The 1893 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 81 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments.
The season began on 30 January in Epping, Victoria, Australia and ended on 29 December in Mount Eden, New Zealand.
Season summary The 1893 season began on 30 January in Epping, Victoria, Australia with the Epping Ladies Open that concluded on 4 February with singles event won by Annie Gibbson who defeated Miriam Bayles in three sets.
On 27 May at the first major event of the season for women the Irish Championships played at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin, Ireland, the singles event is won by Irelands Florence Stanuell who beat Englands Nora Pope in straight sets.
On 17 June at the second major event of the season, at the Northern Championships held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester, England the singles event is won by England's Lottie Dodd who collects a fifth and final Northern title defeating England's Blanche Hillyard in three tough sets.
Moving across the Atlantic to the third major tournament of the season the U.S. National Championships is played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States that concluded on 23 June was won by Aline Terry winning her first and only US championship title, when she defeats Augusta Schultz in straight sets.
On 20 July at the fourth and final major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club, Blanche Hillyard defeated Maud Shackle the day before in the all comers final, in the challenge round she faced Lottie Dod the match goes to three sets with Dod emerging victorious and claiming a fifth and final singles title.
The 1893 women's tennis season concludes on 29 December at the New Zealand Championships meeting played at Mount Eden near Auckland, New Zealand, the singles title is won by M.F Spiers who beats A Nicholson three and five in the final.
Season results Key Major events National events Professional events Worldwide events
February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Feb.Epping Ladies Open Epping, AustraliaGrass Annie Gibson 2-1 sets Miriam Bayles 25 Feb.Southern California Midwinter Championships Riverside, United StatesAsphalt Grace Gillilanddef. Miss Wilkes
March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Mar.Auckland LTA ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandGrass M. Nicholson3-6, 6-3, 7-5 F. Spiers 19 Mar.Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya, CeylonClay Mrs A.F. Broun4-6, 6-4, 6-1 Annette de Fonblanque 26 Mar.Otago LTA TournamentDunedin, New ZealandGrass Ruth Orbell9-7 games Gertrude Rattray
April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Apr.South African ChampionshipsPort Elizabeth, South AfricaClay Mabel Grant 6-1, 6-0 Mrs McLagan 3 Apr.Tasmanian ChampionshipsLaunceston, AustraliaGrass Nina Rock6-1, 4-6, 6-3 Annie Gibbson 5 Apr.Geelong Easter TournamentGeelong, AustraliaAsphalt Miss Simson6-5, 1-6, 11-9 Miss Mackenzie 6 Apr.Launceston Easter TournamentLaunceston, AustraliaAsphalt Nina Rock (2)def. Alice Rock 14 Apr.British Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Great BritainWood (i) Maud Shackle6-2, 1-6, 7-5 May Arbuthnot 24 Apr.South Australian Championships Adelaide, AustraliaAsphalt Maisie Parr6-0, 6-2 Emma Ragless
May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 May.Ealing ChampionshipsEaling, Great BritainGrass Charlotte Cooperdef. Anabel Critchley 13 May.Penang Golf Club Ladies Open Georgetown, Straits SettlementsGrass Mrs. O'Gorman Miss Lavinia Jones 20 May.New South Wales Championships Sydney, AustraliaGrass Ellen Mayne 6-0, 6-0 Mabel Shaw 20 May.Pollokshields OpenPollokshields II, Great BritainGrass B. M. Watson4-6, 6-2, 6-3 Miss McGregor 23 May.Tynedale Open Hexham, Great BritainGrass Charlotte Cooper (2)6-4, 6-3 Lottie Paterson 25 May.Singapore LLTC Spring OpenSingapore, Straits Settlements Mrs Lovell4-6, 6-1, 6-2 Mrs Salzmann 27 May.Irish Championships Dublin, IrelandGrass Florence Stanuell6-2, 6-3 Nora Pope 27 May.Carnarvon OpenCarnarvon, AustraliaGrass Masie Miller5-6, 6-2, 6-3 Lizzie Miller
June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 June.Lansdowne ChampionshipsDublin II, IrelandGrass Jane Corder6-4, 6-0 Miss Scott 7 Jun.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrass Ethel Cochrane6-1, 6-0 Miss Stoddart 10 Jun.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrass Maud Shackle (2)4-6, 6-3, 6-4 Edith Austin 10 Jun.Interclub Tennis Association Tournament New York City, United StatesClay Elisabeth Moore6-4, 2-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Helena Hellwig 13 Jun.North of Ireland ChampionshipsBelfast, IrelandGrass Miss Shaw3-6, 6-0, 9-7 Jane Corder 17 Jun.Northern Championships Manchester, Great BritainGrass Lottie Dod1-6, 6-3, 7-5 Blanche Hillyard 17 Jun.Kent County ChampionshipsBlackheath, Great BritainGrass Amy Wilson 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 Mrs Waring 23 Jun.U.S. National ChampionshipsPhiladelphia, United StatesGrass Aline Terry 6-1, 6-3 Augusta Schultz 24 Jun.Kent Championships Beckenham, Great BritainGrass Maud Shackle (3)6-3, 6-4 Ruth Pennington-Legh 24 Jun.Hudson River ChampionshipsHastings-on-Hudson, United StatesGrass Mabel L. Ferris def. ? Lida Voorhees 25 Jun.Yorkshire County Championships Ilkley, Great BritainGrass Helen Jackson6-0, 2-6, 6-1 Charlotte Cooper 29 Jun.Llandudno OpenCraigside, Great BritainGrass Ellen Cressy divided title Ida Cressy
July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Jul.Lafayette Association Tournament Brooklyn, United StatesClay Marion Meadley 6-3, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 Clara Chase 1 Jul.Middle States Championships Mountain Station, United StatesGrass Mabel Cahill6-2, 6-1 Helena Hellwig 8 Jul.Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrass Miss King2-6, 6-3, 6-3 Ethel Valentin 9 Jul.London Championships West Kensington II, Great BritainGrass Maud Shackle (4)6-2, 6-1 Edith Austin 15 Jul.Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaGrass Mabel Grant (2)6-3, 8-6 Miss Brady 16 Jul.New York State Championships Saratoga Springs, United StatesSurface Mabel Cahill (2)9-7, 6-1Elisabeth Moore 20 Jul.Wimbledon ChampionnshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrass Lottie Dod (2)6-8, 6-1, 6-4 Blanche Hillyard 22 Jul.Nottinghamshire Open Nottingham, Great BritainGrass Kate Nunneley6-0, 6-1 Elizabeth Vaudrey 26 Jul.Warwickshire Championships Leamington, Great BritainGrass Agatha Templeman6-4, 6-3 Alice Pickering 28 Jul.Canadian Championships Toronto, CanadaGrass Maude Delano-Osborne 6-8, 8-6, 6-2 Mrs. Sydney Smith 29 Jul.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great BritainGrass D. Morgan12-10, retd. Blanche Hillyard
August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist5 Aug.Northumberland ChampionshipsNewcastle, Great BritainGrass Jane Corder (2)6-2, 7-5 Charlotte Cooper 10 Aug.Isle of Man ChampionshipsDouglas, Isle of ManGrass Lilla Ferrier6-0, 6-1 Miss Trotman 10 Aug.North of Wales OpenAbergele, Great BritainGrass Muriel Pick6-2, 6-1 Louisa Brown 12 Aug.Queensland ChampionshipsBrisbane, AustraliaGrass Mabel Taylor 6-3, 6-2 Miss Wallace 12 Aug.Darlington Open Darlington, Great BritainGrass Charlotte Cooper (3)6-0, 6-1 Miss Shaw 12 Aug.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. pp. 45, 46Pacific Northwest ChampionshipsTacoma, United StatesClay Bessie Andersondef. ? Miss Kershaw 12 Aug.Exmouth OpenExmouth, Great BritainGrass Lilian Pine-Coffin6-4, 6-2 Constance Bryan 12 Aug.West of Scotland Championships Wemyss Bay, Great BritainGrass H. Graham3-6, 6-2, 6-0 B. M. Watson 12 Aug.Eastern Counties ChampionshipsFelixstowe, CountryGrass Elsie Lane 6-3, 11-9 Henrietta Horncastle 17 Aug.Saxmundham OpenSaxmundham, Great BritainGrass Elsie Lane (2)6-3, 6-1 Henrietta Horncastle 19 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrass Frances Arrowsmith 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 Miss Legge 19 Aug.Championships of the Midland Counties Parsonstown, IrelandGrass Helen Garveydivided title Mrs Kirkwood 20 Aug.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. p. 45.Kebo Valley OpenBar Harbor, United StatesGrass Miss Goodfellow 6-2, 6-1, 6-2 Miss Gibson 20 Aug.Southern California Championships Santa Monica, United StatesAsphalt May Carter Fannie Shoemaker 24 Aug.Scheveningen InternationalScheveningen, NetherlandsClay N. Hart6-4, 6-1 A. Blom-van Lennep 24 Aug.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. p. 140.Maritime Provinces Championships St. John, CanadaGrass Mrs GK McLeoddef. ? Miss Powys 26 Aug.North of England ChampionshipsScarborough, Great BritainGrass L. Chatterton-Clarke6-4, 2-6, 6-2 May Arbuthnot 26 Aug.Scottish Championships St. Andrews, Great BritainGrass Jane Corder (3) Lilla Moir 30 Aug.Gore Court ChampionshipsSittingbourne, Great BritainGrass F. Malden4-6, 6-3, 6-4 A. Malden 31 Aug.Hilversum International Hilversum, NetherlandsCement C. van Lennep6-2, 6-4 F. Blijdenstein 31 Aug.Homburg Spa TournamentBad Homburg, GermanyClay Miss Everett 6-3, 6-2 Sabine Pollen
September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist2 Sep.North of Scotland Championships Elgin, Great BritainClay Miss Forsyth 7-5, 6-0 C. M. Culbard 3 Sep.Niagara International Championship Niagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrass Maude Delano-Osborne (2) 6-8, 6-3, 6-3 Mrs. Sydney Smith 4 Sep.Delaware Field Club OpenElsmere, United StatesClay B. Negendank6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 Anna W. Hoopes 6 Sep.Singapore LLTC Autumn OpenSingapore II, Straits SettlementGrass Mrs Lovell (2)6-3, 6-5 Mrs. Kynnersley 9 Sep.Sussex ChampionshipsBrighton, Great BritainGrass Blanche Hillyard (2)6-1, 6-4 Maud Shackle 9 Sep.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsSan Rafael, United StatesAsphalt Bee Hooper 9-7, 6-4, 3-6, 9-11, 7-5 Susie Morgan 9 Sep.Trefriw OpenTrefriw, Great BritainGrass Miss Stoneax6-4, retd. Mrs Ashwell 9 Sep.Narragansett OpenNarragansett Pier, United StatesClay Miss Tayler6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 9-7 Mrs Astor 10 Sep.Dinard Ladies CupDinard, FranceClay Hélène Prévost2-6, 6-2, 6-3 Margaret Manley-Sims 18 Sep.South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great BritainGrass Blanche Hillyard (3)6-1, 4-6, 15-13 Maud Shackle 19 Sep.Sleepy Hallow T.C. OpenTarrytown, United StatesClay Bertha Silver6-4, 6-1, 6-2 Miss Moore 22 Sep.Staten Island Ladies Club Open Livingston, United StatesGrass Aline Terry (2)9-7, 6-3 Elisabeth Moore 23 Sep.Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClay Jane Corder (4)6-0, 6-2, 6-2 Mrs White 23 Sep.Yonkers TC Ladies OpenYonkers, United StatesClay Bertha Silver (2)6-2, 6-2, 6-1 Miss Fitch
October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist7 Oct.Strathfield Ladies Open Strathfield, AustraliaAsphalt C. Dransfield6-2, 6-4 M. Dransfield 12 Oct.South Yarra Ladies OpenSouth Yarra, AustraliaGrass Ellen Mayne (2)def. ?
November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist24 Nov.Victorian Championships Melbourne, AustraliaAsphalt C. Peach6-4, 2-6, 6-4 Edith Raleigh
December EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist29 Dec.New Zealand Championships Mount Eden, New ZealandGrass M.F Spiers6-3, 7-5 A Nicholson
Tournament winners winners are listed by total titles won major events are in bold.
Maud Shackle, Beckenham, Chiswick Park, Surbiton, West Kensington, West Kensington II (5)
Jane Corder, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Dublin II, Newcastle, St. Andrews (4)
Charlotte Cooper, Darlington, Ealing, Hexham, (3)
Blanche Hillyard, Brighton, Buxton, Eastbourne (3)
Lottie Dod, Northern Championships, Wimbledon Championships, (2)
Nina Rock, Launceston, Launceston II, (2)
Maude Delano-Osborne, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Toronto, (2)
Elsie Lane, Felixstowe, Saxmundham, (2)
Aline Terry, Livingston, U S. National Championships, (2)
Ellen Mayne, South Yarra, Sydney, (2)
Mabel Cahill, Mountain Station, Saratoga Springs, (2)
Mrs Lovell, Singapore, Singapore II, (2)