1880 men's tennis season

The 1880 men's tennis season incorporated 44 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.

The season began in April Cheltenham, England and ended in October in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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), in some tournaments not all.* Indicates challenger Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season

Key Important. National Provincial/State/Regional County Local

January to March No events

April

DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarter finalist 12–18 AprilEast Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great BritainHard Singles Ernest Renshaw6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6 Ernest Browne

May DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 10–16 MayNorthern Championships Manchester, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles Richard Taswell Richardson6-0 6-3 6-0 Walter Edwin Fairlie Cecil Francis Parr John Ravenscroft J Bayly J Clarke John Comber W L Agnew 24 May-28 MayIrish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles William Renshaw6-1 6-4 6-3 Ernest Browne Michael G. McNamara S. D. Maul A. J. MullhollandChallenge round Vere St. Leger Goold

June DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarter finalist4-6 Jun. Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis TournamentManadon, Plymouth, EnglandGrass Singles - Doubles William Bertie Roberts6-0, 6-1 Mr. Montagu Mr. Keate Mr. O'Brien Mr. Luxmore 26 June.Essex County Cricket Club Tournament County Cricket Ground Brentwood, Essex, EnglandGrassSingles Dale Womersley2 sets to 0 R.C. Ball Nalton Womersley Barrington Henry Syer Barnes J.G. Fowler J. Read 14–26 JuneKemptown TournamentKemptown, Brighton, Great Britain? Singles Arthur Oldham Jennings6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4 Thomas Jenner Verrall 24–25 June.Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Aylestone Park Leicester, Great Britain? Singles Stuart Macrae 6-5 4-6 6-4 Champion Branfill Russell Harold Baird Carlyon E.C. Keele H.F. Johnson Arthur Thomas Toller Dr John Thomas Jacques George de Horne Vaizey 21 June-4 JulyPrinces Club Championships Prince's Club, London, Great BritainGrass Singles Herbert Lawford5-7 5-7 6-3 6-0 8-6 Edgar Lubbock Otway E, Woodhouse Herbert Lawford Captain Blane David Charles Heatley O E Woodhouse

July DateTournamentWinnerAll comers' finalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist5 June–3 July.Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, England? F. Durant6-0, 8–6, 9-7 E. Johnson Frederick Chetwynd-Stapylton A.C. Waddilove H.W. Horne W.R. Price Edward Chetwynd-Stapylton 12 July.Championship of the Esher LTC.Esher Lawn Tennis ClubEsher, Surrey, England? Clement Edward Cottrell? ? 16 July. Woodford Parish Championship County Cricket GroundWoodford Parish, EnglandGrassSingles Edward North Buxton2 sets to 0R.C. Ball 7–16 JulyWimbledon Championship100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)London, Great BritainGrassSingles John Hartleywalkover Otway E. Woodhouse George Butterworth G. M. Montgomeries Richard Ridley Farrer William Henry Darby D'Esterre H.C. Jenkins Ernest Renshaw Challenge round Herbert Lawford 15 - 17 July.St Leonards-on-Sea TournamentArchery GardensSt Leonards-on-Sea, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles R. Stuart Wilson7-5, 6-2 Arthur Wellesley Soames F.A. Coles 15 - 18 July.County Galway LTC TournamentLisbeg, County Galway, IrelandGrass Ernest Browne? John Eyre W. Aldridge Edmond Bennet Brackenbury James Parsons Dove 20 July. North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament Drayton ParkLowick, NorthamptonshireGrassSingles Doubles W.H. Collins? G.H. Evans H.O. Hall A. Ashby F.M. Eden B. Clarke-Thornhill 21-26 July.Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.Lichfield, Great BritainGrassSingles Jonas Henry William Gardner 6-4 6-3 J. H. Forster C.W.A. Law William Arthur Briscoe L.G. Knight 28-31 JulyCounty Kildare Tournament Naas, IrelandSingles - Doubles Joseph R. Rainsford6-1 6-4 6-3 Jacob R. Sherrard Joseph R. Rainsford Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer Horrace Kennedy Ivor Kirkpatrick Thomas Browning Reeves R. D. Vincent

August DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarter finalistAugust. Blackmoor Vale LTC TournamentSherborne School Cricket GroundSherborne, Blackmoor Vale, Dorset, EnglandGrass Sir Hubert James Medlycott? B. Portman Rev. Montague Hankey G. Dendy A.C. Cole J.C. Fox ? AugustScottish Championships St Andrews, Great BritainWood (i)Singles James Patten McDougall def Leslie Balfour-Melville 2 – 3 August. Ripon Club TournamentRipon, LTC, Cricket FieldRipon, North Yorkshire, EnglandGrass A.R. Springett? Northing Pinckney Snowden J. Walker T.F. Wilson C. Bickerstelle R. Paley W. Paley A.J. Wise 19 August. Mersey Bowmen Archery Club TournamentThe Mersey Bowmen Archery ClubSefton Park, Liverpool, EnglandGrass H.F. Rooke? H. Duranty L.J. Kilgour J.R. Holme Mr. Isaacson Mr. Stewart 16–19 August Waterford Tournament Waterford, IrelandGrassSingles Vere St. Leger Goold 6-1 6-2 Frederick William Knox Def Robert Hassard Arthur Bourke G. Butler 16–24 AugustDevonshire Park Championships Eastbourne, Great BritainGrass Dale Womersley Frederick Brunning Maddisondef. C.H.P. Carter William C. Taylor G. Palmer Herbert Henley Playford Nalton Womersley 17–21 AugustSouth of Ireland Championships Limerick, IrelandGrassSingles Edward Brackenbury6-4 6-4 6-2 Edward Montiford Longfield William Dawson Samuel Martin Gully G Burton James F J Heffernan Considine Major Henry H Goodeve William Dawson 17–21 AugustLimerick CC Lawn Tennis TournamentLimerick, IrelandGrass Edward Brackenbury6-4 6-4 6-2 Edward Lysaght Samuel Martin Gully Heffernan Considine Charles A Mc Donald Major Henry H Goodeve 21 - 28 August.Langley Marish TournamentLangley Marish LTC Langley Marish, Berkshire, EnglandGrass C. O. Phipps6-5, 3–6, 6-3 Zachary Hubert Nash Rev. J. Swire J.N. Hardcastle| Thomas Arthur Nash 23–24 August.Torquay Lawn Tennis TournamentTorquay Cricket GroundTorquay, Great BritainGrassSingles Ernest Maconchy6-0 6-0 C. Hughes C. Hughes T. B. Hughes Thomas Arembery Tombe Owen Gould 30 August. Bedfordshire LTC TournamentBeds LTCFairfield, Bedfordshire, EnglandGrass Robert James Lindsell? Frederick Willis Augustus Scobell Orlebar J. Hughes S. Mellor

September DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalistSeptember.Brighton Lawn Tennis Club TournamentBrighton Lawn Tennis ClubQueen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, EnglandGrass H. Stanley6-4, 6–3, 6-5 Francis Henry Izard Sir Arthur Oldham Jennings A.W. Bailey F.O. Bax-Ironside September.Ealing Cricket Club Lawn Tennis TournamentEaling Cricket ClubEaling, Middlesex, EnglandGrass F.W. Rawson3 sets to 0 Alfred Penn Gaskell Mr. Baker C.J. Wilkinson A.R. Atkinson Mr. St. Clair W. Hervey M. Sharpe 1 - 2 Sept.Armagh Lawn Tennis TournamentArchery Lawn Tennis ClubArmagh, IrelandAsphaltSingles - Doubles Robert Baron Templer ? Robert Shaw Templer J.C. Hibbert E. Obré E.J. Wolfe 1 - 3 September.Teignmouth and Shaldon OpenTeignmouth Tennis ClubTeignmouth, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy? W.B. Young H. Hayes Sir Stephen Montagu Burrows George Campbell Maconchy Thomas Arembery Tombe 4 September.Shanklin LTC TournamentShanklin, Isle of Wight, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles Algernon Hay Lushington? P. Hewitt C.A. White O. Borrodaile A. Spicer 1–5 SeptemberChampionship of America Staten Island Cricket and Baseball ClubStaten Island, United StatesGrassSingles Otway E. Woodhouse54-50 (games) Isidore F. Hellmuth Edward H. Gray C.M. Harvey C. W. Barnes Walter M Wood William Larned W H Davidge 24 - 25 September.Truro LTC Open TournamentTruro Cricket GroundsTruro, Cornwall, EnglandGrass Mr. Casey3 sets to 0 William Ewart Beamish Barter Dr.F. Collins P.A. Derry José Ricardo Grylls d'Almeida H.D. Foster L. Milne George Tallack Petherick 28 September. Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club TournamentBosmere, LTCCreeting Rectory, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, EnglandGrass J.M. Wilkinson ? George Algernon Draffen A. Downes E.R. Durnford H. Gaye Mr. Smythe

October DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist30 September - 1 October. Bournemouth CLTC Autumn TournamentBournemouth CLTCDean Park Cricket GroundBournemouth, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles Francis Robert (Frank) Benson6-1, 6–1, 6-3 F.A. Campbell 4–10 OctoberSussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Brighton, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles William Renshaw6-3 6-3 Ernest Renshaw Robert Bradell William H Darby Frederick Bunning H C Goddart H E Eaton William H Darby 4 October.Dirleton Castle LTC TournamentDirleton Castle, LTCDirleton, East Lothian, Scotland?Singles - Doubles Rev. J. Kerr2 sets to 1 A.M. Bell 6 - 11 October.Henley Lawn Tennis Club TournamentHenley Lawn & Tennis ClubHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England? E. Bayly1-6, 6–1, 12-10 W.H. Browning 7 - 14 October.Savernake Forest LTC TournamentSavernake Forest, LTC, S.F.C.C. GroundSavernake, Wiltshire England? George Rawdon Maurice Hewson? Mr. Dunning Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis Thomas Curtis Rev. F. Carre Rev. M.R. Edmeades Mr. Hunter H. Tootell 11–17 October Beacon Park Open Boston, United StatesGrass Richard SearsDef Edward Gray

November DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 22–28 NovemberVictorian Championships(Autumn) Melbourne, AustraliaHardSingles - Doubles Frank Highettwalkover Edward Wallington R P Arnold William McEvoy C W Butler E Silvester R Barton William McEvoy

December No events

Tournament winners Note:List is alphabetical by first name and Important tournaments in bold A.R. Springett—Ripon—(1) Algernon Hay Lushington—Shanklin—(1) Arthur Oldham Jennings—Kemptown-(1) C. O. Phipps—Langley Marish—(1) Clement Edward Cottrell—Esher—(1) Dale Womersley—Brentwood, Eastbourne—(2) E. Bayly—Henley—(1) Edward Brackenbury—Limerick, Limerick II—(2) Edward North Buxton—Woodford Parish—(1) Ernest Browne—Lisbeg—(1) Ernest Maconchy—Teignmouth, Torquay—(2) Ernest Renshaw—Cheltenham—(1) F. Durant—Worcester—(1) F.W. Rawson—Ealing—(1) Francis Benson—Bournemouth—(1) Frank Highett-Melbourne—(1) George Rawdon Maurice Hewson—Savernake—(1) H. Stanley—Brighton (Queens Park)—(1) H.F. Rooke—Liverpool—(1) Herbert Lawford, Princes Club Championships—(1) Hubert James Medlycott–Sherbourne—(1) J.M. Wilkinson—Creeting St, Mary—(1) James Patten McDougall—St. Andrews—(1) John Hartley—Wimbledon Championship—(1) Jonas Henry William Gardner—Lichfield—(1) Joseph Rainsford—Naas—(1) Mr. Casey—Truro—(1) Otway E. Woodhouse—Staten Island—(1) R. Stuart Wilson–St Leonards-on-Sea—(1) Rev. J. Kerr—Dirleton—(1) Richard Sears—Boston—(1) Richard Taswell Richardson—Northern Championships—(1) Robert Baron Templer—Armagh—(1) Robert James Lindsell—Fairfield—(1) Stuart Macrae—Leicester—(1) Vere St. Leger Goold—Waterford—(1) W.H. Collins—Lowick—(1) William Bertie Roberts—Plymouth—(1) William Renshaw—Brighton, Irish Lawn Tennis Championships—(2)

1880 men's tennis season

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