1887 men's tennis season
The men's tennis season was composed of the twelfth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 126 tournaments.[1]
The tour began in January in Napier , New Zealand and ended in December in Christchurch , New Zealand.
Summary of tour
Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships , the U.S. National Championships , the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[2] [3] [4]
In the first big tournament of the year Ernest Renshaw wins a second Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title,[5] in Dublin after a five-year break beating three-time defending champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Wimbledon Championships Herbert Lawford avenges his Irish championships defeat by beating Ernest Renshaw for the title in five sets.[6] At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove the defending champion defeats George Ernest Dixon Brown in five sets.
In the United States Dick Sears wins a seventh consecutive US National Championship beating Henry Slocum in three sets.[7]
In March in the United States the inaugural Southern California Championships is staged for the first time this year and in New Zealand the Auckland Tennis Championships are held for the first time. In April in England Ernest Lewis defeats Edward Lake Williams in three sets for his first British Covered Court Championships . In May in South Asia, Charles Edward De Fonblanque defeats Edward George Farquharson in the Ceylon Championships held on the clay courts Nuwara Eliya .
In early June at the Scottish Championships held in Edinburgh Harry Grove of England defeats two-time defending champion Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In late June at the Welsh Championships in Penarth Irish player Ernest Browne wins a second title after English player James Baldwin retired after two sets to love down. In July in North America at the Canadian National Championships held in Toronto , Canada Charles Smith Hyman wins a third title defeating Lawrence H. Baldwin in three sets.[8] In August the Nottinghamshire Championships are staged for the first time in England this event is known today as the Nottingham Open .[9]
In October back in the United States Philip Shelton Sears representing Harvard wins his first national Intercollegiate Championships at New Haven, Connecticut defeating G.G. Shaw jr in three sets.[10] In late December in Australasia at Christchurch , New Zealand, Percival Clennell Fenwick wins his second national New Zealand Championships defeating Richard Dacre Harman in five sets.[11]
Calendar
Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921),[12] in some tournaments not all.
* Indicates challenger
Notes 2 :Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
January
February
No events
March
April
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
April.[23]
Bengal Lawn Tennis Championships Calcutta Cricket GroundCalcutta , Bengal, India GrassSingles Doubles
Gilbert Mahon 5–7, 8–7, 7–8, 8–6, 6–1
Mr. Heckle
9 – 12 April.[24]
Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament Geelong LTCGeelong , Australia Hard AsphaltSingles – Doubles
Ernest Raleigh 6–2 6–0 6–4
John Stanley Barton Orr
W.L. Hewitt
J.W. Colville Beckett Weigall
21 – 23 April.[25]
British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park LTC London , Great BritainWood (i)Singles – Doubles
Ernest Wool Lewis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1
Andrew George Ziffo
Herbert Chipp Frank Still
Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Ernest George Meers William John Bush-Salmon George Nelson Stenhouse
Challenger Edward Lake Williams
May
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
1–3 May.[b] [26] [27]
Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis ClubNuwara Eliya , Ceylon Grass Singles – Doubles
Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Edward George Farquharson
Henry Edwin Caldecott Thomas W. Gallwey
P. Burrows John Melville Boustead J.C. Rogers
24 April- 5 May.[28]
Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin , Ireland Hard
Willoughby Hamilton 6–3 6–4 6–0
Grainger Chaytor
Ernest Henry Greene J.F. Hughes
Tom Campion Ernest Edward Knox Henry A. Robinson Cameron Dean-Shute
Challenger J. T. Maxwell
2–9 May.[29]
Dublin University Championships Dublin Ireland Hard
Manliffe Goodbody 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0
Tom Campion
Grainger Chaytor James Edgar Lefroy Stein
Harold Mahony William Woodcock Goodbody Robert Edward Shaw John Thomas Waller
4–10 May.[30]
New South Wales Championships Association Cricket Ground Moore ParkSydney , AustraliaSingles – Doubles
Charles William Cropper 6–0, 6–0, 5–7, 8–6
Robert D. Fitzgerald
Harold Stuart Fox Walter John Carre Riddell
Charles Theophilius Metcalfe Edward Alworth Mitchell Merewether Haworth William Bartram Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen
19 – 20 May.[31]
West of Scotland Championships Pollockshields Scotland Grass
John Galbraith Horn 6–3, 8–6, 6–2
J.T.C. MacKinlay
James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson
C.A. Gairdner George Kerr Henry Guy Nadin H.J. Younger
19 - 20 May.[32]
Western Counties Championship Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollockshields, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles
Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-4 7-5 6-3
Archibald Thomson
Walter William Chamberlain James Hill Conyers
James Cleland Burns T. Leigh MacLachlan Edward Mortimer Shand Richard Millar Watson
27 May.[33]
Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton , Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States GrassSingles – Doubles
Howard Augustus Taylor 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1
Robert Livingston Beeckman
Clarence Munroe Clark Oliver Samuel Campbell
23 – 28 May.[34]
Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam LTCDublin , Ireland Grass
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 8–6 8–6 6–3
Harry Grove
Manliffe Francis Goodbody Cameron Dean-Shute
Robert Cully Barton Tom Campion Edward Bernard Greene John Morgan Richards Francis
23 – 28 May.[35]
Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin , Ireland Grass
Ernest Renshaw 7–5, 6–2, 9–7
Willoughby James Hamilton
Arthur John de Courcy Wilson Harold Segerson Mahony
Grainger Chaytor W. H. Clark Thomas Harrison Griffiths Herbert Wilberforce
Challenger Herbert Lawford
27 – 30 May.[36] [37]
Marine and Field Club Tennis Tournament Marine and Field Club, Bath Beach, Brooklyn , New York City USHard Asphalt
Grant Notman 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4
J.W. Raymond
Carroll J. Post Jr.
Oliver Samuel Campbell Starks Battersball
June
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
1- 3 June.[c] [38]
Broughty Ferry Open Dundee , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
A. Browne 1–6, 6–4, ret.
Alfred Aitken Thomson
William Henry Blyth-Martin J. Rodger
D.O. Beatson J.B. Gray W.F.M. Ross S.C. Thomson
30 May – 4 June.[39]
West of England Championships Bath , Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles
Harry Grove 6–4 6–3 6–4
James Dwight
Ernest Browne James Baldwin )
Cecil Owtram Gillbanks Mark Anthony Hartnell F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy Reade Charles Lacy Sweet
Ernest Browne William Renshaw 10-8, 6-4
James Dwight Harry Grove
James Dwight Lottie Dod 6-4, 4-6, 6-1
William Renshaw Margaret Bracewell
1 - 4 June.[40]
Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis ClubEdinburgh , Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay
Herbert Bowes-Lyon 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2
Richard Millar Watson
James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson
William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel
Challenge round Arthur Nevile John Story
John Galbraith Horn Herbert Bowes-Lyon 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
Alfred Aitken Thomson Anderson Steel
John Galbraith Horn Dorothy Boutlon 6-2, 3-6, 12-10
Richard Millar Watson Mabel Boulton
2- 4 June.[41]
Middle States Championships [42] Hoboken, NJ , United StatesSingles – Doubles
Robert L. Beeckman 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1
Howard Taylor
Joseph Sill Clark Henry Slocum
Valentine Gill Hall Samuel A. Campbell Jr. Edward Peale MacMullen Juan A. Smith
6 – 7 June.[43]
Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford , Great Britain GrassSingles – Doubles
Thomas Musgrave Burton 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
Harry Stanley Scrivener
H.J. Burrell Hamilton A. Emmons
William Marshall Cazalet Horace Chapman Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Henry Edwin Hunter Kent
6 -11 June.[44] [45]
East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham , Great Britain GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Browne 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2
James Dwight
James Baldwin Alfred Penn Gaskell
E.W. Brooke G.L. Bruce John Redfern Deykin J. Muir MacDonald
John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
James Dwight Margaret Bracewell
6 -11 June.[46]
County Wexford Tournament Wexford Lawn Tennis ClubWexford , County Wexford , Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
George Foley 6-1 6-2
Edmond T. M. Sandwith
W. Toole
R. Dowse R. Hudson
6 – 11 June.[47]
Scottish Championships [48] Edinburgh , Great BritainSingles – Doubles
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2
Archibald Thomson
Challenge round Herbert Bowes-Lyon
7 – 13 June.[d] [49]
Baltimore Invitation Baltimore Cricket Club, Baltimore , US GrassSingles – Doubles
Alexander Post 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5
Charles Laurie McCawley
8 – 10 June.[50]
Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club Tournament Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club, Brooklyn, New York , US GrassSingles – Doubles
Edward MacMullen 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4
Valentine Gill Hall
8 – 14 June.[e] [51]
County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament Cavan , Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
William P. French 8–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
F. Graham
W. Halpin A. Kennedy
R. Allen Lord Newtonbutler M. O'Reilly J. Weekes
Challenger J.S.F. Hearn
13 – 15 Jun.[52] [53]
New England Championships New Haven LTCNew Haven, Connecticut United States Singles – Doubles
Henry Slocum 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
William Larned Thacher
F.T. Ball C.H. Ludington jr
Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Mr. Harmer Grant Notman Mr. Pratt
16–17 June.
Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Macclesfield , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles – Doubles
Henry Guy Nadin 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6
G.E. Lowe
John Barlow Thistlethwaite G.H. Willoughby
W. Burgess H.R. Greaves J.A. Rooke W. Twyford
13 – 18 June.[54]
Welsh Championships Penarth , Great BritainSingles – Doubles
Ernest Browne 6–0 retired
Arthur John de Courcy Wilson
F.E. Gibbs Ernest Legassicke Hancock
Ernest Renshaw A. Morton Smith Charles Lacy Sweet A. Tanner
Challenger James Baldwin
13 – 18 June.[55]
London Championships London Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, London, Great BritainSingles – Doubles
Ernest Lewis 6–2, 8–6, 6–4
Harry S. Barlow
Ernest George Meers George Richmond Mewburn
Alfred Penn Gaskell William John Bush-Salmon Arthur John Stanley Frank Still
ChallengerHerbert Chipp
13–19 June.[56]
Waterloo Tournament Liverpool , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles – Doubles
Jacob Brown 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6
William Dod
Climenson Charles Dawbarn E. Horley
William Gerald Barker John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie
Challenger William Parkfield Wethered
20 – 25 June.[57]
Kent Championships Beckenham Lawn Tennis ClubBeckenham , Great Britain GrassSingles – Doubles
Frederick Bowlby 1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–1
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
Edward James Avory Ernest George Meers
Alfred Penn Gaskell H.C. Lewin George Nelson Stenhouse William C. Taylor
Challenger Herbert Chipp
21 – 24 June.[58]
New York Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament New York City, United States Grass Singles – Doubles
Clarence Hobart 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
P.B. Ruggles
22 – 26 June.[59]
Orange Spring Tournament Montrose , South Orange, New Jersey , United States Grass Singles – Doubles
Oliver Campbell 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
Edward Peale MacMullen
Grant Notman Jackson C. Wilmerding
Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Valentine Gill Hall Clarence Hobart William Larned Thacher
20 – 25 June.[60]
Northern Championships Liverpool , Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles
Harry Grove 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2
George Ernest Dixon Brown
Mark Anthony Hartnell Archibald Thomson
Jacob Gaitskell Brown Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell William Parkfield Wethered Andrew Laurie Macfie
Challenge round Grainger Chaytor
July
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
- 2 July.[f] [61]
County Dublin Championships Lansdowne Lawn Tennis ClubDublin , Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
Willoughby Hamilton 8–6, 6–2, 6–2
Tom Campion
- 2 July.
Championship of Lanarkshire Hamilton Lawn Tennis ClubHamilton , Lanarkshire , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
G. Scott-Jackson 6-1 6-4 ret.
D.G. Kemp
- 2 July.[g] [62]
Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis ClubEdgbaston , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Percy B. Brown 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
G.E. Lowe
- 2 July.[h] [63]
Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis ClubEdgbaston , England GrassSingles – Doubles
John Redfern Deykin 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Frank Noon
30 Jun–2 July[64]
Northumberland Cricket Club Open Newcastle upon Tyne , Great Britain GrassSingles - Doubles
Kenneth Ramsden Marley 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-1
Charles Liddell
Frederick T. Bradbury John Parker Marsh
George Bloomfield Garvey Howard Pease Hugh A. Taylor C.A. Woods
- 2 July.[i] [65]
Burton-on-Trent Open Burton on Trent Cricket GroundBurton on Trent , England GrassSingles – Doubles
G. E. Lowe 7–5, 8–6, 6–1
Henry G. Nadin
- 2 July.[66]
Staten Island Invitation Livingston, New Jersey , US GrassSingles – Doubles
Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–8, 6–1, 9–7
Edward MacMullen
2 – 7 July
Wimbledon Championships London, Great BritainSingles – Doubles
Herbert Lawford 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4
Ernest Renshaw
Harry Grove Charles Lacy Sweet
Herbert Bowes-Lyon Ernest Wool Lewis Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne
Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
Edward Barratt-Smith James Herbert Crispe
4 – 8 July.[67] [68] [69]
Western States Championships Chicago Lawn Tennis Club Chicago, United StatesSingles – Doubles
Charles A. Chase 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1
?
7- 9 July.[70] [71]
Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis ClubChapel Allerton , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0
George Graham Stewart Grundy
7 - 12 July.[72]
Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) (Waterbury Challenge Cup) Westchester Country ClubHarrison, New York , USAGrass Singles - Doubles
Henry Slocum 6-3, 6-3
Valentine Hall
Deane B. Miller W.H. Sands
P.D. Chase J. Lorillard jr. Charles Edward Sands R. Zerega
11- 12 July.[73]
Stevenage Tennis Tournament Stevenage , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Charles G. Eames 7–5, 6–3
W. Dunn
11- 14 July.[j] [74]
Warwickshire Championships Leamington Lawn Tennis ClubLeamington Spa , England GrassSingles – Doubles
James Dwight 6–2, 6–2, 6–0
L. Richardson
14- 16 July.[75]
Armagh ALTC Championship Armagh , Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
H. W. Jones 7–5, 6–3
T. Dickson
?
14- 16 July.[76]
Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Leicester Lawn Tennis and Quoit ClubLeicester , England GrassSingles – Doubles
H. W. Jones 7–5, 6–3
T. Dickson
?
10 – 17 July.[77]
Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg , South Africa GrassSingles Doubles
William J. Grant 6–1, 6–3, 6–4
E. Seabourne
15- 18 July.[k] [78] [79]
Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Moseley Park Lawn Tennis ClubBirmingham , England GrassSingles – Doubles
G.F. Goodman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
W. Hasluck
?
19–21 Jul.[80]
Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTCTaunton, Somerset , EnglandGrass Singles - Doubles
James Baldwin w.o.
Ernest Legassicke Hancock
C.L. Fox J. Hare
A.S. Archdale R.W. Fox Francis Slade-Gully C.R. Rodwell
18 – 23 July.[l] [81]
Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park Club London, England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Lewis 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Ernest Meers
18 – 23 July.[82]
East of Ireland Championships Howth , Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
Willoughby Hamilton 6–1, 4–0, ret.
Manliffe Francis Goodbody
19–23 July.[83]
North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTCDenbigh , Vale of Clwyd , Wales Outdoor GrassSingles
Henry James Wilson Fosbery 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
G. Egerton
Herbert S. Heaton J.P. Lewis
T. Chilton E.L. Engleheart W.T. Jones H. Lloyd-Parry
Challenger D.F. Pennant
21 – 23 July.[84]
Elberon Lawn Tennis Club Open Coton Hill Institution GroundsElberon, New Jersey , US GrassSingles – Doubles
Robert Beeckman 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1
Howard Taylor
21–23 July.[85]
Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Stafford Institute LTCStafford , Great Britain GrassSingles
Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
Alfred Aitken Thomson
Alfred Henry Betham G.E. Lowe
John Richard Baker Henry Guy Nadinn Walter Mace Shipman
Challenge round C.P. Brett
21 – 23 July.[m] [86]
Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Coton Hill Institution GroundsStafford , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
C.P. Brett *
21 – 27 July.[87]
Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7–5, 6–0, 3–1, ret.
Herbert Bowes-Lyon
25 – 30 July.[n] [88]
Derbyshire Championships Buxton GardensBuxton , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Tom Campion 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
W. D. Hamilton
25 – 30 July.[o] [89] [90]
Essex Championships Leyton , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Meers 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
P. M. Evans
25 – 30 July.[91]
Essex County Cricket Club Tournament Essex County Cricket GroundLeyton , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Meers 6–2, 6–4, 6–0
Alfred E. Walker
26 – 27 July.[92]
Southampton Invitation Meadow ClubSouthampton, New York , US Surface ?Singles – Doubles
Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3
Henry Warner Slocum Jr.
29 July.[93]
Canadian Championships Toronto Lawn Tennis Club Toronto , CanadaSingles – Doubles
Charles Smith Hyman 6–0, 6–3, 6–3
Lawrence H. Baldwin
Isidore F. Hellmuth W.B. Lee
Alexander Galt A.J. Hollyerr James Noxon Andrew E. Plummer
29- 30 July.[94]
Melrose Open Melrose , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
J. Conyers 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2
Kenneth Sanderson
?
August
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
29 July–1 August.[95]
Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, EnglandGrass Singles
Charles Gladstone Eames 8-4, 6-4, 6-3
Harry T. Shapley
C.J. Cobb Philip Francis Cary Elwes
A. Buchanan A.B. Green S.H. Hughes F.J. Troughton
1 Aug.[p] [96]
Darlington Association Tournament Darlington , England Grass Singles – Doubles
Herbert Wilberforce 6–0, 6–0, 6–1
John Galbraith Horn
1 Aug.[q] [97]
Exmouth Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis ClubExmouth , EnglandSingles – Doubles
Harry Grove 6–2 7–9 6–4 7–5
James Baldwin
1 Aug.[r] [98]
East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet ClubEast Grinstead , EnglandSingles – Doubles
Nevill Cobbold 6–4, 6–2
William John Down
1 Aug.[s] [99]
Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford Lawn Tennis ClubWaterford , IrelandSingles – Doubles
William Drumond Hamilton 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1
David Grainger Chaytor
29 Jul–3 Aug.[100]
Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTCTaunton, Somerset , EnglandGrass Singles - Doubles
James Baldwin 6-0 6-2
William Ilbert Hancock
T.H. Spencer
Theodore Alfred Fox C.L. Fox J. Hare G.W.A. Lloyd
Challenger Ernest Legassicke Hancock
2-5 Aug.[101]
Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire , United States Grass Singles - Doubles
Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–0, 6–3
Philip Shelton Sears
Charles Amherst Chase Oliver Samuel Campbell
Frederick Sherwood Mansfield Quincy Shaw Albert Empie Wright
5 Aug.[t] [102] [103]
Nottinghamshire Championships Trentbridge GroundNottingham , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Frederick William Snook 6–5, 6–2, ret.
R.W. Miller
5 Aug.[104]
Inverkip Rovers Open Wemyss, CastleWemyss, Fife , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
Archibald Thomson w.o.
Henry Guy Nadin
5 Aug.[105]
Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis ClubRochester, Kent , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Charles Gladstone Eames 6–2, 6–2
H.T. Shapley
2 -6 Aug.[106]
Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, IrelandGrass Singles - Doubles
William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 0-6, 6-0
Toler Roberts Garvey
Manliffe Francis Goodbody J. Gore
William Gore Burroughs John M. Brown Frederick William Knox Raymond De La Poer
Challenger Grainger Chaytor
5 – 8 August.[107]
Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Tournament Trent Bridge Cricket GroundNottingham , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Frederick William Snook w.o.
H.T. Shapley
6–8 August.[108]
Ilkley Open Tournament Ilkley Lawn Tennis ClubIlkley , England GrassSingles – Doubles
E.W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–2
George Richmond Mewburn
8 August.[109] [110]
Nahant Invitation Bar Harbor ClubNahant, Massachusetts , US ClaySingles – Doubles
Henry Slocum Jr. ?
?
6 - 10 Aug.[111]
West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis ClubArdaghowen, Sligo , IrelandGrass Singles - Doubles
Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
Arthur John de Courcy Wilson
Grainger Chaytor Blaney Hamilton
George Hewson Chaloner Knox Effingham Carroll McDowell Joshua Pim
Challenger Reginald Arthur Gamble
12 August.[112]
Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTCGore Court , Sittingbourne , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles
Ernest George Meers 6-4,3-6, 6-3, 6-4
Wilberforce Eaves
Charles Gladstone Eames Nevill Cobbold
Wilberforce Eaves David Grainger Chaytor Ernest Lewis Frederick Thompson
8- 12 August.[113] [114]
Kilkenny County and City Tournament Kilkenny County Lawn Tennis Club Kilkenny , Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
Grainger Chaytor 8–6, 6–2, 6–2
Major Francis Slade-Gully
10 - 12 August.[115]
North of Wales Open Pensarn LTCAbergele , Conwy County Borough , North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles
Mark Anthony Hartnell w.o.
E. Draper
Walter Reid Craig F.C. Varey
T.M. Draper J.H. Marston F.R. Oakley H. Raphael
8–13 Aug.[116]
Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth LTCTeignmouth , Devon , EnglandGrass Singles
Ernest Wool Lewis 7–5, 6–2|
Wilfred Milne
John Redfern Deykin Robert Charles Thompson
C.H. Davies J. Hare William R. Ormsby Hindle W.A. Kindersley
10 – 13 August.[u] [117]
Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Hull Westbourne Avenue Tennis ClubKingston-Upon-Hull , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Frederick Bradbury 2–6, 8–6, 6–2
L. Harrison
10 – 16 August.[v] [118] [119]
Southern California Championships , Riverside, California , US GrassSingles Doubles
William H. Young 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
R. L. Bettner
11 – 13 August.[120] [121]
Englewood Open Englewood Englewood, New Jersey , United States ClaySingles – Doubles
Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4
Augustus Duryee
11 – 13 August.[w] [122] [123]
East of England Championships Felixstowe Lawn Tennis ClubFelixstowe , Suffolk, England Grass Singles – Doubles
William Herbert Cohen 6–3, 6–4
Charles Sidney Cullingham
11 - 13 August.[124]
Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
A.K. Andrews.[125] 6–2, 6–4
E. Murray
W.A. Clarke J.N. Martin
Captain Alexander
W.A. Clarke E. Russell Rendle 6-3 7-5
Mr. Whiting W.H. Chappel
W.A. Clarke Miss Childs 6-2 6-2
Vernon Francis Page. Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope
16 August.[126] [127]
Bar Harbor Open Bar Harbor ClubBar Harbor, Maine , USSingles – Doubles
Robert Livingston Beeckman ?
?
17 – 19 August.[x] [128]
Niagara International Tournament Queen's Royal Hotel Court'sNiagara-on-the-Lake , Ontario , Canada GrassSingles – Doubles
E.C. Knight. 6–4, 6–1
S. Burrell
15- 20 August.[129]
County Kildare Open Tennis Championship Lansdowne Lawn Tennis ClubParsonstown , King's County Ireland GrassSingles – Doubles
Grainger Chaytor 2 sets to 1
George Bloomfield Garvey
15 - 20 Aug.[130] [y]
Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis GroundsWhitby , North Yorkshire , England OutdoorGrass Singles - Doubles
E.W. Fletcher 6-3, 7-5, 9-7
George Richmond Mewburn
Marmaduke Strickland Constable John Parker Marsh
L. Harrison Francis Joseph Hirst Arthur Godfrey Pease M. Pole
15 -20 August.[131]
Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby , EnglandSingles – Doubles
E.W. Fletcher 5–7 6–2 6–1 9–7
Arthur G. Pease
Frederick T. Bradbury L. Harrison
Marmaduke Strickland Constable Arthur Edward Corner Arthur Riley Crossley Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson
15 – 20 August.[132]
Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament Teignmouth Tennis ClubTorquay , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Lewis 7–5, 6–2, 7–5
Wilfred Milne
15 - 20 Aug.[133]
Tenby Open Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
David Grismond Owen Saunder 6-5 6-2 6-1
Captain G.R. Taylor
E.W. David William Sidney Nelson Heard
Henry Stafford Brenchley A.G. Norris P.W.E. Scott A. Glover-Williams
15 - 20 Aug[134]
South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-0, 6–1, 6-1
A.G. Norris
Henry Stafford Brenchley W.L. Phillips
W.T. Booker W. Griffiths G. Lewis A.M.C. Smith
Challenger E.W. Davies
16 – 24 August.[z] [135]
South of Scotland Championships Moffat , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
Archibald Thomson 6–5 6–1 6–2
Jacob G. Brown
16 – 24 August.[136]
Northern Counties Challenge Cup Stockton-on-Tees , County Durham, England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest W. Fletcher 6–3, 3–6, 6–4
Henry Bolckow
22 Aug.[aa] [137]
British Columbia Challenge Cup Victoria Lawn Tennis ClubVancouver, BC , Canada GrassSingles Doubles
R.H. Handcock 3-0 sets
Brian Halsey Tyrwhitt-Drake
Lieut. Hutchinson E.M.W. Woods
J. Fennelly C.A. Holland John Musgrave W.A. Ward
Challenger Harvey Walter Henry Coombe
19 – 21 August.[138]
Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton Lawn Tennis ClubDurham , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Arthur B. Crosby 6–1, 6–5
Henry Bolckow
19 – 21 August.[139]
Northwestern Championships St Paul's ClubSaint Paul, Minnesota United StatesSingles – Doubles
Samuel Thompson Chase ?
?
23 - 25 Aug.[140]
Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Carlton Park, Saxmundham , England GrassSaxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles
Benjamin Arthur Cohen 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
George Norman
Harold (Harry) Bacon Thomas Kensit Norman
Charles Sidney Cullingham Perry E. Hall Henry Arthur Lane Arthur Bacon Longe
25 August.[141] [142] [143]
Meadow Club Amateur Closed Tournament Meadow ClubSouthampton, New York , US Surface ?Singles – Doubles
C.P. Howland
?
24–26 Aug.[144]
Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth , England Grass Singles - Doubles
Dennis Fortescue Boles 4-6 6-1 6-1
Mr. Thompson
F.W. Leeper E.H.A. Tolcher
G. Arundell F. Birdwood W.A.P. Matthews Reginald John Hall Parlby
24 – 26 August.[145]
Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis ClubExmouth , EnglandSingles – Doubles
Hugh MacNaghten 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
Frederick Whitehead
22 – 27 August.[ab] [146]
North of England Championships [147] Scarborough, North Yorkshire , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Browne 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
James Baldwin
23 -27 August.[148]
Hampshire Championships Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Lewis 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
H. Phillip
26–27 Aug.[149]
Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament Craigmore, Rothesay , Scotland Singles – Doubles
James Edgar Lefroy Stein 6–2, 6–0, 6–1
J. Adam
25–28 Aug
US National Championships Newport Grass United StatesSingles – Doubles
Richard Sears 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
Henry Slocum
Richard Sears James Dwight 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3
Howard Taylor Henry Slocum
September
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
- September.[150] [151]
Edgewood Country Club Open Edgewood Country Club Tivoli, New York US ClaySingles – Doubles
Valentine Gill Hall
- September.[152]
Hitchin Tennis Tournament Hitchin, Hertfordshire , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Valentine Gill Hall ?
1 – 3 Sept.[153]
Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Plymouth , England Grass Singles – Doubles
Dennis Fortescue Boles 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
Mr. Thompson
- 5 Sept.[ac] [154] [155]
East of Scotland Championships United College GroundsSt Andrews , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
Alfred Aitken Thomson 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6
A. Dunlop-Hill
George Kerr
- 6 Sept.[ad] [156]
South of England Championships Eastbourne Lawn Tennis ClubEastbourne , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Ernest Lewis 8–6, 7–5, 6–4
Herbert Wilberforce
7 – 10 September.[157]
Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis ClubHarlem , New York City , United States GrassSingles – Doubles
Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5
Philip Shelton Sears
9 September.[158] [159]
Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club Amateur Closed Livingston, New York , US Grass –
G.A. Willis ?
?
5 – 12 September.[160]
United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth , Hampshire , England . Grass Singles - Doubles
Wilfred L. Parker 6-2 6-3
L.G. Campbell
Reginald Harry Noott C.G. Thornhill
Lionel James Easton D. Fuller Frederick Wentworth Gore Edmund Henry Parker
10 – 13 Sept.[ae] [161] [162]
Boulogne International [163] Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-MerBoulogne-sur-Mer , France ClaySingles – Doubles
William C. Taylor ?
?
13 – 15 September.[164] [165]
Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament Rochester Lawn Tennis ClubRochester, New York , US GrassSingles – Doubles
W.L. Kingsley ?
?
20 September.[166] [167]
New Hamburg Invitation Poughkeepsie, New York , US Surface?Singles – Doubles
Edward L. Hall ?
October
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi-finalist
Quarter-finalist
26 Sept – 1 Oct.[168]
Delaware Field Club Open Delaware Field ClubWilmington, Delaware , United States ClaySingles – Doubles
Charles Belmont Davis 6–3, 6–4, 6–2
Marmaduke Smith
1 – 3 October
Southern Championships [169] Wilmington , United StatesSingles – Doubles
Charles Belmont Davis 6–2 6–1 6–2
E. Porter
12 – 14 October.[170] [171]
Intercollegiate Championships New Haven LTCNew Haven , United StatesSingles – Doubles
Philip Sears (Harvard College ) 6–8, 6–2, 6–2
G.G. Shaw jr
22 – 26 October.[172] [173]
Victorian Championships Melbourne Hard AsphaltSingles – Doubles
Arthur G. H. Colquhoun 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
Walter Timon Coldham
November
December
List of tournament winners
The list of winners by number of singles titles won:
Ernest Wool Lewis —Bournemouth, Chiswick Park, Eastbourne, Stamford Bridge, Teignmouth, Torquay—(6)
Henry Slocum —Harrison, Livingston, Nahant, New Haven, Wentworth—(5)
Ernest W. Fletcher—Chapel Allerton, Ilkley, Stockton-on-Tees, Whitby—(4)
Ernest Browne —Cheltenham, Penarth, Scarborough—(3)
Harry Grove —Northern Championships , Liverpool, Bath, Exmouth—(3)
Patrick Bowes-Lyon —Dublin, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne—(3)
Robert L. Beeckman —Bar Harbor, Eleberon, Hoboken—(3)
Willoughby Hamilton —Dublin (Fitzwilliam), Dublin (Landsdowne), Howth—(3)
Charles Gladstone Eames —Rochester, Stevenage—(2)
Grainger Chaytor —Kilkenny, Parsonstown—(2)
Ernest George Meers —Leyton, Leyton (2nd)—(2)
Frank Seymour Noon —Stafford , Stafford II –(2)
Frederick William Snook —Nottingham, Nottingham (2nd) –(2)
Henry Augustus Taylor–Stentonn, Southampton—(2)
Percival Clennell Fenwick—Napier, Napier (2nd) –(2)
Valentine Gill Hall —Hitchin, Tivoli–(2)
Ernest Renshaw –Irish Championships , Dublin–(1)
Herbert Lawford -Wimbledon , London-(1)
James Dwight –(1)
Manliffe Goodbody –(1)
Richard Sears –U.S. National Championships ,Newport, Rhode Island–(1)
Notes
^ Two events of the Southern California Championship were staged in 1887 the first in March the second in August.
^ The Ceylon Championships were staged at the Hill Club LTC, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon from 1884 until 1971. In 1972 following independence Ceylon's name changed to Sri Lanka and this tournament was then called the Sri Lankan Championships until 1976.
^ Source lists location as Broughty,Scotland. Broughty Lawn Tennis Club opened in 1921 it is possible there was an earlier club at Broughty Ferry, Dundee. The West End Tennis Club which is in close proximity to Broughty was founded in 1880.
^ The Baltimore Invitational later became known as the Mid Atlantic Invitational played at Baltimore Cricket Club.
^ Played at Cavan Lawn Tennis Club that opened in 1887-8.
^ The 1st County Dublin Championships started 27 June to 2 July 1887
^ Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club tournament started 28 June to 2 July 1887
^ Midland Counties Championships started 28 June to 2 July 1887
^ The Burton on Trent Tennis tournament was staged at the Burton on Trent cricket ground
^ The Warwickshire Championships were played at the Leamington Lawn Tennis Club that opened in 1872.
^ The Moseley Tennis Tournament was staged at the Moseley Park Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1881.
^ The Middlesex Championships was staged at the Chiswick Park Club, London.
^ The Staffordshire Tennis Tournament was staged at The Coton Hill Institution Grounds, Stafford, England.
^ The Derbyshire Championships was originally staged at the Buxton Gardens from 1883. It was an open tournament with ladies and gentlemen's singles played under the title 'Championship of Derbyshire'.
^ The Essex Championships was originally first staged at Essex County Cricket Grounds, Brentwood until 1886 before to the Essex County Cricket Club moved to Leyton and the cahmpionships were staged there 1887, 1889–90.
^ The Darlington tennis tournament was staged from 1881 to 1893.
^ The Exmouth tennis tournament was staged from 1881 to 1975.
^ The East Grinstead tennis tournament was staged from 1882 to 1938.
^ The Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament was played at Waterford Cricket Club, Rocklands later called Waterford Lawn Tennis club [2] in Ireland on outdoor grass courts from 1880 to 1888 for twelve editions only.
^ The first annual tournament of the Nottinghamshire Lawn Tennis Association was held at the Trentbridge Ground today its known as the Nottingham Open
^ The Hull Westbourne Avenue ran from 1884 to 1906.
^ Two events of the Southern California Championship were staged in 1887 the first in March the second in August.
^ The East of England Championships ran from 1885 until 1981. Originally called the Felixstowe Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament its title changed to the East of England Championships in 1889. The Event is still staged today as a LTA British Tour (Premier Event) formally known as East of England
^ The Niagara International Tournament ran from 1885 until 1923.
^ This edition was held in cnjuction with the Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament were staged in Whitby that year.
^ The South of Scotland Championships were staged from 1882 to 1967.
^ The British Columbia Championships were staged from 1886 to 1976.
^ The North of England Championships were staged from 1886 to 1974.
^ The East of Scotland Championships started 30 August and ended 5 September 1887. The tournament was staged from 1887 to 1978.
^ The South of England Championships started 29 August and ended 6 September 1887.
^ Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer was founded in 1885. In 1887 the club established a major international tournament.
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Further reading
A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. 1860 to 1889
Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. 1889 to 1900
Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Vinton and Co. London. England. 1900 to 1926.
British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3
The Tennis Book, edited by Michael Bartlett and Bob Gillen, Arbor House, New York, 1981 ISBN 0-87795-344-9
The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.
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