The 1881 Men's tennis tour was composed of the sixth annual pre-open era tour now incorporated 65 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 India International Championships was a men's tennis tournament was founded in 1923. The tournament was played at the Calcutta Cricket Club grounds, Calcutta, Bengal, India. The championships ran until 1960 before it was discontinued.
The Lee-on-Solent Open was a clay court then later hard court tennis event founded in 1921. It was held at the Lee-on-Solent Lawn Tennis and Squash Club (f.1911), Lee-on-Solent, Hampshire, England through until 2000 when it was abolished.
The Hampshire Tennis Championships or the Hampshire Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1878 as the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament. In 1906 the Bournemouth tournament was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championships that ran continuously until 1981.
The Truro LTC Open Tournament was a late Victorian era grass court tennis tournament first staged on 24 September 1880. The tournament was organised by the Truro Lawn Tennis Club, and held on the cricket grounds, Truro, Cornwall, England. The tournament was held to at least 1888.
The Shanklin Open was men's and women's grass and hard court tennis tournament established in 1880 as the Shanklin LTC Tournament. It held Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England and ran through until 1939 when it was abolished.
The Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in September 1880. The first edition was organised by the Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club and played at Creeting St Mary, Mid Suffolk, England and ran until at least 1885.
The Henley Hard Court Tennis Tournament also known as the Henley Open Hard Court Tennis Tournament or the Henley Hard Courts or the Phyllis Court Open Tournament was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1920. The tournament which featured two hard court meetings, one played in the spring and the other in the autumn was organised by the Phyllis Court Club and held at their premises at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England. The tournament ran until at least 1966.
The Aldershot Division Open Lawn Tennis Tournament was a late Victorian era men's grass court founded in 1879. The tournament ran until 1885 before it was discontinued.
The Hull Open was annual men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded as the Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament in 1884. From 1905 to 1914 the tournament was co-branded as the East Yorkshire Championships. The tournament was organised by the Hull Lawn Tennis Club, Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The tournament ran until 1956.
The Whitehouse Open was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts organised by the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. It was staged from 1884 to 1895.
The Droitwich Open also known as the Droitwich Spa Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1928 as the Droitwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament or Droitwich Spa Open Open Lawn Tennis Tournament. The tournament was organised by the Droitwich Spa Lawn Tennis Club, and played at the Brine Baths Park, Droitwich Spa, Worcesteshire, England. The tournament ran until 1939 just before World War II then was discontinued.
The Droitwich Open Hard Courts also known as the Bio-Strath Droitwich Open Hard Courts or Bio-Strath Droitwich for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1968. The tournament was organised by the Droitwich Spa Lawn Tennis Club, and played at the Brine Baths Park, Droitwich Spa, Worcestershire, England. The tournament ran until 1974 then was discontinued.
The Warriston Park LTC Tournament was tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts. This annual tournament was established by the Warriston Park Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland in 1886. The event was staged through to 1908.
The County Dublin Championships also known as the County Dublin Open Tennis Championships is a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1882 as the County Dublin Tournament in Lucan, Dublin for one edition only. In 1887 the tournament was revived at Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club until 1894 only. In 1908 it was revived for the second time at the Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Carrickmines, Republic of Ireland where it is still played today.
The Aldeburgh Open and later known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts was a men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament. The tournament was organised by the Aldeburgh LTC and first staged at the West Hill grounds, Aldeburgh-on-Sea, Suffolk, England. In 1924 the event switched to clay courts. The tournament ran annually until to 1939 when it was discontinued because of World War II.
The Ashby-de-la-Zouch Open Championships and informally called the Ashby-de-la-Zouch Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first established in 1900. The championship was first held on courts at the Bath Grounds in Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, England. The tournament ran until 1926 when it was suddenly discontinued. Tt was revived in 1930 and continued till 1939 when it was finally abolished.
The Swanage Open Lawn Tennis Championships or simply the Swanage Open was men's grass court tournament founded in 1883 as the Swanage LTC Tournament. The tournament was held at Swanage Lawn Tennis Club, Swanage, Dorset, England until 1979.
The Charmouth Open was an annual grass court tennis tournament organised by the Charmouth Lawn Tennis Club, at Charmouth, West Dorset, England from 1885 to 1890. The tournament was played at until 1892.
The Fylde Tournament also known as the Fylde Tennis Tournament was a grass court tennis tournament founded in 1885 by the Fylde Lawn Tennis Club and first played at the Lytham Cricket Club Ground,Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England. The tournament was played at until 1914.
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