Английская Википедия:1878 men's tennis season
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox tennis circuit season
The 1878 men's tennis season[1][2] was composed of the third annual pre-open era tour. It now incorporated 15 tournaments staged in Great Britain and Ireland the Wimbledon championships was won by challenger Patrick Francis Hadow defeating the defending champion Spencer Gore.
It began in April in Newcastle Emlyn, Wales and ended in October in Bournemouth, Dorset, England.
Summary
This early pre open era tour began in April 1878 with Teifiside Lawn Tennis Club Tournament on grass played at Newcastle Emlyn, Wales the club is still open today.[3] In May a spring tennis tournament was held at the Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club on Dean Park Cricket Ground, Bournemouth, England the club held a second event in October this year.[4]
In July the most important event of the year the 1878 Wimbledon Championships was won by the challenger Patrick Francis Hadow who beat Spencer Gore in the all comers final. In August the inaugural Scottish Championships was won by James Patten MacDougall.[5][6] In September at the inaugural County Wicklow Championships the tournament was won by a Captain Hughes. In September at the South of Ireland Championships held Wicklow in Ireland, the Limerick Cup was won by Vere St. Leger Goold.[7]
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),[8] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important[9][10][11][12][13] |
| National |
| Provincial/State/Regional |
| County |
| Local/other |
January to March
No events
April
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 - 24 April.[14][15] | Teifiside LTC Championship Teifiside Lawn Tennis Club Newcastle Emlyn, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Gwyn Saunders Davies ? |
Шаблон:Flagicon Dacre Tyler | ||
May
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 - 24 May.[16][17] | Bournemouth CLTC Spring Tournament[18] Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Edmond Bennet Brackenbury 3 sets to 2 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Sir Hubert James Medlycott | ||
July
| Date | Tournament | Winner | All comers' finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July.[19] | All Ireland Lawn Tennis Championships All Ireland Lawn Tennis Club Champion Ground Lansdowne, Dublin, Ireland. Grass Singles |
? |
? | ||
| 12 July | Championship of the Esher LTC Esher Lawn Tennis Club Esher, Surrey, England Grass Singles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Clement Edward Cottrell ? |
? | ||
| 9–19 July | Wimbledon Championship[20] London, Great Britain Grass Singles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Francis Hadow 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 |
Шаблон:Flagicon Lestocq Robert Erskine | Шаблон:Flagicon Herbert Lawford |
Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Gipps Hamilton Шаблон:Flagicon Arthur Thomas Myers |
| Challenger round Шаблон:Flagicon Spencer Gore[21] 7–5, 6–1, 9–7 |
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| 24 July.[22] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Staffordshire County Cricket Ground Lichfield, Staffordshire, England Grass Singles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Jonas Henry William Gardner ? |
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August
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12–19 August | Scottish Championships[23] [24] Edinburgh, Great Britain Singles |
Шаблон:Flagicon James Patten MacDougall[25] | |||
September
October
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October.[34][35] | Moy and Charlemont LTC Tournament Moy and Charlemont Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club Moy, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland Singles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Baron Templer ? |
Шаблон:Flagicon S. Phipson | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Baron Templer Шаблон:Flagicon H. Ringwood |
Шаблон:Flagicon Archibald Alexander Hamilton Шаблон:Flagicon H. Ringwood Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Shaw Templer |
| 7–12 October | Dublin University Championships[36] Dublin, Ireland Hard (Asphalt) Singles |
Шаблон:Flagicon James Jackson Sherrard ? |
Шаблон:Flagicon William Morgan Jellett | Шаблон:Flagicon Henry James Daly ? Шаблон:Flagicon William Morgan Jellett |
Шаблон:Flagicon Henry James Daly Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Manders Шаблон:Flagicon George Henry Shannon |
| 10 October.[37][38] | Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles |
Шаблон:Flagicon Hubert James Medlycott ? |
Шаблон:Flagicon | ||
November to December
No events
List of tournament winners
Important tournament in bold
- Шаблон:Flagicon Patrick Francis Hadow – Wimbledon-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon W.F. Templer – Armagh-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Edmond Bennet Brackenbury – Bournemouth 1st-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Sir Hubert James Medlycott – Bournemouth 2nd-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Evelyn Tombe – Bromley-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Jackson Sherrard – Dublin-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon James Patten MacDougall – Edinburgh-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Clement Edward Cottrell– Esher-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jonas Henry William Gardner–Lichfield-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon William Henry Darby – Limerick-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Baron Templer –Moy-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Gwyn Saunders – Newcastle Emlyn-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rev. William Hughes – Newton Abbott-(1)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Vere St. Leger Goold – Waterford-(1)
Rankings
Source: The Concise History of Tennis, 6th edition, 2016
| Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1878[39] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | |||
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagathlete | |||
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagathlete | |||
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagathlete | |||
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagathlete | |||
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagathlete | |||
See also
References
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External links
- 1878 Scottish Championships
- 1878 South of Ireland Championships, The Limerick Cup Ireland Шаблон:Webarchive
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