The 1884 men's tennis season was the ninth annual tennis season consisting of 70 world wide tournaments. The season began in April in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.
Season summary Herbert Lawford wins the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships at his 3rd attempt in Dublin defeating Ernest Renshaw in straight sets. William Renshaw a fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. Former Wimbledon champion Donald Stewart wins the Northern Championship in Liverpool against Herbert Wilberforce. In America Richard Sears collects a fourth successive US National Championship beating Howard Taylor in straight sets.
The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 5 finals.
Season results 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 Key Important. National Provincial/State/Regional County Local
The 1884 season included:
January No events
February No events
March 'No events
April DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi-finalist Quarter-finalistApril. Ceylon ChampionshipsNuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis ClubNuwara Eliya, CeylonGrassSingles – Doubles Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross ?? ??
May DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalist16 - 17 May.Clyde Park TournamentBoston United StatesGrass William V.S. Thorne77–73 (games) Percy Knapp Palmer Ellis Presbrey Howard Augustus Taylor 12 - 17 May.Fitzwilliam Club ChampionshipsFitzwilliam Lawn Tennis ClubDublin, IrelandGrass Ernest Browne ? ? 14 - 19 MayIrish Lawn Tennis ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrass Herbert Lawford 6-1 6-4 6-2 Eyre Chatterton Herbert Knox McKay Willoughby Hamilton Richard D. SearsChallenger Ernest Renshaw William Renshaw** Maud Watson6-0, 8-6, 6-3 Robert Galbraith Horn Connie Butler 19 - 24 May.Fitzwilliam PurseFitzwilliam Lawn Tennis ClubDublin, IrelandGrass Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 Robert Shaw Templer William Drummond Hamilton Toler Roberts Garvey J.Butler Robinson 21 - 24 May.Whitehouse OpenWhitehouse Lawn Tennis ClubEdinburgh, Lothian, ScotlandOutdoorGrass Richard Henry Fuller 6-4 6-3 6-3 Archibald Thomson A. Dunn jr. Walter William Chamberlain Charles Robert Andrew Howden Patrick Smith
June DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalistJune.Oxford University Champion TournamentNorham Gardens, Oxford, Great BritainGrassSingles – Doubles ??? 2 - 6 June West of England ChampionshipsBathGreat BritainGrass Ernest de Sylly H. Browne6-4, 6-2, 6-4 C.K. Wood John Redfern Deykin Wilfred Milne Ernest Browne Donald Charles Stewart 9 - 15 June Waterloo TournamentLiverpool, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles Donald Stewart 9-7 6-1 6-2 William Bush-Salmon Richard Taswell Richardson Theodore Robson Eskrigge Joseph Bruce Ismay 16 - 22 June East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great BritainHard Singles - Doubles Donald Charles Stewart10-8 6-1 6-3 Richard Dudley Sears Wilfred Milne C.K. Wood Frederick William Knox 16 - 22 June London Athletic Club Tournament Cheltenham, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles Herbert Lawford6-3 6-1 3-6 6-2 Frederick Bowlby Teddy Williams William C. Taylor Herbert Chipp Edward Charles Pine-Coffin Harry Grove Arthur John Stanley 19 - 21 June. Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Far and Near Lawn Tennis Club Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, United StatesGrassSingles - Doubles Joseph Sill Clark Sr.6-3 7-5 0-6 6-3 Richard Field Conover Henry Warner Slocum A.T. Greenough F.A. Hopkins 21 - 26 JuneClifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great BritainOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles George Butterworth6-3, 4-6, 6-2 Charles Walder Grinstead James Baldwin Charles Lacy Sweet Montagu Hankey Lionel Wilberforce 23 - 26 JuneHayesland LTC Tournament Hayesland LTCBath, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles James Baldwin6-0 6-1 8-6 L.K. Smith Ralph Bagnall-Wild H. Clark P.D. Tucker B. Winthrop 25 -27 June.Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis ClubEdinburgh, ScotlandGrass Singles - Doubles Walter William Chamberlain6-1, 6-1, 10-8 Charles Robert Andrew Howden Charles Robert Andrew Howden George Nelson Stenhouse Arthur Walton Fuller Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Archibald Thomson Challenger John Galbraith Horn 26 - 28 JuneNorthumberland Cricket Club OpenNorthumberland County Cricket ClubNewcastle-upon-Tyne Great BritainGrass E. M. Sinclair2-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 Minden Fenwick A. Dunn Jr. Thomas Oswald Swarbreck T.R. Redmayne 23 - 29 June. Orange Spring TournamentOrange Lawn tennis ClubMontrose, New Jersey, United StatesGrassSingles - Doubles Richard Field Conover 6-0 5-7 7-5 7-9 6-4 Wallace P. Knapp William V.S. Thorne Morgan Gibbes Post P. Willis 23 - 29 June Leamington Open TournamentLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Teddy Williams 6-3 6-2 6-2 Frank Noon John Redfern Deykin C.E. Salmon Alfred Henry Betham Robert Rawnsley Bowles Philip Grove 23 - 29 June Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Warwickshire, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Robert Rawnsley Bowles 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 C.A. Woods Philip Grove Hamilton A. Emmons A.H. Griffiths John Charles Kay
July DateTournamentWinnerFinalistSemi finalistQuarter finalist July Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South AfricaOutdoor GrassSingles - Doubles Mr Crawfurd6-4 6-4 8-6 George Stanley 9 – 12 July.North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, EnglandOutdoor GrassSingles - Doubles Mr. Awdry 6-4, 2-6, 6-5 W.A. Platt A.B. Fielden A.H. Jacob F. Comins J.H. Deazeley M. Eales T.E. Graham 5 - 15 July Wimbledon Championships London, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles William Renshaw 6–0, 6–4, 9–7 Charles Walder Grinstead Ernest Renshaw Ernest Browne Wilfred Milne William Taylor RC ThompsonChallenger Herbert Fortescue Lawford 19 July Scottish Championships Edinburgh Academical Club Edinburgh, ScotlandGrassSingles - Doubles Reginald Arthur Gamble6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 Herbert Bowes-Lyon Joseph Bruce Ismay Patrick Bowes-Lyon George Nelson Stenhouse Archibald ThomsonChallenger John Galbraith Horn 14 -20 July. Duffield LTC Open Tournament Duffield LTCDuffield, Derbyshire, EnglandGrass Singles - Doubles Horace Septimus Wansbrough 6-5 6-5 6-2 Henry Homfray William Gerald Barker Daniel Lee A. Fitzmaurice Hugh Vibart MacNaghten Leonard Dampier 21 - 27 July.Edgbaston Open TournamentEdgbaston, Warwickshire, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Teddy Williams 8-6, 6-2 6-3 Walter William Chamberlain John George Chamberlain Joseph Bruce Ismay R.P. Carter John Redfern Deykin Arthur Walton Fuller Frank Noon 21-27 July. Northumberland ChampionshipsNewcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles - Doubles Joseph Bruce Ismay3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4 Howard Pease James Blackhouse Dale J.G. Burdon Mark Fenwick 27 July. Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Leicester, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles Hugh V. McNaughten 3-6 6-0 6-1 ret. W. J. Gray John Redfern Deykin Joseph Bruce Ismay L.G. Campbell Claude Erskine Farrer H.C. Goodhart Frank Noon 21 - 27 July. Midland Counties Championships Edgabaston, Great BritainGrassSingles - Doubles Walter William Chamberlain6-3 2-6 10-8 6-1 John Redfern Deykin Arthur Walton Fuller John George Thursfield E.T. Hopkins John Charles Kay Frank Noon Henry Blane Porter 21 - 27 JulyRedhill Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Redhill, Surrey, Great BritainSingles - Doubles Claude Erskine Farrer 6-2 6-4 William J. Down. Charles Edward De Fonblanque Arthur John Stanley W.R. Dagnall Leopold Maxse Harold S. Stone C.G. Woolley 21 - 27 July.South of Ireland Championships Limerick, IrelandGrassSingles - Doubles Eyre Chatterton6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 Thomas Harrison Griffiths Percy Wildman Lushington Francis Woodcock Perry George Bloomfield Garvey Grattan Wildman Lushington Francis Metcalfe Robert Shaw TemplerChallenger Tom Campion 28–31 Jul.Langley Marish TournamentEaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, EnglandGrass Felix Henry Prince Palmer6-1. 6-0 Thomas Arthur Nash Thomas Gustav Schwabe Garnett H.P. Ward M.J. Michael Wiliam Harry Nash R.J. Price Maurice John Swabey
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