1881 Men's Tennis season
William Renshaw won most title's this year | |
Details | |
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Duration | 23 May – 10 November |
Edition | 5th |
Tournaments | 32 (Amateur) |
Categories |
important (5 ) national (2) regional/state (10) county (5) local (10) |
Achievements (singles) | |
Most tournament titles |
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Most tournament finals |
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The 1881 Men's tennis season was composed of the fifth annual pre-open era tour now incorporated 32 tournaments staged in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1881 Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw and this year saw the inaugural and important 1881 U.S. National Championships held at Newport Casino that was won by Richard Sears also this year the United States National Lawn Tennis Association [1] the worlds first national tennis association was founded. Renshaw also wins two other big tournaments of the year picking up the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships whilst Richard Taswell Richardson wins the prestigious Northern Championships.[2]
Calendar
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),[3] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
Important tournaments [4][5][6][7] |
National tournaments |
State Regional tournaments |
County tournaments |
Local tournaments |
January to April
No events
May
Date | Tournament | Winner | All Comers' Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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23–29 May | 1881 Irish Championships[8]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-1 | ![]() 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 9-7 | ![]() 6-1 6-3 6-0 ![]() Bye | ![]() 8-6 6-3 6-3 ![]() 6-0 0-6 9-7 6-4 ![]() 6-8 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-4 |
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June
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
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1–5 June | 1881 West of England Championships [9]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 5-6 6-5 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-5 6-0 | ![]() 6-1 6-1 ![]() 6-4 6-5 ![]() Bye |
6–12 June | 1881 Waterloo Tournament[10]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() 6-1 6-0 ![]() Bye | ![]() 6-2 6-3 ![]() 6-2 6-0 ![]() 6-2 6-0 |
6–12 June | 1881 Princes Club Championships[11]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() 6-5 3-6 6-4 6-5 ![]() Bye | ![]() 6-5 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-4 ![]() 6-1 6-0 6-0 ![]() 6-3 6-1 6-2 |
20–26 June | 1881 Northern Lawn Tennis Championships[12]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-1 6-1 6-0 | ![]() 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3 | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-5 | ![]() 6-5 6-3 6-3 ![]() 6-2 6-4 6-4 ![]() 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
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6–12 June | 1881 Essex Championships[13]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-1 6-3 | ![]() 6-3 6-1 ![]() 6-3 6-3 ![]() 6-5 6-3 ![]() |
July
Date | Tournament | Winner | All comers' finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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2–13 July | 1881 Wimbledon Championship [14]![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() 6-4 6-2 6-3 | ![]() 1-6 6-3 6-2 5-6 6-3 ![]() Bye | ![]() 6-1 6-1 6-0 ![]() 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-3 ![]() 6-0 6-4 6-1 |
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11–17 July | 1881 Scottish Championships[15]![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-1 6-5 | ![]() Def | ![]() 6-2 6-3 ![]() 6-3, 6-1 | ![]() 6-2 6-2 ![]() 6-2 6-1 ![]() 6-5 4-6 6-2 ![]() 6-1 6-0 |
15–16 July | 1881 Staffordshire tournament[17]![]() ? Singles | ![]() 3-6 6-2 6-4 | ![]() | ? ? | ? ? ? ? |
18–24 July | 1881 Canadian National Championships [18]![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6–2, 6–2 | ![]() | ? ? | ? ? ? ? |
18–24 July | 1881 Midland Counties Championships [19]![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-3 6-1 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() ? ![]() ? | ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? |
25–30 July | 1882 London Athletic Club ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() 6-2 2-6 6-2 7-5 ![]() 6-3 6-1 ret | ![]() 6-5 6-3 6-4 ![]() 6-2 6-3 6-0 ![]() 6-1 6-3 6-0 ![]() ? |
25–31 July | 1881 Dundalk Tournament[20] ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() Def | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() Def | ![]() ? ![]() Walkover ![]() Bye ![]() ? |
August
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
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1–6 August | 1881 Darlington Tournament ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-0 4-6 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() 6-2 6-5 ![]() Bye | ![]() 6-2 6-2 ![]() 6-2 6-1 ![]() 5-6 6-5 6-4 |
1–7 August | 1881 South of Ireland Championships ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 0-6 6-3 7-5 8-6 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 4-6 6-4 6-4 6- | ![]() 6-0 6-3 6-2 ![]() 6-3 6-2 1-6 2-6 6-0 ![]() 6-4 9-7 3-6 7-5 ![]() Bye |
2-6 August | 1881 County Kildare Tournament[21]![]() Singles - Doubles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() ? ![]() ? | ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? ![]() ? |
1–7 August | 1881 Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-2 4-6 6-5 | ![]() 6-3 6-3 ![]() 6-5 1-6 6-5 ![]() 6-3 6-3 |
8–13 August | 1881 North of Ireland Championships ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 2-1 (sets) | ![]() | ![]() 2-0 ![]() 2-1 | ![]() 2-1 ![]() 2-1 ![]() 2-0 ![]() 2-1 |
8–14 August | 1881 Downshire Tournament ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 5-2,5-1 | ![]() | ![]() 3-5 5-4 5-3 ![]() 5-4 5-2 | ![]() 5-1 5-0 ![]() 5-0 5-2 ![]() 5-2 5-1 ![]() 5-1 5-1 |
9–12 August | 1881 Exmouth Tournament [22] ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-3 1-6 6-4 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-2 1-6 6-0 | ![]() 8-6 8-6 ![]() 6-1 8-6 ![]() 2-6 6-2 6-0 ? |
9–12 August | 1881 Teignmouth Tournament [23] ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 5-6 6-1 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() Def | ![]() Def ![]() Def ![]() Def ? |
14–15 August | 1881 Maidstone Tournament ![]() ? Singles | ![]() walkover | ![]() | ? ? ? | ? ? ? ? |
29 August-4 September | 1881 Exeter Tournament [24] ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-3 7-5 | ![]() | ![]() ? ![]() ? | ![]() Bye ![]() ? ![]() ![]() ? |
31 August - 3 September | 1881 U.S. National Championships [25]![]() Grass 1881 U.S. National Championship – Men's Singles 1881 U.S. National Championship – Men's Doubles | ![]() 6-0 6-3 6-2 | ![]() | ![]() 6-3, 6-0 ![]() 6-2, 6-2 | ![]() 6-3, 6-5 ![]() Bye ![]() 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 ![]() 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
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September
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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12–18 September | 1881 South of England Championships [26]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 6-2 6-0 | ![]() | ![]() W/O ![]() 6-1 6-1 6-4 | ![]() 6-4 2-6 5-6 6-5 6-5 ![]() 6-1 6-1 6-1 ![]() 6-1 6-2 6-3 ![]() 6-3 6-3 5-6 6-0 |
13–17 September | 1881 Torquay Tournament[27] ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() ? | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() ? | ![]() ?br /> ![]() ![]() 6-3 6-4 |
15–17 September | 1881 St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament[28] ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6-3 6-5 6-5 | ![]() | ? | ? |
19–24 September | 1881 East Gloucestershire Championships ![]() Grass Singles | ![]() 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-2 6-2 6-2 | ![]() Bye ![]() 6-1 6-0 6-2 ![]() 6-0 5-6 6-5 6-1 ? |
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26 September- 2 October | 1881 Hampshire Championships [29]![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-2 6-3 6-0 | ![]() | ? ? | ? ? ? ? |
October
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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3–10 October | 1881 Armagh Tournament[30]![]() Hard Singles | ![]() 2-0 (sets) | ![]() 2-1 | ![]() 2-0 ![]() | ![]() Bye ![]() 2-0br ![]() 2-1 ![]() 2-0 |
Challenge round![]() | |||||
4–10 October | 1881 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() W/O ![]() 6-2 6-1 6-2 | ![]() 6-5 6-1 ![]() 6-3 6-0 ![]() 6-4 6-4 ![]() 6-0 6-2 |
24–30 October | 1881 St. George's Cricket Club![]() Grass Singles - Doubles | ![]() 7-5 6-2 6-3 | ![]() | ![]() 6-1, 6-2 ![]() 6-1, 6-1 | ![]() 6-4 6-3 ![]() 6-2 6-3 ![]() 6-2 1-6 6-2 ![]() Bye |
November
Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
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4–10 November | 1881 Victorian Championships [31]![]() Hard Singles - Doubles | ![]() 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-1 | ![]() | ![]() 6-2 6-2 6-4 ![]() Bye | ![]() 6-3 6-2 6-1 ![]() 6-0 6-4 1-6 6-3 ![]() W/O |
December
No events
List of tournament winners
Note: important tournaments in bold
Richard Barron Templer -Armagh -(1)
Pelham George Dunop -Bath -(1)
E. J. Charley -Belfast -(1)
Montague Hankey -Bournemouth -(1)
Michael G. McNamara -Brighton-Waterford- (2)
Dale Womerseley-Colchester-(1)
A. Springett -Darlington -(1)
William Renshaw -Cheltenham -Dublin-London-Wimbledon- (4)
Robert Shaw Templer -Dundalk -(1)
Edgar Lubbock -Eastbourne -(1)
Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain -Edgbaston -(1)
John G. Horn - Edinburgh -(1)
Leslie Balfour-Melville -Edinburgh -(1)
Spencer Cox -Exeter -(1)
E. W. Mancounchy -Exmouth -(1)
Edmond Bennett Brackenbury -Limerick -(1)
Herbert Lawford -London -(1)
Frederick Lawrence Rawson -London-(1)
Richard Mercer-Maidstone-(1)
Richard Taswell Richardson -Liverpool-Manchester - (2)
Louis Australia Whyte -Melbourne -(1)
Peter Aungier-Naas-(1)
John Jameson Cairnes -New York -(1)
A.W. Soames-St Leonards-on-Sea-(1)
Jonas Henry William Gardner-Stafford-(1)
B. Champion Russell -Teignmouth-(1)
Ernest Maconchy-Torquay-(1)
Isidore F. Hellmuth -Toronto -(1)
Richard Sears - Newport -(1)
Rankings
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1881 [32] | ||||
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See also
- 1881 Tennis Season
- 1881 in sports
References
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- ↑ "Essex Championships 1881". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
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