1881 men's tennis season explained

1881 men's tennis season
Duration:	19 April – 10 November
Edition:	6th
Tournaments:	73 (Amateur)
Categories:	Important (5) National (2) Provincial/Regional/State (6) County (6) Local/other (54)
Most Tournament Titles:	William Renshaw (4)
Most Tournament Finals:	Richard Taswell Richardson (5)
Previous:	1880
Next:	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

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

No events

April

Date	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 April.^[10]	G.H. Evans ?	?
4 April.^[10]
19–23 April.^[11]	Ernest Renshaw 6-2, 3-6, 6-1, 8-6	Ernest Browne	Major Henry Holley Goodeve G. Harrison	Ernest Edwin Meek Henry Blane Porter S. Davies
	Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw def	George Montague Butterworth G. Harrison.
	Ernest Browne Miss Williams def	Henry Blane Porter Miss. Florence Mardall.

May

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

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
June.^[14]		Robert Wallace Braddell 6-4, 8-6, 6-2	Rev. Thomas Poltimore Dimond
June.^[14]
30 May–4 June.^[15]		Barclay Fowell Buxton ?	Erskine Gerald Watson	E.W. Brooke ? R. Hunt ?	A.C. Cooper ? R. Hunt Bye J.E. McMaster ? J.H.M. Whitehead ?
30 May–4 June.^[15]				E.W. Brooke ? R. Hunt ?
1–5 June		Pelham Von Donop 5-6 6-5 6-3		John Charles Kay Bye William Norton Barry	H. C. Jenkins Henry Blane Porter
1–5 June				John Charles Kay Bye William Norton Barry	H. C. Jenkins Henry Blane Porter
5-10 June	Worcester Park Challenge Cup. Worcester, Worcestershire, England Grass	F. Durant ?	?
5-10 June
6–12 June		Richard Taswell Richardson 6-0 6-0		Henry Blane Porter R W Jones	W. G. Barker T. R. Hunt C. Phillips
6–12 June				Henry Blane Porter R W Jones	W. G. Barker T. R. Hunt C. Phillips
6–12 June	Princes Club Championships^[17] London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3		Herbert Lawford	Richard Taswell Richardson John Charles Cole L. G. Campbell
6–12 June				Herbert Lawford	Richard Taswell Richardson John Charles Cole L. G. Campbell
6–12 June		Dale Womersley 6-0 6-4		Edward North Buxton	Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3 6-1 Albert Womersley W.C. Wells A. Fowler was absent.
6–12 June				Edward North Buxton
16–18 June.^[19] ^[20]		Richard Taswell Richardsons 6-0, 6-0	Reginald Herbert Jones
16–18 June.^[19] ^[20]
20–26 June	Northern Championships^[21] Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Taswell Richardson 6-1 6-1 6-0	Walter Edwin Fairlie		A. L. Payne Percival C. Fenwick J. J. Yates
20–26 June					A. L. Payne Percival C. Fenwick J. J. Yates

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	All comers' finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
26 June–1 July.^[22]		H. Blatherwick 6-3,6-3,6-4	A. Buchanan
26 June–1 July.^[22]
2–13 July		William Renshaw 6–0, 6–1, 6–1	Richard Taswell Richardson	Herbert Lawford
2–13 July	Challenge round John Hartley			Herbert Lawford

11–17 July		John Galbraith Horn^[25] 6-1 6-5	A L Davidson	T A Bell	B S Cunliffe Captain Gosling Charles C Maconochie Captain Sterling
11–17 July				T A Bell
12 July.^[26] ^[27]	Championship of the Esher LTC. Esher Lawn Tennis Club Esher, Surrey, England Grass	Clement Edward Cottrell 6-5, 6-5, 6-1	Charles Martineau
12 July.^[26] ^[27]
12 July.	Bedfordshire LTC Tournament North Beds Lawn Tennis Club Blunhem House, Fairfield, Bedfordshire, England Grass	Cecil Henry Polhill-Turner ?	R. Hughes	C. Mellor	A.K. Lindsell F.H. Smith Captain Leigh Warner
12 July.				C. Mellor	A.K. Lindsell F.H. Smith Captain Leigh Warner
16 July.^[28]		Edward North Buxton 2 sets to 0	R.C. Ball		?
16 July.^[28]					?
15-16 July.^[29]		Henry W. J. Gardner 6-4, 2-6, 6-5	E.W. Burnett	A.W. Hart E.K. Wade	John George Chamberlain C.E. Green L.G. Knight
15-16 July.^[29]				A.W. Hart E.K. Wade	John George Chamberlain C.E. Green L.G. Knight
17–20 July^[30]		F.A. Clark ?	?
17–20 July^[30]
20-23 July.^[31]		Edward North Buxton ?	H.E. Kaye	N.F. Roberts Daniel Wiltringham Stable	A. Fowler S.E. Palmer Ernest Robert Stable E. Wheeler
20-23 July.^[31]		Challenge round F.E. Deck		N.F. Roberts Daniel Wiltringham Stable	A. Fowler S.E. Palmer Ernest Robert Stable E. Wheeler

18–24 July		Isidore F. Hellmuth 6–2, 6–2	W.H. Young		?
18–24 July					?
18–24 July		Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain 6-3 6-1 6-4	F.S. Goodwin	G.R. Brewerton R.W. Miller	G.H. Cartland G.J. Chamerlain H. Simonds J. Lambert
18–24 July				G.R. Brewerton R.W. Miller	G.H. Cartland G.J. Chamerlain H. Simonds J. Lambert
25–30 July		Frederick Lawrence Rawson 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3	Otway Woodhouse	Edgar Lubbock G. H. Taylor	B. James Ernest Wool Lewis Augustus Adolphus Nepean
25–30 July				Edgar Lubbock G. H. Taylor	B. James Ernest Wool Lewis Augustus Adolphus Nepean
30 July.	Harrow Lawn Tennis Club Tournament. Harrow Lawn Tennis Club Harrow, Middlesex, England Grass	Frederick Gordon Templer 2 sets to 1	J. Ruault	J.P. Charles G. Holmes	C. Edwards W. Guillemard E.S. Prior W. Wilkinson
30 July.				J.P. Charles G. Holmes	C. Edwards W. Guillemard E.S. Prior W. Wilkinson
25–30 July	Norwich Open Tournament. Chapelfield Gardens Norwich, Norfolk England ?	Francis William Monement 6-2 6-4	Edward Morgan Hansell		Henry Edward John Browne Walter Edward Hansell R.H. Perkin
25–30 July					Henry Edward John Browne Walter Edward Hansell R.H. Perkin
25–31 July		Robert Shaw Templer def.	Kerry Leyne Supple	H Graves	A. Edes Frederick Gordon Templer
25–31 July				H Graves	A. Edes Frederick Gordon Templer

August

Date

Tournament

Winner

Finalist

Semifinalist

Quarter finalist

August.^[34]

George Bevan Bowen
?

August

Jasper Gibson
6-0, 6-0, 6-2

M. Liddell

J.W. Fowler

W. Gibson

J.O. Head

Henry Kirsopp

J.H. Nicholson

August

Harry Sibthorpe Barlow
3 sets to 1

Herbert Chipp

Robert Samuel Creaton

E.F. Carey

R.A. Walker

2–4 August.^[35]

F.E. Rooke
?

Julian Marshall

4 August.

G.H. Evans
?

Henry Minshull Stockdale

R.H. Lindsay
F.G. Hodgson

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
September.	Skipton Tournament Craven Lawn Tennis Club (f.1879)? Gargrave, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass	T.R. Atkinson ?	J.B. Dury	R.J. Jefferson	J. St. John W. Bairstow L. Dewhurst
September.				R.J. Jefferson	J. St. John W. Bairstow L. Dewhurst
September.	West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament West Somerset Lawn Tennis Club Taunton, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass	Francis Escott Hancock 2 sets to 0	R.P. Spurway	G.F. Hampson C.R. Rodwell	J. St. John A. Newton G. Peard F. Scott
September.				G.F. Hampson C.R. Rodwell	J. St. John A. Newton G. Peard F. Scott
30 Aug–3 Sept.^[36] ^[37]		Lt-Col Robert H. Stuart Truell 6–4, 1–6, 6–5	Lieut. Robert Howden Kellie	Percy Wildman Lushington	Lieut. King William Robert Boileau Peyton
30 Aug–3 Sept.^[36] ^[37]				Percy Wildman Lushington	Lieut. King William Robert Boileau Peyton
29 August-4 Sept		Spencer Cox 6-3 7-5	Champion Russell	G. Batten Pelham Von Donop	A.Belfield A.W. Buckingham H. B. Kindersley
29 August-4 Sept				G. Batten Pelham Von Donop	A.Belfield A.W. Buckingham H. B. Kindersley
5–6 September.^[38]		Percy John Frederick Lush 5-2 5-4	M. Lush	R.L. Williams	P.J.T. Henery A.B. Mesham Major. Mesham
5–6 September.^[38]				R.L. Williams	P.J.T. Henery A.B. Mesham Major. Mesham
5–9 September.		Edgar Lubbock 6-4 6-2 6-0	Robert W. Braddell	R.N. Cooper-Coles Frederick Brunning Maddison	Charles John Cole C. Fairfax Leopold Maxse William C. Taylor
5–9 September.				R.N. Cooper-Coles Frederick Brunning Maddison
13–17 September.		Ernest Maconchy ?	Thomas Arembery Tombe	C. Haynes	B.C. Skottowe G. Egerton W. Ware
		J. Bayly Thomas Arembery Tombe 6-2 6-4	F. Crowdy G. Egerton
		W. Ware Miss. Coulthard 6-2 6-4	Thomas Arembery Tombe Miss. Cole

15–17 September.		Arthur Wellesley Soames 6-3 6-5 6-5	A.H. Trevor	S. Twining	A.R.N. Coles Charles John Chichester Smith
15–17 September.				S. Twining	A.R.N. Coles Charles John Chichester Smith
19 September.		F. Durant 6-4 6-5	E.M. Turner	A. Hotham Granville Croft	Mr. Baines Major Lee's
19 September.				A. Hotham Granville Croft	Mr. Baines Major Lee's
19–24 September.		William Renshaw 6–0, 6–1, 6–1	Robert Wallace Braddell	Ernest Browne Michael Gallwey McNamara	Henry Blane Porter
19–24 September.				Ernest Browne Michael Gallwey McNamara	Henry Blane Porter

24-25 September.^[41]	Truro LTC Open Tournament Truro, Cricket Club Truro, Cornwall, England Grass	H. Mann ?	Francis Joseph Ridgway	Lancelot Melvill Haslope Robert Fox	Charles Reginald Gerveys Grylls H.E. Lambe T.W. Wilson
24-25 September.^[41]				Lancelot Melvill Haslope Robert Fox	Charles Reginald Gerveys Grylls H.E. Lambe T.W. Wilson
26 September-2 October.^[42]		Montague Hankey 6-2 6-3 6-0	J. G. Johnson	Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury E.W. Brooke	John Dalby Dewhurst Edward George Farquharson H. Fort F.E. Rooke
26 September-2 October.^[42]				Rev. Edmond Bennet Brackenbury E.W. Brooke

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3–10 October		Robert Barron Templer 2-0 (sets)	H. Irwin	M. Blacker E. J. Wolfe	M. Blacker A. Burke C. S. Poole V. De. Tattersall
3–10 October		Challenge round Robert Shaw Templer		M. Blacker E. J. Wolfe	M. Blacker A. Burke C. S. Poole V. De. Tattersall
3–10 October.^[44]	Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass	C. Fairfax 6-1, 6-4, 7-5	A.O. Jennings	W.P. Bowyer Leonard Dampier	A. Evelegh Robert Howden Kellie H. Langton W. Stuckey
3–10 October.^[44]				W.P. Bowyer Leonard Dampier	A. Evelegh Robert Howden Kellie H. Langton W. Stuckey
4–10 October		Michael Gallwey McNamara 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1		Charles John Cole Charles Walder Grinstead	Humphery H. Berkley H. Brooker George S. Murray Hill H. M. Nichol
4–10 October	Henry B. Thornhill Miss. E. Munt 6-3, 6-1	Orlando R. Coote Miss. Leila Lodwick		Charles John Cole Charles Walder Grinstead
26–28 October.^[45]		John Jameson Cairnes 7-5 6-2 6-3	James Rankine	Charles F. Watson Sr. F. Ennis	W. P. Anderson R. J. Cross H. Henry James Rankine
26–28 October.^[45]				Charles F. Watson Sr. F. Ennis	W. P. Anderson R. J. Cross H. Henry James Rankine

December

No events

List of tournament winners

Note: important tournaments are written in bold

William Renshaw—Cheltenham, Irish Championships, Princes Club, Wimbledon—(4)
Richard Taswell Richardson—Aigburth, Waterloo, Northern Championships—(2)
Michael G. McNamara—Brighton-Waterford—(2)
Edward North Buxton—Lowick, Woodford Parish—(1)
Richard Sears—U.S. National Championships—(1)
Richard Barron Templer—Armagh—(1)
Pelham Von Donop—Bath—(1)
E. J. Charley—Belfast—(1)
F. L. Rawson—Belfast—(1)
Montague Hankey—Bournemouth—(1)
C. Fairfax —Brighton—(1)
Barcley Fowell Buxton—Cambridge—(1)
Ernest Renshaw -Cheltenham (indoor)—(1)
Dale Womersley—Colchester—(1)
F. E. Rook—Cirencester—(1)
A. Springett—Darlington—(1)
Robert Shaw Templer—Dundalk—(1)
Edgar Lubbock—Eastbourne—(1)
Walter William Chamberlain—Edgbaston—(1)
John Galbraith Horn—Edinburgh—(1)
Leslie Balfour-Melville—Edinburgh—(1)
C. Martineau —Esher—(1)
Spencer Cox—Exeter—(1)
E. W. Mancounchy—Exmouth—(1)
Edmond Bennett Brackenbury—Limerick—(1)
Herbert Lawford—London—(1)
Frederick Lawrence Rawson—London—(1)
Richard Mercer—Maidstone—(1)
Louis Whyte—Melbourne—(1)
Peter Aungier—Naas—(1)
John Jameson Cairnes -New York -(1)
A.W. Soames-St Leonards-on-Sea-(1)
Jonas Henry William Gardner-Stafford-(1)
Champion Branfill Russell—Teignmouth—(1)
Ernest Maconchy-Torquay-(1)
Isidore F. Hellmuth—Toronto—(1)
Wilfred Milne—Weybridge—(1)

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1881 ^[47]
	Player
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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1881 men's tennis season explained

Calendar

January to March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

December

List of tournament winners

Rankings

See also

Sources

External links

Notes and References