1884 Men's Tennis tour
The 1884 Men's tennis tour was the eighth annual tennis tour, consisting of 55 tournaments it began at the beginning of the year in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and ended 21 December in Melbourne, Australia..
 Richard Sears pictured wins his 4th consecutive U.S. National Championships this year | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 May – 21 December |
| Edition | 8th |
| Tournaments | 55 (Amateur) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Charles Walder Grinstead (4) |
| Most tournament finals | Charles Walder Grinstead (5) Ernest Browne (5) |
← 1883 1885 → | |
Summary of tour
Herbert Lawford wins the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships at his 3rd attempt in Dublin defeating Ernest Renshaw in straight sets. William Renshaw a fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. Former Wimbledon champion Donald Stewart wins the Northern Championship in Liverpool against Herbert Wilberforce. In America Richard Sears collects a fourth successive US National Championship beating Howard Taylor in straight sets.
The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 5 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),[1] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important tournaments[2][3][4][5] |
| National tournaments |
| State Regional tournaments |
| County tournaments |
| Local tournaments |
Men's 1884 Tennis tour included:[6]
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Natal Championships[7][6] Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mr Crawfurd6-4 6-4 8-6 | George Stanley |
January
No events
February
No events
March
'No events
April
No events
May
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 - 11 May[6] | Northumberland County Cricket Club Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gosforth Great Britain Grass | E. M. Sinclair 2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |  Minden Fenwick | A. Dunn Jr. | Thomas Oswald Swarbreck T.R. Redmayne |
| 16 - 17 May | Clyde Park tournament[6] Boston United States Grass |  William V.S. Thorne? | ? | ||
| 12 - 18 May | Worcestershire Championships[8] Worcester Great Britain Grass | Walter William Chamberlain 6-2, 6-4 |  Frederick William Knox | ||
| 14 - 19 May[6] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass |  Herbert Lawford 6-1 6-4 6-2 | Eyre Chatterton | Herbert Knox McKay | James Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. Sears |
| Challenger Ernest Renshaw | |||||
| 21 - 24 May | Whitehouse LTC[9] Edinburgh Great Britain Grass | Richard Henry Fuller 6-4 6-3 6-3 | Archibald Thomson |
June
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 - 6 June[10] | West of England Championships Bath Great Britain Grass | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 | C.K. Wood | John Redfern Deykin | Wilfred Milne Ernest Browne Donald Charles Stewart |
| 9 - 15 June | Waterloo Tournament[11] Liverpool , Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Donald Stewart 9-7 6-1 6-2 | William Bush-Salmon | ||
| 16 - 22 June | East Gloucestershire Championships[6] Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | Donald Charles Stewart 10-8 6-1 6-3 | Richard Dudley Sears | ||
| 16 - 22 June | London Athletic Club Tournament[6] Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Lawford 6-3 6-1 3-6 6-2 | Frederick Bowlby | ||
| 19 - 21 June | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC[6] Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-3 7-5 0-6 6-3 | Richard Field Conover | ||
| 23 - 29 June | Orange Spring Tournament[6] Montrose, NJ, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Field Conover 6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 | Wallace P. Knapp | ||
| 23 - 29 June | Warwickshire Championships[6] Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Edward L. Williams 6-3 6-2 6-2 | Frank Noon |
July
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 | Herbert Lawford | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Lewis |
| 19 July | Scottish Championships[6] Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Reginald Arthur Gamble 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | John Galbraith Horn | ||
| 21 - 27 July | Edgbaston Tournament[6] Edgabaston, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Edward L. Williams 8-6 6-2 6-3 | W. W. Chamberlain | ||
| 21-27 July | Northumberland Championships[6] Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Joseph Bruce Ismay 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 | Howard Pease | ||
| 27 July | Leicestershire Championships[6] Leicester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Hugh V. McNaughten 3-6 6-0 6-1 ret. | W. J. Gray | ||
| 21 - 27 July | Midland Counties Championships[6] Edgabaston, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | W. W. Chamberlain 6-3 2-6 10-8 6-1 | John. R. Deykin | ||
| 21 - 27 July | Red Hill tournament[6] Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Claude Erskine Farrer 6-2 6-4 | William J. Down. | ||
| 21 - 27 July | South of Ireland Championships[6] Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Eyre Chatterton 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | Tom Campion |
August
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-Aug ? | Seabright Invitational[12] Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark 3-2 Sets | Richard Field Conover | ||
| 29 Jul-2 Aug | County Kildare Tournament[6] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Peter Aungier 6-3 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 | Thomas Harrison | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Essex Championships[6] Brentwood, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles W. Grinstead 6-0 6-4 | E. N. Cubitt | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Exeter tournamament[6] Exeter, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | Herbert W-Fox 1-6 6-2 6-1 | John C. Gray | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | King’s County and Ormonde Tournament[6] Parsonstown, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne 2-1 ret. | Eyre Chatterton | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Maidenhead tournament[6] Maidenhead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | A. L. Davies 6-1 4-6 12-10 6-3 | Robert Rawnsley Bowles | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Middlesex Championships[6] Chiswick, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead rain stooped play | Donald Stewart | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Northern Championships[6] Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Donald Stewart 5-7 6-4 6-4 6-0 | Herbert Wilberforce | ||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Wentworth Invitation[6] New Castle, NH, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard A, Taylor 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3 | Wallace P. Knapp | ||
| 3 -8 Aug | Burbage tournament[6] Burbage, Wilts, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Captain Taylor 6-3 6-2 | Herbert Wilberforce | ||
| 4 -10 Aug | Suffolk Championships[6] Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis Monement 6-4 1-6 6-1 | Charles. E. Weddon | ||
| 4 -10 Aug | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament[6] Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Frederick W. Knox 6-4 7-5 6-4 | George Butterworth | ||
| 11 - 17 Aug | Darlington tournament[6] Darlington, County Durham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7-9 6-2 6-1 ret. | Herbert Wilberforce | ||
| 11 - 17 Aug | Derbyshire Championships[6] Buxton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4 | Ernest Browne | ||
| 11 - 17 Aug | West Sussex Championships[6] East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2 6-3 6-3 | L. G. Campbell | ||
| 11 - 17 Aug | North of England Championships[6] Scarborough , Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne 6-1 ret. | M. S. Constable | ||
| 11 - 17 Aug | Scottish Championships[6] Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Reginald Gamble 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | John Galbraith Horn | ||
| 11 - 17 Aug | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament[6] Teignmouth , Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Captain Wood 6-1 6-1 | William P. Wethered | ||
| 18 - 20 Aug | Bridlington Quay Tournament[6] Teignmouth , Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-2 6-3 | H. Anderson | ||
| 18 - 24 Aug | Exmouth Tournament[6] Exmouth, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | G. W. Brook 6-2 6-2 6-3 | Gerald Erskine Watson | ||
| 18 - 24 Aug | South Scotland Championships[6] Moffat, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Andrew Macfie 6-3 6-2 6-3 | W. H. Collins | ||
| 25 - ? Aug | Mid Devon tournament[6] Tiverton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Norman L. Hallward 6-0 6-0 6-1 | A.N. Dumbleton | ||
| 25 - 31 Aug | Burton-on-Trent tournament Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | W. W. Chamberlain 6-4 6-3 6-0 | E. W. Brook | ||
| 25 - 31 Aug | Eggesford tournament[6] Eggesford, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Arthur Hallward 6-0 6-0 6-1 | A. N. Dumbleton | ||
| 25 - 31 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6-0 1-6 6-0 6-2 | Howard Taylor | ||
| Richard Sears James Dwight 6-4, 6-1, 8-10, 6-4 | Alexander van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold | ||||
| 25 - 31 Aug | Whitby tournament[6] Whitby, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard Pease 6-5 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-5 | George E. Newby |
September
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 4 Sep | Carlow tournament[6] Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Robert St-Clair Leckey 6-5 6-5 6-2 | Frederick J. S. Leckey | ||
| 1 - 7 Sep | Canadian National Championships Toronto, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Charles Smith Hyman 8-6 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 | Alexander C. Galt | ||
| 1 - 7 Sep | Hampshire Championships[6] Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0 6-2 6-3 | Aston Cooper-Key | ||
| 1 - 7 Sep | Orange Invitation[6] South Orange, NJ, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 7-5 6-2 6-3 | William V.S. Thorne | ||
| 1 - 7 Sep | South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Teddy Williams 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 | William C. Taylor | ||
| 22 - 27 Sep | Sussex Championships[6] Brighton , Great Britain Hard (indoor) Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy-Sweet 0-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 | Charles H. A. Ross |
October
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep-6 Oct | Longwood Challenge Cup[6] New Haven, CT, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | James Dwight ? | Quincy Adams Shaw Jr | ||
| 6 - 12 Oct | National Collegiate Championships[6] Hartford, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Wallace Percy Knapp 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 | Godfrey M. Brinley |
November
No Events
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Rankings
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
| Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1884[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | |||
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR) | |||
| 2 | Herbert Lawford (GBR) | |||
| 3 | Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR) | |||
| 4 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR) | |||
| 5 | Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland) | |||
| 6 | Donald Stewart (GBR) | |||
| 7 | Teddy Williams (GBR) | |||
| 8 | Richard Sears (USA) | |||
References
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- Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.
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Sources
- Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Tournament Roll of Honour - Worcesterships Championships - 1884-1970". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL.
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- Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. ISBN 9781549746475.
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- Nieuwland, Alex (2009–2017). "Tournaments 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
Further reading
- Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3
- The Tennis Book, edited by Michael Bartlett and Bob Gillen, Arbor House, New York, 1981 ISBN 0-87795-344-9
- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers
- Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes
- Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode.
External links
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