1886 women's tennis season

none 1886 Women's tennis season Blance bingley hillyard.jpg Blanche Bingley wins Wimbledon, but May Langrishe is overall title leader. 180px 3 February – 30 December 11th 57 Important (3)National (3)Provincial/Regional/State (12)County (8) Regular (31) Ireland 1783 May Langrishe (4) ENG Maud Watson (6) 1885 1887 The 1886 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 57 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in February in London, England, and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.Garcia Gabriel Season: 1886 https://thetennisbase.com/season/ The Tennis Base Tennismem SAL 27 November 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 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. 1886 sees a decrease 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.34. The 1886 women's tennis season began on 3 February with the Hyde Park Court Covered Courts Tournament, London, Hyde Park Court. In May 1886 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. played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland's May Langrishe wins the singles title for her third and final title defeating the up-and-coming Louisa Martin, she also picks up the mixed doubles title with Eyre Chatterton. The ladies doubles event is won by Connie Butler and Louisa Martin. 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 1886 at the second major tournament of the year, the Northern Championships played at the Liverpool Cricket Club in Liverpool, featured a full schedule of events the singles title going to Maud Watson defeating Lottie Dod in straights sets, the women's doubles event was won by the sister pairing of Ann Dod and Lottie Dod who defeat a Miss Cliff and May Langrishe in the final, the mixed doubles event is won by Margaret Bracewell and William Renshaw who defeat Lottie Dod and Harry Grove in the final. In July at the 1886 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, Blanche Bingley defeats two-time defending champion Maud Watson in straight sets to claim her first major title.Ladies' Singles Finals 1884-2016 http://www.wimbledon.com/en_GB/roll_of_honour/ladiessingles.html wimbledon.com Wimbledon Championships 24 November 2023 In August at the U.S. National Championships played on the outdoor Grass courts at the Newport Casino in Newport, Rhode Island there was still no women's championship events staged. The season ended on 30 December 1886 at the first New Zealand Championships, Napier, New Zealand played on grass. 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 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 January No events February * (denotes doubles) ** (denotes mix doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Feb. Hyde Park Court Covered Courts TournamentHyde Park, EnglandWood (i)Singles - Doubles No Ladies Singles ENG Ethel Gurney **ENG Herbert Chipp6–4, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4ENG Blanche BingleyENG Harry Grove March No events April No events May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist1 MayKilliney and Ballybrack ChampionshipsLAWN TENNIS. KILLINEY AND BALLYBRACK LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001384/18860501/097/0006 28 November 2023 Dublin Daily Express British Newspaper Archive 1 May 1886 Dublin, Ireland 6 SubscriptionBallybrack LTCKilliney and BallybrackKilliney and Ballybrack, Ireland GrassIreland 1783 May Langrishe 6–4, 3–6, 6–1Ireland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe 15 May. Inter-Colonial Lawn Tennis TournamentINTER-COLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.newspapers.com/image/971554270/?terms=Inter-Colonial%20Lawn%20Tennis%20Tournament&match=1 25 November 2023 The Daily Telegraph newspapers.com 17 May 1886 Sydney, Australia 3 en (Championship of New South Wales)Sydney, AustraliaAsphaltSingles - DoublesAUS C. Greene6–3, 6–2AUS Annie Lamb AUS Eliza Fitzgerald AUS AUS E Beamon AUS H Beaumont AUS Eva RoddAUS Miss McLean AUS Annie LambAUS C. Greene6–1, 6–4AUS Beatrice MetcalfeAUS Eva RoddAUS Zilla ScottAUS Louis Whyte6–1, 6–5AUS Eliza FitzgeraldAUS Robert Fitzgerald 22 May West of Scotland ChampionshipsLAWN-TENNIS. WEST OF SCOTLAND TOURNAMENT AT POLLOKSHIELDS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001964/18860524/058/0003 25 November 2023 Glasgow Evening Post British Newspaper Archive 24 May 1886 Lanarkshire, Scotland 3Pollokshields, ScotlandGrassSingles - DoublesSCO Jane Meikle6–4, 5–7, 6–0SCO Julia MacKenzie SCO Jane MeikleENG Walter Chamberlain6–1, 6–2SCO Julia MacKenzieSCOJohn Galbraith Horn 29 May. Irish ChampionshipsIRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002310/18860530/021/0005 25 November 2023 The Referee British Newspaper Archive 30 May 1886 London, England 5Fitzwilliam LTCDublin, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles Ireland 1783 May Langrishe6–3, 6–4Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin Ireland 1783 Connie Butler Ireland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe Ireland 1783 Mabel Cahill Ireland 1783 Miss ExhamIreland 1783 Miss Hodson Ireland 1783 Adela LangrisheIreland 1783 Connie ButlerIreland 1783 Louisa Martin6–3, 6–4Ireland 1783 Beatrice LangrisheIreland 1783May Langrishe Ireland 1783 May LangrisheIreland 1783 Eyre Chatterton6–0, 6–2, 6–1Ireland 1783 Adela LangrisheIreland 1783 Toler Roberts Garvey June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist3 June.CHAMPIONSHIP OF WEST OF ENGLAND https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18860605/171/0003 25 November 2023 Western Daily Press British Newspaper Archive 5 June 1886 Bristol, England 3Championship of West of EnglandLansdowne Cricket ClubBath, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Lottie Dod6–1, 6–2ENG Maud Watson ENG F. Burton Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin ENG Blanche Bingley Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Edith DaviesENG N. Pope 4 JunWhitehouse OpenHISTORICAL NOTE https://www.wct.club/historical-note tennis Warriston Community Tennis Club 24 November 2023 Cannon Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland en Whitehouse LTCEdinburgh, ScotlandClaySingles - DoublesSCO Jane Meikle6–2, 6–2SCO Miss Meikle SCO J. FergusonSCO A. Steel 6–3, 6–2SCO E. FergusonSCO W. Ferguson 5 June. Beckenham Cricket Club TournamentBeckenham, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles No Ladies Doubles ENG Ellen Wilson **ENG Edward J. Avory9–7, 6–1ENG Miss WingENG J.E. Passmore 13 JunEast Gloucestershire Championship Challenge Cup Cheltenham LTC Cheltenham, EnglandSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Louisa Martin6–4, 6–4ENG Maud Watson GBR Margaret Bracewell ENG Blanche BingleyENG Constance BryanENG Lottie Dod ENG Edith Gurney Ireland 1783 Beatrice LangrisheGBR Margaret BracewellENG William Renshaw6–4, 6–4ENG Blanche BingleyUSA James Dwight 16 Jun.LAWN TENNIS. TOURNAMENT AT PENARTH. THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000921/18860619/182/0008 25 November 2023 Cardiff Times British Newspaper Archive 19 June 1886 Glamorgan, Wales 8Welsh Championships Penarth LTCPenarth, WalesSingles - DoublesWAL L. Browne4–6, 6–1, 6–3ENG L.C. Stephens WAL A. Reynolds WAL M. ReynoldsENG Mrs HillENG Miss NortonWAL E.J. StephensENG B. Trayes 19 JunScottish ChampionshipsLAWN TENNIS. Scottish Championship. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000295/18860621/039/0003 25 November 2023 Dundee Advertiser British Newspaper Archive 21 June 1886 Angus, Scotland 3 Edinburgh University Club Edinburgh, ScotlandGrass Singles - DoublesENG Mabel Boulton3–6, 6–0, 6–2, 4–6 6-2SCO Julia MacKenzie SCO J. Ferguson SCO Miss Meikle SCO E. Ferguson SCO Jane Meikle SCO Miss MacKenzie London ChampionshipsLAWN TENNIS. The London Championship Tournament (Ladies' and Gentle- men's Singles), held under the auspices of the London Athletic Club, concluded yesterday at Stamford Bridge. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18860619/012/0002 25 November 2023 Morning Post British Newspaper Archive 19 June 1886 London, England 2London Athletic ClubLondon, EnglandGrass Singles - DoublesENG Blanche Bingley6–1, 6–1ENG Edith Davies ENG Edith Gurney ENG B. Hannaford 24 JunBadsworth Hunt TournamentLAWN TENNIS. BADSWORTH HUNT TOURNAMENT AT ACKWORTH https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18860625/090/0007 25 November 2023 Sheffield Daily Telegraph British Newspaper Archive 25 June 1886 Yorkshire, England 7Ackworth HousePontefract, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Beatrice Wood6–0, 6–0ENG Miss Smith Redhill Open Lawn Tennis TournamentREDHILL LAWN TENNIS CLUB. Open Ladies Singles Championship. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000334/18860626/020/0003 25 November 2023 Surrey Mirror British Newspaper Archive 26 June 1886 Surrey, England 3Redhill, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR J. Wray6–1, 6–2 GBR Miss Wing 26 JunWarriston Park LTC TournamentLawn Tennis Meetings and Results: Warriston Park https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002525/18860626/153/0023 25 November 2023 Sporting Gazette British Newspaper Archive 26 June 1886 London, England 23Edinburgh, ScotlandGrass Singles - DoublesSCO Jane Meikle5–7, 6–1, 6–1ENG Mabel Boulton Clifton OpenCLIFTON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18860628/218/0003 25 November 2023 Western Daily Press British Newspaper Archive 28 June 1886 Bristol, England 3Clifton, EnglandSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe6–2, 7–5ENG N Pope ENG Clara Hill ENG Margaret FyffeENG Miss BryantENG Gratian Fyffe ENG Marian FyffeENG A. JamesENG N PopeENG James Baldwin8–6, 6–4ENG Clara HillENG John Charles Kay 30 June.Northern ChampionshipsLAWN TENNIS. NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT. The week's play this tournament was concluded Saturday afternoon on the Liverpool Cricket Ground https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18860628/149/0008 25 November 2023 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer 28 June 1886 Yorkshire, England 8 Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Maud Watson 6–3, 9–7ENG ENG Lottie Dod ENG Miss L Cheetham ENG Emily FletcherENG N. GarnettENG A. McLarenSCO B. McLarenENG K. MitchellENG Ann DodENG Lottie Dod6–3, 9–7ENG Miss CliffIreland 1783 May Langrishe July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist2 JulEdgbaston Open TournamentEDGBASTON OPEN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000644/18860702/070/0003 25 November 2023 Birmingham Mail British Newspaper Archivee 2 July 1886 Warwickshire, England 3Edgbaston CLTC Edgbaston, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Margaret Bracewell6–2, 6–2ENG Maud Watson Midland Counties ChampionshipsMIDLAND COUNTIES LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000033/18860702/033/0007 25 November 2023 Birmingham Mail British Newspaper Archive 2 July 1886 Warwickshire, England 7Edgbaston CLTC Edgbaston, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Blanche Bingley6–2, 6–2ENG Lillian Watson ENG Miss Noon ENG F. LawrenceGBR Margaret Bracewell GBR Bertha SteedmanGBR Eva SteedmanGBR Mary SteedmanENG Blanche BingleyENG Lilian Watson 6–4, 6–2GBR Bertha SteedmanGBR Mary SteedmanENG Maud WatsonENG John Redfern Deykin 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 8–6GBR Margaret BracewellllENG William Renshaw 3 JulStaffordshire Lawn Tennis TournamentSTAFFORDSHIRE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003450/18860703/101/0008 25 November 2023 Newcastle Guardian and Silverdale, Chesterton and Audley Chronicle British Newspaper Archive 3 July 1886 Staffordshire, England 8Stafford Institute LTCStafford, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Agnes Noon2–6, 6–4, 6–2GBR Barbara Noon Northumberland Cricket Club Open.Newcastle upon Tyne, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles GBR Alice CheeseENG E. Cheese 6–1, 2–6, 11–9Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Miss Marley Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Charles Liddle6–4, 4–6, 8–6 ENG Miss MarleyENG Kenneth Ramsden Marley Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburg, Natal ColonyGrassSingles - Doubles Colony of Natal Mabel Grant6–3, 6–2Colony of Natal L. Button 10 Jul.Broughty Ferry OpenLAWN TENNIS. BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000453/18860710/052/0003 25 November 2023 Dundee Evening Telegraph British Newspaper Archive 10 July 1886 Angus, Scotland 3Broughty Ferry LTCBroughty Ferry, Scotland ClaySingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles No Ladies Doubles ENG Arthur Neville John StorySCO Miss Aileen Malcom6–3, 6–2SCO Archibald ThomsonGBR Miss. Daphne Hay Claremount Park Open.Lawn Tennis Tournament at Blackpool Claremount Park https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001667/18860710/050/0002 25 November 2023 Preston Herald British Newspaper Archive 10 July 1886 Lancashire, England 2 Claremont Park Public Lawn Tennis GroundsBlackpool, England.GrassSingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles No Ladies Doubles GBR Walter Reid Craig GBR Miss Rose Viener6–3, 4–6, 6–2GBR Montagu HowarthGBR Miss. Rebecca Moore 12 Jul.Chapel Allerton LTC TournamentLAWN TENNIS: THE CHAPEL-ALLERTON TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18860712/126/0008 25 November 2023 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer British Newspaper Archive 12 July 1886 Yorkshire, England 8Chapel Allerton LTCChapel Allerton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Louisa Moir6–3, 5–6, 6–5GBR Isabel Tannett ENG Beatrice WoodENG Arthur Meysey-Thompson6–5, 6–2 ENG Mrs CarpenterENG Cedric F. Palmer Ilkley Open TournamentLAWN TENNIS. The Ilkley Open Tournament was concluded on Monday evening, results as follows. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000336/18860710/002/0002 25 November 2023 Leeds Times British Newspaper Archive 12 July 1886 Yorkshire, England 2Ilkley LTCIlkley, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Beatrice Wood3–6, 6–5, 6–0GBR Jean Moir 15 Jul.Burton-on-Trent OpenLAWN TENNIS: Regional Results https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18860716/051/0004 25 November 2023 The Sportsman British Newspaper Archive 16 July 1886 London, England 4 Burton upon Trent, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles No Ladies Singles No Ladies Doubles GBR F.A. ClarkENG Miss Denton6–4, 4–6, 8–6 GBR Frank NoonENG Mrs Hodson Mersey Bowmen Club Tournament Aigburth, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Katharine Hill 6–5, 6–3ENG Jane Pickthall Ireland 1783 Mary McConnell ENG Catherine Jones 16 Jul.Chiswick Park Club Open Lawn Tennis TournamentLawn Tennis. — The Chiswick Park Club Open Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18860721/003/0008 25 November 2023 London Evening Standard British Newspaper Archive 21 July 1886 London, England 8Chiswick, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Miss Douglas 6–4, 6–0ENG May JacksENGBlanche Bingley Ireland 1783 Lena Rice ENG Blanche BingleyENG William Renshaw7–5, 6–1GBR May JacksENG William Taylor 17 Jul.Wimbledon ChampionshipsThe Championships 1886 - Ladies' All-Comers' Singles https://assets.wimbledon.com/archive/draws/pdfs/draws/1886_LS_A4.pdf Wimbledon AELTC 25 November 2023 London, EnglandAELTCLondon, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Blanche Bingley6–3, 6–3ENG Maud Watson GBR Amy TaborENG Lilian Watson GBR AM ChambersGBR Julia MackenzieGBR FM PearsonGBR J Shackle 22 JulTaunton and West Somerset Lawn Tennis TournamentLawn Tennis: Taunton and West Somerset. Lawn Tennis Tournament. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001432/18860724/123/0005 25 November 2023 West Somerset Free Press British Newspaper Archive 24 July 1886 Somerset, England 5Taunton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Nora Pope6–1, 6–2GBR Alice Bagnall-Wild ENG Georgina Gilling-Lax ENG Miss WoodhouseENG Beatrice AdeyENG Miss Chapman ENG Ada Meyler ENG Constance MeylerGBR Alice Bagnall-WildGBR Nora Pope6–2, 6–0ENG Miss EscottENG Georgina Gilling-Lax 24 Jul. Kilkenny County and City TournamentSPORTING DIARY: Lawn Tennis - Kilkenny co. and City Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18860726/065/0002 25 November 2023 Sporting Life British Newspaper Archive 26 July 1886 London, England 2 Kilkenny, IrelandGrass Singles - DoublesIreland 1783 Mabel Cahill7–5, 6–2, 6–4Ireland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe Ireland 1783 Miss Kenealy Ireland 1783 Miss Butler Ireland 1783 Adela LangrisheIreland 1783 May LangrisheIreland 1783 Ernest Brown6–1, 6–1, 6–1Ireland 1783 Mabel CahillIreland 1783 Francis Swayne Ealing ChampionshipsEaling LTCEaling, EnglandGrass Singles - DoublesGBR Charlotte Cooper6–4, 5–7, 6–4GBR Alice Brown GBR Edith Gurney GBR Bertha Steedman South of Ireland Championships.History: 1886 https://www.lltc.ie/about-us/history Limerick Lawn Tennis Club Limerick Lawn Tennis Club 25 November 2023 Limerick, IrelandLimerick, IrelandGrassSinglesIreland 1783 Miss Smith 6–1, 6–4Ireland 1783 G. BaileyIreland 1783 Mary LysaghtENG Mildred Smith Ireland 1783 Mary LysaghtIreland 1783 William Bredin6–5, 5–6, 6–2, 6–5Ireland 1783 Miss GlosterIreland 1783 Edward Westropp Leicester Open Lawn Tennis TournamentLEICESTER LAWN TENNIS CLUB.TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000173/18860724/015/0005 27 November 2023 Leicester Chronicle British Newspaper Archive 24 July 1886 Leicestershire, England 5Leicester, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Agnes WattsGBR Florence Noontitle divided ENG Florence MardallGBR Effie Noon GBR Mrs Hill GBR L. SnookGBR Miss SnookGBR Miss HudsonENG Florence MardallGBR Agnes Watts6–2, 6–0ENG Miss LorrimerGBR Miss SnookGBR Florence NoonGBR Frank Noon6–3, 6–2 ENG Florence MardallENG William N. Cobbold 28 Jul. Leamington Open TournamentLeamington Spa, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles GBR Gertrude Mellersh6–4, 6–4 GBR Margaret Bracewell GBR Mrs HornbyGBR Charles Ross6–2, 6–3GBR Gertrude MellershGBR Thomas Mellersh 31 Jul.Northumberland County Association TournamentNewcastle upon Tyne, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesNo Ladies Singles Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Miss A. Clayton 6–1, 2–6, 11–9ENG Mrs R. ClaytonENG Winifred FenwickENG Miss A. ClaytonSCO Patrick Bowes-Lyon6–4, 4–6, 8–6 Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Charles Liddle August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist2 AugEast of Ireland ChampionshipsLAWN TENNIS. HOWTH OPEN TOURNAMENT FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE EAST OF IRELAND. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001384/18860803/048/0003 27 November 2023 Dublin Daily Express British Newspaper Archive Dublin, Ireland 2 August 1886 3Howth LTCHowth, IrelandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 May Langrishe 6–3, 6–2Ireland 1783 Isabella SmythIreland 1783 Noeleen BoyleENG Agnes MooreIreland 1783 Ada Atthill ENG Elizabeth CroftonIreland 1783 Jane McClintock ENG Ida Perry 6 AugDarlington Association TournamentLAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT DARLINGTON. The tennis tournament was concluded yesterday evening. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000377/18860806/017/0003 27 November 2023 Hartlepool Northern Daily Mail British Newspaper Archive 6 August 1886 Durham, England 3Darlington, EnglandSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Florence Stanuell6–2, 6–2GBR Beatrice Wood Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerENG Mrs J.T. Proud Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerIreland 1783 Florence Stanuell6–4, 6–3GBR Miss LangleyGBR Ethel Surtees Ireland 1783 Florence StanuellSCO Patrick Bowes-Lyon6–1, 7–5Ireland 1783 Connie ButlerSCO John Galbraith Horn 7 AugExmouth Lawn Tennis Club TournamentEXMOUTH LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002002/18860807/109/0008 27 November 2023 Exmouth Journal British Newspaper Archive 7 August 1886 Devon, England 8Exmouth, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Maud Watson7–5, 0–6, 6–3ENG Blanche Bingley ENG Constance BryanENG Katherine HoleENG Katharine KindersleyENG Leila LodwickENG Lilian Watson ENG Blanche BingleyENG William Renshaw5–7, 7–5, 8–6ENG Maud WatsonENG John Redfern Deykin Hull Westbourne Avenue Open TournamentLAWN TENNIS. TOURNAMENT AT HULL. This tournament was continued on Friday and Saturday https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18860809/120/0006 27 November 2023 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer British Newspaper Archive 9 August 1886 Yorkshire, England 6Hull, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Constance Hodgson 7–5, 0–6, 6–3GBR Miss Alfrey ENG Dorothy BoultonENG Mabel Boulton6–3, 6–3ENG Constance HodgsonENG Mrs TraversENG Mabel BoultonENG F.J. Hirst6–3, 6–3ENG A. ThorneyENG A.W. McIlwaine Waterford Open TournamentWATERFORD LAWN TENNIS OPEN TOURNAMENT. This tournament was brought to a close on Saturday https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001678/18860811/045/0003 27 November 2023 Waterford Standard British Newspaper Archive 11 August 1886 Waterford, Ireland 3Waterford Cricket ClubWaterford, IrelandGrassSingles Ireland 1783 May Langrishe6–2, 6–1Ireland 1783 Ann GallweyIreland 1783 Mabel CahillIreland 1783 Beatrice LangrisheIreland 1783 Frances GallweyIreland 1783 Miss Knox County Wexford Club TournamentCounty Wexford Club Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/390995143/?terms=Waterford%2C%20tennis&match=1 27 November 2023 Freeman's Journal and Daily Commercial Advertiser British Newspaper Archive 7 Aug 1886 Dublin, Ireland enCounty Wexford LTCWexford IrelandGrassSingles Ireland 1783 H. Esmonde2–6, 6–4, 6–2Ireland 1783 H.E. MoffatIreland 1783 Miss BrunskillIreland 1783 K. DoranIreland 1783 Miss Beatty Ireland 1783 E. Doran 11 AugEast Grinstead Lawn Tennis TournamentEast Grinstead, England GrassSingles - DoublesGBR Miss Cobbold3-6 6-1 6-1GBR May Jacks ENG May ArbuthnotGBR Miss Cobbold6-4 6-3GBR Miss BirdGBR Miss Saint-ClairGBR Miss CobboldGBR William N. Cobbold6-2 6-0ENG May JacksGBR Herbert Hockney 14 AugNorth of England ChampionshipsSouth Cliff LTCScarborough, England GrassSingles - DoublesGBR Margaret Bracewell6-4 8-6GBR Mabel Boulton ENG L. Brown ENG Mrs W. HillENG Florence MardallENG E. RobinsonGBR Miss RobinsonENG Miss Young GBR Margaret BracewellENG Florence Mardall8-6 4-6 6-4GBR E. AtkinsonGBR E. RawlinsonGBR Margaret BracewellGBR Harry Grove6-0 6-3GBR Mrs HillGBR J.H. Aitken Teignmouth and Shaldon OpenTEIGNMOUTH LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000508/18860816/030/0003 27 November 2023 Exeter and Plymouth Gazette British Newspaper Archive 16 August 1886 Devon, England 3Teignmouth, England GrassSingles - Doubles ENG Lillian WatsonENG Maud Watsondivided tile ENG Lillian WatsonENG John Redfern Deykin6–1, 6–4ENG J. WrayENG Charles Pine-Coffin 16 AugFelixstowe Open Lawn Tennis Tournament.The Tennis Tournament at Felixstowe https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000071/18860816/020/0004 27 November 2023 Ipswich Journal British Newspaper Archive Suffolk, England 16 August 1886 4Felixstowe, EnglandSingles - DoublesGBR A. Ridley6–1, 6–5GBR Helen Kersey 19 AugSaxmundham LTC TournamentSaxmundham, England GrassSingles - DoublesGBR G. Rant 6-4, 6-5GBR A. Forster GBR G. RantGBR Mrs Warwick 6-3 6-1GBR Mabel LowtherGBR May Lowther GBR Kate BarkleyGBR R.G. Pollock6-4 6-1GBR Miss BondGBR Herbert Longe 21 AugSouth Wales and Monmouthshire ChampionshipsTenby, Wales GrassSingles - DoublesGBR Katherine Hill6-4 6-3GBR Mary Agg GBR Mary AggGBR B. Henry6-2 6-2GBR V. HardyGBR C. JonesGBR Mary AggGBR James Baldwin6-3 6-3GBR C. JonesGBR E.W. David Yorkshire Lawn Tennis TournamentHarrogate, England GrassSingles - DoublesGBR Margaret Bracewell5-7 8-6 3-0 retd.GBR Mabel Boulton ENG Constance HodgsonENG Florence Mardall GBR Ethel AtkinsonENG M. CrossleyENG Miss WillettENG Beatrice Wood GBR Margaret BracewellENG Florence Mardall6-2 6-1GBR E. AtkinsonGBR Ella RawlinsonGBR Mabel BoultonGBR B. Hartley6-4 6-4GBR Mrs W HillSCO John Galbraith Horn 23 AugSouth of Scotland Championships Beechgrove LTCMoffat, ScotlandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Ann Dod 6–3, 6–2SCO Evelyn BlencoweSCO Lottie PatersonSCO A. BarrySCO Ada BlencoweIreland 1783 Jane McClintock ENG Ida PerrySCO Ada BlencoweSCO Evelyn Blencowe 7–5, 4–6, 6–1ENG Ann Dod SCO Miss Thomson SCO Lottie PatersonIreland 1783 Edward B. Morrison9–7, 7–5ENG Ann Dod SCO Richard Millar Watson 26 AugHelmingham InvitationLawn Tennis Tournament at Helmingham https://www.newspapers.com/image/390235250/?terms=East%20of%20Ireland%2C%20tennis&match=1 27 November 2023 The Ipswich Journal newspapers.com 26 Aug 1886 Ipswich, England 3 enHelmingham EstateHelmingham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesNo Ladies SinglesNo Ladies Doubles ENG Miss Austin ENG Mr Wood6–2, 6–0 ENG Miss Heasey FRA Mr Addisou 28 AugDerbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesIreland 1783 Louisa Martin6–3, 6–0Ireland 1783 May Langrishe ENG Blanche Bingley ENG Mary SteedmanENG Lottie DodENG Florence MardallENG E. RichardsonIreland 1783 Florence Stanuell ENG Lottie DodIreland 1783 May Langrishe6–2, 7–5Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin Ireland 1783 Florence StanuellIreland 1783 Louisa MartinIreland 1783 Tom Campion6–3, 4–6, 6–2ENG Alice NoonGBR P. B. Brown 29 AugBournemouth Lawn Tennis Club TournamentLAWN TENNIS. BOURNEMOUTH.The Lawn Tennis Competition at Bournemouth https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000453/18860830/070/0003 27 November 2023 Dundee Evening Telegraph British Newspaper Archive 30 August 1886 Angus, Scotland 3 Dean ParkBournemouth, England Grass Singles - DoublesGBR Mrs Hornby6–3, 6–3GBR B. Hannaford ENG L. ElphinstonGBR Mrs SurmanENG M. Elphinston GBR Miss Fryer GBR Miss VaughanGBR Miss WollastonGBR Miss VaughanGBR Leslie C. Wintle6–2, 6–3GBR Miss PalmerGBR D.W. Donaldson 30 AugWhitby Open Lawn Tennis TournamentLAWN TENNIS. CLOSE OF THE TOURNAMENT AT WHITBY https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18860831/037/0007 27 November 2023 Leeds Mercury British Newspaper Archive 31 August 1886 Yorkshire, England 7Whitby, England Grass Singles - DoublesGBR G. WalterswalkoverGBR Beatrice Wood GBR A. WaltersGBR G. Walters6–2, 6–2GBR Miss WilkinsGBR E. WilkinsGBR Mabel HartleyGBR George E. Brewerton6–4, 6–3GBR L. CheethamGBR Arthur G. Pease September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist 7 Sep South of England ChampionshipsThe South of England Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/image/409762778/?terms=Eastbourne%2C%20tennis&match=1 27 November 2023 The Standard newspapers.com 7 Sep 1886 London, England 3 enEastbourne, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesGBR Margaret Bracewell6–1, 6–3ENG Blanche Bingley ENG Florence MardallENG Laura TriscottENG E. Malcolm ENG E. MoncktonENGMrs Kate TullockENG Alice Strapp GBR Margaret BracewellENG Florence Mardall6–4, 6–3GBR Gertrude MellershGBR Elizabeth MocattaGBR Margaret BracewellSCO John Galbraith Hornn 6–4, 8–6ENG Florence MardallGBR Percy B. Brown October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist19 OctNew Haven Ladies TournamentLawn Tennis:New Haven Ladies Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.newspapers.com/search/ 27 November 2023 The Morning Journal-Courier newspapers.com 19 Oct 1886 New Haven, Connecticut 3 enNew Haven LTCNew Haven, United StatesGrassSingles - DoublesUSA Miss Leslie 6–1, 6–4USA Annie Miller USA Miss GriggsUSA Miss KelloggUSA Miss L. Ives USA Miss Lynch USA N. B. Trowbridge USA Martha White USA Miss Lente USA N. B. Trowbridge6–1, 6–3USA Miss BriggsUSA Miss Kellogg 29 OctVictorian ChampionshipsCollins Bud Hollander Zander Bud Collin's Tennis Encyclopedia 1997 Visible Ink Press Canton, Michigan 978-1-57859-000-1 13 enMelbourne, AustraliaGrassSingles - DoublesAUS C. Greene6–1, 6–1AUS Ellen Mayne AUS Constance Raleigh AUS Mabel Shaw AUS Miss MayneAUS Mabel Shaw6–1, 6–0AUS Miss BarnardAUS Miss Brunton November No events December EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalist Quarter finalist 30 DecNew 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 26 November 2023 18, 19, 20 2020 (1st ed)Farndon ParkNapier, New ZealandGrassSingles - DoublesNZL Sarah Lance6–2, 3–6, 6–1NZL Hilda Hitchings NZL E Harman NZL Mrs G Way NZL Sarah LanceNZL Mrs G Way6–1, 6–4NZL Miss HanninNZL Miss CotterillNZL Hilda HitchingsNZL EP Hudson6–3, 6–1NZL Sarah LanceNZL HB WilliamsNapier OpenFarndon ParkNapier, New ZealandGrassSingles - DoublesNo Ladies SinglesNo Ladies Doubles NZL Rose TannerNZL J.W. Begg6–4, 6–0NZL Hilda HitchingsNZL R. Smith Tournament winners (singles) This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1886 major titles in bold: Ireland 1783 May Langrishe – Ballybrack, Howth, Irish Championships, Waterford (4) ENG Blanche Bingley – Edgbaston, Stamford Bridge, Wimbledon Championships, (3) SCO Jane Meikle – Edinburgh II, Edinburgh III, Pollokshields, (3) GBR Margaret Bracewell – Eastbourne, Edgbaston II, Scarborough, (3) ENG Beatrice Wood – Ilkley, Pontefract, (2) ENG Maud Watson – Exmouth, Northern Championships, (2) Ireland 1783 Louisa Martin – Buxton, Cheltenham, (2) AUS C. Greene – Melbourne, Sydney, (2) USA Miss Leslie – New Haven, (1) ENG Lottie Dod – Bath (1) GBR Charlotte Cooper – Ealing, (1) WAL L. Browne – Penarth, (1) ENG Lillian Watson – Teignmouth, (1) Ireland 1783 Mabel Cahill – Kilkenny, (1) ENG Mabel Boulton – Edinburgh, (1) NZL Sarah Lance – Napier, (1) GBR J. Wray – Redhill, (1) Ireland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe – Clifton, (1) GBR Agnes Noon – Stafford, (1) GBR Louisa Moir – Chapel Allerton, (1) ENG Katharine Hill – Aigburth, (1) ENG Miss Douglas – Chiswick Park, (1) GBR Nora Pope – Taunton, (1) GBR Agnes Watts – Leicester, (1) GBR Gertrude Mellersh – Leamington Spa, (1) Ireland 1783 H. Esmonde – Wexford, (1) GBR Florence Noon – Leicester, (1) Ireland 1783 Florence Stanuell – Darlington, (1) GBR Miss Cobbold – East Grinstead, (1) GBR A. Ridley – Felixstowe, (1) GBR G. Rant – Saxmundham, (1) GBR Katherine Hill – Tenby, (1) ENG Ann Dod – Mofatt, (1) GBR Mrs Hornby – Bournemouth, (1) GBR G. Walters – Whitby, (1) Season statistics Singles Total Tournaments (55) Most Titles: ENG Blanche Bingley & Ireland 1783 May Langrishe & GBR Margaret Bracewell & SCO Jane Meikle (3) Most Finals: ENG Maud Watson (6) References 2 Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons 1886 Women's Tennis Season Category:1880s in women's tennis