Английская Википедия:1884 women's tennis season
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.
Key
Important.[10][11][12][13] |
National |
Provincial/State/Regional |
County |
Regular |
Singles
Results included:.[14]
Tournament winners
Singles
- This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (4) Exmouth, Irish Championships, Wimbledon Championships, Stamford Bridge.
- Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies (3) Bath, Cheltenham, Northern Championships
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jane Meikle (2) Edinburgh, Moffat
- Шаблон:Flagicon Bessie Hazard (1) Brooklyn
- Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Bracewell (1) Liverpool
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mrs. Streetern (1) Ealing
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mabel Cahill (1) Kilkenny
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss. Pearson (1) Pietermaritzburg
- Шаблон:Flagicon Mabel Boulton (1) Hull
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Noon (1) Edgbaston
- Шаблон:Flagicon Blanche Bingley (1) Chiswick Park
- Шаблон:Flagicon Constance Hodgson (1) Scarborough
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Cobbold (1) East Grinstead
- Шаблон:Flagicon May Marriott (1) Saxmundham
- Шаблон:Flagicon Agnes Watts (1) Buxton
- Шаблон:Flagicon L. Cheetham (1) Whitby
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Napier (1) St. Paul
- Шаблон:Flagicon F. Davies (1) Bournemouth
- Шаблон:Flagicon Frances Burton (1) Eastbourne
- Шаблон:Flagicon M. Leslie (1) Brighton
- Шаблон:Flagicon F. E. Maitland (1) Dunedin
- Шаблон:Flagicon E. MacKenzie (1) Melbourne
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.
- Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies & Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Eckersley/Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Mardall (4) Bath, Cheltenham, Edgbaston, Northern Championships.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Mardall & Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies (3) Bath, Cheltenham, Edgbaston
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Eckersley & Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Bracewell/Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies (2) Liverpool II, Northern Championships
- Шаблон:Flagicon Agnes Watts & Шаблон:Flagicon Effie Noon/Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Noon (2) Buxton, Exmouth.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Adela Langrishe & Шаблон:Flagicon May Langrishe (1) Irish Championships.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Bracewell & Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Eckersley (1) Liverpool II.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lilian Watson & Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (1) Edgbaston.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Effie Noon & Шаблон:Flagicon Agnes Watts (1) Exmouth.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Annie Riddell & Шаблон:Flagicon M. Rose (1) Melbourne
- Шаблон:Flagicon A. Turner & Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Turner (1) Scarborough.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Cobbold & Шаблон:FlagiconMiss Richardson (1) East Grinstead.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Noon & Шаблон:Flagicon Agnes Watts (1) Buxton.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon A. Foster & Шаблон:Flagicon G. Rant (1) Saxmundham.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Mockler & Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Skirrow (1) Bournemouth.[14]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Blanche Bingley & Шаблон:Flagicon M. Leslie (1) Brighton.[14]
Mixed doubles
- This is list of winners sorted by number of mixed doubles titles (major titles in bold)
- Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson & Шаблон:Flagicon William Renshaw/Шаблон:Flagicon John Redfern Deykin (2) Exmouth, Irish Championships.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Mardall & Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Gostling/Шаблон:Flagicon John Redfern Deykin (2) Bath, Edgbaston.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Hanly & Шаблон:Flagicon Mr. Hough (1) Brooklyn.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Margaret Bracewell & Шаблон:Flagicon J. Bruce Ismay (1) Liverpool II.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies & Шаблон:Flagicon Ernest Browne (1) Northern Championships.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Noon & Шаблон:Flagicon Frank Noon (1) Leamington.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Marian Bradshaw & Шаблон:Flagicon Herbert Wilberforce (1) Darlington.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Bourchier & Шаблон:Flagicon Donald Stewart (1) Chiswick Park.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ellen Ramsay & Шаблон:Flagicon Ernest Browne (1) Scarborough.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Taylor & Шаблон:Flagicon William Renshaw (1) East Grinstead.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Lilian Cole & Шаблон:Flagicon Charles E. Pine-Coffin (1) Teignmouth.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Ethel Surtees & Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Grinstead (1) Buxton.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Burnand & Шаблон:Flagicon E.M. Hansell (1) Saxmundham.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon D. Radcliffe & Шаблон:Flagicon John Charles Kay (1) Whitby.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Blanche Bingley & Шаблон:Flagicon E. Barratt-Smith (1) Brighton.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Annie Riddel & Шаблон:Flagicon Walter J. Riddell (1) Melbourne.[1]
- Шаблон:Flagicon Annie Lamb & Шаблон:Flagicon Mr Cropper (1) Sydney.[1]
Statistical summary
Singles
- Total Tournaments (30)
- Most Titles: Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (4)
- Most Finals: Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (4)
- Most Matches Played: Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (15)
- Most Matches Won: Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (15)
- Match Winning %: Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (100%)
- Most Tournaments Played: Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (4)
Doubles
- Total Tournaments: (14)
- Most Titles: Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies (4)
- Most Finals: Шаблон:Flagicon Edith Davies (4)
Mix Doubles
- Total Tournaments: (20)
- Most Titles: Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Mardall / Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (2)
- Most Finals: Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Mardall / Шаблон:Flagicon Maud Watson (2)
References
Шаблон:1884 Women's Tennis Season Шаблон:Women's tennis seasons
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- ↑ Berry. David (2020). A people's history of tennis. (2) Feminists. Pluto Books London ISBN 978-0745339658. p.30.
- ↑ Irish TV Documentary (4 Jul 2016). The True Tale Of The Irish Tennis Murderer. Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTE). Dublin. Ireland.
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- ↑ 14,00 14,01 14,02 14,03 14,04 14,05 14,06 14,07 14,08 14,09 14,10 14,11 14,12 14,13 14,14 14,15 14,16 14,17 14,18 14,19 14,20 14,21 14,22 14,23 14,24 14,25 14,26 14,27 14,28 14,29 14,30 14,31 14,32 14,33 14,34 Шаблон:Cite book
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- ↑ Government of Singapore