The 1884 men's tennis season was the ninth annual tennis season consisting of 70 tournaments. The season began in April in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.
 Richard Sears pictured wins his 4th consecutive U.S. National Championships this year | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 6 May – 21 December |
| Edition | 9th |
| Tournaments | 71 |
| Categories | Important (4) National (4) Provincial/Regional/State (8) County (11) Local/other (44) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Charles Walder Grinstead (5) |
| Most tournament finals | Charles Walder Grinstead (6) |
← 1883 1885 → | |
Summary of tour
editHerbert 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
editNotes 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.
* Indicates challenger
Key
| Important.[2][3][4][5] |
| National |
| Provincial/State/Regional |
| County |
| Local |
Men's 1884 Tennis tour included:[6]
January
editNo events
February
editNo events
March
edit'No events
April
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April.[a][7][8] | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Grass Singles – Doubles |
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross ? |
? | ? | ? |
May
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 - 17 May.[9] | Clyde Park Tournament Boston United States Grass |
 William V.S. Thorne77–73 (games) |
Percy Knapp |
Palmer Ellis Presbrey Howard Augustus Taylor |
|
| 12 - 17 May.[10] | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass |
 Ernest Browne ? |
? |
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| 14 - 19 May[6] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass |
 Herbert Lawford 6-1 6-4 6-2 |
Eyre Chatterton |
Herbert Knox McKay |
Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. Sears
|
| Challenger Ernest Renshaw
| |||||
 William Renshaw** Maud Watson6-0, 8-6, 6-3 |
Robert Galbraith Horn Connie Butler
| ||||
| 19 - 24 May.[11] | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass |
Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 |
Robert Shaw Templer |
William Drummond Hamilton |
Toler Roberts Garvey J.Butler Robinson
|
| 21 - 24 May.[12] | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Grass |
Richard Henry Fuller 6-4 6-3 6-3 |
Archibald Thomson |
A. Dunn jr. |
Walter William Chamberlain Charles Robert Andrew Howden Patrick Smith
|
June
editJuly
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July | Natal Championships[19][6] Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
 Mr Crawfurd6-4 6-4 8-6 |
George Stanley |
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| 9 – 12 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Mr. Awdry 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 |
W.A. Platt |
A.B. Fielden A.H. Jacob |
F. Comins J.H. Deazeley M. Eales T.E. Graham
|
| 5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
William Renshaw 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 |
Charles Walder Grinstead |
Ernest Renshaw |
Ernest Browne Wilfred Milne William Taylor RC Thompson
|
| Challenger Herbert Fortescue Lawford
| |||||
| 19 July | Scottish Championships[6] Edinburgh Academical Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Reginald Arthur Gamble 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 |
Herbert Bowes-Lyon |
Joseph Bruce Ismay |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon George Nelson Stenhouse Archibald Thomson
|
| Challenger John Galbraith Horn
| |||||
| 14 -20 July.[20] | Duffield LTC Open Tournament Duffield LTC Duffield, Derbyshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles |
Horace Septimus Wansbrough 6-5 6-5 6-2 |
Henry Homfray |
William Gerald Barker Daniel Lee |
A. Fitzmaurice Hugh Vibart MacNaghten Leonard Dampier
|
| 21 - 27 July. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Teddy Williams 8-6, 6-2 6-3 |
Walter William Chamberlain |
John George Chamberlain Joseph Bruce Ismay |
R.P. Carter John Redfern Deykin Arthur Walton Fuller Frank Noon |
| 21-27 July. | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Joseph Bruce Ismay 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 |
Howard Pease |
James Blackhouse Dale |
J.G. Burdon Mark Fenwick
|
| 27 July.[b][21] | Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament[6] Leicester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Hugh V. McNaughten 3-6 6-0 6-1 ret. |
W. J. Gray |
John Redfern Deykin Joseph Bruce Ismay |
L.G. Campbell Claude Erskine Farrer H.C. Goodhart Frank Noon
|
| 21 - 27 July.[c][22] | Midland Counties Championships[6] Edgabaston, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Walter William Chamberlain 6-3 2-6 10-8 6-1 |
John Redfern Deykin |
Arthur Walton Fuller John George Thursfield |
E.T. Hopkins John Charles Kay Frank Noon Henry Blane Porter
|
| 21 - 27 July | Redhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament[6] Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Singles - Doubles |
Claude Erskine Farrer 6-2 6-4 |
William J. Down. |
Charles Edward De Fonblanque Arthur John Stanley |
W.R. Dagnall Leopold Maxse Harold S. Stone C.G. Woolley
|
| 21 - 27 July.[23] | South of Ireland Championships[6] Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Eyre Chatterton 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 |
Thomas Harrison Griffiths |
Percy Wildman Lushington Francis Woodcock Perry |
George Bloomfield Garvey Grattan Wildman Lushington Francis Metcalfe Robert Shaw Templer |
| Challenger Tom Campion
| |||||
| 28–31 Jul.[24] | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass |
Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-1. 6-0 |
Thomas Arthur Nash |
Thomas Gustav Schwabe Garnett H.P. Ward |
M.J. Michael Wiliam Harry Nash R.J. Price Maurice John Swabey
|
August
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Seabright Invitational Tournament[25] Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
Joseph Sill Clark 3-2 Sets |
Richard Field Conover |
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| 1 - 2 August.[26] | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles |
Walter William Chamberlain 6-2 6-4 |
Frederick William Knox |
John Redfern Deykin |
Reginald Arthur Gamble Jonas Henry William Gardner Frank Noon
|
| 28 Jul-2 Aug.[27] | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, King's County, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest Browne w.o. |
Alexander Francis Grant |
Toler Roberts Garvey |
Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph
|
| Challenger Eyre Chatterton
| |||||
| 29 Jul-2 Aug. | County Kildare Championship Naas, County Kildare, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Peter Aungier 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 |
John Peter Stephen Gradwell |
Captain Kenyon-Slaney |
Peter Latouche J. Murray C.A. Williamson
|
| Challenger 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 |
P. Colley Edmund Arthur Hollingbury |
E. Bragy Edward Henry Christy Laurence Joseph Petre C. Wells
|
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament[6] Exeter, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles |
Herbert W-Fox 1-6 6-2 6-1 |
John C. Gray |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug. | Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
A. L. Davies 6-1, 4-6, 12-10, 6-3 |
Robert Rawnsley Bowles |
H.C. Woolley |
E. Brown C.E. Salmon W.G. Smith |
| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Middlesex Championships[6] Chiswick, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead rain stooped play |
Donald Stewart |
Herbert Chipp |
Marmaduke Strickland Constable Ernest Wool Lewis
|
| 28 Jul-3 Aug. | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, Lancashire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Donald Stewart 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0 |
Ernest Browne 1-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 8-6 |
James Dwight |
Jacob Gaitskell Brown Richard Dudley Sears F. Rathbone
|
| Challenger Herbert Wilberforce
| |||||
| 28 Jul-3 Aug.[28] | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
Howard Augustus Taylor 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3 |
Wallace Percy Knapp |
William V.S. Thorne E.K. Butler |
|
| 1-6 August[29] | Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
Ernest Wool Lewis 6-4, 6–4, 6-4 |
Roy Allen |
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| 3 -8 Aug. | Burbage Tennis Tournament Burbage, Wiltshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Captain Taylor 6-3 6-2 |
Charles Hobson Marriott |
Theodore Coventry H. Shipton |
|
| 4 -10 Aug.[d][30][31][32][33] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[6] Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Francis William Monement 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
Charles. E. Weddon |
Hamilton A. Emmons |
Charles Sidney Cullingham Edward Morgan Hansell |
| 4 -10 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Frederick W. Knox 6-4 7-5 6-4 |
John H. Browne 6-0, 6-3 |
Hercules Robert Langrishe |
F.E. Bird J. Butterworth William James Gallwey
|
| Challenger George Butterworth
| |||||
| 10 – 13 August.[e][34] | Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament Teignmouth Tennis Club Kingston-Upon-Hull, England Grass Singles – Doubles |
W.S. Wright w.o. |
William Francis Wells-Cole |
L. Harrison H.N. Wade |
E.W. Brooke Thomas Barton Holmes C.V. Wilkes
|
| 11 - 17 Aug. | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington Cricket Ground Darlington, County Durham, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7-9 6-2 6-1 ret. |
John Galbraith Horn 4-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 |
Minden Fenwick Norman Leslie Hallward |
A.L. Davidson Percival Clennell Fenwick Hugh A. Taylor E.M. Turner
|
| Challenger 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 |
John Redfern Deykin Walter William Chamberlain |
A.A. Fuller Philip Grove Hugh Workman-MacNaghten William C. Taylor
|
| 11 - 17 Aug | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[6] East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2 6-3 6-3 |
L. G. Campbell |
Orlando Robert Coote |
William John Down A. Massy Leo Maxse
|
| 11 - 17 Aug.[f] | North Yorkshire Tournament[6][35] Scarborough, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest Browne 6-1 ret. |
Marmaduke Strickland Constable |
Harold Stapylton Greenwell William C. Taylor |
Ernest Edwin Meek George E. Newby Arthur Godfrey Pease |
| 11 - 17 Aug. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, England Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles |
Captain Wood 6-1 6-1 |
William P. Wethered |
J.C. Rogers Erskine Gerald Watson |
P.W. Bush Edward Charles Pine-Coffin Arthur Percy (Percy) Jones Henry Blane Porter
|
| 15-20 Aug.[36] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, Great Britain Grass Singles |
F.A. Hedley 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 |
W.J. Bagnall |
William Edward Baddeley |
J.W. Baddeley W.E. Elliott W.L. Ward |
| 18 - 20 Aug | Windermere Open Windermere, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
H.P. Mason 6-4 6-2 |
Richard Montague Ainslie |
E. Crawley R. Hill |
Ernest Henry Ainslie Anthony Alfred Bowlby C. Dunn W. Hunter
|
| 18 - 20 Aug | Bridlington Quay Tournament[6] Bridlington, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-2 6-3 |
H. Anderson |
H.P. Marriott |
|
| 20 August. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
G.A. Bolton 6-2, 6-1 |
Harry Stanley Scrivener |
Herbert Henley Playford |
E. Boydell Percy Kemp Heard H. Kerby
|
| 19 - 21 Aug.[37] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles |
Francis William Monement 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
Maurice Welldon |
Hamilton A. Emmons |
Charles Sidney Cullingham Edward Morgan Hansell |
| 18 - 23 Aug.[38] | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Arthur Godfrey Pease 6-5 4-6 3-6 6-2 6-5 |
George E. Newby | John Charles Kay W.B. Tarpey |
C.L. Clay H.H. Clay G.F. Richardson C.A. Woodhouse
|
| 21–23 August.[39] | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles |
 G. Egertonw.o. |
R. Lloyd Williams |
A. MacBean J.P. Lewis |
Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards Major Mesham P. Ormrod H. Lloyd Williams
|
| Challenger Arthur Bennett Mesham
| |||||
| 18 - 24 Aug.[6] | Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Exmouth, Devon, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-2 6-3 |
Gerald Erskine Watson |
Walter William Chamberlain Harry Grove |
Henry Blane Porter H. Kerby Charles Lacy Sweet G.H. Taylor
|
| 18 - 24 Aug | South of Scotland Championships[6] Moffat, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
Archibald Thomson |
Charles Robert Andrew Howden |
William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae
|
| 22-24 August.[40] | Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-0 |
Edward Berners Upcher |
Francis William Monement |
Charles Sidney
|
| 23–25 August.[41][42] | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles |
Herbert Wilberforce 6-4, 3–6, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 |
William Sidney Nelson Heard |
Gethin Meredith William Gascoyne Dalziel |
George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies |
| 25 - ? Aug | Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament[6] Tiverton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Norman L. Hallward 6-0 6-0 6-1 |
A.N. Dumbleton |
M.D. Buckingham H.L. Luxton |
R.H.S. Barnes Arthur Belfield Charles Henry Luxton P. Whately
|
| 26 - 28 Aug | Galashiels Championship Galashiels, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Alfred Aitken Thomson 6–5, 6–1, 6–2 |
S.C. Knott |
Forrester John Thomson |
Alex Buchanan Thomas Byrne Sellar L. Sanderson
|
| 25 - 31 Aug | Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
W. W. Chamberlain 6-4 6-3 6-0 |
E. W. Brook |
W.E. Baddeley Lewin Venn Alexander |
Frank Noon G.E. Lowe W.G. Lowe H.E. Sugden
|
| 25 - 31 Aug | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
Richard Sears 6-0 1-6 6-0 6-2 |
[ William VS Thorne |
Clarence Clark Percy Knapp |
Robert Livingston Beeckman Alexander Van Rensselaer George Richards Alexander Galt
|
| Challenger Howard Taylor
| |||||
| Richard Sears James Dwight 6-4, 6-1, 8-10, 6-4 |
Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold
| ||||
| 27–29 Aug.[43] | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles |
Edward Linwood Strong 6-3 6-3 |
Saint John Halford Coventry |
George William Webber |
F. Stoney W. Ware
|
September
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 - 4 Sep.[6] | County Carlow Lawn Tennis Tournament Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
R. Grove Annesley 6-5 6-5 6-2 |
J.E. Jameson |
Arthur S. E. Annesley R.L. Rike |
A. Fitzmaurice J.H. Thomas C.O. Vigers
|
| 27 Aug - 5 Sep.[44] | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
C.C.J. Perry 6-3 7-6 6-4 |
C. Igglesden |
J.W. Collard |
H. Cooper A.W. Oliver F.J. Troughton
|
| 1 - 7 Sep | Canadian Championships Toronto LTC Toronto, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Smith Hyman 8-6 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
Alexander C. Galt |
Alexander Monro Grier FitzJames Hynes |
F. Lewis Bird Henry R. Elmsley Henry Gordon Mackenzie V. Wolsely
|
| 1 - 7 Sep | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, Hampshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0 6-2 6-3 |
Aston Cooper-Key |
Montague Hankey Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr |
W. Heath John Henry Lewis R. Pinckney H. Olliffe
|
| 1 - 7 Sep.[6] | Orange Invitation Mountain Station, Montrose South Orange, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Howard Augustus Taylor 7-5 6-2 6-3 |
William V.S. Thorne |
Jackson C. Wilmerding |
James Dwight Morton Spring Paton
|
| 1 - 7 Sep | South of England Championships Eastbourne, East Sussex, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Teddy Williams 1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 |
William C. Taylor |
Charles Walder Grinstead |
Orlando Robert Coote P. Colley Charles Lacy Sweet
|
| 2–4 Sep[45] | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Joseph C. Maxwell-Scott 3-6 6-3 9-7 6-2 |
James Locke |
L. Sanderson W.O. Stevenson |
Edmund J. Constable Maxwell J. Moffat A. Sellar
|
| Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1 6-2 6-2 |
A. Sellar Archibald Thomson
| ||||
| S.B. Murray Miss Murray 6-1 6-3 |
C.E. Stewart Miss Stuart
| ||||
| 22 - 27 Sep.[6] | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Courts Brighton, East Sussex, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Lacy Sweet 0-6 6-1 6-3 6-3 |
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross |
George Lawrence Orme Edward Barrett-Smith |
L.G. Campbell J.B. Forman J. Garrett William C. Taylor
|
October
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep-6 Oct | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament[6] Longwood Cricket Club Brookline, Massachusetts,[46] United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
James Dwight ? |
Quincy Adams Shaw Jr |
C.C. Wheelwright |
Palmer Ellis Presbrey Howard Augustus Taylor
|
| 3 - 6 Oct | Lausanne Autumn Meeting Montchoisi Lawn Tennis Club Montchoisi, Lausanne, Switzerland Asphalt Singles - Doubles |
G.S. Money 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 |
Alexander W. Miller White |
Mr. Tayler H. Webb |
C.J. Nowell Mr. Price Mr. de Reuterskiold F. Vizard
|
| 6 - 12 Oct | Intercollegiate Championships[6] Hartford, Connecticut, United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
Wallace Percy Knapp 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 |
Godfrey M. Brinley |
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November
editNo Events
December
edit| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 21 Dec.[6] | Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground LTC Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles |
 Harry Hanslow Brind 25 games to 17 |
Dudley Webb |
Ernest Raleigh Walter John Carre Riddell |
Haworth William Bartram Thomas Archibald A'Beckett Frank Highett W. Melville
|
Rankings
editSource: The Concise History of Tennis
| Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1884[47] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | |||
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR)
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| 2 | Herbert Lawford (GBR)
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| 3 | Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR)
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| 4 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
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| 5 | Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland)
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| 6 | Donald Stewart (GBR)
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| 7 | Teddy Williams (GBR)
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| 8 | Richard Sears (USA)
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Notes
edit- ^ The Ceylon Championships were staged at the Hill Club LTC, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon from 1884 until 1971. In 1972 following independence Ceylon's name changed to Sri Lanka and this tournament was then called the Sri Lankan Championships until 1976.
- ^ 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 Leicstershire County Championships with other venues.
- ^ The Midland Counties Championships were staged from 1884 to 1970 on grass courts, it was an open even for men and women. The Edgbaston Lawn Tennis Club held 2 events including the Edgbaston Tennis Tournament (1881-1908, 1970) usually staged earlier both are distinct events.
- ^ The Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was established in 1883 and ran until 1893. In 1894 the event was renamed the Suffolk Championships which ran till 1968. The Framlingham Tennis Tournament was also staged in 1883 Hurts Hall Park. In 1900 that event moved to the first two weeks of August and remains so. Both are distinct events
- ^ The Hull Westbourne Avenue ran from 1884 to 1906.
- ^ The North of England Championships was established in 1884 as the North Yorkshire Tournament and was staged until at least 1974 according to sources.
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edit- 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.