1883 men's tennis season
 Ernest Renshaw wins one of the big 5 important tournaments of the year the Irish Championships | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 24 April – 12 November |
| Edition | 7th |
| Tournaments | 31 (Amateur) |
| Categories | Important (5) National championships (3) County/Regional/State championships (6) Other (11) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Charles Walder Grinstead (5) |
| Most finals | Charles Walder Grinstead (6) |
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The 1883 Men's tennis tour[1] was the seventh annual tennis tour, consisting of 31 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.
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.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important tournaments[3][4][5][6][7] |
| National tournaments |
| State Regional tournaments |
| County tournaments |
| Local tournaments |
January
No event
February
'No event
March
'No event
April
May
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–13 May[8] | 1883 Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles |
 Tom Campion5–7 6–1 7–5 |
Charles Henry Chaytor |
Herbert Knox Mackay H. McDermott |
David Wilson Christie Eyre Chatterton William R. A. Joynt J. E. L. Stein |
| 13–14 May | Gloucester tournament[9] Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles |
George M. Butterworth ? |
G. J. Mitton |
H. B. Porter James R. Tyers |
William Salmon Bush A. H. Griffiths C. G. Newton G. J. Mitton
|
| 21–27 May[10] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest Renshaw 3–6 6–3 7–5 1–6 6–3 |
Herbert Lawford |
Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton |
Peter Aungier G. F. Anson  Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson
|
| 21–27 May | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6–3 6–2 6–3 |
Wilfred Milne |
George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor |
F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor
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| 28 May–3 June | London Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
Herbert Lawford 6–1 4–6 6–2 6–3 |
Edward Lake Williams |
Edgar Lubbock Herbert Chipp |
Harry S. Barlow Herbert Chipp H. H. Green G. H. Taylor
|
| 28 May- 3 June | 1883 Eastern Championships Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
 Joseph Sill Clark6–4 6–3 5–7 6–4 |
James Dwight |
Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark |
G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight
|
June
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4–10 June[11] | 1883 East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0 |
William John Bush-Salmon |
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| 6–8 June[12] | 1883 National Collegiate Championships Spring Hartford, Connecticut, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Joseph Sill Clark 6—1 6—1 |
George Sargent |
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| 11–16 June | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1 |
Gerald Barker |
Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler |
H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome
|
| 11–17 June[13] | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Brighton, Great Britain Indoor Hard Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6—3 5—7 7—5 1—6 6—4 |
Donald Charles Stewart |
Robert Howden Kellie Charles Walder Grinstead |
Hugh V. Workman-MacNaghten Robert Howden Kellie Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
|
| 13–16 June[14] | 1883 Tenby tournament Tenby, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1 |
P. T. Ashe |
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| 18-24 June[15] | 1883 Leicestershire Championships Leicester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - 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[16] | 1883 Princes Club Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Herbert Lawford 6—2 6—0 6—1 |
William Taylor |
Edward Lake Williams William Taylor |
H. Blane Edgar Lubbock Edward Lake Williams
|
| 23 June- 1 July[17] | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - 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 |
July
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3–9 July[18] | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 8–6 3–6 6–3 3–6 6–3 |
Herbert Wilberforce |
Donald Charles Stewart Herbert Wilberforce |
Sydney Alfred Noon J. W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet
|
| 7–16 July[19] | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - 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
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| 16-22 July[20] | 1883 Redhill tournament Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4 |
Herbert Chipp |
William John Down Herbert Chipp |
F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
|
| 17-21 July[21] | 1883 Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Outdoor Grass 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
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| Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller
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| 24 July | County Kildare Tournament[22] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Peter Aungier 6-0, 6-3, 6-2[23] |
Algernon A. M. Aylmer |
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| 18-26 July[24] | 1883 Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
 Mark Fenwick? |
Minden Fenwick |
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| 23–29 July | Essex Championships[25] Brentwood, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - 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 | South of Ireland Championships[26] Limerick Cup , Limerick Cricket Club, Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles |
Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0 |
Albert E. Browning ? |
H. Evelyn William H. Gavin |
J. Bagott William Dawson 6 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 Grass Singles |
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 |
| 24-28 July | Limerick Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - 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
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| 24–29 July[27] | Norwich tournament Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August | 1883 Exmouth tournament Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4 |
Teddy Williams |
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| 13 - 17 Aug | West Sussex Championships[28] East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
William Nevill Cobbold 6-3, 6-5 |
James David Vans Agnew |
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| 24 August | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles |
Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7 |
James Dwight |
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| Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6—2, 6—2 |
Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold
|
September
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September | 1883 South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles |
Teddy Williams 6—1 8—6 4—6 7—5 |
Charles Walder Grinstead |
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October
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 October | 1883 National Collegiate Fall Championships 1883 Hartford, United States Singles - Doubles |
Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0 |
William V.S. Thorne |
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| 26-27 October | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4[29] |
Alexander Van Rensselaer |
November
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November | 1883 Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Singles - Doubles |
 Louis Whyte6—5 6—4 6—3 |
Walter John Carre Riddell |
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December
No Events
Tournament winners
Note: important tournaments in bold
| Name | Tournaments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Charles Walder Grinstead |
Grinstead,Brentwood,Brighton,Exmouth,Leicester,Lemington-Spa | 5 |
| Donald Charles Stewart |
Cheltenham | 1 |
| Ernest de Sylly H. Browne |
Bath, Limerick LC | 2 |
| Ernest Renshaw |
Irish Championships | 1 |
| Eyre Chatterton |
Limerick | 1 |
| Francis William Monement |
Norwich | 1 |
| George M. Butterworth |
Bath | 1 |
| Herbert Lawford |
Princes Club | 1 |
| Herbert Wilberforce |
Tenby, Northern Championships | 2 |
| Howard Augustus Taylor |
Newport RI | 1 |
| Richard Field Conover |
Hastings-on-the Hudson, NY | 1 |
| John Galbraith Horn |
Edinburgh | 1 |
| Joseph Sill Clark |
Hartford, Longwood | 2 |
| Leopold Maxse |
Redhill | 1 |
| Louis Whyte |
Melbourne | 1 |
| M. S. Constable |
London | 1 |
| Richard Sears |
US National Championships | 1 |
| Teddy Williams |
Eastbourne | 1 |
| Tom Campion |
Dublin | 1 |
| William Renshaw |
Wimbledon | 1 |
Rankings
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
| Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1883[30] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | |||
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR)
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| 2 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
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| 3 | Herbert Lawford (GBR)
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| 4 | Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland)
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| 5 | Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR)
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| 6 | Donald Stewart (GBR)
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| 7 | Herbert Wilberforce (GBR)
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| 8 | John Hartley (GBR)
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