The 1883 men's tennis season was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 102 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 Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships.
The joint title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 7 tournaments from 9 finals, Herbert Wilberforce won 7 events from 8 finals.
The season began in May in Dublin in Ireland 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 Important. National Provincial/State/Regional County Local
January to April No event
May DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalist 7–13 MayDublin University Championships Dublin, IrelandOutdoor 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 Cheltenham, Great BritainOutdoorClaySingles - 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 21–27 May Irish Lawn Tennis ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandOutdoor Grass Singles - Doubles Ernest Renshaw3–6 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 MayWest of England Championships Bath, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Ernest de Sylly H. Browne6–3 6–2 6–3 Wilfred Milne George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor 28 May–3 JuneLondon Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles Herbert Lawford6–1 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 JuneLongwood Cricket Club Tournament Longwood CupLongwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United StatesOutdoorGrassSingles - 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
June DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalistJune.Oxford University Champion TournamentNorham Gardens, Oxford, Great BritainGrassSingles – 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 4–9 Jun.Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis TournamentMontpellier GardensCheltenham, Great BritainOutdoorClaySingles - Doubles George Montague Butterworth6-2 6-1 George Jones Mitton Henry Blane Porter James Rebotier Tyers A.H. Griffiths C.G. Newton William John Bush-Salmon 4–10 JuneEast Gloucestershire ChampionshipsCheltenham, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Donald Charles Stewart6—0 6—1 6—0 William John Bush-Salmon 6–8 JuneIntercollegiate ChampionshipsHartford, Connecticut, United StatesOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6—1 6—1 George Sargent 11–16 June Waterloo TournamentLiverpool, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Bruce J. Ismay6—3 6—1 Gerald Barker Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome 11–13 June.Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring TournamentHove Rink Tennis ClubBrighton, Great BritainOutdoorAsphaltSingles - Doubles Charles Walder Grinstead6-3, 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 South Wales ChampionshipsTenby, WalesOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Herbert Wilberforce6—2 6—1 6—1 P. T. Ashe 18-24 June.Leicester Lawn Tennis Club TournamentVictoria Park Leicester, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Charles Walder Grinstead4—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 JunePrinces Club ChampionshipsLondon, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Herbert Lawford6—2 6—0 6—1 William Taylor Edward Lake Williams William Taylor H. Blane Edgar Lubbock 21 - 26 JuneClifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles George Butterworth6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Donald Charles Stewart
July DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalistJuly.Inverkip Rovers OpenCastle 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 LathamChallenger Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Miss Burns2 sets to 0 W.G. Croft Mrs. Peile July. Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTCSurbiton, Surrey, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles J.F. Newton 5-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 Herbert Whalley Jellicoe 23 June- 1 JulyNorthern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Herbert Wilberforce6—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.Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis ClubEdinburgh, ScotlandGrass Singles - Doubles John Galbraith Horn3 sets to 1 Arthur Walton Fuller Archibald Thomson 3–9 July. Leamington Open TournamentLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, OutdoorGrass 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 ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, OutdoorGrass 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. Portishead Open Lawn Tennis TournamentPortishead, Somerset, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0 Lionel Wilberforce Norman Goodford Cholmeley F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered 7–16 JulyWimbledon Championships London, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles William Renshaw2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3 Donald C. Stewart Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert WilberforceChallenger Ernest Renshaw 17-21 JulyScottish ChampionshipsEdinburgh, Great BritainOutdoorWood (i)Singles - Doubles John Galbraith Horn6–4 6–5 1–6 6–2 E. M. Shand A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William KnoxChallenger Arthur Walton Fuller 20- 21 July.Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTCGore Court, Sittingbourne, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles Rev. F. Greenfield2 sets to 0 Robert Henry Whitcombe C. Lake H. Winch E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend 20–21 July. Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.Lichfield, EnglandOutdoorGrass Singles Sidney Alfred Noon2-6, 6–4, 6-2 Walter William Chamberlain John Redfern Deykin Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson 16-22 July Redhill OpenRedhill, Surrey, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Leopold James (Leo) Maxse3–6 6–4 6–4 Herbert Chipp William John Down F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 24 July County Kildare Tournament Naas, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles Peter Aungier6-0, 6–3, 6-2The Field Lawn Tennis Annual 1890 Algernon A. M. Aylmer 18-26 July Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Mark Fenwick? Minden Fenwick 26 – 27 July.Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton GardensBuxton, EnglandGrassSingles – Doubles Minden Fenwick6-2, 6-3 Robert Parsons Earwaker G.A. Bolt Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe 18 – 28 July.North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, EnglandOutdoor GrassSingles - Doubles H.W. Marshall 2 sets to 1 William McLaren T.E. Graham J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston William McLaren Captain Preston2 sets to 0 Mr. Gosse Mr. G. McLaren 24-28 JulyLimerick CC Lawn Tennis TournamentLimerick, IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Ernest de Sylly Browne 6–3 6–2 6–5 Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong6–2 9–7 F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. ShawChallenger William Dawson 23–29 JulyEssex ChampionshipsBrentwood, Great BritainOutdoor GrassSingles - Doubles Charles Walder Grinstead6–1 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. South of Ireland Championships(Limerick Cup)Limerick Cricket ClubLimerick, IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles Eyre Chatterton6–1 6–0 6–0 Albert E. Browning? H. Evelyn William H. Gavin J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler RobinsonChallenger Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght 23-29 July London Athletic Club Tournament , London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles M. S. Constable3–6 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–2 Arthur Hallward Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford 24–29 JulyNorwich Open Lawn Tennis TournamentNorwich, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Francis William Monement6–2 6–5 William Bolding Monement Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell
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