1883 men's tennis season
Men's Tennis tour (1883)
The 1883 men's tennis season [ 1] was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 71 tournaments. The Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw for the third consecutive year, while Richard Sears continued his dominance at the U.S. National Championships also winning a third successive title. Other big winners this season were Ernest Renshaw , picking up the Irish Championships , Herbert Wilberforce winning the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships . The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 6 finals.
The tour began in May in Dublin in Ireland and ended in November in Melbourne , Australia.
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),[ 2] in some tournaments not all.
* Indicates challenger
Notes 2 :Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
Important.[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local
January
No event
February
No event
March
No event
May
June
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi finalist
Quarter finalist
June.
Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford , Great Britain GrassSingles – Doubles
Robert Theodore Milford 6-4 6-3 6-5
Herbert Carnegie Knox
Thomas Robinson Grey Champion Branfill Russell
Reginald Arthur Gamble Francis Regner Brooksbank Pinhorn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh
4–9 Jun.[ 10]
Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament Montpellier GardensCheltenham , Great Britain Outdoor ClaySingles - Doubles
George Montague Butterworth 6-2 6-1
George Jones Mitton
Henry Blane Porter James Rebotier Tyers
A.H. Griffiths C.G. Newton William John Bush-Salmon
4–10 June[ 11]
East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0
William John Bush-Salmon
6–8 June[ 12]
Intercollegiate Championships Hartford, Connecticut , United States Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6—1 6—1
George Sargent
11–16 June
Waterloo Tournament Liverpool , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1
Gerald Barker
Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler
H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome
11–13 June.[ 13] [ 14]
Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Hove Rink Tennis ClubBrighton , Great Britain Outdoor AsphaltSingles - Doubles
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6-4
Donald Charles Stewart
Robert Howden Kellie
Hugh Vibart Workman-MacNaghten Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
13–16 June[ 15]
South Wales Championships Tenby , Wales Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1
P. T. Ashe
18-24 June.[ a] [ 16]
Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Victoria Park Leicester , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Charles Walder Grinstead 4—6 6—3 6—2 6—1
Ernest Wool Lewis
Ernest Wool Lewis Francis William Monement
A. F. Cousins Alfred Sydney Noon Francis William Monement
18-24 June[ 17]
Princes Club Championships London , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Herbert Lawford 6—2 6—0 6—1
William Taylor
Edward Lake Williams William Taylor
H. Blane Edgar Lubbock
21 - 26 June[ 18]
Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
Donald Charles Stewart
July
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi finalist
Quarter finalist
July.
Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss , Wemyss Bay , Scotland Grass Singles
George Arbuthnot Burns 5-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, 6-5
D.M. Hannay
J.C. Burns
H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham
Challenger Horatio Renaud Babington Peile
Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Miss Burns 2 sets to 0
W.G. Croft Mrs. Peile
July.
Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England OutdoorGrass Singles
J.F. Newton 5-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3
Herbert Whalley Jellicoe
23 June- 1 July[ 19]
Northern Championships Manchester , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Herbert Wilberforce 6—1 3—6 6—1 6—0
Champion Branfill Russell
John Hartley John Ravenscroft
Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams
2 - 5 July.[ 20]
Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis ClubEdinburgh , Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles
John Galbraith Horn 3 sets to 1
Arthur Walton Fuller
Archibald Thomson
3–9 July.
Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles
Charles Walder Grinstead 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
Herbert Wilberforce
Donald Charles Stewart
Sidney Alfred Noon J.W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet
3–9 July.
Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles
John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
James Powell
John Charles Kay
A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley
13-14 July.[ 21]
Portishead Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Portishead, Somerset , England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0
Lionel Wilberforce
Norman Goodford Cholmeley
F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered
7–16 July[ 22]
Wimbledon Championships London , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
William Renshaw 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3
Donald C. Stewart
Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor
Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce
Challenger Ernest Renshaw
17-21 July[ 23]
Scottish Championships Edinburgh , Great Britain Outdoor Wood (i)Singles - Doubles
John Galbraith Horn 6–4 6–5 1–6 6–2
E. M. Shand
A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand
Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William Knox
Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller
20- 21 July.[ 24]
Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTCGore Court , Sittingbourne , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles
Rev. F. Greenfield 2 sets to 0
Robert Henry Whitcombe
C. Lake H. Winch
E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend
20–21 July.[ b] [ 25]
Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield , England Outdoor Grass Singles
Sidney Alfred Noon 2-6, 6–4, 6-2
Walter William Chamberlain
John Redfern Deykin
Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson
16-22 July[ 26]
Redhill Open Redhill, Surrey , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4
Herbert Chipp
William John Down
F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
24 July
County Kildare Tournament [ 27] Naas , Ireland GrassSingles - Doubles
Peter Aungier 6-0, 6–3, 6-2[ 28]
Algernon A. M. Aylmer
18-26 July[ 29]
Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Mark Fenwick ?
Minden Fenwick
26 – 27 July.[ c] [ 30] [ 31]
Derbyshire Championships Buxton GardensBuxton , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Minden Fenwick 6-2, 6-3
Robert Parsons Earwaker
G.A. Bolt
Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe
18 – 28 July.
North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon , North Berkshire , England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
H.W. Marshall 2 sets to 1
William McLaren
T.E. Graham
J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston
William McLaren Captain Preston 2 sets to 0
Mr. Gosse Mr. G. McLaren
24-28 July
Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick , Ireland Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Ernest de Sylly Browne 6–3 6–2 6–5
Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong 6–2 9–7
F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong
R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw
Challenger William Dawson
23–29 July
Essex Championships [ 32] Brentwood , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Charles Walder Grinstead 6–1 6–3 6–4
P. Colley
Geoffrey Fowell Buxton R. C. Ball
Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans F. W. Freeman H.E. Solly
23–29 July.[ 33]
South of Ireland Championships (Limerick Cup) Limerick Cricket ClubLimerick , Ireland Outdoor GrassSingles
Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0
Albert E. Browning ?
H. Evelyn William H. Gavin
J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler Robinson
Challenger Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght
23-29 July
London Athletic Club Tournament , London Athletic Club, Fulham, London , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles
M. S. Constable 3–6 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–2
Arthur Hallward
Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford
Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford
24–29 July[ 34]
Norwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Norwich , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Francis William Monement 6–2 6–5
William Bolding Monement
Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement
Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell
August
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi finalist
Quarter finalist
August.[ d] [ 35]
Maidstone Tournament Maidstone Athletic GroundMaidstone , England Outdoor GrassSingles
Randall Mercer 6-3, 6-5, 6-4
Harold Sweetenham
31 July–2 August.[ 36]
Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Earl Bathurst Estate Cirencester ParkCirencester , Gloucestershire, England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Charles Lacy Sweet 6-0, 6–4, 7-5
Pelham George von Donop
3-4 August.
Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket GroundWorcester , Worcestershire , England. OutdoorGrass Singles
John Redfern Deykin 2-6 6-3 6-3
Walter William Chamberlain
A. Fuller Hugh Vibart MacNaghten
George Reston Brewerton George Jones Mitton W. Green Price
3–7 August.
Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa , England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles -
Robert Braddell 7-5, 6-2, 6-3
Teddy Williams
William H. Rawlinson
John Redfern Deykin John Charles Kay Henry Blane Porter
3–7 August.
Warwickshire Championships Jephson's GardensLeamington Spa , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles -
John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4
James Powell
John Charles Kay
A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley
6–8 August.
West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament West Somerset Lawn Tennis ClubTaunton , Somerset , England Outdoor Grass
Francis Escott Hancock 6-3 6-2
Harold Lewis Vaughan
Rev. G. Thomson
C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway
6–8 August.[ 37]
Darlington Association Tournament Darlington , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles
Herbert Wilberforce 6-1, 6–0, 6-3
Norman Leslie Hallward
John Redfern Deykin Marmaduke Strickland Constable
C.E. Maly C. Sorby
6–11 Aug.[ 38]
Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire , England Grass
Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-2, 6-2
Wiliam Harry Nash
Francis Reginald Nash
Zachary Hubert Nash C.O. Phipps Offley Scoones
6–11 August.[ 39] [ 40]
Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford, Cricket Club, Waterford , Ireland Outdoor GrassSingles
George M. Butterworth 3-6, 8–6, 6-1
Frederick William Knox 6-0 6-3
Alexander Kaye Butterworth
John M. Brown Captain George Culley Stobart
14 August.[ 41]
Exmouth LTC Tournament Exmouth , Great Britain Singles - Doubles
Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4
Teddy Williams
13 - 17 Aug.[ 42] [ 43]
East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet ClubEast Grinstead , England Grass Singles - Doubles
William Nevill Cobbold 6–3, 6-5
James David Vans Agnew
18–23 August.[ 44] [ 45]
South Wales Championships Tenby LTCTenby , Carmarthenshire , Wales Outdoor GrassSingles
Herbert Wilberforce 6-2, 6–1, 6-1
P.T. Ashe
George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies
E.W. Evans Cecil Gough William Sidney Nelson Heard Gethin Meredith
20–23 August.[ 46]
Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth , Great Britain Outdoor AsphaltSingles
Arthur John Stanley 6-5, 6–5, 0–6, 6-1
Erskine Gerald Watson
J.C. Rogers 5-6, 6–2, 6-2 Edward Charles Pine-Coffin
R.H.S. Barnes K.D. Erskine Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon Henry Blane Porter
21-23 August.[ 47]
Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTCHolt, Norfolk , England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Charles Edmund Tatham 6-1, 2-6, 6-1
William Bolding Monement
G.E. Preston
Francis William Monement H. Rogers
21 – 24 August.[ 48]
King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsons Town , King's County, Ireland , Ireland GrassSingles - Doubles
Eyre Chatterton 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
Reverend P. Knox
24 August
U.S. National Championships Newport , United StatesSingles - Doubles
Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7
James Dwight
Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6–2, 6—2
Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold
21 - 25 August.[ 49]
Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh 6-2, 6-3
P.C. Smith
N. Harvey
H.E. Chappel Lancelot Melvill Haslope
T.H. Cornish Miss. Childs 6-5, 2-6, 6-4
Mr. Arathoon Miss Marland.
21 – 25 August.[ e] [ 50]
South of Scotland Championships Beechgrove GroundsMoffat , Scotland GrassSingles – Doubles
Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2, 6–2, 8-6
Archibald Thomson
Charles Robert Andrew Howden
William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae
22 – 25 August.
Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston , England Outdoor GrassSingles
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 6-3
Edward Lake Williams
Donald Charles Stewart 3-6, 8–6, 6-4
John Redfern Deykin Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr F. Durant
29 August.[ 51]
Gore Court Championships (2nd) Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTCGore Court , Sittingbourne , Great Britain Outdoor GrassSingles
H.S. Cooper 2 sets to 1
Rev. F. Greenfield
L. Tuke
R.W. Garraway Mr. Schönberg
29 August.[ 52]
Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead Cricket Field Maidenhead , England Outdoor GrassSingles
E.L. Bainbridge ?
W.H. Miller
30–31 August.[ 53]
North Wales Counties Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTCDenbigh , Vale of Clwyd , Wales Outdoor GrassSingles
Arthur Bennett Mesham 6-0 6-3
Major Mesham
J.R. Wynne Edwards
Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards J.P. Lewis A.H. Turnour
September
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi finalist
Quarter finalist
September.[ f] [ 54] [ 55]
Swanage LTC Tournament Swanage , Great Britain Outdoor Surface ?Singles - Doubles
Eustace Fiennes 6-2, 6-1
A.H. Robinson
September.[ g] [ 56] [ 57]
Framlingham Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hill Courts Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham , England GrassSingles – Doubles
Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement shared title
28 August–1 September
Canadian Championships [ 58] Toronto , Canada Outdoor GrassSingles
Charles H. Farnum 6–3, 6–3, 0–6, 6–0
Charles Smith Hyman
Harry D. Gamble Isidore F. Hellmuth
Henry R. Elmsley FitzJames Hynes G.H. Meyer Andrew E. Plummer
29 Aug–1 Sep.[ 59]
Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth , England Grass Singles - Doubles
P.C. Smith 6-0 6-3
F. Bero
F. Boulton
T.H. Gill Albert Cecil Hill A. Soltau-Symons
4–8 Sep[ 60]
West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket GroundHawick , Teviotdale , Roxburghshire , ScotlandGrass Singles - Doubles
Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-1, 6-2
George Nelson Stenhouse
Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott
E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson
Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson 6-3, 6-5, 6-2
Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott Charles S. Constable Maxwell-Stuart
James Locke Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3
C.E. Stewart Miss Cliff
4-9 September.[ 61]
Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis ClubHarlem, New York , United States OutdoorGrass Singles - Doubles
Alexander Van Rensselaer 6-2 0-6 6-4 8-6
Harry Farnum
G.W. Beals Arthur Emden Newbold
Walter Van Rensselaer Berry G. Higginson J.H. Powell
10–12 September
Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast , Great Britain Outdoor Grass
A.M. Inglis 6-2 6-0
G. Macan
L. Bristow
R.J. McNeill Robert Baron Templer
12 - 14 September.[ 62]
Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham , England GrassSingles – Doubles
William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-1
M. Wilkinson
Francis William Monement Maurice Welldon
W.F. Adams Arthur Lloyd Hansell
3 September
South of England Championships Eastbourne , EnglandSingles - Doubles
Teddy Williams 6-1, 8–6, 4–6, 7-5
Charles Walder Grinstead
October
Date
Tournament
Winner
Finalist
Semi finalist
Quarter finalist
October.[ 63]
St. George's Cricket Club Tournament St George's Cricket Club Hoboken. New York , United States Outdoor GrassSingles - Doubles
Clarence Clark 6-0, 6–4, 8-6
William Edward Glyn
William Edward Glyn bye Carroll J. Post Jr.
W.P. Anderson Harry Farnum G.W. Green
5 October.[ 64]
Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton , East Sussex , England Grass
A.O. Jennings 6-2, 6–1, 6-1
Leonard Dampier
H. Langton
6 October.[ 65]
Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Mr. Bourkes court Ballinshone, Northern Ireland Outdoor ?Singles - Doubles
Robert Shaw Templer 2-1 in sets
E. J. Wolfe
Robert Baron Templer
11 October
Intercollegiate Fall Championships Hartford , United StatesSingles - Doubles
Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0
William V.S. Thorne
26-27 October.[ 66]
Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY , United States GrassSingles - Doubles
Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4
Alexander Van Rensselaer
November
December
No Events
Tournament winners
Note: important tournaments in bold
Rankings
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
Notes
^ The Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was founded in 1878 it staged its first tournament in 1880 called the Leicester Lawn Tennis Tournament. In 1883 it became an open tournament the Leicester Open Tennis Tournament for both men and women until 1938. The club also shared the staging of the Leicstershire County Championships with other venues.
^ The Staffordshire Tournament was staged from 1879 to 1890.
^ 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 Maidstone tournament was staged from 1881 to 1897.
^ The South of Scotland Championships were staged from 1882 to 1967.
^ The Swanage Tennis Tournament was established in 1883 and was staged until at least 1979 according to sources, there is no complete roll of tournament winners.
^ The Framlingham Tennis Tournament was established in 1883 and first staged at Hurts Hall. It was staged on the men's tour till 1981. The tournament is still being staged today. The Saxmundham Tennis Tournament was also staged at the same location in 1883 but are distinct events. By 1903 the event was staged in the first two weeks of August and has not changed since.
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Tornei di tennis maschili nel 1883
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