1880 men's tennis season

1880 Men's Tennis tour
	William Renshaw won most title's this year
Details
Duration	12 April – 28 November
Edition	4th
Tournaments	42 (Amateur)
Categories	Important (5) ; National (1) ; Provincial/Regional/State (2) ; County (4) ; Local (30)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	William Renshaw (2)
Most finals	Otway E. Woodhouse (2); William Renshaw (2)
	← 1879 1881 →

The 1880 Men's tennis tour ^[1]^[2] was the 4th amateur tennis tour held that year. It now incorporated 42 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.

The tour began in April Cheltenham, England and ended in October in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

January to March

No events

April

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
12–18 April	East Gloucestershire Championships^[9] Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles	Ernest Renshaw 6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6	GBR E D S Browne	? ?	? ? ?

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
10–16 May	Northern Championships^[10] Manchester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Taswell Richardson^[11] 6-0 6-3 6-0	Walter Edwin Fairlie	Cecil Francis Parr John Ravenscroft	J Bayly J Clarke John Comber W L Agnew
10–16 May				Cecil Francis Parr John Ravenscroft	J Bayly J Clarke John Comber W L Agnew
24 May-28 May	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships^[12] Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 6-1 6-4 6-3	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Michael G. McNamara	S. D. Maul Michael G. McNamara A. J. Mullholland
24 May-28 May		Challenge round Vere St. Leger Goold		Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Michael G. McNamara	S. D. Maul Michael G. McNamara A. J. Mullholland

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
26 June.^[13]	Essex County Cricket Club Tournament County Cricket Ground Brentwood, Essex, England Grass Singles	Dale Womersley 2 sets to 0	R.C. Ball	?	?
26 June.^[13]				?	?
14–26 June	Kemptown Tournament^[14] Kemptown, Brighton, Great Britain ? Singles	Arthur Oldham Jennings 6-3 6-3 4-6 6-4	Thomas Jenner Verrall	?
14–26 June				?
24–25 June.^[a]^[15]^[16]	Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Aylestone Park Leicester, Great Britain ? Singles	Stuart Macrae 6-5 4-6 6-4	Champion Branfill Russell	Harold Baird Carlyon E.C. Keele	H.F. Johnson Arthur Thomas Toller Dr John Thomas Jacques George de Horne Vaizey
24–25 June.^[a]^[15]^[16]				Harold Baird Carlyon E.C. Keele
21 June-4 July	Princes Club Championships^[17] Prince's Club, London, Great Britain Grass Singles	Herbert Lawford 5-7 5-7 6-3 6-0 8-6	Edgar Lubbock	Otway E, Woodhouse Herbert Lawford	Captain Blane David Charles Heatley O E Woodhouse

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	All comers' finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
5 June–7 July.^[18]	Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, England ?	F. Durant 6-0, 8-6, 9-7	E. Johnson
5 June–7 July.^[18]	Worcester Park Challenge Cup Worcester, England ?
12 July.	Championship of the Esher LTC. Esher Lawn Tennis Club Esher, Surrey, England ?	Clement Edward Cottrell ?	?
12 July.
16 July.^[19]	Woodford Parish Championship^[20] County Cricket Ground Woodford Parish, England Grass Singles	Edward North Buxton 2 sets to 0	R.C. Ball	?	?
16 July.^[19]				?	?
7–16 July	Wimbledon Championship^[21]^[22] London, Great Britain Grass Singles	John Hartley walkover	Otway E. Woodhouse	GM Butterworth G. M. Montgomeries	Richard Ridley Farrer William Henry Darby D’Esterre H.C. Jenkins Ernest Renshaw
7–16 July		Challenge round Herbert Lawford		GM Butterworth G. M. Montgomeries

14–15 July	Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.^[23] Stafford, Great Britain ? Singles	Jonas Henry William Gardner 6-3 4-6 6-3	J. H. Forster
14–15 July
15 - 17 July.^[b]^[24]	St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament Archery Gardens St Leonards-on-Sea, England Grass Singles - Doubles	R.S. Wilson 7-5, 6-2	A.W. Soames
15 - 17 July.^[b]^[24]
15 - 18 July.^[25]	County Galway LTC Tournament Lisbeg, County Galway,Ireland Surface ? -	Ernest Browne ?	J. Eyre
15 - 18 July.^[25]
20 July.^[26]	North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament Drayton Park Lowick, Northamptonshire ? Singles Doubles	W.H. Collins ?	G.H. Evans
20 July.^[26]
28-31 July	County Kildare Tournament ^[27] Naas,^[28] Ireland Singles - Doubles	Joseph R. Rainsford 6-1 6-4 6-3	Jacob R. Sherrard	Joseph R. Rainsford Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer	Horrace Kennedy Ivor Kirkpatrick Thomas Browning Reeves R. D. Vincent

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarter finalist
August.^[29]	Blackmoor Vale LTC Tournament Sherborne School Cricket Ground Sherborne, nr Blackmoor Vale, Dorset, England Grass	Sir Hubert James Medlycott ?	B. Portman
August.^[29]
? August	Scottish Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Singles	James Patten McDougall^[30] def	Leslie Balfour-Melville Def	?	?
? August	Scottish Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Singles			?	?
2 – 3 August.^[31]	Ripon Club Tournament Ripon, LTC, Cricket Field Ripon, North Yorkshire, England Surface ?	A.R. Springett ?	N.P. Snowden
2 – 3 August.^[31]
19 August.^[32]^[33]	Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Tournament The Mersey Bowmen Archery Club Sefton Park, Liverpool, England Surface ?	H.F. Rooke ?	H. Duranty
19 August.^[32]^[33]
16–19 August	Waterford Tournament^[34] Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles	Vere St. Leger Goold 6-1 6-2	Frederick William Knox Def	?	?
16–19 August	Waterford Tournament^[34] Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles			?	?
16–24 August	Devonshire Park Championships^[35] Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Dale Womersley	Frederick Brunning Maddison Def
16–24 August
17–21 August	South of Ireland Championships^[36] Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles	Edward Bennett 6-4 6-4 6-2	Edward Montiford Longfield	William Dawson Samuel Martin Gully	G Burton James F J Heffernan Considine Major Henry H Goodeve William Dawson
17–21 August				William Dawson Samuel Martin Gully
21 - 28 August.^[37]	Langley Marish Tournament Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass	C. Phipps 6-5, 3-6, 6-3	Zachary Hubert Nash
21 - 28 August.^[37]
23–24 August.^[c]	Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament^[38] Torquay, Great Britain Grass Singles	Ernest Maconchy 6-0 6-0	C. Hughes	C. Hughes T. B. Hughes	Thomas Arembery Tombe Owen Gould Ernest Maconchy
23–24 August.^[c]				C. Hughes T. B. Hughes	Thomas Arembery Tombe Owen Gould Ernest Maconchy
30 August.^[39]	Bedfordshire LTC Tournament Beds LTC Fairfield, Bedfordshire, England Grass	R.J. Lindsell ?	F. Willis
30 August.^[39]

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
September.^[40]	Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass	H. Stanley 6-4, 6-3, 6-5	F.H. Izard
September.^[40]
September.^[41]	Ealing Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament Ealing Cricket Club Ealing, Middlesex, England Grass	F.W. Rawson 3 sets to 0	Alfred Penn Gaskell
September.^[41]
September.^[42]	Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	William Bertie Roberts 6-0, 6-1	Mr. Montagu
September.^[42]
1 - 3 September.^[d]^[43]	Teignmouth Open Teignmouth Tennis Club Teignmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest William Stuart King Maconchy ?	W.B. Young
1 - 3 September.^[d]^[43]
4 September.^[e]^[44]	Shanklin LTC Tournament Shanklin, Isle of Wight, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Algernon Hay Lushington ?	P. Hewitt
4 September.^[e]^[44]
1–5 September	Championship of America ^[45] Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club Staten Island, United States Grass Singles	Otway E. Woodhouse^[46] 54-50 (games)	Isidore F. Hellmuth^[47]	Edward H Gray C M Harvey	C W Barnes Walter M Wood William Larned W H Davidge
1–5 September				Edward H Gray C M Harvey	C W Barnes Walter M Wood William Larned W H Davidge
28 September.^[48]	Bosmere Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bosmere, LTC Creeting Rectory, Creeting St Mary, Suffolk, England Grass	J.M. Wilkinson ?	George Algernon Draffen
28 September.^[48]
24 - 29 September.^[49]	Truro LTC Open Tournament Truro, Cricket Club Truro, Cornwall, England Grass	Mr. Casey 3 sets to 0	William Ewart Beamish Barter
24 - 29 September.^[49]

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
30 September - 1 October.^[50]	Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Francis Robert (Frank) Benson 6-1, 6-1, 6-3	F.A. Campbell
30 September - 1 October.^[50]
4–10 October	Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament^[51] Brighton, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 6-3 6-3	Ernest Renshaw	Robert Bradell William H Darby	Frederick Bunning H C Goddart H E Eaton William H Darby
4–10 October				Robert Bradell William H Darby	Frederick Bunning H C Goddart H E Eaton William H Darby
4 October.^[52]	Dirleton Castle LTC Tournament Dirleton Castle, LTC Dirleton, East Lothian, Scotland ? Singles - Doubles	Rev. J. Kerr 2 sets to 1	A.M. Bell
4 October.^[52]
6 - 11 October.^[53]^[54]	Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Henley Lawn & Tennis Club Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England ?	E. Bayly 1-6, 6-1, 12-10	W.H. Browning
6 - 11 October.^[53]^[54]
7 - 14 October.^[55]^[56]	Savernake Forest Tournament Savernake Forest, LTC, S.F.C.C. Ground Savernake, Wiltshire England ?	George Rawdon Maurice Hewson ?	Mr. Dunning
7 - 14 October.^[55]^[56]
11–17 October	Beacon Park Open^[57] Boston, United States Grass	Richard Sears Def	Edward Gray
11–17 October	Beacon Park Open^[57] Boston, United States Grass

November

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
22–28 November	Victorian Championships (Autumn)^[58] Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles	Frank Highett walkover	Edward Wallington	R P Arnold William McEvoy	C W Butler E Silvester R Barton William McEvoy
22–28 November				R P Arnold William McEvoy	C W Butler E Silvester R Barton William McEvoy

December

No events

Notes

^ The Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was founded in 1878 until 1879 In 1880 it was called the Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament. In 1881 it became an open tournament the Leicester Open Tennis Tournament. In 1900 it became the Leicestershire County Lawn Tennis Championships. The club also shared the staging of the Leicstershire County Championships with other venues.
^ The St. Leonards-On-Sea tournament was staged from 1880 to 1891 on grass courts, it featured players such as Joshua Pim and Herbert Wilberforce.
^ The Torquay Tennis Tournament was staged from 1880 to 1974 on grass courts.
^ The Teignmouth and Shaldon tournament was staged from 1880-1937. From 1880 to 1884 was held on Asphalt courts then changed to grass courts.
^ The Shanklin tournament was staged from 1880 to 1931

List of tournament winners

Note: Important tournaments in bold

Richard Sears—Boston—(1)
Francis Benson—Bournemouth—(1)
Ernest Renshaw—Cheltenham—(1)
William Renshaw—Brighton, Irish Championships—(2)
Dale Womersley—Eastbourne—(1)
James Patten McDougall—Edinburgh—(1)
A.Jennings-Kempton-(1)
Champion Branfill Russell—Leicester—(1)
Edward Bennett—Limerick—(1)
Herbert Lawford—Princes Club—(1)
Richard Taswell Richardson—Northern Championships—(1)
Joseph Rainsford-Naas—(1)
Joseph Gardner-Stafford—(1)
Otway E. Woodhouse—Championship of America—(1)
Ernest Maconchy—Torquay—(1)
Vere St. Leger Goold—Waterford—(1)
John Hartley—Wimbledon—(1)
Frank Highett-Melbourne—(1)

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1880 ^[59]
#	Player
1	John Hartley (ENG)
2	William Renshaw (ENG)
3	Herbert Lawford (ENG)
4	Otway Woodhouse (GBR)
5	Edgar Lubbock (GBR)
6	Richard Taswell Richardson (GBR)
7	Ernest Browne (GBR)
8	George Montgomerie (GBR)

Notes

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[15] The Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was founded in 1878 until 1879 In 1880 it was called the Leicester Open Lawn Tennis Tournament. In 1881 it became an open tournament the Leicester Open Tennis Tournament. In 1900 it became the Leicestershire County Lawn Tennis Championships. The club also shared the staging of the Leicstershire County Championships with other venues.

[25] The St. Leonards-On-Sea tournament was staged from 1880 to 1891 on grass courts, it featured players such as Joshua Pim and Herbert Wilberforce.

[40] The Torquay Tennis Tournament was staged from 1880 to 1974 on grass courts.

[46] The Teignmouth and Shaldon tournament was staged from 1880-1937. From 1880 to 1884 was held on Asphalt courts then changed to grass courts.

[48] The Shanklin tournament was staged from 1880 to 1931

[1] "Tennis season 1880". thetennisbase.com. the Tennis Base, 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[2] Archives, Tennis. "Tournaments 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2016. Retrieved 9 December 2016.

[3] "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 6 October 2016.

[4] Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.

[5] Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. p. 199. ISBN 9780718501952.

[6] Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 5–36. ISBN 9781549746475.

[7] Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781134445578.

[8] Fein, Paul (2003). Tennis confidential : today's greatest players, matches, and controversies. Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books. p. 96. ISBN 978-1574885262.

[9] Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis. p. 7. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

[10] John Nauright; Charles Parrish, eds. (2012). Sports around the world : history, culture, and practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.

[11] "Championship Roll of Honour" (PDF). thenorthern.co.uk. The Northern Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[12] "Wimbledon in the Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.ria.ie. The Royal Irish Academy, 22 June 2016. 2016-06-22. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

[13] Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Essex County Cricket Club 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. Idzznew BV. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[14] "Kemptown 1880". tennsarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[16] Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Leicester 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[17] Marston, Alice. "History of the Club". Leicestershire Tennis & Squash Club. Leicester T&SC. Retrieved 10 July 2022.

[18] Mazak, Karoly (2010). The Concise History of Tennis. p. 8. Retrieved 16 July 2016.

[19] Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Worcester Park LTC 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. Idzznew BV. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[20] Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Woodford Parish 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[21] "Lawn Tennis". Routledge's sporting annual. London: George Routledge & Sons. 1883. p. 115.

[Tingay-22] 100 Years of Wimbledon by Lance Tingay, Guinness Superlatives Ltd. 1977

[Barrett-23] Wimbledon - The Official History of the Championships by John Barrett, Collins Willow 2001 (the source of this draw)

[24] "Staffordshire 1880". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 27 October 2016.

[26] "Sporting results". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 18 September 1880.

[27] Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – County Galway 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. Idzznew BV. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

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v t e Men's tennis seasons
Seasons & ILTF Circuit	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969
ILTF Independent Tour ITF Independent Tour	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
National Tennis League	1968 1969
World Championship Tennis	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978–81: not held 1982 1983 1984
ILTF Grand Prix ITF Grand Prix	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ATP Tour	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

Calendar

January to March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Notes

List of tournament winners

Rankings

See also

Notes

References

Sources

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