1881 women's tennis season

none July 2023 1881 Women's tennis season 19 April – 8 October 6th 39 (Amateur) Important (1)National (0)Provincial/Regional/State (3)County (5) Regular (24) ENG Gertrude Gibbs (3) ENG Gertrude Gibbs (3) 1880 1882 The 1881 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 39 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in April in Cheltenham, England, and ended in October in Queen's Park, Brighton, England. 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 This year for women there would be a tennis circuit of sorts starting to form.Berry David A people's history of tennis 2020 Pluto Books London 978-0745339658 27 2: Feminists 1881 also sees the first indoor tournament for women the Cheltenham Covered Court Championships organised by the Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Club and played on wood courts at the Imperial Winter Gardens, Cheltenham, England.Lawn Tennis, The Field, 23 April 1881 At the only major event to feature women's competition the Irish ChampionshipsIrish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland. in Dublin the women's singles and doubles events were not held, but a mixed doubles event was staged won by Ireland's Mary Abercrombie and England's William Renshaw. In terms of draw size the Exmouth Open was the largest as far as women competitors were concerned with 26 in the main singles draw. In May 1881 the first national tennis association is formed that being the United States Lawn Tennis Association.Sclar Ari F. Beyond Stereotypes: American Jews and Sports 15 April 2015 Purdue University Press West Lafayette, Indiana, United States 978-1-61249-356-5 45 https://books.google.com/books?id=Zl7yDwAAQBAJ&dq=1881+Women%27s+tennis+season&pg=PA45 en At the first official U.S. National Championships there was no women's events and it would be eight years before there would be.Sclar In Australia the University of Sydney Lawn Tennis Club formed in 1881 and officially incorporated in 1885, was the only venue in the country following admission of women undergraduates to have active players.Sherington Geoffrey Georgakis Steve Sydney University Sport 1852–2007: More Than a Club 2008 Sydney University Press Sydney 978-1-920898-91-5 64 https://books.google.com/books?id=5I0j6WRsTYQC&dq=1881+tennis+in+womens+tennis&pg=PA64 en At the 1881 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, it still remained an all men's event, no women's events were staged. On 26 November 1881 indoor tennis was played inside the 7th Regiment Armory in New York City on with twelve courts for the use of women.Timeline of Women in Sports https://faculty.elmira.edu/dmaluso/sports/timeline/tennis.html faculty.elmira.edu Elmira College 28 July 2023 Elmira, New York, United States 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. Season results Notes 1: Challenge Round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921),Abolition of Challenge Rounds https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19220320.2.111.2?query=Paris%20International%20Championships paperspast.natlib.govt.nz EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922 3 July 2022 in some tournaments not all. X Indicates challenge round final * Indicates doubles ** mixed doubles This year 26 singles, 7 doubles and 20 mixed doubles events were held. Key Main events.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 events provincial/state/regional events County events Regular events January to March No events April * (denotes doubles) ** (denotes mix doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist23 Apr.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.67.Cheltenham Covered Court ChampionshipsImperial Winter Gardens Cheltenham, England Wood (i)Singles - Doubles - Mix DoublesENG Marion Bradley3-6, 6-2, 6-2ENG Florence MardallENG Mary Abercrombie ENG Ellen Ramsay ENG Edith Atherley ENG Mrs Hill ENG Frances Morris ENG Mrs H. RamsayENG Clara Hill* ENG Ellen Ramsay 6-1, 6-3ENG Mrs DarkENGMiss JonesENG Miss Williams** Ireland 1783 Ernest Browne defaultENG Florence MardallENG Henry Blane Porter May DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi FinalistQuarter Finalist12 MayRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.67.Devonshire Park Championships (Spring)Devonshire Park LTCEastbourne, England GrassSingles - Doubles - Mix DoublesENG Agnes Watts2 sets to 0ENG E Hudson ENG Agnes Watts** ENG Sidney Alfred Noon2 sets to 0tENG E HudsonENG E.R. Hudson 19 MayRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.68.North Northamptonshire LTC TournamentKettering, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles - Mix Doubles - ENG Rose Collier 6-0, 6-5ENG M Blencowe ENG Miss E. Hall * ENG Miss H.B. UpcherWon West of England ChampionshipsRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.67.Lansdowne CCBath, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Gertrude Gibbs6-0, 7-5ENG Annie Layard ENG Clara HillENG Georgina KirkbyENG Florence MardallENG Florence Mardall** ENG Henry Blane Porter6-0, 8-6ENG Grace GibbsENG William Bush-Salmon 28 MayIrish ChampionshipsFitzwilliam LTCDublin, IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles - DoublesENG Mary Abercrombie ** ENG William Renshaw6–3, 5–7, 6–2, 6–3Ireland 1783 Miss CostelloIreland 1783 Spencer Duncan Maul June ** (denotes mix doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi FinalistQuarter Finalist4 JunWest of England ChampionshipsLansdowne CCBath, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Gertrude Gibbs6-0, 7-5ENG Annie Layard ENG Clara Hill ENG Georgina KirkbyENG Florence MardallENG Florence Mardall** ENG Henry Blane Porter6-0, 8-6ENG Grace GibbsENG William J. Bush-Salmon19 Jun.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.68. Liverpool Cricket Club Lawn Tennis TournamentLiverpool CLTCLiverpool II, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Nixon *ENG Miss BlackWonGBR Miss F. FitzroyGBR Algernon Aylmer 26 Jun.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.68.North Northamptonshire LTC TournamentNorth Northants LTCKettering II, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss A. Stobart *ENG Miss E. HuntDefENG Miss E. HallENG Miss F. Lightfoot ENG Mrs UpcherENG Mr. A. PulteneydefENG Miss BellENG Mr H. Stockdale July * (denotes doubles) ** (denotes mix doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerAll comers' finalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist2 JulRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.69.Championship of the Sydney LTC Sydney LTCBath II, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Miss FreelingWon ENG? 7 Jul.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.69.Ripon Club TournamentRipon LTCRipon, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Healey **ENG Mr A.J. Wise 2–1 setsENG Miss SpringettENG Mr. J. L. Shann 11 Jul.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.70.Tonbridge LTC TournamentTonbridge LTCTonbridge, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Gorham **ENG Mr C. Lachlan2–1 setsENG Miss SpringettENG Mr. J. L. Shann 12 Jul.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.70.Bedfordshire LTC TournamentBedfordshire LTCBlenham, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Miss L. ArchdaleWon ENG? 16 JulStaffordshire C.C.C. TournamentStaffordshire Lawn Tennis ClubLichfield, EnglandOutdoorGrass Singles - Doubles - Mix Doubles - ENG Rose Collier 6-0, 6-5ENG M Blencowe ENG M Blencowe**ENG A. Blencowe6-1, 6-3ENG Mrs Peters-SmithENG A Denton23 JulEdgbaston Open TournamentEdgbaston, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles ENG Maud Watson6-3 6-1 6-4 ENG Lilian Watson ENG K. Stretton ENG K.H. Cartland ENG Miss Chamberlain ENG K. Holliday ENG Lilian Watson* ENG Maud Watson6-1, 6-3ENG K. Cartland *ENG L. Hutton 26 Jul.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.70.Norwich OpenNorwich LTCNorwich, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG Miss M. Raikes6-3, 3-6, 6-2ENG Miss Burleigh 30 JulLondon Athletic Club Open Tournament Stamford Bridge, EnglandGrassSingles - DoublesENG M Raikes5-0, 5-2 ENG Miss Burleigh August (*denotes doubles) (**denotes mix doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi FinalistQuarter Finalist 1 Aug.Hexham TournamentHexham LTCHexham, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Gibson **ENG Jasper Gibson2–0 setsENG Mrs Peters-SmithENG Mr A Denton 4 Aug.Nieuwland, Alex. Edition – Cirencester Park Tournament 1881. Source: https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=26631 |website=www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 7 August 2023. Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis TournamentEarl Bathurst EstateCirencester Park Cirencester, Gloucestershire, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Gertrude Gibbs ENG Marian Smith 6 AugDarlington Association Tournament Darlington, EnglandGrassSingles - Mix DoublesENG Ethel Surtees3-6, 6-3, 6-1ENG Alice CheeseENG LML TurnerENG Minnie CongreveENG Winifred Fenwick ENG Mrs JB Dale ENG Alice Cheese ** ENG J.B. Dale 9-7, 6-3ENG Winifred FenwickENG Percival C. Fenwick County Kildare ChampionshipRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.71.County Limerick CCNaas, IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles – Ireland 1783 Miss C. VeseyWonIreland 1783 Miss F. Metcalfe ENG Miss F. Metcalfe ** Ireland 1783 Algeron Aylmerwon Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis TournamentWaterford Cricket ClubWaterford, County Waterford, IrelandGrassSingles Ireland 1783 May Langrishe6-2, 6-1Ireland 1783 Adela LangrisheIreland 1783 Ann GallweyIreland 1783 Miss HuntIreland 1783 Beatrice Langrishe 8 Aug Waterloo LTC TournamentWaterloo LTCLiverpool, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG K. Rayner6-0 6-0ENG L. CheethamENG H. Rayner ENG Alice Bagnall-WildENG A. Barry ENG A. Barry * ENG F. Helder 6-2, 3-6, 6-1ENG Miss JardineENG Miss JonesENG K. Rayner ** ENG J.F. Carde6-1, 12-10ENG Alice Bagnall-WildENG E. Bucknell 10 AugRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.71.South Berkshire TournamentSouth Berks LTCCaversham, EnglandGrassSingles – ENG Miss StokesWon 12 AugExmouth TournamentExmouth, EnglandGrassSingles Ireland 1783 Lilian Cole6-0, 6-0ENG Eveline Belfield ENG Maude Taylor ENG Mary Hoare ENG M. SmithENG Georgiana Kindersley ** ENG Henry Kindersley2-6, 7-5, 7-5Ireland 1783 Lilian ColeIreland 1783 Thomas Arembery Tombe North of Ireland ChampionshipsRoutledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.71.Cliftonville CCBelfast, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles Ireland 1783 Miss Charley **GBR C. Goldsmid2–1 setsIreland 1783 Miss. SpunnerGBR Mr. C.H. Wright 19 Aug.Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.71.Waterford TournamentCliftonville CCWaterford, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles Ireland 1783 Miss Knox **Ireland 1783 R Knox2–1 setsIreland 1783 Beatrice LangrisheENG William Renshaw 21 AugSouth of Ireland ChampionshipsCounty Limerick CC Limerick, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles Ireland 1783 Marian Smith8-6, 6-1Ireland 1783 Miss WestroppIreland 1783 Mary Lysaght 26 Aug.Teignmouth and Shaldon TournamentTeignmouth LTCTeignmouth, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Power **ENG Charles ColedefENG Miss RobinsonENG Champion Russell 30 AugSouth Wales ChampionshipsTenby LTC Tenby, WalesGrassSingles - DoublesWAL Miss Kemmis **ENG P.J. Ashe8-6, 6-1WAL Miss JonesENG Mr Rock 31 Aug Sittingbourne & Gore Court Ladies OpenGore Court LTCSittingbourne, EnglandGrassSingles – ENG Miss M Malden 6–3, 6–3ENG Miss Goodwin Aldershot Division Open"LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT ALDERSHOT. The third annual Aldershot Garrison Open Lawn Tennis Tournament commenced at the Club Grounds, Aldershot, on Tuesday, 30 August, and continued daily during the week". Aldershot Military Gazette. Aldershot, Hampshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 10 September 1881. p. 5.Aldershot Division LTCAldershot, EnglandGrassSingles – GBR Miss Draper2–0 setsGBR Miss Pritchard September (* denotes doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi FinalistQuarter Finalist2 Sep.Vale of Clwyd CLTC OpenVale of Clwyd CLTCDenbigh, WalesGrassSingles - Doubles WAL Miss L Williams5–3, 5–3ENG Miss Proctor 8 SepHighclere Park TournamentHighclere, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Arkwright6–4, 6–1ENG Miss Johnson 15 Sep.St Leonards-on-Sea TournamentSaint Leonards LTCSt Leonards-on-Sea, England GrassSingles - Doubles ENG Augusta Langley 4-6, 6-2, 6-3ENG Constance Smith ENG Miss Smith 17 Sep.Torquay LTC TournamentTorquay LTCTorquay, England GrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Coulthard **ENG Mr.W. Ware2–1 sets.Ireland 1783 Lilian ColeIreland 1783 Thomas A. Tombe 19 Sep.White Rose York TournamentWhite Rose LTCYork, England GrassSingles - Doubles ENG Miss Smith ** ENG Mr Burkedef.ENG Miss Smith ENG Mr A. Hotham 24 Sep. East Gloucestershire Championships Montpelier Gardens Cheltenham, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles ENG Gertrude Gibbs6-4, 6-4ENG Miss Perry ENG Marion BradleyENG Clara HillENGMary AbercrombieENG Florence Mardall ENG Ellen RamsayENG Clara Hill * ENG Ellen Ramsay6-1, 6-3ENG Mrs DarkENG Miss Jones October (*denotes doubles) (**denotes mix doubles) EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi FinalistQuarter Finalist1 Oct.Sussex County Lawn Tennis TournamentBrighton, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles ENG Edith Coleridge6-5, 6-2ENG Leila Lodwick ENG M. WalkerENG Miss Maltby * ENG E. Munt6-2, 6-2ENG Miss Saint-ClairENG M. Walker ENG E. Munt ** ENG H.B. Thornhill6-3, 6-1ENG Leila LodwickENG Orlando R. Coote 8 Oct.Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Queen's Park, EnglandGrassSingles ENG Edith Coleridge6-5, 4-6, 6-2ENG Eva AdsheadENG Leila Lodwick ENG Miss Munt ** ENG H.B. Thornhill6-3, 6-1ENG Leila LodwickENG Orlando R. Coote November to December No events Tournament Winners Singles This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (# and main titles in bold) ENG Gertrude Gibbs (3) Bath, Cheltenham II, Cirencester ENG Edith Coleridge (2) Brighton, Queens Park ENG Miss M. Raikes (2) Norwich, Stamford Bridge GBR Miss Draper (1) Aldershot ENG Miss L. Archdale (1) Blenham ENG Miss Stokes (1) Caversham ENG Marion Bradley (1) Cheltenham ENG Ethel Surtees (1) Darlington WAL Miss L. Williams (1) Denbigh ENG Agnes Watts (1) Eastbourne ENG Maud Watson (1) Edgbaston–(1) Ireland 1783 Lilian Cole (1) Exmouth ENG Miss Arkwright (1) Highclere ENG Miss A. Jackson (1) Kettering ENG Rose Collier (1) Lichfield ENG Marian Smith (1) Limerick ENG Kate Rayner (1) Liverpool Ireland 1783 Miss C. Vesey (1) Naas ENG Miss M Malden (1) Sittingbourne ENG M Raikes (1) Stamford Bridge ENG Marion Langley (1) St. Leonards-on-Sea Ireland 1783 May Langrishe (1) Waterford Doubles This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (# and main titles in bold) ENG Clara Hill & ENG Ellen Ramsay (2) Cheltenham, Cheltenham II Ireland 1783 Connie Butler & Ireland 1783 May Langrishe (1) Irish Championships ENG Miss Maltby & ENG E. Munt (1) Brighton ENG Lilian Watson & ENGMaud Watson (1) Edgbaston ENG A. Barry & ENG F. Helder (1)Liverpool–(1) Mixed Doubles This is list of winners sorted by number of mixed doubles titles (# and main titles in bold) ENG Mary Abercrombie & ENG William Renshaw (1) Irish Championships Ireland 1783 Miss Costello & Ireland 1783 Spencer D. Maul (1) Eastbourne ENG Florence Mardall & ENG Henry Blane Porter (1) Bath ENG E. Munt & ENG H.B. Thornhill (1) Brighton ENG Alice Cheese & ENG J.B. Dale (1) Darlington ENG Miss Williams & Ireland 1783 Ernest Browne (1) Cheltenham ENG Agnes Watts & ENG Sidney Alfred Noon (1) Eastbourne ENG Georgiana Kindersley & ENG Henry Kindersley (1) Exmouth ENG M Blencowe & ENG A. Blencowe (1) Lichfield ENG K. Rayner & ENGJ.F. Card (1) Liverpool ENG Miss Munt & ENG H.B. Thornhill (1) Queens Park ENG Miss Coulthard * ENG Mr.W. Ware (1) Torquay ENG Miss Smith & ENG Mr Burke (1) York Statistical summary Total Tournaments–(39) Most Titles—ENG Gertrude Beatrice Gibbs—(3) Most Finals—ENG Gertrude Beatrice Gibbs–(3) Most Matches Played—ENG Gertrude Beatrice Gibbs–(10) Most Matches Won—ENG Gertrude Beatrice Gibbs–(10) Match Winning %—ENG Gertrude Beatrice Gibbs—(100.0%) Most Tournaments Played—ENG Gertrude Beatrice Gibbs–(5) Most Head to Head Meetings—ENG Miss M. Raikes & ENG Miss Burleigh–(6) References 3 collapsed Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons 1881 Women's Tennis Season Category:1880s in women's sport