The 1895 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 96 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments. The season began on 12 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 28 December in Auckland, New Zealand.
Season summary The 1895 season began on 12 January in Cape Town, South Africa with the Western Province Championships; the singles event was won by F.S. Green who defeated L. Myburgh in the final.
The first major event of the season was the Irish Championships which concluded on 1 June at the Fitzwilliam Club in Dublin, Ireland, the singles event was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Scotland's Lottie Paterson in two sets.
On 15 June at the second major event of the season the Northern Championships held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club in Manchester, England, the singles event was won by Ireland's Louisa Martin who defeated England's Blanche Hillyard by walkover.
In North America the third major tournament of the season the U.S. National Championships was played at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, Philadelphia, United States, concluding on 29 June and was won by Juliette Atkinson who defeated Helena Hellwig in three sets.
At the fourth and final major tournament of the year the Wimbledon Championships played at the All England Club, Wimbledon, England, the singles event final on 15 July was won by England's Charlotte Cooper who defeated Helen Jackson in two sets.
The 1895 women's tennis season concluded on 28 December in Wellington, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships, the singles title was won by Kate Nunneley who defeated Constance Lean in two sets.
Season results Notes:Hard includes asphalt, cement and concrete tennis courts, some European tournaments use the term to define clay courts they are shown as clay.
Key Tournaments Major National Professional Worldwide Team SurfaceCanvas – Indoor (0)Clay – Outdoor (33)Clay – Indoor (0)Grass – Outdoor (50)Hard – Outdoor (8)Wood – Indoor (4)
January EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist12 Jan.Western Province ChampionshipsCape Town, South AfricaClay F.S. Green6-4, 6-5 L. Myburgh
February EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist11 Feb.Croatia Ladies Lawn Tennis TournamentOpatija, CroatiaClay Princess Stephanie1st prize? 16 Feb.Auckland ChampionshipsAuckland, New ZealandGrass A. Nicholson4-6, 6-1, 6-4 Miss Mowbry
March EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Mar.Singapore LLTC Spring OpenSingaporeGrass Mrs. Waddell6-3, 6-5 Mrs. Lovell 14 Mar.Nice InternationalNice, FranceClay Henrietta Barnardwon Miss Sharrock 16 Mar.Otago LTA TournamentDunedin, New ZealandGrass L. Mackerras9-5 games F. Campbell 22 Mar.South African ChampionshipsPort Elizabeth, South AfricaClay L. Biddulph6-1, 6-4 Miss Fry
April EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Apr.British Covered Court ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Great BritainWood (i) Charlotte Cooper6-4, 3-6, 6-1 Edith Austin 8 Apr.South Australian ChampionshipsAdelaide, AustraliaGrass Lilian Payne6-2, 6-4 Maisie Parr 13 Apr.Lac Léman Spring InternationalMontreux, SwitzerlandClay Miss Whitewon Miss Attfield 22 Apr.Auckland Easter OpenAuckland, New ZealandGrass A. Philcox9-5 games Miss Spiers 27 Apr.Welsh Covered Court Spring ChampionshipsLlandudno, Great BritainWood (i) Alice Pickering6-1, 6-0 Ruth Dyas
May EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 May.Ealing ChampionshipsEaling, Great BritainGrass Alice Brownwon? 8 May.International Championship of PraguePrague, BohemiaClay Milada Cifkovawon? 11 May.Urana Shire ChampionshipUrana, AustraliaGrass M. Devlin30-24 games Miss Danger 11 May.New South Wales ChampionshipsSydney, AustraliaGrass Mabel Shaw6-3, 2-6, 6-3 S. Dransfield
June EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Jun.Irish ChampionshipsDublin, IrelandGrass Charlotte Cooper (2)6-4, 6-4 Lottie Paterson 3 Jun.Rotterdam CupRotterdam, NetherlandsHard Elizabeth Viruly6-1, 3-6, 6-3 Adrie de Jongh 4 Jun.Tynedale OpenHexham, Great BritainGrass Lucy Kendaldefault Beatrice Jackson 8 Jun.Middlesex ChampionshipsChiswick Park, Great BritainGrass Charlotte Cooper (3)6-3, 7-5 Edith Austin 8 Jun.Whitehouse OpenEdinburgh, Great BritainGrass Louisa Stoltzdefault Mrs Kirkwood 15 Jun.Northern ChampionshipsManchester, Great BritainGrass Louisa Martinwalkover Blanche Hillyard 15 Jun.Kent County ChampionshipsBlackheath, Great BritainGrass Georgina Wilson6-4, 6-2 Mrs Waring 15 Jun.Austrian Lawn Tennis Tournament Prague, BohemiaClay Kara von Nostitz6-4, 6-4 Hedwig Rosenbaum 17 Jun.Brisbane All Comers Ladies TournamentIpswich, AustraliaGrass Lucy Realwon M. Real 20 Jun.Burton-on-Trent OpenBurton-on-Trent, Great BritainGrass Hilda Lane6-4, 6-4 Ida Cressy 22 Jun.Central Park ChampionshipManhattan, United StatesGrass Juliette Atkinson6-4, 6-2, 6-3 Mary Millett 22 Jun.West of England ChampionshipsBath, Great BritainGrass Helen Jackson6-1, 6-1 Madeline O'Neill 22 Jun.Kent All Comers Championships Beckenham, Great BritainGrass Edith Austin6-3, 6-1 Amy Wilson 29 Jun.London ChampionshipsWest Kensington, Great BritainGrass Maud Shackle6-2, 7-5 Edith Austin 29 Jun.Bristol & Clifton OpenBristol, Great BritainGrass Helen Jackson (2)6-3, 6-1 Alice Pickering 29 Jun.U.S. National ChampionshipsPhiladelphia, United StatesGrass Juliette Atkinson (2)6-4, 6-3, 6-2 Helena Hellwig
July EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist4 Jul.Welsh ChampionshipsPenarth, Great BritainGrass Jane Corder4-6, 7-5, 6-4 Helen Jackson 6 Jul.Mid-Kent ChampionshipsMaidstone, Great BritainGrass Nora Green7-5, 5-3, retd. Mrs Blackett 6 Jul.Gipsy ChampionshipsStamford Hill, Great BritainGrass Dorothea Childs6-4, 6-4 Ruth Pennington-Legh 6 Jul.Nottinghamshire OpenNottingham, Great BritainGrass Miss Snook6-3, 2-6, 6-0 Elsie Vaudrey 8 Jul.Leiden ChampionshipsLeiden, NetherlandsClay Nellie Mattheswon Louise Matthes 9 Jul.Bad Kissingen International TournamentBad Kissingen, GermanyGrass Frl von Helldorf7-5, 6-4 Baroness Waldsheel 13 Jul.Sheffield & Hallamshire TournamentSheffield, Great BritainGrass Ruth Dyas7-5, 6-3 Gertrude Provis 13 Jul.Canadian ChampionshipsNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrass Mrs Sydney Smith3-6, 6-1, 6-3 Maude Delano-Osborne 15 Jul.Wimbledon ChampionshipsWimbledon, Great BritainGrass Charlotte Cooper (4)7-5, 8-6 Helen Jackson 20 Jul.Gainsborough ChampionshipsGainsborough, Great BritainGrass Amy Wilson6-2, 6-4 Agatha Templeman 24 Jul.Warwickshire ChampionshipsLeamington Spa, Great BritainGrass Ruth Dyas (2)walkover Lucy Kendal 27 Jul.Washington State TournamentSeattle, United StatesClay Bessie Anderson6-3, 6-3 Miss Riley 27 Jul.Midland Counties ChampionshipsEdgbaston, Great BritainGrass Winifred Longhurst4-6, 6-4, 7-5 Caroline Jones
August EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Aug.Essex ChampionshipsColchester, Great BritainGrass Agatha Templeman6-4, 6-2 Agnes Morton 3 Aug.Queensland ChampionshipsBrisbane, AustraliaGrass Amy Pratten6-4, 5-7, 7-5 Amy Pugh 3 Aug.Northumberland ChampionshipsNewcastle, Great BritainGrass Charlotte Cooper (5)7-5, 6-1 Helen Jackson 8 Aug.Stroud OpenStroud, Great BritainGrass Henrica Ridding8-6, 4-6, 7-5 Emma Ridding 9 Aug.British Columbia ChampionshipsVictoria, CanadaGrass Muriel Goward4-6, 6-4, 6-0 Miss Anderson 10 Aug.Trefriw OpenTrefriw, Great BritainGrass Ruth Dyas (3)4-6, 6-3, 7-5 Miss Murray 10 Aug.West of Scotland ChampionshipsWemyss Bay, Great BritainGrass Lottie Paterson6-2, 6-1 K. Jamieson 10 Aug.Netherlands National ChampionshipsScheveningen, NetherlandsClay B. van Akenwon C. van Rees 10 Aug.Exmouth OpenExmouth, Great BritainGrass Helen Jackson (3)6-0, 3-6, 6-3 Jane Corder 14 Aug.Scheveningen InternationalScheveningen, NetherlandsClay Christine van Lennepwon Mrs Smythe 17 Aug.Pacific Northwest ChampionshipsTacoma, United StatesHard Jessica Kershaw6-0, 6-0 Mrs Eaton 17 Aug.East of England ChampionshipsFelixstowe, Great BritainGrass Elsie Lane6-1, 6-3 Ada Inge 17 Aug.Derbyshire ChampionshipsBuxton, Great BritainGrass Helen Jackson (4)6-3, 3-6, 6-3 Blanche Hillyard 20 Aug.Homburg Ladies CupBad Homburg, GermanyClay Toupie Lowther6-2, 6-1 Sigrid Pollen 21 Aug.St. Moritz Klum Hotel TournamentSt. Moritz, SwitzerlandClay Irma Palffywon Paulina Palffy 22 Aug.Suffolk ChampionshipsSaxmundham, Great BritainGrass Elsie Lane (2)6-2, 7-5 Alice Pickering 22 Aug.North Wales ChampionshipsCriccieth, Great BritainGrass Miss Turnerdefault Ethel Moorhouse 24 Aug.Scottish ChampionshipsMoffat, Great BritainGrass Lottie Paterson (2)8-6, 6-3 Ida Cressy 24 Aug.Yorkshire ChampionshipsScarborough, Great BritainGrass Lucy Kendal (2)6-2, 6-1 Mrs Morton 25 Aug.Hilversum InternationalHilversum, NetherlandsHard C. van Lennep (2)won Mev. Blom-van Lennep 25 Aug.Étretat ChampionshipÉtretat, FranceClay Rita Garet6-2, 6-3 Mme A. Wallet 26 Aug.LADIES’ LAWN TENNIS CLUB. The Straits Budget, 27 August 1895, Page 14.Singapore LLTC Summer OpenSingaporeClay Mrs Waddell (2)4-6, 6-0, 6-4 Mrs Salzmann 27 Aug.Longwood Tennis CupBoston, United StatesGrass Mary Larnedwon Miss Hovey 30 Aug.Niagara International ChampionshipNiagara-on-the-Lake, CanadaGrass Maude Delano-Osborne2-6, 6-0, 6-2 Emily Smith 31 Aug.Marion Street TC OpenSeattle, United StatesClay Miss Riley6-2, 6-2 Miss Gazzam
September EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist1 Sep.Southern California ChampionshipsSanta Monica, United StatesHard Marion Joneswon Mrs Hendrick 1 Sep.Hudson River Association ChampionshipsPoughkeepsie, United StatesGrass Augusta Bradleywon F. Baker 6 Sep.Buffalo OpenBuffalo, United StatesGrass Maude Delano-Osborne (2)6-1, 6-2 Mrs Sydney Smith 7 Sep.Sussex ChampionshipsBrighton, Great BritainGrass Blanche Hillyard6-2, 6-2 Helen Jackson 7 Sep.Penang Golf Club Ladies TournamentGeorgetown, MalayaGrass P.K. Shaw6-2, 6-5 W. Hargreaves 9 Sep.Pacific Coast ChampionshipsSan Rafael, United StatesHard Marion Jones (2)7-5, 3-6, 6-3 Bea Hopper 9 Sep.Ontario ChampionshipsHamilton, CanadaGrass Maude Delano-Osborne (4)6-3, 12-10 Emily Smith 10 Sep.Dinard Ladies CupDinard, FranceClay Ivy Arbuthnot3-6, 6-2, 7-5 Alice Arbuthnot 13 Sep.City of Toronto ChampionshipsToronto II, CanadaClay Maude Delano-Osborne (3)6-1, 4-6, 6-3 Mrs Sydney Smith 14 Sep.Sleepy Hollow OpenSleepy Hollow, United StatesGrass Helena Hellwig6-1, 6-2 Augusta Bradley 14 Sep.South of England ChampionshipsEastbourne, Great BritainGrass Blanche Hillyard (2)6-4, 6-1 Helen Jackson 15 Sep.North Dakota State TournamentGrand Forks, United StatesGrass L. Baptie4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 Miss Jacobi 22 Sep.Boulogne International ChampionshipBoulogne-sur-Mer, FranceClay Lottie Paterson (3)6-1, 6-0 Florence Gould 22 Sep.Ladies Western ChampionshipsChicago, United StatesGrass Marion Capwell6-2, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 7-5 Carrie Neely 27 Sep.Staten Island Ladies Club OpenLivingston, United StatesGrass Helena Hellwig (2)6-1, 12-10, 3-6, 5-7, 6-2 Elisabeth Moore 30 Sep.Championships of PraguePrague, BohemiaClay H. Fitz-Gerald6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4 Zdeňka Adned
October EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist3 Oct.Bad Kreuznach Autumn InternationalBad Kreuznach, GermanyClay Miss Spensley1st & 2nd prizes Miss Spensley 5 Oct.Welsh Covered Court ChampionshipsLlandudno II, Great BritainWood (i) Alice Pickering (2)6-0, 6-4 Ida Cressy 6 Oct.Bohemian Crown Lands ChampionshipPrague, BohemiaClay Milada Cifka (2)won Albina Spens-Boden 18 Oct.Vassar College ChampionshipsPoughkeepsie, United StatesGrass H. S. Banks6-2, 6-3, 6-4 Agnes Booth
November EndedTournamentWinnerFinalistSemifinalistQuarterfinalist6 Nov.Western Australian ChampionshipsPerth, AustraliaGrass Miss Bell6-3, 7-5 Miss Macklin 23 Nov.Victorian ChampionshipsMelbourne, AustraliaGrass Phoebe Howitt6-2, 6-5 Mabel Shaw 27 Nov.French Covered Court ChampionshipsParis, FranceWood (i) Adine Masson6-3, 6-2 Mrs Underwood
December