1884 Men's Tennis tour
 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 → | |
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..
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.
* Indicates challenger
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | [7][6] Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass - |
 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
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| 16 - 17 May | Clyde Park tournament[6] Boston United States Grass |
 William V.S. Thorne? |
? |
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| 12 - 18 May | [8] Worcester Great Britain Grass |
Walter William Chamberlain 6-2, 6-4 |
 Frederick William Knox |
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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 |
James Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. Sears
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| Challenger Ernest Renshaw
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| 21 - 24 May | [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
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| 9 - 15 June | Waterloo Tournament[11] Liverpool , Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Donald Stewart 9-7 6-1 6-2 |
William Bush-Salmon |
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| 16 - 22 June | East Gloucestershire Championships[6] Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles |
10-8 6-1 6-3 |
Richard Dudley Sears |
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| 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 |
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| 19 - 21 June | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC[6] Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass - Doubles |
Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-3 7-5 0-6 6-3 |
Richard Field Conover |
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| 23 - 29 June | Orange Spring Tournament[6] Montrose, NJ, United States Grass Singles - |
Richard Field Conover 6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 |
Wallace P. Knapp |
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| 23 - 29 June | [6] Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass - |
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
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| 19 July | Scottish Championships[6] Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Reginald Arthur Gamble 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 |
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| 21 - 27 July | [6] Edgabaston, Great Britain - |
Edward L. Williams 8-6 6-2 6-3 |
W. W. Chamberlain |
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| 21-27 July | [6] Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain - |
Joseph Bruce Ismay 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 |
Howard Pease |
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| 27 July | [6] Leicester, Great Britain Grass - |
Hugh V. McNaughten 3-6 6-0 6-1 ret. |
W. J. Gray |
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| 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 |
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| 21 - 27 July | [6] Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain - |
Claude Erskine Farrer 6-2 6-4 |
William J. Down. |
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| 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 ? | [12] Sea Bright, New Jersey, United States Grass - |
Joseph Sill Clark 3-2 Sets |
Richard Field Conover |
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| 29 Jul-2 Aug | County Kildare Tournament[6] Naas, Ireland Grass - |
6-3 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-4 |
Thomas Harrison |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug | Essex Championships[6] Brentwood, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles W. Grinstead 6-0 6-4 |
E. N. Cubitt |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug | [6] Exeter, Great Britain Hard - |
Herbert W-Fox 1-6 6-2 6-1 |
John C. Gray |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug | King’s County and Ormonde Tournament[6] Parsonstown, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest Browne 2-1 ret. |
Eyre Chatterton |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug | [6] Maidenhead, Great Britain Grass - |
A. L. Davies 6-1 4-6 12-10 6-3 |
Robert Rawnsley Bowles |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug | [6] Chiswick, Great Britain Grass - |
Charles Walder Grinstead rain stooped play |
Donald Stewart |
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| 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 |
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| 28 Jul-3 Aug | [6] New Castle, NH, United States Grass - |
Howard A, Taylor 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3 |
Wallace P. Knapp |
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| 3 -8 Aug | [6] Burbage, Wilts, Great Britain Grass - |
Captain Taylor 6-3 6-2 |
Herbert Wilberforce |
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| 4 -10 Aug | [6] Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass - |
Francis Monement 6-4 1-6 6-1 |
Charles. E. Weddon |
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| 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 |
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| 11 - 17 Aug | [6] Darlington, County Durham, Great Britain Grass - |
Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7-9 6-2 6-1 ret. |
Herbert Wilberforce |
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| 11 - 17 Aug | [6] Buxton, Great Britain Grass - |
Charles Walder Grinstead 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4 |
Ernest Browne |
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| 11 - 17 Aug | [6] East Grinstead, Great Britain Grass - |
Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2 6-3 6-3 |
L. G. Campbell |
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| 11 - 17 Aug | [6] Scarborough , Great Britain Grass - |
Ernest Browne 6-1 ret. |
M. S. Constable |
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| 11 - 17 Aug | Scottish Championships[6] Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass - |
Reginald Gamble 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 |
John Galbraith Horn |
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| 11 - 17 Aug | [6] Teignmouth , Great Britain Grass - |
Captain Wood 6-1 6-1 |
William P. Wethered |
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| 18 - 20 Aug | [6] Teignmouth , Great Britain Grass - |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-2 6-3 |
H. Anderson |
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| 18 - 24 Aug | [6] Exmouth, Great Britain Grass - |
G. W. Brook 6-2 6-2 6-3 |
Gerald Erskine Watson |
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| 18 - 24 Aug | [6] Moffat, Great Britain Grass - |
Andrew Macfie 6-3 6-2 6-3 |
W. H. Collins |
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| 25 - ? Aug | [6] Tiverton, Great Britain Grass - |
Norman L. Hallward 6-0 6-0 6-1 |
A.N. Dumbleton |
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| 25 - 31 Aug | Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass - |
W. W. Chamberlain 6-4 6-3 6-0 |
E. W. Brook |
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| 25 - 31 Aug | [6] Eggesford, Great Britain Grass - |
Arthur Hallward 6-0 6-0 6-1 |
A. N. Dumbleton |
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| 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 |
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| Richard Sears James Dwight 6-4, 6-1, 8-10, 6-4 |
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| 25 - 31 Aug | [6] Whitby, Great Britain Grass - |
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 | [6] Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Robert St-Clair Leckey 6-5 6-5 6-2 |
Frederick J. S. Leckey |
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| 1 - 7 Sep | Canadian National Championships Toronto, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles |
 Charles Smith Hyman 8-6 6-8 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
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| 1 - 7 Sep | [6] Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass - |
Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0 6-2 6-3 |
Aston Cooper-Key |
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| 1 - 7 Sep | [6] South Orange, NJ, United States Grass - |
Howard Augustus Taylor 7-5 6-2 6-3 |
William V.S. Thorne |
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| 1 - 7 Sep | South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles |
1-6 6-2 6-2 6-2 |
William C. Taylor |
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| 22 - 27 Sep | [6] Brighton , Great Britain Hard (indoor) - |
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 | [6] New Haven, CT, United States Grass - |
James Dwight ? |
Quincy Adams Shaw Jr |
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| 6 - 12 Oct | [6] Hartford, United States Grass - |
Wallace Percy Knapp 10-12 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-2 |
Godfrey M. Brinley |
November[]
No Events
December[]
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 - 21 Dec | Victorian Championships[6] Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles |
 Harry Hanslow Brind 25 games to 17 |
Dudley Webb |
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Rankings[]
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
| Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1884[13] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | 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 | (GBR)
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| 8 | Richard Sears (USA)
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References[]
- ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
- ^ 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.
- Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. ISBN 9780718501952.
- "History - KZN Tennis". KZN Tennis. Kwazulu Natal Tennis Association. 2018.
- Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. ISBN 9781549746475.
- Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843002.
- 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[]
Categories:
- Pre Open era tennis seasons
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