1881 Men's Tennis season

1881 Men's Tennis season
Details
William Renshaw won most title's this year
Duration	23 May – 10 November
Edition	5th
Tournaments	32 (Amateur)
Categories	important (5 ) national (2) regional/state (10) county (5) local (10)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	William Renshaw(4)
Most tournament finals	William Renshaw(4)
← 1880 1882 →

The 1881 Men's tennis season was composed of the fifth annual pre-open era tour now incorporated 32 tournaments staged in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1881 Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw and this year saw the inaugural and important 1881 U.S. National Championships held at Newport Casino that was won by Richard Sears also this year the United States National Lawn Tennis Association ^[1] the worlds first national tennis association was founded. Renshaw also wins two other big tournaments of the year picking up the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships whilst Richard Taswell Richardson wins the prestigious Northern Championships.^[2]

Calendar

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),^[3] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season

Key

Important tournaments ^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]
National tournaments
State Regional tournaments
County tournaments
Local tournaments

January to April

No events

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	All Comers' Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
23–29 May	1881 Irish Championships^[8] Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-1	Richard Taswell Richardson 5-7 7-5 3-6 6-4 9-7	Peter Aungier 6-1 6-3 6-0 Herbert Lawford Bye	A J Mullholland 8-6 6-3 6-3 Ernest Renshaw 6-0 0-6 9-7 6-4 Otway Woodhouse 6-8 4-6 6-3 6-3 6-4
23–29 May		Challenge round Herbert Lawford		Peter Aungier 6-1 6-3 6-0 Herbert Lawford Bye

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
1–5 June	1881 West of England Championships ^[9] Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Pelham George Von Donop 5-6 6-5 6-3	John Charles Kay	John Charles Kay Bye William Norton Barry 6-5 6-0	H. C. Jenkins 6-1 6-1 H. B. Porter 6-4 6-5 Pelham George Von Donop Bye
1–5 June				John Charles Kay Bye William Norton Barry 6-5 6-0
6–12 June	1881 Waterloo Tournament^[10] Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Taswell Richardson 6-0 6-0	R W Jones	H. Blane 6-1 6-0 R W Jones Bye	W. G. Barker 6-2 6-3 T. R. Hunt 6-2 6-0 C. Phillips 6-2 6-0
6–12 June				H. Blane 6-1 6-0 R W Jones Bye	W. G. Barker 6-2 6-3 T. R. Hunt 6-2 6-0 C. Phillips 6-2 6-0
6–12 June	1881 Princes Club Championships^[11] London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 7-5 4-6 6-0 6-3	Alfred John Mulholland	Herbert Lawford 6-5 3-6 6-4 6-5 Alfred John Mulholland Bye	Richard T. Richardson 6-5 6-4 4-6 2-6 6-4 John Charles Cole 6-1 6-0 6-0 L. G. Campbell 6-3 6-1 6-2
6–12 June				Herbert Lawford 6-5 3-6 6-4 6-5 Alfred John Mulholland Bye
20–26 June	1881 Northern Lawn Tennis Championships^[12] Manchester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Taswell Richardson 6-1 6-1 6-0	Walter Edwin Fairlie 1-6 6-4 4-6 6-3 6-3	Walter Edwin Fairlie Bye Minden Fenwick 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-5	A. L. Payne 6-5 6-3 6-3 Percival C. Fenwick 6-2 6-4 6-4 J. J. Yates 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4
20–26 June		Challenge round John Comber		Walter Edwin Fairlie Bye Minden Fenwick 6-3 3-6 6-2 6-5

6–12 June	1881 Essex Championships^[13] Colchester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Dale Womerseley 6-0 6-4	Nalton Womersley	Nalton Womersley Bye Edward North Buxton 6-1 6-3	Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3 6-1 Albert Womersley 6-3 6-3 W.C. Wells 6-5 6-3 A. Fowler was absent.

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	All comers' finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2–13 July	1881 Wimbledon Championship ^[14] London, Great Britain Grass Singles	William Renshaw 6–0, 6–1, 6–1	Richard T Richardson 6-4 6-2 6-3	Herbert Lawford 1-6 6-3 6-2 5-6 6-3 Richard T Richardson Bye	GS Murray-Hill 6-1 6-1 6-0 OE Woodhouse 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-3 WH Darby 6-0 6-4 6-1
2–13 July		Challenge round John Hartley

11–17 July	1881 Scottish Championships^[15] Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass Singles	John G Horn^[16] 6-1 6-5	A L Davidson Def	A L Davidson 6-2 6-3 T A Bell 6-3, 6-1	B S Cunliffe 6-2 6-2 Captain Gosling 6-2 6-1 Charles C Maconochie 6-5 4-6 6-2 Captain Sterling 6-1 6-0
11–17 July				A L Davidson 6-2 6-3 T A Bell 6-3, 6-1
15–16 July	1881 Staffordshire tournament^[17] Stafford, Great Britain ? Singles	ENG Jonas Henry William Gardner 3-6 6-2 6-4	E. W. Burnett	? ?	? ? ? ?
15–16 July				? ?	? ? ? ?
18–24 July	1881 Canadian National Championships ^[18] Toronto, Canada Grass Singles	Isidore F. Hellmuth 6–2, 6–2	W.H. Young	? ?	? ? ? ?
18–24 July				? ?	? ? ? ?
18–24 July	1881 Midland Counties Championships ^[19] Edgbaston, Great Britain Grass Singles	Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain 6-3 6-1 6-4	F.S. Goodwin	G.R. Brewerton ? R.W. Miller ?	G.H. Cartland ? G.J. Chamerlain ? H. Simonds ? J. Lambert ?
18–24 July				G.R. Brewerton ? R.W. Miller ?	G.H. Cartland ? G.J. Chamerlain ? H. Simonds ? J. Lambert ?
25–30 July	1882 London Athletic Club Fulham, London, Great Britain Grass Singles	Frederick Lawrence Rawson 6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3	Otway Woodhouse	Edgar Lubbock 6-2 2-6 6-2 7-5 G. H. Taylor 6-3 6-1 ret	B. James 6-5 6-3 6-4 Ernest Wool Lewis 6-2 6-3 6-0 Augustus Adolphus Nepean 6-1 6-3 6-0 ?
25–30 July				Edgar Lubbock 6-2 2-6 6-2 7-5 G. H. Taylor 6-3 6-1 ret
25–31 July	1881 Dundalk Tournament^[20] Dundalk, Ireland Grass Singles	Robert Shaw Templer Def	K Supple	Robert Shaw Templer Bye H Graves Def	A. Edes ? Gordon Frederick Templer Walkover H. Graves Bye ? ?

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
1–6 August	1881 Darlington Tournament Darlington, Great Britain Grass Singles	A. Springett 6-0 4-6 6-2	Mark Fenwick	J.W. Fowler 6-2 6-5 Mark Fenwick Bye	Cecil Fullerton 6-2 6-2 Minden Fenwick 6-2 6-1 R. De Clare Yeld 5-6 6-5 6-4
1–6 August				J.W. Fowler 6-2 6-5 Mark Fenwick Bye
1–7 August	1881 South of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles	Edmond Bennett Brackenbury 0-6 6-3 7-5 8-6	Edward Montiford Longfield	Edward Montiford Longfield Bye Samuel Martin Gully 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-	G Burton 6-0 6-3 6-2 James F J Heffernan Considine 6-3 6-2 1-6 2-6 6-0 Major Henry H Goodeve 6-4 9-7 3-6 7-5 William Dawson Bye
1–7 August
2-6 August	1881 County Kildare Tournament^[21] Naas, Ireland Singles - Doubles	Peter Aungier ?	E.H. Bennett	Spencer Duncan Maul ? W.A. Cairnes ?	Paul Brown ? Arthur Owen ? Major Erasmus D. Borrowes ? Gilbert de Laval Willis ?
2-6 August				Spencer Duncan Maul ? W.A. Cairnes ?
1–7 August	1881 Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles	Michael G McNamara 6-2 6-3	James Joycelyn Glascott	Michael G McNamara Bye Hercules R Langrishe 6-2 4-6 6-5	Chaloner Knox 6-3 6-3 John H Browne 6-5 1-6 6-5 Henry Hills Goodeve 6-3 6-3
1–7 August				Michael G McNamara Bye Hercules R Langrishe 6-2 4-6 6-5
8–13 August	1881 North of Ireland Championships Belfast, Great Britain Grass Singles	E. J. Charley 2-1 (sets)	J.R. Bristow	A.H. Callwell 2-0 A. Eager 2-1	E.M. Charley 2-1 H.O. Lanyon 2-1 H.W. Boyce 2-0 John Taswell Richardson 2-1
8–13 August				A.H. Callwell 2-0 A. Eager 2-1
8–14 August	1881 Downshire Tournament Belfast, Great Britain Grass Singles	F.L. Rawson 5-2,5-1	F.G.Gordon	J. McNeile 3-5 5-4 5-3 W. R. Young 5-4 5-2	C. L. Graham 5-1 5-0 F. St John Gordon 5-0 5-2 John H. Browne 5-2 5-1 O. B. Graham 5-1 5-1
8–14 August				J. McNeile 3-5 5-4 5-3 W. R. Young 5-4 5-2
9–12 August	1881 Exmouth Tournament ^[22] Exmouth, Great Britain Grass Singles	E. W. Mancounchy 6-3 1-6 6-4	Thomas Hoare	E. W. Mancounchy Bye T.P. Hogg 6-2 1-6 6-0	E.G. Farquharson 8-6 8-6 G. F. Hampson 6-1 8-6 B. Champion Rusell 2-6 6-2 6-0 ?
9–12 August				E. W. Mancounchy Bye T.P. Hogg 6-2 1-6 6-0
9–12 August	1881 Teignmouth Tournament ^[23] Teignmouth, Great Britain Grass Singles	B. Champion Russell 5-6 6-1 6-0	Charles John Cole	Charles John Cole Bye Spencer Cox Def	Arthur Bellfield Def C. Haynes Def Thomas Arembery Tombe Def ?
9–12 August				Charles John Cole Bye Spencer Cox Def
14–15 August	1881 Maidstone Tournament Maidstone, Great Britain ? Singles	Richard Mercer walkover	Mr. Stited	? ? ?	? ? ? ?
14–15 August				? ? ?	? ? ? ?
29 August-4 September	1881 Exeter Tournament ^[24] Exeter, Great Britain Grass Singles	Spencer Cox 6-3 7-5	B. Champion Russell	G. Batten ? George Pelham Von Donop ?	G. Batten Bye A.Belfield ? A.W. Buckingham H. B. Kindersey ?
29 August-4 September				G. Batten ? George Pelham Von Donop ?
31 August - 3 September	1881 U.S. National Championships ^[25] Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Grass 1881 U.S. National Championship – Men's Singles 1881 U.S. National Championship – Men's Doubles	Richard Sears 6-0 6-3 6-2	William Glyn	Edward H. Gray 6-3, 6-0 Richard Shaw 6-2, 6-2	Crawford Nightingale 6-3, 6-5 Edward H Gray Bye William Gammell 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 Kessler 4-6, 6-3, 6-1
31 August - 3 September		Clarence Clark Frederick Winslow Taylor 6-5 6-4 6-5	Alexander van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold	Edward H. Gray 6-3, 6-0 Richard Shaw 6-2, 6-2

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
12–18 September	1881 South of England Championships ^[26] Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Edgar Lubbock 6-4 6-2 6-0	Robert W. Braddell	R. N. C. Coles W/O Frederick Brunning Maddison 6-1 6-1 6-4	John Charles Cole 6-4 2-6 5-6 6-5 6-5 C. Fairfax 6-1 6-1 6-1 James Leopold Maxse 6-1 6-2 6-3 C. William taylor 6-3 6-3 5-6 6-0
12–18 September				R. N. C. Coles W/O Frederick Brunning Maddison 6-1 6-1 6-4
13–17 September	1881 Torquay Tournament^[27] Torquay, Great Britain Grass Singles	Ernest Maconchy ?	Thomas Arembery Tombe	Ernest Maconchy Bye C. Haynes ?	B.C. Skottowe ?br /> G. Egerton W. Ware 6-3 6-4
13–17 September				Ernest Maconchy Bye C. Haynes ?	B.C. Skottowe ?br /> G. Egerton W. Ware 6-3 6-4
15–17 September	1881 St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament^[28] St Leonards-on-Sea, Great Britain Grass Singles	A.W. Soames 6-3 6-5 6-5	R.S. Wilson	?	?
15–17 September				?	?
19–24 September	1881 East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles	William Renshaw 6–0, 6–1, 6–1	Robert W. Braddell	Ernest De Sylly Browne Bye Michael G. McNamara 6-2 6-2 6-2	Michael G. McNamara Bye Henry Blane Porter 6-1 6-0 6-2 Ernest Renshaw 6-0 5-6 6-5 6-1 ?
19–24 September		Challenge round Ernest De Sylly Browne		Ernest De Sylly Browne Bye Michael G. McNamara 6-2 6-2 6-2

26 September- 2 October	1881 Hampshire Championships ^[29] Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Montague Hankey 6-2 6-3 6-0	J. G. Johnson	? ?	? ? ? ?
26 September- 2 October				? ?	? ? ? ?

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
3–10 October	1881 Armagh Tournament^[30] Armagh, Northern Ireland Hard Singles	Robert Barron Templer 2-0 (sets)	H. Irwin 2-1	M. Blacker 2-0 E. J. Wolfe	M. Blacker Bye A. Burke 2-0br C. S. Poole 2-1 V. De. Tattersall 2-0
3–10 October		Challenge round Robert Shaw Templer		M. Blacker 2-0 E. J. Wolfe
4–10 October	1881 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Brighton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Ireland Michael G. McNamara 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1	Branfill Champion Russell	Charles John Cole W/O Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-1 6-2	Humphery H. Berkley 6-5 6-1 H. Brooker 6-3 6-0 George S. Murray Hill 6-4 6-4 H. M. Nichol 6-0 6-2
4–10 October				Charles John Cole W/O Charles Walder Grinstead 6-2 6-1 6-2
24–30 October	1881 St. George's Cricket Club New York, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Ireland John Jameson Cairnes 7-5 6-2 6-3	James Rankine	Charles F. Watson Sr. 6-1, 6-2 F. Ennis 6-1, 6-1	W. P. Anderson 6-4 6-3 R. J. Cross 6-2 6-3 H. Henry 6-2 1-6 6-2 James Rankine Bye
24–30 October				Charles F. Watson Sr. 6-1, 6-2 F. Ennis 6-1, 6-1

November

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4–10 November	1881 Victorian Championships ^[31] Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles	Louis Australia Whyte 6-4 4-6 6-1 6-1	Francis James Highett	J. S. Conran 6-2 6-2 6-4 Francis James Highett Bye	R. H. James 6-3 6-2 6-1 W. M. Mitchell 6-0 6-4 1-6 6-3 Francis James Highett W/O
4–10 November				J. S. Conran 6-2 6-2 6-4 Francis James Highett Bye

December

No events

List of tournament winners

Note: important tournaments in bold

Richard Barron Templer -Armagh -(1)
Pelham George Dunop -Bath -(1)
E. J. Charley -Belfast -(1)
Montague Hankey -Bournemouth -(1)
Michael G. McNamara -Brighton-Waterford- (2)
Dale Womerseley-Colchester-(1)
A. Springett -Darlington -(1)
William Renshaw -Cheltenham -Dublin-London-Wimbledon- (4)
Robert Shaw Templer -Dundalk -(1)
Edgar Lubbock -Eastbourne -(1)
Dr. Walter W. Chamberlain -Edgbaston -(1)
John G. Horn - Edinburgh -(1)
Leslie Balfour-Melville -Edinburgh -(1)
Spencer Cox -Exeter -(1)
E. W. Mancounchy -Exmouth -(1)
Edmond Bennett Brackenbury -Limerick -(1)
Herbert Lawford -London -(1)
Frederick Lawrence Rawson -London-(1)
Richard Mercer-Maidstone-(1)
Richard Taswell Richardson -Liverpool-Manchester - (2)
Louis Australia Whyte -Melbourne -(1)
Peter Aungier-Naas-(1)
John Jameson Cairnes -New York -(1)
A.W. Soames-St Leonards-on-Sea-(1)
Jonas Henry William Gardner-Stafford-(1)
B. Champion Russell -Teignmouth-(1)
Ernest Maconchy-Torquay-(1)
Isidore F. Hellmuth -Toronto -(1)
Richard Sears - Newport -(1)

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1881 ^[32]
#	Player
1	William Renshaw (ENG)
2	Herbert Lawford (SCO)
3	Richard T. Richardson (GBR)
4	Ernest Renshaw (ENG)
5	Ernest de S. H. Browne (Ireland)
6	Otway Woodhouse (GBR)
7	Peter Aungier (Ireland)
8	Edgar Lubbock (GBR)

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