The 1883 men's tennis season[1] was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 71 tournaments. The Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw for the third consecutive year, while Richard Sears continued his dominance at the U.S. National Championships also winning a third successive title. Other big winners this season were Ernest Renshaw, picking up the Irish Championships, Herbert Wilberforce winning the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships. The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 6 finals.
 Ernest Renshaw wins one of the four important tournaments of the year the Irish Championships | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 24 April – 12 November |
| Edition | 8th |
| Tournaments | 71 (Amateur) |
| Categories | Important (5) National (4) Provincial/Regional/State (7) County (11) Local/Other (44) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most tournament titles |  Charles Walder Grinstead (6) |
| Most tournament finals | Charles Walder Grinstead (7) |
← 1882 1884 → | |
The tour began in May in Dublin in Ireland and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.
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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),[2] in some tournaments not all.
* Indicates challenger
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important.[3][4][5][6] |
| National |
| Provincial/State/Regional |
| County |
| Local |
January edit
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February edit
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May edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–13 May[7] | Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles - Doubles |
 Tom Campion5–7 6–1 7–5 |
Charles Henry Chaytor |
Herbert Knox Mackay H. McDermott |
David Wilson Christie Eyre Chatterton William R. A. Joynt J. E. L. Stein |
| 13–14 May | Gloucestershire Championships[8] Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles |
George M. Butterworth ? |
G. J. Mitton |
H. B. Porter James R. Tyers |
William Salmon Bush A. H. Griffiths C. G. Newton G. J. Mitton
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| 21–27 May[9] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest Renshaw 3–6 6–3 7–5 1–6 6–3 |
Herbert Lawford |
Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton |
Peter Aungier G. F. Anson  Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson
|
| 21–27 May | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6–3 6–2 6–3 |
Wilfred Milne |
George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor |
F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor
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| 28 May–3 June | London Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
Herbert Lawford 6–1 4–6 6–2 6–3 |
Edward Lake Williams |
Edgar Lubbock Herbert Chipp |
Harry S. Barlow Herbert Chipp H. H. Green G. H. Taylor
|
| 28 May- 3 June | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament Longwood Cup Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
 Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6–4 6–3 5–7 6–4 |
James Dwight |
Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark |
G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight
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June edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles |
 Robert Theodore Milford6-4 6-3 6-5 |
Herbert Carnegie Knox |
Thomas Robinson Grey Champion Branfill Russell |
Reginald Arthur Gamble Francis Regner Brooksbank Pinhorn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh
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| 4–9 Jun.[10] | Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles |
George Montague Butterworth 6-2 6-1 |
George Jones Mitton |
Henry Blane Porter James Rebotier Tyers |
A.H. Griffiths C.G. Newton William John Bush-Salmon
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| 4–10 June[11] | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0 |
William John Bush-Salmon |
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| 6–8 June[12] | Intercollegiate Championships Hartford, Connecticut, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6—1 6—1 |
George Sargent |
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| 11–16 June | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1 |
Gerald Barker |
Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler |
H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome
|
| 11–13 June.[13][14] | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Club Brighton, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6-4 |
Donald Charles Stewart |
Robert Howden Kellie |
Hugh Vibart Workman-MacNaghten Leopold James (Leo) Maxse |
| 13–16 June[15] | South Wales Championships Tenby, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1 |
P. T. Ashe |
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| 18-24 June.[a][16] | Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Victoria Park Leicester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 4—6 6—3 6—2 6—1 |
Ernest Wool Lewis |
Ernest Wool Lewis Francis William Monement |
A. F. Cousins Alfred Sydney Noon Francis William Monement
|
| 18-24 June[17] | Princes Club Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Herbert Lawford 6—2 6—0 6—1 |
William Taylor |
Edward Lake Williams William Taylor |
H. Blane Edgar Lubbock
|
| 21 - 26 June[18] | Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 |
Donald Charles Stewart |
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July edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July. | Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles |
George Arbuthnot Burns 5-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, 6-5 |
D.M. Hannay |
J.C. Burns |
H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham
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| Challenger Horatio Renaud Babington Peile
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| Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Miss Burns 2 sets to 0 |
W.G. Croft Mrs. Peile
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| July. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
J.F. Newton 5-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 |
Herbert Whalley Jellicoe |
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| 23 June- 1 July[19] | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Herbert Wilberforce 6—1 3—6 6—1 6—0 |
Champion Branfill Russell |
John Hartley John Ravenscroft |
Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams |
| 2 - 5 July.[20] | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles |
John Galbraith Horn 3 sets to 1 |
Arthur Walton Fuller |
Archibald Thomson |
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| 3–9 July. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 |
Herbert Wilberforce |
Donald Charles Stewart |
Sidney Alfred Noon J.W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet
|
| 3–9 July. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles |
John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |
James Powell |
John Charles Kay |
A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley
|
| 13-14 July.[21] | Portishead Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Portishead, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0 |
Lionel Wilberforce |
Norman Goodford Cholmeley |
F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered
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| 7–16 July[22] | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
William Renshaw 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3 |
Donald C. Stewart |
Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor |
Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce
|
| Challenger Ernest Renshaw
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| 17-21 July[23] | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Outdoor Wood (i) Singles - Doubles |
John Galbraith Horn 6–4 6–5 1–6 6–2 |
E. M. Shand |
A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand |
Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William Knox
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| Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller
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| 20- 21 July.[24] | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
Rev. F. Greenfield 2 sets to 0 |
Robert Henry Whitcombe |
C. Lake H. Winch |
E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend
|
| 20–21 July.[b][25] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
Sidney Alfred Noon 2-6, 6–4, 6-2 |
Walter William Chamberlain |
John Redfern Deykin |
Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson
|
| 16-22 July[26] | Redhill Open Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4 |
Herbert Chipp |
William John Down |
F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
|
| 24 July | County Kildare Tournamment[27] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Peter Aungier 6-0, 6–3, 6-2[28] |
Algernon A. M. Aylmer |
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| 18-26 July[29] | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Mark Fenwick ? |
Minden Fenwick |
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| 26 – 27 July.[c][30][31] | Derbyshire Championships Buxton Gardens Buxton, England Grass Singles – Doubles |
 Minden Fenwick6-2, 6-3 |
Robert Parsons Earwaker |
G.A. Bolt |
Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe
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| 18 – 28 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
H.W. Marshall 2 sets to 1 |
William McLaren |
T.E. Graham |
J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston
|
| William McLaren Captain Preston 2 sets to 0 |
Mr. Gosse Mr. G. McLaren
| ||||
| 24-28 July | Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Ernest de Sylly Browne 6–3 6–2 6–5 |
Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong 6–2 9–7 |
F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong |
R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw
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| Challenger William Dawson
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| 23–29 July | Essex Championships[32] Brentwood, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6–1 6–3 6–4 |
P. Colley |
Geoffrey Fowell Buxton R. C. Ball |
Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans F. W. Freeman H.E. Solly
|
| 23–29 July.[33] | South of Ireland Championships (Limerick Cup) Limerick Cricket Club Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles |
Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0 |
Albert E. Browning ? |
H. Evelyn William H. Gavin |
J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler Robinson
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| Challenger Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght
| |||||
| 23-29 July | London Athletic Club Tournament , London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
M. S. Constable 3–6 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–2 |
Arthur Hallward |
Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford |
Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford |
| 24–29 July[34] | Norwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Francis William Monement 6–2 6–5 |
William Bolding Monement |
Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement |
Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell
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August edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August.[d][35] | Maidstone Tournament Maidstone Athletic Ground Maidstone, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
Randall Mercer 6-3, 6-5, 6-4 |
Harold Sweetenham |
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| 31 July–2 August.[36] | Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Earl Bathurst Estate Cirencester Park Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Lacy Sweet 6-0, 6–4, 7-5 |
Pelham George von Donop |
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| 3-4 August. | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles |
John Redfern Deykin 2-6 6-3 6-3 |
Walter William Chamberlain |
A. Fuller Hugh Vibart MacNaghten |
George Reston Brewerton George Jones Mitton W. Green Price
| |
| 3–7 August. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - |
Robert Braddell 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 |
Teddy Williams |
William H. Rawlinson |
John Redfern Deykin John Charles Kay Henry Blane Porter
| |
| 3–7 August. | Warwickshire Championships Jephson's Gardens Leamington Spa, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - |
John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |
James Powell |
John Charles Kay |
A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley
| |
| 6–8 August. | West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament West Somerset Lawn Tennis Club Taunton, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass |
Francis Escott Hancock 6-3 6-2 |
Harold Lewis Vaughan |
Rev. G. Thomson |
C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway
| |
| 6–8 August.[37] | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
Herbert Wilberforce 6-1, 6–0, 6-3 |
Norman Leslie Hallward |
John Redfern Deykin Marmaduke Strickland Constable |
C.E. Maly C. Sorby
| |
| 6–11 Aug.[38] | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass |
Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-2, 6-2 |
Wiliam Harry Nash |
Francis Reginald Nash |
Zachary Hubert Nash C.O. Phipps Offley Scoones
| |
| 6–11 August.[39][40] | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford, Cricket Club, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles |
George M. Butterworth 3-6, 8–6, 6-1 |
Frederick William Knox 6-0 6-3 |
Alexander Kaye Butterworth |
John M. Brown Captain George Culley Stobart
| |
| 14 August.[41] | Exmouth LTC Tournament Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4 |
Teddy Williams |
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| 13 - 17 Aug.[42][43] | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles |
William Nevill Cobbold 6–3, 6-5 |
James David Vans Agnew |
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| 18–23 August.[44][45] | South Wales Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles |
Herbert Wilberforce 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 |
P.T. Ashe |
 George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies |
E.W. Evans Cecil Gough William Sidney Nelson Heard Gethin Meredith | |
| 20–23 August.[46] | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles |
Arthur John Stanley 6-5, 6–5, 0–6, 6-1 |
Erskine Gerald Watson |
J.C. Rogers 5-6, 6–2, 6-2 Edward Charles Pine-Coffin |
R.H.S. Barnes K.D. Erskine Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon Henry Blane Porter
| |
| 21-23 August.[47] | Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Charles Edmund Tatham 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 |
William Bolding Monement |
G.E. Preston |
Francis William Monement H. Rogers
| |
| 21 – 24 August.[48] | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsons Town, King's County, Ireland, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Eyre Chatterton 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 |
Reverend P. Knox |
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| 24 August | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles |
Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7 |
James Dwight |
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| Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6–2, 6—2 |
Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold
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| 21 - 25 August.[49] | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh 6-2, 6-3 |
P.C. Smith |
N. Harvey |
H.E. Chappel Lancelot Melvill Haslope
| |
| T.H. Cornish Miss. Childs 6-5, 2-6, 6-4 |
Mr. Arathoon Miss Marland.
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| 21 – 25 August.[e][50] | South of Scotland Championships Beechgrove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles |
Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2, 6–2, 8-6 |
Archibald Thomson |
Charles Robert Andrew Howden |
William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae | |
| 22 – 25 August. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 6-3 |
Edward Lake Williams |
Donald Charles Stewart 3-6, 8–6, 6-4 |
John Redfern Deykin Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr F. Durant
| |
| 29 August.[51] | Gore Court Championships (2nd) Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles |
H.S. Cooper 2 sets to 1 |
Rev. F. Greenfield |
L. Tuke |
R.W. Garraway Mr. Schönberg | |
| 29 August.[52] | Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead Cricket Field Maidenhead, England Outdoor Grass Singles |
E.L. Bainbridge ? |
W.H. Miller |
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| 30–31 August.[53] | North Wales Counties Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles |
Arthur Bennett Mesham 6-0 6-3 |
Major Mesham |
J.R. Wynne Edwards |
Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards J.P. Lewis A.H. Turnour
| |
September edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September.[f][54][55] | Swanage LTC Tournament Swanage, Great Britain Outdoor Surface ? Singles - Doubles |
Eustace Fiennes 6-2, 6-1 |
A.H. Robinson |
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| September.[g][56][57] | Framlingham Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hill Courts Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles |
Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement shared title |
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| 28 August–1 September | Canadian Championships[58] Toronto, Canada Outdoor Grass Singles |
 Charles H. Farnum 6–3, 6–3, 0–6, 6–0 |
 Charles Smith Hyman |
Harry D. Gamble Isidore F. Hellmuth |
Henry R. Elmsley FitzJames Hynes G.H. Meyer Andrew E. Plummer
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| 29 Aug–1 Sep.[59] | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles |
P.C. Smith 6-0 6-3 |
F. Bero |
F. Boulton |
T.H. Gill Albert Cecil Hill A. Soltau-Symons
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| 4–8 Sep[60] | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles |
Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-1, 6-2 |
George Nelson Stenhouse |
Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott |
E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson
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| Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson 6-3, 6-5, 6-2 |
Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott Charles S. Constable Maxwell-Stuart
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| James Locke Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3 |
C.E. Stewart Miss Cliff
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| 4-9 September.[61] | Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Alexander Van Rensselaer 6-2 0-6 6-4 8-6 |
Harry Farnum |
G.W. Beals Arthur Emden Newbold |
Walter Van Rensselaer Berry G. Higginson J.H. Powell |
| 10–12 September | Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain Outdoor Grass |
A.M. Inglis 6-2 6-0 |
G. Macan |
L. Bristow |
R.J. McNeill Robert Baron Templer
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| 12 - 14 September.[62] | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles |
William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-1 |
M. Wilkinson |
Francis William Monement Maurice Welldon |
W.F. Adams Arthur Lloyd Hansell |
| 3 September | South of England Championships Eastbourne, England Singles - Doubles |
Teddy Williams 6-1, 8–6, 4–6, 7-5 |
Charles Walder Grinstead |
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October edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October.[63] | St. George's Cricket Club Tournament St George's Cricket Club Hoboken. New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles |
Clarence Clark 6-0, 6–4, 8-6 |
William Edward Glyn |
William Edward Glyn bye Carroll J. Post Jr. |
W.P. Anderson Harry Farnum G.W. Green
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| 5 October.[64] | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass |
A.O. Jennings 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 |
Leonard Dampier |
H. Langton |
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| 6 October.[65] | Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Mr. Bourkes court Ballinshone, Northern Ireland Outdoor ? Singles - Doubles |
Robert Shaw Templer 2-1 in sets |
E. J. Wolfe |
Robert Baron Templer |
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| 11 October | Intercollegiate Fall Championships Hartford, United States Singles - Doubles |
Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0 |
William V.S. Thorne |
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| 26-27 October.[66] | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles |
Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4 |
Alexander Van Rensselaer |
November edit
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 November | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Singles - Doubles |
 Louis Whyte6—5 6—4 6—3 |
Walter John Carre Riddell |
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December edit
No Events
Tournament winners edit
Note: important tournaments in bold
Rankings edit
Source: The Concise History of Tennis
| Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1883[67] | ||||
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| # | Player | |||
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR)
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| 2 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
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| 3 | Herbert Lawford (GBR)
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| 4 | Ernest Browne (Ireland)
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| 5 | Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR)
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| 6 | Donald Stewart (GBR)
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| 7 | Herbert Wilberforce (GBR)
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| 8 | John Hartley (GBR)
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Notes edit
- ^ The Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was founded in 1878 it staged its first tournament in 1880 called the Leicester Lawn Tennis Tournament. In 1883 it became an open tournament the Leicester Open Tennis Tournament for both men and women until 1938. The club also shared the staging of the Leicstershire County Championships with other venues.
- ^ The Staffordshire Tournament was staged from 1879 to 1890.
- ^ The Derbyshire Championships was originally staged at the Buxton Gardens from 1883. It was an open tournament with ladies and gentlemen's singles played under the title 'Championship of Derbyshire'.
- ^ The Maidstone tournament was staged from 1881 to 1897.
- ^ The South of Scotland Championships were staged from 1882 to 1967.
- ^ The Swanage Tennis Tournament was established in 1883 and was staged until at least 1979 according to sources, there is no complete roll of tournament winners.
- ^ The Framlingham Tennis Tournament was established in 1883 and first staged at Hurts Hall. It was staged on the men's tour till 1981. The tournament is still being staged today. The Saxmundham Tennis Tournament was also staged at the same location in 1883 but are distinct events. By 1903 the event was staged in the first two weeks of August and has not changed since.
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