1890 women's tennis season

Women's tennis tournament series 1890 Women's Tennis Season Lena rice.jpg Ireland's Lena Rice wins the seasons biggest event Wimbledon and one other title 220px 15 January – 24 December 15th 81 Important (4)National (5)Provincial/Regional/State (15)County (10) Regular (34) ENG May Jacks (5) ENG May Jacks (7) 1889 1891 The 1890 Women's Tennis Season was a tennis tournament circuit composed of 81 major, national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in January 1890 in Chepauk, India, and ended in January 1891 in Dunedin, New Zealand.Garcia Gabriel Season: 1890 https://thetennisbase.com/season/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SAL 12 December 2023 Madrid, Spain subscription Summary of season From 1888 until 1912 Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), grew in status and influence to become the de facto international tennis governing body before the proper International Lawn Tennis Federation commenced operations.Lake Robert J. Tennis governance from: Routledge Handbook of Tennis, History, Culture and Politics 19 Feb 2019 Routledge Oxford 341 10.4324/9781315533575-33 https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9781315533575-33 Despite the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) forming in 1881 a good seven years before the LTA, it was the British body that set laws, settled disputes and organized the increasingly complicated tournament calendar before the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) formed in March, 1913.Lake. p.343. After the formation of the ILTF the world tennis circuit going forward was a highly organised and structured network of national and international tournaments.Someren Janine van Women's Sporting Lives: A biographical study of elite amateur tennis players at Wimbledon. A thesis for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy December 2010 University of Southampton Research Repository Southampton, England 28–32 http://eprints.soton.ac.uk 3: The Amateur Tennis Circuit Most tennis tournaments were usually mixed events for men and women, and the women's international tennis circuit certainly up to 1923 was composed mainly of tournaments on the British and European Circuits.Someren p.35. After the USNLTA joined the ILTF this would later change with more and more tournaments being staged globally. Women tennis players on the world circuit up to the open era were funded by their national associations enabling them to travel and take part in international tournaments.Someren p.31. 1890 sees an increase in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to form.Berry. David (2020). A people's history of tennis. (2) Feminists. Pluto Books London 978-0745339658. p.39. The 1890 women's tennis season began on 8 January with the first Southern India Championships staged at Madras, India. In May 1890 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championshipshttps://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2016/0704/800041-documentary-on-one-from-waterford-and-wimbledon-to-monaco-and-m/ rte.ie Irish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland 4 July 2016 9 January 2024 played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland's Louisa Martin wins the singles title beating fellow countrywoman Lena Rice, she also picks up the ladies doubles event partnered with Florence Stanuell, and completes a clean sweep by winning the mixed doubles with Grainger Chaytor. In mid June 1890 the change in scheduling is continued when the U.S. National Championships are held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA, defending champion Bertha Townsend loses her title to Ellen Roosevelt in straight sets.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2010 New Chapter Press New York 978-0942257700 2nd 453–454, 465, 476 Later the same month the third major tournament of the year the Northern Championships played at the Liverpool Cricket Club in Liverpool Mary Steedman is the new Northern Champion beating Beatrice Wood in two sets, in the women's doubles event final Florence Mardall and Mary Steedman defeat Miss Quin and Miss Scrivener in straight sets, and the All England Mixed Doubles Championship event, is won by Katherine Hill and James Baldwin who defeat Mary Steedman and George Hillyard in the final. In July at the fourth and final major event of the season the 1890 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, Irish player Lena Rice reaches the final for the second year, but this time takes the title, when she defeats May Jacks in the final.Barrett John Wimbledon: The Official History 2014 Vision Sports Publishing 9-781909-534230 4th The season ended on 3 January 1891 at the New Zealand Championships, held in Dunedin, New Zealand which began on 30 December 1890 and was played on grass. In terms of draw sizes the Northumberland Championships with 18 entrants was the largest open ladies singles draw for 1890, the Irish Championships with 27 entrants across three disciplines singles, doubles and mixed was the largest major event of the year and was the joint largest open event of the year along with the Sussex Championships and South of England Championships also with 27 entrants. The largest event outside of Europe was the New South Wales Championships. Season results Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships, the U.S. National Championships, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win,Robertson Max The Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 9780047960420 266, 267Meyers A. Wallis Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad 1903 Charles Scribner and Sons New York 55Lake Robert J. A Social History of Tennis in Britain 2014 Routledge 9781134445578 49 https://books.google.com/books?id=8kyvBAAAQBAJ&q=how+important+were+the+irish+tennis+championships&pg=PA48 en together effectively making an early incarnation of the Grand Slam events we know today.Crips Mark In Pursuit of the Slam: My Year Travelling to Tennis's Top Four Tournaments 10 May 2022 i2i Publishing Manchester 9781914933981 5 5: Inter-City Epiphany Key Important.Nauright John Parrish Charles Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice 2012 ABC-CLIO Santa Barbara, Calif. 9781598843002 198 https://books.google.com/books?id=IkLYDgTnMxEC&pg=RA1-PA198 Gillmeister Heiner Tennis:Cultural History 1998 A&C Black London 9780718501952 199 https://books.google.com/books?id=44Vu3DdHFvsC&pg=PA199Mazak Karoly The Concise History of Tennis 2017 Independently published 9781549746475 5–36 enLake Robert J. A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History 2014 Routledge 9781134445578 48 https://books.google.com/books?id=8kyvBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA41 National Provincial/State/Regional County Regular January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist18 JanSouth India ChampionshipsSouth India Lawn Tennis Tournament Seventh Day https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003345/18900122/102/0025 13 December 2023 Madras Weekly Mail British Newspaper Archive 22 January 1890 Tamil Nadu, India 25Madras Gymkhana ClubMadras, IndiaClaySingles - DoublesIND 1880 Edith Morgan 6–2, 4–6, 6–4IND 1880 Margaret Benson IND 1880 Margaret BensonIND 1880 Hilda Wilkieson IND 1880 Edith Morgan IND 1880 Margaret Benson6–4, 6–4IND 1880 Hilda WilkiesonIND 1880 Mrs J.K. Smethurst IND 1880 Edith Morgan ENG Harry Grove6–3, 4–6, 7–5IND 1880 Margaret Benson ENG Charles Lacy Sweet February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalist22 Feb. Otago LTA TournamentLawn Tennis Evening Star (Dunedin) George Bell & Co 22 Feb 1890 Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand 4 enCarisbrook Club GroundDunedin, New ZealandGrassSingles - Doubles NZL Ruth Orbell9–7NZL L. MackerrasNZL Miss GrantNZL Miss G. Rattray NZL Miss Morris Pau International Tournament(later Pau Championships)Trinquet Club de BeaumontPau FranceClaySingles - Doubles WAL Edith Austindef.Ireland 1783 May Geary SCO Miss MacFarlaneENG Mrs Bruce-Johnston March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 15 MarQueen's Club Covered Court ChampionshipLawn Tennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/409949909/?terms=Queen%27s%20Covered%20Court%20Tournament%20tennis&match=1 10 January 2024 The Morning Post newspapers.com 17 Mar 1890 London, England 2 enQueen's ClubLondon, EnglandWood (i)Singles - DoublesENG May Jacks6–0, 6–2GBR Mary Pick GBR Alice Arbuthnot GBR May Arbuthnot GBR Ivy Arbuthnot 27 Mar.Auckland Association ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandGrassSingles - Doubles NZL Miss SpiersdefNZL Miss Cay 29 Mar.Cannes Réunion Club TournamentRéunion ClubCannes, FranceClaySingles - Doubles ENG Miss Leighdef.ENG Miss Miles Ireland 1783 Miss MaguireNassau Countess Sophie of MerenbergWAL Cpt. Arthur H. Pryce-Harrison6–3, 3–6, 6–2ENG Miss HalfordIreland 1783 Michael Gallwey McNamara April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist5 Apr.Natal ChampionshipsDurban, Colony of NatalGrassSingles - Doubles Colony of Natal Norah Hickman6–3, 3–6, 6–3Colony of Natal Mabel Grant 12 AprSouth Australian ChampionshipsAdelaide Oval Courts Adelaide, AustraliaAsphaltSingles - DoublesAUS Maisie ParrWonAUS ? 13 AprCeylon ChampionshipsSilva Revatha 103rd Tennis Nationals – The past champions https://www.themorning.lk/articles/2988 12 December 2023 The Morning 23 August 2018 Colombo, Sri LankaThe Hill ClubNuwara Eliya, CeylonClay Singles - DoublesCeylon colonial Miss Wynniatt6–1, 6–1Ceylon colonial Miss Watson 19 AprBritish Covered Court ChampionshipsHyde Park LTCLondon, EnglandWood (i)Singles - DoublesENG May Jacks6–0, 6–1GBR Maud Shackle Moss Vale TournamentMossvale TCMoss Vale, AustraliaGrassSingles - DoublesAUS K. Nicholson6–4, 6–4AUS Mrs. Green 26 Apr.Singapore LLTC Spring OpenSingapore, Straits SettlementGrassSingles - Doubles Straits Settlements 1874 Mrs. Edwardes6–1, 6–5Straits Settlements 1874 Mrs. Salzmann May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 14 MayNew South Wales ChampionshipsMoore Park Sydney, AustraliaGrassSingles - DoublesAUS Ellen Mayne8–6, 6–1AUS Ellen BlaxlandAUS Eliza Fitzgerald AUS Edith Fox AUS Miss DransfieldAUS Mrs LindonAUS Mabel ShawChallengerAUS Zilla Scott AUS Ellen MayneAUS Mabel Shaw6–4, 7–5AUS Zilla ScottAUS DransfieldAUS Ellen MayneAUS Dudley Webb6–4, 6–2AUS Robert FitzgeraldAUS Eliza Fitzgerald 27 MayNorton Lawn Tennis Open TournamentNorton Cricket Club GroundsHexham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Jane Corder8–6, 6–0ENG Helen Jackson 30 MayIrish ChampionshipsFitzwilliam LTCDublin, IrelandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Louisa Martin9–7, 6–4Ireland 1783 Lena Rice Ireland 1783 G. CroftonENG Helen Jackson Ireland 1783 A. BecherIreland 1783 B. BecherIreland 1783 Connie ButlerIreland 1783 Florence StanuellIreland 1783 Louisa MartinIreland 1783 Florence Stanuell6–4, 6–2ENG Blanche HillyardIreland 1783 D. MeldonIreland 1783 Louisa MartinIreland 1783 Grainger Chaytor6–1, 6–3, 6–3ENG Helen Jackson Ireland 1783 Arthur J. de Courcy Wilson June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 JunEaling ChampionshipsEaling LTCEaling, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Alice Brown8–6, 6–0ENG Charlotte Copper 2 JunNew York Tennis Club OpenWright & Ditson officially adopted lawn tennis guide. 1891. 1891 HathiTrust 29 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082423017&view=1up&seq=45 en Tournaments of 1890New York TCNew York, United StatesClaySingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles USA Miss BurdetteUSA Miss Mowry1–6, 6–2, 6–4USA Mrs BadgleyIreland 1783 Mabel CahillUSA Miss BurdetteUSA Carroll J. Post jr.5–7, 6–3, 6–3Ireland 1783 Mabel CahillUSA Russell R. Perkins 7 JunLondon ChampionshipsQueen's ClubLondon, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG May Jacks6–2, 6–1GBR Elsie PinckneyWAL Edith Austin ENG Cordelia PhillimoreENG Mrs H. AndersonIreland 1783 Beatrice LangrisheChallengerGBR Maud Shackle Championship of the West of EnglandBath Lawn Tennis Week https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000035/18900609/007/0003 8 January 2024 Bristol Mercury British Newspaper Archive 9 June 1890 Bristol, England 3Bath, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Louisa Martin6–3, 8–6GBR N Pope ENG Constance Bryan ENG Miss StoddartIreland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Miss Langley ENG Alice ParrIreland 1783 Florence StanuellIreland 1783 Louisa MartinIreland 1783 Florence Stanuell6–3, 6–3ENG Constance BryanGBR N PopeIreland 1783 Louisa MartinGBR James Baldwin6–3, 6–1ENG Constance BryanENG Henry Guy Nadin 14 Jun U.S. National ChampionshipsCollins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis 2016 New Chapter Press New York 978-1-937559-38-0 494 3rdPhiladelphia, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA Ellen Roosevelt6–2, 6–2USA Bertha Townsend USA Margarette BallardIreland 1783 Mabel CahillUSA D.F. ButterfieldUSA F.K. GregoryUSA Rebecca H. LycettUSA S. DayUSA Ellen RooseveltUSA Grace Roosevelt6–1, 6–2 USA Margarette BallardUSA Bertha Townsend Surrey County ChampionshipsBerrylands LTCSurbiton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR May Arbuthnot6–2, 6–2GBR Elizabeth Mocatta GBR Emily Looker GBR G. Leeds-PaineGBR Alice ArbuthnotGBR Ivy Arbuthnot GBR Miss CalderGBR Elsie Lane ENG May JacksENG John Redfern Deykin6–4, 6–2GBR Elsie PinckneyGBR Arthur Gore Whitehouse OpenWhitehouse LTCEdinburgh, ScotlandClaySingles - DoublesSCO Lottie Paterson6–0, 8–6ENG Jane Corder SCO Miss MeikleSCO Lottie Paterson3–6, 7–5, 7–5SCO E. FergusonSCO Jane MeikleSCO Lottie PatersonCape Colony Edward Barnard Fuller6–1, 6–2SCO Miss MeikleENG Stanley Riseley East Gloucestershire ChampionshipsLawn Tennis: Cheltenham Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/382943454/?terms=Cheltenham%2C%20tennis&match=1 8 January 2024 Birmingham Daily Post newspapers.com 16 Jun 1890 Birmingham, England 7 enCheltenham LTCCheltenham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Constance Bryan6–1, 6–0ENG Beatrice Wood ENG Mary Agg ENG Miss Crossley 15 JunChampionship of NebraskaThe Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/707623317/?terms=Nebraska%20Championship%2C%20tennis&match=1 15 December 2023 Kearney Hub newspapers.com 18 Jun 1890 Kearney, Nebraska 4 enKearney, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA Miss Doolittle6–0, 7–5, 6–3USA Mrs G.W. Frank 17 Jun Scottish ChampionshipsDyvours Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, ScotlandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Helen Jackson6–1, 6–0SCO Lottie PatersonENG Miss Crosby ENG Mabel ShawENG Jane Corder 21 JunKent All-Comers' ChampionshipsBeckenham LTCBeckenham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG May Jacks4–6, 6–0, 6–4GBR G. Leeds-PaineGBR Miss Howes GBR Gertrude Mellersh GBR Miss Blaker GBR Miss CooperHolderGBR Maud Shackle GBR D.E. PaynGBR G. Leeds-Paine4–6, 6–3, 6–3GBR Arthur GoreENG May Jacks Northern ChampionshipsLawn Tennis: The Northern Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/806284451/?terms=Northern%20Championships%20tennis%20&match=1 7 January 2024 Evening Post newspapers.com 23 Jun 1890 Nottingham, England 4 enLiverpool Cricket ClubLiverpool, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Mary SteedmanwalkoverENG Beatrice Wood GBR Miss Mills GBR Miss Vicars GBR Katherine HillHolderENG Lottie Dod ENG Florence MardallGBR Bertha Steedman6–1, 6–1 GBR Miss QuinGBR Miss ScrivenerGBR Katherine HillGBR James Baldwin10–8, 6–2GBR Mary SteedmanGBR George Hillyard 23 JunNew Jersey ChampionshipsOrange LTCSouth Orange, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Mabel CahillwalkoverUSA Gertrude Williams USA May ColbyUSA Miss Hitch Ireland 1783 Mabel CahillUSA Russell R. Perkins6–2, 6–0USA May ColbyUSA S.M. Colgate 24 JunNorth of Ireland ChampionshipsCliftonville Cricket Ground Belfast, IrelandSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 A. Kinahan6–2, 6–0ENG Miss Newett 26 JunSociety Topics of the Week https://www.nytimes.com/1890/06/29/archives/society-topics-of-the-week.html 15 December 2023 The New York Times 29 June 1890 13 en Orange Spring TournamentA Great Day's Sport for Field and Aquatic Athletes https://www.newspapers.com/image/88436931/?terms=Orange%20tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 15 December 2023 The Evening World newspapers.com 28 Jun 1890 New York City, New York 3 enOrange LTCSouth Orange, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Mabel Cahill6–3, 6–1USA Emma Leavitt-Morgan Ireland 1783 Mabel Cahill USA Russell R. Perkinsdef USA May ColbyUSA S.M. Colgate 27 JuneMidland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston CLTCEdgbaston, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG L. Johnstone6–2, 5–6, 6–4GBR Ethel Valentin 28 JunKings County Spring TournamentTennis on Many Courts https://www.newspapers.com/image/50370221/?terms=Orange%20tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 15 December 2023 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle newspapers.com 29 Jun 1890 Brooklyn, New York 2 enKings County LTCBrooklyn, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA Helen Hellwig6–1, 6–3, 6–4USA Juliette Atkinson USA Helen Hellwig USA A.M. Blaisdell6–2 USA Miss L.J. CuddyUSA E.A. Snyder 29 Jun Lansdowne Lawn Tennis TournamentLansdowne LTCDublin, IrelandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Lena Rice6–3, 6–1Ireland 1783 Miss WilsonIreland 1783 Miss Jackson July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 4 JulThe Championships 1890 - Ladies' All-Comers' Singles https://assets.wimbledon.com/archive/draws/pdfs/draws/1890_LS_A4.pdf Wimbledon AELTC 15 December 2023 London, EnglandWimbledon ChampionshipsAELTCLondon, EnglandGrassSinglesIreland 1783 Lena Rice6–4, 6–1ENG May Jacks ENG Edith Cole GBR Mary Steedman 12 JulChampionship of MiddlesexChiswick Park, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Mary Steedman6–2, 6–2 GBR Maud Shackle ENG Charlotte CooperENG Elsie Lane GBR Mrs Anderson GBR F. Bailey GBR Miss Brown GBR Elizabeth MocattaChallengerENG May Jacks Nottinghamshire LTA TournamentNottingham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Miss Rome6–2, 6–2GBR M. Evans Llandudno OpenCraigside HydroLlandudno, WalesGrassSingles - DoublesENG Ida Cressy7–5, 6–1GBR K. Grant Yorkshire Association and County Open TournamentIlkley LTCIlkley, England Grass Singles - DoublesENG Beatrice Wood6–2, 6–1ENG Jane CorderGBR Mrs E.J. Crossley ENG E. Wagstaffe Ireland 1783 L. Chatterton-Clarke SCO S. Leighton Ireland 1783 L. Chatterton-Clarke ENG Beatrice Wood6–3, 6–2GBR Mrs E.J. CrossleyGBR Miss Crossley Ireland 1783 L. Chatterton-ClarkeGBR Charles Wade6–4, 7–5ENG Beatrice WoodGBR James Baldwin 14 Jul National Championship of the Netherlands(unofficial)de BataafScheveningen, NetherlandsCementSingles - DoublesNED Miss. M. Bol 6–5, 6–5NED Miss E. van Aken NED Miss M. BolNED A.P. Van Aken6–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3NED Miss van der Hoop NED Jan Aegidius Van der Rhede 16 JulLeamington Open TournamentLeamington Spa, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Alice Pickering7–5, 6–1GBR Katherine Hill 19 July Queen's Club OpenLawn Tennis: Open Tournament at the Queens Club https://www.newspapers.com/image/258985040/?terms=Queens%20Club%20Tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Observer newspapers.comm 20 Jul 1890 London, England 6 enLawn Tennis https://www.newspapers.com/image/390625433/?terms=Queens%20Club%20Tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper newspapers.com 20 Jul 1890 London, England 16 enQueen's ClubLondon, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG May Jacksdefault GBR Maud Shackle WAL Edith Austin ENG Cordelia PhillimoreGBR Mrs H. Anderson SCO E. Malcom 20 JulHudson River ChampionshipsTennis at Hastings https://www.newspapers.com/image/675799030/?terms=Hudson%20River%20Championship%20tennis%20&match=1 15 December 2023 Yonkers Statesman newspapers.com Yonkers, New York 3 enFar & Near LTCHastings-on-Hudson, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Mabel Cahill6–3, 6–3USA Emma Leavitt-Morgan 23 JulGore Court ChampionshipsGore Court ALTCSittingbourne, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR E. Malden6–2, 7–5GBR J. Wakeley 26 JulHull Westbourne Avenue Open TournamentWestbourne Ave GroundsHull, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Katherine Grey6–1, 5–7, 9–7 GBR E. Lee-Smith 29 JulLong Island ChampionshipsSouthampton, United StatesGrassSingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles USA Miss BettsUSA Grace Roosevelt6–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3USA H. DinsmoreUSA Ellen Roosevelt August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist2 AugEastern Counties ChampionshipsFelixstowe LTCFelixstowe, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Florence Noon Thompson6–3, 6–4GBR Winifred Kersey Northumberland ChampionshipsNorthumberland Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/812103448/?terms=Northumberland%20Championships%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The North Star newspapers.com 4 Aug 1890 Darlington, Durham, England 4 enNewcastle, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Helen Jackson6–4, 6–3ENG Jane Corder Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerGBR Alice Pickering ENG Helen JacksonIreland 1783 Manliffe Goodbody6–0, 6–3GBR Miss ClarkGBR C.W. Wodt 4 AugSheffield and Hallamshire TournamentSheffield, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Beatrice Wood6–4, 6–2GBR M. Crossley 7 AugMaritime Provinces ChampionshipsWright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide 1891 Wright & Ditson. Boston 200–203 https://books.google.com/books?id=FO8EAAAAYAAJ&dq=Maritime+Provinces+Championships+tennis&pg=PT2 en Maritime Provinces Lawn Tennis AssociationTruro Tennis ClubTruro, CanadaSingles - DoublesCAN 1868 Miss WiltshireWon CAN 1868 Miss BallCAN 1868 Miss NewberryDarlington Association TournamentFeethams Cricket GroundDarlington, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Lottie Dod6–3, 3–6, 6–2 ENG Constance Smith ENG Lottie DodGBR Kenneth Marley6–0, 6–2GBR E. SykesGBR T Coventry 8 AugRedondo: Opening of the Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/378331903/?terms=Redondo%20Beach%2C%20tennis%20&match=1 15 December 2023 The Los Angeles Times newspapers.com 5 August 1890 6 enChampionship of the CoastHotel RedondoRedondo Beach, United StatesAsphaltSingles - DoublesUSA Miss F. Shoemaker1–6, 6–4, 7–5USA Miss English GBR May CarterUSA Miss Tufts 9 AugExmouth TournamentExmouth LTCExmouth, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Lilian Pine-Coffin6–1, 5–7, 6–4GBR Katherine Hole GBR Jessie Meyler GBR Florence Renwick ENG Miss KindersleyGBR Lois Renwick Mary Renwick West of Scotland ChampionshipsCastle WemyssWemyss Bay, ScotlandGrassSingles - DoublesSCO Miss Moir6–1, 6–3ENG Helen Jackson GBR E. MarleySCO Richard Millar Watson14–12, 6–4ENG Helen Jackson SCO G. Scott-Jackson 16 AugFelixstowe OpenFelixstowe LTCFelixstowe, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Florence Thompson6–3, 6–4GBR Winifred Kersey GBR L.E. Fanshawe GBR Mrs L. Turner WAL Edith AustinGBR F.A. King-ChurchGBR Miss F.G. Green GBR Miss E.M. Sexton GBR Mrs L. TurnerGBR Herbert Kersey6–0, 6–2GBR Frances King-ChurchGBR H.B. Allen British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria LTCVictoria CanadaGrassSingles - DoublesCAN 1868 Florence Barkley7–5, 6–4CAN 1868 Frances Arrowsmith CAN 1868 Miss Haigh CAN 1868 Mrs PinderChallengerCAN 1868 Anastasia Musgrave 18 AugDerbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton LTCBuxton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Louisa Martin6–2, 6–4GBR Mary Steedman GBR G. CroftonGBR Bertha Steedman Ireland 1783 Connie Butler GBR Miss McClintockENG Helen JacksonIreland 1783 Florence Stanuell GBR Bertha SteedmanGBR Mary Steedman8–6, 6–8, 6–3Ireland 1783 Louisa MartinIreland 1783 Florence StanuellIreland 1783 Louisa MartinGBR James Baldwin6–2, 8–10, 6–0Ireland 1783 Florence StanuellIreland 1783 Harold Mahony 19 AugSouth of Scotland ChampionshipsBeech Grove GroundsMoffat, ScotlandGrassSingles - DoublesSCO Evelyn Blencowe6–2, 6–3SCO E. Malcolm SCO L. FergusonSCO Lottie Paterson6-1, 6-2SCO Miss MalcolmGBR Miss SnowcroftSCO Lottie PatersonSCO G. Scott-Jackson3–6, 6–3, 6–0SCO E. MalcolmSCO Richard Millar Watson 21 Aug Budleigh Salterton TournamentLawn Tennis: Budleigh Salterton Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/817150554/?terms=Torquay%20Tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Western Times newspapers.com 22 Aug 1890 Exeter, Devon, England 8 en Aldeburgh LTCBudleigh Salterton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Mrs Thompson6–2, 6–3GBR Miss Talbot 23 AugNorth of England ChampionshipsSouth Cliff LTCScarborough, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Beatrice Wood6–4, 6–4GBR M Crosley GBR Mabel Cradock GBR Miss GrayGBR B. Anderson GBR D. Boulton ENG Annie Kendal GBR Miss ClarkENG Beatrice Wood6–2, 7–5GBR C. CrossleyGBR Miss GrayENG Beatrice WoodGBR James BaldwinGBR M. CrossleyIreland 1783 Charles Chaytor Torquay OpenLawn Tennis: The Torquay Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/792690102/?terms=Torquay%20Tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Express and Echo newspapers.com 25 Aug 1890 exeter, Devon, England 1 enTorquay LTCTorquay, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Miss E. Wolfe7–5, 6–4 GBR Miss Fisher GBR Mrs C. Paas Farlow GBR Mrs Fowler GBR Miss Dewer GBR Miss Peter-Hoblyn GBR Miss Martyn Saxmundham Lawn Tennis TournamentSaxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/390204443/?terms=saxmundham%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Ipswich Journal newspapers.com 23 Aug 1890 Ipswich, Suffolk, England 8 enHurts Hall ParkSaxmundham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Edith Coleridge Cole6–4, 6–2GBR Alice Parr GBR Winifred KerseyGBR L. Stains GBR Miss Bartlett GBR A. Foster GBR Emily Manuelle GBR Mrs E.C. Roberts GBR Winifred KerseyGBR L. Stains6–3, 3–6, 6–2GBR Edith Coleridge ColeGBR Mrs E. RobertsGBR Miss King-ChurchENG Charles Gladstone Allen6–4, 7–5GBR K FrenchGBR William C. French 25 Aug Altoona Tennis TournamentTheTennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/86438092/?terms=Altoona%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Pittsburgh Post newspapers.com 25 Aug 1890 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 6 enAltoona Cricket ClubAltoona, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA R. Holmes1–6, 6–4, 7–5USA Miss Fay USA Miss BaileyUSA A. HolmesUSA Miss AskewUSA Miss EsterbrookUSA Miss Kapp 26 AugAldeburgh Lawn Tennis TournamentAlderburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/390204942/?terms=Bournemouth%20Tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Ipswich Journal newspapers.com 30 Aug 1890 Ipswich, Suffolk, England 11 enAldeburgh LTCAldeburgh, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Mrs LangwalkoverGBR Mrs Stapylton 30 AugBournemouth Lawn Tennis Club TournamentLawn Tennis: The Bournemouth Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/258986917/?terms=Bournemouth%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Observer newspapers.com 31 Aug 1890 London, England 3 enDean ParkBournemouth, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 May Langrishe6–1, 4–6, 6–3GBR Ivy ArbuthnotGBR Alice Arbuthnot GBR May ArbuthnotGBR A. Everett GBR M. Stogdon GBR K. StrettonChallengerENG Constance Bryan GBR A EverettIreland 1783 May Langrishe7–5, 6–2GBR Ivy ArbuthnotGBR May ArtbuthnotIreland 1783 May LangrisheGBR F. St. B. Haskett-Smith5–7, 6–1, 6–4GBR May ArbuthnotGBR W.J. Down September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 6 SepSussex ChampionshipsCricket and Lawn Tennis Notes https://www.newspapers.com/image/392581393/?terms=Sussex%20Championships%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Pall Mall Gazette newspapers.com 8 Sep 1890 London, England 1 en Brighton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 May Langrishe6–1, 6–2ENG Constance Bryan ENG Edith Cole Ireland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe GBR Elsie Pinckney GBR Violet PinckneyChallengerGBR Maud Shackle GBR Violet PinckneyGBR Maud Shackle6–3, 6–1GBR B. PinckneyGBR Elsie PinckneyGBR Elsie PinckneyIreland 1783 Frank Stoker6–4, 3–6, 7–5GBR Maud ShackleGBR Wilfred Baddeley 8 SepNew Hamburg InvitationNew Hamburgh LTCNew Hamburg, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA A. Clarkson6–8, 6–3, 6–2USA Grace Roosevelt USA Ellen RooseveltUSA Malcolm Chace6–4, 6–4, 6–4USA Miss LenteUSA Charles Sands 9 SepPacific States Lawn Tennis TournamentBall and Racket Close of the Tournament at San Rafael https://www.newspapers.com/image/27357718/?terms=Pacific%20States%20Lawn%20Tennis%20Tournament&match=1 14 December 2023 San Francisco Chronicle newspapers.com 10 Sep 1890 San Francisco, California 16 enHotel San RafaelSan Rafael, United StatesCementSingles - DoublesUSA Maud Wilkinson6–2, 6–3USA Miss Barker 13 SepSouth of England ChampionshipsDevonshire Park LTCEastbourne, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 May Langrishe6–2, 6–3 GBR Edith Cole Ireland 1783 May LangrisheGBR James Baldwin6–1, 6–3ENG Edith GurneyGBR DM Malcolm Maine State ChampionshipsMAINE: Tennis at Bangor. The State Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/875199276/?terms=maine%20state%20tournament%2C%20tennis&match=1 9 January 2024 The Portland Daily Press newspapers.com 15 Sep 1890 Portland, Maine 1 enBangor, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA Miss Godfrey Clergue defUSA Miss Gertrude Clergue USA Miss Carrie Chapman 19 SepTennis at Staten Island https://www.newspapers.com/image/466349600/?terms=tennis%20tournament&match=1 15 December 2023 The Sun newspapers.com 20 Sep 1890 New York City, New York 4 enSILC Challenge CupStaten Island Cricket GroundLivingston, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA Lida Voorhees6–3, 6–2USA Hilda StoneUSA Miss BaileyUSA Miss HoagUSA Miss Le Duc USA Miss M.A. AlexanderUSA Miss AlexanderUSA Miss Foster October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 OctQueensland ChampionshipsGreet Sports GroundBrisbane, AustraliaGrassSingles - DoublesAUS Mrs. Quinnell6–1, 6–0AUS Miss. Earle AUS Miss LeeAUS Mr. Haughton6–3, 6–1AUS Miss EarleAUS Richard John Cottell November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 18 NovVictorian ChampionshipsMelbourne Cricket GroundMelbourne, AustraliaAsphaltSingles - DoublesAUS Mabel Shaw 6–1, 6–4AUS E. MacKenzie AUS Constance RaleighAUS Phenie Shaw AUS Edith Raleigh AUS Annie CheneryAUS E. MacKenzie6–3, 6–5AUS Mabel ShawAUS Phenie ShawAUS Edith RaleighAUS Alec Chomley 6–3, 7–9, 6–2AUS E MacKenzieAUS Charles Cropper December/Jan (1891) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 30 Dec – 3 Jan 1891New Zealand ChampionshipsTennis 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 December 2023 18, 19, 20 2020Carisbrooke Cricket GroundDunedin, New ZealandGrassSingles - DoublesNZL E. Gordon7–5, 7–5NZL Ruth OrbellNZL Miss Campbell NZL Mrs George WayNZL Nina Douslin NZL Hilda Hitchings NZL Miss Grant NZL Fanny Ollivier NZL E. GordonNZL Miss Harman6–1, 6–2NZL Ruth OrbellNZL Miss RattrayNZL Miss F. RattrayNZL A.E Gibbs9–7, 6–4NZL Miss SmithNZL J.M. McKerras Unofficial World Rankings + Source:Karoly MazakMazak Karoly The Concise History of Tennis 2017 Amazon Publishing Inc Seattle, Washington, United States 978-1549746475 18 No Player Country1 Ireland 1783 Louisa MartinIreland1Ireland 1783 Lena RiceIreland3 Ireland 1783 May LangrisheIreland4UKGBI Mary SteedmanGreat Britain5 ENG May JacksEngland6UKGBI Maud ShackleGreat Britain7Ireland 1783 Lilian Pine-CoffinIreland8USA Ellen RooseveltUnited States Tournament winners (singles) This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1890 major titles in bold: ENG May Jacks –Bayswater, Beckenham, London, West Kensington, West Kensington II, (5) Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin – Bath, Buxton, Irish Championships (3) Ireland 1783 May Langrishe – Bournemouth, brighton, Eastbourne, (3) ENG Beatrice Wood – Ilkley, Scarborough, Sheffield, (3) Ireland 1783 Mabel Cahill – Hastings-on-Hudson, Livingston, South Orange, (3) Ireland 1783 Lena Rice – Dublin, Wimbledon Championships, (2) GBR Mary Steedman – Chiswick Park, Northern Championships, (2) ENG Helen Jackson – Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, (2) NZL Ruth Orbell – Dunedin, Dunedin II, (2) USA Ellen Roosevelt – U.S.National Championships, (1) IND 1880 Edith Morgan – Madras, (1) NZL Miss Spiers – Auckland, (1) WAL Edith Austin – Pau, (1) ENG Miss Leigh – Cannes, (1) AUS Maisie Parr – Adelaide, (1) Colony of Natal Norah Hickman – Durban, (2) Ceylon colonial Miss Wynniatt – Nuwara Eliya, (1) AUS Ellen Mayne – Sydney, (1) ENG Jane Corder – Hexham, (1) ENG Alice Brown – Ealing, (1) GBR May Arbuthnot – Surbiton, (1) GBR Katherine Grey – Hull, (1) SCO Lottie Paterson – Edinburgh II, (1) ENG Constance Bryan – Cheltenham, (1) USA Miss Doolittle – Kearney, (1) GBR A. Kinahan – Belfast, (1) ENG L. Johnstone – Edgbaston, (1) USA Helen Hellwig – Brooklyn, (1) GBR Miss Rome – Nottingham, (1) ENG Ida Cressy – Llandudno, (1) NED M. Bol – Scheveningen, (1) GBR Alice Pickering – Leamington Spa, (1) GBR E. Malden – Sittingbourne, (1) GBR Mrs A. Thompson – Felixstowe, (1) CAN 1868 Miss Wiltshire – Truro, (1) ENG Lottie Dod – Darlington, (1) USA Miss F. Shoemaker – Redondo Beach, (1) Ireland 1783 Lilian Pine-Coffin – Exmouth, (1) GBR Mrs Thompson – Budleigh, (1) SCO Miss Moir – Wemyss Bay, (1) CAN 1868 Florence Barkley – Victoria, (1) GBR Florence Thompson – Felixstowe II, (1) SCO Evelyn Blencowe – Moffat, (1) GBR Miss Wolfe – Torquay, (1) ENG Edith Cole – Saxmundham, (1) USA R. Holmes – Altoona, (1) GBR Mrs Lang – Aldeburgh, (1) USA A. Clarkson – New Hamburgh, (1) USA Maud Wilkinson – San Rafael, (1) USA Miss McKinlay – New York City, (1) AUS May Quinnell – Brisbane, (1) USA Lida Voorhees – Livingston, (1) USA Miss Godfrey Clergue – Bangor, (1) AUS Mabel Shaw – Melbourne, (1) NZL E. Gordon – Dunedin III, (1) Statistical summary Singles Total Tournaments (81) Most Titles: ENG May Jacks (5) Most Finals: ENG May Jacks (7) Most Matches Played: ENG May Jacks (20) Most Matches Won: ENG May Jacks (18) Match Winning %: Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin (100%) min 10 matches & ENG May Jacks (90%) min 20 matches Most Tournaments Played: ENG May Jacks (7) References 2 Sources Bartlett, Michael and Gillen, Bob. (1981) The Tennis Book, edited by Michael Bartlett and Bob Gillen, Arbor House, New York, 0-87795-344-9 Collins, Bud. Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, 0-9731443-4-3. Crips, Mark (10 May 2022). In Pursuit of the Slam: My Year Travelling to Tennis's Top Four Tournaments (5 ed.). 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