1893 men's tennis season

1893 Men's Tennis Season Joshua Pim (tennis).jpg Ireland's Joshua Pim wins three of the four major tournaments taking the Irish Championships, Northern Championships and Wimbledon Championships, and is title leader this season winning six out seven events. 240px 2 January – 29 December 18th 138 IRE 1783 Joshua Pim (6) GBR Roy Allen (10) 1892 1894 The 1893 Men's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 138 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments. The season began on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 29 December in Auckland, New Zealand. Season summary The 1893 men's tennis season began on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa with the Western Province Championships that was won by Edward Fuller.Western Province 1893 https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournaments 8 December 2025 Tennis Archives At the end of April the British Covered Court Championships are played on indoor wood courts at Bayswater, London the event is won by Irelands Harold Mahony who defeated Englands Ernest Meers in straight sets.22 April 1893 NATIONAL COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING (QUEEN'S CLUB). https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002446/18930422/236/0030 8 December 2025 The Field via British Newspaper Archive 30 Moving across the Irish Sea to the Dublin, Ireland to the Fitzwilliam Club, the seasons first major tournament kicks off on 22 May the mens singles final on 25 May is won by Irelands Joshua Pim who beats Englands Ernest Renshaw in four sets.29 May 1893 SPORTING. THE FITZWILLIAM LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT, THE MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP VICTORY OF PIM. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000425/18930529/067/0007 8 December 2025 Cork Examiner 7 At the beginning of June the Welsh Championships held in Cardiff, Wales is won by Irelands George Ball-Greene who defeats Englands Arnold Blake in four sets in the mens singles final.9 June 1893 LAWN TENNIS AT CARDIFF. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000264/18930609/052/0008 8 December 2025 Western Daily Press 8 In mid-June the second major tournament of the season the Northern Championships is played at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England. The mens singles final is an all Irish affair with Joshua Pim securing a second major title by beating Harold Mahony in four sets.19 June 1893 NORTHERN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18930619/005/0001 8 December 2025 Sporting Life via British Newspaper Archive 1 At the end of June the French Championships are held in Paris, France on clay courts the mens singles title is won by Laurent Riboulet who defeats compatriot Jean Schopfer in straight sets.rolandgarros.com Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891–2008 http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html 8 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071553/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html 13 May 2012 At the beginning of July the Pacific Coast Championships are staged in San Rafael, California and are played on cement courts, the mens singles title goes to Thomas Driscoll who beats Arthur Allen in the All Comers final, but holder William Taylor conceades a walkover to Driscoll.Alexander F.B. Fred Alexander Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annual 1917 https://archive.org/details/spaldingstennisa02pare American Sports Publishing Company 255 1917 New York Archive.org In mid-July the third major tournament of the season the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club is won by Irelands Joshua Pim who collects a third consecutive major title by defeating Englands Wilfred Baddeley in four sets. This is Pim's fifth title of the season.21 July 1893 THE ALL-ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0006041/18930721/074/0017 8 December 2025 St. James's Budget 17 At the end of July the Canadian International Championships held in Toronto, Canada American Harry Avery defeats Canadian Henry Mackenzie in the All Comers, holder Fred Hovey is a no show in the challenge round Avery takes the title by a walkover.Whittelsey Joseph T. Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide 1894 Wright and Ditson Publishers Boston 133-137 Towards the very end of August the Championship of Germany is played in Hamburg, Germany Christian Winzer takes the singles title defeating Walter Bonne in four sets.Christian Winzer https://amrothenbaum.hamburg/christian-winzer/ 8 December 2025 German Tennis Federation On 30 August at the final major tournament of the season in Newport, Rhode Island the U.S. National Championships is won by Bob Wrenn, this was Wrenn's fifth and final title of the year.Whittelsey Joseph T. Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide for 1894 1894 Wright & Ditson Boston 29–35, 36–38, 41, 45 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=nyp.33433082423033;view=2up;seq=6 HathiTrust In October the Sydney Metropolitan Grass Court Championships are played in Sydney, Australia the singles event is won by Dudley Webb.17 October 1893 Strathfield Tournament Geelong Advertiser 3 On 29 December the 1893 season concludes at the New Zealand Championships played in Auckland, New Zealand with Minden Fenwick winning the singles event.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 8 December 2025 18, 19, 20 2020 Season results Key Tournaments Major National Professional Worldwide Team SurfaceClay – Outdoor (33)Grass – Outdoor (91)Hard – Outdoor (9)Wood – Indoor (4) Notes: Hard surfaces include asphalt, cement and concrete courts. The British LTA classified clay as a hard surface. RR denotes round robin tournament format. January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist8 Jan.Western Province Championships Cape Town, South AfricaGrassCape Colony Edward Fuller def. ?Cape Colony Egbert Garcia February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist25 Feb.4 March 1893 Riverside, California https://books.google.com/books/about/Press_and_Horticulturist.html?id=xNUyAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=1893%20Southern%20California%20mid%20winter%20tennis&f=false 14 January 2026 The Press and Horticulturist via Google News Archive 1Southern California Midwinter Championships Riverside, United StatesHardUSA Martin Chasedef. ?USA R. Gage March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Mar.15 March 1893 Sporting Notes https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002922/18930315/001/0001 13 December 2025 Englishman's Overland Mail 1Marryatt CupBombay, IndiaGrassGBR Wymond Symesdef. ?GBR A.J. Brooks 9 Mar.14 March 1893 BENGAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT. (From our own Correspondent) https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/18930314/071/0007 13 December 2025 The Civil and Military Gazette 7Bengal ChampionshipsCalcutta, IndiaGrassGBR Reginald Gamble6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 GBR James Hechle 11 Mar.Sporting Notes". Englishman's Overland Mail. 15 March 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 13 December 2025.Southern India Championships Madras, IndiaClayGBR Charles H.J. Higginbotham 6-2, 6-5 GBR Arthur Hall 18 Mar.25 March 1893 Lawn Tennis https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Sydney_Mail.html?id=GRdZAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Tennis%20tournament&f=false 14 January 2026 The Sydney Mail via Google News Archive 19Bowral Championships Bowral, AustraliaGrassAUS A. Freeman6-2, 6-4 AUS E. Nott 19 Mar.30 March 1893 Lawn Tennis: Ceylon Lawn Tennis Championship https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003345/18930330/004/0002 13 December 2025 Madras Weekly Mail 2Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya, CeylonClayGBR Charles de Fonblanque 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2GBREustace Stephens 25 Mar.Otago LTA TournamentDunedin, New ZealandGrassNZ Andrew Borrows6-4, 12-10 NZ Ted Boddington 25 Mar.Punjab Championships Lahore, IndiaGrassSCO Henry Fleming walkoverGBR R. D. Spencer 25 Mar.Tennis Tournament Ended: Wrenn Wins Gulf Coast Championship from Wright https://www.newspapers.com/image/430703771/?terms=Gulf%20Coast%20Championships%2C%20tennis&match=1 8 December 2025 The Boston Globe The Wikipedia Library: Newspapers.Com 26 Mar 1893 Boston 2 subscriptionGulf Coast ChampionshipsTampa, United StatesHardUSA Bob Wrenn 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 USA Albert Empie Wright 30 Mar.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.142-143.Magnolia Springs Open Magnolia Springs, United StatesHard USA Clarence Hobart6-3, 6-1, 6-3 USA Harry Avery April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Apr.Tasmanian ChampionshipsLaunceston, AustraliaGrassAUS Arthur Miller 6-5, 5-6, 6-4 AUS Audrey Caldecott 4 Apr.Geelong Easter Tournament Geelong, AustraliaHardAUS Gus Kearney6-1, 6-1, 6-1 AUS Herbert Webb 15 Apr.17 April 1893 LAWN TENNIS. COVERED COURTS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18930417/069/0004 13 December 2025 Sporting Life via British Newspaper Archive 4London Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Grreat BritainWood (i)IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 6-2, 0-6, 6-1 GBR Horace Chapman 20 Apr.South Australian Championships Adelaide, AustraliaHardAUS David Harbison6-0, 6-2, 6-2 AUS John Baker 22 Apr.British Covered Court Championships Bayswater, Great BritainWood (i)IRE 1783 Harold Mahony (2)6-2, 6-2, 6-4 GBR Ernest Meers 24 Apr.Buckley TrophyMelbourne II, AustraliaGrassAUS Gus Kearney (2)3-6, 0-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 AUS Ben Green 28 Apr.Dublin University Championships Dublin II, IrelandHardIRE 1783 T. Wallerwalkover IRE 1783 Tom Chaytor May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 May.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.39-40.Harvard University Championships Cambridge MA, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Budlong10-8, 6-0, 6-4 USA Leo Ware 6 May.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.39-40.Yale University ChampionshipsNew Haven III, United StatesGrassUSA F.A. Howard6-3, 7-5, 6-3 USA W. P. Sage 6 May.Fitzwilliam Club Championships Dublin III, CountryGrassIRE 1783 Tom Chaytordef.IRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor 13 May.Robertson Max The Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Viking Press New York and London 978-0-670-29408-4 232 enDanish National Championships Copenhagen, DenmarkClayDEN Folmer HansenwonDEN ? 13 May.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.39-40.Princeton University ChampionshipsPrinceton, United StatesGrassUSA Samuel Garvey Thompson 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 USA C. G. Colby 21 May.New South Wales Championships Sydney, AustraliaGrassAUS Dudley Webb 2-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 AUS Ben Greene 21 May.Statistics: Río de la Plata Championship (gentlemen's individual) https://www.baltc.net/estadisticas-campeonato-rio-de-la-plata-individual-caballeros/ www.baltc.net 4 December 2016 Buenos Aires Lawn Tennis Club (BALTC) 12 December 2025 es-ESRiver Plate ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, ArgentinaClayARG Frank Still3-6, 6-4, 6-1 ARG Thomas Knox 24 May.Les Sports athlétiques et la Revue athlétique réunis Union des Sociétés Francaises de Sports Athlétiques 1894 197-222 Paris 500 French Athletic Sports and the Athletic Review combinedFrench Interscholastic Championships Paris II, FranceClayFRA André Vacherot 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 FRA Georges Brosselin 27 May.THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP". Liverpool Echo. 29 May 1893. p. 3. Via. British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2025Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 GBR Ernest Renshaw 27 May.West of Scotland Championships Pollokshields, Great BritainGrassSCO Andrew Scott2-6, 4-6, 8-6, 9-7, 6-3SCO Thomas Hendry 27 May.Pollokshields OpenPollokshields II, Great BritainGrassSCO Henry Fleming (2)6-4, 6-4, 9-7 GBR Henry Caldecott June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Jun.Hamburg Spring TournamentHarvesthude, GermanyClayGerman Empire Walter Bonne 6-1, 7-5 SCO W. W. Gatliff 3 Jun.County Dublin Championships Dublin IV, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody6-3, 6-2, 7-5 IRE 1783 Alexander Porter 3 Jun.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. p. 40.Southern Championships Baltimore, United StatesClayUSA Edward L. Hall6-4, 6-3, 6-2 USA Malcolm Chace 4 June.Whitehouse Open Edinburgh, Great BritainClaySCO Henry Fleming (3)walkover GBR James Conyers 6 Jun.Les Sports athlétiques et la Revue athlétique réunis; organe officiel de l'Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.Racing Club de France Tournament Paris III, FranceClayFRA André Vacherot (2)2-0 setsFRA Maurice Cucheval-Clarigny 8 Jun.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 George Ball-Greene7-5, 4-6, 9-7, 6-3 GBR Arnold Blake 9 Jun.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. pp.52-54.New England Championships New Haven II, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Hobart (2)6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 8-6, 6-4 USA Edward L. Hall 10 Jun.Les Sports athlétiques et la Revue athlétique réunis; organe officiel de l'Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.Stade Francais CupParis IV, FranceClayFRA André Lichtenberger6-5, retd. GBR Archdale Wickham 10 Jun.North of Ireland Championships Belfast, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody (2)walkover IRE 1783 Frank Stoker 10 Jun.12 June 1893 LAWN TENNIS: BRADFORD OPEN TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000076/18930612/008/0003 14 January 2026 Leeds Mercury 3Bradford OpenBradford, Great BritainGrassGBR Roy Allen6-1, 6-1, 6-1 GBR Henry Starke-Jones 10 Jun.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Harold Mahony (3)walkoverGBR Ernest Wool Lewis 17 Jun.19 June 1893 NORTHERN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000893/18930619/005/0001 14 January 2026 Sporting Life 1Northern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (2)4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 17 Jun.Kent OpenBlackheath, Great BritainGrassGBR Thomas Haydon1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 GBR Harold Nisbet 18 Jun.South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South AfricaClaySouth Africa 1876 Walter Edmonds6-3, 6-3, 6-4South Africa 1876 Andrew Richardson 24 Jun.Kent Championships Beckenham, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry S. Barlow 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 GBR William Renshaw 25 Jun.rolandgarros.com Event Guide / History / Past Winners 1891-2008 http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html 19 December 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20120513071553/http://www.rolandgarros.com/en_FR/about/history/pastwinners.html 13 May 2012 French ChampionshipsParis, FranceClayFRA Laurent Riboulet6-3, 6-3 FRA Jean Schopfer 25 Jun.Haarlem TournamentHaarlem, NetherlandsClayNED Louis Von Hemert2-6, 6-5, 6-1 NED L. De Bree 26 Jun.Ilkley OpenIlkley, Great BritainGrassGBR David Davy6-3, 6-3, 10-12, 6-2 GBR Charles Wade 29 Jun.Portland Park OpenNewcastle II, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles G. Allen defaultGBR Roy Allen 29 Jun.Llandudno OpenCraigside II, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody (3)1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 IRE 1783 George Ball-Greene 30 Jun.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. pp. 121-126.Neighborhood Club Invitation West Newton, United StatesClayUSA Fred HoveyRR 6-2 matchesUSA Bob Wrenn July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Jul.Leicester OpenLeicester, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (3)6-1, retd. GBR George Hillyard 2 Jul.Anglo Dutch OpenRotterdam, NetherlandsHardNED F. De Ranitz2-6, 6-5, 6-2 NED Raymond Boeye 2 Jul.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. p.47.Rochester Open Rochester, NY, United StatesGrassUSA Fritz Ward6-4, 6-3, 6-3 CAN 1868 Robert Matthews 2 Jul.Waterloo OpenWaterloo, Great BritainGrassGBR John Kay10-8, 3-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 GBR Andrew Mcfie 2 Jul.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. p.47. Middle States Championships Mountain Station, United StatesGrassUSA Richard Stevens6-3, 6-3, 6-2 USA Arthur Foote 3 Jul.Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great BritainGrassSCO Henry Fleming (4)6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 GBR Roy Allen 5 Jul.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.42.Hyde Park Country Club Invitation Kansas City, United StatesGrassUSA Russell Whitman6-2, 6-3, 6-1 USA J. P. Meredith 8 Jul.Burton-on-Trent OpenBurton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrassGBR Roy Allen (2)walkover GBR Charles G. Allen 8 Jul.10 July 1893 Lawn Tennis: Championship of London https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005049/18930710/082/0006 14 January 2026 London Daily Chronicle 6London Championships West Kensington II, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (4)9-7, 1-6, 6-1, 6-8, 6-3 IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 8 Jul.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. pp. 126-132.Pacific States ChampionshipsSan Rafael, United StatesHardUSA Thomas DriscollwalkoverUSA William H. Taylor 8 Jul.Morton Challenge CupMorton, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody (4)def. ? GBR Charles Hatton 9 Jul.Lawn Tennis Possibilities of 1894 https://books.google.com/books?id=YBlLAQAAMAAJ&q=Tuxedo+Park+tournament+tennis+1891 1894 19 December 2025 The Illustrated American Volume 16 via Google News Archive 186, 187Tuxedo CupTuxedo Park, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Hobart (3)6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 USA Edward L. Hall 14 Jul.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. pp.52-54.New York State ChampionshipsSaratoga Springs, United StatesGrassUSA Clarence Hobart (4)3-6, 6-4, 8-6, 2-6, 6-4 USA Percy Knapp 15 Jul.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.43.Western States Championships Evanston, United StatesGrassUSA Samuel T. ChaseWhittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. p.47.6-3, 6-0, 6-4 USA Evarts Wrenn 16 Jul.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. p.57.Seabright Invitation Rumson, United StatesGrassUSA Bill Larnedwalkover USA Richard Stevens 16 Jul.Nottinghamshire OpenNottingham, Great BritainGrassSCO Henry Fleming (5)6-0, 6-4 GBR David Davy 16 Jul.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.43.Western Pennsylvania ChampionshipsPittsburgh, United StatesClayUSA Thomas Ewing2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 USA Samuel Moorhead 16 Jul.Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburg, South AfricaGrassColony of NatalHerbert Millar def. ? Colony of NatalAlfred Baker 17 Jul.18 July 1893 ALL-ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000206/18930718/046/0006 14 January 2026 Manchester Courier via British Newspaper Archive 6Wimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (5)3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2GBR Wilfred Baddeley 21 Jul.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.43.Elmira OpenElmira, United StatesClayUSA Fritz Ward (2)6-2, 6-4, 6-3 USA Clinton Wyckoff 22 Jul.Manitoba Championships Winnipeg, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Barney Toolewalkover CAN 1868 F. R. Goodwin 22 Jul.24 July 1893 LAWN TENNIS. IRELAND. VICTORY OVER ENGLAND. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000250/18930724/096/0008 14 January 2026 Sheffield Daily Telegraph 8England v. Ireland International London, EnglandGrassIRE 1783 Ireland4 -2 (matches)ENG England 22 Jul.Longwood BowlBoston, United StatesGrassUSA Fred Hovey (2)Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. p.47.8-6, 7-5, 8-6 USA Richard Stevens 25 Jul.Essex ChampionshipsChingford, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Yglesiasdefault.GBR Arthur Gore 26 Jul.County Monaghan Championships Clones, IrelandGrassIRE 1783 William Parke3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 6-3IRE 1783 Lewis Hearn 27 Jul.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Tom Chaytor (2)6-2, 6-1, 6-8, 6-4 GBR Percy Brown 27 Jul.Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston, Great BritainGrassGBR George Hillyard6-3, 6-1, 6-3 GBR Henry Nadin 28 Jul.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. pp. 133, 134.Canadian Championships Toronto, CanadaSurfaceUSA Harry AverywalkoverUSA Fred Hovey 28 Jul.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.44.Wentworth OpenNew Castle, United StatesClayUSA Bob Wrenn7-5, 6-4, 6-2USA Malcolm Chace 30 Jul.Hilversum InternationalHilversum, NetherlandsClay NED Raymond Boeye 7-5, 6-2NED F. De Ranitz 31 Jul.Seaford & Blatchington OpenSeaford, Great BritainGrassGBR E. J. Moffatt def. ?GBR C. H. Hands August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Aug.Colchester Championship Colchester, Great BritainGrassGBR Roy Allen (3)3-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-3 GBR Henry Knox 3 Aug.Rochester OpenRochester, Great BritainGrassGBR Wilberforce Eaves7-5, 4-6, 6-3 GBR Roy Allen 4 Aug.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. p.47.Southampton Invitation Southampton, United StatesGrassUSA Bill Larned (2)2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 USA Edward L. Hall 5 Aug.Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great BritainGrassGBR William Renshaw 6-2, 6-2, 2-6, 6-1 IRE 1783 Tom Chaytor 7 Aug.Maine State ChampionshipsSorrento, United StatesGrassUSA Bob Wrenn (3)6-4, 6-2, 6-3USA Malcolm Chace 10 Aug.Isle of Man ChampionshipsDouglas, Isle of ManGrassIOM F. L. Hobsondef. ?IOM Horatio Callow 10 Aug.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.45.Nayack OpenNayack, United StatesGrassUSA William Orr Ludlow6-2, 6-3, 6-3 USA Henry Holt 11 Aug.Essex County OpenManchester, Mass, United StatesClayUSA Malcolm ChaceWhittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. p.47.RR (7-3 matches)USA Bob Wrenn 11 Aug.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.45.Kebo Valley OpenBar Harbor, United StatesClayUSA Valentine Gill Hall 10-8, 6-4, 6-3 USA Gregory Bryan 12 Aug.Darlington OpenDarlington, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Harold Mahony (4)walkoverIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor 12 Aug.Castle Wemyss OpenWemyss Bay, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Gerald Peacocke6-2, 6-4, 9-7 GBR Arthur K. Cronin 12 Aug.East of England ChampionshipsFelixstowe, Great BritainGrassGBR Roy Allen (4)6-1, 6-1 GBR Herbert Kersey 12 Aug.Queensland Championships Brisbane, AustraliaGrassAUS Ernest Hutton6-1, 6-4, 6-3 AUS John E. Gilligan 12 Aug.Stranraer Challenge CupStranraer, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Robert Pringle walkover GBR Leslie L. R. Hausburg 12 Aug.Inverkip Rovers OpenWemyss Bay II, Great BritainGrassSCO R. HarveywalkoverGBR Henry G. Nadin 12 Aug.Exmouth OpenExmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR William Renshaw (2)6-2, 6-4, 6-3 GBR Harry Grove 12 Aug.North of Wales OpenAbergele, Great BritainGrassGBR Sydney H. Smith10-8, 7-5, 8-10, 7-9, 6-0 GBR Arnold Wolff 15 Aug.Maplewood Challenge CupBethlehem, United StatesClayUSA William Milnedef. ?USA Charlie Denvers 15 Aug.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.45.Bar Harbor OpenBar Harbor, United StatesClayUSA Bob Wrenn (4)def. ?USA Gregory Bryan 17 Aug.Saxmundham OpenSaxmundham, Great BritainGrassGBR G. Williams6-4, 6-1, 10-8 GBR Roy Allen 17 Aug.On the Tennis Courts https://www.newspapers.com/article/boston-evening-transcript-on-the-tennis/146773286/ 4 January 2026 Boston Evening Transcript August 14, 1893 5 Newspapers.comSenter House Cup Center Harbor, United StatesGrassUSA J. Bertram Readdef. ?USA ? finalist 18 Aug.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.45.Narragansett OpenNarragansett, United StatesClayUSA Malcolm Chace (2)6-4, 3-6, 6-8, 6-1, 6-0 USA Bill Larned 18 Aug.Inverkip Rovers Closed ChampionshipsWemyss Bay III, Great BritainGrassSCO R. Harvey (2)def. ?SCO James Cleland Burns 19 Aug.Teignmouth Open Teignmouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Harry Grove6-2, 8-6WAL Henry Davies 19 Aug.South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great BritainGrassSCO Richard Millar Watson6-1, 6-1, 6-0 GBR William Dunn 19 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 Charles Longe6-0, 6-1, 6-3 USA Lancelot Pelly 19 Aug.South Wales Championships Tenby, Great BritainGrassWAL F.H. Morris6-2, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 WAL E.U. Davis 19 Aug.Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Grainger Chaytor 6-0, 6-2, 6-2 GBR Ernest Crawley 23 Aug.The Hague Cup Den Haag, NetherlandsHardGBR Algernon Woulfe7-5, 6-1NED Landric De Bree 24 Aug.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. pp. 140, 141.Maritime Provinces ChampionshipsSt. John, CanadaGrassCAN 1868 W. R. Turnbull 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-1 CAN 1868 C. W. Clarke 24 Aug.Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great BritainGrassGBR Herbert Ransome7-5, 5-7, 6-1 GBR Rupert Hamblin Smith 25 Aug.Southern California ChampionshipsSanta Monica, United StatesHardUSA Robert Carter6-0, 6-2, 7-5 USA Martin Chase 26 Aug.Scottish Championships St. Andrews, Great BritainGrassGBR Arthur Gore 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 7-5 SCO Richard Millar Watson 26 Aug.North of England Championships Scarborough, Great BritainGrassGBR William Renshaw (3)6-2, 6-4, 6-4 GBR Roy Allen 26 Aug.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.45.Pacific Northwest ChampionshipsTacoma, United StatesClayUSA J. C. Anderson 2-6, 6-0, 7-5, 6-3 CAN 1868 J. F. Foulkes 26 Aug.Yorkshire County ChampionshipsIlkley, Great BritainGrassIRE 1783 Joshua Pim (6)3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 8-6 IRE 1783 Harold Mahony 26 August.Taylor Challenge CupScarborough II, Great BritainGrassGBR William Renshaw (4)6-3, 7-5, 6-3 GBR Harry S. Barlow 28 Aug.Wright & Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide (1894) p.45.Inter-State Amateur TournamentKansas City, United StatesClayUSA Russell Whitman def. ?USA Ralph Condée 28 Aug.North Riding Championships Whitby, Great BritainGrassGBR Henry Caldecott 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 GBR Charles Wade 29 Aug.Championships of HamburgHamburg II, GermanyClayGermany 1866 Ed Busch6-1, 2-6, 6-1, 6-0 Germany 1866 Walter Bonne 29 Aug.Championships of GermanyHamburg, GermanyClayGermany 1866 Christian Winzer6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3 Germany 1866 Walter Bonne 30 Aug.Albiero Alessandro Carta Andrea The Grand Slam Record Book Vol. 1 2010 Effepi Libri Monte Porzio Catone 978-88-6002-017-8 576U.S. National ChampionshipsNewport, R.I., United StatesGrassUSA Bob Wrenn (5)walkoverUSA Oliver Campbell 30 Aug.Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR D. Fuller6-4, 8-6GBR Leonard Tuke September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist2 Sep.Bournemouth OpenBournemouth, Great BritainGrassGBR Horace Champan7-5, 7-5, 7-5 IRE 1783 Joshua Pim 2 Sep.6 September 1893 Lawn Tennis: Chichester Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001921/18930906/064/0005 11 December 2025 Bognor Regis Observer 5West Sussex Challenge Cup Chichester, Great BritainGrassGBR Charles G. Allen (2)walkover GBR Roy Allen 2 Sep.5 September 1893 Tennis: Elgin Tournament https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002727/18930905/118/0008 11 December 2025 Elgin Courant and Morayshire Advertiser via British Newspaper Archive 7, 8North of Scotland Championships Elgin, Great BritainClaySCO C.D. Murray6-3, 7-5 GBR J. Rodger 2 Sep.4 September 1893 TENNIS TOURNAMENT https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002933/18930904/035/0002 11 December 2025 Toronto Daily Mail 2Niagara International Championship Niagara-on-the- Lake, CanadaGrassUSA Fritz Ward (3)8-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 USA Arthur Fuller 3 Sep.Missouri & Kansas Championships Kansas City II, United StatesClayUSA Russell Whitman (2)def. ? USA C.R. Rockwell 3 Sep.Les Sports athlétiques et la Revue athlétique réunis; organe officiel de l'Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques. Annee 4: no 170-196 (1893)Divonne InternationalDivonne-les-Bains, FranceClayGBR T. A. White10-8, 6-2, 8-6 GBR Archdale Wickham 9 Sep.11 September 1893 LAWN TENNIS. SUSSEX CHAMPIONSHIPS https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000174/18930911/006/0002 11 December 2025 The Morning Post 2Sussex Championships Brighton, Great BritainGrassGBR Wilfred Baddeley6-1, 1-6, 8-6, 6-2 GBR Wilberforce Eaves 10 Sep.http://www.tennisarchives.com/player.php?playerid=4487 Archdale Palmer Tennis Archives www.tennisarchives.com 11 December 2025 Dinard CupDinard, FranceClayGBR Archdale Palmer3-6, 6-4, 0-6, 8-6, 6-3GBR Arthur Gore 16 Sep.South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great BritainGrassGBR Wilfred Baddeley (2)7-5, 6-0, 6-1 GBR Harry S. Barlow 25 Sep.Boulogne International ChampionshipBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClayGBR Wilberforce Eaves (2)1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 9-7 GBR Roy Allen October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Oct.7 October 1893 College Tennis https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=SFC18931007.2.18.10 11 December 2025 The San Francisco Call via California Digital Newspaper Collection 2U.S. Intercollegiate ChampionshipsNew Haven, United StatesGrassUSA Malcolm Chace (3)6-3, 6-2, 6-3 USA Arthur Foote 14 Oct.Historical Society Australian Tennis 16 August 2009 Intercolonial & State Championships History https://tacticalresponse.net.au/2009/08/early-tournaments-906/ 11 December 2025 Australian Tennis HistoryMetropolitan Championship of Sydney Sydney, AustraliaHardAUS Dudley Webb7-5, 6-0 AUS Septimus Noble 20 Oct.Welsh Covered Court Championships Craigside, Great BritainWood (i)GBR James Crispe6-2, 6-4, 6-2 GBR Tancred Cummins November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist24 Nov.25 November 1893 Lawn Tennis https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Age.html?id=jS0RAAAAIBAJ#v=onepage&q=Victorian%20Championship%20tennis&f=false 11 December 2025 The Age via Google News Archive 6Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourne, AustraliaGrassAUS Ben Green 8-6, 6-4, 6-2 AUS Archibald Windeyer December EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist29 December.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 11 December 2025 18, 19, 20 2020New Zealand Championships Auckland, New ZealandGrassNZ Minden Fenwick1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 NZ Patrick Marshall Tournament winners Players listed by most titles won major tournaments are in bold. IRE 1783 Joshua Pim, Ilkley, Irish Championships, Leicester, Northern Championships, West Kensington II, Wimbledon Championships, (6) USA Bob Wrenn, Bar Harbor, New Castle, Sorrento, Tampa, U.S. National Championships (5) SCO Henry Fleming, Edinburgh, Lahore, Nottingham, Pollokshields II, Sheffield, (5) USA Clarence Hobart, Magnolia Springs, New Haven II, Saratoga Springs, Tuxedo Park, (4) GBR William Renshaw, Exmouth, Newcastle, Scarborough, Scarborough II, (4) IRE 1783 Harold Mahony, Bayswater, Chiswick Park, Darlington, West Kensington, (4) GBR Roy Allen, Bradford, Burton-on-Trent, Colchester, Felixstowe, (4) IRE 1783 Manliffe Goodbody, Belfast, Craigside II, Dublin IV, Morton, (4) USA Malcolm Chace, Manchester, Mass, Narragansett, New Haven, (3) USA Fritz Ward, Elmira, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Rochester, NY, (3) FRA André Vacherot, Paris II, Paris III, (2) AUS Gus Kearney, Geelong, Melbourne II, (2) USA Bill Larned, Rumson, Southampton, (2) SCO R. Harvey, Wemyss Bay II, Wemyss Bay III, (2) GBR Charles Gladstone Allen, Chichester, Newcastle II, (2) USA Fred Hovey, Boston, West Newton, (2) USA Russell Whitman, Kansas City, Kansas City II, (2) GBR Wilfred Baddeley, Brighton, Eastbourne, (2) GBR Wilberforce Eaves, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Rochester, (2) 81 other players won a single title each. (1) See also 1893 women's tennis season References Sources British Newspaper Archive California Digital Newspaper Collection Google News Archive Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York and London: Viking Press. ISBN 978-0-670-29408-4. Trove Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. External sources 1894 Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. 1893 Results. Tennis Archives/Tournaments/1893 /Search Category:Pre Open era tennis seasons Category:1893 in tennis