The 1893 Men's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 138 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments.
The season began on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 29 December in Auckland, New Zealand.
Season summary The 1893 men's tennis season began on 2 January in Cape Town, South Africa with the Western Province Championships that was won by Edward Fuller.
At the end of April the British Covered Court Championships are played on indoor wood courts at Bayswater, London the event is won by Irelands Harold Mahony who defeated Englands Ernest Meers in straight sets.
Moving across the Irish Sea to the Dublin, Ireland to the Fitzwilliam Club, the seasons first major tournament kicks off on 22 May the mens singles final on 25 May is won by Irelands Joshua Pim who beats Englands Ernest Renshaw in four sets.
At the beginning of June the Welsh Championships held in Cardiff, Wales is won by Irelands George Ball-Greene who defeats Englands Arnold Blake in four sets in the mens singles final.
In mid-June the second major tournament of the season the Northern Championships is played at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, Manchester, England. The mens singles final is an all Irish affair with Joshua Pim securing a second major title by beating Harold Mahony in four sets.
At the end of June the French Championships are held in Paris, France on clay courts the mens singles title is won by Laurent Riboulet who defeats compatriot Jean Schopfer in straight sets.
At the beginning of July the Pacific Coast Championships are staged in San Rafael, California and are played on cement courts, the mens singles title goes to Thomas Driscoll who beats Arthur Allen in the All Comers final, but holder William Taylor conceades a walkover to Driscoll.
In mid-July the third major tournament of the season the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club is won by Irelands Joshua Pim who collects a third consecutive major title by defeating Englands Wilfred Baddeley in four sets. This is Pim's fifth title of the season.
At the end of July the Canadian International Championships held in Toronto, Canada American Harry Avery defeats Canadian Henry Mackenzie in the All Comers, holder Fred Hovey is a no show in the challenge round Avery takes the title by a walkover.
Towards the very end of August the Championship of Germany is played in Hamburg, Germany Christian Winzer takes the singles title defeating Walter Bonne in four sets.
On 30 August at the final major tournament of the season in Newport, Rhode Island the U.S. National Championships is won by Bob Wrenn, this was Wrenn's fifth and final title of the year.
In October the Sydney Metropolitan Grass Court Championships are played in Sydney, Australia the singles event is won by Dudley Webb. On 29 December the 1893 season concludes at the New Zealand Championships played in Auckland, New Zealand with Minden Fenwick winning the singles event.
Season results Key Tournaments Major National Professional Worldwide Team SurfaceClay – Outdoor (33)Grass – Outdoor (91)Hard – Outdoor (9)Wood – Indoor (4)
Notes: Hard surfaces include asphalt, cement and concrete courts. The British LTA classified clay as a hard surface. RR denotes round robin tournament format.
January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist8 Jan.Western Province Championships Cape Town, South AfricaGrass Edward Fuller def. ? Egbert Garcia
February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist25 Feb.Southern California Midwinter Championships Riverside, United StatesHard Martin Chasedef. ? R. Gage
March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Mar.Marryatt CupBombay, IndiaGrass Wymond Symesdef. ? A.J. Brooks 9 Mar.Bengal ChampionshipsCalcutta, IndiaGrass Reginald Gamble6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 James Hechle 11 Mar.Sporting Notes". Englishman's Overland Mail. 15 March 1893. p. 1. Retrieved 13 December 2025.Southern India Championships Madras, IndiaClay Charles H.J. Higginbotham 6-2, 6-5 Arthur Hall 18 Mar.Bowral Championships Bowral, AustraliaGrass A. Freeman6-2, 6-4 E. Nott 19 Mar.Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya, CeylonClay Charles de Fonblanque 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2Eustace Stephens 25 Mar.Otago LTA TournamentDunedin, New ZealandGrass Andrew Borrows6-4, 12-10 Ted Boddington 25 Mar.Punjab Championships Lahore, IndiaGrass Henry Fleming walkover R. D. Spencer 25 Mar.Gulf Coast ChampionshipsTampa, United StatesHard Bob Wrenn 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 Albert Empie Wright 30 Mar.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.142-143.Magnolia Springs Open Magnolia Springs, United StatesHard Clarence Hobart6-3, 6-1, 6-3 Harry Avery
April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Apr.Tasmanian ChampionshipsLaunceston, AustraliaGrass Arthur Miller 6-5, 5-6, 6-4 Audrey Caldecott 4 Apr.Geelong Easter Tournament Geelong, AustraliaHard Gus Kearney6-1, 6-1, 6-1 Herbert Webb 15 Apr.London Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Grreat BritainWood (i) Harold Mahony 6-2, 0-6, 6-1 Horace Chapman 20 Apr.South Australian Championships Adelaide, AustraliaHard David Harbison6-0, 6-2, 6-2 John Baker 22 Apr.British Covered Court Championships Bayswater, Great BritainWood (i) Harold Mahony (2)6-2, 6-2, 6-4 Ernest Meers 24 Apr.Buckley TrophyMelbourne II, AustraliaGrass Gus Kearney (2)3-6, 0-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 Ben Green 28 Apr.Dublin University Championships Dublin II, IrelandHard T. Wallerwalkover Tom Chaytor
May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 May.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.39-40.Harvard University Championships Cambridge MA, United StatesGrass Clarence Budlong10-8, 6-0, 6-4 Leo Ware 6 May.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.39-40.Yale University ChampionshipsNew Haven III, United StatesGrass F.A. Howard6-3, 7-5, 6-3 W. P. Sage 6 May.Fitzwilliam Club Championships Dublin III, CountryGrass Tom Chaytordef. Grainger Chaytor 13 May.Danish National Championships Copenhagen, DenmarkClay Folmer Hansenwon ? 13 May.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers.pp.39-40.Princeton University ChampionshipsPrinceton, United StatesGrass Samuel Garvey Thompson 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 C. G. Colby 21 May.New South Wales Championships Sydney, AustraliaGrass Dudley Webb 2-6, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5 Ben Greene 21 May.River Plate ChampionshipsBuenos Aires, ArgentinaClay Frank Still3-6, 6-4, 6-1 Thomas Knox 24 May.French Interscholastic Championships Paris II, FranceClay André Vacherot 4-6, 6-2, 9-7 Georges Brosselin 27 May.THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP". Liverpool Echo. 29 May 1893. p. 3. Via. British Newspaper Archive. Retrieved 14 January 2025Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrass Joshua Pim6-1, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 Ernest Renshaw 27 May.West of Scotland Championships Pollokshields, Great BritainGrass Andrew Scott2-6, 4-6, 8-6, 9-7, 6-3 Thomas Hendry 27 May.Pollokshields OpenPollokshields II, Great BritainGrass Henry Fleming (2)6-4, 6-4, 9-7 Henry Caldecott
June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Jun.Hamburg Spring TournamentHarvesthude, GermanyClay Walter Bonne 6-1, 7-5 W. W. Gatliff 3 Jun.County Dublin Championships Dublin IV, IrelandGrass Manliffe Goodbody6-3, 6-2, 7-5 Alexander Porter 3 Jun.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. p. 40.Southern Championships Baltimore, United StatesClay Edward L. Hall6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Malcolm Chace 4 June.Whitehouse Open Edinburgh, Great BritainClay Henry Fleming (3)walkover James Conyers 6 Jun.Les Sports athlétiques et la Revue athlétique réunis; organe officiel de l'Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.Racing Club de France Tournament Paris III, FranceClay André Vacherot (2)2-0 sets Maurice Cucheval-Clarigny 8 Jun.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrass George Ball-Greene7-5, 4-6, 9-7, 6-3 Arnold Blake 9 Jun.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. pp.52-54.New England Championships New Haven II, United StatesGrass Clarence Hobart (2)6-3, 5-7, 3-6, 8-6, 6-4 Edward L. Hall 10 Jun.Les Sports athlétiques et la Revue athlétique réunis; organe officiel de l'Union des Sociétés Françaises de Sports Athlétiques.Stade Francais CupParis IV, FranceClay André Lichtenberger6-5, retd. Archdale Wickham 10 Jun.North of Ireland Championships Belfast, IrelandGrass Manliffe Goodbody (2)walkover Frank Stoker 10 Jun.Bradford OpenBradford, Great BritainGrass Roy Allen6-1, 6-1, 6-1 Henry Starke-Jones 10 Jun.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrass Harold Mahony (3)walkover Ernest Wool Lewis 17 Jun.Northern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainGrass Joshua Pim (2)4-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-2 Harold Mahony 17 Jun.Kent OpenBlackheath, Great BritainGrass Thomas Haydon1-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 Harold Nisbet 18 Jun.South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South AfricaClay Walter Edmonds6-3, 6-3, 6-4 Andrew Richardson 24 Jun.Kent Championships Beckenham, Great BritainGrass Harry S. Barlow 2-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-4 William Renshaw 25 Jun.French ChampionshipsParis, FranceClay Laurent Riboulet6-3, 6-3 Jean Schopfer 25 Jun.Haarlem TournamentHaarlem, NetherlandsClay Louis Von Hemert2-6, 6-5, 6-1 L. De Bree 26 Jun.Ilkley OpenIlkley, Great BritainGrass David Davy6-3, 6-3, 10-12, 6-2 Charles Wade 29 Jun.Portland Park OpenNewcastle II, Great BritainGrass Charles G. Allen default Roy Allen 29 Jun.Llandudno OpenCraigside II, Great BritainGrass Manliffe Goodbody (3)1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 George Ball-Greene 30 Jun.Whittelsey, Joseph T. (1894). Wright and Ditson Lawn Tennis Guide. Tournaments and Championships 1893. Boston: Wright and Ditson Publishers. pp. 121-126.Neighborhood Club Invitation West Newton, United StatesClay Fred HoveyRR 6-2 matches Bob Wrenn
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