1890 men's tennis season

May 2025 1890 Men's Tennis Season Joshua Pim (tennis).jpg Irelands Joshua Pim won 1 major title the Northern Championships and is joint title leader this season with England's Ernest Wool Lewis 190px 3 January – 18 November 15th 142 Major (5) Pro (1)National (10)Britain & Ireland (76) United States (30)Australasia (7) Canada (4)Europe (5)India & Ceylon (4)South Africa (1) IRE 1783 Joshua Pim (6)GBR Ernest Lewis (6) GBR Ernest Lewis (8) 1889 1891 The 1890 Men's Tennis Season was a world wide tennis tournament circuit consisting of 142 major, national, professional, regional, provincial, state, county, city and regular tournaments. The season began in January in Christchurch in New Zealand and ended in November in Melbourne in Australia. Season summary 140px|thumb|right|England's Ernest Wool Lewis won one major title at the Irish Championships and was the joint 1890 season title leader with 6 events won, and he reached the most finals with 8 in total. The 1890 season began in early January in Christchurch, New Zealand, with the New Zealand Championships that was won by Joy Marshall.Tennis NZ Roll of Honour https://tennis.kiwi/assets/Files-pdf-word-docs-etc/Tennis-NZ-Roll-of-Honour.pdf Tennis Kiwi Tennis New Zealand 25 February 2025 18, 19, 20 2020 At the end of May at the staging of the first major tournament of the season the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships held at the Fitzwilliam LTC, the mens singles event is won by England's Ernest Wool Lewis who defeated Ireland's Willoughby Hamilton in five sets.7 June 1890 THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001857/18900607/072/0032 25 February 2025 Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News via British Newspaper Archive 32 At the beginning of June the second World Professional Championships are held in Dublin, Ireland, that is won by George J. Kerr who defeats Tom Pettitt by three matches to zero.11 June 1890 TENNIS: PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000433/18900611/003/0001 25 February 2025 Dublin Evening Mail via British Newspaper Archive 1 In mid June the second amateur major is held the Northern Championships played in Liverpool, England that is won by Ireland's Joshua Pim who beats compatriot Willoughby Hamilton in five sets, who was playing in his second consecutive major final.23 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS: THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18900623/016/0007 25 February 2025 Leeds Mercury via British Newspaper Archive 7 In the first week of July at the third amateur major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships the mens singles title goes to Irish player Willoughby Hamilton in his third consecutive major appearance, he ousted the English seven time defending champion William Renshaw in five sets.10 July 1890 Hamilton Defeats Renshaw At Tennis https://books.google.com/books?id=Ss9VAAAAIBAJ&q=Wimbledon+Championships 25 February 2025 The Philadelphia Record via Google News Archive 2 At the final amateur major of the season the U.S. National Championships played at Newport Casino, Newport, RI in the United States on 3 September, the mens singles is won by Oliver Campbell who beats Henry Slocum in a four set final.4 September 1890 THE UNITED STATES CHAMPIONSHIP MATCHES https://books.google.com/books?id=nyYHAAAAIBAJ&q=Campbell+Slocum 25 February 2025 The Toronto Daily Mail via Google News Archive 2 The season ends in mid November in Melbourne, Australia at the Victorian Championships and won by James Cramond.19 November 1890 NOTES FROM THE TENNIS COURT https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/227927831 25 February 2025 The Melbourne Sportsman via Trove 6 Season results Included:Tournaments: 1890 https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournaments/ 26 February 2025 Tennis Archives Key Major events National events Professional events January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Jan.Tennis NZ Roll of Honour https://tennis.kiwi/assets/Files-pdf-word-docs-etc/Tennis-NZ-Roll-of-Honour.pdf Tennis Kiwi Tennis New Zealand 25 February 2025 18, 19, 20 2020New Zealand ChampionshipsChristchurch, New ZealandGrassNZ Joy Marshall6–3, 6–4, 10–8NZ Minden Fenwick 18 Jan.20 February 1890 LAWN TENNIS https://books.google.com/books?id=c6EdAAAAIBAJ&q=Southern+India+Championship+tennis 25 February 2025 The Toronto Daily Mail via Google News Archive 2Southern India Championships Madras, IndiaClayGBR Harry Grove10–12, 6–1, 6–1GBR Charles Lacy Sweet February No events March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist8 Mar.Bombay Gymkhana Club OpenBombay, IndiaGrassGBR Eustace Nicholson def.GBR Arthur Barton 15 Mar.Kumar Datta Pratip A Century of Indian Tennis Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India 2001 9788123007830 75Bengal ChampionshipsCalcutta, IndiaSurfaceGBR Reginald Gamble def.GBR E. Pearce 15 Mar.The Morning Post (17 March 1890) p.2. via British Newspaper ArchiveLondon Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington II, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Harry S. Barlow 2–6, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–3GBR Ernest Meers 15 Mar.24 March 1890 COMMERCIAL TELEGRAMS: The Punjab Tennis Championship https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/18900324/002/0002 26 February 2025 Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore) via British Newspaper Archive 2Punjab ChampionshipsLahore, IndiaGrassGBR Henry Fleming def.GBR R. F. Anderson 20 Mar.22 March 1890 SPORTING NEWS: Campbell Wins in Singles https://books.google.com/books?id=3Sw_AAAAIBAJ&q=Tropical+Championships+tennis 26 February 2025 Boston Evening Transcript via Google News Archive 14Tropical ChampionshipsSt Augustine, United StatesAsphaltUSA Oliver Campbell6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4USA Thomas Beckworth 22 Mar.24 March 1890 The Covered Court Championship https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000687/18900324/215/0008 15 April 2025 Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer via British Newspaper Archive 8British Covered Court ChampionshipsBayswater, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Ernest Lewis6–2, 6–3, 6–2GBR Ernest Meers 28 Mar.Auckland ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandAsphaltNZ William Goodhue6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4NZ Eric Hudson April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist9 Apr.10 April 1890 LAWN TENNIS IN GEELONG The Age via Trove 6Geelong Easter TournamentGeelong, AustraliaAsphaltAUS William Goodhue (2)6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 6–4AUS Eric Hidson 12 Apr.South Australian ChampionshipsAdelaide, AustraliaAsphaltAUS Bert Hambidge 13–10 gamesAUS John Baker 13 Apr.13 April 1890 EPITOME OF FOREIGN AND GENERAL NEWS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000079/18900413/009/0002 15 April 2025 Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper via British Newspaper Archive 2Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya, CeylonClayGBR James Dove6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3 GBR Hugh Keith 24 Apr.Fitzwilliam Club ChampionshipsDublin II, IrelandGrassIRE 1783Willoughby Hamilton6–2, 6–3, 6–4IRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor 24 Apr.Buckley TrophyMelbourne II, AustraliaGrassAUS Walter Riddell2–6, 8–6, 6–4AUS Norman Bayles May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist7 May.NOTES: Dublin University Championship Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001939/18900510/065/0020 16 April 2025 Irish Society (Dublin) via British Newspaper Archive 20, 21Dublin University ChampionshipsDublin III, IrelandAsphaltIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor 6–3, 3–6, 8–6, 6–1IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 11 May.Danish National ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkClayDEN Folmer HansenwonDEN ? 24 May.28 May 1890 LAWK TENNIS. THE POLLOKSHIELDS OPEN TOURNAMENT AND WEST SCOTLAND CHAMPIONSHIP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18900528/031/0002 15 April 2025 Sporting Life via British Newspaper Archive 2Pollokshields Open Pollokshields II, Great BritainGrassGBR Edward Fuller 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 3–6, 6–0GBR Henry Guy Nadin 25 May.Sporting Life via British Newspaper Archive. 28 May 1890. p. 2.West of Scotland ChampionshipsPollokshields, Great BritainGrassSCO G. Scott Jacksondef. SCO John B. Gray 25 May.Gill Hall (Ed) Valentine Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Championships of 1890 Wright & Ditson Publishers 1891 47Southern ChampionshipsBaltimore, United StatesClayUSA Fred Mansfielddef.USA Albert Empie Wright 31 May.7 June 1890 THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001857/18900607/072/0032 15 April 2025 Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News via British Newspaper Archive 32Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis3–6, 3–6, 9–7, 6–4, 7–5IRE 1783 Willoughby Hamilton June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist7 Jun.9 June 1890 WATERLOO TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000647/18900609/006/0006 15 April 2025 Liverpool Daily Post via British Newspaper Archive 6Waterloo OpenWaterloo, Great BritainGrassGBR John Redfern Deykin 6–0, 1–6, 6–2, 6–2GBR William Wethered 7 Jun.9 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS. The London Championship Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18900609/026/0003 15 April 2025 The Morning Post via British Newspaper Archive 3London ChampionshipsLondon, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (2) 3–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–2, 6–2GBR Wilfred Baddeley 7 Jun.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 39.New York TC Spring OpenNew York City, United StatesClayGBR Charles G. Eames6–3, 6–2, 6–1USA Carman Runyon 7 Jun.9 June 1890 CRICKET AND LAWN TENNIS NOTES https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000098/18900609/004/0001 15 April 2025 Pall Mall Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 1West of England ChampionshipsBath, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (3) 7–5, 6–3, 6–2GBR James Baldwin 7 Jun.14 June 1890 FIXTURES OF OPEN TOURNAMENTS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002525/18900614/189/0028 15 April 2025 Sporting Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 27, 28Whitehouse OpenEdinburgh II, Great BritainClaySCOArchibald Thomsondef.GBR Edward Fuller 8 Jun.19 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000221/18900619/010/0002 15 April 2025 Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 2Surrey Closed County ChampionshipRichmond, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow (4) 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2GBR Wilfred Baddeley 8 Jun.21 June 1890 THE PROFESSIONAL LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE WORLD https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001857/18900621/041/0016 25 February 2025 Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News via British Newspaper Archive 16World Professional ChampionshipsDublin IV, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 George J. Kerr3–0 matchesUSA Tom Pettitt 12 Jun.Wissahickon Open Wissahickon, United StatesGrassUSA Rodmand Beach 6–2, 6–2, 6–1USA Benjamin Allen 12 Jun.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Championships of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 47.Middle States Championships Rochester, United StatesGrassUSA Howard Taylor5–7, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4USA Albert Empie Wright 14 Jun.Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 19 June 1890. p. 2. Surrey ChampionshipsSurbiton, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Baddeley walkover GBR Harry S. Barlow 14 Jun.Taylor Challenge CupLeeds, Great BritainGrassGBR David Davydef.GBR Frederick Bradbury 14 Jun.21 June 1890 CHELTENHAM LAWN TENNIS WEEK https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000517/18900621/040/0006 15 April 2025 Cheltenham Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive 6Cheltenham ChampionshipsCheltenham, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Harold Mahony 6–4, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4GBR James Baldwin 16 Jun.17 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS: The Scottish Championships Tournament Edinburgh https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000060/18900617/020/0006 15 April 2025 The Glasgow Herald via British Newspaper Archive 6Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Ernest Browne6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–4GBR George Mewburn 20 Jun.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Championships of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 47.New England ChampionshipsNew Haven II, United StatesGrassUSA Bob Huntington3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–1USA Oliver Campbell 21 Jun.23 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS. THE NORTHERN TOURNAMENT. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000321/18900623/020/0004 26 February 2025 Nottingham Evening Post via British Newspaper Archive 4Northern ChampionshipsLiverpool, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim2–6, 6–8, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3IRE 1783 Willoughby Hamilton 21 Jun.LAWN TENNIS: Kent All-comers Championship and Challenge Cup.— Gentlemen's Singles. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18900623/028/0003 16 April 2025 The London Morning Post via British Newspaper Archive 3Kent ChampionshipsBeckenham, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Meers 5–7, 8–6, 6–3, 6–3GBR Harry S. Barlow 23 Jun.Western Pennsylvania ChampionshipsPittsburgh, United StatesClay USA Samuel Moorhead6–0, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2USA Marshall Christy 23 Jun.23 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS ... CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE NORTH OF IRELAND https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/18900623/007/0003 16 April 2025 Belfast News-Letter via British Newspaper Archive 3North of Ireland ChampionshipsBelfast, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783Manliffe Goodbody5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–2IRE 1783 Arthur H. G. Ashe 25 Jun.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Review of the Season in England 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. pp. 105–108.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Willoughby Hamilton (2)6–2, 6–3, 6–0GBR Charles Lacy Sweet 28 Jun.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 40.New Jersey State Championships Montrose, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Hobart walkover USA Albert Empie Wright 28 Jun.30 June 1890 LAWN TENNIS: EDGBASTON AND MIDLAND COUNTIES TOURNAMENTS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001055/18900630/037/0004 16 April 2025 The Sportsman via British Newspaper Archive 4Edgbaston Open Edgbaston II, Great BritainSurfaceGBR James Baldwin6–3, 6–3, 6–0GBR Alfred Crawley 28 Jun.County Dublin Championships Dublin IV, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (2)5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 6–0IRE 1783 Frank Stoker 28 Jun.Amackassin Club InvitationYonkers, United StatesClayUSA Victor Etling7–5, 4–6, 7–5, 6–4GBR Charles G. Eames 28 Jun.LAWN TENNIS: EDGBASTON AND MIDLAND COUNTIES TOURNAMENTS". The Sportsman via British Newspaper Archive. 30 June 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 16 April 2025.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great BritainGrassGBR John Redfern Deykin (2)6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7GBR Henry Guy Nadin 28 Jun.Northumberland CCC OpenNewcastle II, Great BritainGrassGBR Roger Hendy 6–2, 6–2, 6–4NZL Percival Fenwick 28 Jun.Championship of the North of ScotlandBroughty Ferry, Great BritainClayGBR James Conyers6–2, 5–7, 6–4GBR Arthur Story 30 Jun.Southern California ChampionshipsSanta Monica, United StatesAsphaltUSA Robert Peyton CarterDef.USA Ken Carter July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist5 Jul.Anglo Dutch OpenRotterdam, NetherlandsCementNED Raymond Boeye6–2, 6–1NED A. Chabot jr. 5 Jul.Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Chipp 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3GBR G. E. Lowe 5 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Championships of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 47.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsSan Rafael, United StatesAsphaltUSA William H. Taylor6–4, 9–7, 6–0USA Charles R. Yates 7 July.Wimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783Willoughby Hamilton (3)scoreGBR William Renshaw 8 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. pp. 41, 42.Waterbury Cup InvitationHarrison II, United StatesGrassUSA Howard A. Taylor (2)6–1, 6–2, 6–2USA Charles Sands 8 JulStaffordshire TournamentStafford, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor (2)6–0, 6–3, 6–2GBR John Redfern Deykin 12 Jul.Nottinghamshire LTA TournamentNottingham, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783Grainger Chaytor (2)6–2, 6–2GBR Deane Miller 12 Jul.Yorkshire Association & County OpenIlkley, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (3)6–2, 6–0, 6–0GBR James Baldwin 12 Jul.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (3)6–1, 6–4, 6–2IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 12 Jul.Ilkley Open Ilkley II, Great BritainGrassGBR David Davy (2)7–9, 5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2GBR William Mahon 13 Jul.Auburndale Challenge Cup Aburndale, United StatesGrassUSA Fred Hoveydef.USA Silas Reed 13 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 42.Montclair Open Montclair, United StatesClayUSA Edward L. Hall6–3, 7–5, 6–4USA Russell Perkins 14 Jul.Natal ChampionshipsDurban, South AfricaGrassColony of Natal William J. Grant6–4, 6–2, 6–4Colony of Natal H. Gazzard 14 Jul.Montréal CupMontréal, CanadaClayCAN 1868 C. F. Martin6–1, 6–2, 6–3CAN 1868 Cecil Yarker 14 Jul.Netherlands National ChampionshipsScheveningen, NetherlandsCementNED A. P. van Aken6–3, 4–6, 6–3NED Leendert Boeye 15 Jul.Scottish Border ChampionshipsHawick, Great BritainGrassGBR C.B. Martin6–1, 6–2, 7–5 SCO John Glenny 16 Jul.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Great BritainGrassGBR A. E. Passman2–6, 6–3, 8–6GBR Philip Grove 16 Jul.Westchester InvitationHarrison, United StatesGrassUSA Bob Huntington (2)7–9, 4–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–2USA Percy Knapp 16 Jul.Leamington Open Leamington Spa II, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (4)6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 9–7GBR Frank Noon 19 Jul.Queen's Challenge CupWest Kensington III, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783Grainger Chaytor (4)6–3, 6–1, 6–3GBRErnest Wool Lewis 19 Jul.Leicester OpenLeicester, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (5)6–1, 6–2GBR Frank Noon 19 Jul.Royston OpenRoyston, Great BritainGrassGBR C. E. Warren6–2, 6–2GBR Anthony Jackson 20 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 42.Hudson River ChampionshipsHastings-on-Hudson, United StatesGrassUSA Valentine Gill Hall 6–4, 9–7, 6–3USA Charles Sands 20 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 43.Western States Championships Chicago, United StatesGrassUSA Charles A. Chase6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3USA John J. McClellan 22 Jul.Market Harborough TournamentMarket Harborough, Great BritainGrassGBR Frank Noon 6–4, 6–3, 6–2GBR Alfred Crawley 24 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 43.Southside Field Club OpenBay Shore, United StatesClayUSA Oliver Campbell (2)9–7, 6–2, 6–4USA Bob Huntington 26 Jul.Clones Challenge CupClones, IrelandSurfaceIRE 1783 Arthur H G Ashe7–5, 6–1, 6–2IRE 1783 J.S.F. Hearn 26 Jul.Mallow TournamentCork, IrelandSurfaceIRE 1783 J. O. Headwalkover GBR W. H. Clarke 26 Jul.Sheffield & Hallamshire TournamentSheffield, Great BritainGrassGBR Ken Sanderson6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5GBR Charles Wade 26 Jul.Hornsey Challenge Cup Hornsey, Great BritainGrassGBR J. E. Kingsley 6–4, 6–3, 6–1GBR Guy A. Robins 26 Jul.Northwestern ChampionshipsMinnetonka, United StatesConcreteUSA Charles Sands6–5, 7–5, 8–6USA Juddy Belden 28 Jul.North Wales ChampionshipsDenbigh, Great BritainGrassGBR Henry Fosbery6–2, 6–2, 6–3GBR George Hayes 28 Jul.Hull Open Hull, Great BritainGrassGBR William Mahon9–7, 6–3GBR Geoffrey Hacker 30 Jul.Seaford & Blatchington Open Seaford, Great BritainGrassGBR Harold Brooker6–1, 6–3GBR Jim Garrett 31 Jul.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Championships of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 47.Southampton InvitationSouthampton, United StatesGrassUSA Howard A. Taylor (3)6–2, 6–2, 6–2USA Rodmond Beach August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Aug.County Kildare ChampionshipNaas, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 C. Johnson 6–2, 6–4, 6–1IRE 1783 Richard Hornidge 1 Aug.Somersetshire ChampionshipsTaunton, Great BritainGrassGBR Arnold Blake2–6, 8–6, 6–4, 11–9GBR Kenneth Marley 2 Aug.Chingford OpenChingford, Great BritainGrassGBR Arthur Gore3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3GBR Charles G. Eames 2 Aug.Repton Tournament Repton, Great BritainGrassGBR G.E. Lowe6–3, 6–0GBR Geoffrey Hacker 2 Aug.Northumberland County ChampionshipsNewcastle, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody (2) 6–3, 6–4, 6–3GBR Frank Noon 6 Aug.Darlington Association TournamentDarlington, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (6)6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2GBR Ernest Wool Lewis 7 Aug.Colchester ChampionshipColchester II, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Kersey 2–6, 10–8, 6–2GBR Maurice Welldon 7 Aug.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 44.Kebo Valley Open Bar Harbor, United StatesGrassUSA Valentine Gill Hall (2)6–3, 5–7, 8–6, 6–4 USA Edward L. Hall 7 Aug.Inverkip Rovers Closed ChampionshipsWemyss Bay, Great BritainGrass GBR Charles Higginbothamdef.SCO Archibald Thomson 8 Aug.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 44.Wentworth Open New Castle, United StatesGrassUSA George Lee5–7, 6–3, 10–8, 7–5USA Fred Hovey 9 Aug.Castle Wemyss Cup Wemyss Bay II, Great BritainGrassSCO G. Scott Jackson (2) 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 7–5GBR Henry Guy Nadin 9 Aug.Manitoba & Northwest Territories ChampionshipsWinnipeg, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Barney Toole8–6, 6–3 CAN 1868 Frederick Stobart 9 Aug.Exmouth OpenExmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (4) 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3IRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody 9 Aug.Inverkip Rovers OpenWemyss Bay III, Great BritainGrassSCO G. Scott Jackson (3)walkoverUSA Louis Grant 9 Aug.Waterford Open Waterford, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Arthur H. G. Ashe (2)6–0, 6–2IRE 1783 John P. O'Shea 15 Aug.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 45.Nahant InvitationNahant, United StatesClayUSA Oliver Campbell (3) 7–5, 6–2USA Robert P. Huntington 16 Aug.Hunstanton Open Hunstanton, Great BritainGrassGBR William Pechey8–6, 6–4, 6–2 GBR H. Dixon 16 Aug.Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody (3) 6–2, 7–5, 6–3GBR Harry S. Barlow 16 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Charles Longe4–6, 6–8, 7–5, 6–0, 6–2CAN 1868 Harvey Coombe 16 Aug.Seaton Open Seaton, Great BritainGrassGBR Arthur Story 6–3, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3GBR G. Porter 16 Aug.South Wales ChampionshipsTenby, Great BritainGrassWAL David Davies 6–4, 5–6, 6–2, 6–0WAL G. W. Lloyd 16 Aug.Teignmouth & Shaldon OpenTeignmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (5) 6–1, 6–1GBR Frank Stoddart 16 AugEastern Counties ChampionshipsFelixstowe, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Allen6–1, 1–6, 6–3 GBR Francis Eicke 16 Aug.Penzance OpenPenzance, Great BritainGrassGBR Arthur Andrews 6–2, 8–6 GBR Charles Whiteford 19 Aug.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 45.Bar Harbor OpenBar Harbor II, United StatesGrassUSA Valentine Gill Hall (3) 6–1, 1–6, 6–0, 1–6, 6–2USA J. W. Carver 19 Aug.South of Scotland ChampionshipsMoffat, Great BritainGrassSCO Alfred Aitken Thomson 1–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–2SCO Richard Millar Watson 21 Aug.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 45.Narragansett Open Narragansett, United StatesGrassUSA Oliver Campbell (4)8–6, 1–6, 6–4, 5–7, 6–3USA J. W. Carver 22 Aug.St. Ives OpenSt. Ives, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Whiteford 6–3, 6–4GBR Arthur Andrews 22 Aug.Saxmundham OpenSaxmundham, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Gladstone Allen (2) 7–5, retd.GBR Roy Allen 23 Aug.Fakenham OpenFakenham, Great BritainGrassGBR Frederick Crowdy6–2, 6–4 GBR M. R. Gray 23 Aug.Torquay & Shaldon OpenTorquay, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Wool Lewis (6) 6–1, 6–2, 6–3GBR Edward Avory 23 Aug.North of England ChampionshipsScarborough, Great BritainGrassGBR James Baldwin (2)8–10, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4 GBR Percy Brown 23 Aug.Walmer OpenWalmer, Great BritainGrassGBR J. R. Masondef.?GBR F. H. Mayo 23 Aug.East of Scotland Championships St. Andrews, Great BritainGrassSCO Richard Millar Watson 1–6, 2–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–3 GBR John Conyers 24 Aug.King's County & Ormonde Tournament Parsons Town, IrelandGrassGBR Herbert N. CraigIRE 1783 Toler Garvey 30 Aug.Bournemouth OpenBournemouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Henry R. Biddle6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 6–0GBR David Payn 30 Aug.Hitchin OpenHitchin, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles Gladstone Allen (3)divided title GBR Roy Allen 30 Aug.Colwyn Bay Open Colwyn Bay, Great BritainClayGBR J. U. Hodgson 6–2, 7–5SCO Henry J. Mackenzie September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Sep.Niagara International ChampionshipNiagara on the Lake, CanadaGrassUSA Edward Tanner6–4, 6–3, 6–1CAN 1868 Henry Mackenzie 3 Sep.U.S. National Championships ConsolationNewport, RI, II, United StatesGrassUSA Fred Hovey6–0, 6–1USA Charles Howland 3 Sep.Maplewood Hotel Challenge Cup Bethlehem, United StatesClayUSA Charles Sands (2)6–1, 6–4, 4–6, 6–3USA Ernie Gates 3 Sep.Filey OpenFiley, Great BritainGrassGBR Henry Caldecott 1–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 7–5GBR Arthur Hallward 3 Sep.East Side of the White Mountains Championships Intervale, United StatesSurfaceUSA George A. Hurd 6–1, 6–1USA Daniel George 3 Sep.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 46.U.S. National ChampionshipsNewport, RI, United StatesSurfaceUSA Oliver Campbell (5)6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–1USA Henry Slocum 5 Sep.Canadian ChampionshipsToronto, CanadaGrassUSA Edward Tanner (2)6–2, 6–3, 6–3CAN 1868 Oliver R. Macklem 5 Sep.Lenox InvitationNYC II, United StatesGrassUSA Philip Sears def.USA Bob Huntington 6 Sep.Sussex Championships Brighton, Great BritainGrassGBR Wilfred Baddeley6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5GBR Horace Chapman 6 Sep.Queensland Championships Brisbane, AustraliaGrassAUS Arthur Taylor 6–3, 6–4, 6–0AUS Eric Hudson 6 Sep.United Services TC Open Portsmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR D. E. Paynedivided title GBR L. A. Hamilton 7 Sep.Essex ChampionshipsColchester, Great BritainGrassGBR Ernest Meers (2)6–2, 6–0, 6–2GBR Edward Christy 7 Sep.Scheveningen International TournamentScheveningen, NetherlandsAsphaltGBR E.C. Daubeney6–1, 6–3NED N. A. M. van Aken 13 Sep.South of England ChampionshipsEastbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR Andrew Ziffo7–9, 6–2, 6–1, 7–5GBR James Baldwin 14 Sep.Dinard Cup Dinard, FranceClayGBR Horace Chapman 3–6, 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4GBR Arthur Gore 14 Sep.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 46.New Hamburg InvitationNew Hamburg, United StatesGrassUSA Edward L. Hall4–6, 8–6, 6–1, 7–5USA Alex Post 21 Sep.Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClay GBR Charles Lacy Sweet1–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–0GBR Wilberforce Eaves October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Oct.New York TC Fall OpenNYC III, United StatesClayUSA Arthur Runyon2–6, 6–3, 6–2USA Stephen Millett 11 Oct.Lordship Road OpenStoke Newington, Great BritainClayGBR Edward WhitewalkoverGBR E. J. Layton 19 Oct.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Tournaments of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 46.U.S. Intercollegiate ChampionshipsNew Haven, United StatesGrassUSA Bob Huntington (3)9–7, 7–5, 6–1USA George A. Hurd November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist11 Nov.Gill Hall (Ed), Valentine (1891). Wright and Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide: Chapter: Champions of 1890. Wright & Ditson Publishers. p. 111.New South Wales ChampionshipsSydney, AustraliaGrassAUS Dudley Webb6–2, 6–3, 6–2AUS Herbert Webb 18 Nov.Victorian Championships Melbourne, AustraliaAsphaltAUS James Cramond6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4AUS Ben Green December No events Tournament winners Players are listed by total titles won, major tournaments are in bold. IRE 1783 Joshua Pim, Dublin IV, Ilkley, Leamington Spa II, Leicester, Northern Championships St. Leonards, (6) GBR Ernest Lewis, Bayswater, Chiswick Park, Exmouth, Irish Championships Teignmouth, Torquay, (6) USA Oliver Campbell, Bay Shore, Nahant, Narragansett, St. Augustine, U.S. National Championships (5) IRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor, Dublin III, Nottingham, Stafford, West Kensington III, (4) GBR Harry S. Barlow, Bath, Richmond, West Kensington, West Kensington II, (4) IRE 1783 Willoughby Hamilton, Dublin II, Penarth, Wimbledon Championships (3) IRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody, Belfast, Buxton, Newcastle, (3) USA Valentine Gill Hall, Bar Harbor, Bar Harbor II, Hastings-on-Hudson, (3) SCO. G. Scott Jackson, Pollokshields, Wemyss Bay II, Wemyss Bay III, (3) USA Bob Huntington, Harrison, New Haven, New Haven II, (3) USA Howard Augustus Taylor, Harrison II, Rochester, Southampton, (3) GBR Charles Gladstone Allen, Felixstowe, Hitchin, Saxmundham, (3) GBR John Redfern Deykin, Edgbaston, Waterloo, (2) USA Charles Sands, Bethlehem, Minnetonka (2) GBR David Davy, Ilkley II, Leeds, (2) GBR James Baldwin, Edgbaston II, Scarborough, (2) GBR Ernest Meers, Beckenham, Colchester (2) USA Edward E. Tanner, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto (2) AUS William Goodhue, Auckland, Geelong (2) IRE 1783 Arthur H. G. Ashe, Clones, Waterford (2) References Sources Wright & Ditson Officially Adopted Lawn Tennis Guide 1891 1890 Tournament Search Tennis Archives. Netherlands. Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons Category:1890 in tennis