| 1887 men's tennis season | |
| Duration: | 2 January – 12 November |
| Edition: | 12th |
| Tournaments: | 127 (Amateur) |
| Categories: | Important (4) National (6) Provincial/Regional/State (25) County (19) Regular (75) |
| Most Tournament Titles: |  Ernest Lewis (6) |
| Most Tournament Finals: | Ernest Lewis (7) |
| Previous: | 1886 |
| Next: | 1888 |
The men's tennis season was composed of the twelfth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 126 tournaments.[1]
The tour began in January in Napier, New Zealand and ended in December in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships, the U.S. National Championships, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[2] [3] [4]
In the first big tournament of the year Ernest Renshaw wins a second Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title,[5] in Dublin after a five-year break beating three-time defending champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Wimbledon Championships Herbert Lawford avenges his Irish championships defeat by beating Ernest Renshaw for the title in five sets.[6] At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove the defending champion defeats George Ernest Dixon Brown in five sets.In the United States Dick Sears wins a seventh consecutive US National Championship beating Henry Slocum in three sets.[7]
In March in the United States the inaugural Southern California Championships is staged for the first time this year and in New Zealand the Auckland Tennis Championships are held for the first time. In April in England Ernest Lewis defeats Edward Lake Williams in three sets for his first British Covered Court Championships. In May in South Asia, Charles Edward De Fonblanque defeats Edward George Farquharson in the Ceylon Championships held on the clay courts Nuwara Eliya.
In early June at the Scottish Championships held in Edinburgh Harry Grove of England defeats two-time defending champion Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In late June at the Welsh Championships in Penarth Irish player Ernest Browne wins a second title after English player James Baldwin retired after two sets to love down. In July in North America at the Canadian National Championships held in Toronto, Canada Charles Smith Hyman wins a third title defeating Lawrence H. Baldwin in three sets.[8] In August the Nottinghamshire Championships are staged for the first time in England this event is known today as the Nottingham Open.[9]
In October back in the United States Philip Shelton Sears representing Harvard wins his first national Intercollegiate Championships at New Haven, Connecticut defeating G.G. Shaw jr in three sets.[10] In late December in Australasia at Christchurch, New Zealand, Percival Clennell Fenwick wins his second national New Zealand Championships defeating Richard Dacre Harman in five sets.[11]
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),[12] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important.[13] [14] [15] [16] | |
| National | |
| Provincial/State/Regional | |
| County | |
| Local |
No events
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3.[18] |  Thomas S. Beckworth6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | ? | |||
| 10–21.[19] [20] | William Morrison 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 |  Henry Andrew Morey | |||
| 19–24.[21] [22] | William H. Young | C. Trevelia | |||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April.[23] | Bengal Lawn Tennis Championships Calcutta Cricket Ground Calcutta, Bengal, India Grass Singles Doubles | Gilbert Mahon 5–7, 8–7, 7–8, 8–6, 6–1 | Mr. Heckle | ||
| 9 – 12 April.[24] | Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament Geelong LTC Geelong, Australia Hard Asphalt Singles – Doubles |  Ernest Raleigh6–2 6–0 6–4 | John Stanley Barton Orr | W.L. Hewitt | J.W. Colville Beckett Weigall |
| 21 – 23 April.[25] | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | Herbert Chipp Frank Still |  Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Ernest George Meers William John Bush-Salmon George Nelson Stenhouse | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–3 May.[26] [27] | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Edward George Farquharson | Henry Edwin Caldecott Thomas W. Gallwey | P. Burrows John Melville Boustead J.C. Rogers |
| 24 April- 5 May.[28] | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Hard | Willoughby Hamilton 6–3 6–4 6–0 | Grainger Chaytor | Ernest Henry Greene J.F. Hughes | Tom Campion Ernest Edward Knox Henry A. Robinson Cameron Dean-Shute |
| Challenger J. T. Maxwell | |||||
| 2–9 May.[29] | Dublin University Championships Dublin Ireland Hard | Manliffe Goodbody 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | Tom Campion | Grainger Chaytor James Edgar Lefroy Stein | Harold Mahony William Woodcock Goodbody Robert Edward Shaw John Thomas Waller |
| 4–10 May.[30] | Charles William Cropper 6–0, 6–0, 5–7, 8–6 | Robert D. Fitzgerald | Harold Stuart Fox Walter John Carre Riddell | Charles Theophilius Metcalfe Edward Alworth Mitchell Merewether Haworth William Bartram Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen | |
| 19 – 20 May.[31] | West of Scotland Championships Pollockshields Scotland Grass | John Galbraith Horn 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 | J.T.C. MacKinlay | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | C.A. Gairdner George Kerr Henry Guy Nadin H.J. Younger |
| 19 - 20 May.[32] | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-4 7-5 6-3 | Walter William Chamberlain James Hill Conyers | |||
| 27 May.[33] | Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 | Robert Livingston Beeckman | Clarence Munroe Clark Oliver Samuel Campbell | |
| 23 – 28 May.[34] | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 8–6 8–6 6–3 | Manliffe Francis Goodbody Cameron Dean-Shute | Robert Cully Barton Tom Campion Edward Bernard Greene John Morgan Richards Francis | |
| 23 – 28 May.[35] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Ernest Renshaw 7–5, 6–2, 9–7 | Grainger Chaytor W. H. Clark Thomas Harrison Griffiths Herbert Wilberforce | ||
| Challenger Herbert Lawford | |||||
| 27 – 30 May.[36] [37] | Grant Notman 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 | J.W. Raymond | Carroll J. Post Jr. | Oliver Samuel Campbell Starks Battersball | |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1- 3 June.[38] | A. Browne 1–6, 6–4, ret. | Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Henry Blyth-Martin J. Rodger | D.O. Beatson J.B. Gray W.F.M. Ross S.C. Thomson | |
| 30 May – 4 June.[39] | Harry Grove 6–4 6–3 6–4 | James Dwight |  Ernest Browne James Baldwin) | Cecil Owtram Gillbanks Mark Anthony Hartnell F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy Reade Charles Lacy Sweet | |
| Ernest Browne William Renshaw 10-8, 6-4 | James Dwight Harry Grove | ||||
| James Dwight Lottie Dod 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 | William Renshaw Margaret Bracewell | ||||
| 1 - 4 June.[40] | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 | Richard Millar Watson | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel |
| Challenge round Arthur Nevile John Story | |||||
| John Galbraith Horn Herbert Bowes-Lyon 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson Anderson Steel | ||||
| John Galbraith Horn Dorothy Boutlon 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 | Richard Millar Watson Mabel Boulton | ||||
| 2- 4 June.[41] | Robert L. Beeckman 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1 | Howard Taylor | Valentine Gill Hall Samuel A. Campbell Jr. Edward Peale MacMullen Juan A. Smith | ||
| 6 – 7 June.[43] | Thomas Musgrave Burton 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 | Harry Stanley Scrivener | H.J. Burrell Hamilton A. Emmons | William Marshall Cazalet Horace Chapman Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Henry Edwin Hunter Kent | |
| 6 -11 June.[44] [45] | Ernest Browne 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | James Baldwin Alfred Penn Gaskell | E.W. Brooke G.L. Bruce John Redfern Deykin J. Muir MacDonald | ||
| John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | James Dwight Margaret Bracewell | ||||
| 6 -11 June.[46] | George Foley 6-1 6-2 | Edmond T. M. Sandwith | W. Toole | R. Dowse R. Hudson | |
| 6 – 11 June.[47] | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2 | Archibald Thomson | |||
| Challenge round Herbert Bowes-Lyon | |||||
| 7 – 13 June.[49] | Alexander Post 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5 | Charles Laurie McCawley | |||
| 8 – 10 June.[50] | Edward MacMullen 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 | Valentine Gill Hall | |||
| 8 – 14 June.[51] | William P. French 8–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 | F. Graham | W. Halpin A. Kennedy | R. Allen Lord Newtonbutler M. O'Reilly J. Weekes | |
| Challenger J.S.F. Hearn | |||||
| 13 – 15 Jun.[52] [53] | Henry Slocum 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | F.T. Ball C.H. Ludington jr | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Mr. Harmer Grant Notman Mr. Pratt | ||
| 16–17 June. | Henry Guy Nadin 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | G.E. Lowe | John Barlow Thistlethwaite G.H. Willoughby | W. Burgess H.R. Greaves J.A. Rooke W. Twyford | |
| 13 – 18 June.[54] | Ernest Browne 6–0 retired | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | F.E. Gibbs Ernest Legassicke Hancock | Ernest Renshaw A. Morton Smith Charles Lacy Sweet A. Tanner | |
| 13 – 18 June.[55] | London Championships London Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 6–2, 8–6, 6–4 | Ernest George Meers George Richmond Mewburn | Alfred Penn Gaskell William John Bush-Salmon Arthur John Stanley Frank Still | |
| 13–19 June.[56] | Jacob Brown 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | William Dod | Climenson Charles Dawbarn E. Horley | William Gerald Barker John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie | |
| Challenger William Parkfield Wethered | |||||
| 20 – 25 June.[57] | Frederick Bowlby 1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | Edward James Avory Ernest George Meers | Alfred Penn Gaskell H.C. Lewin George Nelson Stenhouse William C. Taylor | |
| Challenger Herbert Chipp | |||||
| 21 – 24 June.[58] | Clarence Hobart 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | P.B. Ruggles | |||
| 22 – 26 June.[59] | Oliver Campbell 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | Edward Peale MacMullen | Grant Notman Jackson C. Wilmerding | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Valentine Gill Hall Clarence Hobart William Larned Thacher | |
| 20 – 25 June.[60] | Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2 | George Ernest Dixon Brown | Jacob Gaitskell Brown Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell William Parkfield Wethered Andrew Laurie Macfie | |
| Challenge round Grainger Chaytor | |||||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2 | - 2 July.[61] | Willoughby Hamilton 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Tom Campion | |||
| rowspan=2 | - 2 July. | G. Scott-Jackson 6-1 6-4 ret. | D.G. Kemp | |||
| rowspan=2 | - 2 July.[62] | Percy B. Brown 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | G.E. Lowe | |||
| rowspan=2 | - 2 July.[63] | John Redfern Deykin 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Frank Noon | |||
| 30 Jun–2 July[64] | Kenneth Ramsden Marley 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-1 | Charles Liddell | Frederick T. Bradbury John Parker Marsh | George Bloomfield Garvey Howard Pease Hugh A. Taylor C.A. Woods | ||
| rowspan=2 | - 2 July.[65] | G. E. Lowe 7–5, 8–6, 6–1 | Henry G. Nadin | |||
| rowspan=2 | - 2 July.[66] | Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–8, 6–1, 9–7 | Edward MacMullen | |||
| 2 – 7 July | Herbert Lawford 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 | Harry Grove Charles Lacy Sweet | Herbert Bowes-Lyon Ernest Wool Lewis Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne | |||
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | Edward Barratt-Smith James Herbert Crispe | |||||
| 4 – 8 July.[67] [68] [69] | Charles A. Chase 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | ? | ||||
| 7- 9 July.[70] [71] | Ernest W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 | George Graham Stewart Grundy | ||||
| 7 - 12 July.[72] | Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) (Waterbury Challenge Cup) Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 6-3, 6-3 | Valentine Hall | Deane B. Miller W.H. Sands | P.D. Chase J. Lorillard jr. Charles Edward Sands R. Zerega | |
| 11- 12 July.[73] | Charles G. Eames 7–5, 6–3 | W. Dunn | ||||
| 11- 14 July.[74] | James Dwight 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | L. Richardson | ||||
| 14- 16 July.[75] | H. W. Jones 7–5, 6–3 | T. Dickson | ? | |||
| 14- 16 July.[76] | H. W. Jones 7–5, 6–3 | T. Dickson | ? | |||
| 10 – 17 July.[77] |  William J. Grant6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | E. Seabourne | ||||
| 15- 18 July.[78] [79] | G.F. Goodman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | W. Hasluck | ? | |||
| 19–21 Jul.[80] | James Baldwin w.o. | Ernest Legassicke Hancock | C.L. Fox J. Hare | A.S. Archdale R.W. Fox Francis Slade-Gully C.R. Rodwell | ||
| 18 – 23 July.[81] | Ernest Lewis 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Ernest Meers | ||||
| 18 – 23 July.[82] | Willoughby Hamilton 6–1, 4–0, ret. | |||||
| 19–23 July.[83] | Henry James Wilson Fosbery 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | G. Egerton | Herbert S. Heaton J.P. Lewis | T. Chilton E.L. Engleheart W.T. Jones H. Lloyd-Parry | ||
| Challenger D.F. Pennant | ||||||
| 21 – 23 July.[84] | Robert Beeckman 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 | Howard Taylor | ||||
| 21–23 July.[85] | Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson | Alfred Henry Betham G.E. Lowe | John Richard Baker Henry Guy Nadinn Walter Mace Shipman | ||
| Challenge round C.P. Brett | ||||||
| 21 – 23 July.[86] | Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | C.P. Brett * | ||||
| 21 – 27 July.[87] | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7–5, 6–0, 3–1, ret. | |||||
| 25 – 30 July.[88] | Tom Campion 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | W. D. Hamilton | ||||
| 25 – 30 July.[89] [90] | Ernest Meers 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | P. M. Evans | ||||
| 25 – 30 July.[91] | Ernest Meers 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 | Alfred E. Walker | ||||
| 26 – 27 July.[92] | Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 | |||||
| 29 July.[93] |  Charles Smith Hyman6–0, 6–3, 6–3 | Lawrence H. Baldwin | Isidore F. Hellmuth W.B. Lee | Alexander Galt A.J. Hollyerr James Noxon Andrew E. Plummer | ||
| 29- 30 July.[94] | J. Conyers 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 | Kenneth Sanderson | ? | |||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July–1 August.[95] | Charles Gladstone Eames 8-4, 6-4, 6-3 | Harry T. Shapley | C.J. Cobb Philip Francis Cary Elwes | A. Buchanan A.B. Green S.H. Hughes F.J. Troughton | ||
| 1 Aug.[96] | Herbert Wilberforce 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 | |||||
| 1 Aug.[97] | Harry Grove 6–2 7–9 6–4 7–5 | James Baldwin | ||||
| 1 Aug.[98] | Nevill Cobbold 6–4, 6–2 | William John Down | ||||
| 1 Aug.[99] | William Drumond Hamilton 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | David Grainger Chaytor | ||||
| 29 Jul–3 Aug.[100] | James Baldwin 6-0 6-2 | William Ilbert Hancock | T.H. Spencer | Theodore Alfred Fox C.L. Fox J. Hare G.W.A. Lloyd | ||
| Challenger Ernest Legassicke Hancock | ||||||
| 2-5 Aug.[101] | Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 | Philip Shelton Sears | Charles Amherst Chase Oliver Samuel Campbell | Frederick Sherwood Mansfield Quincy Shaw Albert Empie Wright | ||
| 5 Aug.[102] [103] | Nottinghamshire Championships Trentbridge Ground Nottingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick William Snook 6–5, 6–2, ret. | R.W. Miller | |||
| 5 Aug.[104] | Archibald Thomson w.o. | Henry Guy Nadin | ||||
| 5 Aug.[105] | Charles Gladstone Eames 6–2, 6–2 | H.T. Shapley | ||||
| 2 -6 Aug.[106] | William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 0-6, 6-0 | Manliffe Francis Goodbody J. Gore | William Gore Burroughs John M. Brown Frederick William Knox Raymond De La Poer | |||
| 5 – 8 August.[107] | Frederick William Snook w.o. | H.T. Shapley | ||||
| 6–8 August.[108] | E.W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–2 | George Richmond Mewburn | ||||
| 8 August.[109] [110] | Henry Slocum Jr. ? | ? | ||||
| 6 - 10 Aug.[111] | Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | Grainger Chaytor Blaney Hamilton | George Hewson Chaloner Knox Effingham Carroll McDowell Joshua Pim | ||
| Challenger Reginald Arthur Gamble | ||||||
| 12 August.[112] | Ernest George Meers 6-4,3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Wilberforce Eaves | Charles Gladstone Eames Nevill Cobbold | Wilberforce Eaves David Grainger Chaytor Ernest Lewis Frederick Thompson | ||
| 8- 12 August.[113] [114] | Grainger Chaytor 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Major Francis Slade-Gully | ||||
| 10 - 12 August.[115] | North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles | Mark Anthony Hartnell w.o. | E. Draper | Walter Reid Craig F.C. Varey | T.M. Draper J.H. Marston F.R. Oakley H. Raphael | |
| 8–13 Aug.[116] | Ernest Wool Lewis 7–5, 6–2 | Wilfred Milne | John Redfern Deykin Robert Charles Thompson | C.H. Davies J. Hare William R. Ormsby Hindle W.A. Kindersley | ||
| 10 – 13 August.[117] | Frederick Bradbury 2–6, 8–6, 6–2 | L. Harrison | ||||
| 10 – 16 August.[118] [119] | William H. Young 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | R. L. Bettner | ||||
| 11 – 13 August.[120] [121] | Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | Augustus Duryee | ||||
| 11 – 13 August.[122] [123] | William Herbert Cohen 6–3, 6–4 | Charles Sidney Cullingham | ||||
| 11 - 13 August.[124] | A.K. Andrews.[125] 6–2, 6–4 | E. Murray | W.A. Clarke J.N. Martin | Captain Alexander | ||
| W.A. Clarke E. Russell Rendle 6-3 7-5 | Mr. Whiting W.H. Chappel | |||||
| W.A. Clarke Miss Childs 6-2 6-2 | Vernon Francis Page. Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope | |||||
| 16 August.[126] [127] | Robert Livingston Beeckman ? | ? | ||||
| 17 – 19 August.[128] | E.C. Knight. 6–4, 6–1 | S. Burrell | ||||
| 15- 20 August.[129] | Grainger Chaytor 2 sets to 1 | George Bloomfield Garvey | ||||
| 15 - 20 Aug.[130] | E.W. Fletcher 6-3, 7-5, 9-7 | George Richmond Mewburn | Marmaduke Strickland Constable John Parker Marsh | L. Harrison Francis Joseph Hirst Arthur Godfrey Pease M. Pole | ||
| 15 -20 August.[131] | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, England Singles – Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 5–7 6–2 6–1 9–7 | Arthur G. Pease | Frederick T. Bradbury L. Harrison | Marmaduke Strickland Constable Arthur Edward Corner Arthur Riley Crossley Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson | |
| 15 – 20 August.[132] | Ernest Lewis 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 | Wilfred Milne | ||||
| 15 - 20 Aug.[133] | David Grismond Owen Saunder 6-5 6-2 6-1 | Captain G.R. Taylor | E.W. David William Sidney Nelson Heard | Henry Stafford Brenchley A.G. Norris P.W.E. Scott A. Glover-Williams | ||
| 15 - 20 Aug[134] | William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-0, 6–1, 6-1 | A.G. Norris | Henry Stafford Brenchley W.L. Phillips | W.T. Booker W. Griffiths G. Lewis A.M.C. Smith | ||
| Challenger E.W. Davies | ||||||
| 16 – 24 August.[135] | Archibald Thomson 6–5 6–1 6–2 | Jacob G. Brown | ||||
| 16 – 24 August.[136] | Ernest W. Fletcher 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Henry Bolckow | ||||
| 22 Aug.[137] | R.H. Handcock 3-0 sets | Brian Halsey Tyrwhitt-Drake | Lieut. Hutchinson E.M.W. Woods | J. Fennelly C.A. Holland John Musgrave W.A. Ward | ||
| Challenger Harvey Walter Henry Coombe | ||||||
| 19 – 21 August.[138] | Arthur B. Crosby 6–1, 6–5 | Henry Bolckow | ||||
| 19 – 21 August.[139] | Samuel Thompson Chase ? | ? | ||||
| 23 - 25 Aug.[140] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Carlton Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | Benjamin Arthur Cohen 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | George Norman | Harold (Harry) Bacon Thomas Kensit Norman | Charles Sidney Cullingham Perry E. Hall Henry Arthur Lane Arthur Bacon Longe | |
| 25 August.[141] [142] [143] | C.P. Howland | ? | ||||
| 24–26 Aug.[144] | Dennis Fortescue Boles 4-6 6-1 6-1 | Mr. Thompson | F.W. Leeper E.H.A. Tolcher | G. Arundell F. Birdwood W.A.P. Matthews Reginald John Hall Parlby | ||
| 24 – 26 August.[145] | Hugh MacNaghten 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | Frederick Whitehead | ||||
| 22 – 27 August.[146] | North of England Championships[147] Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | James Baldwin | |||
| 23 -27 August.[148] | Hampshire Championships Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | H. Phillip | |||
| 26–27 Aug.[149] | James Edgar Lefroy Stein 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | J. Adam | ||||
| 25–28 Aug | US National Championships Newport Grass United States Singles – Doubles | Richard Sears 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| Richard Sears James Dwight 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Howard Taylor Henry Slocum | |||||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2 | - September.[150] [151] | Valentine Gill Hall | |||||
| rowspan=2 | - September.[152] | Valentine Gill Hall ? | |||||
| 1 – 3 Sept.[153] | Dennis Fortescue Boles 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | Mr. Thompson | |||||
| rowspan=2 | - 5 Sept.[154] [155] | Alfred Aitken Thomson 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6 | A. Dunlop-Hill | George Kerr | |||
| rowspan=2 | - 6 Sept.[156] | Ernest Lewis 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |||||
| 7 – 10 September.[157] | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5 | Philip Shelton Sears | |||||
| 9 September.[158] [159] | Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club Amateur Closed Livingston, New York, US Grass – | G.A. Willis ? | ? | ||||
| 5 – 12 September.[160] | United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Grass Singles - Doubles | Wilfred L. Parker 6-2 6-3 | L.G. Campbell | Reginald Harry Noott C.G. Thornhill | Lionel James Easton D. Fuller Frederick Wentworth Gore Edmund Henry Parker | ||
| 10 – 13 Sept.[161] [162] | William C. Taylor ? | ? | |||||
| 13 – 15 September.[164] [165] | Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament Rochester Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles | W.L. Kingsley ? | ? | ||||
| 20 September.[166] [167] | Edward L. Hall ? | ||||||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Sept – 1 Oct.[168] | Charles Belmont Davis 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| 1 – 3 October | Charles Belmont Davis 6–2 6–1 6–2 | E. Porter | |||
| 12 – 14 October.[170] [171] | Philip Sears (Harvard College) 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 | G.G. Shaw jr | |||
| 22 – 26 October.[172] [173] | Arthur G. H. Colquhoun 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | Walter Timon Coldham | |||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December.[175] | John Dickson Cramond 15 games to 5 | Robert Alexander Paxton | ||||
| 22 – 26 October.[176] [177] | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6–2 6–0 6–4 | E.P. Hudson |
The list of winners by number of singles titles won:
Ernest Wool Lewis—Bournemouth, Chiswick Park, Eastbourne, Stamford Bridge, Teignmouth, Torquay—(6) Henry Slocum—Harrison, Livingston, Nahant, New Haven, Wentworth—(5) Ernest W. Fletcher—Chapel Allerton, Ilkley, Stockton-on-Tees, Whitby—(4) Ernest Browne—Cheltenham, Penarth, Scarborough—(3) Harry Grove—Northern Championships, Liverpool, Bath, Exmouth—(3) Patrick Bowes-Lyon—Dublin, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne—(3) Robert L. Beeckman—Bar Harbor, Eleberon, Hoboken—(3) Willoughby Hamilton—Dublin (Fitzwilliam), Dublin (Landsdowne), Howth—(3) Charles Gladstone Eames—Rochester, Stevenage—(2) Grainger Chaytor—Kilkenny, Parsonstown—(2) Ernest George Meers—Leyton, Leyton (2nd)—(2) Frank Seymour Noon—Stafford, Stafford II –(2) Frederick William Snook—Nottingham, Nottingham (2nd) –(2) Henry Augustus Taylor–Stentonn, Southampton—(2) Percival Clennell Fenwick—Napier, Napier (2nd) –(2) Valentine Gill Hall—Hitchin, Tivoli–(2) Ernest Renshaw–Irish Championships, Dublin–(1) Herbert Lawford-Wimbledon, London-(1) James Dwight–(1) Manliffe Goodbody–(1) Richard Sears–U.S. National Championships, Newport, Rhode Island–(1)