 William Renshaw wins first hardcourt title this year | |
| Details | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 2 June – 28 December |
| Tournaments | 26 (Amateur)[1] |
| Categories | Important (2) National (1) Provincial/State/Regional (3) County (4) Local/other (16) |
| Achievements (singles) | |
| Most titles |  Vere St. Leger Goold (3) |
| Most finals | Vere St. Leger Goold (5) |
←1878 1880 → | |
The1879 men's tennis season[2][3] incorporated 26 tournaments. The 1879 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley. Defending champion Patrick Francis Hadow could not participate in the Challenge Round. This year saw the inaugural[4]Irish Championships that in its early stages of development was considered as important as the Wimbledon Championships. The event was won by Vere St. Leger Goold who defeated Charles David Barry in the final by 8–6, 8–6. Important this year was the staging of sixhard court tournaments some of which included theDublin University Championships theEast Gloucestershire Championships held inCheltenham Great Britain,[5] Nice Tennis Tournament inNice, France and the first tournament to be held outside of Europe in Australia with theVictorian Championships.
The season started inNice, France in May and ended inMelbourne, Australia in December.
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),[6] in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
| Important.[7][8][9][10][11] |
| National |
| Provincial/State/Regional |
| County |
| Local/other |
No events
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 - 15 May.[12] | Nice Tennis Tournament St. Philippe Rink Nice,France Hard Singles -Doubles | Henry Lyle Mulholland 6-3, 6-1 |  Mr. Harrison | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 April - 2 May.[13] | Earlsfort Terrace Tournament Earlsfort Terrace,Dublin,Ireland Asphalt | Vere Thomas Saint Leger Goold ? | J.C. Roberts | ||
| 14 - 15 May.[14] | Bournemouth CLTC Spring Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth,England Grass Singles -Doubles | Sir Hubert James Medlycott ? | ? | ||
| Week | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June[15] | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[16] [17]Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles | Vere St. Leger Goold[18] 8–6, 8–6 | David Charles Barry | Henry Evelyn ToombeJohn Jameson Cairnes | F J JoyceJ J SherrardL McDonnellA Hodgson |
| 30 Jun -30 Jul | Grand National Lawn Tennis Tournament[19] Hendon, London, Great Britain Grass Singles | Edgar Lubbock 6-1 6-0 8-6 |  Lestocq Robert Erskine |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | All comers' finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7–16 July | Wimbledon Championship[20] London, Great Britain Grass Singles | John Hartley walkover | Vere St. Leger Goold | Vere St. Leger Goold Bye Cecil Francis Parr | Charles Gilbert HeathcoteC D BarryG E Tabor |
| Challenge roundPatrick Francis Hadow | |||||
| 14-15 July.[21] | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, Great Britain Grass Singles | Henry W. J. Gardner 6-4 6-3 | E. W. Burnett | William Arthur Briscoe J.H. Lonsdale | N. Bailey J.C. Keene W.W. Jacks |
| 14-15 July | Essex County Cricket Club Tournament[22] Knighton,Essex, Great Britain Grass Singles | Nalton Womersley 6-4 6-5 | Dale Womersley | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August | Scottish Championships[23] St Andrews, Great Britain Grass Singles | Leslie Balfour-Melville[24][25] def | ? | ||
| 27 July- 2 August.[26] | County Kildare Tournament Naas Military Barracks Naas,County Kildare,Ireland Grass - | Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer 4-6, 6-3, 6-2. | James G. Kennedy | ||
| 29 July - 2 August.[27] | County Kildare Closed Tournament Naas Military Barracks Naas,County Kildare,Ireland Grass - | George Edward Devere Kennedy 6-4, 6-5 | H. Mitchell | ||
| 6 - 8 August.[28] | County Galway LTC Tournament County Galway Lawn Tennis Club Lisbeg, County Galway,Ireland Grass - | W.G. Eyre ? | W. Peebles | ||
| 12 - 13 August.[29] | Armagh Lawn Tennis Tournament Archery Lawn Tennis Club Armagh,Ireland Grass Singles -Doubles | F.L. Cope ? | Robert Shaw Templer | ||
| 15–16 August[30] | Dorchester Kingston Park Tournament Kingston Park CLTC Kingston Park,Kingston Maurward House,Dorchester, Dorset,England Grass Singles |  Montague Hankey6-5 6-5 6-5 | Captain James J. Glascott | Captain James J. Glascott James H. Medlycott | Captain Bradford James C. Pipon |
| 22–25 August | Waterford Tournament Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles | Vere St. Leger Goold ? | J. M. Brown | Henry Joseph Gallwey J. C. Roberts | Patrick Joseph Gallwey William Joseph Gallwey Pierce Barron-Newell |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September.[31][32] | Teifiside LTC Championship Teifiside Lawn Tennis Club Newcastle Emlyn, Wales Grass Singles -Doubles | Gwyn Saunders Davies ? | Frank Miles | ||
| 3–9 September | South of Ireland Championships[33][34]Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles | Joseph Fritz James Heffernan Considine 6–4, 6–3 | Henry Evelyn Tombe | Joseph Fritz James Heffernan Considine[35] T. J. Johnston | Major Richard de Ros RoseW. Ryan Charles R B Heaton-Armstrong |
| Henry Evelyn Tombe Mrs. R B Heaton-Armstrong 6-3, 6-5, 6-2 | Mr. Baker Miss Annie Rice | ||||
| 2 - 5 September.[36] | Yare LTC Tournament Yare Lawn Tennis Club Fritton,Great Yarmouth Surface ? Singles -Doubles | Percy Lucas ? | Julian Marshall | ||
| 23 September.[37] | North of Ireland Championships Ormeau Cricket Ground Belfast,Northern Ireland Grass Singles -Doubles | Captain Short 6-5, 4-6, 6-3 | M. Short | ||
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September - 4 October.[38] | Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth,England Grass Singles -Doubles | Edmond Bennet Brackenbury ? | Sir Hubert James Medlycott | ||
| 7–11 October. | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard (Asphalt) Singles | William Renshaw 6-4 6-3 5-6 6-4 | Vere St. Leger Goold | William H J Gardner | E. W. Burnett E. ManningMr. Arnold |
| 20–23 October.[39] | Dublin University Championships Singles -Doubles | Henry James Daly ? | Ernest Edward Knox | Charles William O’Hara Mease Henry James Daly | Charles William O’Hara Mease Thomas Haines Abrahall G.H. Bailey |
No events
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22–28 December | Victorian Championships[40] Melbourne,Victoria,Australia Hard (Asphalt) Singles |  A. F. Robinson[41]2-1 (sets) | H. M. Strachan | | E. McKenzie W. Officer ? |
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ?.[42] | Choceň Tournament Choceň,Bohemia Grass - | ? ? | ? | ||
Note:Important tournaments in bold
Vere St. Leger Goold—Irish Championships,Dublin (Earlsfort),Waterford—(3) Henry James Daley—Dublin—(1)A. F. Robinson—Melbourne—(1) Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer—Naas (1st)—(1) Captain Short—Belfast—(1)Dale Womersley—Knighton—(1)Edgar Lubbock—Hendon—(1) Edmond Bennet Brackenbury—Bournemouth(Oct)—(1) F.L. Cope—Armagh—(1) George Edward Devere Kennedy—Naas (2nd)—(1) Gwyn Saunders Davies—Newcastle Emlyn—(1)Henry W. J. Gardner—Stafford—(1) Henry Lyle Mulholland—Nice—(1)John Hartley—Wimbledon Championships—(1)Joseph F. J. H. Considine—Limerick—(1)Leslie Balfour-Melville—St Andrews—(1) Montague Hankey—Dorchester—(1) Percy Lucas—Great Yarmouth—(1)William Renshaw—Cheltenham—(1) Sir Hubert James Medlycott—Bournemouth (May)—(1) W.G. Eyre—Lisbeg—(1){{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)Source: The Field