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1881 men's tennis season

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1881 men's tennis season
William Renshaw won most titles this year
Details
Duration19 April – 10 November
Edition6th
Tournaments73 (Amateur)
CategoriesImportant (5 )
National (2)
Provincial/Regional/State (6)
County (6)
Local/other (54)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesEngland William Renshaw (4)
Most tournament finalsUnited Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson (5)
1880
1882

The 1881, men's tennis season [1][2] was composed of the sixth annual pre-open era tour, which now incorporates 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,[3] which is the world's first national tennis association, was founded. Renshaw then went on to win two other big tournaments of the year, namely, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships, whilst Richard Taswell Richardson won the prestigious Northern Championships.[4]

The tour began in April in Cheltenham, England, and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.

Calendar

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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),[5] in some tournaments, not all.

* Indicates challenger

Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only onetime

Key

Important.[6][7][8][9]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

January to March

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No events

April

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
4 April.[10] North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament (First Meeting)
Drayton Park
Kettering
Northamptonshire
?
Singles
Doubles
United Kingdom G.H. Evans
?
United Kingdom ?
19–23 April.[11] Cheltenham Covered Court Championships
Imperial Winter Gardens
Cheltenham, England
Wood (i)
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6
Ireland Ernest Browne United Kingdom Major Henry Holley Goodeve
United Kingdom G. Harrison
England Ernest Edwin Meek
England Henry Blane Porter
United Kingdom S. Davies
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw
def
United Kingdom George Montague Butterworth
United Kingdom G. Harrison.
Ireland Ernest Browne
United Kingdom Miss Williams
def
United Kingdom Henry Blane Porter
United Kingdom Miss. Florence Mardall.

May

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Date Tournament Winner All Comers' Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
23–29 May Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[12]
Dublin, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom William Renshaw
1-6 6-4 6-3 6-1
United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson Ireland Peter Aungier United Kingdom A J Mullholland
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom Otway Woodhouse
Challenge round
United Kingdom Herbert Lawford
Ireland Spencer Duncan Maul
Ireland Miss Costello
6-4, 7-5
Ireland Robert Hassard
Ireland Miss. D. Meldon
31 May. [a][13] St.George's Hill Tournament
St. George's Hill LTC
Weybridge, Surrey, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
England Wilfred Milne
3 sets to 0
United Kingdom B. Hawes
United Kingdom F.M. Ashley
England Oswald Milne
United Kingdom F.M. Ashley
United Kingdom Ferguson G. Davies
United Kingdom Mr. Maclachlan
United Kingdom Rev. G.S. Money

June

[edit]
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
June.[14] Oxford University Champion Tournament
Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Robert Wallace Braddell
6-4, 8-6, 6-2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Rev. Thomas Poltimore Dimond
30 May–4 June.[b][15] Cambridge University Tournament
Cambridge University LTC
Cambridge, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Barclay Fowell Buxton
?
England Erskine Gerald Watson United Kingdom E.W. Brooke
?
United Kingdom R. Hunt
?
United Kingdom A.C. Cooper
?
United Kingdom R. Hunt
Bye
United Kingdom J.E. McMaster
?
United Kingdom J.H.M. Whitehead
?
1–5 June West of England Championships[4]
Bath, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Pelham Von Donop
5-6 6-5 6-3
United Kingdom John Charles Kay United Kingdom John Charles Kay
Bye
Ireland William Norton Barry
United Kingdom H. C. Jenkins
United Kingdom Henry Blane Porter
5-10 June Worcester Park Challenge Cup.
Worcester, Worcestershire, England
Grass
United Kingdom F. Durant
?
United Kingdom ?
6–12 June Waterloo Tournament[16]
Liverpool, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson
6-0 6-0
United Kingdom R W Jones United Kingdom Henry Blane Porter
United Kingdom R W Jones
United Kingdom W. G. Barker
United Kingdom T. R. Hunt
United Kingdom C. Phillips
6–12 June Princes Club Championships[17]
London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom William Renshaw
7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3
Ireland Alfred John Mulholland Scotland Herbert Lawford United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson
United Kingdom John Charles Cole
United Kingdom L. G. Campbell
6–12 June Essex Championships[18]
Brentwood, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Dale Womersley
6-0 6-4
United Kingdom Nalton Womersley United Kingdom Edward North Buxton England Charles Walder Grinstead
6-3 6-1
England Albert Womersley
United Kingdom W.C. Wells
United Kingdom A. Fowler was absent.
16–18 June.[19] [20] Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament
Liverpool Cricket Club
Aigburth, Liverpool, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardsons
6-0, 6-0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Herbert Jones
20–26 June Northern Championships[21]
United Kingdom Manchester, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson
6-1 6-1 6-0
United Kingdom Walter Edwin Fairlie United Kingdom Minden Fenwick United Kingdom A. L. Payne
United Kingdom Percival C. Fenwick
United Kingdom J. J. Yates
Challenge round
United Kingdom John Comber

July

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Date Tournament Winner All comers' finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
26 June–1 July.[22] Rochester Open
The Paddock
King's School, Rochester, Kent, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom H. Blatherwick
6-3,6-3,6-4
United Kingdom A. Buchanan
2–13 July Wimbledon Championship [23]
London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom William Renshaw
6–0, 6–1, 6–1
United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson United Kingdom Herbert Lawford United Kingdom George S. Murray Hill
United Kingdom Otway Woodhouse
United Kingdom William Henry Darby
Challenge round
United Kingdom John Hartley
11–17 July Scottish Championships[24]
Edinburgh, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Scotland John Galbraith Horn[25]
6-1 6-5
United Kingdom A L Davidson United Kingdom T A Bell United Kingdom B S Cunliffe
United Kingdom Captain Gosling
United Kingdom Charles C MaconochieUnited Kingdom Captain Sterling
12 July.[26][27] Championship of the Esher LTC.
Esher Lawn Tennis Club
Esher, Surrey, England
Grass
United Kingdom Clement Edward Cottrell
6-5, 6-5, 6-1
United Kingdom Charles Martineau
12 July. Bedfordshire LTC Tournament
North Beds Lawn Tennis Club
Blunhem House, Fairfield, Bedfordshire, England
Grass
United Kingdom Cecil Henry Polhill-Turner
?
United Kingdom R. Hughes United Kingdom C. Mellor United Kingdom A.K. Lindsell
United Kingdom F.H. Smith
United Kingdom Captain Leigh Warner
16 July.[28] Woodford Parish Championship
County Cricket Ground
Woodford Parish, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Edward North Buxton
2 sets to 0
United Kingdom
R.C. Ball
?
15-16 July.[29] Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.
Lichfield, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Henry W. J. Gardner
6-4, 2-6, 6-5
United Kingdom E.W. Burnett United Kingdom A.W. Hart
United Kingdom E.K. Wade
United Kingdom John George Chamberlain
United Kingdom C.E. Green
United Kingdom L.G. Knight
17–20 July[30] Alliance LTC Championship
Crouch End Hill, Crouch End, London, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom F.A. Clark
?
?
20-23 July.[31] North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament (Second Meeting)
Grafton Underwood
North Northamptonshire
?
Singles
Doubles
United Kingdom Edward North Buxton
?
United Kingdom H.E. Kaye United Kingdom N.F. Roberts
United Kingdom Daniel Wiltringham Stable
United Kingdom A. Fowler
United Kingdom S.E. Palmer
United Kingdom Ernest Robert Stable
United Kingdom E. Wheeler
Challenge round
United Kingdom F.E. Deck
18–24 July Canadian Championships[32]
Toronto, Canada
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Canada Isidore F. Hellmuth
6–2, 6–2
Canada W.H. Young
?
18–24 July Edgbaston Open Tournament
Edgbaston, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain
6-3 6-1 6-4
United Kingdom F.S. Goodwin
United Kingdom G.R. Brewerton
United Kingdom R.W. Miller
United Kingdom G.H. Cartland
United Kingdom G.J. Chamerlain
United Kingdom H. Simonds
United Kingdom J. Lambert
25–30 July London Athletic Club Tournament
Fulham, London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Frederick Lawrence Rawson
6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3
United Kingdom Otway Woodhouse
United Kingdom Edgar Lubbock
United Kingdom G. H. Taylor
United Kingdom B. James
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
England Augustus Adolphus Nepean
30 July. Harrow Lawn Tennis Club Tournament.
Harrow Lawn Tennis Club
Harrow, Middlesex, England
Grass
United Kingdom Frederick Gordon Templer
2 sets to 1
United Kingdom J. Ruault United Kingdom J.P. Charles
United Kingdom G. Holmes
United Kingdom C. Edwards
France W. Guillemard
United Kingdom E.S. Prior
United Kingdom W. Wilkinson
25–30 July Norwich Open Tournament.
Chapelfield Gardens
Norwich, Norfolk England
?
United Kingdom Francis William Monement
6-2 6-4
United Kingdom Edward Morgan Hansell United Kingdom William Bolding Monement United Kingdom Henry Edward John Browne
United Kingdom Walter Edward Hansell
United Kingdom R.H. Perkin
25–31 July Dundalk Tournament[33]
Dundalk, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Ireland Robert Shaw Templer
def.
Ireland Kerry Leyne Supple
Ireland H Graves Ireland A. Edes
Ireland Frederick Gordon Templer

August

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
August.[34] Tivyside LTC Tournament
Tivyside Lawn Tennis Club
Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Wales George Bevan Bowen
?
August Hexham Tournament
Hexham, Northumberland, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
England Jasper Gibson
6-0, 6-0, 6-2
United Kingdom M. Liddell
United Kingdom J.W. Fowler
United Kingdom W. Gibson
United Kingdom J.O. Head
United Kingdom Henry Kirsopp
United Kingdom J.H. Nicholson
August Hampstead Cricket Club Tennis Tournament
Hampstead, Middlesex, England
Outdoor
Hard
Singles
United Kingdom Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
3 sets to 1
United Kingdom Herbert Chipp
United Kingdom Robert Samuel Creaton
United Kingdom E.F. Carey
United Kingdom R.A. Walker
2–4 August.[35] Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament
Earl Bathurst Estate
Cirencester Park
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom F.E. Rooke
?
Ireland Julian Marshall
4 August. North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament
Drayton Park
Lowick, Northamptonshire
Grass
Singles
Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.H. Evans
?
United Kingdom Henry Minshull Stockdale United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland R.H. Lindsay
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland F.G. Hodgson
{
1–6 August Darlington Open Tournament
Darlington, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom A. Springett
6-0 4-6 6-2
United Kingdom Mark Fenwick
United KingdomJ.W. Fowler
United Kingdom Cecil Fullerton
United Kingdom Minden Fenwick
United Kingdom R. De Clare Yeld
United Kingdom J.B. Dale
United Kingdom Miss Alice Cheese
9-7, 6-3
United Kingdom Percival C. Fenwick
United Kingdom Miss. Winifred Fenwick.
1–7 August South of Ireland Championships
Limerick, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Ireland Edmond Bennett Brackenbury
0-6 6-3 7-5 8-6
Ireland Edward Montiford Longfield Ireland Samuel Martin Gully Ireland G Burton
Ireland James F J Heffernan Considine
Ireland Major Henry H Goodeve
Ireland William Dawson
2-6 August. County Kildare Closed Tournament
Naas Military Barracks
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Grass
-
Ireland Peter Aungier
?
Ireland E.H. Bennett United Kingdom Spencer Duncan Maul
Ireland W.A. Cairnes
Ireland Paul Brown
Ireland Arthur Owen
Ireland Major Erasmus D. Borrowes
Ireland Gilbert de Laval Willis
2-6 August County Kildare Championship[36]
Naas, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
6-1 6-1 6-5
Ireland Francis Metcalfe Ireland Jacob R. Sherrard Ireland James G. Kennedy
Ireland Thomas C. Owen
2–7 August Waterford Tournament
Waterford, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Ireland Michael G. McNamara
6-2 6-3
Ireland James Joycelyn Glascott
Ireland Hercules R Langrishe Ireland Chaloner Knox
Ireland John H Browne
Ireland Henry Hills Goodeve
2–8 August.[37] Orange Invitation
Mountain Station, Montrose
South Orange, New Jersey, US
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Richard Field Conover
7-5 6-2 6-3
United States A.M. Wood United States Samuel A. Campbell Jr. United States Richard Morse Colgate
United States S.E. Hall
United States E. Winslow
8–10 August Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club
Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
United Kingdom F.L. Rawson
5-2,5-1
IrelandF.G.Gordon
Ireland J. McNeile
Ireland W. R. Young
Ireland C. L. Graham
5-1 5-0
Ireland F. St John Gordon
Ireland John H. Browne
Ireland O. B. Graham
9–12 August Exmouth Open[38]
Exmouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom E. W. Mancounchy
6-3 1-6 6-4
United Kingdom Thomas Hoare
United Kingdom T.P. Hogg United Kingdom E.G. Farquharson
United Kingdom G. F. Hampson
United Kingdom Champion Russell
United Kingdom Henry Kindersley **
United Kingdom Miss. Georgiana Kindersley
2-6, 7-5, 7-5
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe
United Kingdom Miss. Lilian Cole.
9–12 August Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament[38]
Teignmouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Champion Branfill Russell
5-6 6-1 6-0
United Kingdom Charles John Cole
United Kingdom Charles John Cole
United Kingdom Spencer Cox
United Kingdom Arthur Bellfield
United Kingdom C. Haynes
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe
8–13 August North of Ireland Championships
Belfast, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Ireland E. J. Charley
2-1 (sets)
United Kingdom J.R. Bristow
Ireland A.H. Callwell
Ireland A. Eager
Ireland E.M. Charley
Ireland H.O. Lanyon
Ireland H.W. Boyce
United Kingdom John Taswell Richardson
13 August.[39] Langley Marish Tournament
Langley Marish LTC
Langley Marish, Berkshire, England
Grass
England Thomas Arthur Nash
6-5, 3-6, 6-3
England Wiliam Harry Nash United Kingdom Maurice John Swabey United Kingdom G.E. Hale
|United Kingdom Richard Helder
13 Aug.[40] Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Montpellier Gardens
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass/Asphalt
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom George Montague Butterworth
6-1 6-1
United Kingdom Alexander Kaye Butterworth
w.o.
United Kingdom Walter William Chamberlain United Kingdom H. Hardwick
United Kingdom Percy Hattersley Smith
United Kingdom C. Tillard
14–15 August.[c][41] Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament
Maidstone Athletic Ground
Maidstone, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Richard Mercer
w.o.
United Kingdom Mr. Stited United Kingdom Randall Mercer
United Kingdom Mr. Scudamore
United Kingdom Mr. Ground
United Kingdom A. Mercer
United Kingdom Mr. Tasker
United Kingdom C.G. Traill
15-16 August.[42] Penzance LTC Tournament
Penzance LTC
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom P.H. Fernandez
6-5 6-5
United Kingdom Rev. William Ewart Beamish Barter[43] United Kingdom C.G. Fagan
United Kingdom W.E.T. Bolitho
United Kingdom R.J. McNeill
United Kingdom H.W. Simons
18-19 August.[44] Rochford Hundred Club Lawn Tennis Tournament
Rochford Hundred Club
Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England.
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom M. Thackeray
6-3, 4-6, 6-5
United Kingdom W. Wood United Kingdom J.C. Page
United Kingdom A. Stallibrass
United Kingdom E. Benton
United Kingdom R.C. Browne
United Kingdom A. Lancaster
United Kingdom E. Meeson
15–20 August Devonshire Park Championships[45]
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass
United Kingdom George S. Murray Hill
2 sets to 0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Sidney Alfred Noon United Kingdom Joseph Butler Chamberlain
William C. Taylor
United Kingdom Alexander Raymond Aspinall
United Kingdom F. Link
United Kingdom Leo Maxse
United Kingdom E.P. Nicholls
22-26 August Westgate-on-Sea Tournament
Westgate-on-Sea, Kent, England
Outdoor
Asphalt
Singles
United Kingdom G.G. Dineley
?
United Kingdom T. Sopwith
United Kingdom R. Whyte
United Kingdom C. Leigh Clare
United Kingdom W. Price
United Kingdom H. Steward
26–30 August.[46] South Wales Championships
Tenby LTC
Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom L.G. Campbell
6-2, 6-5, 9-7
Wales Grismond Saunders Davies
United Kingdom P.T. Ashe
United Kingdom Mr. Voyle
Wales Mr. Morris
United Kingdom F. Lort Phillips
United Kingdom E. Smith
United Kingdom G. Synge
29 August-4 September Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament[38]
Exeter, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Champion Branfill Russell
6-3 7-5
United Kingdom Spencer Cox
United Kingdom G. Batten
?
United Kingdom Pelham Von Donop
United Kingdom A.Belfield
United Kingdom A.W. Buckingham
United Kingdom H. B. Kindersley
29-30 August[47] Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament
Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom E. Mansel
6-3
England Warwick Stunt
United Kingdom H. Cobb
United Kingdom Capt. Johnson
United Kingdom Major Blackwood
United Kingdom F. Day
United Kingdom Mr. Johnson
United Kingdom O.H. Pedley
30-31 August.[48] Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Holt LTC
Holt, Norfolk, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England William Meaburn Tatham
2 sets to 1
United Kingdom William Bolding Monement United Kingdom Francis William Monement
England Charles Edmund Tatham
England Henry William Pelham-Clinton
United Kingdom S. Hart-Davies
England Edward Morgan Hansell
31 August.[49] Gore Court Championships
Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC
Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom W.H. Patterson
5-4 6-1
United Kingdom J. Patterson United Kingdom John Walter Langlois
United Kingdom E. Marmion
United Kingdom A. Chittenden
United Kingdom W. Plumb
United Kingdom E.K. Skinner
United Kingdom J.A. Tuke
31 July–1 August.[50] Rochester Open
Paddock Lawn Tennis Club
Rochester, Kent, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H. Blatherwick
6-1 6-2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. Buchanan United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W.A. Dartnall
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W.H. St. John Hope
31 August - 3 September U.S. National Championships[51] Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Doubles
United States Richard Sears
6-0 6-3 6-2
United States William Glyn United States Edward H. Gray
United States Samuel Shaw
United States Crawford Nightingale
United States Edward Gray
United States William Gammell
United States Mr. Kessler
United States Clarence Clark
United StatesFrederick Winslow Taylor

6-5 6-4 6-5
United States Alexander Van Rensselaer
United States Arthur Newbold

September

[edit]
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
September. Skipton Tournament
Craven Lawn Tennis Club (f.1879)?
Gargrave, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
United Kingdom T.R. Atkinson
?
United Kingdom J.B. Dury United Kingdom R.J. Jefferson United Kingdom J. St. John
England W. Bairstow
United Kingdom L. Dewhurst
September. West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament
West Somerset Lawn Tennis Club
Taunton, Somerset, England
Outdoor
Grass
United Kingdom Francis Escott Hancock
2 sets to 0
United Kingdom R.P. Spurway United Kingdom G.F. Hampson
United Kingdom C.R. Rodwell
United Kingdom J. St. John
United Kingdom A. Newton
United Kingdom G. Peard
United Kingdom F. Scott
30 Aug–3 Sept.[52][53] Aldershot Division Open Lawn Tennis Tournament
Aldershot Divisional LTC
Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Lt-Col Robert H. Stuart Truell
6–4, 1–6, 6–5
United Kingdom Lieut. Robert Howden Kellie United Kingdom Percy Wildman Lushington
United Kingdom Lieut. King
United Kingdom William Robert Boileau Peyton
29 August-4 Sept Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament
Victoria Park
Exeter, Devon, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Spencer Cox
6-3 7-5
United Kingdom Champion Russell
United Kingdom G. Batten
United Kingdom Pelham Von Donop
United Kingdom A.Belfield
United Kingdom A.W. Buckingham
United Kingdom H. B. Kindersley
5–6 September.[54] Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament
Vale of Clwyd LTC
Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
England Percy John Frederick Lush
5-2 5-4
United Kingdom M. Lush United Kingdom R.L. Williams
United Kingdom P.J.T. Henery
United Kingdom A.B. Mesham
United Kingdom Major. Mesham
5–9 September. South of England Championships
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Edgar Lubbock
6-4 6-2 6-0
United Kingdom Robert W. Braddell United Kingdom R.N. Cooper-Coles
United Kingdom Frederick Brunning Maddison
United Kingdom Charles John Cole
United Kingdom C. Fairfax
United Kingdom Leopold Maxse
United Kingdom William C. Taylor
13–17 September.[d] Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament[55]
Winter Gardens
Torquay, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
England Ernest Maconchy
?
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe United Kingdom C. Haynes England B.C. Skottowe
United Kingdom G. Egerton
England W. Ware
England J. Bayly
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe
6-2 6-4
United Kingdom F. Crowdy
United Kingdom G. Egerton
United Kingdom W. Ware
United Kingdom Miss. Coulthard
6-2 6-4
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe
United Kingdom Miss. Cole
15–17 September.[e] Saint Leonards-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Tournament[56]
St Leonards-on-Sea, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Arthur Wellesley Soames
6-3 6-5 6-5
United Kingdom A.H. Trevor United Kingdom S. Twining United Kingdom A.R.N. Coles
United Kingdom Charles John Chichester Smith
19 September. White Rose Lawn Tennis Tournament
Gentleman's Cricket Ground
York, Yorkshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom F. Durant
6-4 6-5
United Kingdom E.M. Turner United Kingdom A. Hotham
United Kingdom Granville Croft
United Kingdom Mr. Baines
United Kingdom Major Lee's
19–24 September.[f] East Gloucestershire Championships
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom William Renshaw
6–0, 6–1, 6–1
United Kingdom Robert Wallace Braddell Ireland Ernest Browne
Ireland Michael Gallwey McNamara
United Kingdom Henry Blane Porter
Challenge round
Ireland Ernest Browne
24-25 September.[57] Truro LTC Open Tournament
Truro, Cricket Club
Truro, Cornwall, England
Grass
United Kingdom H. Mann
?
United Kingdom Francis Joseph Ridgway United Kingdom Lancelot Melvill Haslope
United Kingdom Robert Fox
United Kingdom Charles Reginald Gerveys Grylls
United Kingdom H.E. Lambe
United Kingdom T.W. Wilson
26 September-2 October.[58] Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
(later Hampshire Championships)
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Montague Hankey
6-2 6-3 6-0
United Kingdom J. G. Johnson United Kingdom Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
United Kingdom E.W. Brooke
United Kingdom John Dalby Dewhurst
United Kingdom Edward George Farquharson
United Kingdom H. Fort
United Kingdom F.E. Rooke

October

[edit]
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
3–10 October Armagh ALTC Tournament[59]
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Outdoor
Hard
Singles
Ireland Robert Barron Templer
2-0 (sets)
United Kingdom H. Irwin United Kingdom M. Blacker
Ireland E. J. Wolfe
United Kingdom M. Blacker
United Kingdom A. Burke
United Kingdom C. S. Poole
Ireland V. De. Tattersall
Challenge round
Ireland Robert Shaw Templer
3–10 October.[60] Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Brighton Lawn Tennis Club
Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England
Grass
United Kingdom C. Fairfax
6-1, 6-4, 7-5
United Kingdom A.O. Jennings United Kingdom W.P. Bowyer
England Leonard Dampier
United Kingdom A. Evelegh
England Robert Howden Kellie
United Kingdom H. Langton
United Kingdom W. Stuckey
4–10 October Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament
Brighton, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Michael Gallwey McNamara
2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1
United Kingdom Champion Russell United Kingdom Charles John Cole
United Kingdom Charles Walder Grinstead
United Kingdom Humphery H. Berkley
United Kingdom H. Brooker
United Kingdom George S. Murray Hill
United Kingdom H. M. Nichol
United Kingdom Henry B. Thornhill
United Kingdom Miss. E. Munt
6-3, 6-1
United Kingdom Orlando R. Coote
United Kingdom Miss. Leila Lodwick
26–28 October.[61] St. George's Cricket Club Tournament
St. George's Cricket Club
New York, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland John Jameson Cairnes
7-5 6-2 6-3
United States James Rankine United States Charles F. Watson Sr.
United States F. Ennis
United States W. P. Anderson
United States R. J. Cross
United States H. Henry
United States James Rankine

November

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
4–10 November Victorian Championships[62]
Melbourne Cricket Ground
Melbourne, Australia
Outdoor
Hard
Singles - Doubles
Australia Louis Whyte
6-4 4-6 6-1 6-1
Australia Francis James Highett Australia J. S. Conran
Australia Francis James Highett
Australia R. H. James
Australia W. M. Mitchell
Australia Francis James Highett

December

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No events

List of tournament winners

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Note: important tournaments are written in bold

Rankings

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Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1881 [63]
# Player
1  William Renshaw (ENG)
2  Herbert Lawford (SCO)
3  Richard Taswell Richardson (GBR)
4  Ernest Renshaw (ENG)
5  Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland)
6  Otway Woodhouse (GBR)
7  Peter Aungier (Ireland)
8  Edgar Lubbock (GBR)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The St.George's Hill tournament was staged at Weybridge, Surrey from 1880 to 1966 on grass courts, it was known as the Brooklands Open between 1913-14.
  2. ^ The Cambridge University tournament ran from 1881 to 1903 and featured winners such as Herbert Wilberforce and Anthony (Tony) Wilding.
  3. ^ The Maidstone tournament was staged from 1881 to 1927.
  4. ^ The Torquay Tennis Tournament was staged from 1880 to 1974 on grass courts.
  5. ^ The St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament ran from 1880 to 1891.
  6. ^ The East Gloucestershire Championships ran from 1879 to 1969.

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