1895 women's tennis season
Women's tennis tournament series
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The 1895 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 96 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments. The season began on 12 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 28 December in Auckland, New Zealand.
Charlotte Cooper wins two major events this season the Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships, but is not title leader Canada's Maude Delano-Osborne wins five events. | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 12 January â 28 December 1895 |
| Edition | 20th |
| Tournaments | 96 |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Maude Delano-Osborne (5) |
| Most finals |  Helen Jackson (9) |
â 1894 1896 â | |
Season summary
The 1895 season began on 12 January in Cape Town, South Africa with the Western Province Championships; the singles event was won by F.S. Green who defeated L. Myburgh in the final.
The first major event of the season was the Irish Championships which concluded on 1 June at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin, Ireland, the singles event was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Scotland's Lottie Paterson in two sets.[1]
On 15 June at the second major event of the season the Northern Championships held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester, England, the singles event was won by Ireland's Louisa Martin who defeated England's Blanche Hillyard by walkover.[2]
In North America the third major tournament of the season the U.S. National Championships was played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States, concluding on 29 June and was won by Juliette Atkinson who defeated Helena Hellwig in three sets.
At the fourth and final major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club, Wimbledon, England, the singles event final on 15 July was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Helen Jackson in two sets.[3]
The 1895 women's tennis season concluded on 28 December in Wellington, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships, the singles title was won by Kate Nunneley who defeated Constance Lean in two sets.[4]
Season results
Notes:Hard includes asphalt, cement and concrete tennis courts, some European tournaments use the term to define clay courts they are shown as clay.
Key
| Tournaments |
|---|
| Major |
| National |
| Professional |
| Worldwide |
| Team |
| Surface |
|---|
| Canvas â Indoor (0) |
| Clay â Outdoor (33) |
| Clay â Indoor (0) |
| Grass â Outdoor (50) |
| Hard â Outdoor (8) |
| Wood â Indoor (4) |
January
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jan.[5] | Western Province Championships Cape Town, South Africa Clay |  F.S. Green6-4, 6-5 | L. Myburgh | ||
February
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 Feb. | Croatia Ladies Lawn Tennis Tournament Opatija, Croatia Clay |  Princess Stephanie1st prize | ? | ||
| 16 Feb. | Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass |  A. Nicholson4-6, 6-1, 6-4 | Miss Mowbry | ||
March
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Mar.[6] | Singapore LLTC Spring Open Singapore Grass |  Mrs. Waddell6-3, 6-5 | Mrs. Lovell | ||
| 14 Mar.[7] | Nice International Nice, France Clay | Henrietta Barnard won | Miss Sharrock | ||
| 16 Mar. | Otago LTA Tournament Dunedin, New Zealand Grass | L. Mackerras 9-5 games | F. Campbell | ||
| 22 Mar.[8] | South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay | L. Biddulph 6-1, 6-4 | Miss Fry | ||
April
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Apr.[9] | British Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Wood (i) | Charlotte Cooper 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 |  Edith Austin | ||
| 8 Apr.[10] | South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Grass |  Lilian Payne6-2, 6-4 | Maisie Parr | ||
| 13 Apr.[11] | Lac Léman Spring International Montreux, Switzerland Clay | Miss White won | Miss Attfield | ||
| 22 Apr. | Auckland Easter Open Auckland, New Zealand Grass | A. Philcox 9-5 games | Miss Spiers | ||
| 27 Apr.[12] | Welsh Covered Court Spring Championships Llandudno, Great Britain Wood (i) | Alice Pickering 6-1, 6-0 |  Ruth Dyas | ||
May
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May. | Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass | Alice Brown won | ? | ||
| 8 May.[13] | International Championship of Prague Prague, Bohemia Clay |  Milada Cifkovawon | ? | ||
| 11 May. | Urana Shire Championship Urana, Australia Grass | M. Devlin 30-24 games | Miss Danger | ||
| 11 May.[14] | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass | Mabel Shaw 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 | S. Dransfield | ||
June
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun.[15] | Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Charlotte Cooper [a] (2) 6-4, 6-4 |  Lottie Paterson | ||
| 3 Jun.[16] | Rotterdam Cup Rotterdam, Netherlands Hard |  Elizabeth Viruly6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | Adrie de Jongh | ||
| 4 Jun.[17] | Tynedale Open Hexham, Great Britain Grass | Lucy Kendal default | Beatrice Jackson | ||
| 8 Jun. | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Grass | Charlotte Cooper (3) 6-3, 7-5 | Edith Austin | ||
| 8 Jun.[18] | Whitehouse Open Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass | Louisa Stoltz default | Mrs Kirkwood | ||
| 15 Jun.[19] | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass | Louisa Martin walkover | Blanche Hillyard | ||
| 15 Jun. | Kent County Championships Blackheath, Great Britain Grass | Georgina Wilson 6-4, 6-2 | Mrs Waring | ||
| 15 Jun.[20] | Austrian Lawn Tennis Tournament [b] Prague, Bohemia Clay | Kara von Nostitz 6-4, 6-4 | Hedwig Rosenbaum | ||
| 17 Jun. | Brisbane All Comers Ladies Tournament Ipswich, Australia Grass | Lucy Real won | M. Real | ||
| 20 Jun. | Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass | Hilda Lane 6-4, 6-4 | Ida Cressy | ||
| 22 Jun.[21] | Central Park Championship Manhattan, United States Grass |  Juliette Atkinson6-4, 6-2, 6-3 | Mary Millett | ||
| 22 Jun.[22] | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass | Helen Jackson 6-1, 6-1 | Madeline O'Neill | ||
| 22 Jun.[23] | Kent All Comers Championships [c] Beckenham, Great Britain Grass | Edith Austin 6-3, 6-1 | Amy Wilson | ||
| 29 Jun. | London Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Grass | Maud Shackle 6-2, 7-5 | Edith Austin | ||
| 29 Jun.[24] | Bristol & Clifton Open Bristol, Great Britain Grass | Helen Jackson (2) 6-3, 6-1 | Alice Pickering | ||
| 29 Jun.[25] | U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Grass | Juliette Atkinson (2) 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 | Helena Hellwig | ||
July
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Jul. | Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Grass | Jane Corder 4-6, 7-5, 6-4 | Helen Jackson | ||
| 6 Jul. | Mid-Kent Championships Maidstone, Great Britain Grass | Nora Green 7-5, 5-3, retd. | Mrs Blackett | ||
| 6 Jul. | Gipsy Championships Stamford Hill, Great Britain Grass | Dorothea Childs 6-4, 6-4 | Ruth Pennington-Legh | ||
| 6 Jul. | Nottinghamshire Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass | Miss Snook 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 | Elsie Vaudrey | ||
| 8 Jul.[26] | Leiden Championships Leiden, Netherlands Clay | Nellie Matthes won | Louise Matthes | ||
| 9 Jul.[27] | Bad Kissingen International Tournament Bad Kissingen, Germany Grass |  Frl von Helldorf7-5, 6-4 | Baroness Waldsheel | ||
| 13 Jul. | Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass | Ruth Dyas 7-5, 6-3 | Gertrude Provis | ||
| 13 Jul.[28] | Canadian Championships Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada Grass | Mrs Sydney Smith 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 | Maude Delano-Osborne | ||
| 15 Jul. | Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass | Charlotte Cooper (4) 7-5, 8-6 | Helen Jackson | ||
| 20 Jul. | Gainsborough Championships Gainsborough, Great Britain Grass | Amy Wilson 6-2, 6-4 | Agatha Templeman | ||
| 24 Jul. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass | Ruth Dyas (2) walkover | Lucy Kendal | ||
| 27 Jul.[29] | Washington State Tournament Seattle, United States Clay | Bessie Anderson 6-3, 6-3 | Miss Riley | ||
| 27 Jul. | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston, Great Britain Grass | Winifred Longhurst 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 | Caroline Jones | ||
August
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug. | Essex Championships Colchester, Great Britain Grass | Agatha Templeman 6-4, 6-2 | Agnes Morton | ||
| 3 Aug. | Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass | Amy Pratten 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 | Amy Pugh | ||
| 3 Aug. | Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass | Charlotte Cooper (5) 7-5, 6-1 | Helen Jackson | ||
| 8 Aug. | Stroud Open Stroud, Great Britain Grass | Henrica Ridding 8-6, 4-6, 7-5 | Emma Ridding | ||
| 9 Aug. | British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass | Muriel Goward 4-6, 6-4, 6-0 | Miss Anderson | ||
| 10 Aug. | Trefriw Open Trefriw, Great Britain Grass | Ruth Dyas (3) 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 | Miss Murray | ||
| 10 Aug. | West of Scotland Championships Wemyss Bay, Great Britain Grass | Lottie Paterson 6-2, 6-1 | K. Jamieson | ||
| 10 Aug. | Netherlands National Championships Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay | B. van Aken won | C. van Rees | ||
| 10 Aug. | Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass | Helen Jackson (3) 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 | Jane Corder | ||
| 14 Aug.[30] | Scheveningen International Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay | Christine van Lennep won | Mrs Smythe | ||
| 17 Aug. | Pacific Northwest Championships Tacoma, United States Hard | Jessica Kershaw 6-0, 6-0 | Mrs Eaton | ||
| 17 Aug. | East of England Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass | Elsie Lane 6-1, 6-3 | Ada Inge | ||
| 17 Aug. | Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Grass | Helen Jackson (4) 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | Blanche Hillyard | ||
| 20 Aug. | Homburg Ladies Cup Bad Homburg, Germany Clay | Toupie Lowther 6-2, 6-1 | Sigrid Pollen | ||
| 21 Aug.[31] | St. Moritz Klum Hotel Tournament St. Moritz, Switzerland Clay |  Irma Palffywon | Paulina Palffy | ||
| 22 Aug. | Suffolk Championships Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass | Elsie Lane (2) 6-2, 7-5 | Alice Pickering | ||
| 22 Aug. | North Wales Championships Criccieth, Great Britain Grass | Miss Turner default | Ethel Moorhouse | ||
| 24 Aug. | Scottish Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass | Lottie Paterson (2) 8-6, 6-3 | Ida Cressy | ||
| 24 Aug. | Yorkshire Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass | Lucy Kendal (2) 6-2, 6-1 | Mrs Morton | ||
| 25 Aug.[32] | Hilversum International Hilversum, Netherlands Hard | C. van Lennep (2) won | Mev. Blom-van Lennep | ||
| 25 Aug.[33] | Ãtretat Championship Ãtretat, France Clay |  Rita Garet6-2, 6-3 | Mme A. Wallet | ||
| 26 Aug.[34] | Singapore LLTC Summer Open Singapore Clay | Mrs Waddell (2) 4-6, 6-0, 6-4 | Mrs Salzmann | ||
| 27 Aug. | Longwood Tennis Cup Boston, United States Grass | Mary Larned won | Miss Hovey | ||
| 30 Aug. | Niagara International Championship Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada Grass | Maude Delano-Osborne 2-6, 6-0, 6-2 | Emily Smith | ||
| 31 Aug. | Marion Street TC Open Seattle, United States Clay | Miss Riley 6-2, 6-2 | Miss Gazzam | ||
September
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep. | Southern California Championships Santa Monica, United States Hard | Marion Jones won | Mrs Hendrick | ||
| 1 Sep. | Hudson River Association Championships Poughkeepsie, United States Grass | Augusta Bradley won | F. Baker | ||
| 6 Sep.[35] | Buffalo Open Buffalo, United States Grass | Maude Delano-Osborne (2) 6-1, 6-2 | Mrs Sydney Smith | ||
| 7 Sep. | Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass | Blanche Hillyard 6-2, 6-2 | Helen Jackson | ||
| 7 Sep.[36] | Penang Golf Club Ladies Tournament Georgetown, Malaya Grass | P.K. Shaw 6-2, 6-5 | W. Hargreaves | ||
| 9 Sep. | Pacific Coast Championships San Rafael, United States Hard | Marion Jones (2) 7-5, 3-6, 6-3 | Bea Hopper | ||
| 9 Sep.[37] | Ontario Championships Hamilton, Canada Grass | Maude Delano-Osborne (4) 6-3, 12-10 | Emily Smith | ||
| 10 Sep.[38] | Dinard Ladies Cup Dinard, France Clay | Ivy Arbuthnot 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 | Alice Arbuthnot | ||
| 13 Sep.[39] | City of Toronto Championships Toronto II, Canada Clay | Maude Delano-Osborne (3) 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 | Mrs Sydney Smith | ||
| 14 Sep. | Sleepy Hollow Open Sleepy Hollow, United States Grass | Helena Hellwig 6-1, 6-2 | Augusta Bradley | ||
| 14 Sep. | South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass | Blanche Hillyard (2) 6-4, 6-1 | Helen Jackson | ||
| 15 Sep. | North Dakota State Tournament Grand Forks, United States Grass | L. Baptie 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 | Miss Jacobi | ||
| 22 Sep. | Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay | Lottie Paterson (3) 6-1, 6-0 | Florence Gould | ||
| 22 Sep. | Ladies Western Championships Chicago, United States Grass | Marion Capwell 6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5 | Carrie Neely | ||
| 27 Sep. | Staten Island Ladies Club Open Livingston, United States Grass | Helena Hellwig (2) 6-1, 12-10, 3-6, 5-7, 6-2 | Elisabeth Moore | ||
| 30 Sep.[40] | Championships of Prague Prague, Bohemia Clay | H. Fitz-Gerald 6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 | ZdeÅka Adned | ||
October
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Oct. | Bad Kreuznach Autumn International Bad Kreuznach, Germany Clay | Miss Spensley 1st & 2nd prizes | Miss Spensley | ||
| 5 Oct. | Welsh Covered Court Championships Llandudno II, Great Britain Wood (i) | Alice Pickering (2) 6-0, 6-4 | Ida Cressy | ||
| 6 Oct. | Bohemian Crown Lands Championship Prague, Bohemia Clay | Milada Cifka (2) won | Albina Spens-Boden | ||
| 18 Oct. | Vassar College Championships Poughkeepsie, United States Grass | H. S. Banks 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 | Agnes Booth | ||
November
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 Nov.[41] | Western Australian Championships Perth, Australia Grass | Miss Bell 6-3, 7-5 | Miss Macklin | ||
| 23 Nov.[42] | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Grass | Phoebe Howitt 6-2, 6-5 | Mabel Shaw | ||
| 27 Nov.[43] | French Covered Court Championships Paris, France Wood (i) | Adine Masson 6-3, 6-2 | Mrs Underwood | ||
December
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Dec. | Stanford University Championships Stanford, United States Asphalt | Anna Martin 3-6, 8-6, 6-1, 6-3 | Miss McCray | ||
| 28 Dec.[44] | New Zealand Championships Wellington, New Zealand Grass | Kate Nunneley 6-1, 6-1 | Constance Lean | ||
| 28 Dec.[45] | Auckland Christmas Tournament Auckland, New Zealand Grass | E.M. Paterson 9-4 games | Amy Philcox | ||
Tournament winners
Players are listed by most titles won, major tournaments are in bold.
Maude Delano-Osborne, Buffalo, Hamilton, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto, Toronto II, (5)
Charlotte Cooper, Chiswick Park, Newcastle, Wimbledon Championships, West Kensington, (4)- Helen Jackson, Bath, Bristol, Buxton, Exmouth, (4)
Ruth Dyas, Leamington Spa, Sheffield, Trefriw, (3)
Lottie Paterson, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Moffat, Wemyss Bay (3)- Alice Pickering, Llandudno, Llandudno II, (2)
- Lucy Kendal, Hexham, Scarborough, (2)
Juliette Atkinson, Manhattan, U.S. National Championships, (2)
Christine van Lennep, Hilversum, Scheveningen (2)- Elsie Lane, Felixstowe, Saxmundham, (2)
- Marion Jones, Santa Monica, San Rafael, (2)
- Blanche Hillyard, Brighton, Eastbourne, (2)
- Helena Hellwig, Livingston, Sleepy Hollow, (2)
Mrs Waddell, Singapore, Singapore II, (2)
Milada Cifkova, Prague, Prague IV, (2)- Louisa Martin, Irish Championships, (1)
43 other players won a single title each (1).
Season statistics
- denotes min 18 matches, ** min 30 matches played.
| Category | Player | Result/Count |
|---|---|---|
| Most Singles Titles | Maude Delano-Osborne |
5 |
| Most Singles Finals | Helen Jackson |
9 |
| Most Singles Matches Played | Helen Jackson |
32 |
| Most Singles Matches Won | Helen Jackson |
26 |
| Best Win-Loss Record * | Charlotte Cooper |
17â1, 94.4% |
| Best Win-Loss Record ** | Helen Jackson |
32â6, 84.2% |
Notes
- Cooper wins the "Triple Crown" (Singles, Doubles, and Mixed) at the Irish Championships event in Dublin
- The 1895 Austrian Lawn Tennis Tournament in Prague was the second edition of what would become the Austrian International Championships. At this time, Prague was a primary tennis center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
- The Beckenham Open Tennis Tournament included the Kent All-Comers Championship as part of the programme of events staged.