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1888 men's tennis season

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1888 Men's Tennis season
Ernest Wool Lewis was title leader this year
Details
Duration17 April – 29 December
Edition13th
Tournaments129
CategoriesImportant (4)
National (5)
Provincial/Regional/State (11)
County (6)
Local/other (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (8)
Most tournament finalsUnited Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (8)
1887
1889

The 1888 Men's tennis season[1] was composed of the thirteenth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 129 tournaments.

The season began in January in Madras, India, and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.

Season summary

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In 1888 the twelfth edition of the 1888 Wimbledon Championships was held, this saw the victory of Ernest Renshaw[2] who defeated the Briton Ernest Wool Lewis in the final of the preliminary tournament by 7–9, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 . Renshaw then defeated defending champion Herbert Lawford in the challenge round to claim the title for the first time. In the fourth edition of the men's doubles the brothers William Renshaw and Ernest Renshaw[3] regained the title they had not been able to defend the previous year by beating the title holders Herbert Wilberforce and Patrick Bowes-Lyon in the challenge round per 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3.

In 1888 the eighth edition of the Irish Championships was also played where the Briton Ernest Renshaw prevailed who defeated James Willoughby Hamilton 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6–2 in the final. In the U.S. National Championships, (today known as the US Open) held on the grass courts of the Newport Casino in Newport in the United States, the American Henry Slocum prevailed in the men's singles, defeating his compatriot Howard Augustus Taylor in 3 sets in the final of the preliminary tournament with the score of 6-4 6-1 6–0. Richard Sears after his seventh consecutive victory at the US National Championships he no longer participated in the tournament so the victory was awarded to Taylor without playing the challenge round. In addition to the men's singles tournament at the Staten Island Cricket Club in New York, the doubles tournament was also held where Oliver Campbell and Valentine Gill Hall prevailed, beating Edward MacMullen and Clarence Hobart in the final.

In the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, the Australian Dudley Webb prevailed in the men's singles, beating his compatriot Charles W. Cropper in the final. In the British Covered Court Championships in London, one of the earliest tournaments in tennis history to be played on indoor courts, Ernest Lewis prevailed in the men's singles defeating Ernest George Meers.

Calendar

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Included:[4]

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:'This is an incomplete roll of tournaments staged this year

Key

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

January

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No events

February

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Nessun evento

March

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
March Tropical Championships
St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Club
St. Augustine, United States
Wood (i)
Singles - Doubles
United States Henry Graff Trevor
5 sets
United States C.E. Garrett
Challenger
United States Thomas Sterling Beckwith
10 Mar Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament
Bombay Gymkhana Club
Bombay, India
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom F. Ward
2-6 6-5 6-3
United Kingdom T.C. Sangster United Kingdom George McMahon
United Kingdom Mr. Agnew Turner

April

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
17 April[10] British Covered Court Championships
London, Great Britain
Wood (i)
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
6–3, 6–0, 6–1
United Kingdom Ernest Meers

May

[edit]
Week Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
1 May[11] New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Singles - Doubles
Australia Dudley Webb
6–0, 6–4, 7–5
Australia Charles W. Cropper




20 May.[12] Ceylon Championships
Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club
Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Edward De Fonblanque
6-4 6-5 4-6 4-6 6-4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward George Farquharson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland L.E. Dalton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas W. Gallwey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Parsons Dove
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M. Findlay
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edgar Vanderspar
21 May[13] Irish Championships
Dublin, Ireland
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
6–4, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
Ireland Willoughby Hamilton
26 May. Fitzwilliam Club Championships
Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Dublin, Ireland
Grass
Ireland Willoughby Hamilton
6-4 6-3 6-1
Ireland Harold Segerson Mahony United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J.F. Hughes
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J.T. Maxwell
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Henry Greene
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Pierce Rowley James
Ireland Edward Mahon
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. Roberts
Challenger
Ireland Tom Campion
24 – 26 May[14] West of Scotland Championships
Pollockshields Athletic Club
Pollockshields
Scotland
Grass
Scotland J.B. Gray
6–3, 8–6, 6–2
Scotland William Thomas Hendry Scotland C. Gray
Scotland Anderson Steel
Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon
Scotland Richard Millar Watson
Scotland Horatio R. Babington Peile
Wales G.H. Aitken
24 - 26 May.[15] Western Counties Championship
Pollockshields Athletic Club
Pollockshields
Scotland
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Arthur Nevile John Story
6-2 2-6 6-3 8-6
Scotland Edward Barnard Fuller United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G. Scott-Jackson
Scotland Richard Millar Watson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Adams
Scotland James Cleland Burns
Scotland R. Roxburgh
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.W. Wyatt

June

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
Jun Broughty Ferry Open
Broughty Ferry LTC
Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Clay
Singles - Doubles
Scotland Alfred Aitken Thomson
6-3 8-6 3-6 7-5
England Arthur Nevile John Story
4 Jun Middle States Championships
Hoboken, New Jersey, United States
Singles - Doubles
United States Edward Peale MacMullen
6-0, 6–4, 0–6, 8-6
United States Robert Livingston Beeckman
4 Jun[16] West of England Championships
Bath, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Harry S. Barlow
6–4, 6–3, 8–10, 3–6, 8–6
United Kingdom James Baldwin
6 - 9 June.[17] Whitehouse Open
Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club
Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland
Outdoor
Clay
Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon
6-4, 6-3, 6-1
Scotland Edward Barnard Fuller Scotland J.C. Huie
Scotland Pat. Smith
England Stanley Riseley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J.C.S. Sandeman
Scotland Kenneth Sanderson
Scotland Richard Millar Watson
Challenge round
Scotland Archibald Thomson
Scotland John Galbraith Horn
Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon
6-1, 0-6, 8-6, 6-4
England Arthur Nevile John Story
England Arnold Wyersdale Blake
Scotland Richard Millar Watson
England Ann Dod
5-7, 6-3, 6-4
Scotland C.D. Murray
Scotland Jane Ferguson
11 Jun[18] Welsh Championships
Penarth, Wales, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Willoughby Hamilton
6–1, 6–1, 6–0
Ireland Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
11 Jun|[19][20] Nottinghamshire Championships
Nottingham, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Frederick William Snook
w.o.
United Kingdom Herbert Durrant Snook
11 Jun|[21] East Gloucestershire Championships
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Harry S. Barlow
7-5 6-3 4-6 2-6 ret.
Ireland Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
13 Jun[22] Southern Championships
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Singles - Doubles
United States Alexander Hamilton Stump Post
?
United States Leigh Bonsal United States Rodmond Vernon Beach
United States William Austin Tomes
United States Charles L. McCauley
United States Yates Pennington
United States Oscar R. Woodward
United States Leigh Bonsal
United States L.V. Lemoyne

17 Jun Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament
Macclesfield LTC
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Henry Guy Nadin
w.o.
United Kingdom G.E. Lowe United Kingdom John Barlow Thistlethwaite
United Kingdom G.H. Willoughby
United Kingdom W. Burgess
United Kingdom H.R. Greaves
United Kingdom J.A. Rooke
United Kingdom W. Twyford
18 Jun[23] London Championships
London, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
6-0 6-1 6-2
United Kingdom Harry S. Barlow
18 Jun[24] Kent Championships
Beckenham, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Meers
5–7, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3, 6–2
United Kingdom Frederick A. Bowlby
18 Jun[25] Northern Championships
Manchester, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Willoughby Hamilton
6-1 8-6 6-1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry Grove
21 Jun.[26] Northumberland Cricket Club Open
Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Kenneth R. Marley
6-1 6-2 6-2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Gurney Pease United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Bloomfield Garvey
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold King
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W. Armstrong
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Wellesley Hallward
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. Jackson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wilson Pease
20–22 Jun.[27] New England Championships
New Haven LTC
New Haven, Connecticut United States
SinglesDoubles
United States Henry Slocum
8-6 5-7 6-4 4-6 6-2
United States Oliver Samuel Campbell United States Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach
United States William Larned Thacher
United States C.H. Ludington jr6
United States John W. Nichols Jr
United States C.W. Pierson
United States Albert Empie Wright
Challenger
United States Edward Peale MacMullen
25 Jun. Waterloo Tournament
Waterloo Lawn Tennis Club
Liverpool, Great Britain
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Jacob Gaitskell Brown
w.o.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Chipp United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandWilliam Parkfield Wethered
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Joseph Soares
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P.G. Hall
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Andrew Laurie Macfie
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G. Smith
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Beresford St. George Verschoyle
30 Jun Edgbaston Open Tournament
Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club
Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom James Baldwin
7-9 6-0 6-2 6-4
United Kingdom Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross United Kingdom G.E. Lowe
United Kingdom Frank Noon
United Kingdom George Ernest Dixon Brown
United Kingdom Marmaduke Strickland Constable
United Kingdom John Redfern Deykin
United Kingdom Noel Maitland Farrer
United Kingdom John Redfern Deykin
England Maud Watson
0-6 7-5 6-2
United Kingdom George Brown
United Kingdom Bertha Steedman
30 Jun. Midland Counties Championships
Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club
Edgbaston, England
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry Scrivener
6-2 6-0 9-7
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Guy Nadin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Francis Russell Burrow
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.E. Lowe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Reston Brewerton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W.R. Craig
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Percival Du Sautoy Leather
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Haden Monckton
Challenger
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Redfern Deykin

July

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Week Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
Jul Natal Championships
Brea Lawn Tennis Ground
Durban, South Africa
Singles - Doubles
South Africa William J. Grant
6-2 6-3 6-1
South Africa A. Butcher South Africa Samuel Francis Beningfield
South Africa Mr. Weise
South Africa W.E. Butcher
South Africa Mr. Collinson
South Africa Mr. Short
Challenger
South Africa Reuben Widdows Beningfield
Jul Houndiscombe Tennis Tournament
Houndiscombe, Plymouth, Devon, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Wilfred Milne
6-1 6-0
England C.R. Broad
Jul Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament
Norton, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Great Britain
Clay
Singles - Doubles
England H.C. King
6-2 4-6 10-8 7-5
England Frederick T. Bradbury
2 Jul. County Dublin Championships
Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club
Dublin, Ireland
Grass
SinglesDoubles
Ireland Joshua Pim
6-3 6-4 9-7
Ireland William Drumond Hamilton United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas Harrison Griffiths
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Stoker
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C.P. Brett
Ireland Manliffe Goodbody
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J. Godley
Ireland William Henry Mahon
2 Jul. Somersetshire Championships
Taunton, Somerset, England
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Baldwin
1-6 7-5 6-3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Legassicke Hancock * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H.F. Wilkinson
2 Jul Northern Counties Challenge Cup
Norton, County Durham, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.W. Fletcher
6-2 6-3 6-0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Bolckow * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Burgess Crosby United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frederick T. Bradbury
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George E. Newby
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Gurney Pease
4 Jul. Englewood Open
Field Club
Englewood, New Jersey, United States
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United States Oliver Campbell
6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4
United States Albert Empie Wright United States Grant Notman
United States William Austin Tomes
United States Theodore M. Banks
United States Clarence Hobart
United States F.A. Kellogg
United States Richard W. Stevens
2–7 July.[28] Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Stafford Institute LTC
Stafford, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
6-0 6-1 6-0
Scotland Francis Russell Burrow United Kingdom G.E. Lowe
United Kingdom Frederick Anthony Watts
Ireland Tom Campion
United Kingdom John Redfern Deykin
United Kingdom Alfred Edward Thompson
United Kingdom Walter Mace Shipman
7 Jul Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Cambridge, Great Britain
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
0-6 8-6 7-5 6-4
United Kingdom Alfred E. Walker United Kingdom Percy Bateman Brown
United Kingdom Herbert Ramon Yglesias
United Kingdom F.H. Aves
United Kingdom Horace Corthorn Elgood
United Kingdom L.C.P. Wolferston
United Kingdom F.R. Wilcox
7 Jul[29] Wimbledon Championships
London, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
6–3, 7–5, 6–0 [
Scotland Herbert Lawford
United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
United Kingdom William Renshaw

, 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
Scotland Patrick Bowes-Lyon
United Kingdom Herbert Wilberforce
5–8 Jul.[30] Staten Island Invitation
Staten Island Cricket & Baseball Club
Livingston, Staten Island, New York City, United States
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Henry Slocum
6-4 6-8 6-1 9-7
United States Edward Peale MacMullen United States Samuel A. Campbell Jr.
United States Valentine Gill Hall
United States James Brown
United States P.E. Johnson
United States Quincy Shaw
United States Howard Augustus Taylor
8 Jul[31] Western Championships[32]
Scarlett Ribbon Club
Chicago, United States
Singles - Doubles
United States Charles Amherst Chase
6-3 6-3 6-1
United States Samuel Thompson Chase United States J.W. Carver United States T.L. McClung
United States E.A. Valentine
Challenger
United States E.W. McClellan
14 Jul[33] Champion Hill Tournament
East Dulwich, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Wilberforce Eaves
6-4 6-4
England G.A. Adair
16 Jul. Warwickshire Championships
Leamington Spa, Great Britain
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
6-3 1-6 6-3 6-0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Redfern Deykin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Francis Russell Burrow
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.S. Back
Ireland William Drumond Hamilton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.B. Hodson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J.H. Mitchell
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Hampden Wilkieson
23 Jul[34] Ilkley Closed Tournament
Ilkley, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Arthur Godfrey Pease
5-7 6-1 6-4 6-4
England E.W. Fletcher
23 Jul[35] Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament
(later Yorkshire Championships)
Ilkley, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland William Drummond Hamilton
6-3 6-2 6-2
England E.W. Fletcher United Kingdom George Dixon Brown
England Arthur Godfrey Pease
United Kingdom Percy Bateman Brown
United Kingdom Harold Weston Carlton
England Walter Mace Shipman
Scotland Archibald Thomson
23 Jul[36] Middlesex Championships
Chiswick Park, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
6-2 6-2 6-2
United Kingdom Ernest George Meers
17 -23 Jul.[37] Rockaway Hunting Club Invitation
Rockaway Hunting Club
Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, United States
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Henry Slocum
6-3, 6-2, 6-1
United States Howard Augustus Taylor United States Grant Notman
United States Carroll J. Post Jr.
United States Morton Spring Paton
United States Charles Edward Sands
24 July. Southampton Invitation
Meadow Club
Southampton, New York, US
Surface ?
SinglesDoubles
United States Howard Augustus Taylor
6-8 6-1 1-6 6-3 6-3
United States Henry Warner Slocum Jr. United States Oliver Samuel Campbell
United States Foxhall Parker Keene
United States F.M. Bacon
United States J.F. Bacon
United States D. Folsom
United States William Austin Tomes
Challenger
United States Joseph Sill Clark
27 Jul[38] Northumberland Championships
Constabulary Cricket Ground
Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
Scotland Patrick Bowes-Lyon
6-0 6-0 6-0
United Kingdom Percival Charles Du Sautoy Leather
30 Jul.[39] Ilkley Open Tournament
Ilkley LTC
Ilkley, Yorkshire, England
Grass
Ireland William Drumond Hamilton
6-3 6-2 6-2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland James Baldwin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Ernest Dixon Brown
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Godfrey Pease
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Percy Bateman Brown
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Weston Carlton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Walter Mace Shipman
Scotland Archibald Thomson
Challenger
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.W. Fletcher

August

[edit]
Week Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
Aug[40] Gore Court Championships
Sittingbourne, Great Britain
Clay
Singles - Doubles
England Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves
5-6 6-3 6-5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland D. Fuller
1 Aug. Derbyshire Championships
Buxton LTC
Buxton, Great Britain
Grass
SinglesDoubles
Ireland Tom Campion
7-5 6-4 7-5
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Percy Bateman Brown United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland T.G. Hill
Scotland Archibald Thomson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frederick T. Bradbury
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Weston Carlton
Ireland William Drumond Hamilton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Hillyard
2 Aug U.S. National Championships
Newport, United States
Singles - Doubles
United States Henry Slocum
6-4 6-1 6-0
United States Howard Augustus Taylor
United States Oliver Campbell
United States Valentine Hall

6-4 6-2 6-2
United States Clarence Hobart
United States Edward MacMullen
31 Jul–4 Aug.[41] Wentworth Open Tournament
Hotel Wentworth
New Castle, New Hampshire, United States
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Charles Amherst Chase
6-4, 7-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3
United States Oliver Samuel Campbell United States Frederick Sherwood Mansfield
United States Edward Peale MacMullen
United States Francis L. V. Hoppin
United States Quincy Shaw
United States Hugh A. Tallant
United States Albert Empie Wright
31 Jul–4 Aug.[42] North Wales Challenge Cup
Vale of Clwyd LTC
Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
England George Whitely Hayes
6-4, 6-3, 6-2
England W.H. Hayes United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J. Halford
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P. Ormrod
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.D. Heaton
Wales R. Lloyd Williams
Challenger
England Henry James Wilson Fosbery
1 - 4 Aug.[43] Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation)
(Waterbury Challenge Cup)
Westchester Country Club
Harrison, New York, USA
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Oliver Samuel Campbell
6-8, 6-3, 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
United States Robert Livingston Beeckman United States Howard Augustus Taylor
United States Charles Edward Sands
3–6 Aug.[44] Rochester Open
Paddock Lawn Tennis Club
Rochester, Kent, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Gladstone Eames
6-3 6-4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wilfred Baddeley United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Percy Oliver Chipp
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland R.J. Cracknell
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Oscar William Benwell
Australia Arthur Benjamin Carvosso
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A.B. Green
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland David Elgar Payn
6 - 11 Aug.[45] West of Ireland Championships
County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club
Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Willoughby Hamilton
4-6, 6-2, 6-3, 5-7, 6-2
Ireland Blaney Hamilton Ireland Effingham Carroll McDowell
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cecil John Cramer-Roberts
Ireland George Hewson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Chaloner Knox
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Stepney
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Edward Wylam
Challenger
Ireland Arthur John de Courcy Wilson
6 Aug.[46] Exmouth Tournament
Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club
Exmouth, England
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
6-1 6-3 6-3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Chipp United Kingdom Harry Grove
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Hillyard
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arnold Wyersdale Blake
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Redfern Deykin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Conway John Morgan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Noon
7 - 11 Aug.[47] Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament
Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland William Drumond Hamilton
4-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E. Bourke Ireland John M. Brown
Ireland G. Butler
Ireland Henry Joseph Gallwey
Ireland Raymond De La Poer
Ireland W.J. Richardson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Captain H.T. Ravenhill
Challenger
Ireland Manliffe Francis Goodbody
11 Aug[48] Northwestern Championships
Minneapolis, United States
Singles - Doubles
United States R.D. Applegate
6-4, 6-5
United States H. Cramer
11 Aug[49] Scottish Championships
St Andrews, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
Scotland Patrick Bowes-Lyon
1–6, 0–6, 10–8, 6–2, 3–1 ret.
United Kingdom Harry Grove
13 - 18 Aug.[50] Tenby Open
Tenby LTC
Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Wales William Sidney Nelson Heard
6-2 6-2 6-1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.W. David United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W.R. Glazebrook
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A.M.C. Smith
Wales Colonel Thomas Powell Lewes
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A.G. Norris
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.M. Samson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. Stabb
13–18 Aug.[51] Teignmouth and Shaldon Open
Teignmouth LTC
Teignmouth, Devon, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Chipp
6-0 6-1 6-0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Redfern Deykin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Charles Pine-Coffin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Robert Charles Thompson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wilfred Milne
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Conway John Morgan
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frank Noon
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland L. Peel Yates
16 - 21 Aug.[52] Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament
West Cliff Tennis Grounds
Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Wilberforce
6-4, 6-4, 8-6
Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Wellesley Hallward
England William Edwin Pease
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.W. Fletcher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Richmond Mewburn
England Arthur Godfrey Pease
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur John Stanley
21 Aug. South of Scotland Championships
Moffat
Scotland
Grass
Scotland Alfred Aitken Thomson
6-1 6-3 4-6 6-4
Scotland J. Scott United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Francis Pinhorn
Scotland G. Scott
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Stuart Leslie Bathurst
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Guy Hannaford
Scotland Bargeny McCulloch
21 Aug[53] Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournmament
Torquay, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
3-6 0-6 6-1 6-4 6-0
United Kingdom Herbert Chipp United Kingdom J. Cassavetti
United Kingdom George Hillyard
21 - 23 Aug.[54] Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament
Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club
Hurts Hall Park, Saxmundham, England
Grass
Saxmundham Lawn Tennis TournamentDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Kensit Barnabas Norman
3–6, 6–4, 6–2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. Hewetson United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Bacon Longe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C.R. Rodwell
United Kingdom Charles Sidney Cullingham
United Kingdom F.E. Hollond
United Kingdom William Bolding Monement
United Kingdom Edward Berners Upcher
23 Aug[55] Seabright Invitational Tournament
Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club
Rumson, New Jersey, United States
Singles - Doubles
United States H. Alexander
6-2 6-4
United States W. Ward
27 Aug[56] North of England Championships
Scarborough, Great Britain
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandErnest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
6-1 6-1 6-1
United Kingdom Henry Guy Nadin

September

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Week Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
3 Sep. Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament
Sheffield and Hallamshire LTC
Sheffield, Yorkshire, Great Britain
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.E. Lowe
6-2 6-1 2-6 6-0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Henry Guy Nadin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frederick T. Bradbury
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Walter Mace Shipman
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.W. Brooke
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland David Davy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G.F. Padley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W.F. Rodgers
3 Sept[57] South of England Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Andrew George Ziffo
4–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–3
United Kingdom Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
3 Sep Southern California Championships
Santa Monica, United States
Hard
Singles - Doubles
United States Robert Peyton Carter
w.o.
United States William Henry Young
10 Sep. Boulogne International
Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Clay
SinglesDoubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edgar John Chippendale
6-2 6-1 6-2
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lewin Venn Alexander United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W. Egerton
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H.J. Gibson
Challenger
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William C. Taylor
15 Sep Queensland Championships
Toowong Sports Ground
Brisbane, Australia
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Australia Arthur Fielder Taylor
12-4
Australia Harold De Winton Australia Dudley David Pontifex Australia Ernest John Gilligan
Australia Charles Follett Stewart Pennell
18 – 24 September.[58] Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament
Rochester Lawn Tennis Club
Rochester, New York, US
Grass
SinglesDoubles
United States Charles Amherst Chase
6-2 6-0 6-2
United States Godfrey Malbone Brinley United States Philip Sears
United States Valentine Hall
United States Robert Livingston Beeckman
United States Joseph Sill Clark Sr.
United States Albert Church Hamlin
United States Adam Empie Wright Jr.

October

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
14 Oct Intercollegiate Championships
New Haven, United States
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Philip Shelton Sears
7-5 4-6 6-2 4-6 6-2
United States Valentine Gill Hall
25 Oct Victorian Championships
Melbourne, Cricket Club Grounds
Melbourne, Australia
Hard
Singles - Doubles
Australia Arthur Colquhoun[59]
6-3 6-4 6-3
United Kingdom John Hartley
25 Oct [60] Southern Fall Championships
Highland Country Club
Washington D.C., United States
Singles - Doubles
United States Frederick Sherwood Mansfield
6-1 6-4 6-2
United States Deane B. Miller United States Francis L. V. Hoppin
United States J.W. Smith
United States Rodmond Vernon Beach
United States C.H. Ludington jr
United States Arthur Landon Rives

November

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No events

December

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Week Tournament Winner Finalist Semi-finalist Quarter-finalist
24 Dec[61] New Zealand Championships
Napier, New Zealand
Singles - Doubles
New Zealand Percival Clennell Fenwick
4-6 4-6 6-1 6-4 9-7
New Zealand Minden Fenwick New Zealand Edward Robert Boddington
New Zealand Richard Dacre Harman
New Zealand Charles Edward Stuart Gillies
New Zealand Charles Dugald Kennedy
New Zealand Thomas Harold Rawson
New Zealand Frederick Wilding
New Zealand Miss E. Gordon
New Zealand Frederick Wilding
6-1 6-3
New Zealand Miss Hilda Hitchings
New Zealand C. D. Kennedy

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