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Шаблон:Infobox tennis circuit season

The 1884 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 33 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in March in Brooklyn, United States, and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.[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]

1884 sees a slight expansion in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to grow.[5] In March the 23rd Regiment Armory Indoors tournament is held at the 23rd Regiment Armory in Brooklyn is the first indoor wood court tournament for women held in the United States, the event is won by Bessie Hazard.

In May 1884 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships[6] in Dublin, Ireland. In the women's singles final holder Ireland's May Langrishe is defeated by England's Maud Watson. Watson also claims the mixed doubles title with William Renshaw against Ireland's Connie Butler and Scotlands John Galbraith Horn.[1] 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 1884 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships in Liverpool England's Edith Davies achieves a clean sweep winning singles title against Margaret Bracewell, she also picks up the doubles title with Miss Eckersley defeating sisters Annie and Lottie Dod,[1] and the mixed doubles title paired with Ireland's Ernest Browne.[1] In July in South Africa the first major women's tournament the Natal Championships is played in Pietermaritzburg, and in South East Asia the Singapore Cricket Club establishes a ladies lawn tennis club who stage a tournament later in December.[7]

At the 1884 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament women's championships events ares staged for the first time, in the singles competition Maud Watson defeats her sister Lilian Watson to claim the very first ladies championship event.[8] At the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held.

In Australasia the first singles tournaments for women are held. In October the Carisbrook tournament in Dunedin, New Zealand is staged for the first time. In December the first Victorian Championships for women is held in Melbourne, Australia and played on asphalt courts. 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.

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
Regular

Singles

Results included:.[14]

Tournaments (30)
# Date end Tournament Location Surface Winner Finalist Score
1. 6-Mar-1884 23d Regiment Armory Indoors Brooklyn Wood (i) Шаблон:Flagicon Bessie Hazard Шаблон:Flagicon Miss N. Hanly 6–3, 5–6, 6–4
2. 24-May-1884[14] Irish Championships Dublin Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson Шаблон:Flagicon May Langrishe 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
3. 24-May-1884[14] Whitehouse Open Edinburgh Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Jane Meikle Шаблон:Flagicon Julia Ferguson 10–8, 6–2
4. 31-May-1884[14] West of England Championships Bath Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies Шаблон:Flagicon Lilian Cole 6–4, 6–4
5. 10-Jun-1884[14] Waterloo Tournament Liverpool Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Bracewell Шаблон:Flagicon E. Gordon 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–1
6. 14-Jun-1884[14] East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies Шаблон:Flagicon Louisa Martin 3–6, 6–5, 6–3
7. 19-Jun-1884[14] Northern Championships Liverpool Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Bracewell 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
8. 21-Jun-1884[14] London Athletic Club Tournament Stamford Bridge Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Cole 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 6–1
9. 26-Jun-1884[14] Ealing LTC Championships Ealing Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Mrs. Streetern Шаблон:Flagicon Charlotte Cooper 6–4, 4–6, 6–5
10. 1-Jul-1884[14] Kilkenny County and City Tournament Kilkenny Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Mabel Cahill Шаблон:Flagicon May Langrishe 6–4, 6–4
11. 5-Jul-1884 Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Miss. Pearson Шаблон:Flagicon L. Button 6–0, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5
12. 18-Jul-1884[14] Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Hull Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Mabel Boulton Шаблон:Flagicon E.D. Ramsey 6–0, 7–5
13. 19-Jul-1884[15] Wimbledon Championships London Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson Шаблон:Flagicon Lilian Watson 6–8, 6–3, 6–3
14. 25-Jul-1884[14] Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Noon Шаблон:Flagicon E Richardson 3–6, 8–6, 6–3
15. 2-Aug-1884[14] Chiswick Park Tournament Chiswick Park Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Blanche Bingley Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Wing 6–3, 6–3
16. 9-Aug-1884[14] Exmouth Open Exmouth Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson Шаблон:Flagicon Agnes Watts 6–1, 7–5, 6–3
17. 16-Aug-1884[14] North Yorkshire Tournament Scarborough Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Constance Hodgson Шаблон:Flagicon Beatrice Wood 7–5, 6–3
18. 16-Aug-1884[14] East Grinstead Open East Grinstead Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Cobbold Шаблон:Flagicon Ada Strapp 6–1, 6–4
19. 21-Aug-1884[14] Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Grass Шаблон:Flagicon May Marriott Шаблон:Flagicon G. Rant 6–1, 6–1
20. 23-Aug-1884[14] Derbyshire Championships Buxton Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Agnes Watts Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Stanuell 6–1, 6–2
21. 23-Aug-1884[14] South of Scotland Championships Moffat Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Jane Meikle Шаблон:Flagicon Lottie Paterson 6–3, 6–4
22. 23-Aug-1884[14] Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Whitby Grass Шаблон:Flagicon L. Cheetham Шаблон:Flagicon A.J. Osmond 6–3, 6–4
23. 30-Aug-1884 St. Paul Open Saint Paul Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Napier Шаблон:Flagicon Miss K. Gilman 2–1 sets
24. 5-Sep-1884[14] Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth Grass Шаблон:Flagicon F. Davies Шаблон:Flagicon Mrs Hornby 3–6, 6–2, 6–5
25. 6-Sep-1884[14] South of England Championships Eastbourne Grass Шаблон:Flagicon Frances Burton Шаблон:Flagicon Nellie Burton 6–2, 6–4
26. 27-Sep-1884[14] Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament Brighton Grass Шаблон:Flagicon M. Leslie Шаблон:Flagicon Eva Adshead def.?
27. 16-Oct-1884 Carisbrook Tournament Dunedin Grass Шаблон:Flagicon F. E. Maitland Шаблон:Flagicon ? Won
29. 19-Dec-1884 Victorian Championships Melbourne Asphalt Шаблон:Flagicon E. MacKenzie Шаблон:Flagicon A. Bayles 10-4 (games)
30.[16] Dec-1884 Singapore Ladies LTC Tournament Singapore Grass results unknown ditto ditto

Tournament winners

Singles

This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold)

Doubles

This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (major titles in bold) Davies, Eckersley, Mardall and Watts won titles with different partners.

Mixed doubles

This is list of winners sorted by number of mixed doubles titles (major titles in bold)

Statistical summary

Singles

Doubles

Mix Doubles

References

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