1883 Women's tennis season
Maud Watson is title leader this year
(3 singles, 3 doubles, 2 mix doubles)
Details
Duration22 May – 5 October
Edition8th
Tournaments25
CategoriesImportant (2)
National (0)
Provincial/Regional/State (4)
County (4)
Regular (15)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesEngland Maud Watson (3)
Most tournament finalsEngland Maud Watson (3)
1882
1884

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]

Season summary

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.[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

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.

* Indicates challenge round final

Key

Important.[10][11][12][13]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

Results included:[7][14]

January to April

No events

May

Mix doubles (**)

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
27 May.[7]Irish Championships
Fitzwilliam LTC
Dublin, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland May Langrishe
6-0, 6-1
Ireland Beatrice LangrisheIreland Connie Butler
Ireland E. Esmonde
Ireland Miss Bayley
Ireland Mrs Clarke
Ireland Lena Rice
Ireland Miss Shaw
Ireland May Langrishe**
Ireland Ernest Browne
6-3, 6-2, 6-0
Ireland Lena Rice
Ireland Peter Aungier

June

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semi Finalist Quarter Finalist
2 June.[7]West of England Championships
Lansdowne Cricket Club
Bath, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Maud Watson
6-1, 6-2
Ireland N. PopeEngland Clara HillUnited Kingdom Georgina Kirkby
England Florence Mardall
United Kingdom N. Pope
England Lilian Watson*
England Maud Watson
6-3, 5-6, 6-3
England Edith Davies
United Kingdom Grace Gibbs
9 June.[7]East Gloucestershire Championships
Montpelier Gardens
Cheltenham, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
England Maud Watson
6-3, 6-0
England F DaviesEngland Edith DaviesEngland Miss Cornford
England Florence Mardall
England Lilian Watson *
England Maud Watson
6-1, 6-1
England Kate Cornford
England F Davies
21 June.[7]Leicester Open
Leicester, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Agnes Watts
2-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
England Miss Noon
22 June.[7]County Kilkenny Tournament
Archersfield, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland May Langrishe
6-1, 6-2, 6-0
Ireland Mary Lysaght
30 June.[7]Northern Championships
Manchester, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Edith Coleridge
6-3, 9-7
England Miss EckersleyEngland Miss L Cheetham
England Emily Fletcher
England N. Garnett
England A. McLaren
Scotland B. McLaren
England K. Mitchell
England Edith Coleridge *
England Rose Collier
6-3, 9-7
England Miss L Cheetham
England Miss Eckersley

July

* (denotes doubles) ** (denotes mix doubles)x

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
7 Jul.[7]Leamington Open Tournament
Leamington Spa, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
No Ladies Singles
England Lilian Watson *
England Maud Watson
6-4, 6-4, 6-4
England Miss Noon
England Agnes Watts
21 Jul.[7]Staffordshire C.C.C. Tournament
Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Club
Lichfield, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Mrs Peter Smith
2-6, 6-4, 6-5
United Kingdom Rose Collier
25 Jul.[7]Norwich Open
Norwich, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom G Rant
6-1, 6-2
United Kingdom J.Hartoup

August

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
1 Aug[7]Framlingham Open
Framlingham, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Miss G Want
6-2, 6-0
England Miss Davey
4 Aug[7]Worcestershire CCC Open
Worcester, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Florence Mardall
6-2, 6-4
United Kingdom Miss Hill
8 Aug[7]West Somersetshire Tournament
Taunton, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Georgina Woodhouse
6-5, 6-2
England Mary Spurway
9 Aug[7]Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament
Exeter, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Ireland Lilian Cole
6-2 6-1
United Kingdom Miss Cobbold
16 Aug.[7]South Wales Championships
Tenby, Wales
Grass
Singolare - Doppio
Wales C Jones
6-2 3-6 6-4
England E Fletcher
17 Aug[7]East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Tournament
East Grinstead, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Leila Lodwick
6-2 6-1
England Miss Cobbold
18 Aug.[7]Exmouth Tournament
Exmouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Maud Watson
6-4 6-2
England Lilian Cole
23 Aug.[7]Teignmouth and Shaldon Open
Teignmouth, England
Asphalt
Singles - Doubles
England Florence Mardall
6-3, 2-6, 6-3
England Lilian Watson
25 Aug.[7]South of Scotland Championships
Moffat, Scotland
Grass
Singles - Doubles
Scotland Jane Meikle
6-3 2-6 6-3
Scotland A Forest
Midland Counties Championships[7]
Edgbaston, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
England Miss Hutton
6-5 8-6
England L Sanders
29 Aug[7]Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament
Eggesford, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Leila Lodwick
6-2 6-1
United Kingdom Miss Cobbold

September

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
5 Sep.[7]Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Bournemouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Mrs Hornby
5-6 6-3 6-1
United Kingdom M Richards
8 Sep[7]Devonshire Park Championships
Eastbourne, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom M Leslie
10-8 6-4
United Kingdom Miss Congreve
12 Sep[7]Portishead Open Lawn Tennis Tournament
Portishead, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom Miss Bryant
6-2 6-3
United Kingdom J. Carter
14 Sep[7]Saxmundham LTC Tournament
Saxmundham, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United Kingdom G. Rant
6-0 6-2
United Kingdom L. Davy

October

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
5 Oct. [7]Camp Washington Ladies Lawn Tennis Tournament
Staten Island, United States
Grass
Singles - Doubles
United States Miss Goodwin
6-2 4-6 6-5
United States Adeline Robinson

November to December

No events

Tournament winners (singles)

This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1883:

  • England Maud Watson – Bath, Cheltenham, Exmouth, (3)
  • Ireland May Langrishe – Archersfield, Irish Championships, (2)
  • England Florence Mardall – Teignmouth, Worcester, (2)
  • England Leila Lodwick – East Grinstead, Eggesford (2)
  • United Kingdom G. Rant – Norwich, Saxmundham, (2)
  • England Edith ColeridgeNorthern Championships, (1)
  • United States Miss Goodwin – Staten Island, (1)
  • England Edith Coleridge – Leicester, (1)
  • United Kingdom Mrs Peter Smith – Lichfield, (1)
  • England Miss G Want – Framlingham, (1)
  • England Georgina Woodhouse – Taunton, (1)
  • Ireland Lilian Cole – Exeter, (1)
  • Wales C Jones – Tenby, (1)
  • Scotland Jane Meikle – Moffat, (1)
  • England Miss Hutton – Edgbaston, (1)
  • United Kingdom Mrs Hornby – Bournemouth, (1)
  • United Kingdom M Leslie – Eastbourne, (1)
  • United Kingdom Miss Bryant – Portishead, (1)

Statistical summary

Singles

Doubles

Mix doubles

  • Total Tournaments (16)
  • Most Titles: England Florence Mardall & England Maud Watson (2)
  • Most Finals: England Florence Mardall & England Maud Watson (2)

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