1896 women's tennis season

none 1896 Women's Tennis Season Blanche bingley hillyard.jpg Blanche Hillyard is title leader this season, and finalist at the Northern Championships. 270px 13 January – 30 December 1896 21st 88 GBR Blanche Hillyard (5) GBR Charlotte Cooper (6) 1895 1897 The 1896 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 88 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments. The season began on 13 January in Nice, France and ended on 30 December in Nelson, New Zealand. Season summary The 1896 season began on 13 January in Nice, France with the Nice LTC Championships; the singles event was won by British player Mrs A. Booth who defeated her daughter Katherine Booth in the final.Chronique Sportive: Lawn-Tennis au Nice L.T.C. Le Littoral 14 January 1896 3 Archives Municipales de Nice The first major event of the season was the Irish Championships the concluded on 30 May at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin, Ireland, the singles event was won by Ireland's Louisa Martin who defeated England's Charlotte Cooper in three sets.1 June 1896 L AWN TENNIS. THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. VICTORIES OF W. BADDELEY AND MISS MARTIN. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000056/18960601/036/0007 19 March 2026 Freeman's Journal 7 On 20 June at the second major event of the season the Northern Championships held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester, England, the singles event was won by Ireland's Louisa Martin her second major of the season, when she Englands Blanche Hillyard in straight sets.22 June 1896 LAWN TENNIS NORTHERN TOURNAMENT. VICTORIES OF W. BADDELEY AND MISS MARTIN. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001930/18960622/150/0007 19 March 2026 Irish News and Belfast Morning News 7 In North America the third major tournament of the season the U.S. National Championships was played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States, concluding on 21 June and was won by Elisabeth Moore who defeated Juliette Atkinson in four sets.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2016 New Chapter Press New York 978-1-937559-38-0 495 3rd At the fourth and final major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club, Wimbledon, England, the singles event final on 15 July was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Alice Pickering in two sets, claiming her second Wimbledon title.20 July 1896 THE ALL-ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001427/18960720/074/0006 19 March 2026 Morning Advertiser 6 The 1896 women's tennis season concluded on 30 December in Nelson, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships, the singles title was won by Kate Nunneley who defeated a Miss Kennedy in two sets..TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT NELSON, N.Z. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVIII, Issue III, 16 January 1897, Page 54. Season results Notes:Hard includes asphalt, cement and concrete tennis courts, some European tournaments use the term to define clay courts they are shown as clay. Key Tournaments Major National Professional Worldwide Team SurfaceCanvas – Indoor (0)Clay – Outdoor (25)Clay – Indoor (0)Grass – Outdoor (55)Hard – Outdoor (5)Wood – Indoor (3) January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist13 Jan. January 18, 1896 Lawn Tennis: The Nice Tournament The Field London, England 31 British Newspaper ArchiveNice LTC ChampionshipsNice, FranceClayGBR Mrs Alfred Booth7-5, 4-6, 6-1GBR Katherine Booth 18 Jan. January 22, 1896 Lawn Tennis: Western Province Championships Cape Argus Cape Town, South Africa 5 NLSA Digital ArchiveWestern Province ChampionshipsCape Town, South AfricaClayCape Colony Frances Sarah Green6-4, 6-1Cape Colony Lettie Myburgh February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist22 Feb. February 24, 1896 Lawn Tennis: The Otago Tournament Otago Daily Times Dunedin, New Zealand 4 Papers PastOtago LTA TournamentDunedin, New ZealandGrassNZL Freda Campbell9-7 (one set only)NZL Lily Mackerras March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist7 Mar. March 9, 1896 Lawn Tennis: The Auckland Tournament New Zealand Herald Auckland, New Zealand 6 Papers PastAuckland LTA ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandGrassNZL Annie Nicholson6-3, 6-3NZL Ruth Spiers 7 Mar.10 March 1896 Ladies Lawn Tennis Club Tournament: Result of Championship Tie. https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget18960310-1.2.177 19 March 2026 The Straits Budget via NewspaperSG 13Singapore LLTC Spring OpenSingaporeGrassStraits Settlements Mrs. Waddell6-1, 6-3Straits Settlements Mrs Murray 14 Mar. March 16, 1896 Lawn Tennis: The South Australian Championships The South Australian Advertiser Adelaide, Australia 6 TroveSouth Australian ChampionshipsAdelaide, AustraliaGrassAUS Lilian Payne6-3, 6-3AUS Maisie Parr 22 Mar. March 24, 1896 Lawn-Tennis: Le Championnat du Sud de la France Le Littoral Cannes, France 2 RetronewsSouth of France ChampionshipsNice, FranceClayGBR Katherine BoothwonFRA Adine Masson 29 Mar. March 31, 1896 Monte Carlo Lawn Tennis Tournament Galignani's Messenger Paris, France 3 GallicaMonte-Carlo (Second Meeting)Monte Carlo II, MonacoClayGBR Blanche HillyardwonGBR Alice Taunton-Collins 29 Mar. April 11, 1896 Lawn Tennis: Monte Carlo The Field London, England 42 British Newspaper ArchiveMonte-Carlo InternationalMonte Carlo, MonacoClayGBR Katherine Booth (2)wonFRA Mlle Guillon April 5, 1896 Chronique Sportive: Lawn-Tennis Le Littoral Cannes, France 2 Retronews April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist8 Apr. April 14, 1896 Whakatane Tennis Tournament Bay of Plenty Times Tauranga, New Zealand 2 Papers PastWhakatane TournamentWhakatane, New ZealandGrassNZL Jane McGarvey4-6, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2NZL Mary Butler 14 Apr.Tasmanian ChampionshipsHobart, AustraliaGrassAUS Nina Rock0-6, 6-4, 6-2AUS Elizabeth Howe 18 Apr.20 April 1896 COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001708/18960420/008/0001 19 March 2026 Evening Star 1British Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Great BritainWood (i)WAL Edith Austin6-2, 3-6, 6-3GBR Charlotte Cooper May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist9 May.http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71245556 Lawn Tennis. Australian Town and Country Journal Sydney 16 May 1896 39 National Library of AustraliaNew South Wales ChampionshipsSydney, AustraliaGrassAUS Kate Nunneley6-2, 6-0AUS Mabel Shaw 17 May. May 18, 1896 Lawn Tennis: The Hawaiian Championships The Hawaiian Gazette Honolulu, Hawaii 5 Chronicling AmericaChampionships of the Hawaiian IslandsHonolulu, Republic of HawaiiClayUSA May Hart6-2, 6-0, 6-0USA Grace King 26 May.Tynedale OpenHexham, Great BritainGrassGBR Beatrice Draffen6-4, 8-6GBR Lucy Kendal 26 May.Ealing ChampionshipsWest Ealing, Great BritainGrassGBR Alice Brown7-5, 6-4GBR Henrietta Horncastle 30 May.Lawn-Tennis: Die Meisterschaften von Deutschland Hamburger Nachrichten 31 May 1896 14 Hamburger Zeitungen Digital — Staats- und Universitätsbibliothek HamburgGerman ChampionshipsHamburg, GermanyClayGER 1866 Maren Thomsen6-3, 6-2, 7-5GER 1866 E. Lantzius 30 May.1 June 1896 LAWN TENNIS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18960601/008/0002 20 March 2026 The Morning Post 2Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Louisa Martin6-0, 3-6, 6-2GBR Charlotte Cooper June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Jun.7 June 1896 LAWN TENNIS. MIDDLESEX CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002310/18960607/054/0006 9 April 2026 The Referee 6Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper6-4, 6-2WAL Edith Austin 6 Jun.Baden Baden InternationalBaden-Baden, GermanyClayGBR Elsie Lane6-1, 6-0GER 1866 Frl Zographo 6 Jun.13 June 1896 Excellent Tennis https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Philadelphia_Record.html?id=svlTAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=New%20Jersey%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 26 March 2026 The Philadelphia Record 12Championships of New JerseyRidgewood, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Elisabeth Moore6-4, 6-8, 6-1USA 1891 Lulu Mowry 7 Jun.Lawn-Tennis: Das Oesterreichische Lawn-Tennis-Turnier in Prag Prager Tagblatt 9 June 1896 12 ANNO (Austrian Newspapers Online)Austrian Lawn Tennis TournamentPrague, BohemiaClayBOH Renate Birgin6-3, 7-5BOH Karolina von Nostitz 8 Jun.Lawn-Tennis: De Wedstrijden te Leiden Algemeen Handelsblad 10 June 1896 2 Delpher KrantenLeiden ChampionshipsLeiden, NetherlandsClayNED Nellie Matthes3-6, 6-4, 6-4NED Anny Brants 13 Jun.14 June 1896 Royal Tennis Play https://books.google.com/books/about/Newark_Sunday_Call.html?id=wBJhAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Middle%20States%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 26 March 2026 Newark Sunday Call 10Middle States ChampionshipsMontrose, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Elisabeth Moore (2)2-6, 6-3, 2-1, retd.USA 1891 Juliette Atkinson 13 Jun.Kent County ChampionshipsBlackheath, Great BritainGrassGBR Georgina Wilson6-3, 6-3GBR K. M. Fraser 20 Jun.22 June 1896 LAWN TENNIS NORTHERN TOURNAMENT. VICTORIES OF W. BADDELEY AND MISS MARTIN https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001930/18960622/150/0007 9 April 2026 Irish News and Belfast Morning News 7Northern ChampionshipsLiverpool, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Louisa Martin (2)6-2, 7-5GBR Blanche Hillyard 20 Jun.Kent ChampionshipsBeckenham, Great BritainGrassWAL Edith Austin (2)6-4, 2-6, 6-4GBR Ruth Pennington-Legh 21 Jun.28 June 1896 The Tennis Courts https://books.google.com/books/about/Newark_Sunday_Call.html?id=whJhAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=National%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 26 March 2026 Newark Sunday Call 8U.S. National ChampionshipsPhiladelphia, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Elisabeth Moore (3)6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2USA 1891 Juliette Atkinson 27 Jun.29 June 1896 Lawn Tennis https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18960629/022/0007 9 April 2026 Leeds Mercury 7London ChampionshipsWest Kensington II, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper (2)6-3, 6-2GBR Agatha Templeman 27 Jun.Burton-on-Trent OpenBurton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrassGBR Elsie Lane (2)4-6, 6-0, 6-3GBR Ida Cressy 29 Jun.Lawn-Tennis: Die Meisterschaften von Berlin Berliner Börsen-Zeitung 30 June 1896 11 Deutsches Zeitungsportal (German Newspaper Portal)Championships of BerlinBerlin, GermanyClayGER 1866 Clara von der Schulenburg6-3, 6-1, 6-2GER 1866 Tila Steinmann July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Jul.6 July 1896 Lawn Tennis Bristol West of England Championship https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18960706/006/0003 9 April 2026 Bristol Mercury 3West of England ChampionshipsBristol, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper (3)4-6, 7-5, 6-3IRE 1783 Ruth Dyas 4 Jul.8 July 1896 Lawn Tennis: Warwickshire Championship Meeting North London Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18960708/058/0003 9 April 2026 Sporting Life 3Gipsy ChampionshipsStamford Hill, Great BritainGrassGBR Agatha Templeman6-2, 6-3GBR Amy Wilson 4 Jul.Nottinghamshire OpenNottingham, Great BritainGrassGBR Frances Snook6-1, 6-1GBR Miss Hungerford 8 Jul.Lawn Tennis: Warwickshire Championship Meeting North London Tournament". Sporting Life. 8 July 1896. p. 3.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Great BritainGrassGBR Alice Pickering4-6, 7-5, 7-5IRE 1783 Ruth Dyas 11 Jul.Sheffield and Hallamshire ChampionshipsSheffield, Great BritainGrassGBR Gertrude Provis6-4, 6-4GBR Beatrice Draffen 13 Jul.Anglo Dutch OpenRotterdam, NetherlandsHardNED E. Viruly6-3, 6-5NED J. Viruly 18 Jul.Canadian ChampionshipsNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrassUSA 1896 Juliette Atkinson6-1, 6-2CAN 1868 Mrs Sydney Smith 21 Jul.Wimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper (4)6-2, 6-3GBR Alice Pickering 25 Jul.Lawn Tennis: The Seattle TC Tournament The Seattle Post-Intelligencer 26 July 1896 12 Chronicling AmericaWashington State TournamentSeattle, United StatesClayUSA 1891 Miss Kershaw6-4, 6-5USA 1881 Miss Folsom 25 Jul.Natal ChampionshipsDurban, South AfricaGrassColony of Natal Norah Hickman6-4, 6-2Colony of Natal Una Turnbull 25 Jul.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great BritainGrassGBR Bertha Steedman6-4, 6-2GBR Katherine Grey 31 Jul.1 August 1896 LAWN TENNIS CRAIGSIDE, LLANDUDNO ANNUAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000923/18960801/030/0003 9 April 2026 North Wales Times 3Llandudno OpenCraigside, Great BritainGrassGBR Winifred Longhurst6-0, 6-2GBR Emma Ridding August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Aug.Northumberland County ChampionshipsNewcastle, Great BritainGrassGBR Blanche Hillyard (2)7-5, 6-0GBR Bertha Steedman 5 Aug.West of Scotland ChampionshipsWemyss Bay, Great BritainGrassSCO Lottie Paterson6-1, 6-1SCO K. Jackson 7 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Muriel Goward6-0, 5-7, 6-2CAN 1868 Bessie Burton 8 Aug.Stroud OpenStroud, Great BritainGrassGBR Emma Ridding1-6, 6-1, 6-4GBR Miss Rose 9 Aug.10 August 1896 Lawn Tennis Championship of Scotland https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000269/18960810/038/0004 9 April 2026 Dundee Courier 4Scottish ChampionshipsMoffat, Great BritainGrassSCO Lottie Paterson (2)6-3, 8-6GBR Ida Cressy 11 Aug.Netherlands National ChampionshipsThe Hague, NetherlandsClayNED Anthonie van AkenwonNED E. Viruly 12 Aug.Pacific Northwest ChampionshipsTacoma, United StatesClayUSA 1896 Jessica Kershaw4-6, 6-3, 6-4USA 1896 Miss Riggs 14 Aug.15 August 1896 ESSEX COUNTY LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000166/18960815/187/0007 9 April 2026 Essex Standard 7East of England ChampionshipsColchester, Great BritainGrassGBR Emma Ridding (2)divided title & prizesGBR Henrica Ridding 15 Aug.17 August 1896 Lawn Tennis. Championship of Derbyshire https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18960817/014/0002 9 April 2026 Morning Post 2Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton, Great BritainGrassGBR Blanche Hillyard (3)6-4, 3-6, 7-5GBR Bertha Steedman 15 Aug.Trefriw OpenConway, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Ruth Dyas6-1, 6-0GBR Constance Hill 18 Aug.Championships of SwitzerlandSt. Moritz, SwitzerlandClayFRA Mlle. de Salignac-Fénelon7-5, 6-8, 6-2HUN Paulina Palffy 20 Aug.Scheveningen InternationalScheveningen, NetherlandsClayNED Anthonie van Aken (2)6-0, 6-2NED Christine van Lennep 20 Aug.Suffolk ChampionshipsSaxmundham, Great BritainGrassGBR Henrietta Horncastle0-6, 7-5, 6-3GBR Henrica Ridding 21 Aug.North Wales ChampionshipsCriccieth, Great BritainGrassWAL Mary Pick6-3, 6-3GBR Miss Coxson 22 Aug.Yorkshire OpenScarborough, Great BritainGrassGBR Lucy Kendal6-0, 8-6GBR Beatrice Draffen 24 Aug.First English Club ChampionshipsVienna, AustriaClayAustria-Hungary Frl. Berger6-3, 3-6, 15-13Austria-Hungary Frl. Fanger 27 Aug.19 September 1896 HOMBURG TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005980/18960919/111/0040 9 April 2026 Lady's Pictorial 40, 41Homburg Ladies CupBad Homburg, GermanyClayGBR Elsie Lane (3)6-0, 6-2GBR Toupie Lowther 28 Aug.Hudson River Association ChampionshipsPoughkeepsie, United StatesGrassUSA 1896 Mabel Ferris6-0, 6-2, 6-2USA 1896 Augusta Chapman 29 Aug.Queensland ChampionshipsBrisbane, AustraliaGrassAUS Ethel Mant6-2, 6-1AUS Amy Pratten 29 Aug.Southern California ChampionshipsSanta Monica, United StatesHardUSA 1896 Marion Jones6-1, 6-0USA 1896 Miss Hendrick 30 Aug.Étretat International ChampionshipsÉtretat, FranceClayGBR Mrs Taunton-Collins6-1, 6-0FRA Mlle Kahn 30 Aug.Niagara International ChampionshipNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrassUSA 1896 Juliette Atkinson (2)6-2, 7-5USA 1896 Kathleen Atkinson 31 Aug.Marion T.C. Ladies OpenSeattle, United StatesClayUSA 1896 Miss Riley4-6, 6-4, 4-3 retiredUSA 1896 Mrs. Howell September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Sep.Boulogne International ChampionshipBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClaySCO Lottie Paterson (3)6-0, 6-0GBR Florence Gould 1 Sep.Singapore LLTC Autumn OpenSingaporeGrassStraits Settlements Mrs. G.S. Murray6-4, 6-1Straits Settlements Mrs. Salzmann 4 Sep.7 September 1896 Lawn Tennis. Bournemouth Open Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18960907/062/0007 9 April 2026 London Evening Standard 7Bournemouth OpenBournemouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Violet Pinckney6-3, 6-1GBR Amy Ransome 6 Sep.City of Toronto ChampionshipsToronto, CanadaGrassUSA 1896 Juliette Atkinson (3)6-3, 6-3CAN 1868 M. Davis 7 Sep.Ladies Western States ChampionshipsChicago, United StatesGrassUSA 1896 Jennie Craven8-6, 6-3, 6-0USA 1896 Carrie Neely 9 Sep.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsDel Monte, United StatesHardUSA 1896 Bee Hooperdefault? 13 Sep.26 September 1896 Lawn Tennis. France https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000056/18960926/043/0007 9 April 2026 Freeman's Journal 7Dinard Ladies CupDinard, FranceClayGBR Ivy ArbuthnotdefaultGBR May Arbuthnot 13 Sep.South of England ChampionshipsEastbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR Blanche Hillyard (4)6-3, 4-6, 6-1WAL Edith Austin 13 Sep.Sleepy Hollow OpenTarrytown, United StatesClayUSA 1896 Mabel Ferris (2)4-6, 6-3, 6-3USA 1896 Carrie Ferris 15 Sep.Hilversum InternationalHilversum, NetherlandsHardNED Fanny Blijdenstein6-5, 6-1NED Christine van Lennep 19 Sep.Lawn Tennis. France. Freeman's Journal. 26 September 1896. p. 7. Saint-Servant Ladies CupSaint-Servan-sur-Mer, FranceClayGBR Ivy Arbuthnot (2)6-3, 9-7GBR Patricia Richardson 21 Sep.Sussex ChampionshipsBrighton, Great BritainGrassGBR Blanche Hillyard (5)3-6, 6-4, 6-1GBR Charlotte Cooper 26 Sep.29 September 1896 Lawn Tennis. Welsh Covered Court Meeting https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003464/18960929/050/0003 9 April 2026 Evening Irish Times 3Welsh Covered Court ChampionshipsLlandudno, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Alice Pickering (2)6-1, 7-5GBR Henrica Ridding 26 Sep.Staten Island Ladies Club OpenLivingston, United StatesGrassUSA 1896 Bessie Moore (4)6-2, 5-7, 6-1USA 1896 Helen Hellwig 29 Sep.Bohemian Crown Lands ChampionshipsPrague II, BohemiaClayBOH Milada Cifkova6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3BOH Gabby Rössler 29 Sep.City of Prague ChampionshipsPrague III, BohemiaClayBOH Hedwig Rosenbaum6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2BOH Milada Cifkova October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist10 Oct.Hunter River District LTA TournamentStockton, AustraliaGrassAUS Miss Bowden6-2, 6-1AUS Miss Grierson November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist14 Nov.Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourne, AustraliaGrassAUS Phoebe Howitt6-2, 6-2AUS Constance Raleigh 21 Nov.Western Australian ChampionshipsPerth, AustraliaAsphaltAUS Miss Stewart6-0, 6-4AUS Mabel Lee-Steer 29 Nov.French Covered Court ChampionshipsParis, FranceWood (i)FRA Adine Masson7-5, 6-4GBR Phoebe Riseley Hausburg December EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist29 Dec.Southern California Midwinter InvitationRiverside, United StatesHardUSA 1896 Marion Jones (2)3-0 setsUSA 1896 Grace Gilliland 30 Dec.Tennis NZ Roll of Honour https://tennis.kiwi/assets/Files-pdf-word-docs-etc/Tennis-NZ-Roll-of-Honour.pdf Tennis Kiwi Tennis New Zealand 12 March 2026 18, 19, 20 2020New Zealand ChampionshipsNelson, New ZealandGrassNZL Kate Nunneley (2)6-1, 6-0NZL Miss Kennedy Tournament winners Players are listed by most titles won, major tournaments are in bold. GBR Blanche Hillyard, Brighton, Buxton, Eastbourne, Monte Carlo II, Newcastle, (5) GBR Charlotte Cooper, Bristol, Chiswick Park, West Kensington II, Wimbledon Championships, (4) USA Elisabeth Moore, Livingston, Montrose, Ridgewood, U.S. National Championships, (4) GBR Elsie Lane, Baden-Baden, Burton-on-Trent, Homburg, (3) USA Juliette Atkinson, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Niagara-on-the-Lake II, Toronto, (3) SCO Lottie Paterson, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Moffat, Wemyss Bay, (3) GBR Katherine Booth, Monte Carlo, Nice II, (2) WAL Edith Austin, Beckenham, West Kensington, (2) IRE 1783 Louisa Martin, Irish Championships, Northern Championships, (2) AUS Kate Nunneley, Nelson, Sydney, (2) GBR Alice Pickering, Leamington Spa, Llandudno, (2) USA Mabel Ferris, Poughkeepsie, Tarrytown, (2) GBR Emma Ridding, Felixstowe, Stroud, (2) NED Anthonie van Aken, Scheveningen, The Hague, (2) USA Marion Jones, Riverside, Santa Monica, (2) GBR Ivy Arbuthnot, Dinard, Saint-Servan-sur-Mer, (2) 48 other players won a single title each (1). References Sources British Newspaper Archive Google News Archive Papers Past Trove - National Library of Australia (NLA) Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons 1896 in women's tennis