, Country Grass	Tom Chaytor def.	Grainger Chaytor
13 May. [25]	Danish National Championships Copenhagen, Denmark Clay	Folmer Hansen won	?
13 May. [26]	Princeton University Championships Princeton, United States Grass	Samuel Garvey Thompson 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1	C. G. Colby
21 May.	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass	Dudley Webb 2-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5	Ben Greene
21 May. [27]	River Plate Championships Buenos Aires, Argentina Clay	Frank Still 3-6, 6-4, 6-1	Thomas Knox
24 May. [28]	French Interscholastic Championships Paris II, France Clay	André Vacherot 4-6, 6-2, 9-7	Georges Brosselin
27 May. [29]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass	Joshua Pim 6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4	Ernest Renshaw
27 May.	West of Scotland Championships Pollokshields, Great Britain Grass	Andrew Scott 2-6, 4-6, 8-6, 9-7, 6-3	Thomas Hendry
27 May.	Pollokshields Open Pollokshields II, Great Britain Grass	Henry Fleming (2) 6-4, 6-4, 9-7	Henry Caldecott

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3 Jun.	Hamburg Spring Tournament Harvesthude, Germany Clay	Walter Bonne 6-1, 7-5	W. W. Gatliff
3 Jun.	County Dublin Championships Dublin IV, Ireland Grass	Manliffe Goodbody 6-3, 6-2, 7-5	Alexander Porter
3 Jun. [30]	Southern Championships Baltimore, United States Clay	Edward L. Hall 6-4, 6-3, 6-2	Malcolm Chace
4 June.	Whitehouse Open Edinburgh, Great Britain Clay	Henry Fleming (3) walkover	James Conyers
6 Jun. [31]	Racing Club de France Tournament Paris III, France Clay	André Vacherot (2) 2-0 sets	Maurice Cucheval-Clarigny
8 Jun.	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Grass	George Ball-Greene 7-5, 4-6, 9-7, 6-3	Arnold Blake
9 Jun. [32]	New England Championships New Haven II, United States Grass	Clarence Hobart (2) 6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 8-6, 6-4	Edward L. Hall
10 Jun. [33]	Stade Francais Cup Paris IV, France Clay	André Lichtenberger 6-5, retd.	Archdale Wickham
10 Jun.	North of Ireland Championships Belfast, Ireland Grass	Manliffe Goodbody (2) walkover	Frank Stoker
10 Jun. [34]	Bradford Open Bradford, Great Britain Grass	Roy Allen 6-1, 6-1, 6-1	Henry Starke-Jones
10 Jun.	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Grass	Harold Mahony (3) walkover	Ernest Wool Lewis
17 Jun. [35]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass	Joshua Pim (2) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2	Harold Mahony
17 Jun.	Kent Open Blackheath, Great Britain Grass	Thomas Haydon 1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5	Harold Nisbet
18 Jun.	South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay	Walter Edmonds 6-3, 6-3, 6-4	Andrew Richardson
24 Jun.	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass	Harry S. Barlow 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4	William Renshaw
25 Jun. [36]	French Championships Paris, France Clay	Laurent Riboulet 6-3, 6-3	Jean Schopfer
25 Jun.	Haarlem Tournament Haarlem, Netherlands Clay	Louis Von Hemert 2-6, 6-5, 6-1	L. De Bree
26 Jun.	Ilkley Open Ilkley, Great Britain Grass	David Davy 6-3, 6-3, 10-12, 6-2	Charles Wade
29 Jun.	Portland Park Open Newcastle II, Great Britain Grass	Charles G. Allen default	Roy Allen
29 Jun.	Llandudno Open Craigside II, Great Britain Grass	Manliffe Goodbody (3) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2	George Ball-Greene
30 Jun. [37]	Neighborhood Club Invitation West Newton, United States Clay	Fred Hovey RR 6-2 matches	Bob Wrenn

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jul.	Leicester Open Leicester, Great Britain Grass	Joshua Pim (3) 6-1, retd.	George Hillyard
2 Jul.	Anglo Dutch Open Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard	F. De Ranitz 2-6, 6-5, 6-2	Raymond Boeye
2 Jul. [38]	Rochester Open Rochester, NY, United States Grass	Fritz Ward 6-4, 6-3, 6-3	Robert Matthews
2 Jul.	Waterloo Open Waterloo, Great Britain Grass	John Kay 10-8, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2	Andrew Mcfie
2 Jul. [39]	Middle States Championships Mountain Station, United States Grass	Richard Stevens 6-3, 6-3, 6-2	Arthur Foote
3 Jul.	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass	Henry Fleming (4) 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4	Roy Allen
5 Jul. [40]	Hyde Park Country Club Invitation Kansas City, United States Grass	Russell Whitman 6-2, 6-3, 6-1	J. P. Meredith
8 Jul.	Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass	Roy Allen (2) walkover	Charles G. Allen
8 Jul. [41]	London Championships West Kensington II, Great Britain Grass	Joshua Pim (4) 9-7, 1-6, 6-1, 6-8, 6-3	Harold Mahony
8 Jul. [42]	Pacific States Championships San Rafael, United States Hard	Thomas Driscoll walkover	William H. Taylor
8 Jul.	Morton Challenge Cup Morton, Great Britain Grass	Manliffe Goodbody (4) def. ?	Charles Hatton
9 Jul. [43]	Tuxedo Cup Tuxedo Park, United States Grass	Clarence Hobart (3) 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3	Edward L. Hall
14 Jul. [44]	New York State Championships Saratoga Springs, United States Grass	Clarence Hobart (4) 3-6, 6-4, 8-6, 2-6, 6-4	Percy Knapp
15 Jul. [45]	Western States Championships Evanston, United States Grass	Samuel T. Chase [46] 6-3, 6-0, 6-4	Evarts Wrenn
16 Jul. [47]	Seabright Invitation Rumson, United States Grass	Bill Larned walkover	Richard Stevens
16 Jul.	Nottinghamshire Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass	Henry Fleming (5) 6-0, 6-4	David Davy
16 Jul. [48]	Western Pennsylvania Championships Pittsburgh, United States Clay	Thomas Ewing 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4	Samuel Moorhead
16 Jul.	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Grass	Herbert Millar def. ?	Alfred Baker
17 Jul. [49]	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass	Joshua Pim (5) 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2	Wilfred Baddeley
21 Jul. [50]	Elmira Invitation Elmira, United States Clay	Fritz Ward (2) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3	Clinton Wyckoff
22 Jul.	Manitoba Championships Winnipeg, Canada Grass	Barney Toole walkover	F. R. Goodwin
22 Jul. [51]	England v. Ireland International London, England Grass	Ireland 4 -2 (matches)	England
22 Jul.	Longwood Bowl Boston, United States Grass	Fred Hovey (2) [52] 8-6, 7-5, 8-6	Richard Stevens
25 Jul.	Essex Championships Chingford, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Yglesias default.	Arthur Gore
26 Jul.	County Monaghan Championships Clones, Ireland Grass	William Parke 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3	Lewis Hearn
27 Jul.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass	Tom Chaytor (2) 6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4	Percy Brown
27 Jul.	Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston, Great Britain Grass	George Hillyard 6-3, 6-1, 6-3	Henry Nadin
28 Jul. [53]	Canadian Championships Toronto, Canada Surface	Harry Avery walkover	Fred Hovey
28 Jul. [54]	Wentworth Open New Castle, United States Clay	Bob Wrenn 7-5, 6-4, 6-2	Malcolm Chace
30 Jul.	Hilversum International Hilversum, Netherlands Clay	Raymond Boeye 7-5, 6-2	F. De Ranitz
31 Jul.	Seaford & Blatchington Open Seaford, Great Britain Grass	E. J. Moffatt def. ?	C. H. Hands

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3 Aug.	Colchester Championship Colchester, Great Britain Grass	Roy Allen (3) 3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3	Henry Knox
3 Aug.	Rochester Open Rochester, Great Britain Grass	Wilberforce Eaves 7-5, 4-6, 6-3	Roy Allen
4 Aug. [55]	Southampton Invitation Southampton, United States Grass	Bill Larned (2) 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0	Edward L. Hall
5 Aug.	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass	William Renshaw 6-2, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1	Tom Chaytor
7 Aug.	Maine State Championships Sorrento, United States Grass	Bob Wrenn (3) 6-4, 6-2, 6-3	Malcolm Chace
10 Aug.	Isle of Man Championships Douglas, Isle of Man Grass	F. L. Hobson def. ?	Horatio Callow
10 Aug. [56]	Nayack Open Nayack, United States Grass	William Orr Ludlow 6-2, 6-3, 6-3	Henry Holt
11 Aug.	Essex County Open Manchester, Mass, United States Clay	Malcolm Chace [57] RR (7-3 matches)	Bob Wrenn
11 Aug. [58]	Kebo Valley Open Bar Harbor, United States Clay	Valentine Gill Hall 10-8, 6-4, 6-3	Gregory Bryan
12 Aug.	Darlington Open Darlington, Great Britain Grass	Harold Mahony (4) walkover	Grainger Chaytor
12 Aug.	Castle Wemyss Open Wemyss Bay, Great Britain Grass	Gerald Peacocke 6-2, 6-4, 9-7	Arthur K. Cronin
12 Aug.	East of England Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass	Roy Allen (4) 6-1, 6-1	Herbert Kersey
12 Aug.	Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass	Ernest Hutton 6-1, 6-4, 6-3	John E. Gilligan
12 Aug.	Stranraer Challenge Cup Stranraer, Great Britain Grass	Robert Pringle walkover	Leslie L. R. Hausburg
12 Aug.	Inverkip Rovers Open Wemyss Bay II, Great Britain Grass	R. Harvey walkover	Henry G. Nadin
12 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass	William Renshaw (2) 6-2, 6-4, 6-3	Harry Grove
12 Aug.	North of Wales Open Abergele, Great Britain Grass	Sydney H. Smith 10-8, 7-5, 8-10, 7-9, 6-0	Arnold Wolff
15 Aug.	Maplewood Challenge Cup Bethlehem, United States Clay	William Milne def. ?	Charlie Denvers
15 Aug. [59]	Bar Harbor Open Bar Harbor, United States Clay	Bob Wrenn (4) def. ?	Gregory Bryan
17 Aug.	Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass	G. Williams 6-4, 6-1, 10-8	Roy Allen
17 Aug. [60]	Senter House Cup Center Harbor, United States Grass	J. Bertram Read def. ?	? finalist
18 Aug. [61]	Narragansett Open Narragansett, United States Clay	Malcolm Chace (2) 6-4, 3-6, 6-8, 6-1, 6-0	Bill Larned
18 Aug.	Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships Wemyss Bay III, Great Britain Grass	R. Harvey (2) def. ?	James Cleland Burns
19 Aug.	Teignmouth Open Teignmouth, Great Britain Grass	Harry Grove 6-2, 8-6	Henry Davies
19 Aug.	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass	Richard Millar Watson 6-1, 6-1, 6-0	William Dunn
19 Aug.	British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass	Charles Longe 6-0, 6-1, 6-3	Lancelot Pelly
19 Aug.	South Wales Championships Tenby, Great Britain Grass	F.H. Morris 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2	E.U. Davis
19 Aug.	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Grass	Grainger Chaytor 6-0, 6-2, 6-2	Ernest Crawley
23 Aug.	The Hague Cup Den Haag, Netherlands Hard	Algernon Woulfe 7-5, 6-1	Landric De Bree
24 Aug. [62]	Maritime Provinces Championships St. John, Canada Grass	W. R. Turnbull 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1	C. W. Clarke
24 Aug.	Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Ransome 7-5, 5-7, 6-1	Rupert Hamblin Smith
25 Aug.	Southern California Championships Santa Monica, United States Hard	Robert Carter 6-0, 6-2, 7-5	Martin Chase
26 Aug.	Scottish Championships St. Andrews, Great Britain Grass	Arthur Gore 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5	Richard Millar Watson
26 Aug.	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass	William Renshaw (3) 6-2, 6-4, 6-4	Roy Allen
26 Aug. [63]	Pacific Northwest Championships Tacoma, United States Clay	J. C. Anderson 2-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3	J. F. Foulkes
26 Aug.	Yorkshire County Championships Ilkley, Great Britain Grass	Joshua Pim (6) 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 8-6	Harold Mahony
26 August.	Taylor Challenge Cup Scarborough II, Great Britain Grass	William Renshaw (4) 6-3, 7-5, 6-3	Harry S. Barlow
28 Aug. [64]	Inter-State Amateur Tournament Kansas City, United States Clay	Russell Whitman def. ?	Ralph Condée
28 Aug.	North Riding Championships Whitby, Great Britain Grass	Henry Caldecott 6-3, 2-6, 6-2	Charles Wade
29 Aug.	Championships of Hamburg Hamburg II, Germany Clay	Ed Busch 6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0	Walter Bonne
29 Aug.	Championships of Germany Hamburg, Germany Clay	Christian Winzer 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3	Walter Bonne
30 Aug. [65]	U.S. National Championships Newport, R.I., United States Grass	Bob Wrenn (5) walkover	Oliver Campbell
30 Aug.	Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Great Britain Grass	D. Fuller 6-4, 8-6	Leonard Tuke

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Sep.	Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass	Horace Champan 7-5, 7-5, 7-5	Joshua Pim
2 Sep. [66]	West Sussex Challenge Cup Chichester, Great Britain Grass	Charles G. Allen (2) walkover	Roy Allen
2 Sep. [67]	North of Scotland Championships Elgin, Great Britain Clay	C.D. Murray 6-3, 7-5	J. Rodger
2 Sep. [68]	Niagara International Championship Niagara-on-the- Lake, Canada Grass	Fritz Ward (3) 8-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0	Arthur Fuller
3 Sep.	Missouri & Kansas Championships Kansas City II, United States Clay	Russell Whitman (2) def. ?	C.R. Rockwell
3 Sep. [69]	Divonne International Divonne-les-Bains, France Clay	T. A. White 10-8, 6-2, 8-6	Archdale Wickham
9 Sep. [70]	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass	Wilfred Baddeley 6-1, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2	Wilberforce Eaves
10 Sep. [71]	Dinard Cup Dinard, France Clay	Archdale Palmer 3-6, 6-4, 0-6, 8-6, 6-3	Arthur Gore
16 Sep.	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Wilfred Baddeley (2) 7-5, 6-0, 6-1	Harry S. Barlow
25 Sep.	Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay	Wilberforce Eaves (2) 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 9-7	Roy Allen

October

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
6 Oct. [72]	U.S. Intercollegiate Championships New Haven, United States Grass	Malcolm Chace (3) 6-3, 6-2, 6-3	Arthur Foote
14 Oct. [73]	Metropolitan Championship of Sydney Sydney, Australia Hard	Dudley Webb 7-5, 6-0	Septimus Noble
20 Oct.	Welsh Covered Court Championships Craigside, Great Britain Wood (i)	James Crispe 6-2, 6-4, 6-2	Tancred Cummins

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
24 Nov. [74]	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Grass	Ben Green 8-6, 6-4, 6-2	Archibald Windeyer

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
29 December. [75]	New Zealand Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass	Minden Fenwick 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3	Patrick Marshall

Tournament winners

Players listed by most titles won major tournaments are in bold.

• Joshua Pim, Ilkley, Irish Championships, Leicester, Northern Championships, West Kensington II, Wimbledon Championships, (6)

• Bob Wrenn, Bar Harbor, New Castle, Sorrento, Tampa, U.S. National Championships (5)

• Henry Fleming, Edinburgh, Lahore, Nottingham, Pollokshields II, Sheffield, (5)

• Clarence Hobart, Magnolia Springs, New Haven II, Saratoga Springs, Tuxedo Park, (4)

• William Renshaw, Exmouth, Newcastle, Scarborough, Scarborough II, (4)

• Harold Mahony, Bayswater, Chiswick Park, Darlington, West Kensington, (4)

• Roy Allen, Bradford, Burton-on-Trent, Colchester, Felixstowe, (4)

• Manliffe Goodbody, Belfast, Craigside II, Dublin IV, Morton, (4)

• Malcolm Chace, Manchester, Mass, Narragansett, New Haven, (3)

• Fritz Ward, Elmira, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Rochester, NY, (3)

• André Vacherot, Paris II, Paris III, (2)

• Gus Kearney, Geelong, Melbourne II, (2)

• Bill Larned, Rumson, Southampton, (2)

• R. Harvey, Wemyss Bay II, Wemyss Bay III, (2)

• Charles Gladstone Allen, Chichester, Newcastle II, (2)

• Fred Hovey, Boston, West Newton, (2)

• Russell Whitman, Kansas City, Kansas City II, (2)

• Wilfred Baddeley, Brighton, Eastbourne, (2)

• Wilberforce Eaves, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Rochester, (2)

81 other players won a single title each. (1)

See also

• 1893 women's tennis season

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• Trove
• Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.

External sources

• 1894 Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. 1893 Results.
• Tennis Archives/Tournaments/1893 /Search