1882 men's tennis season | |
Duration: | 24 April – 12 November |
Edition: | 7th |
Tournaments: | 72 (Amateur) |
Categories: | Important (5) National (2) Regional/State (11) County (10) Local (44) |
Most Tournament Titles: | Robert W. Braddell (4) |
Most Tournament Finals: | Robert W. Braddell (6) |
Previous: | 1881 |
Next: | 1883 |
The 1882 men's tennis season [1] [2] was composed of the seventh annual tennis season and now incorporated 72 events. The Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships was won by William Renshaw, the U.S. National Championships was won by Richard Sears collecting his second title other big winners were Richard Taswell Richardson picking up the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships and Ernest Renshaw winning the Princes Club Championships, The title leader this season was Robert W. Braddell winning 4 tournaments from 6 finals.
The season started in April in Brighton, England and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.
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.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
Grand Slam | |
Important.[4] [5] [6] [7] | |
National | |
Provincial/State/Regional | |
County | |
Local |
No events
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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13-14 April.[8] | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 | Mr. W. Smith | Frederick de Moleyns | ||
21-22 April. | Percival Wentworth Bewicke 0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 | Harold Bradshaw | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Hon. F. De Moleyns | Mr P. Russell Monsieur Sainte Mr P. Russell. | |
24 April. | Robert W. Braddell 6-1 6-4 8-6 | Donald Charles Stewart | G. Sandman A. W. Skirrow 6-1 6-3 | ||
Robert W. Braddell Donald Charles Stewart 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 | Mr. Baker Mr. Kellie | ||||
Robert W. Braddell Miss Edith Coleridge 6-2, 6-4 | Arthur Skirrow Miss. Florence Kemmis | ||||
26-27 April. | Bournemouth CLTC Spring Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Hubert James Medlycott 6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 | William Henry Birkbeck | Edward George Farquharson Lincoln E. Cary Elwes | Montague John Druitt E.C. Campbell Philip F. Cary Elwes E. Were |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
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8–13 May.[9] | Rev. Charles Edward Weldon ? | Pelham Von Donop | Henry Blane Porter | Arthur Walton Fuller Dudley David Pontifex | ||
10-22 May.[10] | Mr. Winslow 0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 | Warren W. Smith | James Dwight J. Thomas | Edward H. Gray Crawford Allen Nightingale Mr. Pickman Frederick Fiske Warren> | ||
22–27 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[11] Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw w/o | Peter Aungier 6-1, 6-3, 8-6 | Robert Orlando Coote 6-1 6-4 6-3 Ernest Renshaw Bye | Ernest Browne 6-5 5-6 6-3 6-5 Robert Orlando Coote Bye J. W. Wilson 6-1 6-1 retired | |
Challenger Ernest Renshaw | ||||||
29 May-4 June | George M. Butterworth 6-4 6-4 | A. Kaye Butterworth | Pelham Von Donop 6-3 6-2 | Robert W. Braddell Humphrey H. Berkeley Donald Stewart |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
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June. | Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis 3-6, 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5. | John Galbraith Horn | Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh | Arthur John Chitty Thomas Robinson Grey William Meaburn Tatham | |
June.[13] | San Gabriel Tournament San Gabriel, Florida, United States Outdoor Hard | Arthur Allen 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 | Richard Stevens | ||
June.[14] [15] | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. ? | ? | |||
June.[16] | ? ? | ? ? | |||
5–10 June.[17] | Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, England outdoor Grass | F. Durant[18] 6-0, 8-6, 9-7 | A. Pollock | ||
6–10 June | Alexander Van Rensselaer 6-0 5-6 6-1 6-5 | S. Williams | James Rankine Alexander Van Rensselaer | James Rankine Walter M. Wood W.P. Anderson | |
10–17 June | Northern Championships[20] Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Taswell Richardson 6-1 3-6 5-7 6-4 11-9 | Robert W. Braddell | Peter Aungier Ernest de Sylly H.Browne R. H. Jones | |
Challenger Ernest Renshaw | |||||
12–18 June | Herbert Lawford 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3 | Otway Woodhouse | Edgar Lubbock G. H. Taylor | Ernest Wool Lewis Arthur J. Stanley B. James A. A. Nepean | |
19–25 June | Edward Lake Williams 5-7 6-4 10-8 | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne | Michael Gallwey McNamara H. Nickoletts | Robert W. Braddell Peter Aungier H. Nickoletts Humphrey H. Berkeley | |
17–24 June | Princes Club Championships[24] London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw 6-2 6-0 6-1 | Peter Aungier | Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne C. E. Farmer | |
19–23 June | Richard Field Conover 6-1 0-6 6-5 | Frank S. Benson | Richard Field Conover Morton S. Paton 6-4 6-4 | James Rankine E. W. Harboard J. A. Miller | |
21 - 26 June[26] | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-3, 6-3 | ||||
Date | Tournament | Winner | All Comers Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
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24 June-1 July, | John William Down ? | R. H. Jones | Gerald Barker ? | F. Mawdsley F. W. Jones Alex Linzee H. G. Wright | ||
28 June–1 July. | A. Buchanan 6-1 6-4 6-0 | E. Welchman | W.H. St. John Hope | W.A. Dartnall J. Langhorne W.B. Pulling | ||
1 July. | Gerald Buxton 6-0, 6-2 | E. Pratt | F.C. Barker Ernest Robert Stable | B. Skelton Jun H.E. Kaye N.F. Roberts Daniel Wiltringham Stable | ||
26 June - 2 July. | G. F. Hanson 2-0 (sets) | F. E. Cumming | F. G. Gordon | C. H. Duffin P. H. Ewing B. Montgomery | ||
Challenger E. J. Charley | ||||||
3 – 8 July. | Edward Mortimer Shand 2 sets to 0 | R.S. McNair | W.L. MacIndoe A. McWilliam | |||
3 – 8 July. | Walter William Chamberlain 2 sets to 0 | Archibald Thomson | A.L. Davidson Mr. Grant | William Nevill Cobbold H. Mitchell Alexander Barclay Shand Edward Mortimer Shand | ||
7-9 July[27] | Charles Haynes 3-6, 6–4, 6–3 | Mr. Stuart | E. Rosher | Warwick Stunt Mr. Smythies | ||
11 July. | Edward Mahon 3-6, 6–4, 6–3 | James Vesey Mahon | William Henry Mahon W. Ware | Rev. C.W. Bean Capt. Johnson S.E. Somerville E.M. Weigall | ||
14 July.[28] | J.R. Daniell 6-4, 6-3 | J. Langley | A. Hilton | Captain Haynes C. Harris A. Sales | ||
8–17 July | William Renshaw 6-1 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-2 | Richard Taswell Richardson | Herbert Lawford Frank S. Benson | Frank S. Benson Otway Woodhouse Herbert Wilberforce Humphrey H. Berkeley | ||
Challenger Ernest Renshaw | ||||||
17–20 July | John Galbraith Horn6-2 4-6 6-2 6-3 | Francis Archibald Fairlie | John Galbraith Horn Bye A L Davidson | William Horn Archibald Thomson Maurice George Lascelles | ||
17–23 July[31] | Mark Fenwick 2-0 (sets) | Charles J. Eade | Percival C. Fenwick 2-1 (sets) Henry K. Armstrong | Charles J. Eade R. Blunt J. W. Fowler F. W. Mansell | ||
21–22 July.[33] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Frederick Charles Stamer 6-4 2-6 6-5 | C.W. Howe | Arthur Belfield Def | John Redfern Deykin Frederick Henry Tullock W.L. Ward | |
24–26 September.[34] | Arthur Bennett Mesham 3-6 6-2 6-4 | H. Lloyd Williams | J.P. Lewis | Major Mesham C.J. Wilkinson | ||
26 July.[35] [36] [37] | E.A. Simpson w.o. | Minden Fenwick | ||||
27 July | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. ? | A.C. Denniston | ||||
25–29 July | Peter Aungier 6-1 6-4 6-3 | John William Young | Champion Branfill Russell John William Young Bye | Reverend William Edward De Burgh Algernon A. M. Aylmer Gilbert de Laval Willis | ||
24–29 July | Harry D. Gamble 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | Isidore F. Hellmuth | A. Foy H. V. Roberts | A. C. Gatt H. T. Geddes Isidore F. Hellmuth W. Lefroy | ||
24–30 July | Norwich Open Tournament[42] Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Bolding Monement 5-6 6-3 6-3 | Edward Morgan Hansell | Francis William Monement J.E.T. Whitehead | John David Wallich G.E. Preston H.C. Marsh |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist | |
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July–August. | G.A. Bolton ? | H.E.E. Walton | C. Price | G.N. Christie H. Kerby L.H. Shadbolt | ||
Mr. McCrae Miss Edith Coleridge 6-1, 6-5 | Mr. Prentice Miss. Keighley | |||||
August | Horatio Renaud Babington Peile ? | |||||
August.[43] | Richard Mercer w.o. | Mr. Stisted | ||||
1-2 August.[44] | William Bolding Monement 6-5 6-2 | Francis William Monement | Francis William Monement G. Trollope | Walter Edward Hansell Edmund Clark Worlledge | ||
1–5 August.[45] | Charles Lacy Sweet ? | Francis Robert (Frank) Benson | ||||
1–6 August.[46] [47] | Francis Regner Brooksbank def. | William Blencowe | ||||
1–7 August | Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght 7-5 6-4 6-0 | William H. Gavin | Captain Frederick Thomas Verschoyle Edmond Bennet Brackenbury | William Dawson Major Henry Holley Goodeve Chaloner Knox walkover R.D. O'Brien | ||
2–5 August | Arthur Wellesley Hallward 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-3 | Minden Fenwick | Sir William Henry Mahon Mark Fenwick | Percival Clennell Fenwick Richard Paul Agar Swettenham H. Mason | ||
3–7 August | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington, LTC Leamington Spa, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - | Robert W. Braddell 7-5 6-2 6-3 | Teddy Williams | William H. Rawlinson | John Redfern Deykin John Charles Kay Henry Blane Porter | |
3–7 August | Warwickshire Championships Jephson's Gardens, Leamington Spa, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - | John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 | James Powell | John Charles Kay | A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley | |
4–8 August[50] | Pentre LTC Challenge Cup Pentre, LTC Pembroke,, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - | Henry Gwyn Saunders Davies 7-5 6-3 6-3 | Wilfrid Edward Sturges-Jones | |||
7–12 August | Michael Gallwey McNamara 6-3 6-0 | Captain Bethune | Captain Bethune Frederick William Knox | Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer Henry Joseph Gallwey Robert Chaloner Knox | ||
Challenge round W.G. Wyld | ||||||
9–12 August | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-1 6-4 | Pelham George von Donop | Teddy Williams W.E. Martyn | Philip Francis Cary Elwes S. Hall Conway John Morgan J.B. Thomson | ||
11-12 August.[55] | Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh 6-0 6-1 | P.H. Fernandez | H. Mann | H.D. Foster N. Harvey William H. Hughes | ||
8–13 August. | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-3 | P.M. Evans Norman Leslie Hallward | Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans Bye Charles Walder Grinstead | |||
1 – 15 August. | T.E. Graham 3 sets to 2 | W.R. Graham | W. Abbott J.H. Deazeley | Mr. Buckland F. Comins Mr. Gosset Captain Preston | ||
12 - 19 August.[57] | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass | Ernest Henry Montresor 7-5, 6-4 | Rev. W. Gilbert Edwards | Wiliam Harry Nash | E.R. Nash | R.H. Pickering |
21–22 August | Humphrey H. Berkeley ? | Arthur John Stanley | Humphrey H. Berkeley F. Thomas | G.B. Hodson G.J. Mitton E.H. Oldham | ||
22–26 August.[59] | Grismond Saunders Davies 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 | George Bevan Bowen | Herbert Wilberforce John Vaughan Brenchley | Dai Griffiths Arthur M. Phillips Llewellyn Thomas Bennion Bryn Davies | ||
22–26 August | Arthur Walton Fuller Lysaght ? | Alfred Gordon Rae | Barrington Barnes Alfred Aitken Thomson | G.M. Buckham W.A. Ramsay Richard Millar Watson | ||
21–27 August | G.M. Minchin 6-0 6-3 | F.A. Clarke | F.A. Clarke Spencer Cox | Arthur William Buckingham Edward Charles Pine-Coffin S. Hull | ||
29 August-4 September. | William Nevill Cobbold 6-0 6-3 | Percy Evershed Wallis | William Nevill Cobbold Maurice William Casterton Smelt | Harold Denison Arbuthnot A. Mainwaring Percy Evershed Wallis | ||
31 August | J.R. Daniell 6-4, 6-4,6-4 | J. Langley | A. Hilton | C. Harris Captain Haynes A. Sales | ||
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist | |
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September | Montague Hankey ? | ? | ||||
1-2 Sep.[61] | Walter Edward Hansell 6-0 6-2 | C. Deans | J.T. Horley A.J. Last A.H. Williams | |||
28 August-3 September | William C. Taylor 8-6 6-2 3-6 6-3 | Edward Lake Williams | Ernest Renshaw William C. Taylor | Donald Charles Stewart F. Durant Frederick Brunning Maddison | ||
31 August - 3 September | U.S. National Championships[63] Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Outdoor Grass Singles Doubles | Richard Sears 6-1 6-4 6-0 | Clarence Clark | Richard Sears Edward H Gray | James Rankine James Dwight Edward H Gray ? | |
R Sears J Dwight 6-2 6-2 6-4 | GM Smith C Nightingale | |||||
29 August-4 September. | William Nevill Cobbold 6-0 6-3 | Percy Evershed Wallis | Maurice William Casterton Smelt | Harold Denison Arbuthnot A. Mainwaring | ||
29 August-4 September | Robert Braddell 6-2 6-2 | Hubert Hope Wilkes | G. Batten A.Belfield A.W. Buckingham H. B. Kindersey | |||
4–10 September. | G.R. Brewerton 6-8 6-4 6-0 6-2 | John Redefern Deykin | Arthur Sandiford Openshaw Arthur John Stanley | G.H. Cartland Arthur Walton Fuller J. H. Mitchell William H. Rawlinson | ||
11–13 September | Clarence Hobart 4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 | Rodmond Vernon Beach | A.W. Post J.W. Raymond | Mr. W.A. Brown F.A. Kellogg W.A. Tomes A.B. Gladwyn | ||
13–15 September | Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain Outdoor Grass | R.J. McNeill 5-0 5-2 | P.S. Young | Colonel Lloyd | Charles Purdon Coote Capt. Spring | |
11–16 September | A.A. Fuller 6-4 6-2 | C.G. Newton | C.S. Clarke G.H. Thompson | W.P. Boyer Leonard Dampier D. George H.M. Herbert | ||
15–18 September | Robert Barron Templer 2-0 (sets) | H. Irwin 2-1 | M. Blacker E. J. Wolfe | M. Blacker A. Burke C. S. Poole V. De. Tattersall | ||
18–23 September | William Renshaw 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | Robert W. Braddell | Ernest Browne Michael Gallwey McNamara | Henry Blane Porter 6-1 6-0 6-2 Ernest Renshaw | ||
23–30 September | Ireland Michael Gallwey McNamara 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1 | Branfill Champion Russell | Humphery H. Berkley H. Brooker George S. Murray Hill H. M. Nichol |
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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10–20 October | Robert Shaw Templer 3-1 (sets) | E. J. Wolfe | Arthur Edward Desborough Burke W.G. Robinson | ||
Challenger Robert Baron Templer | |||||
No events
Note: important tournaments in bold
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
+ Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1882 [64] | ||
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