The 1883 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 25 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in May in Dublin, Ireland, and ended in October in Staten Island, United States.[1]
1883 Women's tennis season
Maud Watson is title leader this year (3 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mix doubles)
Details
Duration
22 May – 5 October
Edition
8th
Tournaments
25
Categories
Important (2) National (0) Provincial/Regional/State (4) County (4) Regular (15)
1883 sees a decrease in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to form.[5] In May 1883 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships[6] in Dublin, Ireland. In the women's Ireland's May Langrishe wins the singles title defeating her sister Beatrice Langrishe, she also picks up the mixed doubles title with Ernest Browne.[7] In terms of draw size the West of England Championships was the largest tournament of the year with a draw of 46 across three events.
In June 1883 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships in Manchester featured a full schedule of events the singles title going to Edith Coleridge, she also picks up the doubles title with Rose Collier, whilst the mixed event is won by the pairing of Clara Fletcher and Ernest Browne (himself winning both mixed titles at both major tournaments).[7]
At the 1883 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, it still remained an all men's event, no women's events were staged. At the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held. In October 1883 the first official event for women is held at the Staten Island Cricket Club organised by the Brighton Ladies Club for Outdoor Sports, the event is known as the Camp Washington Ladies Tournament a Miss Goodwin defeats Adeline Robinson in the singles final, however she wins the doubles title with a Miss Grandy.[8] 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 resultsedit
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),[9] in some tournaments not all.
^Garcia, Gabriel. "Season - 1883". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 266, 267. ISBN9780047960420.
^Meyers, A. Wallis (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York: Charles Scribner and Sons. p. 55.
^Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN9781134445578.
^Berry. David (2020). A people's history of tennis. (2) Feminists. Pluto Books London ISBN978-0745339658. p.29.
^Irish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland.
^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzaaab"Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1883". Routledges Sporting Annual. London: George Routledge and Son. 1884. pp. 120–124.
^"THE LAWN-TENNIS CONTESTS". The New York Times. New York, United States. 6 October 1883. p. 8. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^"Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN9781598843002.
^Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. p. 199. ISBN9780718501952.
^Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 5–36. ISBN9781549746475.
^Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN9781134445578.
^Dwight, James (1886). "IX: Results of Championships Matches and Principal Open Competitions". Lawn-tennis. Boston: Wright & Ditson. pp. 88–93.
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The 1883 Women s tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 25 national regional county and regular tournaments The season began in May in Dublin Ireland and ended in October in Staten Island United States 1 1883 Women s tennis seasonMaud Watson is title leader this year 3 singles 3 doubles 2 mix doubles DetailsDuration22 May 5 OctoberEdition8thTournaments25CategoriesImportant 2 National 0 Provincial Regional State 4 County 4 Regular 15 Achievements singles Most tournament titlesMaud Watson 3 Most tournament finalsMaud Watson 3 18821884 Contents 1 Season summary 2 Season results 2 1 January to April 2 2 May 2 3 June 2 4 July 2 5 August 2 6 September 2 7 October 2 8 November to December 3 Tournament winners singles 4 Statistical summary 4 1 Singles 4 2 Doubles 4 3 Mix doubles 5 ReferencesSeason summary editPrior 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 2 3 4 1883 sees a decrease in the number women s singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to form 5 In May 1883 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships 6 in Dublin Ireland In the women s Ireland s May Langrishe wins the singles title defeating her sister Beatrice Langrishe she also picks up the mixed doubles title with Ernest Browne 7 In terms of draw size the West of England Championships was the largest tournament of the year with a draw of 46 across three events In June 1883 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships in Manchester featured a full schedule of events the singles title going to Edith Coleridge she also picks up the doubles title with Rose Collier whilst the mixed event is won by the pairing of Clara Fletcher and Ernest Browne himself winning both mixed titles at both major tournaments 7 At the 1883 Wimbledon Championships the world s first major tennis tournament it still remained an all men s event no women s events were staged At the U S National Championships there was still no women s championship events held In October 1883 the first official event for women is held at the Staten Island Cricket Club organised by the Brighton Ladies Club for Outdoor Sports the event is known as the Camp Washington Ladies Tournament a Miss Goodwin defeats Adeline Robinson in the singles final however she wins the doubles title with a Miss Grandy 8 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 editNotes 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 9 in some tournaments not all Indicates challenge round final Key Important 10 11 12 13 NationalProvincial State RegionalCountyLocalResults included 7 14 January to April edit No events May edit Mix doubles Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist27 May 7 Irish ChampionshipsFitzwilliam LTCDublin IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles Doubles nbsp May Langrishe6 0 6 1 nbsp Beatrice Langrishe nbsp Connie Butler nbsp E Esmonde nbsp Miss Bayley nbsp Mrs Clarke nbsp Lena Rice nbsp Miss Shaw nbsp May Langrishe nbsp Ernest Browne6 3 6 2 6 0 nbsp Lena Rice nbsp Peter AungierJune edit Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semi Finalist Quarter Finalist2 June 7 West of England ChampionshipsLansdowne Cricket ClubBath EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Maud Watson6 1 6 2 nbsp N Pope nbsp Clara Hill nbsp Georgina Kirkby nbsp Florence Mardall nbsp N Pope nbsp Lilian Watson nbsp Maud Watson6 3 5 6 6 3 nbsp Edith Davies nbsp Grace Gibbs9 June 7 East Gloucestershire Championships Montpelier Gardens Cheltenham EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles nbsp Maud Watson6 3 6 0 nbsp F Davies nbsp Edith Davies nbsp Miss Cornford nbsp Florence Mardall nbsp Lilian Watson nbsp Maud Watson6 1 6 1 nbsp Kate Cornford nbsp F Davies21 June 7 Leicester OpenLeicester EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Agnes Watts 2 6 6 1 6 1 6 2 nbsp Miss Noon22 June 7 County Kilkenny TournamentArchersfield IrelandOutdoorGrassSingles Doubles nbsp May Langrishe6 1 6 2 6 0 nbsp Mary Lysaght30 June 7 Northern Championships Manchester EnglandOutdoorGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Edith Coleridge 6 3 9 7 nbsp Miss Eckersley nbsp Miss L Cheetham nbsp Emily Fletcher nbsp N Garnett nbsp A McLaren nbsp B McLaren nbsp K Mitchell nbsp Edith Coleridge nbsp Rose Collier6 3 9 7 nbsp Miss L Cheetham nbsp Miss EckersleyJuly edit denotes doubles denotes mix doubles x Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist7 Jul 7 Leamington Open TournamentLeamington Spa EnglandGrassSingles Doubles No Ladies Singles nbsp Lilian Watson nbsp Maud Watson6 4 6 4 6 4 nbsp Miss Noon nbsp Agnes Watts21 Jul 7 Staffordshire C C C TournamentStaffordshire Lawn Tennis ClubLichfield EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Mrs Peter Smith2 6 6 4 6 5 nbsp Rose Collier25 Jul 7 Norwich OpenNorwich EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp G Rant6 1 6 2 nbsp J HartoupAugust edit Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist1 Aug 7 Framlingham OpenFramlingham EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Miss G Want6 2 6 0 nbsp Miss Davey4 Aug 7 Worcestershire CCC OpenWorcester EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Florence Mardall6 2 6 4 nbsp Miss Hill8 Aug 7 West Somersetshire TournamentTaunton EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Georgina Woodhouse6 5 6 2 nbsp Mary Spurway9 Aug 7 Victoria Park Lawn Tennis TournamentExeter EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Lilian Cole6 2 6 1 nbsp Miss Cobbold16 Aug 7 South Wales Championships Tenby WalesGrassSingolare Doppio nbsp C Jones6 2 3 6 6 4 nbsp E Fletcher17 Aug 7 East Grinstead Lawn Tennis TournamentEast Grinstead EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Leila Lodwick6 2 6 1 nbsp Miss Cobbold18 Aug 7 Exmouth TournamentExmouth EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Maud Watson6 4 6 2 nbsp Lilian Cole23 Aug 7 Teignmouth and Shaldon OpenTeignmouth EnglandAsphaltSingles Doubles nbsp Florence Mardall6 3 2 6 6 3 nbsp Lilian Watson25 Aug 7 South of Scotland ChampionshipsMoffat ScotlandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Jane Meikle6 3 2 6 6 3 nbsp A ForestMidland Counties Championships 7 Edgbaston EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Miss Hutton6 5 8 6 nbsp L Sanders29 Aug 7 Mid Devon Lawn Tennis TournamentEggesford EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Leila Lodwick6 2 6 1 nbsp Miss CobboldSeptember edit Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist5 Sep 7 Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club TournamentBournemouth EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Mrs Hornby5 6 6 3 6 1 nbsp M Richards8 Sep 7 Devonshire Park ChampionshipsEastbourne EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp M Leslie10 8 6 4 nbsp Miss Congreve12 Sep 7 Portishead Open Lawn Tennis TournamentPortishead EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Miss Bryant6 2 6 3 nbsp J Carter14 Sep 7 Saxmundham LTC Tournament Saxmundham EnglandGrassSingles Doubles nbsp G Rant6 0 6 2 nbsp L DavyOctober edit Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist5 Oct 7 Camp Washington Ladies Lawn Tennis TournamentStaten Island United StatesGrassSingles Doubles nbsp Miss Goodwin6 2 4 6 6 5 nbsp Adeline RobinsonNovember to December edit No eventsTournament winners singles editThis is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1883 nbsp Maud Watson Bath Cheltenham Exmouth 3 nbsp May Langrishe Archersfield Irish Championships 2 nbsp Florence Mardall Teignmouth Worcester 2 nbsp Leila Lodwick East Grinstead Eggesford 2 nbsp G Rant Norwich Saxmundham 2 nbsp Edith Coleridge Northern Championships 1 nbsp Miss Goodwin Staten Island 1 nbsp Edith Coleridge Leicester 1 nbsp Mrs Peter Smith Lichfield 1 nbsp Miss G Want Framlingham 1 nbsp Georgina Woodhouse Taunton 1 nbsp Lilian Cole Exeter 1 nbsp C Jones Tenby 1 nbsp Jane Meikle Moffat 1 nbsp Miss Hutton Edgbaston 1 nbsp Mrs Hornby Bournemouth 1 nbsp M Leslie Eastbourne 1 nbsp Miss Bryant Portishead 1 Statistical summary editSingles edit Total Tournaments 25 Most Titles nbsp Maud Watson 3 Most Finals nbsp Maud Watson 3 Most Matches Played nbsp Maud Watson 11 Most Matches Won nbsp Maud Watson 11 Match Winning nbsp Maud Watson 100 Most Tournaments Played nbsp Maud Watson 3 Doubles edit Total Tournaments 9 Most Titles nbsp Lilian Watson amp nbsp Maud Watson 3 Most Finals nbsp Lilian Watson amp nbsp Maud Watson 3 Mix doubles edit Total Tournaments 16 Most Titles nbsp Florence Mardall amp nbsp Maud Watson 2 Most Finals nbsp Florence Mardall amp nbsp Maud Watson 2 References edit Garcia Gabriel Season 1883 The Tennis Base Madrid Tennismem SL Retrieved 2 August 2023 Robertson Max 1974 The Encyclopedia of Tennis London Allen amp Unwin pp 266 267 ISBN 9780047960420 Meyers A Wallis 1903 Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad New York Charles Scribner and Sons p 55 Lake Robert J 2014 A Social History of Tennis in Britain Routledge p 49 ISBN 9781134445578 Berry David 2020 A people s history of tennis 2 Feminists Pluto Books London ISBN 978 0745339658 p 29 Irish TV Documentary 4 Jul 2016 The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer Raidio Teilifis Eireann RTE Dublin Ireland a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1883 Routledges Sporting Annual London George Routledge and Son 1884 pp 120 124 THE LAWN TENNIS CONTESTS The New York Times New York United States 6 October 1883 p 8 Retrieved 2 August 2023 Abolition of Challenge Rounds paperspast natlib govt nz EVENING POST VOLUME CIII ISSUE 65 20 March 1922 Retrieved 3 July 2022 Nauright John Parrish Charles 2012 Sports Around the World History Culture and Practice Santa Barbara Calif ABC CLIO p 198 ISBN 9781598843002 Gillmeister Heiner 1998 Tennis Cultural History London A amp C Black p 199 ISBN 9780718501952 Mazak Karoly 2017 The Concise History of Tennis Independently published pp 5 36 ISBN 9781549746475 Lake Robert J 2014 A Social History of Tennis in Britain Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History Routledge p 48 ISBN 9781134445578 Dwight James 1886 IX Results of Championships Matches and Principal Open Competitions Lawn tennis Boston Wright amp Ditson pp 88 93 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1883 women 27s tennis season amp oldid 1187102615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
