1891 men's tennis season

1891 Men's Tennis Season
Harry Barlow c.1900 is title leader winning 7 events from 10 finals
Details
Duration10 January – 31 December
Edition16th
Tournaments127
CategoriesMajor (4)
National (12)
Britain & Ireland (58)
United States (26)
Australasia (8)
Canada (3)
Europe (5)
India & Ceylon (7)
South Africa (2)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles Harry S. Barlow (7)
Most finals Harry S. Barlow (10)
← 1890
1892 →

The 1891 Men's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis tournament circuit consisting of 127 major, national, professional, regional, provincial, state, county, city and regular tournaments.

The season began on 10 January in Chepauk, India and ended 31 December in Napier, New Zealand.

Season summary

The men's 1891 tennis season began on 10 January with the South India Championships played on clay in Chepauk, India the event concluded on 17 January with England's Charles Higginbotham defeating compatriot William Barton in straight sets.[1]

In March the South African Championships are held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa on clay courts and is won by Andrew Richardson who beats fellow countryman Lyttleton Forbes-Winslow in three sets

In May the French Championships are held in Paris, France that is won by British resident H. Briggs who defeats French player P. Baigneres in straight sets.[2]

At the very start of June the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships in Dublin,[3] Ireland is concluded on the first day of the month, and the singles title is won by the English defending champion Ernest Wool Lewis who defeats the Irish favourite Joshua Pim in straight sets.[4]

At the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships is held in Manchester, England concluded on 20 June with Irish player Joshua Pim reaching his second consecutive major event wins the singles title defeating England's Wilfred Baddeley in four sets.[5]

At the beginning July at the third and biggest major event of the season the Wimbledon Championships England's Wilfred Baddeley defeats the Irish champion Joshua Pim in four sets in the all comers' final, and goes on to win the title by a walkover when the reigning champion, Willoughby Hamilton, fails to defend his title.[6][7]

At the end of August at the fourth and final major tournament of the year the U.S. National Championships held in Newport, Rhode Island Oliver Campbell Wins the singles title in five hard sets against Clarence Hobart.[8]

At the end of December the season ends with the New Zealand Championships in Napier with Richard Harman defeating his fellow countryman Joy Marshall in three sets.

Season results

Key

Major events
National events
Professional events

January

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
25 Jan.[9] South India Championships
Chepauk, India
Clay		 Charles Higginbotham
6-1, 6-4		 William Barton

February

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
10 Feb. Marryatt Cup
Bombay, India
Clay		 Eustace Nicholson
6-5, 3-6, 6-5		 Arthur Barton

March

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
7 Mar. Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament
Bombay II, India
Grass		 Eustace Nicholson (2)
def.		 Arthur Barton
8 Mar.[10] Magnolia Springs Open
Magnolia Springs, United States
Concrete		 Albert Empie Wright
6-2, 6-4, 7-5		 J. B. Baumgarten
14 Mar.[11] Calcutta Cricket Club Open
Calcutta II, India
Grass		 Henry Fleming
6-0, 6-1, 6-2		 George Colville
14 Mar. South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Asphalt		 John Baker
13-7 games		 Bert Hambidge
15 Mar.[12] Tropical Championships
St. Augustine, United States
Asphalt		 Oliver Campbell
10-8, 6-1, 7-5		 Albert Empie Wright
15 Mar.[13] Bengal Championships
Calcutta, India
Grass		 Henry Fleming (2)
6-0, 6-1, 6-2		 George Colville
19 Mar. Ceylon Championships
Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon
Clay		 Charles de Fonblanque
walkover		 James Dove
25 Mar.[11] Punjab Championships
Lahore, India
Grass		 Henry Fleming (3)
def.		 ?
29 Mar.[14] South African Championships
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Clay		 Andrew Richardson
6-2, 10-8, 6-2		 Lyndhurst Winslow
30 Mar. Māori Open Tournament
Wanganui, New Zealand
Grass		 Harry Parker
def.?		 Joy Marshall
31 Mar. Geelong Easter Tournament
Geelong, Australia
Asphalt		 Ben Green
6-3, 0-6, 6-5, 6-5		 Herbert Webb

April

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
10 Apr.[15] London Covered Court Championships
West Kensington, Great Britain
Wood (i)		 Harry S. Barlow
3-6, 8-6, 6-8, 6-3, 6-1		 Horace Chapman
19 Apr.[16] British Covered Court Championships
Bayswater, Great Britain
Wood (i)		 Ernest Wool Lewis
6-4, 8-6, 6-3		 Ernest Meers
22 Apr. Buckley Trophy
Melbourne II, Australia
Grass		 Wilberforce Eaves
3-0 sets		 Haworth Bartram

May

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
3 May. Dublin University Championships
Dublin III, Ireland
Asphalt		 Tom Chaytor
6-2, 6-1, 6-3		 Arthur H. G. Ashe
16 May.[17] New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
Grass		 Wilberforce Eaves (2)
3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 8-6		 Dudley Webb
17 May. Danish National Championships
Copenhagen, Denmark
Clay		 Folmer Hansen
Def.		  ?
17 Mar.[18] French Championships
Paris, France
Clay		 H. Briggs
6-3, 6-4		 Paul Baigneres
22 May.[19] Southern Championships
Washington D.C. United States
Clay		 Edward L. Hall
6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3		 Valentine Gill Hall
23 May. Fitzwilliam Club Championships
Dublin II, Ireland
Grass		 Grainger Chaytor
8-6, 7-5, 6-3		 William Hamilton
30 May.[20] Pollokshields Open
Pollokshields II, Great Britain
Grass		 Alfred Aitken Thomson
1-6, 6-1, 6-2, 8-10, 6-1		 Edward Fuller
30 May.[20] West of Scotland Championships
Pollokshields, Great Britain
Grass		 Thomas Henry
walkover		 G. Scott Jackson

June

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
1 Jun.[21] Irish Championships
Dublin, Ireland
Grass		 Ernest Wool Lewis (2)
6-2, 6-3, 8-6		 Joshua Pim
4 Jun.[22] New York TC Spring Open
New York City, United States
Clay		 Edward L. Hall (2)
6-1, 6-3, 6-2		 J. F. Hobart
6 Jun.[23] Waterloo Open Tournament
Waterloo, Great Britain
Grass		 Jacob Gaitskell Brown
6-1, 6-0, 5-7, 8-6		 John Redfern Deykin
6 Jun.[24] West of England Championships
Bath, Great Britain
Grass		 Harry S. Barlow (2)
2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4		 James Baldwin
12 Jun.[22] New Jersey State Championships
Montrose, United States
Grass		 Clarence Hobart
def.		 Richard T. Stevens
13 Jun.[25] Scottish Championships
Edinburgh, Great Britain
Grass		 Ernest Browne
6-3, 6-3, 6-1		 Arthur Carvosso
13 Jun.[26] Tuxedo Invitation
Tuxedo Park, United States
Grass		 Edward L. Hall (3)
6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-0		 Albert Empie Wright
13 Jun.[27] Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Grass		 Frank Stoddart
3-6, 6-2, 9-7, 6-2		 Sydney Howard Smith
13 Jun. North of Ireland Championships
Belfast, Ireland
Grass		 George Ball-Greene
walkover		 Manliffe Goodbody
13 Jun.[28] Cheltenham Championships
Cheltenham II, Great Britain
Grass		 Ernest Wool Lewis (3)
6-4, 6-3, 6-2		 Harry S. Barlow
13 Jun.[28] Cheltenham Challenge Cup
Cheltenham III, Great Britain
Grass		 Harry S. Barlow (3)
7-5, 6-3, 6-2		 Tancred Cummins
14 Jun.[29] Welsh Championships
Cardiff, Great Britain
Grass		 Harry S. Barlow (4)
5-7, 6-2, 7-5, 0-6, 6-1		 Harold Mahony
20 Jun.[30] Northern Championships
Manchester, Great Britain
Grass		 Joshua Pim
7-5, 6-3, 6-2		 Wilfred Baddeley
20 Jun. Kent Championships
Beckenham, Great Britain
Grass		 Ernest Meers
6-0, 6-2, 6-2		 Arthur Gore
20 Jun.[22] New England Championships
New Haven II, United States
Grass		 Charles Lee
2-6, 10-8, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1		 Bob Huntington
27 Jun. Yorkshire Open Championships
Headingley, Great Britain
Grass		 Joshua Pim (2)
6-2, 6-0, retd.		 James Baldwin
27 Jun. Ilkley Open
Ilkley, Great Britain
Grass		 David Davy
7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3		 Charles Wade
27 Jun. Kent Closed Championships
Blackheath, Great Britain
Grass		 Herbert Baddeley
6-2, 6-3, 6-4		 Francis Haskett-Smith
28 Jun. Kent County Open
Blackheath II, Great Britain
Grass		 Samuel H. Hughes
6-2, 6-2, 9-7		 Walter Hadden
28 Jun.[22] Middle States Championships
Hoboken, United States
Grass		 Charles Sands
walkover		 Howard A. Taylor
29 Jun.[31] County Dublin Championships
Dublin IV, Ireland
Grass		 Herbert McKay
6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 7-9, 6-4		 Frank Stoker
29 Jun.[22] Wissahickon Open
Chestnut Hill, United States
Grass		 Marion Wright
4-6, 6-3, 6-3		 Joseph Sill Clark Sr.

July

Included.

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
4 Jul.[22] Pacific Coast Championships
San Rafael, United States
Asphalt		 William H. Taylor
6-2, 6-1, 5-7, 6-3		 Charles Hubbard
4 Jun.[32] Wimbledon Championships
Wimbledon, Great Britain
Grass		 Wilfred Baddeley
walkover		 Willoughby Hamilton
5 Jul. Anglo Dutch Open
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Clay		 A. C. McLachlan
6-3, 5-7, 6-2		 N.A.M. van Aken
10 Jul.[33] King's County & Ormonde Tournament
Parsonstown, Ireland
Grass		 Herbert Craig
6-2, 6-2, 6-2		 John Head
10 Jul.[22] Wentworth Open
New Castle, United States
Grass		 Fred Hovey
4-6, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2		 Hugh Tallant
12 Jul.[22] Pacific Northwest Championships
Tacoma, United States
Clay		 Arthur Aryault
4-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3		 John le. b Johnson
12 Jul.[34] Auburndale Challenge Cup
Aburndale, United States
Grass		 Bob Wrenn
def.		 Fred Hovey
12 Jul.[22] Westchester Invitation
Harrison, United States
Grass		 Clarence Hobart (2)
9-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4		 Bob Huntington
15 Jul.[35] Dumfries Open
Dumfries, Great Britain
Grass		 Thomas Stott
6-0, 6-2, 6-2		 Jim Stott
17 Jul.[22] New York State Championships
Saratoga, United States
 Fred Hovey (3)
7-5, 4-6, 6-0, 3-6, 6-3		 Edward L. Hall
18 Jul.[36] London Championships
West Kensington II, Great Britain
Grass		 Harry S. Barlow (5)
6-4, 2-6, 6-0, 7-5		 Joshua Pim
18 Jul.[22] Canadian Championships
Niagra-on-the-Lake, Canada
Grass		 Fred Mansfield
6-1, 6-1, 6-1		 Edward Tanner
18 Jul.[37] Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament
Nottingham, Great Britain
Grass		 Frank Stoker
6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3		 Tom Chaytor
18 Jul.[22] Western Pennsylvania Championships
Pittsburgh, United States
Clay		 Charles Buch
def.		 Samuel Moorhead
18 Jul.[38] Hull Open
Hull, Great Britain
Grass		 Henry Winter
walkover		 Edward Samson
19 Jul.[22] Montclair Open
Montclair, United States
Grass		 Bill Larned
4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 8-6, 6-1		 Stephen Millett
19 Jul.[22] Seabright Invitational
Rumson, United States
Grass		 Richard Stevens
2-6, 1-6, 6-0, 6-3, 6-2		 A.W. Post
20 Jul.[22] Western Championships
Chicago, United States
Grass		 Samuel T. Chase
3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2		 B.F. Cummins
21 Jul. Natal Championships
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Clay		 Herbert Millar
6-3, 6-4, 6-4		 William Grant
22 Jul.[39] Burton-on-Trent Open
Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain
Grass		 James Baldwin
6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 4-6, 9-7		 Tom Chaytor
23 Jul.[40] Leamington Open
Leamington II, Great Britain
Grass		 John Redfern Deykin
6-2, 6-3		 G. F. Goodman
23 Jul.[40] Warwickshire Championships
Leamington, Great Britain
Grass		 Joshua Pim (3)
8-10, 6-2, 6-3, 6-2		 Harold Mahony
24 Jul.[41] Clones Open Challenge Cup
Clones, Ireland
Grass		 Arthur A.G. Ashe
6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-4		 E.P. Rowe
25 Jul. Middlesex Championships
Chiswick Park, Great Britain
Grass		 Ernest Meers (2)
walkover		 Ernest Wool Lewis
25 Jul. Edgbaston Open
Edgbaston II, Great Britain
Grass		 R. A. Bennett
6-2, 6-4		 Henry Guy Nadin
25 Jul. Leicester Open
Leicester, Great Britain
Grass		 Harold Mahony
7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4		 Joshua Pim
25 Jul. Midland Counties Championships
Edgbaston, Great Britain
Grass		 James Baldwin (2)
6-3, 7-9, 3-6, 6-2, 6-1		 Harry Barlow
25 Jul. Queen's Challenge Cup
West Kensington III, Great Britain
Grass		 Joshua Pim (4)
2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3		 Harold Mahony
26 Jul.[22] Southampton Invitation
Southampton, United States
Grass		 Valentine Gill Hall
walkover		 Howard A. Taylor
28 Jul. Market Harborough Tournament
Market Harborough, Great Britain
Grass		 Charles Sidney Viccars
walkover		 Frank Noon
31 Jul.[22] Longwood Bowl
Boston, United States
Grass		 Edward L. Hall (4)
6-1, 8-6, 6-3		 Philip Sears

August

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
1 Aug. Somersetshire Championships
Taunton, Great Britain
Grass		 Arnold Blake
2-6, 6-4, 11-9		 Kenneth Marley
1 Aug. Rushbrooke Open
Rushhbrooke, Ireland
Grass		 Michael G. McNamara
8-10, 7-5, 6-4, 6-2		 William Perrott
3 Aug. Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament
Sheffield, Great Britain
Grass		 Herbert Wilberforce
6-2, 6-4, 6-4		 Tancred Cummins
5 Aug. Scheveningen International Tournament
Schevenigen, Netherlands
Cement		 Leendert Boeye
6-4, 5-6, 6-1		 A. P. van Aken
6 Aug. Darlington Open
Darlington, Great Britain
Grass		 George Ball-Greene (2)
6-4, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2		 Harold Carlton
6 Aug. Exmouth Open
Exmouth, Great Britain
Grass		 Ernest Wool Lewis (4)
6-1, 6-4, 7-5		 Horace Chapman
8 Aug. Isle of Man Championships
Douglas, I.O.M.
Grass		 Thomas Moffat
6-2. 6-0		 James Richardson
8 Aug. Castle Wemyss Cup
Wemyss Bay II, Great Britain
Grass		 Richard Millar Watson
6-3, 6-2, 6-4		 Gerald Peacocke
8 Aug. North of Wales Open
Abergele, Great Britain
Grass		 Herbert Craig
6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4		 Arnold Wolf
8 Aug. Inverkip Rovers Open
Wemyss Bay, Great Britain
Grass		 Richard Millar Watson (2)
walkover		 G. Scott Jackson
8 Aug. Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships
Wemyss Bay III, Great Britain
Grass		 Charles Higginbotham (2)
3-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2		 John E. Orr
9 Aug.[22] Nahant Invitation
Nahant, United States
Clay		 Clarence Hobart(3)
6-3, 4-6, 6-2		 Bob Huntington
11 Aug.[22] Cooperstown Open
Cooperstown, United States
Surface		 Marion Wright (2)
4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 9-7, 6-4		 Deane Miller
11 Aug. Fakenham Open
Fakenham, Great Britain
Grass		 John Grieg
walkover		 Herbert Rogers
11 Aug. Transvaal Championships
Johannesburg, South Africa
Clay		 Edward Curtis
6-2, 6-0, 6-4		 R.A. Van Leenhoff
14 Aug. Seaton Open
Seaton, Great Britain
Grass		 F.D. Colt
6-2, 6-0, 6-1		 G. Porter
15 Aug. Derbyshire Championships
Buxton, Great Britain
Grass		 Grainger Chaytor (2)
6-1, 6-1, 6-3		 George Ball-Greene
15 Aug. Royston Open
Royston, Great Britain
Grass		 Stuart Baddeley
3-6, 6-0, 6-3		 Horace Elgood
15 Aug. Teignmouth & Shaldon Open
Teignmouth, Great Britain
Grass		 Manliffe Goodbody
6-0, 0-6, 6-4		 Horace Chapman
15 Aug. Eastern Counties Championships
Felixstowe, Great Britain
Grass		 Roy Allen
 Charles Gladstone Allen
17 Aug. Netherlands National Championships
Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands
Clay		 Raymond Boeye
def.		 Claes des Gras
17 Aug. South of Scotland Championships
Moffat, Great Britain
Grass		 Richard Millar Watson (3)
walkover		 Alfred Thompson
20 Aug. Saxmundham Open
Saxmundham, Great Britain
Grass		 Charles Gladstone Allen
walkover		 Roy Allen
21 Aug. Maritime Provinces Championships
St. John, Canada
Clay		 T. R. Ryan
7-5, 2-6, 6-4		 W. M. Alexander
22 Aug. British Columbia Championships
Victoria, Canada
Grass		 Charles Longe
6-8, 6-0, 6-1, 6-3		 J. F. Foulkes
22 Aug. East of Scotland Championships
St. Andrews, Great Britain
Grass		 Grainger Chaytor (3)
6-2, 6-0, 7-5		 Richard Millar Watson
22 Aug. Queensland Championships
Brisbane, Australia
Grass		 Arthur Taylor
6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 5-6, 6-2		 Peter McGregor
22 Aug. North of England Championships
Scarborough, Great Britain
Grass		 Harry S. Barlow (6)
6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5		 James Baldwin
22 Aug. Taylor Challenge Cup
Leeds, Great Britain
Grass		 David Davy (2)
def.		 Charles Wade
24 Aug. Essex Championships
Colchester, Great Britain
Grass		 Arthur Gore
10-12, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-3		 Charles G. Eames
26 Aug.[22] U.S. National Championships
Newport, RI, United States
Grass		 Oliver Campbell (2)
2-6, 7-5, 7-9, 6-1, 6-2		 Clarence Hobart
28 Aug. Manitoba & Northwestern Championships
Winnipeg, Canada
Grass		 F. R. Goodwin
3-6, 6-3, 9-7		 Barney Toole
28 Aug. U.S. Championships Consolation
Newport II, United States
Grass		 Harold McCormick
8-6, 6-4, 6-4		 Duncan Candler
29 Aug. Bournemouth Open
Bournemouth, Great Britain
Grass		 Horace Chapman
10-12, 9-7, 6-3, 6-4		 Harry S. Barlow
29 Aug. West Sussex Challenge Cup
Chichester, Great Britain
Grass		 George Orme
6-4, 8-10, 6-4, 6-1		 Stuart Bathurst
29 Aug. Aldeburgh Open
Aldeburgh, Great Britain
Grass		 Alexander Miller-White
5-7, 6-2, 6-2		 Charles Cullingham
29 Aug. Gore Court Championships
Sittingbourne, Great Britain
Grass		 A. R. Stephenson
6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4		 Ernest Meers
29 Aug. Hitchin Open
Hitchin, Great Britain
Grass		 Osmond McMullen
6-3, 6-1		 Percy Bateman Brown
30 Aug. Championships of Hamburg
Hamburg, Germany
Clay		 William Howard
6-2, 6-4		 J. C. Howard

September

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
3 Sep.[22] Southern California Championships
Santa Monica, United States
Asphalt		 Theodore Coulter
walkover		 Robert P. Carter
4 Sep. Sussex Championships
Brighton, Great Britain
Grass		 Grainger Chaytor (4)
walkover		 Wilfred Baddeley
12 Sep. South of England Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass		 Harry S. Barlow (7)
6-3, 7-5, 6-0		 Andrew Ziffo
13 Sep. Dinard Cup
Dinard, France
Clay		 Arthur Gore (2)
11-9, retd.		 Horace Chapman
18 Sep.[42] Philadelphia & District Championships
West Philadelphia, United States
Grass		 Marmaduke Smith
def.		  ?
19 Sep. Filey Open
Filey, Great Britain
Grass		 Morris Dalton-Holmes
walkover		 Frederick Tollitt
19 Sep. Boulogne International Championship
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Clay		 Roy Allen (2)
walkover		 Charles Gladstone Allen
26 Sep. Walmer Open
Walmer, Great Britain
Clay		 J. R. Masoni
def.		 C. E. Mason

October

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
9 Oct.[22] U.S. Intercollegiate Championships
New Haven, United States
Grass		 Fred Hovey (4)
6-2, 6-4, 9-7		 Charles T. Lee

November

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
14 Nov. Victorian Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Asphalt		 Gus Kearney
6-2, 5-7, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2		 Richard Shuter

December

Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
30 Dec. New Zealand Championships
Napier, New Zealand
Grass		 Richard Harman
6-4, 6-4, 10-8		 Joy Marshall

Tournament Winners

Players are listed by total titles won, Major tournaments are in bold.

  • Harry S. Barlow, Bath, Cardiff, Cheltenham III, Eastbourne, Scarborough, West Kensington, West Kensington II, (7)
  • Joshua Pim, Headingley, Leamington Spa, Northern Championships, St. Leonards, West Kensington III, (5)
  • Ernest Wool Lewis, Bayswater, Cheltenham II, Exmouth, Irish Championships, (4)
  • Grainger Chaytor, Brighton, Buxton, Dublin II, St. Andrews (4)
  • Edward L. Hall, Boston, New York City, Tuxedo Park, Washington D.C., (4)
  • Richard Millar Watson Moffat, Wemyss Bay, Wemyss Bay II, (3)
  • Fred Hovey New Castle, New Haven, Saratoga (3)
  • Henry Fleming, Calcutta, Calcutta II, Lahore, (3)
  • Oliver Campbell, St. Augustine, U.S. National Championships (2)
  • George Ball-Greene, Belfast, Darlington, (2)
  • Eustace Nicholson, Bombay, Bombay II, (2)
  • Clarence Hobart Harrison, Montrose, (2)
  • Wilberforce Eaves, Melbourne II, Sydney, (2)
  • Ernest Meers, Beckenham, Chiswick Park (2)
  • , Marion Wright, Chestnut Hill, Cooperstown, (2)
  • Arthur Gore, Colchester, Dinard, (2)
  • James Baldwin, Burton-upon-Trent, Edgbaston, (2)
  • Charles Higginbotham, Chepauk, Wemyss Bay III, (2)
  • Roy Allen, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Felixstowe, (2)
  • David Davy, Ilkley, Leeds, (2)
  • Wilfred Baddeley, Wimbledon Championships (1)
69 others players won 1 title each.

See also

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