1880 men's tennis season

The 1880 men's tennis season [1][2] was the fifth amateur tennis tour held that year. It now incorporated 44 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.

1880 men's tennis season
William Renshaw shared the most titles this year.
Details
Duration12 April – 28 November
Edition5th
Tournaments44 (Amateur)
CategoriesImportant (4)
National (2)
Provincial/Regional/State (2)
County (4)
Local (32)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited Kingdom Dale Womersley (2)
United Kingdom Edward Brackenbury (2)
United Kingdom William Renshaw (2)
Most tournament finalsUnited Kingdom Otway E. Woodhouse (2)
United Kingdom William Renshaw (2)
1879
1881

The tour began in April Cheltenham, England and ended in October in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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),[3] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

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

Key

Important.[4][5][6][7][8]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

January to March

No events

April

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
12–18 AprilEast Gloucestershire Championships[9] Cheltenham, Great Britain
Hard
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Renshaw
6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6
Ireland Ernest Browne

May

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
10–16 MayNorthern Championships[10]
Manchester, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Richard Taswell Richardson[11]
6-0 6-3 6-0
United Kingdom Walter Edwin FairlieUnited Kingdom Cecil Francis Parr
United Kingdom John Ravenscroft
United Kingdom J Bayly
United Kingdom J Clarke
United Kingdom John Comber
United Kingdom W L Agnew
24 May-28 MayIrish Lawn Tennis Championships[12]
Dublin, Ireland
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England William Renshaw
6-1 6-4 6-3
Ireland Ernest BrowneIreland Michael G. McNamaraUnited Kingdom S. D. Maul
United Kingdom A. J. Mullholland
Challenge round
Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold

June

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
4-6 Jun.[13]Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament
Manadon, Plymouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Bertie Roberts
6-0, 6-1
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mr. MontaguUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mr. KeateUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mr. O'Brien
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Mr. Luxmore
26 June.[14]Essex County Cricket Club Tournament
County Cricket Ground
Brentwood, Essex, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dale Womersley
2 sets to 0
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland R.C. BallUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Nalton WomersleyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Barrington Henry Syer Barnes
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J.G. Fowler
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J. Read
14–26 JuneKemptown Tournament[15]
Kemptown, Brighton, Great Britain
?
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Oldham Jennings
6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Thomas Jenner Verrall
24–25 June.[lower-alpha 1][16][17]Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Aylestone Park
Leicester, Great Britain
?
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Stuart Macrae
6-5 4-6 6-4
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Champion Branfill RussellUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harold Baird Carlyon
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E.C. Keele
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H.F. Johnson
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur Thomas Toller
England Dr John Thomas Jacques
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George de Horne Vaizey
21 June-4 JulyPrinces Club Championships[18] Prince's Club, London, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Lawford
5-7 5-7 6-3 6-0 8-6
United Kingdom Edgar LubbockUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Otway E, Woodhouse
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Lawford
United Kingdom Captain Blane
United Kingdom David Charles Heatley
United Kingdom O E Woodhouse

July

Date Tournament Winner All comers' finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
5 June–3 July.[19]Worcester Park Challenge Cup
Worcester, England
?
United Kingdom F. Durant
6-0, 8-6, 9-7
United Kingdom E. JohnsonUnited Kingdom Frederick Chetwynd-Stapylton
United Kingdom A.C. Waddilove
United Kingdom H.W. Horne
United Kingdom W.R. Price
United Kingdom Edward Chetwynd-Stapylton
12 July.Championship of the Esher LTC.
Esher Lawn Tennis Club
Esher, Surrey, England
?
United Kingdom Clement Edward Cottrell
?
United Kingdom ?
16 July.[20]Woodford Parish Championship[21]
County Cricket Ground
Woodford Parish, England
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Edward North Buxton
2 sets to 0
United Kingdom
R.C. Ball
7–16 JulyWimbledon Championship[22][23]
London, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom John Hartley
walkover
United Kingdom Otway E. WoodhouseUnited Kingdom George Butterworth
United Kingdom G. M. Montgomeries
United Kingdom Richard Ridley Farrer
United Kingdom William Henry Darby D’Esterre
United Kingdom H.C. Jenkins
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Renshaw
Challenge round
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Lawford
15 - 17 July.[lower-alpha 2][24]St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament
Archery Gardens
St Leonards-on-Sea, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom R. Stuart Wilson
7-5, 6-2
United Kingdom Arthur Wellesley SoamesUnited Kingdom F.A. Coles
15 - 18 July.[25]County Galway LTC Tournament
Lisbeg, County Galway,Ireland
Grass
Ireland Ernest Browne
?
Ireland John EyreIreland W. AldridgeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
England James Parsons Dove
20 July.[26]North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament
Drayton Park
Lowick, Northamptonshire
Grass
Singles
Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W.H. Collins
?
United Kingdom G.H. EvansUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H.O. HallUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. Ashby
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland F.M. Eden
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B. Clarke-Thornhill
21-26 July.[27]Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.
Lichfield, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Jonas Henry William Gardner
6-4 6-3
United Kingdom J. H. ForsterUnited Kingdom C.W.A. LawUnited Kingdom William Arthur Briscoe
United Kingdom L.G. Knight
28-31 JulyCounty Kildare Tournament [28]
Naas,[29] Ireland
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Joseph R. Rainsford
6-1 6-4 6-3
Ireland Jacob R. SherrardIreland Joseph R. Rainsford
IrelandAlgernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
Ireland Horrace Kennedy
Ireland Ivor Kirkpatrick
Ireland Thomas Browning Reeves
IrelandR. D. Vincent

August

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
August.[30]Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament
Sherborne School Cricket Ground
Sherborne, Blackmoor Vale, Dorset, England
Grass
United Kingdom Sir Hubert James Medlycott
?
United Kingdom B. PortmanEngland Rev. Montague HankeyUnited Kingdom G. Dendy
United Kingdom A.C. Cole
United Kingdom J.C. Fox
 ? AugustScottish Championships
St Andrews, Great Britain
Wood (i)
Singles
United Kingdom James Patten McDougall[31]
def
Scotland Leslie Balfour-Melville
2 – 3 August.[32]Ripon Club Tournament
Ripon, LTC, Cricket Field
Ripon, North Yorkshire, England
Grass
United Kingdom A.R. Springett
?
United Kingdom Northing Pinckney SnowdenUnited Kingdom J. Walker
United Kingdom T.F. Wilson
United Kingdom C. Bickerstelle
United Kingdom R. Paley
United Kingdom W. Paley
United Kingdom A.J. Wise
19 August.[33][34]Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Tournament
The Mersey Bowmen Archery Club
Sefton Park, Liverpool, England
Grass
United Kingdom H.F. Rooke
?
United Kingdom H. DurantyUnited Kingdom L.J. KilgourUnited Kingdom J.R. Holme
United Kingdom Mr. Isaacson
United Kingdom Mr. Stewart
16–19 AugustWaterford Tournament[35]
Waterford, Ireland
Grass
Singles
Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold
6-1 6-2
Ireland Frederick William Knox
Def
Ireland Robert HassardIreland Arthur Bourke
Ireland G. Butler
16–24 AugustDevonshire Park Championships[36]
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass
United Kingdom Dale Womersley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frederick Brunning Maddison
def.
United Kingdom C.H.P. Carter William C. TaylorUnited Kingdom G. Palmer
United Kingdom Herbert Henley Playford
United Kingdom Nalton Womersley
17–21 AugustSouth of Ireland Championships[37] Limerick, Ireland
Grass
Singles
England Edward Brackenbury
6-4 6-4 6-2
Ireland Edward Montiford LongfieldIreland William Dawson
Ireland Samuel Martin Gully
Ireland G Burton
Ireland James F J Heffernan Considine
Ireland Major Henry H Goodeve
Ireland William Dawson
17–21 AugustLimerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament
Limerick, Ireland
Grass
England Edward Brackenbury
6-4 6-4 6-2
Ireland Edward LysaghtIreland Samuel Martin GullyIreland Heffernan Considine
Scotland Charles A Mc Donald
Ireland Major Henry H Goodeve
21 - 28 August.[38]Langley Marish Tournament
Langley Marish LTC
Langley Marish, Berkshire, England
Grass
United Kingdom C. O. Phipps
6-5, 3-6, 6-3
United Kingdom Zachary Hubert NashUnited Kingdom Rev. J. SwireUnited Kingdom J.N. Hardcastle
|United Kingdom Thomas Arthur Nash
23–24 August.[lower-alpha 3]Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament[39]
Torquay Cricket Ground
Torquay, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
England Ernest Maconchy
6-0 6-0
United Kingdom C. HughesUnited Kingdom C. Hughes
United Kingdom T. B. Hughes
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Owen Gould
30 August.[40]Bedfordshire LTC Tournament
Beds LTC
Fairfield, Bedfordshire, England
Grass
United Kingdom Robert James Lindsell
?
United Kingdom Frederick WillisUnited Kingdom Augustus Scobell OrlebarUnited Kingdom J. Hughes
United Kingdom S. Mellor

September

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
September.[41]Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Brighton Lawn Tennis Club
Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England
Grass
United Kingdom H. Stanley
6-4, 6-3, 6-5
United Kingdom Francis Henry IzardUnited Kingdom Sir Arthur Oldham JenningsUnited Kingdom A.W. Bailey
United Kingdom F.O. Bax-Ironside
September.[42]Ealing Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament
Ealing Cricket Club
Ealing, Middlesex, England
Grass
United Kingdom F.W. Rawson
3 sets to 0
United Kingdom Alfred Penn GaskellUnited Kingdom Mr. Baker
United Kingdom C.J. Wilkinson
United Kingdom A.R. Atkinson
United Kingdom Mr. St. Clair
United Kingdom W. Hervey
United Kingdom M. Sharpe
1 - 2 Sept.Armagh Lawn Tennis Tournament
Archery Lawn Tennis Club
Armagh, Ireland
Asphalt
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Robert Baron Templer
?
Ireland Robert Shaw TemplerIreland J.C. HibbertIreland E. Obré
Ireland E.J. Wolfe
1 - 3 September.[lower-alpha 4][43]Teignmouth and Shaldon Open
Teignmouth Tennis Club
Teignmouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy
?
United Kingdom W.B. YoungUnited Kingdom H. HayesUnited Kingdom Sir Stephen Montagu Burrows
England George Campbell Maconchy
Ireland Thomas Arembery Tombe
4 September.[lower-alpha 5][44]Shanklin LTC Tournament
Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Algernon Hay Lushington
?
United Kingdom P. HewittUnited Kingdom C.A. WhiteUnited Kingdom O. Borrodaile
United Kingdom A. Spicer
1–5 SeptemberChampionship of America [45]
Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club
Staten Island, United States
Grass
Singles
United Kingdom Otway E. Woodhouse[46]
54-50 (games)
Canada Isidore F. Hellmuth[47]United States Edward H. Gray
United States C.M. Harvey
United States C. W. Barnes
United States Walter M Wood
United States William Larned
United States W H Davidge
24 - 25 September.[48]Truro LTC Open Tournament
Truro Cricket Grounds
Truro, Cornwall, England
Grass
United Kingdom Mr. Casey
3 sets to 0
United Kingdom William Ewart Beamish BarterUnited Kingdom Dr.F. Collins
United Kingdom P.A. Derry
Portugal José Ricardo Grylls d'Almeida
United Kingdom H.D. Foster
United Kingdom L. Milne
England George Tallack Petherick
28 September.[49][50]Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Bosmere, LTC
Creeting Rectory, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, England
Grass
United Kingdom J.M. Wilkinson
 ?
United Kingdom George Algernon DraffenUnited Kingdom A. DownesUnited Kingdom E.R. Durnford
United Kingdom H. Gaye
United Kingdom Mr. Smythe

October

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
30 September - 1 October.[51]Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament
Bournemouth CLTC
Dean Park Cricket Ground
Bournemouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Francis Robert (Frank) Benson
6-1, 6-1, 6-3
United Kingdom F.A. Campbell
4–10 OctoberSussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament[52]
Brighton, Great Britain
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland William Renshaw
6-3 6-3
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest RenshawUnited Kingdom Robert Bradell
United Kingdom William H Darby
United Kingdom Frederick Bunning
United Kingdom H C Goddart
United Kingdom H E Eaton
United Kingdom William H Darby
4 October.[53]Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament
Dirleton Castle, LTC
Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland
?
Singles - Doubles
Scotland Rev. J. Kerr
2 sets to 1
United Kingdom A.M. Bell
6 - 11 October.[54][55]Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Henley Lawn & Tennis Club
Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
?
United Kingdom E. Bayly
1-6, 6-1, 12-10
United Kingdom W.H. Browning
7 - 14 October.[56][57]Savernake Forest LTC Tournament
Savernake Forest, LTC, S.F.C.C. Ground
Savernake, Wiltshire England
?
Ireland George Rawdon Maurice Hewson
?
United Kingdom Mr. DunningUnited Kingdom Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis
United Kingdom Thomas Curtis
United Kingdom Rev. F. Carre
United Kingdom Rev. M.R. Edmeades
United Kingdom Mr. Hunter
United Kingdom H. Tootell
11–17 OctoberBeacon Park Open[58]
Boston, United States
Grass
United States Richard Sears
Def
United States Edward Gray

November

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
22–28 NovemberVictorian Championships
(Autumn)[59]
Melbourne, Australia
Hard
Singles - Doubles
Australia Frank Highett
walkover
England Edward WallingtonAustralia R P Arnold
Australia William McEvoy
Australia C W Butler
Australia E Silvester
Australia R Barton
Australia William McEvoy

December

No events

Notes

  1. The Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was founded in 1878 until 1879 In 1880 it was called the Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament. In 1881 it became an open tournament the Leicester Open Tennis Tournament. In 1900 it became the Leicestershire County Lawn Tennis Championships. The club also shared the staging of the Leicstershire County Championships with other venues.
  2. The St. Leonards-On-Sea tournament was staged from 1880 to 1891 on grass courts, it featured players such as Joshua Pim and Herbert Wilberforce.
  3. The Torquay Tennis Tournament was staged from 1880 to 1974 on grass courts.
  4. The Teignmouth and Shaldon tournament was staged from 1880-1937. From 1880 to 1884 was held on Asphalt courts then changed to grass courts.
  5. The Shanklin tournament was staged from 1880 to 1931

List of tournament winners

Note:List is alphabetical by first name and Important tournaments in bold

  • United Kingdom A.R. Springett—Ripon—(1)
  • England Algernon Hay Lushington—Shanklin—(1)
  • United Kingdom Arthur Oldham Jennings—Kemptown-(1)
  • United Kingdom C. O. Phipps—Langley Marish—(1)
  • United Kingdom Clement Edward Cottrell—Esher—(1)
  • United Kingdom Dale Womersley—Brentwood, Eastbourne—(2)
  • United Kingdom E. Bayly—Henley—(1)
  • England Edward Brackenbury—Limerick, Limerick II—(2)
  • United Kingdom Edward North Buxton—Woodford Parish—(1)
  • Ireland Ernest Browne—Lisbeg—(1)
  • England Ernest Maconchy—Teignmouth, Torquay—(2)
  • England Ernest Renshaw—Cheltenham—(1)
  • United Kingdom F. Durant—Worcester—(1)
  • United Kingdom F.W. Rawson—Ealing—(1)
  • United Kingdom Francis Benson—Bournemouth—(1)
  • Australia Frank Highett-Melbourne—(1)
  • Ireland George Rawdon Maurice Hewson—Savernake—(1)
  • United Kingdom H. Stanley—Brighton (Queens Park)—(1)
  • United Kingdom H.F. Rooke—Liverpool—(1)
  • Scotland Herbert Lawford, Princes Club Championships—(1)
  • United Kingdom Hubert James Medlycott–Sherbourne—(1)
  • United Kingdom J.M. Wilkinson—Creeting St, Mary—(1)
  • Scotland James Patten McDougall—St. Andrews—(1)
  • United Kingdom John HartleyWimbledon Championship—(1)
  • United Kingdom Jonas Henry William Gardner—Lichfield—(1)
  • Ireland Joseph Rainsford—Naas—(1)
  • United Kingdom Mr. Casey—Truro—(1)
  • United Kingdom Otway E. Woodhouse—Staten Island—(1)
  • United Kingdom R. Stuart Wilson–St Leonards-on-Sea—(1)
  • Scotland Rev. J. Kerr—Dirleton—(1)
  • United States Richard Sears—Boston—(1)
  • United Kingdom Richard Taswell RichardsonNorthern Championships—(1)
  • Ireland Robert Baron Templer—Armagh—(1)
  • United Kingdom Robert James Lindsell—Fairfield—(1)
  • United Kingdom Stuart Macrae—Leicester—(1)
  • Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold—Waterford—(1)
  • United Kingdom W.H. Collins—Lowick—(1)
  • United Kingdom William Bertie Roberts—Plymouth—(1)
  • England William Renshaw—Brighton, Irish Lawn Tennis Championships—(2)

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1880 [60]
# Player
1 John Hartley (ENG)
2 William Renshaw (ENG)
3 Herbert Lawford (ENG)
4 Otway Woodhouse (GBR)
5 Edgar Lubbock (GBR)
6 Richard Taswell Richardson (GBR)
7 Ernest Browne (GBR)
8 George Montgomerie (GBR)

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Notes

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