1891 men's tennis season

1891 Men's Tennis Season Harry s barlow.jpg Harry Barlow c.1900 is title leader winning 7 events from 10 finals 250px 10 January – 31 December 16th 127 Major (4) National (12)Britain & Ireland (58) United States (26)Australasia (8) Canada (3)Europe (5)India & Ceylon (7)South Africa (2) GBR Harry S. Barlow (7) GBR Harry S. Barlow (10) 1890 1892 The 1891 Men's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis tournament circuit consisting of 127 major, national, professional, regional, provincial, state, county, city and regular tournaments. The season began on 10 January in Chepauk, India and ended 31 December in Napier, New Zealand. Season summary The men's 1891 tennis season began on 10 January with the South India Championships played on clay in Chepauk, India the event concluded on 17 January with England's Charles Higginbotham defeating compatriot William Barton in straight sets.29 January 1891 The South India Tennis Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003345/18910129/126/0018 21 April 2025 Madras Weekly Mail via British Newspaper Archive 18 In March the South African Championships are held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on clay courts and is won by Andrew Richardson who beats fellow countryman Lyttleton Forbes-Winslow in three sets In May the French Championships are held in Paris, France that is won by British resident H. Briggs who defeats French player P. Baigneres in straight sets.Gillmeister Heiner Tennis : A Cultural History https://archive.org/details/tennisculturalhi0000gill registration 1998 Leicester University Press London 978-0718501952 225 Repr. At the very start of June the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships in Dublin,6 June 1891 SUMMER SPORTS. The lawn-tennis season cannot be said to begin in earnest until the first of the great tournaments, the Irish Championships, is held at Dublin https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005980/18910606/098/0049 21 April 2025 Lady's Pictorial via British Newspaper Archive 49 Ireland is concluded on the first day of the month, and the singles title is won by the English defending champion Ernest Wool Lewis who defeats the Irish favourite Joshua Pim in straight sets.2 June 1891 IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001683/18910602/041/0003 21 April 2025 Irish Times via British Newspaper Archive 3 At the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships is held in Manchester, England concluded on 20 June with Irish player Joshua Pim reaching his second consecutive major event wins the singles title defeating England's Wilfred Baddeley in four sets.27 June 1891 THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002525/18910627/180/0033 21 April 2025 The Sporting Gazette and Agricultural Journal via British Newspaper Archive 33, 34 At the beginning July at the third and biggest major event of the season the Wimbledon Championships England's Wilfred Baddeley defeats the Irish champion Joshua Pim in four sets in the all comers' final, and goes on to win the title by a walkover when the reigning champion, Willoughby Hamilton, fails to defend his title.100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th At the end of August at the fourth and final major tournament of the year the U.S. National Championships held in Newport, Rhode Island Oliver Campbell Wins the singles title in five hard sets against Clarence Hobart.Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700. At the end of December the season ends with the New Zealand Championships in Napier with Richard Harman defeating his fellow countryman Joy Marshall in three sets. Season results Key Major events National events Professional events January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist25 Jan.29 January 1891 The South India Tennis Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003345/18910129/126/0018 23 April 2025 Madras Weekly Mail via British Newspaper Archive 18South India Championships Chepauk, IndiaClay GBR Charles Higginbotham 6-1, 6-4GBR William Barton February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist10 Feb.Marryatt Cup Bombay, IndiaClay GBR Eustace Nicholson 6-5, 3–6, 6-5GBR Arthur Barton March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist7 Mar.Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament Bombay II, IndiaGrass GBR Eustace Nicholson (2)def.GBR Arthur Barton 8 Mar.The Outdoor Magazine of Human Interest · Volume 18 The Outing Company Limited 1891 New York and London 36Magnolia Springs Open Magnolia Springs, United StatesConcreteUSA Albert Empie Wright6-2, 6–4, 7-5USA J. B. Baumgarten 14 Mar.27 March 1891 LAWN TENNIS NOTES https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/18910327/027/0004 7 May 2025 Civil & Military Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 4Calcutta Cricket Club Open Calcutta II, IndiaGrassSCO Henry Fleming6-0, 6–1, 6-2SCO George Colville 14 Mar.South Australian Championships Adelaide, AustraliaAsphaltAUS John Baker 13-7 gamesAUS Bert Hambidge 15 Mar.Whittelsey Joseph T. Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide Wright & Ditson 1895 Boston 66Tropical ChampionshipsSt. Augustine, United StatesAsphaltUSA Oliver Campbell10-8, 6–1, 7-5USA Albert Empie Wright 15 Mar."LAWN TENNIS NOTES". Civil & Military Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 27 March 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 7 May 2025.Bengal ChampionshipsCalcutta, IndiaGrassSCO Henry Fleming (2)6-0, 6–1, 6-2SCO George Colville 19 Mar.Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya, CeylonClayGBR Charles de Fonblanque walkoverGBR James Dove 25 Mar.Punjab Championships Lahore, IndiaGrassSCO Henry Fleming (3)def. ? 29 Mar.2 May 1891 LAWN TENNIS. SOUTH AFRICAN CHAMPIONSHIP. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18910502/357/0043 7 May 2025 The Field via British Newspaper Archive 43South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa ClaySouth Africa 1875 Andrew Richardson 6-2, 10–8, 6-2 South Africa 1875 Lyndhurst Winslow 30 Mar.Māori Open TournamentWanganui, New ZealandGrassNZL Harry Parkerdef.?NZL Joy Marshall 31 Mar.Geelong Easter TournamentGeelong, AustraliaAsphaltAUS Ben Green6-3, 0–6, 6–5, 6-5AUS Herbert Webb April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist10 Apr.13 April 1891 LAWN TENNIS: THE LONDON COVERED COURT TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000329/18910413/102/0006 7 May 2025 The Western Morning News via British Newspaper Archive 6London Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Harry S. Barlow3-6, 8–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6-1 GBR Horace Chapman 19 Apr.20 April 1891 LAWN TENNIS. THE COVERED COURTS SINGLES' CHAMPIONSHIP LEWIS RETAINS TITLE. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18910420/013/0001 7 May 2025 Sporting Life (British newspaper) via British Newspaper Archive 1British Covered Court ChampionshipsBayswater, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Ernest Wool Lewis6-4, 8–6, 6-3 GBR Ernest Meers 22 Apr.Buckley TrophyMelbourne II, AustraliaGrassGBR Wilberforce Eaves3-0 sets AUS Haworth Bartram May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 May.Dublin University ChampionshipsDublin III, IrelandAsphaltIRE 1783 Tom Chaytor 6–2, 6–1, 6-3IRE 1783 Arthur H. G. Ashe 16 May.18 May 1891 LAWN TENNIS: THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald.html?id=e-tUAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=New%20South%20Wales%20Championships%20tennis%201891&f=false 30 April 2025 The Sydney Morning Herald via Google News Archive 2New South Wales Championships Sydney, AustraliaGrassGBR Wilberforce Eaves (2)3-6, 6–3, 6–4, 8-6AUS Dudley Webb 17 May.Danish National ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkClayDEN Folmer HansenDef.DEN ? 17 Mar.rolandgarros.com Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891-2008 http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html 30 April 2025 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071553/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html May 13, 2012 French ChampionshipsParis, FranceClayGBR H. Briggs6-3, 6-4 FRA Paul Baigneres 22 May.5 June 1893 HALL IS STILL CHAMPION https://books.google.com/books/about/Baltimore_American.html?id=dGdfAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Southern%20Championships%20tennis%201891&f=false 30 April 2025 Baltimore American via Google News Archive 3Southern ChampionshipsWashington D.C. United StatesClay USA Edward L. Hall6-4, 6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6-3 USA Valentine Gill Hall 23 May.Fitzwilliam Club ChampionshipsDublin II, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor8-6, 7–5, 6-3 IRE 1783 William Hamilton 30 May.1 June 1891 POLLOKSHIELDS TOURNAMENT AND WEST OF SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/18910601/223/0005 22 April 2025 The Scotsman via British Newspaper Archive 5 Pollokshields OpenPollokshields II, Great BritainGrassSCO Alfred Aitken Thomson1-6, 6–1, 6–2, 8–10, 6-1GBR Edward Fuller 30 May. West of Scotland ChampionshipsPollokshields, Great BritainGrassSCO Thomas Henrywalkover SCO G. Scott Jackson June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Jun.6 June 1891 THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002938/18910606/125/0007 23 April 2025 Richmond & Ripon Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive 7Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (2)6-2, 6–3, 8-6IRE 1783 Joshua Pim 4 Jun.Hall Valentine G. Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1891 Wright and Ditson Publishers 1892 Boston, Mass 151–159New York TC Spring Open New York City, United StatesClayUSA Edward L. Hall (2)6-1, 6–3, 6-2USA J. F. Hobart 6 Jun.8 June 1891 SPORTING NEWS LAWN TENNIS WATERLOO OPEN TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000081/18910608/028/0007 23 April 2025 Liverpool Mercury via British Newspaper Archive 7Waterloo Open TournamentWaterloo, Great BritainGrassGBR Jacob Gaitskell Brown 6-1, 6–0, 5–7, 8-6GBR John Redfern Deykin 6 Jun.11 Jun 1891 BATH LAWN TENNIS WEEK https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000221/18910611/048/0008 30 April 2025 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 8West of England Championships Bath, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (2)2-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-4GBR James Baldwin 12 Jun.New Jersey State ChampionshipsMontrose, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Hobartdef. USA Richard T. Stevens 13 Jun.20 June 1891 SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000901/18910620/210/0015 30 April 2025 Huddersfield Daily Examiner via British Newspaper Archive 15Scottish ChampionshipsEdinburgh, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Ernest Browne6-3, 6–3, 6-1 AUS Arthur Carvosso 13 Jun.Lawn Tennis Possibilities of 1894 https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Illustrated_American.html?id=YBlLAQAAMAAJ#v=onepage&q=Tuxedo%20Park%20tournament%20tennis%201891&f=false 1894 30 April 2025 The Illustrated American Volume 16 via Google News Archive 186, 187Tuxedo InvitationTuxedo Park, United StatesGrassUSA Edward L. Hall (3)6-4, 4–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6-0USA Albert Empie Wright 13 Jun.15 June 1891 LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS AT CHELTENHAM https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/18910615/014/0003 4 May 2025 Gloucester Citizen via British Newspaper 3Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis TournamentCheltenham, Great BritainGrassGBR Frank Stoddart3-6, 6–2, 9–7, 6-2GBR Sydney Howard Smith 13 Jun.North of Ireland Championships Belfast, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 George Ball-Greenewalkover IRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody 13 Jun.LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENTS AT CHELTENHAM". Gloucester Citizen via British Newspaper. 15 June 1891. p. 3.Cheltenham ChampionshipsCheltenham II, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (3)6-4, 6–3, 6-2GBR Harry S. Barlow 13 Jun.Cheltenham Challenge CupCheltenham III, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (3)7-5, 6–3, 6-2 GBR Tancred Cummins 14 Jun.16 June 1891 THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000104/18910616/027/0007 4 May 2025 Western Mail via British Newspaper Archive 7Welsh ChampionshipsCardiff, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (4)5-7, 6–2, 7–5, 0–6, 6-1IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 20 Jun.22 June 1891 LAWN TENNIS. THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/18910622/055/0007 4 May 2025 Manchester Courier via British Newspaper Archive 7Northern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim7-5, 6–3, 6-2 GBR Wilfred Baddeley 20 Jun.Kent Championships Beckenham, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Meers 6–0, 6–2, 6-2GBR Arthur Gore 20 Jun.New England ChampionshipsNew Haven II, United StatesGrassUSA Charles Lee2-6, 10–8, 4–6, 6–1, 6-1USA Bob Huntington 27 Jun.Yorkshire Open Championships Headingley, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783Joshua Pim (2) 6–2, 6–0, retd.GBR James Baldwin 27 Jun.Ilkley OpenIlkley, Great BritainGrassGBR David Davy7-5, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6-3 GBR Charles Wade 27 Jun.Kent Closed ChampionshipsBlackheath, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Baddeley 6–2, 6–3, 6-4GBR Francis Haskett-Smith 28 Jun.Kent County Open Blackheath II, Great BritainGrassAUS Samuel H. Hughes6-2, 6–2, 9-7 GBR Walter Hadden 28 Jun.Middle States ChampionshipsHoboken, United StatesGrassUSA Charles Sandswalkover USA Howard A. Taylor 29 Jun.Croquet & Lawn Tennis Club Carrickmines County Dublin Championships - Roll of Honour 1887 – 1979 https://www.carrickmines.com/cdc-5-2/ 29 April 2025 Carrickmines CLTCCounty Dublin ChampionshipsDublin IV, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Herbert McKay6-2, 2–6, 6–2, 7–9, 6-4 IRE 1783 Frank Stoker 29 Jun.Wissahickon OpenChestnut Hill, United StatesGrassUSA Marion Wright4-6, 6–3, 6-3 USA Joseph Sill Clark Sr. July Included. EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Jul.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsSan Rafael, United StatesAsphaltUSA William H. Taylor6-2, 6–1, 5–7, 6-3USA Charles Hubbard 4 Jun.Lawn Tennis Club All England Championships Draws Archive Gentleman's Singles 1891 https://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/draws_archive/index.html 3 May 2025 WimbledonWimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrassGBR Wilfred BaddeleywalkoverIRE 1783 Willoughby Hamilton 5 Jul.Anglo Dutch OpenRotterdam, NetherlandsClayGBR A. C. McLachlan 6-3, 5–7, 6-2 NED N.A.M. van Aken 10 Jul.10 July 1891 KING'S COUNTY AND ORMONDE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001683/18910710/067/0003 7 May 2025 Irish Times via British Newspaper Archive 3King's County & Ormonde TournamentParsonstown, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Herbert Craig6-2, 6–2, 6-2 IRE 1783 John Head 10 Jul.Wentworth Open New Castle, United StatesGrassUSA Fred Hovey 4–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6-2USA Hugh Tallant 12 Jul.Pacific Northwest Championships Tacoma, United StatesClayUSA Arthur Aryault4-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-3 USA John le. b Johnson 12 Jul.Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide, The Wright & Ditson (1895). "Challenge Cup Tournaments - Aburndale Challenge Cup - p.69". Google Books. Retrieved 5 May 2025.Auburndale Challenge CupAburndale, United StatesGrassUSA Bob Wrenndef. USA Fred Hovey 12 Jul.Westchester InvitationHarrison, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Hobart (2)9-7, 6–4, 4–6, 6-4 USA Bob Huntington 15 Jul.15 July 1891 LAWN TENNIS. OPEN TOURNAMENT AT DUMFRIES https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000461/18910715/059/0007 7 May 2025 Dumfries and Galloway Standard via British Newspaper Archive 7Dumfries OpenDumfries, Great BritainGrass SCO Thomas Stott 6-0, 6–2, 6-2SCO Jim Stott 17 Jul.New York State ChampionshipsSaratoga, United States USA Fred Hovey (3) 7-5, 4–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6-3 USA Edward L. Hall 18 Jul.20 July 1891 LONDON LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000098/18910720/016/0006 7 May 2025 The Pall Mall Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 6London ChampionshipsWest Kensington II, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (5)6-4, 2–6, 6–0, 7-5 IRE 1783 Joshua Pim 18 Jul.Canadian Championships Niagra-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrassUSA Fred Mansfield 6-1, 6–1, 6-1 USA Edward Tanner 18 Jul.23 July 1891 SPORTS AND PASTIMES: Notts Lawn Tennis Association Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/18910723/009/0002 7 May 2025 Nottingham Evening Post via British Newspaper Archive 2Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Frank Stoker6-3, 3–6, 6–3, 6-3 IRE 1783 Tom Chaytor 18 Jul.Western Pennsylvania Championships Pittsburgh, United StatesClay USA Charles Buchdef. USA Samuel Moorhead 18 Jul.20 July 1891 LAWN TENNIS. Open Tournament Hull. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000323/18910720/005/0003 7 May 2025 Hull Daily Mail via British Newspaper Archive 3Hull OpenHull, Great BritainGrassGBR Henry Winter walkover GBR Edward Samson 19 Jul.Montclair Open Montclair, United StatesGrassUSA Bill Larned4-6, 6–1, 3–6, 8–6, 6-1 USA Stephen Millett 19 Jul.Seabright InvitationalRumson, United StatesGrassUSA Richard Stevens 2-6, 1–6, 6–0, 6–3, 6-2 USA A.W. Post 20 Jul.Western ChampionshipsChicago, United StatesGrassUSA Samuel T. Chase3-6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-2USA B.F. Cummins 21 Jul.Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburg, South AfricaClayColony of Natal Herbert Millar 6–3, 6–4, 6-4Colony of Natal William Grant 22 Jul.25 July 1891 LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT BURTON https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000252/18910725/103/0007 8 May 2025 Staffordshire Advertiser via British Newspaper Archive 7Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrassGBR James Baldwin6-4, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 9-7IRE 1783 Tom Chaytor 23 Jul.25 July 1891 THE LEAMINGTON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000319/18910725/011/0004 8 May 2025 Leamington Spa Courier via British Newspaper Archive 4Leamington OpenLeamington II, Great BritainGrassGBR John Redfern Deykin6-2, 6-3GBR G. F. Goodman 23 Jul.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (3)8-10, 6–2, 6–3, 6-2 IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 24 Jul.29 July 1891 LAWN TENNIS: CLONES OPEN CHALLENGE CUP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/18910729/006/0003 9 May 2025 Belfast News-Letter via British Newspaper Archive 3Clones Open Challenge CupClones, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Arthur A.G. Ashe6-2, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6-4IRE 1783 E.P. Rowe 25 Jul.Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Meers (2)walkoverGBR Ernest Wool Lewis 25 Jul.Edgbaston OpenEdgbaston II, Great BritainGrassGBR R. A. Bennett 6-2, 6-4GBR Henry Guy Nadin 25 Jul.Leicester OpenLeicester, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Harold Mahony7-5, 6–2, 2–6, 4–6, 6-4 IRE 1783 Joshua Pim 25 Jul.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great BritainGrassGBR James Baldwin (2)6-3, 7–9, 3–6, 6–2, 6-1GBR Harry Barlow 25 Jul.Queen's Challenge CupWest Kensington III, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (4)2-6, 6–1, 6–2, 6-3IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 26 Jul.Southampton InvitationSouthampton, United StatesGrassUSA Valentine Gill HallwalkoverUSA Howard A. Taylor 28 Jul.Market Harborough TournamentMarket Harborough, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Sidney ViccarswalkoverGBR Frank Noon 31 Jul.Longwood BowlBoston, United StatesGrassUSA Edward L. Hall (4)6-1, 8–6, 6-3 USA Philip Sears August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Aug.Somersetshire ChampionshipsTaunton, Great BritainGrassGBR Arnold Blake 2-6, 6–4, 11-9 GBR Kenneth Marley 1 Aug.Rushbrooke OpenRushhbrooke, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Michael G. McNamara8-10, 7–5, 6–4, 6-2IRE 1783 William Perrott 3 Aug.Sheffield & Hallamshire TournamentSheffield, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Wilberforce6-2, 6–4, 6-4 GBR Tancred Cummins 5 Aug.Scheveningen International Tournament Schevenigen, NetherlandsCementNED Leendert Boeye6-4, 5–6, 6-1 NED A. P. van Aken 6 Aug.Darlington OpenDarlington, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 George Ball-Greene (2)6-4, 6–3, 1–6, 6-2 GBR Harold Carlton 6 Aug.Exmouth OpenExmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (4)6-1, 6–4, 7-5 GBR Horace Chapman 8 Aug.Isle of Man ChampionshipsDouglas, I.O.M.GrassIOM Thomas Moffat6-2. 6-0IOM James Richardson 8 Aug.Castle Wemyss CupWemyss Bay II, Great BritainGrassSCO Richard Millar Watson 6-3, 6–2, 6-4 IRE 1783 Gerald Peacocke 8 Aug.North of Wales Open Abergele, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Herbert Craig6-3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–2, 6-4GBR Arnold Wolf 8 Aug.Inverkip Rovers OpenWemyss Bay, Great BritainGrassSCO Richard Millar Watson (2) walkover SCO G. Scott Jackson 8 Aug.Inverkip Rovers Closed ChampionshipsWemyss Bay III, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Higginbotham (2)3-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6-2SCO John E. Orr 9 Aug.Nahant InvitationNahant, United StatesClayUSA Clarence Hobart(3)6-3, 4–6, 6-2 USA Bob Huntington 11 Aug.Cooperstown OpenCooperstown, United StatesSurfaceUSA Marion Wright (2)4-6, 4–6, 7–5, 9–7, 6-4 USA Deane Miller 11 Aug.Fakenham OpenFakenham, Great BritainGrassGBR John GriegwalkoverGBR Herbert Rogers 11 Aug.Transvaal ChampionshipsJohannesburg, South AfricaClayTransvaal Colony Edward Curtis6-2, 6–0, 6-4Transvaal Colony R.A. Van Leenhoff 14 Aug.Seaton OpenSeaton, Great BritainGrassGBR F.D. Colt6-2, 6–0, 6-1GBR G. Porter 15 Aug.Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor (2)6-1, 6–1, 6-3 IRE 1783 George Ball-Greene 15 Aug.Royston Open Royston, Great BritainGrassGBR Stuart Baddeley3-6, 6–0, 6-3 GBR Horace Elgood 15 Aug.Teignmouth & Shaldon OpenTeignmouth, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody6-0, 0–6, 6-4 GBR Horace Chapman 15 Aug.Eastern Counties ChampionshipsFelixstowe, Great BritainGrassGBR Roy Allen GBR Charles Gladstone Allen 17 Aug.Netherlands National ChampionshipsWijk aan Zee, NetherlandsClayNED Raymond Boeye def. NED Claes des Gras 17 Aug.South of Scotland ChampionshipsMoffat, Great BritainGrassSCO Richard Millar Watson (3)walkoverSCO Alfred Thompson 20 Aug.Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Gladstone AllenwalkoverGBR Roy Allen 21 Aug.Maritime Provinces ChampionshipsSt. John, CanadaClayCAN 1868 T. R. Ryan 7-5, 2–6, 6-4 CAN 1868 W. M. Alexander 22 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrassGBR Charles Longe6-8, 6–0, 6–1, 6-3CAN 1868 J. F. Foulkes 22 Aug.East of Scotland ChampionshipsSt. Andrews, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor (3)6-2, 6–0, 7-5 SCO Richard Millar Watson 22 Aug.Queensland ChampionshipsBrisbane, AustraliaGrassAUS Arthur Taylor6-3, 6–4, 4–6, 5–6, 6-2AUS Peter McGregor 22 Aug.North of England Championships Scarborough, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (6)6-3, 6–2, 2–6, 7-5 GBR James Baldwin 22 Aug.Taylor Challenge Cup Leeds, Great BritainGrassGBR David Davy (2)def. GBR Charles Wade 24 Aug.Essex Championships Colchester, Great BritainGrassGBR Arthur Gore10-12, 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6-3 GBR Charles G. Eames 26 Aug.U.S. National ChampionshipsNewport, RI, United StatesGrassUSA Oliver Campbell (2)2-6, 7-5, 7-9, 6-1, 6-2USA Clarence Hobart 28 Aug.Manitoba & Northwestern ChampionshipsWinnipeg, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 F. R. Goodwin 3-6, 6–3, 9-7CAN 1868 Barney Toole 28 Aug.U.S. Championships ConsolationNewport II, United StatesGrassUSA Harold McCormick8-6, 6–4, 6-4 USA Duncan Candler 29 Aug.Bournemouth OpenBournemouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Horace Chapman 10-12, 9–7, 6–3, 6-4GBR Harry S. Barlow 29 Aug.West Sussex Challenge Cup Chichester, Great BritainGrassGBR George Orme6-4, 8–10, 6–4, 6-1 GBR Stuart Bathurst 29 Aug.Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great BritainGrassGBR Alexander Miller-White5-7, 6–2, 6-2 GBR Charles Cullingham 29 Aug.Gore Court ChampionshipsSittingbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR A. R. Stephenson 6-3, 2–6, 6–4, 6-4 GBR Ernest Meers 29 Aug.Hitchin Open Hitchin, Great BritainGrassGBR Osmond McMullen6-3, 6-1 GBR Percy Bateman Brown 30 Aug.Championships of HamburgHamburg, GermanyClayUSA William Howard6-2, 6-4 SCO J. C. Howard September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Sep. Southern California ChampionshipsSanta Monica, United StatesAsphaltUSA Theodore Coulter walkover USA Robert P. Carter 4 Sep.Sussex Championships Brighton, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor (4)walkover GBR Wilfred Baddeley 12 Sep.South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (7)6-3, 7–5, 6-0 GBR Andrew Ziffo 13 Sep.Dinard Cup Dinard, FranceClayGBR Arthur Gore (2)11-9, retd. GBR Horace Chapman 18 Sep.1892 The Sportsman's Directory and Year Book. LAWN TENNIS WINNERS OF 1891 CHAMPIONSHIPS. Page 40. https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Sportsman_s_Directory_and_Year_Book.html?id=AEM9AAAAYAAJ#v=onepage&q=philadelphia%20%26%20district%201891%20tennis&f=false 29 April 2025 Google BooksPhiladelphia & District ChampionshipsWest Philadelphia, United StatesGrassUSA Marmaduke Smithdef.USA ? 19 Sep.Filey OpenFiley, Great BritainGrassGBR Morris Dalton-Holmeswalkover GBR Frederick Tollitt 19 Sep.Boulogne International ChampionshipBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClay GBR Roy Allen (2) walkoverGBR Charles Gladstone Allen 26 Sep.Walmer Open Walmer, Great BritainClayITA J. R. Masonidef.GBR C. E. Mason October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist9 Oct.U.S. Intercollegiate ChampionshipsNew Haven, United StatesGrassUSA Fred Hovey (4) 6-2, 6–4, 9-7 USA Charles T. Lee November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist14 Nov.Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourne, AustraliaAsphaltAUS Gus Kearney 6-2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 6-2 AUS Richard Shuter December EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist30 Dec.New Zealand ChampionshipsNapier, New ZealandGrassNZ Richard Harman6-4, 6–4, 10-8 NZ Joy Marshall Tournament winners Players are listed by total titles won, Major tournaments are in bold. GBR Harry S. Barlow, Bath, Cardiff, Cheltenham III, Eastbourne, Scarborough, West Kensington, West Kensington II, (7) IRE 1783 Joshua Pim, Headingley, Leamington Spa, Northern Championships, St. Leonards, West Kensington III, (5) GBR Ernest Wool Lewis, Bayswater, Cheltenham II, Exmouth, Irish Championships, (4) IRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor, Brighton, Buxton, Dublin II, St. Andrews (4) USA Edward L. Hall, Boston, New York City, Tuxedo Park, Washington D.C., (4) SCO Richard Millar Watson Moffat, Wemyss Bay, Wemyss Bay II, (3) USA Fred Hovey New Castle, New Haven, Saratoga (3) SCO Henry Fleming, Calcutta, Calcutta II, Lahore, (3) USA Oliver Campbell, St. Augustine, U.S. National Championships (2) IRE 1783 George Ball-Greene, Belfast, Darlington, (2) GBR Eustace Nicholson, Bombay, Bombay II, (2) USA Clarence Hobart Harrison, Montrose, (2) GBR Wilberforce Eaves, Melbourne II, Sydney, (2) GBR Ernest Meers, Beckenham, Chiswick Park (2) USA, Marion Wright, Chestnut Hill, Cooperstown, (2) GBR Arthur Gore, Colchester, Dinard, (2) GBR James Baldwin, Burton-upon-Trent, Edgbaston, (2) GBR Charles Higginbotham, Chepauk, Wemyss Bay III, (2) GBR Roy Allen, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Felixstowe, (2) GBR David Davy, Ilkley, Leeds, (2) GBR Wilfred Baddeley, Wimbledon Championships (1) 69 others players won 1 title each. See also 1891 women's tennis season References Sources Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide 1892 1891 Tournament Search Tennis Archives. Netherlands. Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons Category:1891 in tennis