1880 men's tennis season explained

1880 men's tennis season
Duration:	12 April – 28 November
Edition:	5th
Tournaments:	44 (Amateur)
Categories:	Important (4) National (2) Provincial/Regional/State (2) County (4) Local (32)
Most Tournament Titles:	Dale Womersley (2) Edward Brackenbury (2) William Renshaw (2)
Most Tournament Finals:	Otway E. Woodhouse (2) William Renshaw (2)
Previous:	1879
Next:	1881

The 1880 men's tennis season ^{[1] [2]} was the fifth amateur tennis tour held that year. It now incorporated 44 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.

The tour began in April Cheltenham, England and ended in October in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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),^[3] in some tournaments not all.

• Indicates challenger

Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season

Key

Important.^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] ^[8]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

January to March

No events

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
10–16 May	Northern Championships^[10] Manchester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Taswell Richardson^[11] 6-0 6-3 6-0			J Bayly J Clarke John Comber W L Agnew
24 May-28 May	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships^[12] Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 6-1 6-4 6-3			S. D. Maul A. J. Mullholland
	Challenge round Vere St. Leger Goold

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
4-6 Jun.^[13]		William Bertie Roberts 6-0, 6-1		Mr. Montagu	Mr. Keate	Mr. O'Brien Mr. Luxmore
26 June.^[14]		Dale Womersley 2 sets to 0	R.C. Ball		Barrington Henry Syer Barnes J.G. Fowler J. Read
14–26 June		Arthur Oldham Jennings 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4	Thomas Jenner Verrall
24–25 June.^[16] ^[17]		Stuart Macrae 6-5 4-6 6-4	Champion Branfill Russell	Harold Baird Carlyon E.C. Keele	H.F. Johnson Arthur Thomas Toller Dr John Thomas Jacques George de Horne Vaizey
21 June-4 July	Princes Club Championships^[18] Prince's Club, London, Great Britain Grass Singles	Herbert Lawford 5-7 5-7 6-3 6-0 8-6		Otway E, Woodhouse Herbert Lawford	Captain Blane David Charles Heatley O E Woodhouse

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	All comers' finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
5 June–3 July.^[19]	Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, England ?	F. Durant 6-0, 8-6, 9-7	E. Johnson	Frederick Chetwynd-Stapylton A.C. Waddilove	H.W. Horne W.R. Price Edward Chetwynd-Stapylton
12 July.	Championship of the Esher LTC. Esher Lawn Tennis Club Esher, Surrey, England ?	Clement Edward Cottrell ?	?
16 July.^[20]		Edward North Buxton 2 sets to 0	R.C. Ball
7–16 July		John Hartley walkover		George Butterworth G. M. Montgomeries
	Challenge round Herbert Lawford
15 - 17 July.^[24]		R. Stuart Wilson 7-5, 6-2	Arthur Wellesley Soames	F.A. Coles
15 - 18 July.^[25]	County Galway LTC Tournament Lisbeg, County Galway,Ireland Grass	Ernest Browne ?	John Eyre	W. Aldridge	Edmond Bennet Brackenbury James Parsons Dove
20 July.^[26]		W.H. Collins ?	G.H. Evans	H.O. Hall	A. Ashby F.M. Eden B. Clarke-Thornhill
21-26 July.^[27]		Jonas Henry William Gardner 6-4 6-3	J. H. Forster	C.W.A. Law	William Arthur Briscoe L.G. Knight
28-31 July		Joseph R. Rainsford 6-1 6-4 6-3	Jacob R. Sherrard	Joseph R. Rainsford Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer	Horrace Kennedy Ivor Kirkpatrick Thomas Browning Reeves R. D. Vincent

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
August.^[30]	Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament Sherborne School Cricket Ground Sherborne, Blackmoor Vale, Dorset, England Grass	Sir Hubert James Medlycott ?	B. Portman	Rev. Montague Hankey	G. Dendy A.C. Cole J.C. Fox
? August		James Patten McDougall^[31] def	Leslie Balfour-Melville
2 – 3 August.^[32]	Ripon Club Tournament Ripon, LTC, Cricket Field Ripon, North Yorkshire, England Grass	A.R. Springett ?	Northing Pinckney Snowden	J. Walker T.F. Wilson	C. Bickerstelle R. Paley W. Paley A.J. Wise
19 August.^[33] ^[34]	Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Tournament The Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Sefton Park, Liverpool, England Grass	H.F. Rooke ?	H. Duranty	L.J. Kilgour	J.R. Holme Mr. Isaacson Mr. Stewart
16–19 August		Vere St. Leger Goold 6-1 6-2	Frederick William Knox Def	Robert Hassard	Arthur Bourke G. Butler
16–24 August	Devonshire Park Championships^[36] Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Dale Womersley	Frederick Brunning Maddison def.	C.H.P. Carter William C. Taylor	G. Palmer Herbert Henley Playford Nalton Womersley
17–21 August		Edward Brackenbury 6-4 6-4 6-2	Edward Montiford Longfield		G Burton James F J Heffernan Considine Major Henry H Goodeve William Dawson
17–21 August	Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Grass	Edward Brackenbury 6-4 6-4 6-2	Edward Lysaght		Heffernan Considine Charles A Mc Donald Major Henry H Goodeve
21 - 28 August.^[38]	Langley Marish Tournament Langley Marish LTC Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass	C. O. Phipps 6-5, 3-6, 6-3	Zachary Hubert Nash	Rev. J. Swire	J.N. Hardcastle	Thomas Arthur Nash
23–24 August.		Ernest Maconchy 6-0 6-0	C. Hughes	C. Hughes T. B. Hughes	Thomas Arembery Tombe Owen Gould
30 August.^[40]	Bedfordshire LTC Tournament Beds LTC Fairfield, Bedfordshire, England Grass	Robert James Lindsell ?	Frederick Willis	Augustus Scobell Orlebar	J. Hughes S. Mellor

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
September.^[41]	Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass	H. Stanley 6-4, 6-3, 6-5	Francis Henry Izard	Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings	A.W. Bailey F.O. Bax-Ironside
September.^[42]	Ealing Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament Ealing Cricket Club Ealing, Middlesex, England Grass	F.W. Rawson 3 sets to 0	Alfred Penn Gaskell	Mr. Baker C.J. Wilkinson	A.R. Atkinson Mr. St. Clair W. Hervey M. Sharpe
1 - 2 Sept.		Robert Baron Templer ?	Robert Shaw Templer	J.C. Hibbert	E. Obré E.J. Wolfe
1 - 3 September.^[43]		Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy ?	W.B. Young	H. Hayes	Sir Stephen Montagu Burrows George Campbell Maconchy Thomas Arembery Tombe
4 September.^[44]		Algernon Hay Lushington ?	P. Hewitt	C.A. White	O. Borrodaile A. Spicer
1–5 September		Otway E. Woodhouse^[46] 54-50 (games)	Isidore F. Hellmuth^[47]	Edward H. Gray C.M. Harvey	C. W. Barnes Walter M Wood William Larned W H Davidge
24 - 25 September.^[48]	Truro LTC Open Tournament Truro Cricket Grounds Truro, Cornwall, England Grass	Mr. Casey 3 sets to 0	William Ewart Beamish Barter	Dr.F. Collins P.A. Derry	José Ricardo Grylls d'Almeida H.D. Foster L. Milne George Tallack Petherick
28 September.^[49] ^[50]	Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bosmere, LTC Creeting Rectory, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, England Grass	J.M. Wilkinson ?	George Algernon Draffen	A. Downes	E.R. Durnford H. Gaye Mr. Smythe

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
30 September - 1 October.^[51]	Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Francis Robert (Frank) Benson 6-1, 6-1, 6-3	F.A. Campbell
4–10 October		William Renshaw 6-3 6-3		Robert Bradell William H Darby	Frederick Bunning H C Goddart H E Eaton William H Darby
4 October.^[53]		Rev. J. Kerr 2 sets to 1	A.M. Bell
6 - 11 October.^[54] ^[55]	Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Henley Lawn & Tennis Club Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England ?	E. Bayly 1-6, 6-1, 12-10	W.H. Browning
7 - 14 October.^[56] ^[57]	Savernake Forest LTC Tournament Savernake Forest, LTC, S.F.C.C. Ground Savernake, Wiltshire England ?	George Rawdon Maurice Hewson ?	Mr. Dunning	Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis Thomas Curtis	Rev. F. Carre Rev. M.R. Edmeades Mr. Hunter H. Tootell
11–17 October	Beacon Park Open^[58] Boston, United States Grass	Richard Sears Def	Edward Gray

December

No events

List of tournament winners

Note:List is alphabetical by first name and Important tournaments in bold

• A.R. Springett—Ripon—(1)
• Algernon Hay Lushington—Shanklin—(1)
• Arthur Oldham Jennings—Kemptown-(1)
• C. O. Phipps—Langley Marish—(1)
• Clement Edward Cottrell—Esher—(1)
• Dale Womersley—Brentwood, Eastbourne—(2)
• E. Bayly—Henley—(1)
• Edward Brackenbury—Limerick, Limerick II—(2)
• Edward North Buxton—Woodford Parish—(1)
• Ernest Browne—Lisbeg—(1)
• Ernest Maconchy—Teignmouth, Torquay—(2)
• Ernest Renshaw—Cheltenham—(1)
• F. Durant—Worcester—(1)
• F.W. Rawson—Ealing—(1)
• Francis Benson—Bournemouth—(1)
• Frank Highett-Melbourne—(1)
• George Rawdon Maurice Hewson—Savernake—(1)
• H. Stanley—Brighton (Queens Park)—(1)
• H.F. Rooke—Liverpool—(1)
• Herbert Lawford, Princes Club Championships—(1)
• Hubert James Medlycott–Sherbourne—(1)
• J.M. Wilkinson—Creeting St, Mary—(1)
• James Patten McDougall—St. Andrews—(1)
• John Hartley—Wimbledon Championship—(1)
• Jonas Henry William Gardner—Lichfield—(1)
• Joseph Rainsford—Naas—(1)
• Mr. Casey—Truro—(1)
• Otway E. Woodhouse—Staten Island—(1)
• R. Stuart Wilson–St Leonards-on-Sea—(1)
• Rev. J. Kerr—Dirleton—(1)
• Richard Sears—Boston—(1)
• Richard Taswell Richardson—Northern Championships—(1)
• Robert Baron Templer—Armagh—(1)
• Robert James Lindsell—Fairfield—(1)
• Stuart Macrae—Leicester—(1)
• Vere St. Leger Goold—Waterford—(1)
• W.H. Collins—Lowick—(1)
• William Bertie Roberts—Plymouth—(1)
• William Renshaw—Brighton, Irish Lawn Tennis Championships—(2)

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1880 ^[60]
	Player
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

See also

• 1880 Tennis Season
• 1880 in sports

Sources

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External links

• http://www.tennisarchives.com/
• https://thetennisbase.com/1880 Season

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