| 1883 men's tennis season | |
| Duration: | 24 April – 12 November |
| Edition: | 8th |
| Tournaments: | 102 (Amateur) |
| Categories: | Important (5) National (4) Provincial/Regional/State (7) County (11) Local/Other (44) |
| Most Tournament Titles: |  Charles Walder Grinstead (7) Herbert Wilberforce (7) |
| Most Tournament Finals: | Charles Walder Grinstead (9) |
| Previous: | 1882 |
| Next: | 1884 |
The 1883 men's tennis season[1] was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 102 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 Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships.
The joint title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 7 tournaments from 9 finals, Herbert Wilberforce won 7 events from 8 finals.
The tour began in May in Dublin in Ireland 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),[2] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important.[3] [4] [5] [6] | |
| National | |
| Provincial/State/Regional | |
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| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–13 May[7] | Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles - Doubles |  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 | 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[9] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw 3–6 6–3 7–5 1–6 6–3 | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton | Peter Aungier G. F. Anson Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson | ||
| 21–27 May | 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 | ||
| 28 May–3 June | 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 |  Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6–4 6–3 5–7 6–4 | Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark | G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June. | Robert Theodore Milford 6-4 6-3 6-5 | Herbert Carnegie Knox | Thomas Robinson Grey Champion Branfill Russell | Reginald Arthur Gamble Francis Regner Brooksbank Pinhorn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh | |
| 4–9 Jun.[10] | George Montague Butterworth 6-2 6-1 | George Jones Mitton | Henry Blane Porter James Rebotier Tyers | A.H. Griffiths C.G. Newton William John Bush-Salmon | |
| 4–10 June[11] | Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0 | ||||
| 6–8 June[12] | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6—1 6—1 | George Sargent | |||
| 11–16 June | Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1 | Gerald Barker | Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler | H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome | |
| 11–13 June.[13] [14] | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6-4 | Donald Charles Stewart | Robert Howden Kellie | Hugh Vibart Workman-MacNaghten Leopold James (Leo) Maxse | |
| 13–16 June[15] | Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1 | P. T. Ashe | |||
| 18-24 June.[16] | Charles Walder Grinstead 4—6 6—3 6—2 6—1 | Ernest Wool Lewis Francis William Monement | A. F. Cousins Alfred Sydney Noon Francis William Monement | ||
| 18-24 June[17] | 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 |
| 21 - 26 June[18] | George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | ||||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July. | George Arbuthnot Burns 5-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, 6-5 | D.M. Hannay | J.C. Burns | H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham | |
| Challenger Horatio Renaud Babington Peile | |||||
| Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Miss Burns 2 sets to 0 | W.G. Croft Mrs. Peile | ||||
| July. | J.F. Newton 5-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 | Herbert Whalley Jellicoe | |||
| 23 June- 1 July[19] | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6—1 3—6 6—1 6—0 | John Hartley John Ravenscroft | Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams | |
| 2 - 5 July.[20] | John Galbraith Horn 3 sets to 1 | Arthur Walton Fuller | Archibald Thomson | ||
| 3–9 July. | Charles Walder Grinstead 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | Sidney Alfred Noon J.W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet | |||
| 3–9 July. | John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 | James Powell | John Charles Kay | A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley | |
| 13-14 July.[21] | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0 | Lionel Wilberforce | Norman Goodford Cholmeley | F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered | |
| 7–16 July[22] | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3 | Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor | Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce | |
| Challenger Ernest Renshaw | |||||
| 17-21 July[23] | 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 | |
| Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller | |||||
| 20- 21 July.[24] | Rev. F. Greenfield 2 sets to 0 | Robert Henry Whitcombe | C. Lake H. Winch | E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend | |
| 20–21 July.[25] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Sidney Alfred Noon 2-6, 6–4, 6-2 | Walter William Chamberlain | John Redfern Deykin | Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson |
| 16-22 July[26] | Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4 | William John Down | F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse | ||
| 24 July | Peter Aungier 6-0, 6–3, 6-2[28] | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | |||
| 18-26 July[29] | Mark Fenwick ? | ||||
| 26 – 27 July.[30] [31] |  Minden Fenwick6-2, 6-3 | Robert Parsons Earwaker | G.A. Bolt | Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe | |
| 18 – 28 July. | H.W. Marshall 2 sets to 1 | William McLaren | T.E. Graham | J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston | |
| William McLaren Captain Preston 2 sets to 0 | Mr. Gosse Mr. G. McLaren | ||||
| 24-28 July | 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 | |||||
| 23–29 July | 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.[33] | Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0 | Albert E. Browning ? | H. Evelyn William H. Gavin | J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler Robinson | |
| Challenger Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght | |||||
| 23-29 July | 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 | |
| 24–29 July[34] | Norwich Open Lawn Tennis 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 |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August.[35] | Randall Mercer 6-3, 6-5, 6-4 | Harold Sweetenham | ||||
| 31 July–2 August.[36] | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-0, 6–4, 7-5 | Pelham George von Donop | ||||
| 3-4 August. | John Redfern Deykin 2-6 6-3 6-3 | Walter William Chamberlain | A. Fuller Hugh Vibart MacNaghten | George Reston Brewerton George Jones Mitton W. Green Price | ||
| 3–7 August. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - | Robert 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 | |
| 6–8 August. | West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament West Somerset Lawn Tennis Club Taunton, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass | Francis Escott Hancock 6-3 6-2 | Harold Lewis Vaughan | Rev. G. Thomson | C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway | |
| 6–8 August.[37] | Herbert Wilberforce 6-1, 6–0, 6-3 | Norman Leslie Hallward | John Redfern Deykin Marmaduke Strickland Constable | C.E. Maly C. Sorby | ||
| 6–11 Aug.[38] | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass | Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-2, 6-2 | Wiliam Harry Nash | Francis Reginald Nash | Zachary Hubert Nash C.O. Phipps Offley Scoones | |
| 6–11 August.[39] [40] | George M. Butterworth 3-6, 8–6, 6-1 | Frederick William Knox 6-0 6-3 | Alexander Kaye Butterworth | John M. Brown Captain George Culley Stobart | ||
| 14 August.[41] | Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4 | |||||
| 13 - 17 Aug.[42] [43] | William Nevill Cobbold 6–3, 6-5 | James David Vans Agnew | ||||
| 18–23 August.[44] [45] | Herbert Wilberforce 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 | P.T. Ashe | George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies | E.W. Evans Cecil Gough William Sidney Nelson Heard Gethin Meredith | ||
| 20–23 August.[46] | Arthur John Stanley 6-5, 6–5, 0–6, 6-1 | Erskine Gerald Watson | J.C. Rogers 5-6, 6–2, 6-2 Edward Charles Pine-Coffin | R.H.S. Barnes K.D. Erskine Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon Henry Blane Porter | ||
| 21-23 August.[47] | Charles Edmund Tatham 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 | William Bolding Monement | G.E. Preston | Francis William Monement H. Rogers | ||
| 21 – 24 August.[48] | Eyre Chatterton 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 | Reverend P. Knox | ||||
| 24 August | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7 | ||||
| Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6–2, 6—2 | Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold | |||||
| 21 - 25 August.[49] | Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh 6-2, 6-3 | P.C. Smith | N. Harvey | H.E. Chappel Lancelot Melvill Haslope | ||
| T.H. Cornish Miss. Childs 6-5, 2-6, 6-4 | Mr. Arathoon Miss Marland. | |||||
| 21 – 25 August.[50] | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2, 6–2, 8-6 | Archibald Thomson | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae | ||
| 22 – 25 August. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 6-3 | Edward Lake Williams | Donald Charles Stewart 3-6, 8–6, 6-4 | John Redfern Deykin Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr F. Durant | |
| 29 August.[51] | H.S. Cooper 2 sets to 1 | Rev. F. Greenfield | L. Tuke | R.W. Garraway Mr. Schönberg | ||
| 29 August.[52] | E.L. Bainbridge ? | W.H. Miller | ||||
| 30–31 August.[53] | Arthur Bennett Mesham 6-0 6-3 | Major Mesham | J.R. Wynne Edwards | Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards J.P. Lewis A.H. Turnour | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September.[54] [55] | Eustace Fiennes 6-2, 6-1 | A.H. Robinson | ||||
| September.[56] [57] | Framlingham Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hill Courts Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement shared title | ||||
| 28 August–1 September | Charles H. Farnum 6–3, 6–3, 0–6, 6–0 |  Henry R. Elmsley FitzJames Hynes G.H. Meyer Andrew E. Plummer | ||||
| 29 Aug–1 Sep.[59] | P.C. Smith 6-0 6-3 | F. Bero | F. Boulton | T.H. Gill Albert Cecil Hill A. Soltau-Symons | ||
| 4–8 Sep[60] | Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-1, 6-2 | George Nelson Stenhouse | Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott | E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson | ||
| Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson 6-3, 6-5, 6-2 | Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott Charles S. Constable Maxwell-Stuart | |||||
| James Locke Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3 | C.E. Stewart Miss Cliff | |||||
| 4-9 September.[61] | Alexander Van Rensselaer 6-2 0-6 6-4 8-6 | Harry Farnum | G.W. Beals Arthur Emden Newbold | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry G. Higginson J.H. Powell | ||
| 10–12 September | Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain Outdoor Grass | A.M. Inglis 6-2 6-0 | G. Macan | L. Bristow | R.J. McNeill Robert Baron Templer | |
| 12 - 14 September.[62] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-1 | M. Wilkinson | Francis William Monement Maurice Welldon | W.F. Adams Arthur Lloyd Hansell | |
| 3 September | Teddy Williams 6-1, 8–6, 4–6, 7-5 | |||||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October.[63] | Clarence Clark 6-0, 6–4, 8-6 | William Edward Glyn | William Edward Glyn bye Carroll J. Post Jr. | W.P. Anderson Harry Farnum G.W. Green | ||
| 5 October.[64] | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass | A.O. Jennings 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 | Leonard Dampier | H. Langton | ||
| 6 October.[65] | Robert Shaw Templer 2-1 in sets | E. J. Wolfe | Robert Baron Templer | |||
| 11 October | Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0 | |||||
| 26-27 October.[66] | Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4 | Alexander Van Rensselaer |
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Note: important tournaments in bold
| Name | Tournaments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| East Grinstead, Brentwood, Brighton, Exmouth, Leicester, Lemington | 5 | |
| Ernest Browne | 2 | |
| Joseph Sill Clark | Hartford, Chestnut Hill | 2 |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Tenby, Northern Championships | 2 |
| Herbert Lawford | Prince's Club Championships | 1 |
| Ernest Renshaw | Irish Championships | 1 |
| William Renshaw | Wimbledon Championships | 1 |
| Richard Sears | US National Championships | 1 |
| Donald Charles Stewart | Cheltenham | 1 |
| Eyre Chatterton | Limerick | 1 |
| Francis William Monement | Norwich | 1 |
| George M. Butterworth | Bath | 1 |
| Howard Augustus Taylor | Newport RI | 1 |
| Richard Field Conover | Hastings-on-Hudson | 1 |
| John Galbraith Horn | Edinburgh | 1 |
| Leopold Maxse | Redhill | 1 |
 Louis Whyte | Melbourne | 1 |
| M. S. Constable | London | 1 |
| Teddy Williams | Eastbourne | 1 |
| Tom Campion | Dublin | 1 |
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
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