1883 Men's Tennis tour

1883 Men's tennis tour

Ernest Renshaw wins one of the big 5 important tournaments of the year the Irish Championships
Details
Duration	24 April – 12 November
Edition	7th
Tournaments	31 (Amateur)
Categories	Important (5) National championships (3) County/Regional/State championships (6) Other (11)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Charles Walder Grinstead (5)
Most tournament finals	Charles Walder Grinstead (6)
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The 1883 Men's tennis tour ^[1] was the seventh annual tennis tour, consisting of 31 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 Lawn Tennis Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships. The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 6 finals.

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.

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

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
7–13 May[8]	1883 Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles	Tom Campion 5–7 6–1 7–5	Charles Henry Chaytor	Herbert Knox Mackay H. McDermott	David Wilson Christie Eyre Chatterton William R. A. Joynt J. E. L. Stein
13–14 May	Gloucester tournament [9] Bath, 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
21–27 May[10]	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Renshaw 3–6 6–3 7–5 1–6 6–3	Herbert Lawford	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton	Peter Aungier G. F. Anson Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson
21–27 May	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6–3 6–2 6–3	Wilfred Milne	George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor	F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor
28 May–3 June	London Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	Herbert Lawford 6–1 4–6 6–2 6–3	Edward Lake Williams	Edgar Lubbock Herbert Chipp	Harry S. Barlow Herbert Chipp H. H. Green G. H. Taylor
28 May- 3 June	1883 Eastern Championships Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark 6–4 6–3 5–7 6–4	James Dwight	Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark	G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
4–10 June[11]	1883 East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0	William John Bush-Salmon
6–8 June[12]	1883 National Collegiate Championships Spring Hartford, Connecticut, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark 6—1 6—1	George Sargent
11–16 June	Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1	Gerald Barker	Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler	H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome
11–17 June[13]	Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Brighton, Great Britain Indoor Hard Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6—3 5—7 7—5 1—6 6—4	Donald Charles Stewart	Robert Howden Kellie Charles Walder Grinstead	Hugh V. Workman-MacNaghten Robert Howden Kellie Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
13–16 June[14]	1883 Tenby tournament Tenby, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1	P. T. Ashe
18-24 June[15]	1883 Leicestershire Championships Leicester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 4—6 6—3 6—2 6—1	Ernest Wool Lewis	Ernest Wool Lewis Francis William Monement	A. F. Cousins Alfred Sydney Noon Francis William Monement
18-24 June[16]	1883 Princes Club Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Lawford 6—2 6—0 6—1	William Taylor	Edward Lake Williams William Taylor	H. Blane Edgar Lubbock Edward Lake Williams
23 June- 1 July[17]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Wilberforce 6—1 3—6 6—1 6—0	Champion Branfill Russell	John Hartley John Ravenscroft	Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
3–9 July[18]	Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 8–6 3–6 6–3 3–6 6–3	Herbert Wilberforce	Donald Charles Stewart Herbert Wilberforce	Sydney Alfred Noon J. W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet
7–16 July[19]	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3	Donald C. Stewart	Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor	Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce
		Challenger Ernest Renshaw
16-22 July[20]	1883 Redhill tournament Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4	Herbert Chipp	William John Down Herbert Chipp	F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
17-21 July[21]	1883 Scottish Championships Edinburgh,Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	John Galbraith Horn 6–4 6–5 1–6 6–2	E. M. Shand	A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand	Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William Knox
		Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller
24 July	County Kildare Tournament [22] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Peter Aungier 6-0, 6-3, 6-2 [23]	Algernon A. M. Aylmer
18-26 July[24]	1883 Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Mark Fenwick ?	Minden Fenwick
23–29 July	Essex Championships[25] Brentwood, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6–1 6–3 6–4	P. Colley	Geoffrey Fowell Buxton R. C. Ball	Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans F. W. Freeman H.E. Solly
23–29 July	South of Ireland Championships [26] Limerick Cup , Limerick Cricket Club, Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles	Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0	Albert E. Browning ?	H. Evelyn William H. Gavin	J. Bagott William Dawson 6 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 3–6 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–2	Arthur Hallward	Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford	Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford
24-28 July	Limerick Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Browne 6–3 6–2 6–5	Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong 6–2 9–7	F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong	R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw
		Challenger William Dawson
24–29 July[27]	Norwich tournament Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Francis William Monement 6–2 6–5	William Bolding Monement	Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement	Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
14 August	1883 Exmouth tournament Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4	Teddy Williams
13 - 17 Aug	West Sussex Championships[28] East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	William Nevill Cobbold 6-3, 6-5	James David Vans Agnew
24 August	U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles	Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7	James Dwight
		Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6—2, 6—2	Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
3 September	1883 South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Teddy Williams 6—1 8—6 4—6 7—5	Charles Walder Grinstead

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
11 October	1883 National Collegiate Fall Championships 1883 Hartford, United States Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0	William V.S. Thorne
26-27 October	Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4 [29]	Alexander Van Rensselaer

November

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
27 November	1883 Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Singles - Doubles	Louis Australia Whyte 6—5 6—4 6—3	Walter John Carre Riddell

Tournament winners

Note: important tournaments in bold

Name	Tournaments	Total
Charles Walder Grinstead	Grinstead,Brentwood,Brighton,Exmouth,Leicester,Lemington-Spa	5
Donald Charles Stewart	Cheltenham	1
Ernest de Sylly H. Browne	Bath, Limerick LC	2
Ernest Renshaw	Irish Championships	1
Eyre Chatterton	Limerick	1
Francis William Monement	Norwich	1
George M. Butterworth	Bath	1
Herbert Lawford	Princes Club	1
Herbert Wilberforce	Tenby, Northern Championships	2
Howard Augustus Taylor	Newport RI	1
Richard Field Conover	Hastings-on-the Hudson, NY	1
John Galbraith Horn	Edinburgh	1
Joseph Sill Clark	Hartford, Longwood	2
Leopold Maxse	Redhill	1
Louis Australia Whyte	Melbourne	1
M. S. Constable	London	1
Richard Sears	US National Championships	1
Teddy Williams	Eastbourne	1
Tom Campion	Dublin	1
William Renshaw	Wimbledon	1

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1883 [30]
#	Player
1	William Renshaw (GBR)
2	Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
3	Herbert Lawford (GBR)
4	Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland)
5	Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR)
6	Donald Stewart (GBR)
7	Herbert Wilberforce (GBR)
8	John Hartley (GBR)

References

Sources

• Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
• 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.
• Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice, Nauright John and Parrish Charles, (2012), ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, Cal, US, ISBN 1598843001.
• Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis (8 ed.). Independently published. ISBN 9781549746475.
• Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis: A Cultural History (1st Paperback ed.). NYU Press. ISBN 9780814731215.
• 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.
• Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3
• Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide's 1890 to 1920 Wright & Ditsons Publishers, Boston, Mass, USA.
• http://www.tennisarchives.com/Tournaments 1883
• https://app.thetennisbase.com/1883 Men's Tennis season
• Tornei di tennis maschili nel 1883

External links

• http://www.tennisarchives.com/
• https://thetennisbase.com/