The 1882 men's tennis season incorporated 72 events. The Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships was won by William Renshaw, the U.S. National Championships was won by Richard Sears collecting his second title. Other big winners were Richard Taswell Richardson picking up the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships and Ernest Renshaw winning the Princes Club Championships, The title leader this season was Robert W. Braddell winning 4 tournaments from 6 finals.

The season started in April in Brighton, England and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.

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 Key Grand Slam Important. National Provincial/State/Regional County Local

January to March No events

April DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist13-14 April.Biarritz Lawn Tennis Tournament(later Biarritz Championships)Hotel du Palais BiarritzBiarritz, FranceClaySingles - Doubles Herbert Bowes-Lyon0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 Mr. W. Smith Frederick de Moleyns 21-22 April.Pau Championships(later Championnat dés Pyrénées)Pau, FranceClaySingles - Doubles Percival Wentworth Bewicke0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 Harold Bradshaw Patrick Bowes-Lyon Hon. F. De Moleyns Mr P. Russell Monsieur Sainte Mr P. Russell. 24 April.Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring TournamentBrighton Hove RinkBrighton, Great BritainWood (i)Singles - Doubles Robert W. Braddell6-1 6-4 8-6 Donald Charles Stewart G. Sandman A. W. Skirrow6-1 6-3 Robert W. Braddell Donald Charles Stewart6-1, 6-2, 6-1 Mr. Baker Mr. Kellie Robert W. Braddell Miss Edith Coleridge6-2, 6-4 Arthur Skirrow Miss. Florence Kemmis 26-27 April. Bournemouth CLTC Spring TournamentBournemouth CLTCDean Park Cricket GroundBournemouth, EnglandGrassSingles - Doubles Hubert James Medlycott6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 William Henry Birkbeck Edward George Farquharson Lincoln E. Cary Elwes Montague John Druitt E.C. Campbell Philip F. Cary Elwes E. Were

May DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 8–13 May.Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis TournamentMontpellier GardensCheltenham, Great BritainOutdoorClaySingles - Doubles Rev. Charles Edward Weldon? Pelham Von Donop Henry Blane Porter Arthur Walton Fuller Dudley David Pontifex 10-22 May.Longwood Cricket Club TournamentLongwood CupLongwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United StatesOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Mr. Winslow0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3 Warren W. Smith James Dwight J. Thomas Edward H. Gray Crawford Allen Nightingale Mr. Pickman Frederick Fiske Warren> 22–27 MayIrish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles William Renshaw w/o Peter Aungier6-1, 6-3, 8-6 Robert Orlando Coote6-1 6-4 6-3 Ernest RenshawBye Ernest Browne6-5 5-6 6-3 6-5 Robert Orlando Coote Bye J. W. Wilson6-1 6-1 retiredChallenger Ernest Renshaw 29 May-4 JuneWest of England Championships Bath, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles George M. Butterworth6-4 6-4 A. Kaye Butterworth Pelham Von Donop6-3 6-2 Robert W. Braddell Humphrey H. Berkeley Donald Stewart

June DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarter finalistJune.Oxford University Champion TournamentNorham Gardens, Oxford, Great BritainGrassSingles – Doubles Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis3-6, 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5. John Galbraith Horn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh Arthur John Chitty Thomas Robinson Grey William Meaburn Tatham June.San Gabriel TournamentSan Gabriel, Florida, United StatesOutdoorHard Arthur Allen4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5 Richard Stevens June. New Jersey State Championships New Jersey Tennis AssociationNewark, New Jersey, United StatesSingles - Doubles Joseph Sill Clark Sr. ? ? June. Cambridge University TournamentCambridge University LTCCambridge, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles ? ?? ? 5–10 June.Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, EnglandoutdoorGrass F. DurantRoutledge's Sporting Annual (1883). George Routledge and Sons. London. Lawn Tennis. p.113.6-0, 8-6, 9-7 A. Pollock 6–10 JuneSt. George's Cricket Club Tournament Hoboken, United StatesOutdoorGrassSingles Alexander Van Rensselaer6-0 5-6 6-1 6-5 S. Williams James Rankine Alexander Van Rensselaer James Rankine Walter M. Wood W.P. Anderson 10–17 JuneNorthern Championships Manchester, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Richard Taswell Richardson 6-1 3-6 5-7 6-4 11-9 Robert W. Braddell Ernest de Sylly H.Browne Peter AungierErnest de Sylly H.Browne R. H. JonesChallenger Ernest Renshaw 12–18 JuneLondon Athletic Club Tournament London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles Herbert Lawford6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3 Otway Woodhouse Edgar Lubbock G. H. Taylor Ernest Wool Lewis Arthur J. Stanley B. James A. A. Nepean 19–25 JuneAgricultural Hall Tournament Fulham, London, Great BritainIndoorWoodSingles Edward Lake Williams5-7 6-4 10-8 Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Michael Gallwey McNamara H. Nickoletts Robert W. Braddell Peter Aungier H. Nickoletts Humphrey H. Berkeley 17–24 JunePrinces Club Championships London, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Ernest Renshaw6-2 6-0 6-1 Peter Aungier Edgar Lubbock Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne C. E. Farmer 19–23 JuneNew York and District Championships New York, United StatesOutdoorGrassSingles Richard Field Conover6-1 0-6 6-5 Frank S. Benson Richard Field Conover Morton S. Paton 6-4 6-4 James Rankine E. W. Harboard J. A. Miller 21 - 26 JuneClifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Charles Lacy Sweet6-3, 6-3 Teddy Williams

July DateTournamentWinnerAll Comers FinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist 24 June-1 July,Waterloo TournamentWaterloo LTCLiverpool, Lancashire, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles John William Down? R. H. Jones Gerald Barker? F. Mawdsley F. W. Jones Alex Linzee H. G. Wright 28 June–1 July. Rochester OpenPaddock Lawn Tennis ClubRochester, Kent, EnglandGrassSingles A. Buchanan 6-1 6-4 6-0 E. Welchman W.H. St. John Hope W.A. Dartnall J. Langhorne W.B. Pulling 1 July.Woodford Parish ChampionshipEssex Cricket Club GroundsWoodford Parish, EnglandGrassSingles Gerald Buxton6-0, 6-2E. Pratt F.C. Barker Ernest Robert Stable B. Skelton Jun H.E. Kaye N.F. Roberts Daniel Wiltringham Stable 26 June - 2 July.North of Ireland Championships Belfast, Northern IrelanddOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles G. F. Hanson 2-0 (sets) F. E. Cumming F. G. Gordon C. H. Duffin P. H. Ewing B. Montgomery Challenger E. J. Charley 3 – 8 July.Western Counties ChampionshipGlasgow Cricket GroundGlasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles Edward Mortimer Shand 2 sets to 0 R.S. McNair W.L. MacIndoe A. McWilliam 3 – 8 July.West of Scotland ChampionshipsGlasgow Cricket GroundGlasgow, Lanarkshire, ScotlandGrassSingles – Doubles Walter William Chamberlain 2 sets to 0 Archibald Thomson A.L. Davidson Mr. Grant William Nevill Cobbold H. Mitchell Alexander Barclay Shand Edward Mortimer Shand 7-9 JulyThe Field (15 July 1882) p. 29.Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles Charles Haynes3-6, 6–4, 6–3 Mr. Stuart E. Rosher Warwick Stunt Mr. Smythies 11 July.Doncaster & Barnsdale Open Doncaster & Barnsdale ATC Doncaster, South Yorkshire, EnglandGrassSingles Edward Mahon3-6, 6–4, 6–3 James Vesey Mahon William Henry Mahon W. Ware Rev. C.W. Bean Capt. Johnson S.E. Somerville E.M. Weigall 14 July.Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTCGore Court, Sittingbourne, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles J.R. Daniell6-4, 6-3 J. Langley A. Hilton Captain Haynes C. Harris A. Sales 8–17 JulyWimbledon Championships London, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSinglesDoubles William Renshaw6-1 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-2 Richard Taswell Richardson Herbert Lawford Frank S. Benson Frank S. Benson Otway Woodhouse Herbert Wilberforce Humphrey H. BerkeleyChallenger Ernest Renshaw 17–20 JulyScottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain OutdoorGrassSingles John Galbraith Horn6-2 4-6 6-2 6-3 Francis Archibald Fairlie John Galbraith Horn Bye A L Davidson William Horn Archibald Thomson Maurice George Lascelles 17–23 July Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Mark Fenwick2-0 (sets) Charles J. Eade Percival C. Fenwick2-1 (sets) Henry K. Armstrong Charles J. Eade R. Blunt J. W. Fowler F. W. Mansell 21–22 July.Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.Lichfield, EnglandOutdoorGrass Singles Frederick Charles Stamer6-4 2-6 6-5 C.W. Howe Arthur Belfield Def John Redfern Deykin Frederick Henry Tullock W.L. Ward 24–26 September.Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open TournamentVale of Clwyd LTCDenbigh, Vale of Clwyd, WalesOutdoorGrassSingles Arthur Bennett Mesham3-6 6-2 6-4 H. Lloyd Williams J.P. Lewis Major Mesham C.J. Wilkinson 26 July. Portland Park LTCC TournamentPortland Park LTCCNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles E.A. Simpson w.o. Minden Fenwick 27 JulyRichfield Springs Tournament Richfield Springs, United StatesOutdoorGrassSingles Joseph Sill Clark Sr.? A.C. Denniston 25–29 JulyCounty Kildare Open Tennis Championship Naas, IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Peter Aungier6-1 6-4 6-3 John William Young Champion Branfill Russell John William YoungBye Reverend William Edward De Burgh Algernon A. M. Aylmer Gilbert de Laval Willis 24–29 JulyCanadian National Championships Toronto, CanadaOutdoorGrassSingles Harry D. Gamble 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 Isidore F. Hellmuth A. Foy H. V. Roberts A. C. Gatt H. T. Geddes Isidore F. Hellmuth W. Lefroy 24–30 JulyNorwich Open Tournament Norwich, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles William Bolding Monement5-6 6-3 6-3 Edward Morgan Hansell Francis William Monement J.E.T. Whitehead John David Wallich G.E. Preston H.C. Marsh

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