1895 women's tennis season

Women's tennis tournament series 1895 Women's Tennis Season Charlotte Cooper.jpg Charlotte Cooper wins two major events this season the Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships, but is not title leader Canada's Maude Delano-Osborne wins five events. 270px 12 January – 28 December 1895 20th 96 CAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne (5) GBR Helen Jackson (9) 1894 1896 The 1895 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 96 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments. The season began on 12 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 28 December in Auckland, New Zealand. Season summary The 1895 season began on 12 January in Cape Town, South Africa with the Western Province Championships; the singles event was won by F.S. Green who defeated L. Myburgh in the final. The first major event of the season was the Irish Championships which concluded on 1 June at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin, Ireland, the singles event was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Scotland's Lottie Paterson in two sets.3 June 1895 LAWN TENNIS. The Irish Championships. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18950603/066/0006 16 March 2026 London Evening Standard via British Newspaper Archive 5 On 15 June at the second major event of the season the Northern Championships held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester, England, the singles event was won by Ireland's Louisa Martin who defeated England's Blanche Hillyard by walkover.17 June 1895 LAWN TENNIS. THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. VICTORIES OF THE BADBELEYS AND MISS MARTIN. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000056/18950617/041/0007 16 March 2026 Freeman's Journal 7 In North America the third major tournament of the season the U.S. National Championships was played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States, concluding on 29 June and was won by Juliette Atkinson who defeated Helena Hellwig in three sets. At the fourth and final major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club, Wimbledon, England, the singles event final on 15 July was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Helen Jackson in two sets.16 July 1895 LAWN TENNIS. ALL ENGLAND CHAMPIONSHIPS. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001683/18950716/070/0003 16 March 2026 Irish Times 3 The 1895 women's tennis season concluded on 28 December in Wellington, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships, the singles title was won by Kate Nunneley who defeated Constance Lean in two sets.Meikle Hayden 4 January 2012 Tennis: Queen of the court https://www.odt.co.nz/sport/tennis/tennis-queen-court 16 March 2026 Otago Daily Times Season results Notes:Hard includes asphalt, cement and concrete tennis courts, some European tournaments use the term to define clay courts they are shown as clay. Key Tournaments Major National Professional Worldwide Team SurfaceCanvas – Indoor (0)Clay – Outdoor (33)Clay – Indoor (0)Grass – Outdoor (50)Hard – Outdoor (8)Wood – Indoor (4) January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist12 Jan. 14 January 1895 Lawn Tennis: Western Province Championships Cape Times Cape Town, South Africa 5 National Library of South AfricaWestern Province ChampionshipsCape Town, South AfricaClayCape Colony F.S. Green6-4, 6-5Cape Colony L. Myburgh February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist11 Feb.Croatia Ladies Lawn Tennis TournamentOpatija, CroatiaClayKingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Princess Stephanie1st prize? 16 Feb.Auckland ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandGrassNZL A. Nicholson4-6, 6-1, 6-4NZL Miss Mowbry March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Mar.11 March 1895 Lawn Tennis Club https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget18950312-1.2.82 16 March 2026 The Straits Budget 11Singapore LLTC Spring OpenSingaporeGrassStraits Settlements Mrs. Waddell6-3, 6-5Straits Settlements Mrs. Lovell 14 Mar.19 March 1895 WEYMOUTH NEWS. Nice Lawn Tennis Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002982/18950319/097/0005 16 March 2026 Weymouth Telegram 5Nice InternationalNice, FranceClayGBR Henrietta BarnardwonGBR Miss Sharrock 16 Mar.Otago LTA TournamentDunedin, New ZealandGrassNZL L. Mackerras9-5 gamesNZL F. Campbell 22 Mar.Lawn Tennis: The South African Tournament at Port Elizabeth The Cape Times 23 March 1895 Cape Town, South Africa NLSA Digital Collections 5South African ChampionshipsPort Elizabeth, South AfricaClayCape Colony L. Biddulph6-1, 6-4Cape Colony Miss Fry April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Apr.8 April 1895 ITEMS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002947/18950408/056/0007 16 March 2026 Westminster Gazette via British Newspaper Archive 7British Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Charlotte Cooper6-4, 3-6, 6-1WAL Edith Austin 8 Apr.Lawn Tennis: South Australian Championships The Advertiser 10 April 1895 Adelaide, Australia National Library of Australia Trove 6South Australian ChampionshipsAdelaide, AustraliaGrassAUS Lilian Payne6-2, 6-4AUS Maisie Parr 13 Apr.13 April 1895 Lawn Tennis. Territet. Montreux https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003340/18950413/197/0044 16 March 2026 The Gentlewoman 43, 44Lac Léman Spring InternationalMontreux, SwitzerlandClayGBR Miss WhitewonGBR Miss Attfield 22 Apr.Auckland Easter OpenAuckland, New ZealandGrassNZL A. Philcox9-5 gamesNZL Miss Spiers 27 Apr.4 May 1895 Lawn Tennis. Craigside Covered Court Tournanment https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18950504/328/0048 16 March 2026 The Field 48, 49Welsh Covered Court Spring ChampionshipsLlandudno, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Alice Pickering6-1, 6-0IRE 1783 Ruth Dyas May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 May.Ealing ChampionshipsEaling, Great BritainGrassGBR Alice Brownwon? 8 May.Tennis: Die Internationalen Meisterschaften von Prag Prager Tagblatt 22 May 1923 Prague, Czechoslovakia ANNO 5International Championship of PraguePrague, BohemiaClayBOH Milada Cifkovawon? 11 May.Urana Shire ChampionshipUrana, AustraliaGrassAUS M. Devlin30-24 gamesAUS Miss Danger 11 May.Lawn Tennis: The New South Wales Championship Meeting The Sydney Morning Herald 13 May 1895 Sydney, Australia National Library of Australia Trove 6New South Wales ChampionshipsSydney, AustraliaGrassAUS Mabel Shaw6-3, 2-6, 6-3AUS S. Dransfield June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Jun.4 June 1895 LAWN TENNIS. THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000098/18950604/020/0009 16 March 2026 Pall Mall Gazette 9Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper Cooper wins the "Triple Crown" (Singles, Doubles, and Mixed) at the Irish Championships event in Dublin (2)6-4, 6-4SCO Lottie Paterson 3 Jun.Lawn Tennis: De Wedstrijden te Rotterdam Rotterdamsch Nieuwsblad 4 June 1895 Rotterdam, Netherlands Delpher 2Rotterdam CupRotterdam, NetherlandsHardNED Elizabeth Viruly6-1, 3-6, 6-3NED Adrie de Jongh 4 Jun. 5 June 1895 Tynedale Open Lawn Tennis Tournament The Newcastle Daily Chronicle Newcastle, England British Newspaper Archive 7Tynedale OpenHexham, Great BritainGrassGBR Lucy KendaldefaultGBR Beatrice Jackson 8 Jun.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper (3)6-3, 7-5WAL Edith Austin 8 Jun.10 June 1895 Lawn-Tennis https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001876/18950610/046/0003 16 March 2026 Scottish Referee 3Whitehouse OpenEdinburgh, Great BritainGrassSCO Louisa StoltzdefaultSCO Mrs Kirkwood 15 Jun.17 June 1895 ATHLETICS AND SPORT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000325/18950617/014/0003 17 March 2026 Gloucester Citizen 3Northern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Louisa MartinwalkoverGBR Blanche Hillyard 15 Jun.Kent County ChampionshipsBlackheath, Great BritainGrassGBR Georgina Wilson6-4, 6-2GBR Mrs Waring 15 Jun.Lawn Tennis: Das Prager Turnier Prager Tagblatt 16 June 1895 Prague, Bohemia ANNO 14Austrian Lawn Tennis Tournament The 1895 Austrian Lawn Tennis Tournament in Prague was the second edition of what would become the Austrian International Championships. At this time, Prague was a primary tennis center of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.Prague, BohemiaClayBOH Kara von Nostitz6-4, 6-4BOH Hedwig Rosenbaum 17 Jun.Brisbane All Comers Ladies TournamentIpswich, AustraliaGrassAUS Lucy RealwonAUS M. Real 20 Jun.Burton-on-Trent OpenBurton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrassGBR Hilda Lane6-4, 6-4GBR Ida Cressy 22 Jun. 23 June 1895 Tennis in Central Park; Juliette Atkinson Wins the Women's Singles Championship The New York Times New York, NY 24Central Park ChampionshipManhattan, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Juliette Atkinson6-4, 6-2, 6-3USA 1891 Mary Millett 22 Jun.24 June 1895 BATH LAWN TENNIS WEEK https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18950624/009/0003 17 March 2026 Western Daily Press 3West of England ChampionshipsBath, Great BritainGrassGBR Helen Jackson6-1, 6-1IRE 1783 Madeline O'Neill 22 Jun.24 June 1895 Beckenham Open Tennis Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000183/18950624/066/0007 17 March 2026 London Evening Standard 7Kent All Comers Championships The Beckenham Open Tennis Tournament included the Kent All-Comers Championship as part of the programme of events staged.Beckenham, Great BritainGrassWAL Edith Austin6-3, 6-1GBR Amy Wilson 29 Jun.London ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Great BritainGrassGBR Maud Shackle6-2, 7-5WAL Edith Austin 29 Jun.30 June 1895 LAWN TENNIS. BRISTOL AND CLIFTON RESULTS. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002331/18950630/085/0006 17 March 2026 Sunday World (Dublin) 6Bristol & Clifton OpenBristol, Great BritainGrassGBR Helen Jackson (2)6-3, 6-1GBR Alice Pickering 29 Jun.July 1, 1895 Miss Atkinson Champion https://books.google.com/books/about/Lawrence_Daily_Journal.html?id=g4BYAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Washington%20State%20tournament%20tennis&f=false 18 March 2026 Lawrence Daily Journal via Google News Archive 2U.S. National ChampionshipsPhiladelphia, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Juliette Atkinson (2)6-4, 6-3, 6-2USA 1891 Helena Hellwig July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Jul.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrassGBR Jane Corder4-6, 7-5, 6-4GBR Helen Jackson 6 Jul.Mid-Kent ChampionshipsMaidstone, Great BritainGrassGBR Nora Green7-5, 5-3, retd.GBR Mrs Blackett 6 Jul.Gipsy ChampionshipsStamford Hill, Great BritainGrassGBR Dorothea Childs6-4, 6-4GBR Ruth Pennington-Legh 6 Jul.Nottinghamshire OpenNottingham, Great BritainGrassGBR Miss Snook6-3, 2-6, 6-0GBR Elsie Vaudrey 8 Jul.Lawn Tennis te Leiden Leidsch Dagblad 9 July 1895 Leiden, Netherlands Delpher 2Leiden ChampionshipsLeiden, NetherlandsClayNED Nellie MattheswonNED Louise Matthes 9 Jul.Lawn Tennis: Das Turnier in Bad Kissingen Allgemeine Sport-Zeitung 11 July 1895 28 Vienna, Austria ANNO 752Bad Kissingen International TournamentBad Kissingen, GermanyGrassGER 1866 Frl von Helldorf7-5, 6-4GER 1866 Baroness Waldsheel 13 Jul.Sheffield & Hallamshire TournamentSheffield, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Ruth Dyas7-5, 6-3GBR Gertrude Provis 13 Jul.15 July 1895 Sports and Pastimes https://books.google.com/books/about/Daily_Mail_and_Empire.html?id=LYQ1AAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Canadian%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 18 March 2026 The Mail and Empire via Google News Archive 2Canadian ChampionshipsNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Mrs Sydney Smith3-6, 6-1, 6-3CAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne 15 Jul.Wimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper (4)7-5, 8-6GBR Helen Jackson 20 Jul.Gainsborough ChampionshipsGainsborough, Great BritainGrassGBR Amy Wilson6-2, 6-4GBR Agatha Templeman 24 Jul.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Ruth Dyas (2)walkoverGBR Lucy Kendal 27 Jul. 28 July 1895 Tennis on the Grass: The State Tournament Concludes https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045604/1895-07-28/ed-1/seq-8/ The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA 8 Chronicling AmericaWashington State TournamentSeattle, United StatesClayUSA 1891 Bessie Anderson6-3, 6-3USA 1891 Miss Riley 27 Jul.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great BritainGrassGBR Winifred Longhurst4-6, 6-4, 7-5GBR Caroline Jones August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Aug.Essex ChampionshipsColchester, Great BritainGrassGBR Agatha Templeman6-4, 6-2GBR Agnes Morton 3 Aug.Queensland ChampionshipsBrisbane, AustraliaGrassAUS Amy Pratten6-4, 5-7, 7-5AUS Amy Pugh 3 Aug.Northumberland ChampionshipsNewcastle, Great BritainGrassGBR Charlotte Cooper (5)7-5, 6-1GBR Helen Jackson 8 Aug.Stroud OpenStroud, Great BritainGrassGBR Henrica Ridding8-6, 4-6, 7-5GBR Emma Ridding 9 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Muriel Goward4-6, 6-4, 6-0CAN 1868 Miss Anderson 10 Aug.Trefriw OpenTrefriw, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Ruth Dyas (3)4-6, 6-3, 7-5GBR Miss Murray 10 Aug.West of Scotland ChampionshipsWemyss Bay, Great BritainGrassSCO Lottie Paterson6-2, 6-1SCO K. Jamieson 10 Aug.Netherlands National ChampionshipsScheveningen, NetherlandsClayNED B. van AkenwonNED C. van Rees 10 Aug.Exmouth OpenExmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Helen Jackson (3)6-0, 3-6, 6-3GBR Jane Corder 14 Aug. 15 August 1895 Internationaal Lawn-Tennis-Tournooi te Scheveningen Dagblad van Zuidholland en 's Gravenhage The Hague, Netherlands 3 DelpherScheveningen InternationalScheveningen, NetherlandsClayNED Christine van LennepwonGBR Mrs Smythe 17 Aug.Pacific Northwest ChampionshipsTacoma, United StatesHardUSA 1891 Jessica Kershaw6-0, 6-0USA 1891 Mrs Eaton 17 Aug.East of England ChampionshipsFelixstowe, Great BritainGrassGBR Elsie Lane6-1, 6-3GBR Ada Inge 17 Aug.Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton, Great BritainGrassGBR Helen Jackson (4)6-3, 3-6, 6-3GBR Blanche Hillyard 20 Aug.Homburg Ladies CupBad Homburg, GermanyClayGBR Toupie Lowther6-2, 6-1GER 1866 Sigrid Pollen 21 Aug. 31 August 1895 Lawn Tennis in Switzerland: The St. Moritz Tournament The Field London, England 42 British Newspaper ArchiveSt. Moritz Klum Hotel TournamentSt. Moritz, SwitzerlandClayAustria-Hungary Irma PalffywonAustria-Hungary Paulina Palffy 22 Aug.Suffolk ChampionshipsSaxmundham, Great BritainGrassGBR Elsie Lane (2)6-2, 7-5GBR Alice Pickering 22 Aug.North Wales ChampionshipsCriccieth, Great BritainGrassWAL Miss TurnerdefaultGBR Ethel Moorhouse 24 Aug.Scottish ChampionshipsMoffat, Great BritainGrassSCO Lottie Paterson (2)8-6, 6-3GBR Ida Cressy 24 Aug.Yorkshire ChampionshipsScarborough, Great BritainGrassGBR Lucy Kendal (2)6-2, 6-1GBR Mrs Morton 25 Aug. 28 August 1895 Lawn-Tennis te Hilversum Algemeen Handelsblad Amsterdam, Netherlands 2 DelpherHilversum InternationalHilversum, NetherlandsHardNED C. van Lennep (2)wonNED Mev. Blom-van Lennep 25 Aug. 31 August 1895 Lawn Tennis: Etretat Tournament The Field London, England 42 British Newspaper ArchiveÉtretat ChampionshipÉtretat, FranceClayFRA Rita Garet6-2, 6-3FRA Mme A. Wallet 26 Aug.LADIES’ LAWN TENNIS CLUB. The Straits Budget, 27 August 1895, Page 14.Singapore LLTC Summer OpenSingaporeClayStraits Settlements Mrs Waddell (2)4-6, 6-0, 6-4Straits Settlements Mrs Salzmann 27 Aug.Longwood Tennis CupBoston, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Mary LarnedwonUSA 1891 Miss Hovey 30 Aug.Niagara International ChampionshipNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne2-6, 6-0, 6-2USA 1891 Emily Smith 31 Aug.Marion Street TC OpenSeattle, United StatesClayUSA 1891 Miss Riley6-2, 6-2USA 1891 Miss Gazzam September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Sep.Southern California ChampionshipsSanta Monica, United StatesHardUSA 1891 Marion JoneswonUSA 1891 Mrs Hendrick 1 Sep.Hudson River Association ChampionshipsPoughkeepsie, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Augusta BradleywonUSA 1891 F. Baker 6 Sep.5 September 1895 Buffalo Tennis Tourney https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Philadelphia_Record.html?id=d89TAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Buffalo%20tournament%20tennis&f=false 18 March 2026 Philadelphia Record 10Buffalo OpenBuffalo, United StatesGrassCAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne (2)6-1, 6-2CAN 1868 Mrs Sydney Smith 7 Sep.Sussex ChampionshipsBrighton, Great BritainGrassGBR Blanche Hillyard6-2, 6-2GBR Helen Jackson 7 Sep.7 September 1895 Penang Golf Club Lawn Tennis Tournament https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/pinangazette18950907-1.2.14 16 March 2026 Pinang Gazette and Straits Chronicle 2Penang Golf Club Ladies TournamentGeorgetown, MalayaGrassStraits Settlements P.K. Shaw6-2, 6-5Straits Settlements W. Hargreaves 9 Sep.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsSan Rafael, United StatesHardUSA 1891 Marion Jones (2)7-5, 3-6, 6-3USA 1891 Bea Hopper 9 Sep.10 September 1895 The Tennis Tournament https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Montreal_Gazette.html?id=7_gtAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Ontario%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 18 March 2026 Montreal Gazette 5Ontario ChampionshipsHamilton, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne (4)6-3, 12-10USA 1891 Emily Smith 10 Sep. 12 September 1895 Chronique Sportive: Lawn-Tennis à Dinard Le Figaro Paris, France 3 GallicaDinard Ladies CupDinard, FranceClayGBR Ivy Arbuthnot3-6, 6-2, 7-5GBR Alice Arbuthnot 13 Sep.14 September 1895 Lawn Tennis: Good Play at the T.A.C. https://books.google.com/books/about/Daily_Mail_and_Empire.html?id=h14BAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Toronto%20tournament%20tennis&f=false 18 March 2026 The Mail and Empire 4City of Toronto ChampionshipsToronto II, CanadaClayCAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne (3)6-1, 4-6, 6-3CAN 1868 Mrs Sydney Smith 14 Sep.Sleepy Hollow OpenSleepy Hollow, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Helena Hellwig6-1, 6-2USA 1891 Augusta Bradley 14 Sep.South of England ChampionshipsEastbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR Blanche Hillyard (2)6-4, 6-1GBR Helen Jackson 15 Sep.North Dakota State TournamentGrand Forks, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 L. Baptie4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1USA 1891 Miss Jacobi 22 Sep.Boulogne International ChampionshipBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClaySCO Lottie Paterson (3)6-1, 6-0GBR Florence Gould 22 Sep.Ladies Western ChampionshipsChicago, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Marion Capwell6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5USA 1891 Carrie Neely 27 Sep.Staten Island Ladies Club OpenLivingston, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 Helena Hellwig (2)6-1, 12-10, 3-6, 5-7, 6-2USA 1891 Elisabeth Moore 30 Sep. 5 October 1895 Lawn Tennis: The Championships of Prague The Field London, England 48 British Newspaper ArchiveChampionships of PraguePrague, BohemiaClayBOH H. Fitz-Gerald6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4BOH Zdeňka Adned October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Oct.Bad Kreuznach Autumn InternationalBad Kreuznach, GermanyClayGBR Miss Spensley1st & 2nd prizesGBR Miss Spensley 5 Oct.Welsh Covered Court ChampionshipsLlandudno II, Great BritainWood (i)GBR Alice Pickering (2)6-0, 6-4GBR Ida Cressy 6 Oct.Bohemian Crown Lands ChampionshipPrague, BohemiaClayBOH Milada Cifka (2)wonBOH Albina Spens-Boden 18 Oct.Vassar College ChampionshipsPoughkeepsie, United StatesGrassUSA 1891 H. S. Banks6-2, 6-3, 6-4USA 1891 Agnes Booth November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Nov. 7 November 1895 Lawn Tennis: The Championship of Western Australia The West Australian Perth, Australia 3 TroveWestern Australian ChampionshipsPerth, AustraliaGrassAUS Miss Bell6-3, 7-5AUS Miss Macklin 23 Nov.25 November 1895 Inter-Colonial Lawn Tennis Tournament Melbourne https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Sydney_Morning_Herald.html?id=REcQAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Queensland%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 18 March 2026 Sydney Morning Herald 4Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourne, AustraliaGrassAUS Phoebe Howitt6-2, 6-5AUS Mabel Shaw 27 Nov. 28 November 1895 Lawn-Tennis: Le Championnat de France en Salle Le Figaro Paris, France 3 GallicaFrench Covered Court ChampionshipsParis, FranceWood (i)FRA Adine Masson6-3, 6-2GBR Mrs Underwood December EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist10 Dec.Stanford University ChampionshipsStanford, United StatesAsphaltUSA 1891 Anna Martin3-6, 8-6, 6-1, 6-3USA 1891 Miss McCray 28 Dec.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 18 March 2026 18, 19, 20 2020New Zealand ChampionshipsWellington, New ZealandGrassNZL Kate Nunneley6-1, 6-1NZL Constance Lean 28 Dec. 28 December 1895 Lawn Tennis: The Auckland Association's Tournament The New Zealand Herald Auckland, New Zealand 5 Papers PastAuckland Christmas TournamentAuckland, New ZealandGrassNZL E.M. Paterson9-4 gamesNZL Amy Philcox Tournament winners Players are listed by most titles won, major tournaments are in bold. CAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne, Buffalo, Hamilton, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto, Toronto II, (5) GBR Charlotte Cooper, Chiswick Park, Newcastle, Wimbledon Championships, West Kensington, (4) GBR Helen Jackson, Bath, Bristol, Buxton, Exmouth, (4) IRE 1783 Ruth Dyas, Leamington Spa, Sheffield, Trefriw, (3) SCO Lottie Paterson, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Moffat, Wemyss Bay (3) GBR Alice Pickering, Llandudno, Llandudno II, (2) GBR Lucy Kendal, Hexham, Scarborough, (2) USA Juliette Atkinson, Manhattan, U.S. National Championships, (2) NED Christine van Lennep, Hilversum, Scheveningen (2) GBR Elsie Lane, Felixstowe, Saxmundham, (2) USA Marion Jones, Santa Monica, San Rafael, (2) GBR Blanche Hillyard, Brighton, Eastbourne, (2) USA Helena Hellwig, Livingston, Sleepy Hollow, (2) Straits Settlements Mrs Waddell, Singapore, Singapore II, (2) BOH Milada Cifkova, Prague, Prague IV, (2) IRE 1783 Louisa Martin, Irish Championships, (1) 43 other players won a single title each (1). Season statistics denotes min 18 matches, ** min 30 matches played. Category Player Result/Count Most Singles Titles CAN 1868 Maude Delano-Osborne 5 Most Singles Finals GBR Helen Jackson 9 Most Singles Matches Played GBR Helen Jackson 32 Most Singles Matches Won GBR Helen Jackson 26 Best Win-Loss Record * GBR Charlotte Cooper 17–1, 94.4% Best Win-Loss Record ** GBR Helen Jackson 32–6, 84.2% Notes References Sources British Newspaper Archive Google News Archive National Library of South Africa (NLSA) Digital Collections Papers Past Trove - National Library of Australia (NLA) Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons