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1884 men's tennis season

The 1884 men's tennis season was the ninth annual tennis season consisting of 70 tournaments. The season began in April in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.

Summary of tour

Herbert Lawford wins the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships at his 3rd attempt in Dublin defeating Ernest Renshaw in straight sets. William Renshaw a fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. Former Wimbledon champion Donald Stewart wins the Northern Championship in Liverpool against Herbert Wilberforce. In America Richard Sears collects a fourth successive US National Championship beating Howard Taylor in straight sets.

The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 5 finals.

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), in some tournaments not all.<div style="text-align: center;">* Indicates challenger</div> Key

The 1884 season included:

January

No events

February

No events

March

No events

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

No Events

December

Notes

References

Sources

  • Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "Tournament Roll of Honour - Worcesterships Championships - 1884-1970". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL.
  • Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. .
  • "History - KZN Tennis". KZN Tennis. Kwazulu Natal Tennis Association. 2018.
  • Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. .
  • Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. .
  • Nieuwland, Alex (2009–2017). "Tournaments 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.

Further reading

  • Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia, by Bud Collins, Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada,
  • The Tennis Book, edited by Michael Bartlett and Bob Gillen, Arbor House, New York, 1981
  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode.

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