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The 1881 men's tennis season was composed of the sixth annual pre-open era tour now incorporated 73 tournaments staged in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States. The 1881 Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw. This year also saw the inaugural and important 1881 U.S. National Championships held at Newport Casino which Richard Sears won. This was also the year that the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, which is the world's first national tennis association, was founded. Renshaw then won two other big tournaments of the year, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships, whilst Richard Taswell Richardson won the prestigious Northern Championships.
The 1882 men's tennis season was composed of the seventh annual tennis season and now incorporated 72 events. The Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships was won by William Renshaw, the U.S. National Championships was won by Richard Sears collecting his second title other big winners were Richard Taswell Richardson picking up the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships and Ernest Renshaw winning the Princes Club Championships, The title leader this season was Robert W. Braddell winning 4 tournaments from 6 finals.
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- ↑ "GEELONG EASTER TOURNAMENT.Details are now to hand of the 19th annual Easter tournament, which is to be held at Geelong on the 22nd, 24th, and 25th April next month". The Argus . Tove: National Library of Australia. 21 March 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
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- ↑ Nadel, Dave; Ryan, Graeme (1 August 2015). "Geelong Lawn Tennnis Club". Sport in Victoria: A History. Melbourne, Victoria, Australia: Ryan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-876498-53-5.
- ↑ "Tournaments: Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "Tournaments: Geelong Christmas Tournament" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ↑ "The British Australasian". The British Australasian. London: British Australian. 39: 14. 1919.