1884 women's tennis season

none 1884 Women's tennis season Maud watson.jpg Maud Watson is singles title leader this year 160px 6 March – 19 December 9th 33 (Amateur) Important (3)National (0)Provincial/Regional/State (6)County (5) Regular (24) ENG Maud Watson (4) ENG Maud Watson (4) 1883 1885 The 1884 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 33 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in March in Brooklyn, United States, and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.Garcia Gabriel Season - 1884 https://thetennisbase.com/season/1884 The Tennis Base Tennismem SL 2 August 2023 Madrid subscription 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 1884 sees a slight expansion in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to grow.Berry. David (2020). A people's history of tennis. (2) Feminists. Pluto Books London ISBN 978-0745339658. p.30. In March the 23rd Regiment Armory Indoors tournament is held at the 23rd Regiment Armory in Brooklyn is the first indoor wood court tournament for women held in the United States, the event is won by Bessie Hazard. In May 1884 at the first major event of the year the Irish ChampionshipsIrish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland. in Dublin, Ireland. In the women's singles final holder Ireland's May Langrishe is defeated by England's Maud Watson. Watson also claims the mixed doubles title with William Renshaw against Ireland's Connie Butler and Scotlands John Galbraith Horn. In terms of draw size the West of England Championships was the largest tournament of the year with a draw of 46 across three events. In June 1884 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships in Liverpool England's Edith Davies achieves a clean sweep winning singles title against Margaret Bracewell, she also picks up the doubles title with Miss Eckersley defeating sisters Annie and Lottie Dod, and the mixed doubles title paired with Ireland's Ernest Browne. In July in South Africa the first major women's tournament the Natal Championships is played in Pietermaritzburg, and in South East Asia the Singapore Cricket Club establishes a ladies lawn tennis club who stage a tournament later in December.The Ladies Lawn Tennis Club is established - Singapore History https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/fdc14258-8d7f-412c-b898-c1ac041de40a eresources.nlb.gov.sg Government of Singapore 3 August 2023 Singapore 1 August 2019 At the 1884 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament women's championships events are staged for the first time, in the singles competition Maud Watson defeats her sister Lilian Watson to claim the very first ladies championship event.The Championships 1884 Ladies' Singles https://assets.wimbledon.com/archive/draws/pdfs/draws/1884_LS_A4.pdf Wimbledon AELTC 3 August 2023 At the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held. In Australasia the first singles tournaments for women are held. In October the Carisbrook tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand is staged for the first time. In December the first Victorian Championships for women is held in Melbourne, Australia and played on asphalt courts. In 1913 the International Lawn Tennis Federation was created, that consisted of national member associations. The ILTF through its associated members then became responsible for supervising women's tour events. 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 challenge round final 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 Regular Singles Results included:.Routledges Sporting Annual 1885 George Routledge and Son London 120–124 Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1884 + Tournaments (30) # Date endTournament Location Surface Winner Finalist Score1.6-Mar-188423d Regiment Armory IndoorsBrooklynWood (i)USA Bessie Hazard USA Miss N. Hanly 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 2.24-May-1884Irish Championships Dublin GrassENG Maud WatsonIreland 1783 May Langrishe6–3, 6–2, 6–23.24-May-1884Whitehouse OpenEdinburghGrassSCO Jane Meikle SCO Julia Ferguson 10–8, 6–24.31-May-1884West of England ChampionshipsBathGrassENG Edith Davies Ireland 1783 Lilian Cole 6–4, 6–45.10-Jun-1884Waterloo TournamentLiverpoolGrassENG Margaret Bracewell ENG E. Gordon 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–16.14-Jun-1884East Gloucestershire ChampionshipsCheltenhamGrassENG Edith Davies Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin 3–6, 6–5, 6–37.19-Jun-1884Northern ChampionshipsLiverpoolGrassENG Edith DaviesENG Margaret Bracewell2–6, 6–4, 6–48.21-Jun-1884London Athletic Club TournamentStamford BridgeGrassENG Maud Watson ENG Edith Cole6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–19.26-Jun-1884Ealing LTC Championship EalingGrassENG Mrs. StreeternENG Charlotte Cooper6–4, 4–6, 6–510.1-Jul-1884Kilkenny County and City TournamentKilkennyGrassIreland 1783 Mabel Cahill Ireland 1783 May Langrishe6–4, 6–411.5-Jul-1884Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburgGrassColony of Natal Miss. PearsonColony of Natal L. Button 6–0, 6–0, 3–6, 7–512.18-Jul-1884Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament HullGrassENG Mabel Boulton ENG E.D. Ramsey 6–0, 7–513.19-Jul-1884Barrett John Wimbledon : The Official History of the Championships 2001 CollinsWillow London 0007117078 28–30Wimbledon ChampionshipsLondonGrassENG Maud WatsonENG Lilian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–314.25-Jul-1884Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbastonGrassENG Miss NoonENG E Richardson3–6, 8–6, 6–315.2-Aug-1884Chiswick Park TournamentChiswick ParkGrassENG Blanche BingleyENG Miss Wing 6–3, 6–316.9-Aug-1884Exmouth OpenExmouthGrassENG Maud Watson ENG Agnes Watts 6–1, 7–5, 6–317.16-Aug-1884North Yorkshire TournamentScarboroughGrassENG Constance Hodgson ENG Beatrice Wood 7–5, 6–318.16-Aug-1884East Grinstead OpenEast Grinstead GrassGBR Miss Cobbold GBR Ada Strapp 6–1, 6–419.21-Aug-1884Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham GrassENG May Marriott GBR G. Rant 6–1, 6–120.23-Aug-1884Derbyshire Championships BuxtonGrassENG Agnes Watts Ireland 1783 Florence Stanuell 6–1, 6–221.23-Aug-1884South of Scotland ChampionshipsMoffatGrassSCO Jane MeikleSCO Lottie Paterson 6–3, 6–422.23-Aug-1884Whitby Open Lawn Tennis TournamentWhitbyGrassGBR L. Cheetham GBR A.J. Osmond 6–3, 6–423.30-Aug-1884St. Paul OpenSaint Paul GrassUSA Miss Napier USA Miss K. Gilman 2–1 sets 24.5-Sep-1884Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club TournamentBournemouth GrassENG F. Davies ENG Mrs Hornby 3–6, 6–2, 6–525.6-Sep-1884South of England ChampionshipsEastbourneGrassENG Frances Burton ENG Nellie Burton 6–2, 6–426.27-Sep-1884Sussex County Lawn Tennis TournamentBrightonGrassENG M. LeslieENG Eva Adshead def.?27.16-Oct-1884Carisbrook Tournament DunedinGrassNZ F. E. Maitland NZ ? Won29.19-Dec-1884Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourneAsphaltAUS E. MacKenzie AUS A. Bayles 10-4 (games)30.Government of SingaporeDec-1884Singapore Ladies LTC TournamentSingaporeGrassresults unknown ditto ditto Tournament winners Singles This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold) ENG Maud Watson (4) Exmouth, Irish Championships, Wimbledon Championships, Stamford Bridge. ENG Edith Davies (3) Bath, Cheltenham, Northern Championships SCO Jane Meikle (2) Edinburgh, Moffat USA Bessie Hazard (1) Brooklyn GBR Margaret Bracewell (1) Liverpool ENG Mrs. Streetern (1) Ealing Ireland 1783 Mabel Cahill (1) Kilkenny Colony of Natal Miss. Pearson (1) Pietermaritzburg ENG Mabel Boulton (1) Hull ENG Miss Noon (1) Edgbaston ENG Blanche Bingley (1) Chiswick Park ENG Constance Hodgson (1) Scarborough GBR Miss Cobbold (1) East Grinstead ENG May Marriott (1) Saxmundham ENG Agnes Watts (1) Buxton GBR L. Cheetham (1) Whitby USA Miss Napier (1) St. Paul ENG F. Davies (1) Bournemouth ENG Frances Burton (1) Eastbourne ENG M. Leslie (1) Brighton NZ F. E. Maitland (1) Dunedin AUS E. MacKenzie (1) Melbourne Doubles This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (major titles in bold) Davies, Eckersley, Mardall and Watts won titles with different partners. ENG Edith Davies & ENG Miss Eckersley/ENG Florence Mardall (4) Bath, Cheltenham, Edgbaston, Northern Championships. ENG Florence Mardall & ENG Edith Davies (3) Bath, Cheltenham, Edgbaston ENG Miss Eckersley & GBR Margaret Bracewell/ENG Edith Davies (2) Liverpool II, Northern Championships ENG Agnes Watts & ENG Effie Noon/ENG Miss Noon (2) Buxton, Exmouth. Ireland 1783 Adela Langrishe & Ireland 1783 May Langrishe (1) Irish Championships. ENG Margaret Bracewell & ENG Miss Eckersley (1) Liverpool II. ENG Lilian Watson & ENG Maud Watson (1) Edgbaston. ENG Effie Noon & ENG Agnes Watts (1) Exmouth. AUS Annie Riddell & AUS M. Rose (1) Melbourne GBR A. Turner & GBR Miss Turner (1) Scarborough. GBR Miss Cobbold & GBRMiss Richardson (1) East Grinstead. ENG Miss Noon & ENG Agnes Watts (1) Buxton. ENG A. Foster & GBR G. Rant (1) Saxmundham. GBR Miss Mockler & GBR Miss Skirrow (1) Bournemouth. ENG Blanche Bingley & GBR M. Leslie (1) Brighton. Mixed doubles This is list of winners sorted by number of mixed doubles titles (major titles in bold) ENG Maud Watson & ENG William Renshaw/GBR John Redfern Deykin (2) Exmouth, Irish Championships. ENG Florence Mardall & GBR Charles Gostling/GBR John Redfern Deykin (2) Bath, Edgbaston. USA Miss Hanly & USA Mr. Hough (1) Brooklyn. GBR Margaret Bracewell & GBR J. Bruce Ismay (1) Liverpool II. ENG Edith Davies & Ireland 1783 Ernest Browne (1) Northern Championships. ENG Miss Noon & GBR Frank Noon (1) Leamington. GBR Marian Bradshaw & GBR Herbert Wilberforce (1) Darlington. GBR Miss Bourchier & GBR Donald Stewart (1) Chiswick Park. GBR Ellen Ramsay & Ireland 1783 Ernest Browne (1) Scarborough. ENG Miss Taylor & ENG William Renshaw (1) East Grinstead. Ireland 1783 Lilian Cole & ENG Charles E. Pine-Coffin (1) Teignmouth. ENG Ethel Surtees & ENG Charles Grinstead (1) Buxton. ENG Miss Burnand & GBR E.M. Hansell (1) Saxmundham. GBR D. Radcliffe & GBR John Charles Kay (1) Whitby. ENG Blanche Bingley & ENG E. Barratt-Smith (1) Brighton. AUS Annie Riddel & AUS Walter J. Riddell (1) Melbourne. AUS Annie Lamb & AUS Mr Cropper (1) Sydney. Statistical summary Singles Total Tournaments (30) Most Titles: ENG Maud Watson (4) Most Finals: ENG Maud Watson (4) Most Matches Played: ENG Maud Watson (15) Most Matches Won: ENG Maud Watson (15) Match Winning %: ENG Maud Watson (100%) Most Tournaments Played: ENG Maud Watson (4) Doubles Total Tournaments: (14) Most Titles: ENG Edith Davies (4) Most Finals: ENG Edith Davies (4) Mix Doubles Total Tournaments: (20) Most Titles: ENG Florence Mardall / ENG Maud Watson (2) Most Finals: ENG Florence Mardall / ENG Maud Watson (2) References collapsed Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons 1884 Women's Tennis Season Category:1880s in women's tennis