The 1889 Men's Tennis Season was a tennis tournament circuit consisting of 140 major, national, professional, regional, provincial, state, county, city and regular tournaments.
It began in January in Madras, India and ended in December in Dunedin, New Zealand.
Season summary The mens 1889 world tennis season started on 8 January in Madras, India with the Southern India Championships that ended on 15 January, played on clay courts the event is won by Harry Grove.
In mid May at the start of the first major tournament of the season the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, the Irish home player Willoughby Hamilton defeats England's two-time defending champion Ernest Renshaw in straight sets in the final on 31 May.
On 22 June at the second major tournament of the 1889 season the Northern Championships played in Manchester, England, Irish player Willoughby Hamilton reaches his second major final, and wins the title against compatriot Harold Mahony in four sets.
In early July at the third major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships England's William Renshaw defeats Harry S. Barlow in five sets the All Comers' Final, and then defeats his brother and reigning champion Ernest Renshaw to claim his seventh and final singles title.
At the end of August the fourth and final major event of season his held the U.S. National Championships played at Newport Casino, Newport, RI in the United States the mens singles title is won by Henry Slocum who beats Quincy Shaw in four sets for a second consecutive and final championship.
At the end of December the 1889 season concluded with the final event of the year the New Zealand Championships, being played on grass in Dunedin, the your is won by Minden Fenwick in four sets over Joy Marshall.Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 293.
Season results Key Major events National events Professional events World wide events
January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist15 Jan.Southern India ChampionshipsMadras, IndiaClay Harry Grove6-2, 7-5 Charles Higginbotham
February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist11 Feb.Otago LTA TournamentOtago II, New ZealandGrass Frederick Dalziel 9-7 games Andrew Borrows 28 Feb.Auckland ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandAsphalt Eric Hudsonwalkover William Barton
March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist15 Mar.Bengal ChampionshipsCalcutta, IndiaGrass James Hechie3-0 sets W.H. Gorman 16 Mar.Punjab ChampionshipsLahore, IndiaGrass R. F. Anderson 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 Edward Lee French 18 Mar.Tropical ChampionshipsSt Augustine, United StatesAsphalt Oliver Samuel Campbell6-2, 6-3, 6-4 Henry Trevor 31 Mar.South Australian ChampionshipsAdelaide, AustraliaAsphalt Bert Hambidge11-2 games Bill Hambidge
April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Apr.British Covered Court Championships Bayswater, Great BritainWood (i) Ernest Wool Lewis6-4, 6-0, 6-3 William Taylor 20 Apr.Buckley TrophyMelbourne II, AustraliaGrass Arthur Colquhoun2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 Norman Bayles 20 April.Bombay Gymkhana Club Open Bombay, IndiaGrass Alfred Sangster6-1, 5-6, 6-4 Arthur K. Oliver 23 Apr.Geelong Easter TournamentGeelong, AustraliaAsphalt Herbert Webb6-3, 6-5, 3-6, 6-1 Henry Short 27 Apr.Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya, CeylonClay Charles de Fonblanque6-2, 6-3, 6-4 Alfred Dennison
May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 May.Dublin University ChampionshipsDublin II, IrelandAsphalt Harold Mahonywalkover Tom Campion 6 May.Fitzwilliam Club ChampionshipsDublin III, IrelandGrass Willoughby Hamilton6-0, 6-3, 6-1 Hume Jones 11 May.Danish National ChampionshipsCopenhagen, DenmarkClay Folmer Hansendef. ? 11 May.New South Wales Championships Sydney, AustraliaGrass Arthur Colquhoun6-2, 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 Alfred Webb 25 May.Pollokshields OpenPollokshields II, Great BritainGrass Alfred Thomson6-2, 6-4, 10-8 Edward Fuller 25 May.West of Scotland ChampionshipsPollokshields, Great BritainGrass G. Scott Jackson8-6, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 T. L. Hendry 26 May.Flushing Athletic Club OpenFlushing, United StatesSurface Clarence Hobartdef. Alex Post 31 May.Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrass Willoughby Hamilton (2)12-10, 6-1, 6-3 Ernest Renshaw
June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Jun.West of England ChampionshipsBath, Great BritainGrass James Baldwin7-5, 6-4, 6-4 Wilfred Milne 2 Jun.Westchester InvitationHarrison, United StatesAsphalt Howard Taylor6-4, 6-2, 7-5 Oliver Campbell 5 Jun.Cheltenham ChampionshipsCheltenham, Great BritainGrass George Hillyard6-1, 6-1, 2-6, 4-6, 6-3 James Baldwin 10 Jun.Whitehouse OpenEdinburgh II, Great BritainClayArchibald Thomson6-1, 6-2, 6-3 Arthur Story 14 June.Lordship Road TournamentStoke Newington, Great BritainGrass E.J. Laytondef. Edward White 14 Jun.Macclesfield OpenMacclesfield, Great BritainGrass Arnold Wolff6-4, 6-1 Conway Morgan 14 Jun.London ChampionshipsStamford Bridge II, Great BritainGrass Harry S. Barlowscore Charles Eames 14 Jun.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrass Willoughby Hamilton (2)3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 Ernest Wool Lewis 15 Jun.Taylor Challenge CupLeeds, Great BritainGrass David Davy 9-7, 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 Edward Fletcher 15 Jun.Waterloo Open Waterloo, Great BritainGrass John Redfern Deykin7-5, 6-2, 6-2 William Dod 15 Jun.Scottish ChampionshipsEdinburgh, Great BritainGrass Ernest Browne4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 6-0 Patrick Bowes-Lyon 15 Jun.Middle States Championships Hoboken, United StatesSurface Howard Taylor (2)5-7, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 Clarence Hobart 18 Jun.Dartmouth ChampionshipDartmouth, United StatesGrass H.H. Hilton5-7, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 W.T. Gunnison 21 Jun.New England ChampionshipsNew Haven II, United StatesGrass Henry Slocumde. Robert Huntington 22 Jun.Northern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainGrass Willoughby Hamilton (3)6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 Harold Mahony 22 Jun.Kent ChampionshipsBeckenham, Great BritainGrass Harry S. Barlow (3)6-4, 1-6, 6-2, 9-7 Ernest Meers 22 Jun.North of Ireland ChampionshipsBelfast, Great BritainGrass Manliffe Goodbody6-3, 6-2, 6-2 Thomas Dickson 22 Jun.Hudson River ChampionshipsHastings on Hudson, United StatesGrass Charles Sandsdef. Valentine Gill Hall 22 Jun.Oxford University ChampionshipOxford, Great BritainGrass Arthur Grant 4-6, 6-3, 0-6 6-2, 6-2 Harold Carlton 28 Jun.Kent County ChampionshipsBlackheath, Great BritainGrass Herbert Baddeley6-0, 6-2, 6-1 Francis Haskett-Smith 28 Jun.Lancashire County ChampionshipsAigburth, Great BritainGrass T.G. Hill6-4, 6-3 William Weathered 29 Jun.Edgbaston OpenEdgbaston II, Great BritainGrass James Baldwin (2)6-4, 6-4, 6-4 John Redfern Deykin 29 Jun.County Dublin ChampionshipsDublin IV, IrelandGrass Joshua Pim6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 6-2 Grainger Chaytor 29 Jun.Championship of the North of ScotlandBroughty Ferry, Great BritainClay Arthur Story 6-1, 9-7, retd. William Blyth-Martin 29 Jun.New Jersey State ChampionshipsSouth Orange, United StatesGrass Clarence Hobart (2)6-0, 6-4, 6-4 William K. Fowler 29 Jun.Kent Closed ChampionshipsOld Charlton, Great BritainGrass Ernest Meers 8-6, 8-6, 4-6, 3-6, 7-5 Charles Eames 29 Jun.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great Britain John Redfern Deykin (2)2-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Harold Weston-Carlton 29 Jun.Northumberland Cricket Club OpenHeaton, Great BritainGrass Patrick Hendy6-0, 6-2, 6-3 Harold Pease
July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Jul.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsMonterey, United StatesConcrete William H. Taylor 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 Valentine Gadesden 6 Jul.Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrass Henry Guy Nadin6-3, 6-2, 6-3 G. E. Lowe 6 Jul.Western States ChampionshipsChicago, United StatesGrass Charles A. Chase7-5, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Samuel T. Chase 7.Jul.Canadian Championships Toronto,CanadaGrass C.S. Hyman6-4, 7-5, 6-4 Alfred Plummer 7 Jul.Waterbury Cup InvitationHarrison II, United StatesGrass Howard Taylor (3)def. Percy Knapp 8 Jul.Englewood OpenEnglewood, United StatesClay Clarence Hobart (3)7-5, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 Carroll J. Post 8 Jul.Wimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrass William Renshaw6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 Ernest Renshaw 10 Jul.Staffordshire TournamentStafford, Great BritainGrass John Redfern Deykin (3)6-4, 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4 William Hamilton 13 Jul.Nottinghamshire LTA TournamentNottingham, Great BritainGrass William Hamilton7-5, 3-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 Charles Eames 13 Jul.Auburndale Challenge Cup Auburndale, United StatesGrass Fred S. Mansfielddef. Fred Hovey 13 Jul.Lansdowne ChampionshipsDublin V, IrelandGrass Joshua Pim (2)8-6, 2-6, 6-2 Frank Stoker 13 Jul.Nottinghamshire CCC Open West Bridgford, Great BritainGrass Frederick Snook9-7, 6-2, 7-9, 6-0 Walter Snook 14 Jul.Natal ChampionshipsPietermaritzburg, South AfricaClay H. Gazzard4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Herbert Millar 16 Jul.Northern Counties Challenge Cup Stockton-on-Tees, Great BritainGrass William Heard4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 9-7, 6-1 Frank Noon 17 Jul.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Great BritainGrass Guy Black6-1, 6-1 Francis Burrow 17 Jul.Leamington OpenLeamington Spa II, Great BritainGrass Charles Eames4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 Frank Noon 19 Jul.Montclair Open City, CountrySurfaceClarence Hobart (4)10-8, 12-14, 6-3 Deane Miller 20 Jul.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrass Ernest Wool Lewis (3)6-3, 6-3, 8-6 Harry S. Barlow 20 Jul.Leicester OpenLeicester, Great BritainGrass Charles Eames (2)7-5, 1-6, 10-8, 4-6, 6-2 William Hamilton 20 Jul.Hornsey Challenge CupHornsey, Great BritainGrass J. E. Kingsley def. A. H. Greening 22 Jul.Springfield Championship Springfield, United StatesSurface Charles A. Chase6-4, 6-3 Albert Empie Wright 24 Jul.Market Harborough TournamentMarket Harborough, Great BritainGrass Frank Noon6-4, 6-3, 6-4 Ernest Crawley 24 Jul.East Orange Open East Orange, United StatesGrass J.C. Post jr.6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-1 D.W. Candler 27 July.Southampton InvitationSouthampton, United StatesGrass Howard Taylor (4)6-1, 6-4, 6-3 Joseph Sill Clark 27 Jul.Yorkshire Association & County OpenIlkley, Great BritainGrass Joshua Pim (3)0-6, 6-4, 3-6, 7-5, 6-1 Herbert Wilberforce 27 Jul.Ilkley Closed ChampionshipIlkley II, Great BritainGrass David Davy (2)walkover Arthur Pease 27.North Wales ChampionshipsDenbigh, Great BritainGrass Henry Fosbery5-6, 6-5, 6-5, 6-1 George Hayes 27 July.Southport Open Southport, Great BritainGrass R.B. Swire6-4, 6-4 T. Morris
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