1891 women's tennis season
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 January – 31 December |
| Edition | 16th |
| Tournaments | 80 |
| Categories | Major (4) National (9) Great Britain & Ireland (32) United States (14) Australasia (9) Canada (3) India & Ceylon (2) Europe (4) South Africa (2) South East Asia (2) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles | Maud Shackle (7) |
| Most finals | Maud Shackle (7) |
← 1890 1892 → | |
The 1891 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 80 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments.
The season began in January in Christchurch, New Zealand, and ended in December, in Napier, New Zealand.
Season summary
The season began in late December 1890 in Christchurch, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships that ended on 2 January 1891.[1]
At the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships held in late May in Dublin, Ireland the women's singles event was won by Louisa Martin who defeated compatriot Florence Stanuell,[2] in three sets.
The second major tournament of the season that concluded on 20 June, was the Northern Championships held in Manchester, England the singles event is won by Irish player Florence Stanuell marking her second consecutive major final appearance won the event by English player Mary Steedman conceding a walkover in the challenge round.[3]
Moving across the Atlantic to the United States where the third major tournament of year the 1891 U.S. National Championships held at the end of June in Philadelphia, the women's singles title went to Irelands Mabel Cahill who beat the American player Ellen Roosevelt in four sets.[4]
At the final and fourth major event the 1891 Wimbledon Championships early July, the women's singles title was won by Lottie Dod against her regular adversary Blanche Hillyard in straight sets.[5]
The season ended in late December 1891 with a second edition of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships being staged in Napier, New Zealand.[6]
Season results
Key
| Major events |
| National events |
| Professional events |
| Worldwide events |
January
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan. | New Zealand Championships Christchurch, New Zealand Grass |
Isabel Rees 6-3, 4-6, 6-5[7] |
E. Gordon | ||
| 20 Jan. | Hôtel Prince of Wales Ladies Cup Cannes, France Clay |
Cordelia Grant def. |
Louise Roux | ||
| 25 Jan. | Southern India Championships Madras, India Clay |
Mrs Fortune 6-4, 4-6, 6-0[8] |
Mrs B. Foote | ||
February
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Feb. | Linwood Closed Ladies Tournament Christchurch II, New Zealand Grass |
Mrs W. J. Blyth 6-2, 6-2 |
Miss Simpson | ||
March
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Mar. | Berea Ladies Open Durban, South Africa Clay |
Mabel Grant 6-0, 6-0 |
Miss McNeil | ||
| 7 Mar. | Los Angeles TC Open Los Angeles, United States Cement |
F. Halsted def. |
Fannie Shoemaker | ||
| 14 Mar.[9] | South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Cement |
Emily Hodge 11-6 games |
Marion Hodge | ||
| 15 Mar. | Otago LTA Tournament Dunedin, New Zealand Grass |
Ruth Orbell 8-5 games |
G. Rattray | ||
| 18 Mar.[10] | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay |
Annette de Fonblanque 4-6, 13-11, 6-2 |
N. de Saram | ||
| 18 Mar.[11] | Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass |
Miss Mowbry 7-5, 7-5 |
Miss Spiers | ||
| 28 Mar. | Linwood Open Christchurch III, New Zealand Grass |
Miss Griffith 6-4, 4-6, 6-5 |
E. van Asch | ||
| 28 Mar.[12] | South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay |
Mabel Grant (2) 6-0, 6-2 |
Miss Blackburn | ||
April
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April.[13] | British Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Wood (i) |
Maud Shackle 7-5, 6-3 |
May Jacks | ||
May
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May. | Singapore LLTC Spring Open Singapore, Colony of Singapore Grass |
Miss Wood 6-0, 6-3 |
M. Keasberry | ||
| 16 May.[14] | New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Surface |
S. Dransfield 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
L. Blaxland | ||
| 28 May. | Lenox TC Ladies Invitation Harlem, United States Grass |
Miss Beyea 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
Miss Underhill | ||
| 30 May.[15] | Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass |
Louisa Martin 6-2, 5-7, 6-0 |
Florence Stanuell | ||
June
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Jun. | 5th Av. TC Ladies Spring Tournament Manhattan, United States Grass |
Kittie Millette 6-4, 6-3 |
Miss Corey | ||
| 6 Jun.[16] | Whitehouse Open Edinburgh II, Great Britain Clay |
Lottie Paterson 7-5, 6-2 |
Jane Corder | ||
| 7 Jun.[17] | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass |
Nora Pope 6-0, 7-5 |
Mary Agg | ||
| 11 Jun. | Harvard Annex Ladies Tournament Cambridge, MA, United States Grass |
Miss Whittlesey 6-4, 6-2 |
Miss Carrett | ||
| 12 Jun.[18] | Welsh Championships Cardiff, Great Britain Grass |
Nora Pope (2) 6-0, 7-5 |
Mary Agg | ||
| 12 Jun.[19] | Orange Spring Open Montrose, NJ, United States Grass |
Mabel Cahill 7-5, 7-5 |
Emma Fellowes-Morgan | ||
| 12 Jun.[20] | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass |
Helen Jackson 6-0, 6-1 |
Jane Corder | ||
| 13 Jun.[21] | Cheltenham Open Cheltenham II, Great Britain Grass |
Maud Shackle (2) 6-2, 6-1 |
G Leeds-Paine | ||
| 13 Jun.[22] | Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass |
Nora Pope (3) 6-2, 6-2 |
Florence Mardall | ||
| 20 Jun.[23] | Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass |
Maud Shackle (3) 6-4, 6-0 |
May Jacks | ||
| 20 June.[24] | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass |
Florence Stanuell walkover |
Mary Steedman | ||
| 24 Jun. | Championship of Nebraska Hastings, United States Grass |
Louise Pound won |
finalist ? | ||
| 27 Jun. | Headingley Open Headingley II, Great Britain Grass |
Helen Jackson (2) 6-1, 7-5 |
Beatrice Wood | ||
| 27 June.[25] | Kent County Championships Blackheath, Great Britain Grass |
Mary Hutchinson 6-2, 3-6, 10-8 |
Amy Wilson | ||
| 27 Jun.[26] | U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Surface |
Mabel Cahill (2) 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 |
Ellen Roosevelt | ||
July
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul. | Bayview Open Bayonne, United States Clay |
H. Ogden 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
Miss Dally | ||
| 4 Jul.[27] | Yorkshire Association & County Open Headingley, Great Britain Grass |
Helen Jackson (3) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
Beatrice Wood | ||
| 9 Jul.[28] | Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass |
Lottie Dod 6-2, 6-1 |
Blanche Hillyard | ||
| 11 Jul. | Capitol Hill Tournament Washington DC, United States Grass |
Miss Ward 6-8 7-5 postponed. |
M. Hall | ||
| 18 Jul.[29] | London Championships West Kensington II, Great Britain Grass |
Maud Shackle (4) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
May Jacks | ||
| 18 Jul.[30] | Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, Great Britain Grass |
M. Evans 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 |
Nora Pope | ||
| 18 Jul.[31] | New York State Championships Saratoga Springs, United States Grass |
Annie Ritchie 6-3, 6-0 |
Miss Ingram | ||
| 18 Jul. | Hull Westbourne Av. Open Hull, Great Britain Grass |
C. Crosby default |
G. Harrison | ||
| 18 Jul. | Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass |
Charlotte Cooper def. |
Alice Brown | ||
| 21 Jul. | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, Natal Clay |
Mabel Grant (3) 6-1, 6-0 |
L. Button | ||
| 24 Jul. | Queen's Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass |
Maud Shackle (5) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
Ruth Legh | ||
| 25 Jul.[32] | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Surface |
Maud Shackle (6) walkover |
Mary Steedman Vane | ||
| 25 Jul. | Edgbaston Open Edgbaston,II Great Britain Surface |
Alice Pickering 6-1, 6-3 |
Miss Wills | ||
| 25 Jul. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass |
Nora Pope (4) 6-1, 6-4 |
E. Wheildon | ||
August
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Aug.[33] | Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass |
Helen Jackson (4) 6-2, 6-4 |
Florence Thompson | ||
| 5 Aug. | Scheveningen International Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay |
E. van Aken 6-1, 6-3 |
Miss Van Sittert | ||
| 6 Aug. | Colchester Championship Colchester, Great Britain Grass |
Agnes Morton 6-2, 6-1 |
Winifred Kersey | ||
| 8 Aug. | Isle of Man Championships Douglas, Isle of Man Grass |
Nelly Darrah 7-5, 9-7 |
Lilla Ferrier | ||
| 8 Aug. | Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass |
Edith Austin 6-3, 9-7 |
Lilian Pine-Coffin | ||
| 8 Aug. | Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass |
Beatrice Wood 6-3, 6-3 |
Agnes Watts | ||
| 8 Aug. | West of Scotland Championships Inverkip, Great Britain Grass |
Miss Moir 6-4, 6-1 |
Ruth Templeton | ||
| 11 Aug. | Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay |
Mabel Grant (4) 6-1, 6-0 |
Miss Marais | ||
| 13 Aug. | Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Surface |
May Marriott 6-2, 6-2 |
Beatrice Wood | ||
| 15 Aug. | Teignmouth Open Teignmouth, Great Britain Surface |
Violet Pinckney 3-6,7-5, 6-4 |
Lilian Pine-Coffin | ||
| 15 Aug. | Championship of the Coast Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt |
F. Gilliland 6-3, 0-6, 6-3 |
Fannie Shoemaker | ||
| 15.Aug. | Eastern Counties Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass |
Winifred Kersey 6-4, 6-2 |
Constance Tidbury | ||
| 17.Aug | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass |
Jane Corder 6-4, 6-1 |
Evelyn Blencowe | ||
| 20 Aug. | Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass |
Winifred Kersey (2) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 |
May Carter | ||
| 21 Aug. | Maritime Provinces Championships St John, Canada Clay |
Miss MacLaren 6-2, 6-3 |
Mrs McCleod | ||
| 22.Aug. | East of Scotland Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Grass |
Jane Corder (2) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
Miss Moir | ||
| 22 Aug. | Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass |
Miss Lee 7-5, 6-2 |
May Quinnell | ||
| 22 Aug. | North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass |
Helen Jackson (5) 6-3, 6-1 |
Nora Pope | ||
| 24 Aug. | British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass |
Florence Barkley 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
Anastasia Musgrave | ||
| 25 Aug. | Dieppe International Championship Dieppe, France Clay |
Constance Bryant def. |
Miss Zoerb | ||
| 29 Aug. | Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great Britain Grass |
May Lowther 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 |
May Carter | ||
| 29 Aug.[34] | Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass |
Violet Pinckney (2) default |
Elsie Pinckney | ||
| 30 Aug. | Netherlands National Championships Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay |
E. van Aken (2) 6-3, 6-1 |
Mej. M. Bol | ||
| 30 Aug. | Manitoba & Northwestern Championships Winnipeg, Canada Grass |
Miss Burch 6-2, 6-3 |
K. Beckett | ||
| 30 Aug. | San Diego Ladies Tournament San Diego, United States Asphalt |
Belle Stewart def. |
Imogene Ludlow | ||
September
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Sep.[35] | Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass |
Maud Shackle (7) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 |
May Langrishe | ||
| 12 Sep. | Pacific Coast Championships San Rafael, United States Asphalt |
Bertha Crouch walkover |
Maud Wilkinson | ||
| 12 Sep.[36] | South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass |
Blanche Hillyard 2-6, 7-5, 6-0 |
May Langrishe | ||
| 18 Sep. | Philadelphia & District Championships West Philadelphia, United States Grass |
Mabel Cahill (3) def. |
finalist | ||
| 18 Sep. | Staten Island Ladies Club Open Livingston, United States Grass |
Annie Burdette 6-1, 6-1 |
Grace Roosevelt | ||
| 19 Sep. | Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay |
May Arbuthnot 6-3, 7-9, 6-3 |
Constance Smith | ||
| 24 Sep. | Orange Fall Open Montrose II, United States Grass |
Fannie Campbell 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
Lilly Campbell | ||
October
- No events
November
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Nov. | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt |
Ellen Mayne 6-5, 6-4 |
Phenie Shaw | ||
| 20 Nov. | Singapore LLTC Autumn Open Singapore II, Straits Settlement Grass |
Mrs Salzmann 6-1, 6-4 |
Mrs Chaytor | ||
December
| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Dec.[37] | New Zealand Championships (2nd Ed) Napier, New Zealand Grass |
Nina Douslin 3-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
Constance Abraham | ||
Season statistics
- Total Tournaments (80)
- Most Major titles: 4 players each won (1)
- Most Major finals: Florence Stanuell (2)
- Most titles: Maud Shackle (7)
- Most finals:Maud Shackle (7)
See also
References
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