1882 men's tennis season

The 1882 men's tennis season [1][2] was composed of the seventh annual tennis season and now incorporated 72 events. The Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships was won by William Renshaw, the U.S. National Championships was won by Richard Sears collecting his second title other big winners were Richard Taswell Richardson picking up the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships and Ernest Renshaw winning the Princes Club Championships, The title leader this season was Robert W. Braddell winning 4 tournaments from 6 finals.

1882 men's tennis season
Richard Sears pictured here won his 2nd consecutive U.S. National Championships this year
Details
Duration24 April – 12 November
Edition7th
Tournaments72 (Amateur)
CategoriesImportant (5)
National (2)
Regional/State (11)
County (10)
Local (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesUnited Kingdom Robert W. Braddell (4)
Most tournament finalsUnited Kingdom Robert W. Braddell (6)
1881
1883

The season started in April in Brighton, England and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.

Calendar

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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

Grand Slam
Important.[4][5][6][7]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local

January to March

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No events

April

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
13-14 April.[8] Biarritz Lawn Tennis Tournament
(later Biarritz Championships)
Hotel du Palais Biarritz
Biarritz, France
Clay
Singles - Doubles
  Herbert Bowes-Lyon
0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3
  Mr. W. Smith   Frederick de Moleyns
21-22 April.[8] Pau Championships
(later Championnat dés Pyrénées)
Pau, France
Clay
Singles - Doubles
  Percival Wentworth Bewicke
0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3
  Harold Bradshaw   Patrick Bowes-Lyon
  Hon. F. De Moleyns
  Mr P. Russell
  Monsieur Sainte
  Mr P. Russell.
24 April.[8] Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament
Brighton Hove Rink
Brighton, Great Britain
Wood (i)
Singles - Doubles
  Robert W. Braddell
6-1 6-4 8-6
  Donald Charles Stewart
  G. Sandman
  A. W. Skirrow
6-1 6-3
 
  Robert W. Braddell
  Donald Charles Stewart
6-1, 6-2, 6-1
  Mr. Baker
  Mr. Kellie
  Robert W. Braddell
  Miss Edith Coleridge
6-2, 6-4
  Arthur Skirrow
  Miss. Florence Kemmis
26-27 April.[8] Bournemouth CLTC Spring Tournament
Bournemouth CLTC
Dean Park Cricket Ground
Bournemouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Hubert James Medlycott
6-4, 6-4, 3-6, 6-2
  William Henry Birkbeck   Edward George Farquharson
  Lincoln E. Cary Elwes
  Montague John Druitt
  E.C. Campbell
  Philip F. Cary Elwes
  E. Were
Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
8–13 May.[9] Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Montpellier Gardens
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Outdoor
Clay
Singles - Doubles
  Rev. Charles Edward Weldon
?
  Pelham Von Donop   Henry Blane Porter   Arthur Walton Fuller
  Dudley David Pontifex
10-22 May.[10] Longwood Cricket Club Tournament
Longwood Cup
Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Mr. Winslow
0-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 6-3
  Warren W. Smith   James Dwight
  J. Thomas
  Edward H. Gray
  Crawford Allen Nightingale
  Mr. Pickman
  Frederick Fiske Warren>
22–27 May Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[11]
Dublin, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  William Renshaw
w/o
  Peter Aungier
6-1, 6-3, 8-6
  Robert Orlando Coote
6-1 6-4 6-3
  Ernest Renshaw
Bye
  Ernest Browne
6-5 5-6 6-3 6-5
  Robert Orlando Coote
Bye
  J. W. Wilson
6-1 6-1 retired
Challenger
  Ernest Renshaw
29 May-4 June West of England Championships[12]
Bath, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  George M. Butterworth
6-4 6-4
  A. Kaye Butterworth   Pelham Von Donop
6-3 6-2
  Robert W. Braddell
  Humphrey H. Berkeley
  Donald Stewart

June

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
June. Oxford University Champion Tournament
Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis
3-6, 6-4, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.
  John Galbraith Horn   Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh   Arthur John Chitty
  Thomas Robinson Grey
  William Meaburn Tatham
June.[13] San Gabriel Tournament
San Gabriel, Florida, United States
Outdoor
Hard
  Arthur Allen
4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
  Richard Stevens
June.[a][14][15] New Jersey State Championships
New Jersey Tennis Association
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Singles - Doubles
  Joseph Sill Clark Sr.
?
  ?

June.[b][16] Cambridge University Tournament
Cambridge University LTC
Cambridge, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
?
?
? ?
5–10 June.[17] Worcester Park Challenge Cup
Worcester, England
outdoor
Grass
  F. Durant[18]
6-0, 8-6, 9-7
  A. Pollock
6–10 June St. George's Cricket Club Tournament[19]
Hoboken, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Alexander Van Rensselaer
6-0 5-6 6-1 6-5
  S. Williams   James Rankine
  Alexander Van Rensselaer
  James Rankine
  Walter M. Wood
  W.P. Anderson
10–17 June Northern Championships[20]
Manchester, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Richard Taswell Richardson
6-1 3-6 5-7 6-4 11-9
  Robert W. Braddell   Ernest de Sylly H.Browne   Peter Aungier
Ernest de Sylly H.Browne
  R. H. Jones
Challenger
  Ernest Renshaw
12–18 June London Athletic Club Tournament[21][22] London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Herbert Lawford
6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3
  Otway Woodhouse
  Edgar Lubbock
  G. H. Taylor
  Ernest Wool Lewis
  Arthur J. Stanley
  B. James
  A. A. Nepean
19–25 June Agricultural Hall Tournament[23]
Fulham, London, Great Britain
Indoor
Wood
Singles
  Edward Lake Williams
5-7 6-4 10-8
  Ernest de Sylly H. Browne
  Michael Gallwey McNamara
  H. Nickoletts
  Robert W. Braddell
  Peter Aungier
  H. Nickoletts
  Humphrey H. Berkeley
17–24 June Princes Club Championships[24]
London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Ernest Renshaw
6-2 6-0 6-1
  Peter Aungier   Edgar Lubbock   Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
  C. E. Farmer
19–23 June New York and District Championships[25]
New York, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Richard Field Conover
6-1 0-6 6-5
  Frank S. Benson
  Richard Field Conover
  Morton S. Paton
6-4 6-4
  James Rankine
  E. W. Harboard
  J. A. Miller
 
21 - 26 June[26] Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament
Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Charles Lacy Sweet
6-3, 6-3
  Teddy Williams

July

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Date Tournament Winner All Comers Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
24 June-1 July, Waterloo Tournament
Waterloo LTC
Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  John William Down
?
  R. H. Jones   Gerald Barker
?
  F. Mawdsley
  F. W. Jones
  Alex Linzee
  H. G. Wright
28 June–1 July. Rochester Open
Paddock Lawn Tennis Club
Rochester, Kent, England
Grass
Singles
  A. Buchanan
6-1 6-4 6-0
  E. Welchman   W.H. St. John Hope
  W.A. Dartnall
  J. Langhorne
  W.B. Pulling
1 July.[8] Woodford Parish Championship
Essex Cricket Club Grounds
Woodford Parish, England
Grass
Singles
  Gerald Buxton
6-0, 6-2
 
E. Pratt
  F.C. Barker
  Ernest Robert Stable
  B. Skelton Jun
  H.E. Kaye
  N.F. Roberts
  Daniel Wiltringham Stable
26 June - 2 July. North of Ireland Championships
Belfast, Northern Irelandd
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  G. F. Hanson
2-0 (sets)
  F. E. Cumming
  F. G. Gordon
  C. H. Duffin
  P. H. Ewing
  B. Montgomery
Challenger
  E. J. Charley
3 – 8 July. Western Counties Championship
Glasgow Cricket Ground
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Edward Mortimer Shand
2 sets to 0
  R.S. McNair   W.L. MacIndoe
  A. McWilliam
3 – 8 July. West of Scotland Championships
Glasgow Cricket Ground
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grass
SinglesDoubles
  Walter William Chamberlain
2 sets to 0
  Archibald Thomson   A.L. Davidson
  Mr. Grant
  William Nevill Cobbold
  H. Mitchell
  Alexander Barclay Shand
  Edward Mortimer Shand
7-9 July[27] Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament
Hoo St Werburgh, Rochester, Kent, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Charles Haynes
3-6, 6–4, 6–3
  Mr. Stuart   E. Rosher   Warwick Stunt
  Mr. Smythies
11 July.[8] Doncaster and Barnsdale Tournament
Doncaster & Barnsdale ATC
Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England
Grass
Singles
  Edward Mahon
3-6, 6–4, 6–3
  James Vesey Mahon   William Henry Mahon
  W. Ware
  Rev. C.W. Bean
  Capt. Johnson
  S.E. Somerville
  E.M. Weigall
14 July.[28] Gore Court Championships
Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC
Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  J.R. Daniell
6-4, 6-3
  J. Langley   A. Hilton
  Captain Haynes
  C. Harris
  A. Sales
8–17 July Wimbledon Championships[29]
London, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Doubles
  William Renshaw
6-1 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-2
  Richard Taswell Richardson
  Herbert Lawford
  Frank S. Benson
  Frank S. Benson
  Otway Woodhouse
  Herbert Wilberforce
  Humphrey H. Berkeley
Challenger
  Ernest Renshaw
17–20 July Scottish Championships[30]
Edinburgh, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  John Galbraith Horn6-2 4-6 6-2 6-3   Francis Archibald Fairlie   John Galbraith Horn
Bye
  A L Davidson
  William Horn
  Archibald Thomson
  Maurice George Lascelles
17–23 July[31] Northumberland Championships[32]
Newcastle, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Mark Fenwick
2-0 (sets)
  Charles J. Eade
  Percival C. Fenwick
2-1 (sets)
  Henry K. Armstrong
  Charles J. Eade
  R. Blunt
  J. W. Fowler
  F. W. Mansell
21–22 July.[c][33] Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.
Lichfield, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Frederick Charles Stamer
6-4 2-6 6-5
  C.W. Howe   Arthur Belfield
Def
  John Redfern Deykin
  Frederick Henry Tullock
  W.L. Ward
24–26 September.[34] Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament
Vale of Clwyd LTC
Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Arthur Bennett Mesham
3-6 6-2 6-4
  H. Lloyd Williams   J.P. Lewis
  Major Mesham
  C.J. Wilkinson
26 July.[d][35][36][37] Portland Park LTCC Tournament
Portland Park LTCC
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  E.A. Simpson
w.o.
  Minden Fenwick
27 July Richfield Springs Tournament[38]
Richfield Springs, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Joseph Sill Clark Sr.
?
  A.C. Denniston
25–29 July County Kildare Open Tennis Championship[39]
Naas, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Peter Aungier[22]
6-1 6-4 6-3
  John William Young   Champion Branfill Russell
  John William Young
Bye
  Reverend William Edward De Burgh
  Algernon A. M. Aylmer
  Gilbert de Laval Willis
24–29 July Canadian National Championships[40][41]
Toronto, Canada
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Harry D. Gamble
6–2, 6–3, 6–2
  Isidore F. Hellmuth
  A. Foy
  H. V. Roberts
  A. C. Gatt
  H. T. Geddes
  Isidore F. Hellmuth
  W. Lefroy
24–30 July Norwich Open Tournament[42][22]
Norwich, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  William Bolding Monement
5-6 6-3 6-3
  Edward Morgan Hansell   Francis William Monement
  J.E.T. Whitehead
  John David Wallich
  G.E. Preston
  H.C. Marsh

August

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
July–August. Berrylands Club Tournament
Berrylands LTC
Surbiton, Surrey, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  G.A. Bolton
?
  H.E.E. Walton   C. Price   G.N. Christie
  H. Kerby
  L.H. Shadbolt
  Mr. McCrae
  Miss Edith Coleridge
6-1, 6-5
  Mr. Prentice
  Miss. Keighley
August Inverkip Rovers Open
Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland
Grass
Singles
  Horatio Renaud Babington Peile
?
August.[e][43] Maidstone Tournament
Maidstone Athletic Ground
Maidstone, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Richard Mercer
w.o.
  Mr. Stisted
1-2 August.[44] Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Holt LTC
Holt, Norfolk, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  William Bolding Monement
6-5 6-2
  Francis William Monement   Francis William Monement
  G. Trollope
  Walter Edward Hansell
  Edmund Clark Worlledge
1–5 August.[45] Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament
Earl Bathurst Estate
Cirencester Park
Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Charles Lacy Sweet
?
  Francis Robert (Frank) Benson
1–6 August.[46][47] Brackley LTC Tournament
Brackley Lawn Tennis Club
Brackley, West Northamptonshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Francis Regner Brooksbank
def.
  William Blencowe
1–7 August South of Ireland Championships[48]
Limerick Cup
Limerick Cricket Club, Limerick, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght
7-5 6-4 6-0
  William H. Gavin   Captain Frederick Thomas Verschoyle
  Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
  William Dawson
  Major Henry Holley Goodeve
  Chaloner Knox
walkover
  R.D. O'Brien
2–5 August Darlington Open Tournament[49][22]
Darlington, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Arthur Wellesley Hallward
6-1 4-6 6-1 6-3
  Minden Fenwick
  Sir William Henry Mahon
  Mark Fenwick
  Percival Clennell Fenwick
  Richard Paul Agar Swettenham
  H. Mason
3–7 August Leamington Open Tournament
Leamington, LTC Leamington Spa, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles -
  Robert W. Braddell
7-5 6-2 6-3
  Teddy Williams
  William H. Rawlinson   John Redfern Deykin
  John Charles Kay
  Henry Blane Porter
3–7 August Warwickshire Championships
Jephson's Gardens, Leamington Spa, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles -
  John Redfern Deykin
6-2, 6-2, 6-4
  James Powell
  John Charles Kay   A.H. Griffiths
J.H. Mitchell
  F. Shapley
4–8 August[50] Pentre LTC Challenge Cup
Pentre, LTC
Pembroke, , Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles -
  Henry Gwyn Saunders Davies
7-5 6-3 6-3
  Wilfrid Edward Sturges-Jones
7–12 August Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament[51][52]
Waterford, Cricket Club
Waterford, Ireland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Michael Gallwey McNamara
6-3 6-0
  Captain Bethune   Captain Bethune
  Frederick William Knox
  Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
  Henry Joseph Gallwey
  Robert Chaloner Knox
Challenge round
  W.G. Wyld
9–12 August Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[53][54]
Exmouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Charles Lacy Sweet
6-1 6-4
  Pelham George von Donop
  Teddy Williams
  W.E. Martyn
  Philip Francis Cary Elwes
  S. Hall
  Conway John Morgan
  J.B. Thomson
11-12 August.[55] Penzance Open
Penzance LTC
Penzance, Cornwall, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh
6-0 6-1
  P.H. Fernandez   H. Mann
  H.D. Foster
  N. Harvey
  William H. Hughes
8–13 August.[f] Essex Championships[56]
Brentwood, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Charles Walder Grinstead
6-2 6-3
  Nalton Womersley   P.M. Evans
  Norman Leslie Hallward
  Edward North Buxton
  P.M. Evans
Bye
  Charles Walder Grinstead
1 – 15 August. North Berkshire ALTC Tournament
Abingdon, North Berkshire, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  T.E. Graham
3 sets to 2
  W.R. Graham   W. Abbott
  J.H. Deazeley
  Mr. Buckland
  F. Comins
  Mr. Gosset
  Captain Preston
12 - 19 August.[57] Langley Marish Tournament
Eaton Recreation Ground
Langley Marish, Berkshire, England
Grass
  Ernest Henry Montresor
7-5, 6-4
  Rev. W. Gilbert Edwards   Wiliam Harry Nash   E.R. Nash
|  R.H. Pickering
21–22 August Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament[58]
Teignmouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Hard
Singles
  Humphrey H. Berkeley
?
  Arthur John Stanley
  Humphrey H. Berkeley
  F. Thomas
  G.B. Hodson
  G.J. Mitton
  E.H. Oldham
22–26 August.[59] South Wales Championships
Tenby LTC
Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Grismond Saunders Davies
6-4, 6-3, 6-2
  George Bevan Bowen
  Herbert Wilberforce
  John Vaughan Brenchley
  Dai Griffiths
  Arthur M. Phillips Llewellyn
  Thomas Bennion
  Bryn Davies
22–26 August South of Scotland Championships
Beechgrove Grounds
Moffat, Scotland
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Arthur Walton Fuller Lysaght
?
  Alfred Gordon Rae   Barrington Barnes
  Alfred Aitken Thomson
  G.M. Buckham
  W.A. Ramsay
  Richard Millar Watson
21–27 August Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament[60]
Exeter, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  G.M. Minchin
6-0 6-3
  F.A. Clarke   F.A. Clarke   Spencer Cox   Arthur William Buckingham
  Edward Charles Pine-Coffin
  S. Hull
29 August-4 September.[g] East Grinstead Open[22]
East Grinstead LTCC
East Grinstead, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  William Nevill Cobbold
6-0 6-3
  Percy Evershed Wallis
  William Nevill Cobbold
  Maurice William Casterton Smelt
  Harold Denison Arbuthnot
  A. Mainwaring
  Percy Evershed Wallis
31 August Gore Court Championships
Sittingbourne Archery and LTC
Sittingbourne, Kent, England
Indoor
Wood
Singles
  J.R. Daniell
6-4, 6-4,6-4
  J. Langley   A. Hilton
  C. Harris
  Captain Haynes
  A. Sales

September

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
September Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament
(later Hampshire Championships)
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Montague Hankey
?
?
1-2 Sep.[61] Lowestoft Open Lawn Tennis Tournmament
Lowestoft, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Walter Edward Hansell
6-0 6-2
  C. Deans   William Bolding Monement   J.T. Horley
  A.J. Last
  A.H. Williams
28 August-3 September South of England Championships[62]
Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  William C. Taylor
8-6 6-2 3-6 6-3
  Edward Lake Williams   Ernest Renshaw
  William C. Taylor
  Donald Charles Stewart
  F. Durant
  Frederick Brunning Maddison
31 August - 3 September U.S. National Championships[63] Newport Casino, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
Doubles
  Richard Sears
6-1 6-4 6-0
  Clarence Clark   Richard Sears
  Edward H Gray
  James Rankine
  James Dwight
  Edward H Gray ?
  R Sears
  J Dwight
6-2 6-2 6-4
  GM Smith
 C Nightingale
29 August-4 September. East Grinstead Open
East Grinstead LTCC
East Grinstead, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  William Nevill Cobbold
6-0 6-3
  Percy Evershed Wallis   Maurice William Casterton Smelt   Harold Denison Arbuthnot
  A. Mainwaring
29 August-4 September Oxford and Cambridge Challenge Cup
Oxford, England
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Robert Braddell
6-2 6-2
  Hubert Hope Wilkes
  G. Batten
  Pelham George von Donop
  G. Batten
  A.Belfield
  A.W. Buckingham
  H. B. Kindersey
4–10 September.[h] Edgbaston Open Tournament
Edgbaston, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  G.R. Brewerton
6-8 6-4 6-0 6-2
  John Redefern Deykin
  Arthur Sandiford Openshaw
  Arthur John Stanley
  G.H. Cartland
  Arthur Walton Fuller
  J. H. Mitchell
  William H. Rawlinson
11–13 September Montclair Open
Montclair, NJ, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Clarence Hobart
4-6 6-3 6-4 7-5
  Rodmond Vernon Beach   A.W. Post
  J.W. Raymond
  Mr. W.A. Brown
  F.A. Kellogg
  W.A. Tomes
  A.B. Gladwyn
13–15 September Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club
Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
  R.J. McNeill
5-0 5-2
 P.S. Young   Colonel Lloyd   Charles Purdon Coote
  Capt. Spring
11–16 September Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Brighton LTC, Brighton, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  A.A. Fuller
6-4 6-2
  C.G. Newton   C.S. Clarke
  G.H. Thompson
  W.P. Boyer
  Leonard Dampier
  D. George
  H.M. Herbert
15–18 September Orange LTC Open
later Orange Invitation
Montrose, NJ, United States
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  Robert Barron Templer
2-0 (sets)
  H. Irwin
2-1
  M. Blacker
  E. J. Wolfe
  M. Blacker
  A. Burke
  C. S. Poole
  V. De. Tattersall
18–23 September East Gloucestershire Championships
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles
  William Renshaw
6–0, 6–1, 6–1
  Robert W. Braddell   Ernest Browne
  Michael Gallwey McNamara
  Henry Blane Porter
6-1 6-0 6-2
  Ernest Renshaw
23–30 September Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament
Brighton, Great Britain
Outdoor
Grass
Singles - Doubles
  Ireland Michael Gallwey McNamara
2-6 6-2 6-0 6-1
  Branfill Champion Russell   Charles John Cole
W/O
  Charles Walder Grinstead
  Humphery H. Berkley
  H. Brooker
  George S. Murray Hill
  H. M. Nichol

October

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
10–20 October Armagh Lawn Tennis Tournament
Armagh, Northern Ireland
Outdoor
Hard
Singles - Doubles
  Robert Shaw Templer
3-1 (sets)
  E. J. Wolfe
  Arthur Edward Desborough Burke
  W.G. Robinson


Challenger
  Robert Baron Templer

November

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
4–13 November Victorian Championships
  Melbourne, Australia
Outdoor
Hard
Singles - Doubles
  L. Keyser
6-4 4-6 6-1 6-1
  Louis Whyte   J. S. Conran
  Francis James Highett
  R. H. James
  W. M. Mitchell
  Francis James Highett

December

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No events

List of tournament winners

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Note: important tournaments in bold

Rankings

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Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1882 [64]
# Player
1   William Renshaw (ENG)
2   Ernest Renshaw (ENG)
3   Richard Richardson (GBR)
4   Ernest Browne (Ireland)
5   Herbert Lawford (ENG)
6   Peter Aungier (Ireland)
7   Otway Woodhouse (GBR)
8   Edgar Lubbock (GBR)

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The New Jersey State Championships also known as the New Jersey Sectional Championships ran from 1882 to 1973.
  2. ^ The Cambridge University tournament ran from 1881 to 1903 and featured winners such as Herbert Wilberforce and Anthony (Tony) Wilding.
  3. ^ The Staffordshire Tournament was staged from 1879 to 1890.
  4. ^ The Portland Park Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club, Newcastle upon Tyne ran known tournaments from 1882 to 1894. The national archives UK confirms club was operating until 1972.
  5. ^ The Maidstone tournament was staged from 1881 to 1897.
  6. ^ The Essex Championships was founded in 1881 at Brentwood and staged until 1981. Six other towns and cities hosted this event throughout its history. Notable winners have included Arthur Gore, Reggie Doherty, Herbert Roper-Barrett and Neale Andrew Fraser.
  7. ^ The East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club was founded in 1882 and staged a notable open tennis tournament until 1938. The club is still operating today.
  8. ^ The Edgbaston Tennis Tournament were staged from 1881 through 1970 on grass courts.

References

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  11. ^ "Irish Championships 1882". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
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  41. ^ "Canadian International Championships 1882". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  42. ^ "Norwich Tournament Draw 1882". thetennisbase.com. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
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