1886 men's tennis season explained

1886 men's tennis season
Duration:	7 March – 30 December
Edition:	11th
Tournaments:	154
Categories:	Important (4) National (6) Provincial/Regional/State (25) County (14) Regular (86)
Most Tournament Titles:	Willoughby Hamilton (6) Robert Beeckman (6)
Most Tournament Finals:	Robert Beeckman (8)
Previous:	1885
Next:	1887

The 1886 men's tennis season was composed of the eleventh annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 154 tournaments.^[1] The season began in March in Auckland, New Zealand and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.

Summary of tour

In the four most important tournaments of the year Herbert Lawford wins a third successive Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title in Dublin beating Willoughby Hamilton in four sets. William Renshaw wins a sixth consecutive Wimbledon Championship defeating Irish Champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove beats defending American champion James Dwight in three straight sets.In the United States Dick Sears wins a sixth consecutive US National Championship beating Robert Livingston Beeckman in four sets.

In the United States new regional sectional tournaments the New England Championships, Northwestern Championships and Southern Championships are all staged for the first time this year. In New Zealand the New Zealand Championships are held for the first time at Napier, New Zealand.

Irish player Willoughby Hamilton and American player Robert Livingston Beeckman were joint title leaders this season winning 5 titles each. Harry Grove reached the most finals with 7 in total winning 3 of them.

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),^[2] in some tournaments not all.

• Indicates challenger

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

Key

Important.^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local/other

January

No events

February

No events

April

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
17 April		Edward Lake Williams 6-2 1-6 5-7 6-4 6-4		Frederick Bowlby Harry Grove	P.G. Mayre John Charles Kay Arthur John Stanley Alfred E. Walker
17 April		Valentine Gill Hall 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2	Henry Graff Trevor

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
30 Apr–1 May	Killiney and Ballybrack Championships Killiney and Ballybrack Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland Grass	Willoughby Hamilton 12-10, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 14-12		Thomas Harrison Griffiths	Charles Henry Chaytor Harold Mahony Francis Woodcock Perry
10–15 May	Dublin University Championships^[11] Dublin Ireland Hard	Eyre Chatterton 6-3 6-4 6-0	Grainger Chaytor	Manliffe Goodbody Phillip Sandford	Tom Campion Charles Chaytor Harold Mahony
10–17 May	Fitzwilliam Club Championships^[12] Dublin Ireland Hard	Willoughby Hamilton 6-3 6-4 6-0	Eyre Chatterton
8–18 May		Charles William Cropper 6-0, 6–0, 5–7, 8-6	William Bush-Salmon R. D. Fitzgerald		Walter John Carre Riddell H. E. Merewether J. R. King H. W. Bartram
12–20 May	Ceylon Championships^[14] The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya Ceylon Clay	Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6-3 6-4 6-0	Edward George Farquharson
20–22 May.^[15]		T. Leigh MacLachlan 6–1, 6–3, 6-3	J.B. Gray	J.T.C. MacKinlay Edward Mortimer Shand	C.A. Gairdner C. Gray A. McWilliam J. Robertson
	Walter William Chamberlain Jane Meikle 6-1, 6-2	John Galbraith Horn Julia MacKenzie
20–22 May.^[16]		Archibald Thompson 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-8 6-2		Henry Guy Nadin George Nelson Stenhouse	Lachlan McLachlan J.T.C. MacKinlay Arthur Nevile John Story T. Service
	Walter William Chamberlain Arthur Nevile John Story 6–2, 6–1, 6-4	J. Rodger P. Smith
17–23 May		Grainger Chaytor 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2	Francis Woodcock Perry
24–29 May	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships^[17] Dublin, Ireland Grass	Herbert Lawford 5-7 6-4 6-4 7-5	Eyre Chatterton		Tom Campion Thomas Harrison Griffiths H.J. Maguire Ronald M. McDougall
	Challenger Willoughby Hamilton

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
1–4 Jun.^[18]		Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1 8-6 6-1	George Nelson Stenhouse	Walter William Chamberlain T. Leigh MacLachlan	George Kerr Richard Millar Watson
		J. Ferguson Miss A. Steel 6-3, 4–6, 3-2 ret.	E. Ferguson Miss W. Ferguson
4-5 Jun.^[19]	Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Robert Livingston Beeckman 6-4,6-4, 9-7	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	Clarence Munroe Clark Howard Augustus Taylor
1–6 Jun		Herbert Chipp 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3	Edward James Avory	Frederick Bowlby James Herbert Crispe	Harold Greenwell Ernest George Meers G.H. Taylor William C. Taylor
31 May–6 Jun		James Dwight 6-4 6-3 6-4		Mark Hartnell Booth Lynes	Joshua Burton Ernest Browne John Charles Kay Stewart Murray
7 Jun		Howard Pease 2-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 8-6	Thomas Musgrave Burton	H.T. Burrell J.B. Forman	Bargeny McCulloch Francis Edward Cuming Richard Heron Gee Henry Edwin Hunter Kent
6–11 Jun.^[23]		G. Foley 6-1, 6-2	Edmond Thomas Molyneux Sandwith
9–12 Jun		Robert L. Beeckman 1-6 8-6 6-2 6-8 6-1			H.W. Bucknall Morton Paton Morgan Post W. Trimble
7–13 Jun		Ernest Browne 6-3 6-4 6-4		Mark Hartnell Edward G. Meyricke	James Baldwin A.W. Gordon Harry Grove Arthur Godfrey Pease
17 Jun		Edward Falcombe Woods 6-2, 6-2	Robert Lincoln	C.E. Fitz	Elmer Rand Hollander Fred. E. Wood
14–19 Jun		Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1		James H. Aitken George Nelson Stenhouse	Walter William Chamberlain Charles R. A. Howden George Kerr Arthur Nevile John Story
	Challenger Herbert Bowes-Lyon
15–19 Jun		Robert L. Beeckman 6-0 retired	H.W. Bucknall	Morton Spring Paton Henry Slocum	M. Gardner Grant Notman R.R. Perkins M. Post
15–19 Jun	London Championships^[29] London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Ernest Lewis 7-5 6-1 6-3		Herbert Chipp Ernest George Meers	James Herbert Crispe A.R. Lewis Arthur John Stanley William C. Taylor
		Challenger Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
16–19 Jun		Robert Livingston Beeckman 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3		Edward Peale MacMullen Henry Slocum	H.V. Berry Grant Notman Morton Spring Paton Carroll J. Post Jr.
16–19 Jun		Jacob Gaitskell Brown 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1	William Parkfield Wethered	J.E. Edmondson Beresford St George Verschoyle	J.M. Draper G.R. Edgecombe C.E. Edmondson E. Harley
		Challenger Charles Stananought
19 Jun		George E. D. Brown William Nevill Cobbold divided title	Frederick Whitehead 3rd place
14–20 Jun		Ernest Browne 6-0 retired			William Gascoyne Dalziel E.W. David John Redfern Deykin D.D. Rees
21–26 Jun^[32]		Charles Lacy Sweet w.o.	Mark Anthony Hartnell	William Methven Brownlee^[33] John Charles Kay	James Baldwin Arnold Wyersdale Blake Herbert Washbourne Gibbs Booth Hodgetts Lynes
21–26 Jun	Northern Championships^[34] Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Harry Grove 6-4 6-3 6-1	William Parkfield Wethered		Jacob Gaitskell Brown A.P. Jones Charles Frederick Latham Andrew Laurie Macfie
	Challenger James Dwight
23–26 Jun	Warriston Park LTC Tournament^[35] Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-3 6-0 ret.	J.P. Smythe	George Kerr Charles Murray	Lewin Venn Alexander Alfred Aitken Thomson Pat. Smith George Nelson Stenhouse
24–26 Jun		Harold S. Stone Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross shared title	Harry Sibthorpe Barlow Percy Bateman Brown	E. Brown William John Down E.A. Ranger William Taylor
28–30 Jun		Richard Field Conover 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3	R.J. Halsey	Peter R. Lyman Edgar Williams	E.R. Bellman Samuel A. Campbell Jr. S.C. Hodge C.F. Watson

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
Jul.^[38]		Mr. Booth 6-1, 6–1, 6-1	A.E. Townsend
28 Jun–2 Jul		John Redfern Deykin 6–1, 6–3, 8-6	C.H. Rossbent	G.E. Lowe John George Thursfield	Percy Bateman Brown H.P. Darling James Dwight E.P. Wright
		John Redfern Deykin Mr. Rose 6-0, 6-2	George Ernest Dixon Brown Percy Bateman Brown
		John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 7-5, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 8-6	William Renshaw Margaret Bracewell
28 Jun–2 Jul		Frank Noon 6–4, 6–2, 6-4	J.H. Mitchell	] Herbert Haden Monckton William Brunston Thursfield	Henry Simmons Burbridge ] John Redfern Deykin A.H. Griffiths W. Hasluck
	Challenger Conway John Morgan
1–3 July^[39]		Kenneth Ramsden Marley 7-5 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4	William Edwin Pease	Mark Fenwick Charles Liddell	Arthur Wellesley Hallward H.A. Murton Harold Gurney Pease W.R. Wilson
1–3 July.^[40]		Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon 6-5 6-3	Conway John Morgan	W.H. Edward Frederick Anthony Watts	Henry Simmons Burbridge John Redfern Deykin A.H. Griffiths G.E. Lowe
3-5 Jul.^[41]		William Henry Mahon 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-5	E.W. Fletcher	F. Brown M. Pole	George Graham Stewart Grundy Alan J. Hartley B. Hartley Alexander Mallinson
6 Jul.^[42]		Lucius Pond Ordway ?	?
3 - 7 Jul.^[43]	Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament Scarlet Ribbon LTC Groveland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Grass	Charles A. Chase 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Henry Slocum
8 Jul.		Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6–1, 6–2, 6-1	James H. Aitken	A.M. Inglis Arthur Nevile John Story	J.H. Conyers R.F.C. Little Stanley Riseley D.J. Walls
6–9 Jul.^[44]		Henry Slocum 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1	Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach	A.L. Ripley Philip Shelton Sears	Godfrey Malbone Brinley Lewis Henry Paddock William Larned Thacher
7-10 Jul.^[45] ^[46]		Seward Wilfrid Meek 6-2 6-4	C.H.C. Harrison	W.T. Baines J.W. Willans	T.L. Johnston Thomas Oswald Swarbreck A. Snowden E.M. Turner
7–10 Jul		Archibald Thompson 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-8 6-2	J.B. Gray	J.B. Gray W.H. Blyth Martin J. St. John	Herbert Bowes-Lyon J. Rodger Arthur Nevile John Story C.E. Todd
		Archibald Thompson J.B. Gray 8-6, 6–1, 4–6, 7-5	A.M. Inglis Arthur Nevile John Story
		Arthur Nevile John Story Miss Malcom 6-3, 6-2	Archibald Thompson Miss. Hay
8–10 Jul		John Thorneycroft Hartley 2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6-0	William Henry Mahon
8–10 Jul.^[47]		Walter Reid Craig 6–4, 6-3	C. Howard		J.W. Burgess B.H. Cockson A.W. Denton H. Howard
		C. Howard H. Howard 6-2, 6-3	Owen Seaman Mr. Worship
		Walter Reid Craig Miss Viener 6-3, 4–6, 6-2	Mr. Howarth Miss.Moore
13 Jul	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	William Renshaw 6-0 5-7 6-3 6-4
	William Renshaw Ernest Renshaw 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5	Claude Farrer Arthur Stanley
7–14 Jul	Langley Marish Tournament Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass	Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6–2, 3–6, 6-4	Montague Alfred Orgill	Alexander Kaye Butterworth A.J. de Winton	Gervase O'Brien Alington H.F. Goodford Wiliam Harry Nash Welby Francis Montresor
13–15 Jul		William Henry Mahon 6–2, 6–0, 7-5	Lewin Venn Alexander	Edward Evershed Geoffrey Meynell Heathcote-Hacker	F.A. Clark W.G. Lowe H.E. Sugden
		Henry Guy Nadin W.G. Lowe 4-6, 6–3, 7–5, 8-6	Lewin Venn Alexander William Henry Mahon
		F.A. Clark Miss Denton 6-4, 4–6, 8-6	Frank Noon Mrs Hodson
14–17 Jul		W.R. Carles 6–1, 5–6, 6-1	A.H. Jacob	Arthur Percy Jones Mr. Pridham	T.E. Graham H.B. Hawkes Mr. Hickley Mr. Michel
16–17 Jul.^[48]		Arthur Nevile John Story 7–9, 6–4, 6–2, 7–9, 6-0		J.E. Sanderson J. St. John
20–24 Jul.^[49]		Ernest Legassicke Hancock 2-6 8-6 6-4	James Baldwin	Arnold Wyersdale Blake A.E. Sloman	F. Badcock W.A. Newman C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway
20–23 Jul.^[50]		Ganson Depew 6–3, 6–2, 6-1		Edward Everett Tanner	Mr. Barr R. Keep	Mr. Brent Henry Gordon Mackenzie Oliver Richard MacKlem Mr. Wilcox
20–23 Jul.^[51]		Anderson Steel 7–5, 6–2, 9-7	Charles Higginbottom	D.G.L. MacLure Edward Mortimer Shand
19–24 Jul		Harry Grove 6–3, 6–2, 6-3		Tom Campion Herbert Wilberforce	Herbert Chipp Herbert Bowes-Lyon William C. Taylor Robert Charles Thompson
	Herbert Chipp Ernest Wool Lewis 7-5, 4–6, 6–1, 3-6	Harry Grove Teddy Wiliams
	William Renshaw Blanche Bingley 6-3, 4–6, 6-4
21 - 24 July.^[52]		Willoughby Hamilton 6-3 6-1 6-2	Edward M. L. Lysaght	William Drumond Hamilton	Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph R.C. Hamilton
	Challenger Thomas Harrison Griffiths
22–24 Jul.		Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 1-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-4		William Nevill Cobbold Frank Noon	Alfred Henry Betham Percy Bateman Brown George Ernest Dixon Brown G.F. Mitton
20–27 Jul		E.W. Fletcher 6–0, 6–3, 3–6, 6-4	A. Dunn jr.	Kenneth Ramsden Marley	Arthur Burgess Crosby John Hartley Arthur Godfrey Pease
20–27 Jul		George Richmond Mewburn 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 7-5	B. Hartley	Charles Liddell Seward Wilfrid Meek
22–27 Jul		Mr. Owens 6–3, 6-2	R. Graham	W.M. Hayes G.H. Orpen	J. Chadwick Herbert Newcombe Craig C. Osborne F.S.C. Ruthven
23–27 Jul.^[53]		George Reston Brewerton 6-2, 6–1, 6-2	R.H. Davidson	E.B. Crockford Herbert Haden Monckton	W. Hasluck M.P. Lea T.H. Spencer S. Smith
		R.H. Davidson Mr. Hossell 6-1, 2–6, 6-2	E.B. Crockford Brown W. J. Crockford
26–28 Jul		Alfred Henry Betham 8–6, 8–6, 6-4		Francis Russell Burrow Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	H.P. Darling John Redfern Deykin L. Richardson Edmund Henry Lacon-Watson
26–28 Jul		John Redfern Deykin 6–2, 6-2	H. Brain	Albert Cecil Hill Harry T. Shapley	W. Downing J. Goodacre A. Jackson A.P. Pridmore
27–30 Jul.^[54]	Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament Exhibition grounds Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland. Clay	Archibald Thomson 6–2, 6–2, 2-0 ret.	J. Frances	Alfred Aitken Thomson Richard Millar Watson	S. Collins J.C. Huie J. Monteith Arthur Nevile John Story
27–31 July.^[55]		G. Egerton 6-3, 6-4	H. Lloyd Williams	E.L. Engleheart Henry James Wilson Fosbery	J.P. Lewis P. Ormrod H. Lloyd-Parry E.A. Turnour
	Challenger R. Lloyd Williams
27–31 Jul.		Charles Smith Hyman 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-4		H.H. Abbott jr W.E. Hodgman	Robert Casimir Dickson A.L. McEwen Raynald D’Arcy Gamble Alexander Torrance
28–31 Jul		Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-3 6-0 6-0
30–31 Jul.^[57]		James Brown 6–3, 6–2, 6-1		E.W. Gould	Basil Spalding de Garmendia	R.H. Nathan Mr. Waldron

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
August.^[58] ^[59]		Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-2 7-9 6-4 7-5	?
August.		A.H. Dickens ?	?
July– August		Charles H. J. Higginbotham 7-5, 6–4, 0–6, 6-4	Horatio Renaud Babington Peile	Walter Robert Baines Latham	T.F. Donald D.M. Hannay
		Challenger G.H. Aitken
		Charles H. J. Higginbotham D.M. Hannay 5-6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–5, 6-4	Walter Robert Baines Latham T.F. Donald
		G.H. Aitken Miss Macquisten 2 sets to 0	D.M. Hannay Miss Macquisten
27 July–2 August.^[61]		Willoughby Hamilton 6-4, 6–1, 6-4
28 Jul–2 Aug.^[62]		Henry Slocum 6–3, 6–2, 6-1		Oliver Samuel Campbell	William Austin Tomes Philip Shelton Sears
30 Jul–2 Aug.^[63]		R.H. Handcock ?	Julian Charles Gaisford
30 Jul–2 Aug.^[64]		David Elgar Payn 8-4, 6–4, 6-3	Alfred E. Walker	R.G. Bailey	A. Buchanan C.H. Byers Reverend Dale Mr. Horsburgh
3–5 Aug.^[65]		H.W. Bucknall 6-2 6-1 6-1	Richard W. Stevens	J.A. Turnbull
2–6 Aug		Patrick Bowes-Lyon ?		Arthur Wellesley Hallward	Thomas Robinson Grey George Richmond Mewburn	Theodore Coventry Norman Leslie Hallward John Galbraith Horn Captain G.R. Taylor
		Challenger Arthur Godfrey Pease
		Patrick Bowes-Lyon John Galbraith Horn 6-3, 6–3, 7-5	Arthur Godfrey Pease George Richmond Mewburn
		Patrick Bowes-Lyon Florence Stanuell 6-1, 7-5	John Galbraith Horn Connie Butler
2–7 Aug.^[66]		William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6-0	Arthur Henry Gore Ashe	John M. Brown Frederick William Knox	William Gore Burroughs Henry Joseph Gallwey J. Gore R.P. Hamilton
		Challenger Toler Roberts Garvey
2–7 August.		R. Playford w.o.	L. Newton	J.F. Newton A.B. Tomkins	G.A. Bolton E.O. Dunn F. Rawlings L.H. Shadbolt
2–7 August		Harry Grove 6-2 7-9 6-4 7-5
5–7 August.^[68]	North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Percy Short 6-2 7-9 7-5 2-6 6-1		W. Lifton Wynne	C. Roberts F.C. Varey	John Parsons Earwaker E. Johnson A.E. Parkinson R.M. Wynne
5–7 August.		William Henry Mahon 6–1, 6–2, 6-2	L. Harrison	Thomas Barton Holmes Charles Edmund Tatham	R.H.H. Harker PF.N. Harrison Arthur Godfrey Pease A. Priestman
		Geoffrey Meynell Heathcote-Hacker R.H.H. Harker 6-4, 6-3	Mr. Grotrian Mr. Peterson
		F.J. Hirst Mabel Boulton 6-4, 6-5	Alexander Walton McIlwaine Miss A. Thorney
3–8 Aug.^[69]		Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-3, 6–4, 6-4	William V.S. Thorne	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Henry Slocum	Oliver Samuel Campbell Charles Amherst Chase Wallace Percy Knapp Philip Shelton Sears
10 Aug.^[70]		Valentine Gill Hall 6-4, 8–6, 6-3	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry	Wallace Percy Knapp Oliver Samuel Campbell
9–11 Aug.^[71]		William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-0, 6–1, 6-1	James Baldwin	Henry Stafford Brenchley E.W. Davies
11 Aug.^[72]		Charles Gladstone Eames Ernest George Meers shared title		G.S. Bigg	Wilberforce Eaves FitzJames Hynes Arthur Pantin David Elgar Payn
9–12 August		Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 6-3, 6-2	W.E. Seldon	William Nevill Cobbold David Elgar Payn Rawlinson	J.M. Atkinson J.A. Heyman A.H. Robinson Herbert Charles Yockney
		Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross William Nevill Cobbold 6-2, 6-0	Wilfred Baddeley Neville Baddeley
		William Nevill Cobbold Miss Cobbold 7-5, 6-2	Herbert Charles Yockney May Jacks
9–13 Aug.^[73]		Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1 6-0 6-0		Robert Charles Thompson	Ferguson G. Davies Stanley Riseley	C.H. Davies William Sidney Nelson Heard John Charles Kay Edward Armstrong O'Neill
10–13 August.^[74]		Howard Augustus Taylor 6–5, 1–6, 6-4		Godfrey Malbone Brinley
11–14 August.^[75] ^[76]		Alfred Penn Gaskell 5-6, 6–3, 6-3		Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
12–14 August.^[77]		St Clair Kelburn Mulholland Stobart 6-1 6-2	George Arthur Ley Woolcombe	E.H. Oldham W.C. Perry	C.R. Broad F.A. Jones Mr. Mayers
		Rev. Lancelot Melvill Haslope E.H. Oldham def.	F.A. Jones St Clair Kelburn Mulholland Stobart.
		Rev. Lancelot Melvill Haslope Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope def.	St Clair Kelburn Mulholland Stobart. Mrs. Mabel St Clair Stobart.
16–17 August.		Reginald Huyshe-Eliot 6-0, 6-5	J.P. Paull	Arthur Preston	Charles Forrest Lovibond Mr. Pilgrim Mr. Tripp
		Mr. Pilgrim Miss Arundell 1-6, 6–2, 6-4	Reginald Huyshe-Eliot Miss. Hillmann
16–19 August.^[78]		William Percy - French ?	?
17–19 August.^[79]		? ?	?
18–19 Aug.^[80]	Macclesfield Open Macclesfield Lawn Tennis Club Macclesfield, England Grass Singles – Doubles	Walter Reid Craig 9-11 6-2 6-4	B. King	C.F.G. Lathom Elliott L. Oliver	P.W. Allen W.A. Brewerton W. Burgess John Barlow Thistlethwaite
17–20 Aug.^[81]	Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles	William Herbert Cohen 7-5 7-5	Oswald Milne	Harold (Harry) Bacon F.D. Colt	R.C. Bacon Edward Lee French B. Hawes Francis William Monement
16–21 Aug.^[82]		James Baldwin 6-0 6-1 6-1	E.W. David	J.T. Jones Walter Mace Shipman	William Sidney Nelson Heard S.W. Smith James Edgar Lefroy Stein Captain G.R. Taylor
17–21 August.^[83]		Toler Roberts Garvey w.o.	Arthur John de Courcy Wilson	Charles Thomas Biddulph Hume Riversdale Jones	Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph George Bloomfield Garvey Alexander Francis Grant Foulerton Stanley E. Smith
17–21 Aug.^[84]		Ernest Browne 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-4	Gilbert Mahon	E.W. Fletcher Arthur Godfrey Pease	George Reston Brewerton J.S. Burton Alexander Mallinson George Richmond Mewburn
	Ernest Browne E.W. Fletcher 6-2, 6–1, 6-3	George Richmond Mewburn Arthur Godfrey Pease
	B. Hartley Mabel Boulton 6-4, 6-4	John Galbraith Horn Clara Hill
18–21 August		H. Gillbanks 6-3, 6–3, 7-5	M. Morris
19–21 August		W.N. Armstrong 6-5 6-1 6-2
18–22 Aug		Archibald Thomson 6–3, 6–0, 6-4	J.M. Dickson	P.G. Hall Alfred Aitken Thomson
	Challenger T.G. Hill
	Alfred Aitken Thomson Archibald Thomson 6-3, 6–3, 12-10	Edward B. Morrison Mr. White
	Edward B. Morrison Miss Lottie Paterson 0-6, 7–5, 6-3	Richard Millar Watson Annie Dod
19–23 Aug.^[86]		William Drummond Hamilton 6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Arthur Henry Gore Ashe	S. Franks John H. Bedat-Whaite	Reginald Arthur Gamble William Woodcock Goodbody Willoughby Hamilton H.J. Maguire
23–25 Aug.^[87]		A.S. Soden 6-3, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6-0	Charles John Cole	W.F. Gorton A.S.H. Wood	C. Bishop C.W. Pearcely R.H. Legge F.M. Rowland
24–27 Aug		Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0, 6–1, 6-2	James Edgar Lefroy Stein	Henry Francis Herford C.F. Palmer	H.S. Gover Booth Hodgetts Lynes David Elgar Payn F.W. Randall
		Challenger H.M. Nicholls
		Ernest Wool Lewis Mr. Lewis 6-3, 6-4	Harry Saint John Hornby J.E. Passmore
		Leslie C. Wintle Miss Vaughan 6-2, 6-3	D.W. Donaldson Miss Palmer
23–28 August	Derbyshire Championships^[88] Buxton, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Tom Campion 5-7 6-2 6-1 9-7
23–28 August	US National Championships Newport, United States Singles – Doubles	Richard Sears 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-4
	Richard Sears James Dwight 7-5, 5–7, 7–5, 6-4	Howard Taylor Godfrey Brinley
25–28 Aug.^[89]		Gerhard Franz Mockler 6-4 6-3		Patrick Blackburne	T.H. Gill H.G. Hawker	Shirley Blackburne Charles Ernest M. Kelly C.E. Radcliffe Mr. Swanton
27–28 Aug.^[90]		Philip Leslie Hirst 3-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-5	George Reston Brewerton	Harold Stapylton Greenwell Francis Joseph Hirst	A. Herbert Charles E. Mackenzie Kelly Guy A. Robins W.S. Wright
27–28 August		A.R. Ford 1-6, 6–5, 6-3	R.J. Hutchinson	W.Y. Caistor H. Eliot	N. Marder J.H. Maund Frederick Dorville Jackson T. Preston

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
September (Autumn)		William Howard 6-0, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6-1	J. Muir MacDonald w.o.	F. Andrew E.J. Bevan
		Challenger P.W. Squire
30 Aug - 4 Sep.^[91]		Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6–1, 6-3	Reginald Arthur Gamble	E. Mack Captain R. Maxwell	A. Graham Captain N. Maxwell Ronald M. McDougall Owen Wynne
	Challenger Frederick Foster McClintock
4 September		Walter Francis Templer ?	A. Wolfe
30 August – 7 September		Ernest Lewis 6-3 6-4 6-0
4 – 7 September^[93]		Oliver Samuel Campbell 6-2, 0–6, 6–4, 8-6	Harry Farnum
7–9 September.	Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire LTC Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland Outdoor Grass	C.L. Graham 6-5 4-6 6-3	F.G. Gordon	T.G. Gordon H. Young	G. Clarke O.B. Graham W.R. Young
7–9 Sep^[94]		Richard Millar Watson 7-5 6-1 6-3	Forrester John Thomson	H.A. Irvine C.E. Stewart	James R. Carmichael R.H. MacDonald W.R. Pringle J.R. Stewart
		Forrester John Thomson Richard Millar Watson 9-7 6-2 6-2	H.A. Irvine R.H. MacDonald
		Richard Millar Watson Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3	Forrester John Thomson Miss Scott
7–9 September.^[95]		Robert Livingston Beeckman 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6-1	Henry Slocum Jr.
9 September.^[96]		Charles Belmont Davis 6-4, 6–4, 3–6, 6-2	Gustavus Remak jr
		Mr. Cowperthwait Gustavus Remak jr won	? ?
6-10 September.^[97]		Frank Beecher Wiestling ?	George Reilly Jr.
		George E. Etter Mrs. Weistling won	? ?
7 – 10 September.^[98]	Rochester Open Rochester Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles	Godfrey Malbone Brinley 6-2 6-0 6-2	Ganson Depew	W.E. Hodgman M. McKenzie	Ernest FitzHugh Ayrault Charles Amherst Chase W.B. Lee Arthur Remington
11 September.		Howard Augustus Taylor 6–3, 6–2, 6-3	Albert Church Hamlin	Thomas Nesbitt McCarter R.S. Thomas	S. Appleton J.C. McCay J.C. Elliott H.M. Peters
6–15 September.^[99]	United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Grass Singles - Doubles	H.M. Nicholls 6-2 6-3	Henry Blane Porter	Charles Henry Saint John W.A. Platt	Arthur Norris Dumbleton C.C. How Ernest Wool Lewis H. Slessor
15 -18 September.^[100]		Godfrey Malbone Brinley 6–0, 6–2, 6-3	J.F. Bacon		Oliver Samuel Campbell Albert Church Hamlin Henry Slocum Jr. C.F. Watson
18 September.^[101]		Valentine Gill Hall
19 - 21 –Sep.^[102]	Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) (Waterbury Challenge Cup) Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor 6-3, 6-3		R.L. Cutting Morton Spring Paton	W.E. Billings Deane B. Miller W.H. Sands

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
1–3 Oct.		Charles Belmont Davis 6-2 6-1 6-2	Edward Porter
4 Oct.		Leigh Bonsal 6-3, 6-2, 6-4	Charles Belmont Davis
		Leigh Bonsal S. T. Steel won	? Mr. Ringwood
28 Sep–13 Oct.^[104]		William Linton Landreth 6–4, 3–6, 6–3		Frederick Winslow Taylor
9–14 Oct.	North of England Championships^[105] Scarborough, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 6-3 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-2
12–14 Oct.		Godfrey Brinley
22–26 Oct.		Walter John Carre Riddell 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4
25–30 Oct.		Edward Lee French 6–1, 6–4, 6-4	G.A. Ommanney	C.E. Bunbury H.J. Reid	E.W. Fletcher A.P. Hill J. Rickie H.J. Tuite
	Edward Lee French A.P. Hill 6-2, 6–1, 6-0	C.E. Bunbury Mr.Clark.

December

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
28 – 30 December	New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships Farndon, Hawke's Bay, Napier, New Zealand Grass Singles – Doubles	Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2 6-0 6-4	E.P. Hudson
	Minden Fenwick Percival Clennell Fenwick
28 - 31 December.		Eric Pollard Hudson 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.	Minden Fenwick

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1886^[108]
	Player
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8

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• Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. .
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• Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York, NY, USA: New York, American sports publishing company. == Further reading == * A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. * Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers. * Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. 1860 to 1889 * Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. 1889 to 1900 * Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Vinton and Co. London. England. 1900 to 1926. * British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK. * Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK * Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK. * Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode * Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA. * Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, {{ISBN|0-9731443-4-3}} * The Tennis Book, edited by Michael Bartlett and Bob Gillen, Arbor House, New York, 1981 {{ISBN|0-87795-344-9}} * The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001. == Attribution == This article contains some copied and translated content from this article [[:it:Tornei di tennis maschili nel 1886]]

External links

• http://www.tennisarchives.com/tournaments/search for any tournament/1886

Notes and References

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2. Web site: Abolition of Challenge Rounds. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. 4 August 2018.
3. Book: Nauright. John. Parrish. Charles. Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. 2012. ABC-CLIO. Santa Barbara, Calif.. 978-1-59884-300-2. 198.
4. Book: Gillmeister. Heiner. Tennis:Cultural History. 1998. A&C Black. London. 978-0-7185-0195-2. 199.
5. Book: Mazak. Karoly. The Concise History of Tennis. 2017. Independently published. 978-1-5497-4647-5. 5–36. English.
6. Book: Lake. Robert J.. A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. 2014. Routledge. 978-1-134-44557-8. 48.
7. News: The Auckland Tennis Championships . 3 July 2022 . New Zealand Herald: Volume XXIX . 8813 . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz . 29 February 1892.
8. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – Auckland 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . A. Nieuwland . 11 July 2022.
9. Web site: Edition – British Covered Court Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 4 August 2018 . 2017.
10. Book: Hall . Valentine Gill . Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing . 1889 . New York, D. W. Granbery & co. . New York, NY, USA . 13 .
11. Web site: Edition – Dublin University LT Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Idzznew BV . 5 August 2018 . Harlingen, Netherlands . 2017.
12. Web site: Edition – Fitzwilliam Club Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Idzznew BV . 5 August 2018 . Harlingen, Netherlands . 2017.
13. Web site: Edition – New South Wales Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
14. Web site: Edition – Ceylon Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Idzznew BV . 5 August 2018 . Harlingen, Netherlands . 2017.
15. COUNTY GENTLEMAN. word about the Pollockshields tennis fixtures, which was left unconcluded at the time of our going to press last week. The meeting, which had begun in an inauspicious downfall of rain, was happily wound up in brilliant sunshine. Sporting Gazette. Saturday 29 May 1886. London, England. The British Newspaper Archive. Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002525/18860529/144/0021. page.21.
16. Web site: Tournaments: Western Counties Championship. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 23 May 2023. subscription.
17. Web site: Edition – Irish Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 4 August 2018 . 2017.
18. Web site: HISTORICAL NOTE . tennis . Warriston Community Tennis Club . 18 February 2023 . Cannon Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland . en.
19. Web site: Tournaments: Young America Cricket Club Invitation. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 27 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
20. Web site: Edition – Kent Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
21. Web site: Edition – West of England Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archive . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
22. Web site: Edition – Oxford University Tournament 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
23. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – County Wexford 1887 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 July 2022.
24. Book: Paret . Jahial Parmly . Allen . J. P. . Alexander . Frederick B. . Hardy . Samuel [from old catalog |title=Spalding's tennis annual .. |date=1918 |publisher=New York, American sports publishing company |location=New York, NY, USA |page=141 |url=https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/140].
25. Web site: Edition – Cheltenham 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
26. Web site: Edition – Scottish Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
27. Book: Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. 1903. Charles Scribner's Sons. New York. 62–64. 1st. A. Wallis Myers. 5358651.
28. Book: Hall . Valentine Gill . Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing . 1889 . New York, D. W. Granbery & co. . New York, USA . 11 .
29. Web site: Edition – London Athletic Club 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
30. Web site: Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
31. Web site: Edition – Waterloo 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
32. Web site: Tournaments: Clifton . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 14 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
33. Web site: wine . _William MethvenBritish . Cricket . Spirits Merchant; Writer on . Grace . renowned for ghostwriting for W. G. . William Methven Brownlee - Wikisource, the free online library . en.wikisource.org . 1 August 2023 . en.
34. Web site: Edition – Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Idzznew BV . 2 August 2018 . Harlingen, Netherlands . 2017.
35. Web site: Edition – Warriston Park 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
36. Book: Hall . Valentine Gill . Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players ... knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing . 1889 . New York, D. W. Granbery & co. . New York, NY, USA . 12 .
37. Web site: Edition – New Jersey State Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018.
38. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – Natal Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 July 2022.
39. Web site: Tournaments: Northumberland Cricket Club. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023. subscription.
40. Web site: Tournaments:Litchfield/Stafford - Staffordshire Championships . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 25 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
41. Web site: Tournaments:Ilkley. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023. subscription.
42. Lawn Tennis in America page 12 by Valentine Gill Hall
43. Web site: Tournaments: Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023. subscription.
44. Web site: Tournaments: New England Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 23 May 2023. subscription.
45. Web site: Tournaments:Thirsk. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 26 May 2023. subscription.
46. News: LAWN TENNIS. THIRSK LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The fourth annual tournament promoted by the Thirsk Lawn Tennis Club commenced yestderday, results are as follows. . 26 May 2023 . Leeds Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . 8 July 1886 . Yorkshire, England . 3. subscription.
47. LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT:Most appropriate weather favoured the first day's events of the Open Amateur Lawn Tennis Tournament which commenced yesterday, on the Claremont Park Public Lawn Tennis Ground. Blackpool Gazette & Herald. (Friday 9 July 1886). Lancashire, England .The British Newspaper Archive. page.5.
48. GALA TENNIS CLUB: Third Annual tournament will be held on the new ground at Langshaw, Galashiels, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 16th, 16th, and 17th July. Southern Reporter, Selkirkshire, Scotland, The British Newspaper Archive, Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000469/18860701/088/0002. page.2.
49. Web site: Tournaments: Taunton - Somersetshire Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023. subscription.
50. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889) Lawn Tennis in America. D. W. Granbery & Co., New York, NY. USA. page.10.
51. CRAIGMORE: Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament. FINAL MATCHES TO BE PLAYED TO DAY (SATURDAY), 24TH JULY. Ladies’ Singles Final 12 noon. Gentleman's Single Final 2 pm.. Ladies’ Doubles Final at 1.15 P.m. Ladies' and Gentlemen’s Doubles Final at 2.10 P.M. Gentlemen’s Doubles Final 8.15 P.M. Published: Saturday 24 July 1886. Newspaper: Rothesay Chronicle. County: Buteshire, Scotland. Page: 2. The British Newspaper Archive.
52. Web site: Tournaments: South of Ireland Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
53. Fairn, Alison & Fairn, Anne. (1 January 1974). A History of Moseley. 1st Ed. Vicar of Moseley. . page.58.
54. EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL. EXHIBITION TOURNAMENT. FINAL SCORES.—Thomson heat Frances (6-2, 6-2, 2-0, retired), Handicap Singles : A. Beckett beat Thomson. Sporting Gazette. Saturday 7 August 1886. London, England. The British Newspaper Archive. Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002525/18860807/110/0019. page. 19.
55. Web site: Tournaments: Vale of Clwyd - North Wales Tournaments. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 26 May 2023. subscription.
56. Web site: Edition –Northumberland Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
57. Web site: Tournaments: Staten Island Invitation. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023. subscription.
58. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players, knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. D. W. Granbery & Co. New York, NY, USA. p.12.
59. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – Bar Harbor Club 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 July 2022.
60. News: WRENN WON THE CUP; AN EXCITING TENNIS GAME FOR THE MOSSLEY TROPHY. . 21 February 2023 . The New York Times . 21 August 1892 . New York City, United States . 3.
61. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – East of Ireland Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 July 2022.
62. Web site: Tournaments: Rockaway Hunting Club Invitation. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 23 May 2023. subscription.
63. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – British Columbia Championship 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 July 2022.
64. Web site: Tournaments: Rochester Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 23 May 2023. subscription.
65. Web site: Tournaments: Seabright Invitational. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
66. Web site: Tournaments: Waterford. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 26 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
67. Web site: Edition – Exmouth 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 2017.
68. Web site: Tournaments: North of Wales Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 23 May 2023. subscription.
69. Web site: Tournaments: Wentworth. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 26 May 2023. subscription.
70. Web site: Tournaments: Cooperstown Open - Invitation. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 18 August 2023. subscription.
71. Web site: Tournaments: Tenby - South Wales . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
72. Web site: Tournaments: Sittingbourne - Gore Court Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
73. Web site: Tournaments: Teignmouth and Shaldon . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 26 May 2023. subscription.
74. Hall, Valentine Gill. Lawn tennis in America (1889). p.12.
75. Web site: Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club / Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club / Events . clubspark.lta.org.uk . Lawn Tennis Association UK . 5 July 2022.
76. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Edition – East of England Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 July 2022.
77. Web site: Tournaments: Penzance Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023. subscription.
78. COUNTY CAVAN LAWN TENNIS CLUB. The second tournament of the season was held on the Club grounds, on Monday 16th to Thursday 19th, when, notwithstanding the unsettled state of the weather. some capital play was witnessed. Published: Friday 20 August 1886. Newspaper: Cavan Weekly News and General Advertiser. County: Cavan, Republic of Ireland. Page: 3. The British Newspaper Archive.
79. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Tournament –Niagara International Tournament . www.tennisarchives.com . Iddznew BV . 8 July 2022.
80. Web site: Tournaments: Macclesfield Open . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 1 August 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
81. Web site: Tournaments: Saxmundham . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
82. Web site: Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 24 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
83. Web site: Tournaments: King's County and Ormonde. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023. subscription.
84. YORKSHIRE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT HARROGATE. On Monday next the annual tournament of the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Association and County Club opens on the ground of the Harrogate Cricket Club. Pateley Bridge & Nidderdale Herald, Saturday 14 August 1886, Yorkshire, England, Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001273/18860814/061/0006. page. 6.
85. Web site: Edition – Northwestern Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018.
86. Web site: Tournaments:1886 Dundrum Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 17 August 2023. subscription.
87. Web site: Tournaments: Colwyn Bay Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 16 August 2023. subscription.
88. Web site: Edition – Buxton 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
89. Web site: Tournaments: Devon and Cornwall Manadon. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
90. Web site: Tournaments: Whitby. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 27 May 2023. subscription.
91. Web site: Tournaments: Slio - West of Ireland Championships. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 26 May 2023. subscription.
92. Web site: Edition – South of England Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
93. Web site: Tournaments: New York TC Fall Open Tournament. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 21 May 2023. subscription.
94. Web site: Tournaments:Hawick - West Teviotdale . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 14 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
95. Lawn Tennis in America page 12 by Valentine Gill Hal.
96. Lawn Tennis in America by Valentine Gill Hall, page 13.
97. Philadelphia Inquirer Newspaper Archives September 17, 1888. Tennis Tournaments: Source: https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/pennsylvania/philadelphia/philadelphia-inquirer/1888/09-17/page-3/
98. Web site: Tournaments: Rochester Open Tournament (USA). The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023. subscription.
99. Web site: Tournaments: Portsmouth - United Services Club. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 23 May 2023. subscription.
100. Lawn Tennis in America page 13 by Valentine Gill Hall.
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106. Book: Paret . Jahial Parmly . Allen . J. P. . Alexander . Frederick B. . Hardy . Samuel [from old catalog |title=Spalding's tennis annual .. |date=1918 |publisher=New York, American sports publishing company |location=New York, NY, USA |page=140 |url=https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/140].
107. Web site: Edition – Victorian Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 5 August 2018 . 2017.
108. Book: Mazak . Karoly . The Concise History of Tennis . 2017 . Independently published . 978-1-5497-4647-5 . 14 . English.