1883 men's tennis season
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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.
Duration24 April â 12 November
Tournaments102 (Amateur)
CategoriesImportant (5)
National (4)
Provincial/Regional/State (7)
County (11)
Local/Other (44)
National (4)
Provincial/Regional/State (7)
County (11)
Local/Other (44)
Most titles
Charles Walder Grinstead (7)
Herbert Wilberforce (7)
Charles Walder Grinstead (7) Herbert Wilberforce (7)Ernest Renshaw wins one of the four important tournaments of the year the Irish Championships | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 24 April â 12 November |
| Tournaments | 102 (Amateur) |
| Categories | Important (5) National (4) Provincial/Regional/State (7) County (11) Local/Other (44) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Charles Walder Grinstead (7) Herbert Wilberforce (7) |
| Most finals | Charles Walder Grinstead (9) |
â 1882 1884 â | |
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 season began in May in Dublin in Ireland and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.
Calendar
Notes 1: Challenge round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921),[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 |
January to April
No event
May
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7â13 May[7] | Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles - Doubles |  Tom Campion5â7 6â1 7â5 | Charles Henry Chaytor | Herbert Knox Mackay H. McDermott | David Wilson Christie Eyre Chatterton William R. A. Joynt J. E. L. Stein |
| 13â14 May | Gloucestershire Championships[8] Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles | George M. Butterworth ? | G. J. Mitton | H. B. Porter James R. Tyers | William Salmon Bush A. H. Griffiths C. G. Newton G. J. Mitton |
| 21â27 May[9] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw 3â6 6â3 7â5 1â6 6â3 | Herbert Lawford | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton | Peter Aungier G. F. Anson  Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson |
| 21â27 May | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6â3 6â2 6â3 | Wilfred Milne | George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor | F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor |
| 28 Mayâ3 June | London Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Lawford 6â1 4â6 6â2 6â3 | Edward Lake Williams | Edgar Lubbock Herbert Chipp | Harry S. Barlow Herbert Chipp H. H. Green G. H. Taylor |
| 28 May- 3 June | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament Longwood Cup Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |  Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6â4 6â3 5â7 6â4 | James Dwight | Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark | G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight |
June
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles â Doubles |  Robert Theodore Milford6-4 6-3 6-5 | Herbert Carnegie Knox | Thomas Robinson Grey Champion Branfill Russell | Reginald Arthur Gamble Francis Regner Brooksbank Pinhorn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh |
| 4â9 Jun.[10] | Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles | 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 |
| 4â10 June[11] | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Donald Charles Stewart 6â0 6â1 6â0 | William John Bush-Salmon | ||
| 6â8 June[12] | Intercollegiate Championships Hartford, Connecticut, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6â1 6â1 | George Sargent | ||
| 11â16 June | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Bruce J. Ismay 6â3 6â1 | Gerald Barker | Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler | H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome |
| 11â13 June.[13][14] | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Club Brighton, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 5â7, 7â5, 1â6, 6-4 | Donald Charles Stewart | Robert Howden Kellie | Hugh Vibart Workman-MacNaghten Leopold James (Leo) Maxse |
| 13â16 June[15] | South Wales Championships Tenby, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6â2 6â1 6â1 | P. T. Ashe | ||
| 18-24 June.[a][16] | Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Victoria Park Leicester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 4â6 6â3 6â2 6â1 | Ernest Wool Lewis | 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 6â2 6â0 6â1 | William Taylor | Edward Lake Williams William Taylor | H. Blane Edgar Lubbock |
| 21 - 26 June[18] | Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | Donald Charles Stewart | ||
July
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July. | Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles | 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. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles | 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 6â1 3â6 6â1 6â0 | Champion Branfill Russell | John Hartley John Ravenscroft | Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams |
| 2 - 5 July.[20] | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | John Galbraith Horn 3 sets to 1 | Arthur Walton Fuller | Archibald Thomson | |
| 3â9 July. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles â Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | Herbert Wilberforce | Donald Charles Stewart | Sidney Alfred Noon J.W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 3â9 July. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles â Doubles | 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] | Portishead Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Portishead, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0 | Lionel Wilberforce | Norman Goodford Cholmeley | F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered |
| 7â16 July[22] | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw 2â6 6â3 6â3 4â6 6â3 | Donald C. Stewart | Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor | Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce |
| Challenger Ernest Renshaw | |||||
| 17-21 July[23] | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Outdoor Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | John Galbraith Horn 6â4 6â5 1â6 6â2 | 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] | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Rev. F. Greenfield 2 sets to 0 | Robert Henry Whitcombe | C. Lake H. Winch | E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend |
| 20â21 July.[b][25] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Sidney Alfred Noon 2-6, 6â4, 6-2 | Walter William Chamberlain | John Redfern Deykin | Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson |
| 16-22 July[26] | Redhill Open Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3â6 6â4 6â4 | Herbert Chipp | William John Down | F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse |
| 24 July | County Kildare Tournament[27] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Peter Aungier 6-0, 6â3, 6-2[28] | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | ||
| 18-26 July[29] | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Mark Fenwick ? | Minden Fenwick | ||
| 26 â 27 July.[c][30][31] | Derbyshire Championships Buxton Gardens Buxton, England Grass Singles â Doubles |  Minden Fenwick6-2, 6-3 | Robert Parsons Earwaker | G.A. Bolt | Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe |
| 18 â 28 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | 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 | Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest de Sylly Browne 6â3 6â2 6â5 | Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong 6â2 9â7 | F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong | R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw |
| Challenger William Dawson | |||||
| 23â29 July | Essex Championships[32] Brentwood, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6â1 6â3 6â4 | P. Colley | Geoffrey Fowell Buxton R. C. Ball | Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans F. W. Freeman H.E. Solly |
| 23â29 July.[33] | South of Ireland Championships (Limerick Cup) Limerick Cricket Club Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles | Eyre Chatterton 6â1 6â0 6â0 | 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 | London Athletic Club Tournament , London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | M. S. Constable 3â6 6â1 6â2 3â6 6â2 | Arthur Hallward | Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford | Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford |
| 24â29 July[34] | Norwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis William Monement 6â2 6â5 | William Bolding Monement | Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement | Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell |
August
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August.[d][35] | Maidstone Tournament Maidstone Athletic Ground Maidstone, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Randall Mercer 6-3, 6-5, 6-4 | Harold Sweetenham | |||
| 31 Julyâ2 August.[36] | Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Earl Bathurst Estate Cirencester Park Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-0, 6â4, 7-5 | Pelham George von Donop | |||
| 3-4 August. | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles | 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 | |
| 3â7 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 | |
| 3â7 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 | |
| 6â8 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 | |
| 6â8 August.[37] | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Wilberforce 6-1, 6â0, 6-3 | Norman Leslie Hallward | John Redfern Deykin Marmaduke Strickland Constable | C.E. Maly C. Sorby | |
| 6â11 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 | |
| 6â11 August.[39][40] | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford, Cricket Club, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles | George M. Butterworth 3-6, 8â6, 6-1 | Frederick William Knox 6-0 6-3 | Alexander Kaye Butterworth | John M. Brown Captain George Culley Stobart | |
| 14 August.[41] | Exmouth LTC Tournament Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6â2 6â5 6â4 | Teddy Williams | |||
| 13 - 17 Aug.[42][43] | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles | William Nevill Cobbold 6â3, 6-5 | James David Vans Agnew | |||
| 18â23 August.[44][45] | South Wales Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Wilberforce 6-2, 6â1, 6-1 | P.T. Ashe |  George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies | E.W. Evans Cecil Gough William Sidney Nelson Heard Gethin Meredith | |
| 20â23 August.[46] | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles | Arthur John Stanley 6-5, 6â5, 0â6, 6-1 | Erskine Gerald Watson | J.C. Rogers 5-6, 6â2, 6-2 Edward Charles Pine-Coffin | R.H.S. Barnes K.D. Erskine Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon Henry Blane Porter | |
| 21-23 August.[47] | Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Edmund Tatham 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 | William Bolding Monement | G.E. Preston | Francis William Monement H. Rogers | |
| 21 â 24 August.[48] | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsons Town, King's County, Ireland, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Eyre Chatterton 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 | Reverend P. Knox | |||
| 24 August | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6â2 6â0 9â7 | James Dwight | |||
| Richard Sears James Dwight 6â0, 6â2, 6â2 | Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold | |||||
| 21 - 25 August.[49] | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | 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 â 25 August.[e][50] | South of Scotland Championships Beechgrove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles â Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2, 6â2, 8-6 | Archibald Thomson | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae | |
| 22 â 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, 8â6, 6-4 | John Redfern Deykin Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr F. Durant | |
| 29 August.[51] | Gore Court Championships (2nd) Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | H.S. Cooper 2 sets to 1 | Rev. F. Greenfield | L. Tuke | R.W. Garraway Mr. Schönberg | |
| 29 August.[52] | Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead Cricket Field Maidenhead, England Outdoor Grass Singles | E.L. Bainbridge ? | W.H. Miller | |||
| 30â31 August.[53] | North Wales Counties Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Arthur Bennett Mesham 6-0 6-3 | Major Mesham | J.R. Wynne Edwards | Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards J.P. Lewis A.H. Turnour | |
September
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September.[f][54][55] | Swanage LTC Tournament Swanage, Great Britain Outdoor Surface ? Singles - Doubles | Eustace Fiennes 6-2, 6-1 | A.H. Robinson | ||
| September.[g][56][57] | Framlingham Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hill Courts Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles â Doubles | Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement shared title | |||
| 28 Augustâ1 September | Canadian Championships[58] Toronto, Canada Outdoor Grass Singles |  Charles H. Farnum 6â3, 6â3, 0â6, 6â0 |  Charles Smith Hyman | Harry D. Gamble Isidore F. Hellmuth | Henry R. Elmsley FitzJames Hynes G.H. Meyer Andrew E. Plummer |
| 29 Augâ1 Sep.[59] | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | P.C. Smith 6-0 6-3 | F. Bero | F. Boulton | T.H. Gill Albert Cecil Hill A. Soltau-Symons |
| 4â8 Sep[60] | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | 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] | Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | 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 |
| 10â12 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 â Doubles | William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-1 | M. Wilkinson | Francis William Monement Maurice Welldon | W.F. Adams Arthur Lloyd Hansell |
| 3 September | South of England Championships Eastbourne, England Singles - Doubles | Teddy Williams 6-1, 8â6, 4â6, 7-5 | Charles Walder Grinstead | ||
October
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October.[63] | St. George's Cricket Club Tournament St George's Cricket Club Hoboken. New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Clarence Clark 6-0, 6â4, 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, 6â1, 6-1 | Leonard Dampier | H. Langton | |
| 6 October.[65] | Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Mr. Bourkes court Ballinshone, Northern Ireland Outdoor ? Singles - Doubles | Robert Shaw Templer 2-1 in sets | E. J. Wolfe | Robert Baron Templer | |
| 11 October | Intercollegiate Fall Championships Hartford, United States Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 2â6 6â2 6â4 6â0 | William V.S. Thorne | ||
| 26-27 October.[66] | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4 | Alexander Van Rensselaer |
November
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Singles - Doubles |  Louis Whyte6â5 6â4 6â3 | Walter John Carre Riddell | ||
December
No Events
Tournament winners
Note: important tournaments in bold
Notes
- The Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was founded in 1878 it staged its first tournament in 1880 called the Leicester Lawn Tennis Tournament. In 1883 it became an open tournament the Leicester Open Tennis Tournament for both men and women until 1938. The club also shared the staging of the Leicestershire County Championships with other venues.
- The Staffordshire Tournament was staged from 1879 to 1890.
- The Derbyshire Championships was originally staged at the Buxton Gardens from 1883. It was an open tournament with ladies and gentlemen's singles played under the title 'Championship of Derbyshire'.
- The Maidstone tournament was staged from 1881 to 1897.
- The South of Scotland Championships were staged from 1882 to 1967.
- The Swanage Tennis Tournament was established in 1883 and was staged until at least 1979 according to sources, there is no complete roll of tournament winners.
- The Framlingham Tennis Tournament was established in 1883 and first staged at Hurts Hall. It was staged on the men's tour till 1981. The tournament is still being staged today. The Saxmundham Tennis Tournament was also staged at the same location in 1883 but are distinct events. By 1903 the event was staged in the first two weeks of August and has not changed since.