1887 men's tennis season

none July 2022 July 2022 1887 men's tennis season Ernest w lewis.jpg Ernest Wool Lewis from England is the title leader this year. 160px 2 January – 12 November 149 Important (4)National (6)Provincial/Regional/State (25)County (19) Regular (75) GBR Ernest Lewis (8) GBRErnest Lewis (8) 1886 1888 The 1887 men's tennis season was a world wide tennis calendar composed of 149 major, national, professional, regional, provincial, state, county, city and regular tournaments.Nieuwland Alex Tournaments – 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournaments/ tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands The season began in January in Napier, New Zealand, and ended in December in Christchurch, New Zealand. Season summary 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 In the first big tournament of the year Ernest Renshaw wins a second Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title,Inductees: Ernest Renshaw https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/ernest-renshaw tennisfame.com International Tennis Hall of Fame 5 July 2022 Newport, Rhode Island, United States. in Dublin after a five-year break beating three-time defending champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Wimbledon Championships Herbert Lawford avenges his Irish championships defeat by beating Ernest Renshaw for the title in five sets.Dickie Douglas The 'Scottish' Wimbledon champions who are not Andy Murray https://www.scottishdailyexpress.co.uk/lifestyle/scottish-wimbledon-champions-who-not-27320997 5 July 2022 scottishdailyexpress 25 June 2022 en At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove the defending champion defeats George Ernest Dixon Brown in five sets. In the United States Dick Sears wins a seventh consecutive US National Championship beating Henry Slocum in three sets.Men's Singles Champions 1881 – 2021 https://www.usopen.org/en_US/visit/history/mschamps.html usopen.org US Tennis Association 5 July 2022 In March in the United States the inaugural Southern California Championships is staged and in New Zealand the Auckland Tennis Championships are held for the first time. In April in England Ernest Lewis defeats Edward Lake Williams in three sets for his first British Covered Court Championships. In May in South Asia, Charles Edward De Fonblanque defeats Edward George Farquharson in the Ceylon Championships held on the clay courts in Nuwara Eliya. In early June at the Scottish Championships held in Edinburgh, Harry Grove of England defeats two-time defending champion Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In late June at the Welsh Championships in Penarth Irish player Ernest Browne wins a second title after English player James Baldwin retired after two sets to love down. In July in North America at the Canadian National Championships held in Toronto, Canada Charles Smith Hyman wins a third title defeating Lawrence H. Baldwin in three sets.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Canadian International Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6480 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands In August the Nottinghamshire Championships are staged for the first time in England; this event is known today as the Nottingham Open.The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1970) https://www.nottinghamcastleltc.co.uk/history/?d=John+Player+Nottingham+Tennis+Tournament+1971.pdf Nottingham Castle LTC Notts Lawn Tennis Association 4 July 2022 1–7 7 June 1971 In October in the United States Philip Shelton Sears representing Harvard wins his first national Intercollegiate Championships at New Haven, Connecticut defeating G.G. Shaw jr in three sets.Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalog (1918)]. Spalding's tennis annual. New York, NY, USA: New York, American sports publishing company. p. 140. In late December in Australasia at Christchurch, New Zealand, Percival Clennell Fenwick wins his second national New Zealand Championships defeating Richard Dacre Harman in five sets.National Championships Roll of Honour https://tennis.kiwi/assets/Files-pdf-word-docs-etc/Tennis-NZ-Roll-of-Honour.pdf tennis.kiwi Tennis New Zealand 3 July 2022 10 Season results 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),Abolition of Challenge Rounds https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19220320.2.111.2?query=Paris%20International%20Championships paperspast.natlib.govt.nz EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922 3 July 2022 in some tournaments not all.* Indicates challenger Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season 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 EnglishLake 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 Local January DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist30 December 1886 – 2 January 1887.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Napier 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=20718 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 6 July 2022Napier OpenFarndon ParkNapier, New ZealandSurface?Singles – DoublesNZ Percival Clennell Fenwick6–2 6–0 6–4NZ E.P. Hudson February No events March DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist1–3.St. Augustine Lawn Tennis Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4949 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022St Augustine Lawn Tennis Club TournamentSt. Augustine, United StatesWood (i)Singles – Doubles USA 1887 Thomas S. Beckworth6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 USA 1887 Albert Empie Wright 10–21.The Auckland Tennis Championships https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH18920229.2.11 3 July 2022 New Zealand Herald: Volume XXIX 8813 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz 29 February 1892Auckland 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=27191 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 3 July 2022Auckland Tennis Championships, Auckland, New ZealandHard (outdoor)SinglesDoubles UKGBI William Morrison 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2NZL Henry Andrew Morey 19–24.Two events of the Southern California Championship were staged in 1887 the first in March the second in August.Yeomans, Henry, Patricia. (1987). Southern California Tennis Champions Centennial 1887–1987. p. 17.Tennis Tournaments Los Angeles Herald 128 17 August 1894 Los Angeles, California, United States. 5Southern California ChampionshipsCasa Blanca ClubRiverside, California, United StatesAsphaltSinglesDoubles USA 1887 William H. YoungUSA 1887 C. Trevelia April DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalistApril.Edition – Bengal Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=25102 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 4 July 2022 Bengal Lawn Tennis ChampionshipsCalcutta Cricket GroundCalcutta, Bengal, IndiaGrassSinglesDoublesGBR Gilbert Mahon5–7, 8–7, 7–8, 8–6, 6–1GBR Mr. Heckle 9 – 12 April.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=18240 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament Geelong LTCGeelong, AustraliaHard AsphaltSingles – DoublesAUS Ernest Raleigh6–2 6–0 6–4AUS John Stanley Barton Orr AUS W.L. HewittAUS J.W. ColvilleAUS Beckett Weigall 21 – 23 April.British Covered Court Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4114 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022British Covered Court ChampionshipsHyde Park LTC London, Great BritainWood (i)Singles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest Wool Lewis6–2, 6–2, 6–1UKGBI Andrew George Ziffo UKGBI Herbert ChippUKGBI Frank StillGreece old Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi UKGBI Ernest George MeersUKGBI William John Bush-SalmonSCO George Nelson StenhouseChallengerUKGBI Edward Lake Williams May DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist1–3 May.The Ceylon Championships were staged at the Hill Club LTC, Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon from 1884 until 1971. In 1972 following independence Ceylon's name changed to Sri Lanka and this tournament was then called the Sri Lankan Championships until 1976.Ceylon Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4912 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Club Hill About Us https://www.hillclubsrilanka.lk/about-us/ www.hillclubsrilanka.lk The Hill Club 10 July 2022 Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis ClubNuwara Eliya, CeylonClaySingles – DoublesUKGBI Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6–4, 6–4, 6–2UKGBI Edward George Farquharson UKGBI Henry Edwin CaldecottUKGBI Thomas W. GallweyUKGBI P. BurrowsUKGBI John Melville BousteadUKGBI J.C. Rogers 24 April- 5 May.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Tennisarchives.com https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=11034 tennisarchives.com Idzzew BV. 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands Fitzwilliam Club ChampionshipsFitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Hard IRE 1783 Willoughby Hamilton 6–3 6–4 6–0IRE 1783 Grainger ChaytorIRE 1783 Ernest Henry Greene IRE 1783 J.F. HughesIRE 1783 Tom CampionIRE 1783 Ernest Edward KnoxIRE 1783 Henry A. RobinsonUKGBI Cameron Dean-ShuteChallengerUKGBI J. T. Maxwell2–9 May.Dublin University LT Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4116 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Dublin University ChampionshipsDublin IrelandHard IRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0IRE 1783 Tom CampionIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor IRE 1783 James Edgar Lefroy SteinIRE 1783 Harold MahonyIRE 1783 William Woodcock GoodbodyIRE 1783 Robert Edward ShawIRE 1783 John Thomas Waller 4–10 May.New South Wales Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=2473 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022 New South Wales ChampionshipsAssociation Cricket GroundMoore ParkSydney, AustraliaSingles – Doubles AUS Charles William Cropper6–0, 6–0, 5–7, 8–6AUS Robert D. FitzgeraldAUS Harold Stuart FoxAUS Walter John Carre Riddell AUS Charles Theophilius MetcalfeAUS Edward Alworth Mitchell MerewetherAUS Haworth William BartramAUS Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen 19 – 20 May.West of Scotland Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4901 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 West of Scotland ChampionshipsPollockshields ScotlandGrassSCO John Galbraith Horn6–3, 8–6, 6–2SCO J.T.C. MacKinlay ENG James Hill ConyersSCO Alfred Aitken Thomson C.A. GairdnerSCO George KerrENG Henry Guy NadinSCO H.J. Younger 19 - 20 May.Tournaments: Western Counties Championship https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 23 May 2023 subscriptionWestern Counties ChampionshipPollockshields Athletic ClubPollockshields, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland GrassSingles - Doubles SCO Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-4 7-5 6-3SCO Archibald Thomson GBR Walter William Chamberlain ENG James Hill Conyers SCO James Cleland BurnsSCO T. Leigh MacLachlanSCO Edward Mortimer ShandSCO Richard Millar Watson 27 May.Tournaments: Young America Cricket Club Invitation https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 27 May 2023 Madrid subscriptionYoung America Cricket Club InvitationYoung America Cricket ClubStanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States GrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Howard Augustus Taylor6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1USA 1887 Robert Livingston BeeckmanUSA 1887 Clarence Munroe Clark USA 1887 Oliver Samuel Campbell 23 – 28 May.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Tennisarchives.com https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=28513 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam LTCDublin, Ireland Grass SCO Patrick Bowes-Lyon 8–6 8–6 6–3UKGBI Harry Grove IRE 1783 Manliffe Francis GoodbodyUKGBI Cameron Dean-ShuteIRE 1783 Robert Cully BartonIRE 1783 Tom CampionIRE 1783 Edward Bernard GreeneENG John Morgan Richards Francis 23 – 28 May.Irish Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=1437 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022Irish Lawn Tennis ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrass UKGBI Ernest Renshaw 7–5, 6–2, 9–7IRE 1783 Willoughby James Hamilton IRE 1783 Arthur John de Courcy Wilson IRE 1783 Harold Segerson Mahony IRE 1783 Grainger ChaytorIRE 1783 W. H. Clark UKGBI Thomas Harrison Griffiths UKGBI Herbert WilberforceChallengerUKGBI Herbert Lawford 27 – 30 May.Marine and Field Club 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6448 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022Tennis by the Sea The Open Tournament of the Marine and Field Club. Doubles and Singles. The New York Times 31 May 1887 8Marine and Field Club Tennis Tournament Marine and Field Club, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City USHard Asphalt USA 1887 Grant Notman6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4USA 1887 J.W. Raymond USA 1887 Carroll J. Post Jr. USA 1887 Oliver Samuel CampbellUSA 1887 Starks Battersball June DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist1- 3 June.Source lists location as Broughty, Scotland. Broughty Lawn Tennis Club opened in 1921 it is possible there was an earlier club at Broughty Ferry, Dundee. The West End Tennis Club which is in close proximity to Broughty was founded in 1880.Broughty 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4928 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Broughty Ferry OpenDundee, ScotlandClaySingles – Doubles UKGBI A. Browne1–6, 6–4, ret.SCO Alfred Aitken ThomsonSCO William Henry Blyth-Martin UKGBI J. RodgerUKGBI D.O. BeatsonUKGBI J.B. GrayUKGBI W.F.M. RossUKGBI S.C. Thomson 30 May – 4 June.West of England Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4911 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 West of England Championships Bath, Great BritainGrass Singles – Doubles UKGBI Harry Grove6–4 6–3 6–4USA James DwightIreland 1783 Ernest Browne UKGBI James Baldwin)UKGBI Cecil Owtram Gillbanks UKGBI Mark Anthony HartnellUKGBI F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy ReadeUKGBI Charles Lacy SweetIreland 1783 Ernest BrowneUKGBI William Renshaw10-8, 6-4USA James DwightUKGBI Harry GroveUSA James DwightUKGBI Lottie Dod6-4, 4-6, 6-1UKGBI William RenshawUKGBI Margaret Bracewell 1 - 4 June.Tournaments: Whitehouse https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 27 May 2023 subscriptionWhitehouse OpenWhitehouse Lawn Tennis ClubEdinburgh, Lothian, ScotlandOutdoorClay SCO Herbert Bowes-Lyon 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2SCO Richard Millar WatsonUKGBI James Hill Conyers SCO Alfred Aitken ThomsonSCO William Ferguson SCO John Galbraith HornSCO Charles Allen Casterton SmeltSCO Anderson SteelChallenge roundGBR Arthur Nevile John StorySCO John Galbraith HornSCO Herbert Bowes-Lyon4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3SCO Alfred Aitken ThomsonSCO Anderson SteelSCO John Galbraith HornSCO Dorothy Boutlon6-2, 3-6, 12-10 SCO Richard Millar WatsonSCO Mabel Boulton 2- 4 June.Middle States Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=2475 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022Middle States ChampionshipsParet Jahial Parmly Allen J. P. Alexander Frederick B. Hardy Samuel [from old catalog Spalding's tennis annual .. 1918 New York, American sports publishing company New York, NY, USA 141 https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/140 Hoboken, NJ, United StatesSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Robert L. Beeckman 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1 USA 1887 Howard TaylorUSA 1887 Joseph Sill ClarkUSA 1887 Henry Slocum USA 1887 Valentine Gill Hall USA 1887 Samuel A. Campbell Jr.USA 1887 Edward Peale MacMullenUSA 1887 Juan A. Smith 6 – 7 June.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Oxford University Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35142 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, NetherlandsOxford University Champion TournamentNorham Gardens, Oxford, Great BritainGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Thomas Musgrave Burton4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3UKGBI Harry Stanley Scrivener UKGBI H.J. BurrellUSA 1887 Hamilton A. Emmons UKGBI William Marshall CazaletUKGBI Horace ChapmanUKGBI Anthony Sophocles ConstantinidiUKGBI Henry Edwin Hunter Kent 6 -11 June.Cheltenham 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4904 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Tournament – East Gloucestershire Championships https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/?t=263&n=Cheltenham tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great BritainGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Ernest Browne3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2USA 1887 James Dwight UKGBI James BaldwinUKGBI Alfred Penn GaskellUKGBI E.W. BrookeUKGBI G.L. BruceUKGBI John Redfern DeykinUKGBI J. Muir MacDonald UKGBI John Redfern DeykinENG Maud Watson 6-2, 6-1, 6-4USA 1887 James Dwight UKGBI Margaret Bracewell 6 -11 June.Tournaments:County Wexford 1887 https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 20 May 2023 subscription County Wexford Tournament Wexford Lawn Tennis ClubWexford, County Wexford, IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 George Foley6-1 6-2ENG Edmond T. M. SandwithIreland 1783 W. Toole Ireland 1783 R. DowseIreland 1783 R. Hudson 6 – 11 June.Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad 1903 Charles Scribner's Sons New York 62–64 1st A. Wallis Myers https://archive.org/details/lawntennisathom00myergoog 5358651Scottish ChampionshipsLawn Tennis at Home and Abroad 1903 Charles Scribner's Sons New York 62–64 1st A. Wallis Myers https://archive.org/details/lawntennisathom00myergoog 5358651 Edinburgh, Great BritainSingles – Doubles UKGBI Patrick Bowes-Lyon6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2GBR Archibald Thomson Challenge roundGBR Herbert Bowes-Lyon 7 – 13 June.The Baltimore Invitational later became known as the Mid Atlantic Invitational played at Baltimore Cricket Club.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 8Baltimore Invitation Baltimore Cricket Club, Baltimore, USGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Alexander Post6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5USA 1887Charles Laurie McCawley 8 – 10 June.Tennis in Brooklyn. The New York Times 11 June 1887 8Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club TournamentBrooklyn Hill Tennis Club, Brooklyn, New York, USGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Edward MacMullen6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4USA 1887 Valentine Gill Hall 8 – 14 June.Played at Cavan Lawn Tennis Club that opened in 1887-8.County Cavan 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4923 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament Cavan, IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 William P. French8–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–2UKGBI F. GrahamIreland 1783 W. Halpin Ireland 1783 A. KennedyIreland 1783 R. AllenIreland 1783 Lord NewtonbutlerIreland 1783 M. O'ReillyIreland 1783 J. WeekesChallengerUKGBI J.S.F. Hearn 13 – 15 Jun.Paret Jahial Parmly Allen J. P. Alexander Frederick B. Hardy Samuel [from old catalog Spalding's tennis annual .. 1918 New York, American sports publishing company New York, NY, USA 141 https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/140Tournaments: New England Championships https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 23 May 2023 subscriptionNew England Championships New Haven LTCNew Haven, Connecticut United StatesSingles – Doubles USA 1877–1890 Henry Slocum1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1USA 1877–1890 William Larned Thacher USA 1877–1890 F.T. BallUSA 1877–1890 C.H. Ludington jrUSA 1877–1890 Francis Gibbons (Frank) BeachUSA 1877–1890 Mr. HarmerUSA 1877–1890 Grant NotmanUSA 1877–1890 Mr. Pratt 16–17 June. Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis TournamentMacclesfield, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Henry Guy Nadin6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 UKGBI G.E. Lowe UKGBI John Barlow Thistlethwaite UKGBI G.H. Willoughby UKGBI W. Burgess UKGBI H.R. Greaves UKGBI J.A. Rooke UKGBI W. Twyford 13 – 18 June.Welsh Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4906 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Welsh Championships Penarth, Great BritainSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Ernest Browne6–0 retired GBR Arthur John de Courcy WilsonUKGBI F.E. Gibbs UKGBI Ernest Legassicke HancockUKGBI Ernest RenshawUKGBI A. Morton SmithUKGBI Charles Lacy SweetUKGBI A. TannerChallengerGBR James Baldwin 13 – 18 June.London Athletic Club 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4907 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 London ChampionshipsLondon Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, London, Great BritainSingles – DoublesUKGBI Ernest Lewis6–2, 8–6, 6–4UKGBI Harry S. Barlow UKGBI Ernest George Meers UKGBI George Richmond MewburnUKGBI Alfred Penn GaskellUKGBI William John Bush-SalmonUKGBI Arthur John StanleyUKGBI Frank StillChallengerGBRHerbert Chipp 13–19 June.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Waterloo 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4908 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands Waterloo TournamentLiverpool, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Jacob Brown6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 UKGBI William Dod UKGBI Climenson Charles Dawbarn UKGBI E. Horley UKGBI William Gerald Barker UKGBI John Charles Kay UKGBI Andrew Laurie MacfieChallengerGBR William Parkfield Wethered 20 – 25 June.Kent All-Comers' Championships 1886–1996 http://www.beckenhamtennisclub.co.uk/history/kent-all-comers-championships-roll/ beckenhamtennisclub.co.uk Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club 30 June 2022 Kent Championships Beckenham Lawn Tennis ClubBeckenham, Great BritainGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Frederick Bowlby1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–1UKGBI Harry Sibthorpe BarlowUKGBI Edward James AvoryUKGBI Ernest George MeersUKGBI Alfred Penn GaskellUKGBI H.C. LewinSCO George Nelson StenhouseUKGBI William C. TaylorChallengerUKGBI Herbert Chipp 21 – 24 June.Nieuwland Alex Edition – New York Lawn Tennis Club Amateur Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35155 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, NetherlandsNew York Tennis Club Open New York City, United StatesGrass Singles – Doubles USA 1887 Clarence Hobart 6–2, 6–1, 6–2USA 1887 P.B. Ruggles 22 – 26 June.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Orange Spring Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=20031 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands Orange Spring Tournament Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey,United StatesGrass Singles – Doubles USA 1887 Oliver Campbell1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4USA 1887 Edward Peale MacMullenUSA 1887 Grant NotmanUSA 1887 Jackson C. WilmerdingUSA 1887 Francis Gibbons (Frank) BeachUSA 1887 Valentine Gill HallUSA 1887 Clarence HobartUSA 1887 William Larned Thacher 20 – 25 June.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4924 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands Northern Championships Liverpool, Great BritainGrass Singles – Doubles UKGBI Harry Grove4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2UKGBI George Ernest Dixon BrownUKGBI Mark Anthony Hartnell UKGBI Archibald Thomson UKGBI Jacob Gaitskell Brown UKGBI Robert Wallace Glen Lee BraddellUKGBI William Parkfield Wethered UKGBI Andrew Laurie MacfieChallenge roundIreland 1783 Grainger Chaytor July DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist- 2 July.The 1st County Dublin Championships started 27 June to 2 July 1887County Dublin Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4927 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887 County Dublin ChampionshipsLansdowne Lawn Tennis ClubDublin, IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Willoughby Hamilton8–6, 6–2, 6–2Ireland 1783 Tom Campion - 2 July.Championship of LanarkshireHamilton Lawn Tennis ClubHamilton, Lanarkshire, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles SCO G. Scott-Jackson6-1 6-4 ret.SCO D.G. Kemp - 2 July.Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club tournament started 28 June to 2 July 1887Edgbaston 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4925 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887 Edgbaston Open TournamentEdgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis ClubEdgbaston, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Percy B. Brown4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1UKGBI G.E. Lowe - 2 July.Midland Counties Championships started 28 June to 2 July 1887Nieuwland Alex Midland Counties Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4926 Idzznew BV 3 July 2022 Harlingen, Netherlands Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis ClubEdgbaston, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI John Redfern Deykin6–4, 6–4, 6–2UKGBI Frank Noon 30 Jun–2 JulyTournaments: Northumberland Cricket Club https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 22 May 2023 subscription Northumberland Cricket Club Open Newcastle upon Tyne, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles UKGBI Kenneth Ramsden Marley3-6 6-2 6-4 6-1UKGBI Charles Liddell UKGBI Frederick T. BradburyUKGBI John Parker MarshUKGBI George Bloomfield GarveyUKGBI Howard PeaseUKGBI Hugh A. TaylorUKGBI C.A. Woods - 2 July.The Burton on Trent Tennis tournament was staged at the Burton on Trent cricket groundBurton on Trent 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4933 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887 Burton-on-Trent OpenBurton on Trent Cricket GroundBurton on Trent, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI G. E. Lowe 7–5, 8–6, 6–1UKGBI Henry G. Nadin - 2 July.Staten Island (Invitation) 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6447 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Staten Island InvitationLivingston, New Jersey, USGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Henry Slocum6–4, 6–8, 6–1, 9–7USA 1887 Edward MacMullen 2 – 7 JulyWimbledon Championships London, Great BritainSingles – Doubles SCO Herbert Lawford6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4GBR Ernest Renshaw GBR Harry GroveGBR Charles Lacy SweetSCO Herbert Bowes-LyonGBR Ernest Wool Lewis GBR Oswald Milne GBR Wilfred MilneSCO Patrick Bowes-LyonGBR Herbert Wilberforce 6–3, 6–3, 6–2GBR Edward Barratt-SmithGBR James Herbert Crispe 4 – 8 July.Paret Jahial Parmly Allen J. P. Alexander Frederick B. Hardy Samuel [from old catalog Spalding's tennis annual .. 1918 New York, American sports publishing company New York, NY, USA 141 https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/142Nieuwland Alex Edition – Western States Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=7704 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Tennis Winners. Mr. Charles Amhearst Chase The Sunday Leader 19 August 1888 Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 3Western States ChampionshipsChicago Lawn Tennis ClubChicago, United StatesClay Singles – Doubles USA 1887 Charles A. Chase7–5, 6–3, 6–4USA 1877–1890 B. F. Cummins 7- 9 July.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Chapel Allerton 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=20719 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Club Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis, Squash & Gym Our History https://chapel-a.co.uk/our-history#:~:text=Chapel%20Allerton%20Lawn%20Tennis%20Club,indoor%20and%20three%20have%20floodlights. Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis, Squash & Gym Club CALTSGC 5 July 2022Chapel Allerton LTC TournamentChapel Allerton Lawn Tennis ClubChapel Allerton, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles GBR Ernest W. Fletcher7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0GBR George Graham Stewart Grundy 7 - 12 July.Tournaments: Westchester Invitation https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 26 May 2023 subscriptionWestchester Invitation Westchester Country ClubHarrison, New York, USAGrassSingles - DoublesUSA 1887 Henry Slocum7-5, 6-4USA 1887 Valentine HallUSA 1887 Deane B. MillerUSA 1887 W.H. SandsUSA 1887 P.D. ChaseUSA 1887 J. Lorillard jr.USA 1887 Charles Edward SandsUSA 1887 R. Zerega 11- 12 July.Stevenage 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6437 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022Stevenage OpenStevenage, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Charles G. Eames7–5, 6–3UKGBI W. Dunn 11- 14 July.The Warwickshire Championships were played at the Leamington Lawn Tennis Club that opened in 1872.Warwickshire Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4934 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Lawn Tennis ClubLeamington Spa, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 James Dwight6–2, 6–2, 6–0UKGBI L. Richardson 14- 16 July.The Belfast News: Sports: 17 July 1887.Armagh ALTC ChampionshipArmagh, IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Hagan W. Jones 7–5, 6–3Ireland 1783 T. Dickson? 14- 16 July.Leicester 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4935 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Leicester Open Leicester Lawn Tennis and Quoit ClubLeicester, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles GBR Ernest Wool Lewis 6–3, 6–3, 6–3Ireland 1783 Tom Campion? 10 – 17 July.Natal Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6684 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburg, South AfricaGrassSinglesDoubles South Africa 1876 William J. Grant6–1, 6–3, 6–4South Africa 1876 Eric Seabourne 15- 18 July.The Moseley Tennis Tournament was staged at the Moseley Park Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1881.Sports in Moseley http://moseley-society.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Sports-in-Moseley.pdf3/Sports-in-Moseley.pdf moseley-society.org.uk/ Moseley Historical Society 30 June 2022Moseley 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4948 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887 Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Moseley Park Lawn Tennis ClubBirmingham, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI G.F. Goodman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3UKGBI W. Hasluck? 19–21 Jul.Tournaments: Taunton - Somersetshire Championships https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 24 May 2023 subscription Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTCTaunton, Somerset, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles UKGBI James Baldwinw.o.GBR Ernest Legassicke HancockUKGBI C.L. Fox UKGBI J. HareUKGBI A.S. ArchdaleUKGBI R.W. FoxUKGBI Francis Slade-GullyUKGBI C.R. Rodwell 18 – 23 July.The Middlesex Championships was staged at the Chiswick Park Club, London.Middlesex Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4993 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Sources:Pastime Magazine (1887), The Field Lawn Tennis Calendar (1888)Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park ClubLondon, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest Lewis7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3UKGBI Ernest Meers 18 – 23 July.Nieuwland Alex East of Ireland Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=20710 Tennis Archives 5 July 2022East of Ireland Championships Howth, IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Willoughby Hamilton6–1, 4–0, ret.UKGBI Manliffe Francis Goodbody 19–23 July.Tournaments: Vale of Clwyd - North Wales Tournaments https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 26 May 2023 subscription North Wales Challenge CupVale of Clwyd LTCDenbigh, Vale of Clwyd, WalesOutdoorGrassSingles ENG Henry James Wilson Fosbery6-4, 6-3, 6-3WAL G. EgertonUKGBI Herbert S. HeatonWAL J.P. LewisUKGBI T. ChiltonUKGBI E.L. EngleheartWAL W.T. JonesWAL H. Lloyd-ParryChallengerENG D.F. Pennant 21 – 23 July.Elberon Tennis Tournament. The New York Times 23 July 1887 8Elberon Lawn Tennis Club OpenCoton Hill Institution GroundsElberon, New Jersey, USGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Robert Beeckman4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1USA 1887 Howard Taylor 21–23 July.Tournaments:Litchfield/Stafford - Staffordshire Championships https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 25 May 2023 Madrid subscriptionStaffordshire Lawn Tennis TournamentStafford Institute LTCStafford, Great BritainGrassSingles GBR Frank Seymour Noon7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3SCO Alfred Aitken ThomsonGBR Alfred Henry BethamGBR G.E. Lowe GBR John Richard Baker GBR Henry Guy NadinnGBR Walter Mace ShipmanChallenge roundGBR C.P. Brett 21 – 23 July.The Staffordshire Tennis Tournament was staged at The Coton Hill Institution Grounds, Stafford, England.Staffordshire 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4994 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887 Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Coton Hill Institution GroundsStafford, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Frank Seymour Noon7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3UKGBI C.P. Brett * 21 – 27 July.Northumberland Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5059 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles GBR Patrick Bowes-Lyon7–5, 6–0, 3–1, ret.GBR Herbert Bowes-Lyon 25 – 30 July.The Derbyshire Championships was originally staged at the Buxton Gardens from 1883. It was an open tournament with ladies and gentlemen's singles played under the title 'Championship of Derbyshire'.Buxton Tennis Club:History http://www.buxtontennisclub.co.uk/cgi-bin/history.py buxtontennisclub.co.uk Buxton Tennis Club, England. 30 June 2022Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton GardensBuxton, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Tom Campion6–2, 6–3, 6–4Ireland 1783 W. D. Hamilton 25 – 30 July.The Essex Championships was originally first staged at Essex County Cricket Grounds, Brentwood until 1886 before to the Essex County Cricket Club moved to Leyton and the championships were staged there 1887, 1889–90.Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (1923). The Victoria History of the County of Essex. London, England: A. Constable, Limited. p. 95.Essex Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5068 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Essex ChampionshipsLeyton, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest Meers6–0, 6–1, 6–1UKGBI P. M. Evans 25 – 30 July.Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. July 1887Essex County Cricket Club TournamentEssex County Cricket GroundLeyton, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest Meers6–2, 6–4, 6–0UKGBI Alfred E. Walker 26 – 27 July.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Southampton Invitation (Long Island) 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=7705 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 6 July 2022Southampton InvitationMeadow ClubSouthampton, New York, USSurface ?Singles – Doubles USA 1887 Howard Augustus Taylor6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 USA 1887 Henry Warner Slocum Jr. 29 July.Edition – Canadian International Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6480 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 4 July 2022Canadian Championships Toronto Lawn Tennis Club Toronto, CanadaSingles – Doubles CAN 1868 Charles Smith Hyman6–0, 6–3, 6–3CAN 1868 Lawrence H. BaldwinCAN 1868 Isidore F. Hellmuth CAN 1868 W.B. LeeCAN 1868 Alexander GaltCAN 1868 A.J. HollyerrCAN 1868 James NoxonCAN 1868 Andrew E. Plummer 29- 30 July.Melrose 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5070 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Melrose OpenMelrose, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI J. Conyers6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 UKGBI Kenneth Sanderson? August DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist29 July–1 August.Tournaments: Rochester Open https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 23 May 2023 subscriptionRochester OpenPaddock Lawn Tennis ClubRochester, Kent, EnglandGrass Singles UKGBI Charles Gladstone Eames8-4, 6-4, 6-3 UKGBI Harry T. ShapleyUKGBI C.J. CobbUKGBI Philip Francis Cary ElwesUKGBI A. BuchananUKGBI A.B. GreenUKGBI S.H. HughesUKGBI F.J. Troughton 1 Aug.The Darlington tennis tournament was staged from 1881 to 1893.Darlington 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5072 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Darlington Association TournamentDarlington, EnglandGrass Singles – Doubles UKGBI Herbert Wilberforce6–0, 6–0, 6–1UKGBI John Galbraith Horn 1 Aug.The Exmouth tennis tournament was staged from 1881 to 1975.Exmouth 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5071 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022Exmouth TournamentExmouth Lawn Tennis ClubExmouth, EnglandSingles – Doubles GBR Harry Grove6–2 7–9 6–4 7–5UKGBI James Baldwin 1 Aug.The East Grinstead tennis tournament was staged from 1882 to 1938.East Grinstead 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5078 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022East Grinstead Lawn Tennis TournamentEast Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet ClubEast Grinstead, EnglandSingles – Doubles UKGBI Nevill Cobbold6–4, 6–2UKGBI William John Down 1 Aug.The Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament was played at Waterford Cricket Club, Rocklands later called Waterford Lawn Tennis club [2] in Ireland on outdoor grass courts from 1880 to 1888 for twelve editions only.Waterford 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=2206 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis TournamentWaterford Lawn Tennis ClubWaterford, IrelandSingles – Doubles IRE 1783 William Drumond Hamilton4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1IRE 1783 David Grainger Chaytor 29 Jul–3 Aug.Tournaments: Taunton - Somersetshire Championships https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 25 May 2023 subscription Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTCTaunton, Somerset, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles UKGBI James Baldwin6-0 6-2GBR William Ilbert HancockUKGBI T.H. SpencerUKGBI Theodore Alfred FoxUKGBI C.L. FoxUKGBI J. HareUKGBI G.W.A. LloydChallengerUKGBI Ernest Legassicke Hancock 2-5 Aug.Tournaments: Wentworth https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 26 May 2023 subscriptionWentworth Open Tournament Hotel WentworthNew Castle, New Hampshire, United StatesGrass Singles - Doubles USA 1877–1890 Henry Slocum6–4, 6–0, 6–3USA 1877–1890 Philip Shelton SearsUSA 1877–1890 Charles Amherst ChaseUSA 1877–1890 Oliver Samuel CampbellUSA 1877–1890 Frederick Sherwood Mansfield USA 1877–1890 Quincy Shaw USA 1877–1890 Albert Empie Wright 5 Aug.The first annual tournament of the Nottinghamshire Lawn Tennis Association was held at the Trentbridge Ground today its known as the Nottingham OpenNottingham 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5073 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7Nottinghamshire Championships Trentbridge GroundNottingham, EnglandGrassSingles – DoublesUKGBI Frederick William Snook6–5, 6–2, ret.UKGBI R.W. Miller 5 Aug.Inverkip Rovers 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5081 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Inverkip Rovers OpenWemyss, CastleWemyss, Fife, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Archibald Thomsonw.o.UKGBI Henry Guy Nadin 5 Aug.Rochester 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5079 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Rochester OpenPaddock Lawn Tennis ClubRochester, Kent, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Charles Gladstone Eames6–2, 6–2UKGBI H.T. Shapley 2 -6 Aug.Tournaments: Waterford https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/clifton The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 26 May 2023 Madrid subscription June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis TournamentRocklands, Waterford, IrelandGrass Singles - Doubles Ireland 1783 William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 0-6, 6-0Ireland 1783 Toler Roberts Garvey Ireland 1783 Manliffe Francis GoodbodySCO J. GoreIreland 1783 William Gore Burroughs Ireland 1783 John M. BrownIreland 1783 Frederick William KnoxIreland 1783 Raymond De La PoerChallengerIreland 1783 Grainger Chaytor 5 – 8 August.Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5077 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club TournamentTrent Bridge Cricket GroundNottingham, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Frederick William Snookw.o.UKGBI H.T. Shapley 6–8 August.Ilkley 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5097 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Ilkley Open TournamentIlkley Lawn Tennis ClubIlkley, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI E.W. Fletcher7–5, 6–2UKGBI George Richmond Mewburn 8 August.Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players, knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. D. W. Granbery & Co. New York, NY, USA. p.16.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Nahant Invitation Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35158 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022 Nahant InvitationBar Harbor ClubNahant, Massachusetts, USClaySingles – Doubles USA 1877–1890 Henry Slocum Jr.?USA 1877–1890 ? 6 - 10 Aug.Tournaments: Sligo - West of Ireland Championships https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 26 May 2023 subscriptionWest of Ireland ChampionshipsCounty Sligo Lawn Tennis ClubArdaghowen, Sligo, IrelandGrass Singles - Doubles Ireland 1783 Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Ireland 1783 Arthur John de Courcy Wilson Ireland 1783 Grainger Chaytor Ireland 1783 Blaney HamiltonIreland 1783 George HewsonUKGBI Chaloner Knox Ireland 1783 Effingham Carroll McDowellIreland 1783 Joshua PimChallengerENG Reginald Arthur Gamble 12 August.Tournaments: Sittingbourne - Gore Court Championships https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 24 May 2023 Madrid subscriptionGore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTCGore Court, Sittingbourne, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles GBR Ernest George Meers6-4,3-6, 6-3, 6-4GBR Wilberforce EavesGBR Charles Gladstone EamesUKGBI Nevill Cobbold GBR Wilberforce EavesIreland 1783 David Grainger ChaytorUKGBI Ernest LewisGBR Frederick Thompson 8- 12 August.County Kilkenny Tennis The Irish Times 12 August 1887 Dublin 16Nieuwland Alex Edition – County Kilkenny 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=15779 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022 Kilkenny County and City TournamentKilkenny County Lawn Tennis Club Kilkenny, IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Grainger Chaytor8–6, 6–2, 6–2Ireland 1783 Major Francis Slade-Gully 10 - 12 August.Tournaments: North of Wales Open https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 23 May 2023 subscriptionNorth of Wales OpenPensarn LTCAbergele, Conwy County Borough, North WalesGrass Singles - DoublesENG Mark Anthony Hartnellw.o.UKGBI E. Draper ENG Walter Reid CraigUKGBI F.C. VareyUKGBI T.M. DraperUKGBI J.H. MarstonUKGBI F.R. OakleyUKGBI H. Raphael 8–13 Aug.Tournaments: Teignmouth and Shaldon https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 26 May 2023 subscriptionTeignmouth and Shaldon OpenTeignmouth LTCTeignmouth, Devon, EnglandGrass Singles UKGBI Wilfred MilneUKGBI John Redfern DeykinUKGBI Robert Charles ThompsonUKGBI C.H. DaviesUKGBI J. HareUKGBI William R. Ormsby HindleUKGBI W.A. Kindersley 10 – 13 August.The Hull Westbourne Avenue ran from 1884 to 1906.Hull Westbourne Avenue 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5118 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022Hull Westbourne Avenue TournamentHull Westbourne Avenue Tennis ClubKingston-Upon-Hull, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Frederick Bradbury2–6, 8–6, 6–2UKGBI L. Harrison 10 – 16 August.Two events of the Southern California Championship were staged in 1887 the first in March the second in August.Yeomans, Henry, Patricia. (1987). Southern California Tennis Champions Centennial 1887–1987. p. 17.Tennis Tournaments Los Angeles Herald 128 17 August 1894 Los Angeles, California, United States. 5Southern California Championships, Riverside, California, USGrassSinglesDoubles USA 1887 William H. Young 6–4, 6–2, 6–0USA 1887 R. L. Bettner 11 – 13 August.Tennis at Englewood The New York Times 14 August 1887 8Nieuwland Alex Edition – Bergen County 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=6835 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Englewood OpenEnglewood Englewood, New Jersey, United StatesClaySingles – Doubles USA 1887 Oliver Samuel Campbell6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 USA 1887 Augustus Duryee 11 – 13 August.The East of England Championships ran from 1885 until 1981. Originally called the Felixstowe Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament its title changed to the East of England Championships in 1889. The Event is still staged today as a LTA British Tour (Premier Event) formally known as East of EnglandFelixstowe Lawn Tennis Club / Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club / Events https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/felixstowelawntennisclub/Events clubspark.lta.org.uk Lawn Tennis Association UK 5 July 2022Nieuwland Alex Edition – East of England Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=7161 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022East of England ChampionshipsFelixstowe Lawn Tennis ClubFelixstowe, Suffolk, EnglandGrass Singles – Doubles UKGBI William Herbert Cohen6–3, 6–4UKGBI Charles Sidney Cullingham 11 - 13 August.Tournaments: Penzance Open https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 22 May 2023 subscriptionPenzance OpenPenzance LTCPenzance, Cornwall, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles USA 1887 A.K. Andrews.Tennis Results The Royal Cornwall Gazette 13 August 1887 Truro, Cornwall, England.6–2, 6–4UKGBI E. Murray GBR W.A. ClarkeGBR J.N. Martin GBR Captain Alexander GBR W.A. ClarkeGBR E. Russell Rendle6-3 7-5GBR Mr. WhitingGBR W.H. Chappel GBR W.A. ClarkeGBR Miss Childs6-2 6-2GBR Vernon Francis Page.GBR Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope 16 August.Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players, knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. D. W. Granbery & Co. New York, NY, USA. p.16.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Bar Harbor Club 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35192 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Bar Harbor OpenBar Harbor ClubBar Harbor, Maine, USSingles – Doubles USA 1877–1890 Robert Livingston Beeckman?USA 1877–1890 ? 17 – 19 August.The Niagara International Tournament ran from 1885 until 1923.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Niagara International Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=21164 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022 Niagara International TournamentQueen's Royal Hotel Court'sNiagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, CanadaGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1877–1890 E.C. Knight.6–4, 6–1USA 1877–1890 S. Burrell 15- 20 August.Edition – King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=15778 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022County Kildare Open Tennis ChampionshipLansdowne Lawn Tennis ClubParsonstown, King's County IrelandGrassSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 Grainger Chaytor2 sets to 1Ireland 1783 George Bloomfield Garvey 15 - 20 Aug.Tournaments: Whitby https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 27 May 2023 subscriptionThis edition was held in cnjuction with the Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament were staged in Whitby that year. Whitby Open Lawn Tennis TournamentWest Cliff Tennis GroundsWhitby, North Yorkshire, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles UKGBI E.W. Fletcher6-3, 7-5, 9-7UKGBI George Richmond MewburnUKGBI Marmaduke Strickland ConstableUKGBI John Parker MarshUKGBI L. HarrisonUKGBI Francis Joseph HirstENG Arthur Godfrey PeaseUKGBI M. Pole 15 -20 August.Yorkshire Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5114 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 15-20 August 1887 Source: Past Time MagazineYorkshire Association and County Open Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, EnglandSingles – DoublesUKGBI E.W. Fletcher5–7 6–2 6–1 9–7ENG Arthur G. Pease UKGBI Frederick T. BradburyUKGBI L. HarrisonUKGBI Marmaduke Strickland ConstableUKGBI Arthur Edward CornerUKGBI Arthur Riley CrossleyUKGBI Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson 15 – 20 August.Torquay 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5096 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Source: Past Time Magazine 1887Torquay Lawn Tennis TournamentTeignmouth Tennis ClubTorquay, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest Lewis7–5, 6–2, 7–5UKGBI Wilfred Milne 15 - 20 Aug.Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 25 May 2023 Madrid subscription Tenby OpenTenby LTCTenby, Pembrokeshire, WalesOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles WAL David Grismond Owen Saunder6-5 6-2 6-1UKGBI Captain G.R. TaylorUKGBI E.W. DavidWAL William Sidney Nelson HeardWAL Henry Stafford BrenchleyUKGBI A.G. NorrisUKGBI P.W.E. ScottUKGBI A. Glover-Williams 15 - 20 AugTournaments: Tenby - South Wales https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 24 May 2023 Madrid subscription South Wales and Monmouthshire ChampionshipsTenby LTCTenby, Pembrokeshire, WalesOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles WAL William Sidney Nelson Heard6-0, 6–1, 6-1GBR A.G. NorrisWAL Henry Stafford BrenchleyWAL W.L. PhillipsENG W.T. BookerWAL W. GriffithsWAL G. LewisENG A.M.C. SmithChallengerWAL E.W. Davies 16 – 24 August.The South of Scotland Championships were staged from 1882 to 1967.Moffat 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5116 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 South of Scotland Championships Moffat, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Archibald Thomson6–5 6–1 6–2UKGBI Jacob G. Brown 16 – 24 August.Northern Counties Challenge Cup 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4997 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887 Northern Counties Challenge CupStockton-on-Tees, County Durham, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest W. Fletcher6–3, 3–6, 6–4UKGBI Henry Bolckow 22 Aug.The British Columbia Championships were staged from 1886 to 1976.Nieuwland Alex Edition – British Columbia Championship 1886 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=21186 www.tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022British Columbia Challenge CupVictoria Lawn Tennis ClubVancouver, BC, CanadaGrassSinglesDoubles CAN 1868 R.H. Handcock 3-0 setsCAN 1868 Brian Halsey Tyrwhitt-DrakeCAN 1868 Lieut. Hutchinson CAN 1868 E.M.W. WoodsCAN 1868 J. FennellyCAN 1868 C.A. HollandCAN 1868 John Musgrave CAN 1868 W.A. WardChallengerCAN 1868 Harvey Walter Henry Coombe 19 – 21 August.Norton Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4995 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:Past Time Magazine 1887Norton Lawn Tennis Open TournamentNorton Lawn Tennis ClubDurham, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Arthur B. Crosby6–1, 6–5UKGBI Henry Bolckow 19 – 21 August.Edition – Northwestern Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35191 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 4 July 2022 Northwestern ChampionshipsSt Paul's ClubSaint Paul, Minnesota United StatesSingles – Doubles USA 1877–1890 Samuel Thompson Chase?USA 1877–1890 ? 23 - 25 Aug.Tournaments: Saxmundham https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/clifton The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 24 May 2023 Madrid subscription June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Saxmundham Lawn Tennis TournamentSaxmundham Lawn Tennis ClubCarlton Park, Saxmundham, EnglandGrassSaxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – DoublesUKGBI Benjamin Arthur Cohen3–6, 6–4, 6–2UKGBI George NormanUKGBI Harold (Harry) BaconUKGBI Thomas Kensit NormanGBR Charles Sidney CullinghamGBR Perry E. HallGBR Henry Arthur LaneGBR Arthur Bacon Longe 25 August.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 16Sutton Horace The Fabulous Hamptons https://vault.si.com/vault/1957/07/29/the-fabulous-hamptons#:~:text=The%20parasols%20appear%2C%20too%2C%20on%20tournament%20days%20at%20the%20creaking%20clubhouse%20of%20the%20Meadow%20Club%2C%20an%20association%20for%20tennis%20enthusiasts%20which%20was%20founded%20in%201887%20on%20the%20estate%20of%20J.%20Bowers%20Lee%2C%20one%20of%20Southampton%27s%20first%20summer%20residents https://web.archive.org/web/20200918142322/https://vault.si.com/vault/1957/07/29/the-fabulous-hamptons#:~:text=The%20parasols%20appear%2C%20too%2C%20on%20tournament%20days%20at%20the%20creaking%20clubhouse%20of%20the%20Meadow%20Club%2C%20an%20association%20for%20tennis%20enthusiasts%20which%20was%20founded%20in%201887%20on%20the%20estate%20of%20J.%20Bowers%20Lee%2C%20one%20of%20Southampton%27s%20first%20summer%20residents dead 18 September 2020 6 July 2022 Sports Illustrated Vault : SI.com 29 July 1957 en-usNieuwland Alex Edition – Meadow Club Amateur Closed Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=20989 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 6 July 2022Meadow Club Amateur Closed TournamentMeadow ClubSouthampton, New York, USSurface ?Singles – Doubles USA 1887 C.P. HowlandUSA 1887 ? 24–26 Aug.Tournaments: Devon and Cornwall Manadon https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/clifton The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 22 May 2023 Madrid subscription June 2026 InternetArchiveBot Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis TournamentManadon, Plymouth, EnglandGrass Singles - Doubles UKGBI Dennis Fortescue Boles4-6 6-1 6-1UKGBI Mr. ThompsonUKGBI F.W. LeeperUKGBI E.H.A. TolcherUKGBI G. ArundellUKGBI F. BirdwoodUKGBI W.A.P. MatthewsUKGBI Reginald John Hall Parlby 24 – 26 August.Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5165 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis TournamentExmouth Lawn Tennis ClubExmouth, EnglandSingles – Doubles UKGBI Hugh MacNaghten6–2, 6–0, 6–1UKGBI Frederick Whitehead 22 – 27 August.The North of England Championships were staged from 1886 to 1974.North of England Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5119 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Source: Past Time Magazine 1887North of England ChampionshipsEdition – North of England Championships 1886 http://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4825 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 2017 Scarborough, North Yorkshire, EnglandGrassSingles – DoublesIreland 1783 Ernest Browne7–5, 6–1, 6–3UKGBI James Baldwin 23 -27 August.Bournemouth 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5162 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022Hampshire ChampionshipsDean Park Cricket GroundBournemouth, EnglandGrassSingles – DoublesUKGBI Ernest Lewis6–2, 6–4, 6–3UKGBI H. Phillip 26–27 Aug.Bothesay 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5163 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022Rothesay Lawn Tennis TournamentCraigmore, Rothesay, ScotlandSingles – Doubles Ireland 1783 James Edgar Lefroy Stein6–2, 6–0, 6–1UKGBI J. Adam 25–28 Aug US National Championships NewportGrassUnited StatesSingles – Doubles USA 1877–1890 Richard Sears6–1, 6–3, 6–2USA 1877–1890Henry Slocum USA 1877–1890 Richard SearsUSA 1877–1890 James Dwight6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 USA 1877–1890 Howard TaylorUSA 1877–1890 Henry Slocum September DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist- September.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 13Nieuwland Alex Edition – Edgewood Country Club 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35194 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Edgewood Country Club OpenEdgewood Country Club Tivoli, New York USClaySingles – Doubles USA 1887 Valentine Gill Hall - September.Nieuwland Alex Hitchin 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35190 Tennis Archives 6 July 2022Hitchin Tennis TournamentHitchin, Hertfordshire, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Valentine Gill Hall ? 1 – 3 Sept.Devon and Cornwall Archery Society 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5166 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022 Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis TournamentPlymouth, EnglandGrass Singles – Doubles UKGBI Dennis Fortescue Boles4–6, 6–1, 6–1UKGBI Mr. Thompson - 5 Sept.The East of Scotland Championships started 30 August and ended 5 September 1887. The tournament was staged from 1887 to 1978.East of Scotland Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5167 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 1 July 2022Tennis Results The Dundee Courier 5 September 1887East of Scotland Championships United College GroundsSt Andrews, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles SCO Alfred Aitken Thomson2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6UKGBI A. Dunlop-Hill SCO George Kerr - 6 Sept.The South of England Championships started 29 August and ended 6 September 1887.Edition – South of England Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=5170 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 4 July 2022South of England ChampionshipsEastbourne Lawn Tennis ClubEastbourne, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles UKGBI Ernest Lewis8–6, 7–5, 6–4UKGBI Herbert Wilberforce 7 – 10 September.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 13Lenox InvitationLenox Lawn Tennis ClubHarlem, New York City, United StatesGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5USA 1887 Philip Shelton Sears 9 September.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 16–17Nieuwland Alex Edition – Staten Island Cricket & Baseball Club Amateur Closed 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=20990 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 6 July 2022Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club Amateur ClosedLivingston, New York, USGrass – USA 1887 G.A. Willis?USA 1887 ? 5 – 12 September.Tournaments: Portsmouth - United Services Club https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 23 May 2023 subscription United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.Grass Singles - DoublesIreland 1783 Wilfred L. Parker6-2 6-3 UKGBI L.G. CampbellUKGBI Reginald Harry NoottUKGBI C.G. Thornhill UKGBI Lionel James Easton UKGBI D. FullerUKGBI Frederick Wentworth GoreUKGBI Edmund Henry Parker 10 – 13 Sept.Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer was founded in 1885. In 1887 the club established a major international tournament.Club History http://www.tennisclubboulognesurmer.net/historique.html tennisclubboulognesurmer Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer 4 July 2022 fr-CAEdition – Boulogne 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35197 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 4 July 2022Boulogne InternationalNieuwland Alex Edition – Rochester USA 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35227 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 6 July 2022Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-MerBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClaySingles – Doubles UKGBI William C. Taylor?? 13 – 15 September.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 13Nieuwland Alex Edition – Lenox Tournament 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35226 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 6 July 2022Rochester Lawn Tennis TournamentRochester Lawn Tennis ClubRochester, New York, USGrassSingles – Doubles USA 1887 W.L. Kingsley?USA 1887 ? 20 September.Gill Hall Valentine Lawn Tennis in America 1889 D.W. Granbery and Company New York 17Nieuwland Alex Edition – New Hamburg 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35228 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 6 July 2022New Hamburg InvitationPoughkeepsie, New York, USSurface?Singles – Doubles USA 1887 Edward L. Hall? October DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist26 Sept – 1 Oct.Tournaments:Delaware Field Club Open https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SL May 21, 2023 subscription Delaware Field Club OpenDelaware Field ClubWilmington, Delaware, United StatesClaySingles – Doubles USA Charles Belmont Davis6–3, 6–4, 6–2USA Marmaduke Smith 1 – 3 October Southern ChampionshipsParet Jahial Parmly Allen J. P. Alexander Frederick B. Hardy Samuel [from old catalog Spalding's tennis annual .. 1918 New York, American sports publishing company New York, NY, USA 142 https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/140 Wilmington, United StatesSingles – Doubles USA Charles Belmont Davis6–2 6–1 6–2USA E. Porter 12 – 14 October.Paret Jahial Parmly Allen J. P. Alexander Frederick B. Hardy Samuel [from old catalog Spalding's tennis annual .. 1918 New York, American sports publishing company New York, NY, USA 140 https://archive.org/stream/spaldingstennisa00pare#page/140Intercollegiate Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4998 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 30 June 2022 Source:New York Times October 1887 Intercollegiate ChampionshipsNew Haven LTCNew Haven, United StatesSingles – Doubles USA 1887 Philip Sears(Harvard College)6–8, 6–2, 6–2USA 1887 G.G. Shaw jr 22 – 26 October.Charles Francis Biography:Coldham, Walter Timon (1860–1908) https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/coldham-walter-timon-5720 adb.anu.edu.au/ Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 8, (MUP), 1981 29 June 2022Victorian Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=2476 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 29 June 2022Victorian Championships MelbourneHard AsphaltSingles – Doubles AUS Arthur G. H. Colquhoun6–4, 6–2, 6–0AUS Walter Timon Coldham November DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalist2 – 7 November.Edition – Punjab Championship 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=25639 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 4 July 2022 Punjab Lawn Tennis ChampionshipsLahore Gymkhana Club, Lawrence Hall Gardens Lahore, IndiaSingles – Doubles GBR R.D. Spencer6–4, 6–2, 6–4GBR Edward Lee French December DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalistDecember.Nieuwland Alex Edition – Royal South Yarra 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=35230 tennisarchives.com Tennis Archives 5 July 2022Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Royal South Yarra LTC MelbourneGrassSingles – Doubles AUS John Dickson Cramond15 games to 5AUS Robert Alexander Paxton 22 – 26 October.Roll of Honour: New Zealand Championships https://tennis.kiwi/assets/Files-pdf-word-docs-etc/Tennis-NZ-Roll-of-Honour.pdf tennis.kiwi Tennis New Zealand 6 July 2022 20Nieuwland Alex Edition – New Zealand Championships 1887 https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=2477 tennisarchives.com Idzznew BV 6 July 2022New Zealand Championships Napier, New ZealandGrassSingles – Doubles NZ Percival Clennell Fenwick6–2 6–0 6–4NZ E.P. Hudson Tournament winners The list of winners by number of singles titles won: GBR Ernest Wool Lewis—Bournemouth, Chiswick Park, Eastbourne, Hyde Park, Leicester, Stamford Bridge, Teignmouth, Torquay—(8) USA 1887 Henry Slocum—Harrison, Livingston, Nahant, New Haven, Wentworth—(5) GBR Ernest W. Fletcher—Chapel Allerton, Ilkley, Stockton-on-Tees, Whitby—(4) GBR Willoughby Hamilton—Dublin (Fitzwilliam), Dublin (Landsdowne), Howth, Sligo—(4) GBR Ernest Browne—Cheltenham, Penarth, Scarborough—(3) GBR Harry Grove—Northern Championships, Liverpool, Bath, Exmouth—(3) GBR Patrick Bowes-Lyon—Dublin, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne—(3) USA 1887 Robert L. Beeckman—Bar Harbor, Eleberon, Hoboken—(3) GBR Ernest George Meers—Leyton, Leyton (2nd), Sittingbourne—(3) USA 1887 Valentine Gill Hall—Hitchin, Poughkeepsie, Tivoli–(3) GBR Charles Gladstone Eames—Rochester, Stevenage—(2) GBR Grainger Chaytor—Kilkenny, Parsonstown—(2) GBR Frank Seymour Noon—Stafford, Stafford II –(2) GBR Frederick William Snook—Nottingham, Nottingham (2nd) –(2) USA 1887 Henry Augustus Taylor–Stenton, Southampton—(2) NZL Percival Clennell Fenwick—Napier, Napier (2nd) –(2) GBR Ernest Renshaw–Irish Championships, Dublin–(1) GBR Herbert Lawford-Wimbledon, (1) USA 1887 James Dwight–Leamington Spa, (1) GBR Manliffe Goodbody–Dublin III, (1) USA 1887 Richard Sears–U.S. National Championships–(1) Notes 2 References 3 Sources A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 5358651. Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. July 1887 Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. 9780718501952. Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players, knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. D. W. Granbery & Co. New York, NY, USA: Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge:. 9781134445578. Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. 9781549746475. Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. 9781598843002. Nieuwland, Alex (2009–2017). "Tournaments – Search for Tournament – Year – 1887". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Paret, Jahial Parmly; Allen, J. P.; Alexander, Frederick B.; Hardy, Samuel [from old catalogue (1918). Spalding's tennis annual . New York, NY, USA: New York, American sports publishing company. The Australian Dictionary of Biography (1966–2021). Including a supplementary volume of ‘missing persons’ have, so far, been published. Volumes 1–19. The National Centre of Biography. Australian National University. Canberra. Australia. The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1970)" (PDF).https://www.nottinghamcastleltc.co.uk/history/?d=John+Player+Nottingham+Tennis+Tournament+1971.pdf. Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7. Further reading A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers. Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. 1860 to 1889 Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. 1889 to 1900 Baily's Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Vinton and Co. London. England. 1900 to 1926. British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK. Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK. Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA. Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, 0-9731443-4-3 The Tennis Book, edited by Michael Bartlett and Bob Gillen, Arbor House, New York, 1981 0-87795-344-9 The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001. 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