1882 women's tennis season

The 1882 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 54 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in April in Brighton, England, and ended in October in Brighton, England.

1882 Women's tennis season

Details
Duration	29 April – 2 October
Edition	7th
Tournaments	54 (Amateur)
Categories	Important (2) National (0) Provincial/Regional/State (4) County (13) Regular (36)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Mrs Hoare (2) Edith Coleridge (2) May Langrishe(2) Constance Smith (2)
Most tournament finals	Constance Smith (3)
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Summary of season

Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships, the U.S. National Championships, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win.^[1][2][3]

1882 sees a substantial increase in women's events as the tennis circuit continues to form.^[4] In May 1882 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships^[5] in Dublin a full programe of women's singles and doubles were held, as well as a mixed doubles event. In the women's singles competition Ireland's Mary Abercrombie defeated England's Marian Bradley. In terms of draw size the East Gloucestershire Championships had the largest singles competition attracting 17 players. The West of England Championships and Northern Championships both had the largest doubles draws at 11 pairs a piece. Whilst the West of England Championships featured the largest mix doubles draw of any event at 32 players.

In June 1882 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships the organisers staged a ladies singles championship for the first time won by Ireland's May Langrishe who defeated England's Miss Langley in straight sets. At the 1882 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, it still remained an all men's event with no women's competitions being held. In North America at the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held. In 1913 the International Lawn Tennis Federation was created, that consisted of national member associations. The ILTF through its associated members then became responsible for supervising women's tour events.

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),^[6] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Key

Important.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

National

Provincial/State/Regional

County

Local

Singles

Notes:The Irish Championships and East Gloucestershire Championships used both grass and hard asphalt courts for matches.^[11]

Tournaments (39)

#	Date Ended	Tournament	Location	Surface	Winner	Finalist	Score
1.	27-May-1882	Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament	Brighton	Grass	Edith Coleridge	Eva Adshead	6-1, 6–3, 6-0
2.	27-May-1882	Irish Championships	Dublin	Grass/Hard	Mary Abercrombie	Marion Bradley	6-4, 6-1
3.	29-May-1882	Armagh ALTC Tournament (I)	Armagh	Hard	Miss Teempler	?	won.^[12]
4.	3-Jun-1882	West of England Championships	Bath	Grass	Frances Morris	Gertrude Gibbs	6-4, 6-4
5.	15-Jun-1882	Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament	Eggesford I	Grass	Mrs. Hoare	?	won.^[13]
6.	15-Jun-1882	North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament	Grafton Underwood	Grass	Miss F Hall	?	won.^[14]
7.	17-Jun-1882	Northern Championships	Liverpool	Grass	May Langrishe	Miss Langley	6-3, 8-6
8.	25-Jun-1882	Mersey Bowmen Club Tournament	Aigburth	Grass	B. Fletcher	K. Hill	drew
9.	1-Jul-1882	Waterloo Tournament	Liverpool II	Grass	Edith Davies	Miss. Eckersley	?
10.	1-Jul-1882	North Berkshire ALTC Tournament	Abingdon	Grass	Miss. A. Binney	?	Won.^[15]
11.	5-Jul-1882	Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament	Hoo St Werburgh	Grass	Miss. Stuart	?	Won.^[16]
12.	10-Jul-1882	Tonbridge Tournament	Tonbridge	Grass	Miss. Cobbold	?	Won.
13.	13-Jul-1882	Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament	Henley-on-Thames	Grass	M. Heathfield	Miss. K. Millington	6-3, 3–6, 6-
14.	14-Jul-1882	Sittingbourne & Gore Court Ladies Open	Sittingbourne I	Grass	L. Ray.	?	Won.^[17]
15.	18-Jul-1882	West Somersetshire Tournament	Taunton	Grass	Miss. Scott	?	Won.^[18]
16.	19-Jul-1882	South Berkshire Tournament	Caversham	Grass	C. Bennett	?	Won.^[19]
17.	22-Jul-1882	Staffordshire C.C.C. Tournament	Lichfield	Grass	Miss. Gardner	Mrs. Peters-Smith	6-3, 2–6, 6-2^[20]
18.	22-Jul-1882	Alliance LTC Championship	Crouch End Hill	Grass	Miss. J. Mellish	?	Won.
19.	25-Jul-1882	Norwich Open Tournament	Norwich	Grass	Miss Raikes	?	Won.^[21]
20.	26-Jul-1882	Portland Park LTCC Tournament	Newcastle upon Tyne	Grass	Alice Fenwick	Miss. Bowlby	6-4, 6-1^[22]
21.	27-Jul-1882	Armagh ALTC Tournament (II)	Armagh	Hard	J. M McLintock	?	Won.^[23]
22.	1-Aug-1882	County Kilkenny Tournament	Parsonstown I	Grass	May Langrishe	Beatrice Langrishe	Won.^[24]
23.	5-Aug-1882	South of Ireland Championships	Limerick	Grass	Mary Lysaght	Miss. Smith	6-3, 8-6
24.	7-Aug-1882	Darlington Open	Durham	Grass	Constance Smith	A. Turner	6-3, 6-0
25.	10-Aug-1882	Exmouth Tournament	Exmouth	Grass	Lilian Cole	Charlotte Taylor	6-4, 6-2^[25]
26.	11-Aug-1882	Penzance LTC Tournament	Penzance	Grass	Miss M Jackson	?	Won^[26]
27.	11-Aug-1882	Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament	Eggesford II	Grass	Mrs. Hoare	?	won.^[27]
28.	15-Aug-1882	Seaton Lawn Tennis Tournament	Seaton	Grass	Miss. Williams	?	Won.^[28]
29.	17-Aug-1882	South Berkshire Championship	Caversham	Grass	Miss Hathway	?	Won.^[29]
30.	17-Aug-1882	Hornsea LTC Championship	Hornsea	Grass	K. Gilliat	?	Won.^[30]
31.	19-Aug-1882	Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament	Tenby	Grass	G. Milman	Ruth Sparrow	6-5, 6–5, 6-1
32.	22-Aug-1882	King's County and Ormonde Tournament	Parsonstown II	Grass	Miss. Maude	?	Won.^[31]
33.	25-Aug-1882	South of Scotland Championships	Moffat	Grass	A. Forrest	Miss. Bankier	?
34.	28-Aug-1882	Bedfordshire LTC Tournament	Bedford	Grass	A. Lindsell	?	Won.^[32]
35.	30-Aug-1882	Gore Court Championships	Sittingbourne II	Grass	Miss. D Patterson	?	Won.^[33]
36.	31-Aug-1882	East Grinstead Open	East Grinstead	Grass	Mrs. Baddington	May Arbuthnot	6-1, 6-5
37.	1-Sep-1882	Midland Counties Championships	Edgbaston	Grass	Constance Smith	Miss. Heaton	6-2, 6-1
38.	23-Sep-1882	East Gloucestershire Championships	Cheltenham	Grass/Hard	Maud Watson	Constance Smith	6-2 3-6 7-5
39.	2-Oct-1882	Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament	Brighton	Grass	Edith Coleridge	Florence Kemmis	5-6, 6–5, 6-2

Tournament winners

Singles

This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold)

•   May Langrishe (2) Northern Championships, Parsonstown
•   Constance Smith (2) Durham, Edgbaston
•   Edith Coleridge (2) Brighton, Brighton II
•   Mrs. Hoare (2) Eggesford, Eggesford II
•   Mary Abercrombie (1) Irish Championships
•   A. Lindsell (1) Beford
•   Maud Watson (1) Cheltenham
•   Miss Teempler (1) Armagh
•   Frances Morris (1) Bath
•   Miss F Hall (1) Grafton Underwood
•   B. Fletcher (1) Aigburth
•   Miss. A. Binney (1) Abingdon
•   Miss. Stuart (1) Hoo St Werburgh
•   Miss. Cobbold (1) Tonbridge
•   M. Heathfield (1) Henley-on-Thames
•   L. Ray (1) Sittingbourne
•   C. Bennett (1) Caversham
•   Edith Davies (1) Liverpool II
•   Miss. Gardner (1) Lichfield
•   Miss. J. Mellish (1) Crouch End Hill
•   Miss Raikes (1) Norwich
•   Alice Fenwick (1) Newcastle-upon-Tyne
•   J. M McLintock (1) Armagh II
•   Mary Lysaght (1) Limerick
•   Lilian Cole (1) Exmouth
•   Miss M Jackson (1) Penzance
•   Miss. Williams (1) Seaton
•   Miss Hathway (1) Caversham II
•   K. Gilliat (1) Hornsea
•   G. Milman (1) Tenby
•   Miss. Maude (1) Parsonstown II
•   A. Forrest (1) Moffat
•   A. Lindsell (1) Bedford
•   Miss. D Patterson (1) Sittingbourne
•   Mrs. Baddington (1) East Grinstead

Doubles

This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (major titles in bold)^[34]

•   Miss G McLintock &   Miss Instray/  Miss J M Mclintock (2) Armagh, Armagh II *
•   Constance Smith &   Beatrice Langrishe/  Mrs Dent (2) Cheltenham, Edgbaston
•   Miss G McLintock &   Miss Instray (1) Armagh
•   Miss J M Mclintock &   Miss G McLintock (1) Armagh II
•   Beatrice Langrishe & Constance Smith (1) Cheltenham
•   Constance Smith &   Mrs Dent (1) Edgbaston
•   Miss Gardner &   Mrs Peters-Smith (1) Litchfield
•   A. Forrest &   Miss Forrest (1) Moffat
•   Miss M Bradshaw &   Miss Eade (1) Newcastle-upon-Tyne
•   Miss Hartnell and   Miss Hick (1) Seaton
•   Miss Coles &   Miss Meyler (1) Taunton
•   Miss W Thomson &   Mrs Agar (1) Weybridge
•   Miss Warren &   Miss Woolnough (1) Wellington

Mixed doubles

This is list of winners sorted by number of mixeddoubles titles (major titles in bold) ^[35]

•   Maud Watson &   Robert Wallace Braddell/  Erksine Watson (2) Cheltenham, Leamington
•   Constance Smith &   Charles Smith (1) Edgbaston
•   Miss Wolde &   Mr J Mease (1) Armagh
•   Mr B W Luxton &   Mrs L Luxton (1) Eggesford
•   H B Upcher &   Miss Dalton (1) Grafton Underwood
•   Miss Winckworth and   Mr C Haynes (1) Hoo St. Werburgh
•   Miss Gorham &   Mr B Wadmore (1) Tonbridge
•   Maud Watson &   Erksine Watson (1) Leamington
•   Captain Cooper &   Miss F Scott (1) Taunton
•   Mr W Yataman &   Miss A Turner (1) Newcastle upon Tyne
•   Miss M White &   Mr F E K Bird (1) Naas
•   Major Dashwood and   Miss J M Mclintock (1) Armagh II
•   Mr H Helme &   Miss Richardson (1) Weybridge
•   Mr J Boyd &   Miss M Blencowe (1) Brackley
•   Miss Charlotte Taylor &   Charles Pine-Coffin (1) Exmouth
•   J. W. Fowler &   E. Cheese (1) Darlington
•   Miss Lena Rice &   Mr R J Power (1) Waterford
•   Miss E Hall &   Mr A Soames (1) Grafton Underwood II
•   Alice Bagnall-Wild &   P.J. Ash (1) Tenby
•   Miss A Belfield &   Mr H B Kindersley (1) Seaton
•   Mr M S Constable &   Miss Marriott (1) Hornsea
•   Mr A K Butterworth &   Miss E Walker (1) Esher
•   Mr M Huband &   Miss D Radcliffe (1) Tedworth
•   Mr S E Smith &   Miss Bayly (1) Parsonstown
•   Miss F Percy &   Charles Pine-Coffin (1) Exeter
•   Miss Hillier &   Arthur Fuller (1) Moffat
•   Miss Gorhamd &   William Neville Cobbold (1) East Grinstead
•   Maud Watson &   Robert Wallace Braddell (1) Cheltenham
•   Mrs Cobbold &   Herbert Wilberforce (1) Brighton

Statistical summary

Singles

• Total Tournaments: (39)
• Most Titles:   Mrs Hoare/  Edith Coleridge/  May Langrishe/  Constance Smith—(2)
• Most Finals:   Constance Smith (3)
• Most Matches Played:   Constance Smith (11)
• Most Matches Won:   Constance Smith (9)
• Match Winning %:   Constance Smith (81.81%)
• Most Tournaments Played:   Constance Smith (4)

Doubles

• Total Tournaments: (15)
• Most Titles:   Constance Smith/  Miss G McLintock (2)
• Most Finals:   Constance Smith/  Miss G McLintock (2)
• Most Tournaments Played:   Constance Smith (4)

Mix doubles

• Total Tournaments: (29)
• Most Titles:   Maud Watson (2)
• Most Finals:   Maud Watson (2)
• Most Tournaments Played:   Maud Watson (3)

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