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1888 Men's tennis season
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Duration	2 March – 29 December
Edition	13th
Categories	Important (4); National (6); Provincial/Regional/State (25); County (19); Local/other (74)
Achievements (singles)
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The 1888 Men's tennis season^[1] was composed of the thirteenth annual pre-open season incorporating 126 tournaments.

The season began in January in London, England, New Zealand and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.

Season summary

In 1888 the twelfth edition of the Wimbledon Championships was held, this saw the victory of Ernest Renshaw who defeated the Briton Ernest Wool Lewis in the final of the preliminary tournament by 7–9, 6–1, 8–6, 6–4 . Renshaw then defeated defending champion Herbert Lawford 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 in the challenge round to claim the title for the first time. In the fourth edition of the men's doubles the brothers William and Ernest Renshaw regained the title they had not been able to defend the previous year by beating the title holders Herbert Wilberforce and Patrick Bowes-Lyon in the challenge round per 2-6, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3.

In 1888 the eighth edition of the Irish Championships was also played where the Briton Ernest Renshaw prevailed who defeated James Willoughby Hamilton 6-4 5-7 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the final. In the U.S. National Championships , (today known as the US Open) held on the grass courts of the Newport Casino in Newport in the United States , the American Henry Slocum prevailed in the men's singles , defeating his compatriot Howard Taylor in 3 sets in the final of the preliminary tournament with the score of 6-4 6-1 6-0. Richard Searsafter his seventh consecutive victory at the US National Championships he no longer participated in the tournament so the victory was awarded to Taylor without playing the challenge round. In addition to the men's singles tournament at the Staten Island Cricket Club in New York, the doubles tournament was also held where Oliver Campbell and Valentine Hall prevailed , beating Edward MacMullen and Clarence Hobart in the final.

In the New South Wales Championships in Sydney, the Australian Dudley Webb prevailed in the men's singles, beating his compatriot Charles W. Cropper in the final. In the British Covered Court Championships in London , one of the first tournaments in history to be played on indoor courts, Ernest Lewis prevailed in the men's singles defeating Ernest George Meers.

Calendar

Included:^[2]

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

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

January

No events

February

Nessun evento

March

No events

April

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist
17 April^[8]	British Covered Court Championships London, Great Britain Wood (i) Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 6-2 6-2 6-1	Edward Lake Williams
17 April^[8]

May

Week	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist
1 May^[9]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Singles - Doubles	Charles William Cropper 6-4, 6-2, 6-0	Robert D. Fitzgerald Dudley Webb	Walter John Carre Riddell Harold S. Fox	Charles T. Metcalfe Edward A. Merewether H. W. Bartram R. C. Allen
1 May^[9]				Walter John Carre Riddell Harold S. Fox
21 May^[10]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Singles - Doubles	Ernest Renshaw 7-5 6-2 9-7	Herbert Lawford
21 May^[10]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Singles - Doubles

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
4 Jun	Middle States Championships Hoboken, USA Singles - Doubles	Leonard A. Beekman 6-3 8-6 6-4	Hugh A. Taylor
4 Jun	Middle States Championships Hoboken, USA Singles - Doubles
4 Jun^[11]	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Harry Grove 3-6 6-4 6-4 6-2	James Dwight
4 Jun^[11]
11 Jun^[12]	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 6-1 6-2 ret.	James Baldwin
11 Jun^[12]
11 Jun\|^[13]^[14]	Nottinghamshire Championships Nottingham, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Frederick William Snook w.o.	Herbert Durrant Snook
11 Jun\|^[13]^[14]
11 Jun\|^[15]	East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 3-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2	James Dwight
11 Jun\|^[15]
18 Jun^[16]	London Championships Londra, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1 6-4 6-0	Herbert Chipp
18 Jun^[16]
18 Jun^[17]	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Frederick A. Bowlby 1-6 8-6 6-4 6-1	Herbert Chipp
18 Jun^[17]
18 Jun^[18]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Harry Grove 4-6 6-2 8-10 6-4 6-2	Grainger Chaytor
18 Jun^[18]

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Jul^[19]	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Singolare - Doppio	Thomas Spread Campion 6-2 6-3 6-4	William Drummond Hamilton
2 Jul^[19]
7 Jul^[20]	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singolare - Doppio	Herbert Lawford 1-6 6-3 3-6 6-4 6-4	Ernest Renshaw
7 Jul^[20]		Herbert Wilberforce Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7-5 6-3 6-1	James Herbert Crispe E. Barratt-Smith
8 Jul	Western Championships^[21] Chicago, USA Singles - Doubles	Charles A. Chase 7-5 6-3 6-4	B.F. Cummins
8 Jul	Western Championships^[21] Chicago, USA Singles - Doubles
23 Jul^[22]	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Ernest Lewis 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3	Ernest George Meers
23 Jul^[22]
27 Jul^[23]	Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7-5 6-0 3-1 ret.	Herbert Bowes-Lyon
27 Jul^[23]

August

Week	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Aug^[24]	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Harry Grove 6-1 6-3 7-5	James Baldwin
2 Aug^[24]	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles
2 Aug	Northwestern Championships Minneapolis, USA Singles - Doubles	Charles A. Chase
2 Aug
2 Aug	U.S. National Championships Newport, USA Singles - Doubles	Richard Sears 6-1 6-3 6-2	Henry Slocum
2 Aug	U.S. National Championships Newport, USA Singles - Doubles	Richard Sears James Dwight 6-4 3-6 2-6 6-3 6-3	Howard Taylor Henry Slocum
11 Aug^[25]	Scottish Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Henry Grove 6-3 6-3 1-6 2-6 6-2	Patrick Bowes-Lyon
11 Aug^[25]
15 Aug	New England Championships New Haven, USA Singles - Doubles	Henry Slocum 1-6 6-2 6-4 6-1	W.L. Thatcher
15 Aug	New England Championships New Haven, USA Singles - Doubles
27 Aug^[26]	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 7-5 6-1 6-3	James Baldwin
27 Aug^[26]

September

Week	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
3 Sept^[27]	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 8-6 7-5 6-4	Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce
3 Sept^[27]
3 Sept	Southern California Championships Santa Monica, USA Hard Singles - Doubles	Mr. W.H. Young
3 Sept

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
14 Oct	Intercollegiate Championships New Haven, USA Grass Singles - Doubles	Philip Shelton Sears 6-8 6-2 6-2	G.G. Shaw jr
14 Oct
25 Oct	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles	Arthur Colquhoun^[28] 6-1 7-5 6-8 0-6 6-4	Walter Timon Coldham
25 Oct
31 Oct	Southern Championships Washington, USA Singles - Doubles	Leigh Bonsal 6-2 6-3	Charles L. McCauley
31 Oct	Southern Championships Washington, USA Singles - Doubles

November

No events

December

Week	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi-finalist	Quarter-finalist
24 Dec^[29]	New Zealand Championships Wellington, New Zelanda Singles - Doubles	Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-4 2-6 4-6 10-8 6-2	Richard Dacre Harman
24 Dec^[29]		Richard Dacre Harman F. Wilding

References

^ "LAWN TENNIS IN 1888: A review of the 1888 season". Western Daily Press. Bristol, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 October 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "Tournaments – 1888". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
^ Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.
^ Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. p. 199. ISBN 9780718501952.
^ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 5–36. ISBN 9781549746475.
^ Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781134445578.
^ "LAWN TENNIS COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIP.—The competition for the above will take place at the Hyde Park Court on the following dates,". Field. London, England.: British Newspaper Archive. 18 February 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1888. p. 8. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF IRELAND WILL BE HELD THE LAWN TENNIS CLUB, FITZWILLLIAM SQUARE, DUBLIN, MONDAY, MAY 21st". Irish Times. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 4 May 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888". London Evening Standard. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p. 3.
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^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1970)" (PDF).https://www.nottinghamcastleltc.co.uk/history/?d=John+Player+Nottingham+Tennis+Tournament+1971.pdf. Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ "Western Championships 1887".
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.
^ The Centennial Magazine: An Australian Monthly. Sydney and Melbourne: Centennial magazine office. 1889. p. 217.
^ "Tennis New Zealand 2020: Roll of Honour" (PDF). Tennis Kiwi. Auckland, New Zealand: Tennis New Zealand. 2020. p. 20. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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A. Wallis Myers, ed. (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad (1st ed.). New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. OCLC 5358651.
Baily's Monthly Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, and Racing Register, A.H. Baily & Company of Cornhill. London. England. July 1887.
Collins. Bud, Total Tennis:The Ultimate Tennis Encyclopedia Sport Classic Books, Toronto, Canada, ISBN 0-9731443-4-3
Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. ISBN 9780718501952.
Hall, Valentine Gill (1889). Lawn tennis in America. Biographical sketches of all the prominent players, knotty points, and all the latest rules and directions governing handicaps, umpires, and rules for playing. D. W. Granbery & Co. New York, NY, USA:
Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge:. ISBN 9781134445578.
Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. ISBN 9781549746475.
Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781598843002.
Nieuwland, Alex (2009–2021). "Tournaments – Search for Tournament – Year – 1888". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands.
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The Australian Dictionary of Biography (1966–2021). Including a supplementary volume of ‘missing persons’ have, so far, been published. Volumes 1–19. The National Centre of Biography. Australian National University. Canberra. Australia.
The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1970)" (PDF).https://www.nottinghamcastleltc.co.uk/history/?d=John+Player+Nottingham+Tennis+Tournament+1971.pdf. Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7.

External links

http://it.wiki.x.io/wiki/Tornei di tennis maschili nel 1888/1888 mens tennis season Italian wikipedia.

[1] "LAWN TENNIS IN 1888: A review of the 1888 season". Western Daily Press. Bristol, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 October 1888. p. 7. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[2] "Tournaments – 1888". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[3] "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 3 July 2022.

[4] Nauright, John; Parrish, Charles (2012). Sports Around the World: History, Culture, and Practice. Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO. p. 198. ISBN 9781598843002.

[5] Gillmeister, Heiner (1998). Tennis:Cultural History. London: A&C Black. p. 199. ISBN 9780718501952.

[6] Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 5–36. ISBN 9781549746475.

[7] Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain: Volume 5 of Routledge Research in Sports History. Routledge. p. 48. ISBN 9781134445578.

[8] "LAWN TENNIS COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIP.—The competition for the above will take place at the Hyde Park Court on the following dates,". Field. London, England.: British Newspaper Archive. 18 February 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[9] "INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, Australia: National Library of Australia. 8 May 1888. p. 8. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[10] "LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP OF IRELAND WILL BE HELD THE LAWN TENNIS CLUB, FITZWILLLIAM SQUARE, DUBLIN, MONDAY, MAY 21st". Irish Times. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 4 May 1888. p. 4. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[11] "Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888". London Evening Standard. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p. 3.

[12] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[13] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[14] The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887–1970)" (PDF).https://www.nottinghamcastleltc.co.uk/history/?d=John+Player+Nottingham+Tennis+Tournament+1971.pdf. Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7.

[15] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[16] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[17] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[18] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[19] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[20] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[21] "Western Championships 1887".

[22] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[23] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[24] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[25] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[26] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[27] Lawn Tennis Fixtures for 1888. London Evening Standard. British Newspaper Archive. 19 January 1888. p.3.

[28] The Centennial Magazine: An Australian Monthly. Sydney and Melbourne: Centennial magazine office. 1889. p. 217.

[29] "Tennis New Zealand 2020: Roll of Honour" (PDF). Tennis Kiwi. Auckland, New Zealand: Tennis New Zealand. 2020. p. 20. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

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ILTF Independent Tour ITF Independent Tour	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
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World Championship Tennis	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978–81: not held 1982 1983 1984
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