1881 Men's Tennis tour

The 1881 Men's tennis tour [1][2] was composed of the fifth annual pre-open era tour now incorporated 32 tournaments staged in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States. The 1881 Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw. This year also saw the inaugural and important 1881 U.S. National Championships held at Newport Casino which Richard Sears had won. This was also the year that the United States National Lawn Tennis Association,[3] which is the world's first national tennis association, was founded. Renshaw then had won two other big tournaments of the year picking up the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships, whilst Richard Taswell Richardson wins the prestigious Northern Championships.[4]

1881 Men's Tennis tour
William Renshaw won most titles this year
Details
Duration23 May – 10 November
Edition5th
Tournaments32 (Amateur)
Categoriesimportant (5 )
national (2)
regional/state (10)
county (5)
local (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles William Renshaw (4)
Most tournament finals William Renshaw (4)
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1882 →

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),[5] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only onetime

Key
Important tournaments [6][7][8][9][10]
National tournaments
State Regional tournaments
County tournaments
Local tournaments

January to April

No events

May
Date Tournament Winner All Comers' Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
23–29 MayIrish Lawn Tennis Championships[11]
Dublin, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 William Renshaw
1-6 6-4 6-3 6-1		 Richard Taswell Richardson
5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 9-7		 Peter Aungier
6-1 6-3 6-0
Herbert Lawford
Bye		 A J Mullholland
8-6 6-3 6-3
Ernest Renshaw
6-0 0-6 9-7 6-4
Otway Woodhouse
6-8 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-4
Challenge round
Herbert Lawford

June
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
1–5 JuneWest of England Championships [4]
Bath, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Pelham George Von Donop
5-6 6-5 6-3		 John Charles Kay John Charles Kay
Bye
William Norton Barry
6-5 6-0		 H. C. Jenkins
6-1 6-1
H. B. Porter
6-4 6-5
Pelham George Von Donop
Bye
6–12 JuneWaterloo Tournament[12]
Liverpool, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Richard Taswell Richardson
6-0 6-0		 R W Jones H. Blane
6-1 6-0
R W Jones
Bye		 W. G. Barker
6-2 6-3
T. R. Hunt
6-2 6-0
C. Phillips
6-2 6-0
6–12 JunePrinces Club Championships[13]
London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 William Renshaw
7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3		 Alfred John Mulholland Herbert Lawford
6-5 3-6 6-4 6-5
Alfred John Mulholland
Bye		 Richard Taswell Richardson
6-5 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-4
John Charles Cole
6-1 6-0 6-0
L. G. Campbell
6-3 6-1 6-2
20–26 JuneNorthern Championships[14]
Manchester, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Richard Taswell Richardson
6-1 6-1 6-0		 Walter Edwin Fairlie
1-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3		 Walter Edwin Fairlie
Bye
Minden Fenwick
6-3 3-6 6-2 6-5		 A. L. Payne
6-5 6-3 6-3
Percival C. Fenwick
6-2 6-4 6-4
J. J. Yates
6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4
Challenge round
John Comber
6–12 JuneEssex Championships[15]
Brentwood, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Dale Womerseley
6-0 6-4		 Nalton Womersley Nalton Womersley
Bye
Edward North Buxton
6-1 6-3		 Charles Walder Grinstead
6-3 6-1
Albert Womersley
6-3 6-3
W.C. Wells
6-5 6-3
A. Fowler was absent.

July
Date Tournament Winner All comers' finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
2–13 JulyWimbledon Championship [16]
London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 William Renshaw
6–0, 6–1, 6–1		 Richard Taswell Richardson
6-4 6-2 6-3		 Herbert Lawford
1-6 6-3 6-2 5-6 6-3
Richard T Richardson
Bye		 GS Murray-Hill
6-1 6-1 6-0
OE Woodhouse
4-6 6-4 6-0 6-3
WH Darby
6-0 6-4 6-1
Challenge round
John Hartley
11–17 JulyScottish Championships[17]
Edinburgh, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 John G Horn[18]
6-1 6-5		A L Davidson
Def		A L Davidson
6-2 6-3
T A Bell
6-3, 6-1		 B S Cunliffe
6-2 6-2
Captain Gosling
6-2 6-1
Charles C Maconochie
6-5 4-6 6-2
Captain Sterling
6-1 6-0
15–16 JulyStaffordshire Tournament[19] Stafford, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 ENG Jonas Henry William Gardner
3-6 6-2 6-4		 E. W. Burnett?
?
?
?
?
?
18–24 JulyCanadian National Championships [20]
Toronto, Canada
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Isidore F. Hellmuth
6–2, 6–2		 W.H. Young
?

?
?

?

?

?
18–24 JulyMidland Counties Championships [21]
Edgbaston, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain
6-3 6-1 6-4		 F.S. Goodwin
G.R. Brewerton
?
R.W. Miller
?		 G.H. Cartland
?
G.J. Chamerlain
?
H. Simonds
?
J. Lambert
?
25–30 JulyLondon Athletic Club Tournament
Fulham, London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Frederick Lawrence Rawson
6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3		 Otway Woodhouse
 Edgar Lubbock
6-2 2-6 6-2 7-5
G. H. Taylor
6-3 6-1 ret		 B. James
6-5 6-3 6-4
Ernest Wool Lewis
6-2 6-3 6-0
Augustus Adolphus Nepean
6-1 6-3 6-0

?
25–31 JulyDundalk Tournament[22]
Dundalk, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Robert Shaw Templer
Def		 K Supple
Robert Shaw Templer
Bye
H Graves
Def		 A. Edes
?
Gordon Frederick Templer
Walkover
H. Graves
Bye
?
?

August
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
1–6 August1881 Darlington Tournament
Darlington, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 A. Springett
6-0 4-6 6-2		Mark Fenwick
J.W. Fowler
6-2 6-5
Mark Fenwick
Bye		 Cecil Fullerton
6-2 6-2
Minden Fenwick
6-2 6-1
R. De Clare Yeld
5-6 6-5 6-4

1–7 AugustSouth of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Edmond Bennett Brackenbury
0-6 6-3 7-5 8-6		 Edward Montiford Longfield Edward Montiford Longfield
Bye
Samuel Martin Gully
4-6 6-4 6-4 6-		 G Burton
6-0 6-3 6-2
James F J Heffernan Considine
6-3 6-2 1-6 2-6 6-0
Major Henry H Goodeve
6-4 9-7 3-6 7-5
William Dawson
Bye
2-6 AugustCounty Kildare Tournament[23]
Naas, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
GrassSingles - Doubles		 Peter Aungier
?		 E.H. Bennett Spencer Duncan Maul
?
W.A. Cairnes
?		 Paul Brown
?
Arthur Owen
?
Major Erasmus D. Borrowes
? Gilbert de Laval Willis
?
1–7 AugustWaterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament
Waterford, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Michael G McNamara
6-2 6-3		 James Joycelyn Glascott
Michael G McNamara
Bye
Hercules R Langrishe
6-2 4-6 6-5		 Chaloner Knox
6-3 6-3
John H Browne
6-5 1-6 6-5

Henry Hills Goodeve
6-3 6-3
8–13 AugustNorth of Ireland Championships
Belfast, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 E. J. Charley
2-1 (sets)		 J.R. Bristow
A.H. Callwell
2-0
A. Eager
2-1		 E.M. Charley
2-1
H.O. Lanyon
2-1
H.W. Boyce
2-0
John Taswell Richardson
2-1
8–14 AugustDownshire Tournament
Belfast, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 F.L. Rawson
5-2,5-1		F.G.Gordon
J. McNeile
3-5 5-4 5-3
W. R. Young
5-4 5-2		 C. L. Graham
5-1 5-0
F. St John Gordon
5-0 5-2
John H. Browne
5-2 5-1
O. B. Graham
5-1 5-1
9–12 AugustExmouth Tournament [24]
Exmouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 E. W. Mancounchy
6-3 1-6 6-4		 Thomas Hoare
E. W. Mancounchy
Bye
T.P. Hogg
6-2 1-6 6-0		 E.G. Farquharson
8-6 8-6
G. F. Hampson
6-1 8-6
B. Champion Rusell
2-6 6-2 6-0
?
9–12 AugustTeignmouth Tournament [24]
Teignmouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 B. Champion Russell
5-6 6-1 6-0		 Charles John Cole
Charles John Cole
Bye
Spencer Cox
Def		 Arthur Bellfield
Def
C. Haynes
Def
Thomas Arembery Tombe
Def
?
14–15 AugustMaidstone Tournament
Maidstone, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Richard Mercer
walkover		 Mr. Stited
?
?
?
?
?
?
?
29 August-4 September1881 Exeter Tournament [24]
Exeter, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Spencer Cox
6-3 7-5		 B. Champion Russell
G. Batten
?
George Pelham Von Donop
?		 G. Batten
Bye
A.Belfield
?
A.W. Buckingham
H. B. Kindersey
?
31 August - 3 SeptemberU.S. National Championships [25] Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Doubles		 Richard Sears
6-0 6-3 6-2		 William Glyn Edward H. Gray
6-3, 6-0
Richard Shaw
6-2, 6-2		 Crawford Nightingale
6-3, 6-5
Edward H Gray
Bye
William Gammell
6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Kessler
4-6, 6-3, 6-1
Clarence Clark
Frederick Winslow Taylor
6-5 6-4 6-5		 Alexander van Rensselaer
Arthur Newbold

September
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
12–18 SeptemberSouth of England Championships [26]
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Edgar Lubbock
6-4 6-2 6-0		 Robert W. Braddell R. N. C. Coles
W/O
Frederick Brunning Maddison
6-1 6-1 6-4		 John Charles Cole
6-4 2-6 5-6 6-5 6-5
C. Fairfax
6-1 6-1 6-1
James Leopold Maxse
6-1 6-2 6-3
C. William taylor
6-3 6-3 5-6 6-0
13–17 SeptemberTorquay Tournament[27] Torquay, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 Ernest Maconchy
?		 Thomas Arembery Tombe Ernest Maconchy
Bye
C. Haynes
?		 B.C. Skottowe
?
G. Egerton
W. Ware
6-3 6-4
15–17 SeptemberSt Leonards-on-Sea Tournament[28]
St Leonards-on-Sea, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 A.W. Soames
6-3 6-5 6-5		 R.S. Wilson?
?
19–24 SeptemberEast Gloucestershire Championships
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles		 William Renshaw
6–0, 6–1, 6–1		 Robert W. Braddell Ernest De Sylly Browne
Bye
Michael G. McNamara
6-2 6-2 6-2		 Michael G. McNamara
Bye
Henry Blane Porter
6-1 6-0 6-2
Ernest Renshaw
6-0 5-6 6-5 6-1
?
Challenge round
Ernest De Sylly Browne
26 September-
2 October		Hampshire Championships [29]
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Montague Hankey
6-2 6-3 6-0		 J. G. Johnson?

?
?

?

?

?

October
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
3–10 OctoberArmagh Tournament[30]
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Outdoor
Hard
Singles		 Robert Barron Templer
2-0 (sets)		 H. Irwin
2-1		 M. Blacker
2-0
E. J. Wolfe		 M. Blacker
Bye
A. Burke
2-0br
C. S. Poole
2-1
V. De. Tattersall
2-0
Challenge round
Robert Shaw Templer
4–10 OctoberSussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament
Brighton, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Ireland Michael G. McNamara
2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1		 Branfill Champion Russell Charles John Cole
W/O
Charles Walder Grinstead
6-2 6-1 6-2		 Humphery H. Berkley
6-5 6-1
H. Brooker
6-3 6-0
George S. Murray Hill
6-4 6-4
H. M. Nichol
6-0 6-2
24–30 OctoberSt. George's Cricket Club Tournament
New York, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Ireland John Jameson Cairnes
7-5 6-2 6-3		 James Rankine Charles F. Watson Sr.
6-1, 6-2
F. Ennis
6-1, 6-1		 W. P. Anderson
6-4 6-3
R. J. Cross
6-2 6-3
H. Henry
6-2 1-6 6-2
James Rankine
Bye

November
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
4–10 NovemberVictorian Championships [31]
Melbourne, Australia
Outdoor
Hard
Singles - Doubles		 Louis Australia Whyte
6-4 4-6 6-1 6-1		 Francis James Highett J. S. Conran
6-2 6-2 6-4
Francis James Highett
Bye		 R. H. James
6-3 6-2 6-1
W. M. Mitchell
6-0 6-4 1-6 6-3
Francis James Highett
W/O

December

No events

List of tournament winners

Note: important tournaments in bold

  • Richard Barron Templer -Armagh -(1)
  • Pelham George Dunop -Bath -(1)
  • E. J. Charley -Belfast -(1)
  • Montague Hankey -Bournemouth -(1)
  • Michael G. McNamara -Brighton-Waterford- (2)
  • Dale Womerseley-Colchester-(1)
  • A. Springett -Darlington -(1)
  • William Renshaw -Cheltenham -Dublin-London-Wimbledon- (4)
  • Robert Shaw Templer -Dundalk -(1)
  • Edgar Lubbock -Eastbourne -(1)
  • Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain -Edgbaston -(1)
  • John G. Horn - Edinburgh -(1)
  • Leslie Balfour-Melville -Edinburgh -(1)
  • Spencer Cox -Exeter -(1)
  • E. W. Mancounchy -Exmouth -(1)
  • Edmond Bennett Brackenbury -Limerick -(1)
  • Herbert Lawford -London -(1)
  • Frederick Lawrence Rawson -London-(1)
  • Richard Mercer-Maidstone-(1)
  • Richard Taswell Richardson -Waterloo-Manchester - (2)
  • Louis Australia Whyte -Melbourne -(1)
  • Peter Aungier-Naas-(1)
  • John Jameson Cairnes -New York -(1)
  • A.W. Soames-St Leonards-on-Sea-(1)
  • Jonas Henry William Gardner-Stafford-(1)
  • B. Champion Russell -Teignmouth-(1)
  • Ernest Maconchy-Torquay-(1)
  • Isidore F. Hellmuth -Toronto -(1)
  • Richard Sears - Newport -(1)

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1881 [32]
# Player
1 William Renshaw (ENG)
2 Herbert Lawford (ENG)
3 Richard Taswell Richardson (GBR)
4 Ernest Renshaw (ENG)
5 Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland)
6 Otway Woodhouse (GBR)
7 Peter Aungier (Ireland)
8 Edgar Lubbock (GBR)

See also

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