Wikipedia

1882 women's tennis season

The 1882 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 54 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in April in Brighton, England, and ended in October in Brighton, England.

1882 Women's tennis season
Details
Duration29 April – 2 October
Edition7th
Tournaments54 (Amateur)
CategoriesImportant (2)
National (0)
Provincial/Regional/State (4)
County (13)
Regular (36)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesEngland Mrs Hoare (2)
England Edith Coleridge (2)
Ireland May Langrishe(2)
England Constance Smith (2)
Most tournament finalsEngland Constance Smith (3)
← 1881
1883 →

Summary of season

edit

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.[1][2][3]

1882 sees a substantial increase in women's events as the tennis circuit continues to form.[4] In May 1882 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships[5] in Dublin a full programme of women's singles and doubles were held, as well as a mixed doubles event. In the women's singles competition Ireland's Mary Abercrombie defeated England's Marian Bradley. In terms of draw size the East Gloucestershire Championships had the largest singles competition attracting 17 players. The West of England Championships and Northern Championships both had the largest doubles draws at 11 pairs a piece. Whilst the West of England Championships featured the largest mix doubles draw of any event at 32 players.

In June 1882 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships the organisers staged a ladies singles championship for the first time won by Ireland's May Langrishe who defeated England's Miss Langley in straight sets. At the 1882 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, it still remained an all men's event with no women's competitions being held. In North America at the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held. 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

edit

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),[6] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Key

Important.[7][8][9][10]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

Singles

edit

Notes:The Irish Championships and East Gloucestershire Championships used both grass and hard asphalt courts for matches.[11]

Tournaments (40)
# Date Ended Tournament Location Surface Winner Finalist Score
1. 27-May-1882 Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Grass   Edith Coleridge   Eva Adshead 6-1, 6–3, 6-0
2. 27-May-1882 Irish Championships Dublin Grass/Hard   Mary Abercrombie   Marion Bradley 6-4, 6-1
3. 29-May-1882 Armagh ALTC Tournament (I) Armagh Hard   Miss Teempler ? won.[12]
4. 3-Jun-1882 West of England Championships Bath Grass   Frances Morris   Gertrude Gibbs 6-4, 6-4
5. 15-Jun-1882 Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament Eggesford I Grass   Mrs. Hoare ? won.[13]
6. 15-Jun-1882 North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament Grafton Underwood Grass   Miss F Hall ? won.[14]
7. 17-Jun-1882 Northern Championships Liverpool Grass   May Langrishe   Miss Langley 6-3, 8-6
8. 25-Jun-1882 Mersey Bowmen Club Tournament Aigburth Grass   B. Fletcher   K. Hill drew
9. 1-Jul-1882 Waterloo Tournament Liverpool II Grass   Edith Davies   Miss. Eckersley ?
10. 1-Jul-1882 North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon Grass   Miss. A. Binney ? Won.[15]
11. 5-Jul-1882 Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament Hoo St Werburgh Grass   Miss. Stuart ? Won.[16]
12. 10-Jul-1882 Tonbridge Tournament Tonbridge Grass   Miss. Cobbold ? Won.
13. 13-Jul-1882 Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Henley-on-Thames Grass   M. Heathfield   Miss. K. Millington 6-3, 3–6, 6-
14. 14-Jul-1882 Sittingbourne & Gore Court Ladies Open Sittingbourne I Grass   L. Ray. ? Won.[17]
15. 18-Jul-1882 West Somersetshire Tournament Taunton Grass   Miss. Scott ? Won.[18]
16. 19-Jul-1882 South Berkshire Tournament Caversham Grass   C. Bennett ? Won.[19]
17. 22-Jul-1882 Staffordshire C.C.C. Tournament Lichfield Grass   Miss. Gardner   Mrs. Peters-Smith 6-3, 2–6, 6-2[20]
18. 22-Jul-1882 Alliance LTC Championship Crouch End Hill Grass   Miss. J. Mellish ? Won.
19. 25-Jul-1882 Norwich Open Tournament Norwich Grass   Miss Raikes ? Won.[21]
20. 26-Jul-1882 Portland Park LTCC Tournament Newcastle upon Tyne Grass   Alice Fenwick   Miss. Bowlby 6-4, 6-1[22]
21. 27-Jul-1882 Armagh ALTC Tournament (II) Armagh Hard   J. M McLintock ? Won.[23]
22. 1-Aug-1882 County Kilkenny Tournament Parsonstown I Grass   May Langrishe   Beatrice Langrishe Won.[24]
23. 5-Aug-1882 South of Ireland Championships Limerick Grass   Mary Lysaght   Miss. Smith 6-3, 8-6
24. 7-Aug-1882 Darlington Open Durham Grass   Constance Smith   A. Turner 6-3, 6-0
25. 10-Aug-1882 Exmouth Tournament Exmouth Grass   Lilian Cole   Charlotte Taylor 6-4, 6-2[25]
26. 11-Aug-1882 Penzance LTC Tournament Penzance Grass   Miss M Jackson ? Won[26]
27. 11-Aug-1882 Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament Eggesford II Grass   Mrs. Hoare ? won.[27]
28. 15-Aug-1882 Seaton Lawn Tennis Tournament Seaton Grass   Miss. Williams ? Won.[28]
29. 17-Aug-1882 South Berkshire Championship Caversham Grass   Miss Hathway ? Won.[29]
30. 17-Aug-1882 Hornsea LTC Championship Hornsea Grass   K. Gilliat ? Won.[30]
31. 19-Aug-1882 Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Tenby Grass   G. Milman   Ruth Sparrow 6-5, 6–5, 6-1
32. 22-Aug-1882 King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown II Grass   Miss. Maude ? Won.[31]
33. 25-Aug-1882 South of Scotland Championships Moffat Grass   A. Forrest   Miss. Bankier ?
34. 28-Aug-1882 Bedfordshire LTC Tournament Bedford Grass   A. Lindsell ? Won.[32]
35. 30-Aug-1882 Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne II Grass   Miss. D Patterson ? Won.[33]
36. 31-Aug-1882 East Grinstead Open East Grinstead Grass   Mrs. Baddington   May Arbuthnot 6-1, 6-5
37. 1-Sep-1882 Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Grass   Constance Smith   Miss. Heaton 6-2, 6-1
38. 27-Sep-1882 South Orange Autumn Open Montrose Grass   Annie M. Miller   Mrs Gordon 6-4, 6-3
39. 2-Oct-1882 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Brighton Grass   Edith Coleridge   Florence Kemmis 5-6, 6–5, 6-2
40. 2-Oct-1882 Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Brighton Grass   Edith Coleridge   Florence Kemmis 5-6, 6–5, 6-2

Tournament winners

edit

Singles

edit
This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold)
  •   May Langrishe (2) Northern Championships, Parsonstown
  •   Constance Smith (2) Durham, Edgbaston
  •   Edith Coleridge (2) Brighton, Brighton II
  •   Mrs. Hoare (2) Eggesford, Eggesford II
  •   Mary Abercrombie (1) Irish Championships
  •   A. Lindsell (1) Beford
  •   Maud Watson (1) Cheltenham
  •   Miss Teempler (1) Armagh
  •   Frances Morris (1) Bath
  •   Miss F Hall (1) Grafton Underwood
  •   B. Fletcher (1) Aigburth
  •   Miss. A. Binney (1) Abingdon
  •   Miss. Stuart (1) Hoo St Werburgh
  •   Miss. Cobbold (1) Tonbridge
  •   M. Heathfield (1) Henley-on-Thames
  •   L. Ray (1) Sittingbourne
  •   C. Bennett (1) Caversham
  •   Edith Davies (1) Liverpool II
  •   Miss. Gardner (1) Lichfield
  •   Miss. J. Mellish (1) Crouch End Hill
  •   Miss Raikes (1) Norwich
  •   Alice Fenwick (1) Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  •   J. M McLintock (1) Armagh II
  •   Mary Lysaght (1) Limerick
  •   Lilian Cole (1) Exmouth
  •   Miss M Jackson (1) Penzance
  •   Miss. Williams (1) Seaton
  •   Miss Hathway (1) Caversham II
  •   K. Gilliat (1) Hornsea
  •   G. Milman (1) Tenby
  •   Miss. Maude (1) Parsonstown II
  •   A. Forrest (1) Moffat
  •   A. Lindsell (1) Bedford
  •   Miss. D Patterson (1) Sittingbourne
  •   Mrs. Baddington (1) East Grinstead
  •   Annie M. Miller (1) Montrose

Doubles

edit
This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (major titles in bold)[34]
  •   Miss G McLintock &   Miss Instray/  Miss J M Mclintock (2) Armagh, Armagh II *
  •   Constance Smith &   Beatrice Langrishe/  Mrs Dent (2) Cheltenham, Edgbaston
  •   Miss G McLintock &   Miss Instray (1) Armagh
  •   Miss J M Mclintock &   Miss G McLintock (1) Armagh II
  •   Beatrice Langrishe & Constance Smith (1) Cheltenham
  •   Constance Smith &   Mrs Dent (1) Edgbaston
  •   Miss Gardner &   Mrs Peters-Smith (1) Litchfield
  •   A. Forrest &   Miss Forrest (1) Moffat
  •   Miss M Bradshaw &   Miss Eade (1) Newcastle-upon-Tyne
  •   Miss Hartnell and   Miss Hick (1) Seaton
  •   Miss Coles &   Miss Meyler (1) Taunton
  •   Miss W Thomson &   Mrs Agar (1) Weybridge
  •   Miss Warren &   Miss Woolnough (1) Wellington

Mixed doubles

edit
This is list of winners sorted by number of mixeddoubles titles (major titles in bold) [35]
  •   Maud Watson &   Robert Wallace Braddell/  Erksine Watson (2) Cheltenham, Leamington
  •   Constance Smith &   Charles Smith (1) Edgbaston
  •   Miss Wolde &   Mr J Mease (1) Armagh
  •   Mr B W Luxton &   Mrs L Luxton (1) Eggesford
  •   H B Upcher &   Miss Dalton (1) Grafton Underwood
  •   Miss Winckworth and   Mr C Haynes (1) Hoo St. Werburgh
  •   Miss Gorham &   Mr B Wadmore (1) Tonbridge
  •   Maud Watson &   Erksine Watson (1) Leamington
  •   Captain Cooper &   Miss F Scott (1) Taunton
  •   Mr W Yataman &   Miss A Turner (1) Newcastle upon Tyne
  •   Miss M White &   Mr F E K Bird (1) Naas
  •   Major Dashwood and   Miss J M Mclintock (1) Armagh II
  •   Mr H Helme &   Miss Richardson (1) Weybridge
  •   Mr J Boyd &   Miss M Blencowe (1) Brackley
  •   Miss Charlotte Taylor &   Charles Pine-Coffin (1) Exmouth
  •   J. W. Fowler &   E. Cheese (1) Darlington
  •   Miss Lena Rice &   Mr R J Power (1) Waterford
  •   Miss E Hall &   Mr A Soames (1) Grafton Underwood II
  •   Alice Bagnall-Wild &   P.J. Ash (1) Tenby
  •   Miss A Belfield &   Mr H B Kindersley (1) Seaton
  •   Mr M S Constable &   Miss Marriott (1) Hornsea
  •   Mr A K Butterworth &   Miss E Walker (1) Esher
  •   Mr M Huband &   Miss D Radcliffe (1) Tedworth
  •   Mr S E Smith &   Miss Bayly (1) Parsonstown
  •   Miss F Percy &   Charles Pine-Coffin (1) Exeter
  •   Miss Hillier &   Arthur Fuller (1) Moffat
  •   Miss Gorhamd &   William Neville Cobbold (1) East Grinstead
  •   Maud Watson &   Robert Wallace Braddell (1) Cheltenham
  •   Mrs Cobbold &   Herbert Wilberforce (1) Brighton

Statistical summary

edit

Singles

edit
  • Total Tournaments: (40)
  • Most Titles:   Edith Coleridge (3)
  • Most Finals:   Constance Smith /   Edith Coleridge (3)
  • Most Matches Played:   Constance Smith (11)
  • Most Matches Won:   Constance Smith (9)
  • Match Winning %:   Constance Smith (81.81%)
  • Most Tournaments Played:   Constance Smith (4)

Doubles

edit

Mix doubles

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 266, 267. ISBN 9780047960420.
  2. ^ Meyers, A. Wallis (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York: Charles Scribner and Sons. p. 55.
  3. ^ Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 9781134445578.
  4. ^ Berry. David (2020). A people's history of tennis. (2) Feminists. Pluto Books London ISBN 978-0745339658. p.28.
  5. ^ Irish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland.
  6. ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  7. ^ Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.
  8. ^ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. p. 199. ISBN 9780718501952.
  9. ^ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 5–36. ISBN 9781549746475.
  10. ^ Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781134445578.
  11. ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1882. George Routledge and Son. London. England. pp.113–118.
  12. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.113.
  13. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.114.
  14. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.114.
  15. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.115.
  16. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.115.
  17. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.115.
  18. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.115.
  19. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.115.
  20. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.116.
  21. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.116.
  22. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.116.
  23. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.116.
  24. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.116.
  25. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.116.
  26. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  27. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  28. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  29. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  30. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  31. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  32. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  33. ^ Routledge Sporting Annual 1882 Results for 1882. p.117.
  34. ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1882. George Routledge and Son. London. England. pp.113–118.
  35. ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Tournaments of 1882. George Routledge and Son. London. England. pp.113–118.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1882_women%27s_tennis_season&oldid=1241809633"