# 1887 men's tennis season

The men's tennis season was composed of the twelfth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 149 tournaments.
The tour began in January in Napier, New Zealand, and ended in December in Christchurch, New Zealand.

## Summary of tour

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.
In the first big tournament of the year Ernest Renshaw wins a second Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title, in Dublin after a five-year break beating three-time defending champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Wimbledon Championships Herbert Lawford avenges his Irish championships defeat by beating Ernest Renshaw for the title in five sets. At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove the defending champion defeats George Ernest Dixon Brown in five sets. In the United States Dick Sears wins a seventh consecutive US National Championship beating Henry Slocum in three sets.
In March in the United States the inaugural Southern California Championships is staged for the first time this year and in New Zealand the Auckland Tennis Championships are held for the first time. In April in England Ernest Lewis defeats Edward Lake Williams in three sets for his first British Covered Court Championships. In May in South Asia, Charles Edward De Fonblanque defeats Edward George Farquharson in the Ceylon Championships held on the clay courts Nuwara Eliya.
In early June at the Scottish Championships held in Edinburgh Harry Grove of England defeats two-time defending champion Patrick Bowes-Lyon in five sets. In late June at the Welsh Championships in Penarth Irish player Ernest Browne wins a second title after English player James Baldwin retired after two sets to love down. In July in North America at the Canadian National Championships held in Toronto, Canada Charles Smith Hyman wins a third title defeating Lawrence H. Baldwin in three sets. In August the Nottinghamshire Championships are staged for the first time in England this event is known today as the Nottingham Open.
In October back in the United States Philip Shelton Sears representing Harvard wins his first national Intercollegiate Championships at New Haven, Connecticut defeating G.G. Shaw jr in three sets. In late December in Australasia at Christchurch, New Zealand, Percival Clennell Fenwick wins his second national New Zealand Championships defeating Richard Dacre Harman in five sets.

## Calendar

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), in some tournaments not all.
Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
* Important.
* National
* Provincial/State/Regional
* County
* Local

### January

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 30 December 1886 – 2 January 1887. | Napier Open Farndon Park Napier, New Zealand Surface? Singles – Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6–2 6–0 6–4 | E.P. Hudson | | |

### February

No events

### March

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist |
| 1–3. | St Augustine Lawn Tennis Club Tournament St. Augustine, United States Wood (i) Singles – Doubles | Thomas S. Beckworth 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | Albert Empie Wright |
| 10–21. | Auckland Tennis Championships, Auckland, New Zealand Hard (outdoor) Singles Doubles | William Morrison 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | Henry Andrew Morey |
| 19–24. | Southern California Championships Casa Blanca Club Riverside, California, United States Asphalt Singles Doubles | William H. Young | C. Trevelia |

### April

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| April. | Bengal Lawn Tennis Championships Calcutta Cricket Ground Calcutta, Bengal, India Grass Singles Doubles | Gilbert Mahon 5–7, 8–7, 7–8, 8–6, 6–1 | Mr. Heckle | | |
| 9 – 12 April. | Geelong Easter Handicap Tournament Geelong LTC Geelong, Australia Hard Asphalt Singles – Doubles | Ernest Raleigh 6–2 6–0 6–4 | John Stanley Barton Orr | W.L. Hewitt | J.W. Colville Beckett Weigall |
| 21 – 23 April. | British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park LTC London, Great Britain Wood (i) Singles – Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–2, 6–2, 6–1 | Andrew George Ziffo | Herbert Chipp Frank Still | Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Ernest George Meers William John Bush-Salmon George Nelson Stenhouse |
| 21 – 23 April. | British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park LTC London, Great Britain Wood (i) Singles – Doubles | Challenger Edward Lake Williams | | Herbert Chipp Frank Still | Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Ernest George Meers William John Bush-Salmon George Nelson Stenhouse |

### May

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 1–3 May. | Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya Lawn Tennis Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Edward George Farquharson | Henry Edwin Caldecott Thomas W. Gallwey | P. Burrows John Melville Boustead J.C. Rogers |
| 24 April- 5 May. | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Hard | Willoughby Hamilton 6–3 6–4 6–0 | Grainger Chaytor | Ernest Henry Greene J.F. Hughes | Tom Campion Ernest Edward Knox Henry A. Robinson Cameron Dean-Shute |
| 24 April- 5 May. | Fitzwilliam Club Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Hard | Challenger J. T. Maxwell | | Ernest Henry Greene J.F. Hughes | Tom Campion Ernest Edward Knox Henry A. Robinson Cameron Dean-Shute |
| 2–9 May. | Dublin University Championships Dublin Ireland Hard | Manliffe Goodbody 2–6, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 | Tom Campion | Grainger Chaytor James Edgar Lefroy Stein | Harold Mahony William Woodcock Goodbody Robert Edward Shaw John Thomas Waller |
| 4–10 May. | New South Wales Championships Association Cricket Ground Moore Park Sydney, Australia Singles – Doubles | Charles William Cropper 6–0, 6–0, 5–7, 8–6 | Robert D. Fitzgerald | Harold Stuart Fox Walter John Carre Riddell | Charles Theophilius Metcalfe Edward Alworth Mitchell Merewether Haworth William Bartram Reginald Charles (Rex) Allen |
| 19 – 20 May. | West of Scotland Championships Pollockshields Scotland Grass | John Galbraith Horn 6–3, 8–6, 6–2 | J.T.C. MacKinlay | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | C.A. Gairdner George Kerr Henry Guy Nadin H.J. Younger |
| 19 - 20 May. | Western Counties Championship Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollockshields, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-4 7-5 6-3 | Archibald Thomson | Walter William Chamberlain James Hill Conyers | James Cleland Burns T. Leigh MacLachlan Edward Mortimer Shand Richard Millar Watson |
| 27 May. | Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 | Robert Livingston Beeckman | Clarence Munroe Clark Oliver Samuel Campbell | |
| 23 – 28 May. | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 8–6 8–6 6–3 | Harry Grove | Manliffe Francis Goodbody Cameron Dean-Shute | Robert Cully Barton Tom Campion Edward Bernard Greene John Morgan Richards Francis |
| 23 – 28 May. | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Ernest Renshaw 7–5, 6–2, 9–7 | Willoughby James Hamilton | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson Harold Segerson Mahony | Grainger Chaytor W. H. Clark Thomas Harrison Griffiths Herbert Wilberforce |
| 23 – 28 May. | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass | Challenger Herbert Lawford | | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson Harold Segerson Mahony | Grainger Chaytor W. H. Clark Thomas Harrison Griffiths Herbert Wilberforce |
| 27 – 30 May. | Marine and Field Club Tennis Tournament Marine and Field Club, Bath Beach, Brooklyn, New York City US Hard Asphalt | Grant Notman 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 | J.W. Raymond | Carroll J. Post Jr. | Oliver Samuel Campbell Starks Battersball |

### June

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 1- 3 June. | Broughty Ferry Open Dundee, Scotland Clay Singles – Doubles | A. Browne 1–6, 6–4, ret. | Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Henry Blyth-Martin J. Rodger | D.O. Beatson J.B. Gray W.F.M. Ross S.C. Thomson |
| 30 May – 4 June. | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 6–4 6–3 6–4 | James Dwight | Ernest Browne James Baldwin) | Cecil Owtram Gillbanks Mark Anthony Hartnell F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy Reade Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 30 May – 4 June. | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne William Renshaw 10-8, 6-4 | James Dwight Harry Grove | Ernest Browne James Baldwin) | Cecil Owtram Gillbanks Mark Anthony Hartnell F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy Reade Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 30 May – 4 June. | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | James Dwight Lottie Dod 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 | William Renshaw Margaret Bracewell | Ernest Browne James Baldwin) | Cecil Owtram Gillbanks Mark Anthony Hartnell F.O.S. O'Shaughnessy Reade Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 1 - 4 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 3-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-2 | Richard Millar Watson | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel |
| 1 - 4 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Challenge round Arthur Nevile John Story | | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel |
| 1 - 4 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | John Galbraith Horn Herbert Bowes-Lyon 4-6, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson Anderson Steel | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel |
| 1 - 4 June. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | John Galbraith Horn Dorothy Boutlon 6-2, 3-6, 12-10 | Richard Millar Watson Mabel Boulton | James Hill Conyers Alfred Aitken Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles Allen Casterton Smelt Anderson Steel |
| 2- 4 June. | Middle States Championships Hoboken, NJ, United States Singles – Doubles | Robert L. Beeckman 1–6, 8–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–1 | Howard Taylor | Joseph Sill Clark Henry Slocum | Valentine Gill Hall Samuel A. Campbell Jr. Edward Peale MacMullen Juan A. Smith |
| 6 – 7 June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Thomas Musgrave Burton 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3 | Harry Stanley Scrivener | H.J. Burrell Hamilton A. Emmons | William Marshall Cazalet Horace Chapman Anthony Sophocles Constantinidi Henry Edwin Hunter Kent |
| 6 -11 June. | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 4–6, 6–2 | James Dwight | James Baldwin Alfred Penn Gaskell | E.W. Brooke G.L. Bruce John Redfern Deykin J. Muir MacDonald |
| 6 -11 June. | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | James Dwight Margaret Bracewell | James Baldwin Alfred Penn Gaskell | E.W. Brooke G.L. Bruce John Redfern Deykin J. Muir MacDonald |
| 6 -11 June. | County Wexford Tournament Wexford Lawn Tennis Club Wexford, County Wexford, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | George Foley 6-1 6-2 | Edmond T. M. Sandwith | W. Toole | R. Dowse R. Hudson |
| 6 – 11 June. | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6–3, 6–3, 1–6, 2–6, 6–2 | Archibald Thomson | | |
| 6 – 11 June. | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Challenge round Herbert Bowes-Lyon | | | |
| 7 – 13 June. | Baltimore Invitation Baltimore Cricket Club, Baltimore, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Alexander Post 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–5 | Charles Laurie McCawley | | |
| 8 – 10 June. | Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club Tournament Brooklyn Hill Tennis Club, Brooklyn, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Edward MacMullen 6–4, 4–6, 6–3, 5–6, 6–4 | Valentine Gill Hall | | |
| 8 – 14 June. | County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament Cavan, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | William P. French 8–6, 6–2, 1–6, 6–2 | F. Graham | W. Halpin A. Kennedy | R. Allen Lord Newtonbutler M. O'Reilly J. Weekes |
| 8 – 14 June. | Challenger J.S.F. Hearn | | | W. Halpin A. Kennedy | R. Allen Lord Newtonbutler M. O'Reilly J. Weekes |
| 13 – 15 Jun. | New England Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, Connecticut United States Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 | William Larned Thacher | F.T. Ball C.H. Ludington jr | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Mr. Harmer Grant Notman Mr. Pratt |
| 16–17 June. | Macclesfield Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Macclesfield, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | Henry Guy Nadin 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | G.E. Lowe | John Barlow Thistlethwaite G.H. Willoughby | W. Burgess H.R. Greaves J.A. Rooke W. Twyford |
| 13 – 18 June. | Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 6–0 retired | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | F.E. Gibbs Ernest Legassicke Hancock | Ernest Renshaw A. Morton Smith Charles Lacy Sweet A. Tanner |
| 13 – 18 June. | Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Challenger James Baldwin | | F.E. Gibbs Ernest Legassicke Hancock | Ernest Renshaw A. Morton Smith Charles Lacy Sweet A. Tanner |
| 13 – 18 June. | London Championships London Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 6–2, 8–6, 6–4 | Harry S. Barlow | Ernest George Meers George Richmond Mewburn | Alfred Penn Gaskell William John Bush-Salmon Arthur John Stanley Frank Still |
| 13 – 18 June. | London Championships London Athletic Club, Stamford Bridge, London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Challenger Herbert Chipp | | Ernest George Meers George Richmond Mewburn | Alfred Penn Gaskell William John Bush-Salmon Arthur John Stanley Frank Still |
| 13–19 June. | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | Jacob Brown 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 8–6 | William Dod | Climenson Charles Dawbarn E. Horley | William Gerald Barker John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie |
| 13–19 June. | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | Challenger William Parkfield Wethered | | Climenson Charles Dawbarn E. Horley | William Gerald Barker John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie |
| 20 – 25 June. | Kent Championships Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club Beckenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick Bowlby 1–6, 8–6, 6–4, 6–1 | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | Edward James Avory Ernest George Meers | Alfred Penn Gaskell H.C. Lewin George Nelson Stenhouse William C. Taylor |
| 20 – 25 June. | Kent Championships Beckenham Lawn Tennis Club Beckenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Challenger Herbert Chipp | | Edward James Avory Ernest George Meers | Alfred Penn Gaskell H.C. Lewin George Nelson Stenhouse William C. Taylor |
| 21 – 24 June. | New York Tennis Club Open New York City, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Clarence Hobart 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | P.B. Ruggles | | |
| 22 – 26 June. | Orange Spring Tournament Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Oliver Campbell 1–6, 6–2, 7–5, 6–4 | Edward Peale MacMullen | Grant Notman Jackson C. Wilmerding | Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach Valentine Gill Hall Clarence Hobart William Larned Thacher |
| 20 – 25 June. | Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2 | George Ernest Dixon Brown | Mark Anthony Hartnell Archibald Thomson | Jacob Gaitskell Brown Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell William Parkfield Wethered Andrew Laurie Macfie |
| 20 – 25 June. | Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Challenge round Grainger Chaytor | | Mark Anthony Hartnell Archibald Thomson | Jacob Gaitskell Brown Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell William Parkfield Wethered Andrew Laurie Macfie |

### July

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| - 2 July. | County Dublin Championships Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Tom Campion | | |
| - 2 July. | Championship of Lanarkshire Hamilton Lawn Tennis Club Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | G. Scott-Jackson 6-1 6-4 ret. | D.G. Kemp | | |
| - 2 July. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Percy B. Brown 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | G.E. Lowe | | |
| - 2 July. | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket & Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, England Grass Singles – Doubles | John Redfern Deykin 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | Frank Noon | | |
| 30 Jun–2 July | Northumberland Cricket Club Open Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Kenneth Ramsden Marley 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-1 | Charles Liddell | Frederick T. Bradbury John Parker Marsh | George Bloomfield Garvey Howard Pease Hugh A. Taylor C.A. Woods |
| - 2 July. | Burton-on-Trent Open Burton on Trent Cricket Ground Burton on Trent, England Grass Singles – Doubles | G. E. Lowe 7–5, 8–6, 6–1 | Henry G. Nadin | | |
| - 2 July. | Staten Island Invitation Livingston, New Jersey, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–8, 6–1, 9–7 | Edward MacMullen | | |
| 2 – 7 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Herbert Lawford 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–4 | Ernest Renshaw | Harry Grove Charles Lacy Sweet | Herbert Bowes-Lyon Ernest Wool Lewis Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne |
| 2 – 7 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon Herbert Wilberforce 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | Edward Barratt-Smith James Herbert Crispe | Harry Grove Charles Lacy Sweet | Herbert Bowes-Lyon Ernest Wool Lewis Oswald Milne Wilfred Milne |
| 4 – 8 July. | Western States Championships Chicago Lawn Tennis Club Chicago, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles A. Chase 7–5, 6–3, 6–4 | B. F. Cummins | | |
| 7- 9 July. | Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis Club Chapel Allerton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–0, 4–6, 6–0 | George Graham Stewart Grundy | | |
| 7 - 12 July. | Westchester Invitation Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 7-5, 6-4 | Valentine Hall | Deane B. Miller W.H. Sands | P.D. Chase J. Lorillard jr. Charles Edward Sands R. Zerega |
| 11- 12 July. | Stevenage Open Stevenage, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles G. Eames 7–5, 6–3 | W. Dunn | | |
| 11- 14 July. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Lawn Tennis Club Leamington Spa, England Grass Singles – Doubles | James Dwight 6–2, 6–2, 6–0 | L. Richardson | | |
| 14- 16 July. | Armagh ALTC Championship Armagh, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Hagan W. Jones 7–5, 6–3 | T. Dickson | ? | |
| 14- 16 July. | Leicester Open Leicester Lawn Tennis and Quoit Club Leicester, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | Tom Campion | ? | |
| 10 – 17 July. | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Grass Singles Doubles | William J. Grant 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | Eric Seabourne | | |
| 15- 18 July. | Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Moseley Park Lawn Tennis Club Birmingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | G.F. Goodman 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | W. Hasluck | ? | |
| 19–21 Jul. | Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTC Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin w.o. | Ernest Legassicke Hancock | C.L. Fox J. Hare | A.S. Archdale R.W. Fox Francis Slade-Gully C.R. Rodwell |
| 18 – 23 July. | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park Club London, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Ernest Meers | | |
| 18 – 23 July. | East of Ireland Championships Howth, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6–1, 4–0, ret. | Manliffe Francis Goodbody | | |
| 19–23 July. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Henry James Wilson Fosbery 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | G. Egerton | Herbert S. Heaton J.P. Lewis | T. Chilton E.L. Engleheart W.T. Jones H. Lloyd-Parry |
| 19–23 July. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Challenger D.F. Pennant | | Herbert S. Heaton J.P. Lewis | T. Chilton E.L. Engleheart W.T. Jones H. Lloyd-Parry |
| 21 – 23 July. | Elberon Lawn Tennis Club Open Coton Hill Institution Grounds Elberon, New Jersey, US Grass Singles – Doubles | Robert Beeckman 4–6, 3–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–1 | Howard Taylor | | |
| 21–23 July. | Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Stafford Institute LTC Stafford, Great Britain Grass Singles | Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson | Alfred Henry Betham G.E. Lowe | John Richard Baker Henry Guy Nadinn Walter Mace Shipman |
| 21–23 July. | Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Stafford Institute LTC Stafford, Great Britain Grass Singles | Challenge round C.P. Brett | | Alfred Henry Betham G.E. Lowe | John Richard Baker Henry Guy Nadinn Walter Mace Shipman |
| 21 – 23 July. | Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Coton Hill Institution Grounds Stafford, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frank Seymour Noon 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3 | C.P. Brett * | | |
| 21 – 27 July. | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 7–5, 6–0, 3–1, ret. | Herbert Bowes-Lyon | | |
| 25 – 30 July. | Derbyshire Championships Buxton Gardens Buxton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Tom Campion 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | W. D. Hamilton | | |
| 25 – 30 July. | Essex Championships Leyton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Meers 6–0, 6–1, 6–1 | P. M. Evans | | |
| 25 – 30 July. | Essex County Cricket Club Tournament Essex County Cricket Ground Leyton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Meers 6–2, 6–4, 6–0 | Alfred E. Walker | | |
| 26 – 27 July. | Southampton Invitation Meadow Club Southampton, New York, US Surface ? Singles – Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 6–4, 7–9, 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 | Henry Warner Slocum Jr. | | |
| 29 July. | Canadian Championships Toronto Lawn Tennis Club Toronto, Canada Singles – Doubles | Charles Smith Hyman 6–0, 6–3, 6–3 | Lawrence H. Baldwin | Isidore F. Hellmuth W.B. Lee | Alexander Galt A.J. Hollyerr James Noxon Andrew E. Plummer |
| 29- 30 July. | Melrose Open Melrose, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | J. Conyers 6–4, 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 | Kenneth Sanderson | ? | |

### August

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 29 July–1 August. | Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles | Charles Gladstone Eames 8-4, 6-4, 6-3 | Harry T. Shapley | C.J. Cobb Philip Francis Cary Elwes | A. Buchanan A.B. Green S.H. Hughes F.J. Troughton |
| 1 Aug. | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6–0, 6–0, 6–1 | John Galbraith Horn | | |
| 1 Aug. | Exmouth Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Exmouth, England Singles – Doubles | Harry Grove 6–2 7–9 6–4 7–5 | James Baldwin | | |
| 1 Aug. | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club East Grinstead, England Singles – Doubles | Nevill Cobbold 6–4, 6–2 | William John Down | | |
| 1 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford Lawn Tennis Club Waterford, Ireland Singles – Doubles | William Drumond Hamilton 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6–1 | David Grainger Chaytor | | |
| 29 Jul–3 Aug. | Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTC Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin 6-0 6-2 | William Ilbert Hancock | T.H. Spencer | Theodore Alfred Fox C.L. Fox J. Hare G.W.A. Lloyd |
| 29 Jul–3 Aug. | Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTC Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Ernest Legassicke Hancock | | T.H. Spencer | Theodore Alfred Fox C.L. Fox J. Hare G.W.A. Lloyd |
| 2-5 Aug. | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Slocum 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 | Philip Shelton Sears | Charles Amherst Chase Oliver Samuel Campbell | Frederick Sherwood Mansfield Quincy Shaw Albert Empie Wright |
| 5 Aug. | Nottinghamshire Championships Trentbridge Ground Nottingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick William Snook 6–5, 6–2, ret. | R.W. Miller | | |
| 5 Aug. | Inverkip Rovers Open Wemyss, Castle Wemyss, Fife, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | Archibald Thomson w.o. | Henry Guy Nadin | | |
| 5 Aug. | Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Gladstone Eames 6–2, 6–2 | H.T. Shapley | | |
| 2 -6 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 0-6, 6-0 | Toler Roberts Garvey | Manliffe Francis Goodbody J. Gore | William Gore Burroughs John M. Brown Frederick William Knox Raymond De La Poer |
| 2 -6 Aug. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Grainger Chaytor | | Manliffe Francis Goodbody J. Gore | William Gore Burroughs John M. Brown Frederick William Knox Raymond De La Poer |
| 5 – 8 August. | Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club Tournament Trent Bridge Cricket Ground Nottingham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick William Snook w.o. | H.T. Shapley | | |
| 6–8 August. | Ilkley Open Tournament Ilkley Lawn Tennis Club Ilkley, England Grass Singles – Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 7–5, 6–2 | George Richmond Mewburn | | |
| 8 August. | Nahant Invitation Bar Harbor Club Nahant, Massachusetts, US Clay Singles – Doubles | Henry Slocum Jr. ? | ? | | |
| 6 - 10 Aug. | West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 | Arthur John de Courcy Wilson | Grainger Chaytor Blaney Hamilton | George Hewson Chaloner Knox Effingham Carroll McDowell Joshua Pim |
| 6 - 10 Aug. | West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Reginald Arthur Gamble | | Grainger Chaytor Blaney Hamilton | George Hewson Chaloner Knox Effingham Carroll McDowell Joshua Pim |
| 12 August. | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Ernest George Meers 6-4,3-6, 6-3, 6-4 | Wilberforce Eaves | Charles Gladstone Eames Nevill Cobbold | Wilberforce Eaves David Grainger Chaytor Ernest Lewis Frederick Thompson |
| 8- 12 August. | Kilkenny County and City Tournament Kilkenny County Lawn Tennis Club Kilkenny, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Grainger Chaytor 8–6, 6–2, 6–2 | Major Francis Slade-Gully | | |
| 10 - 12 August. | North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles | Mark Anthony Hartnell w.o. | E. Draper | Walter Reid Craig F.C. Varey | T.M. Draper J.H. Marston F.R. Oakley H. Raphael |
| 8–13 Aug. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth LTC Teignmouth, Devon, England Grass Singles | Ernest Wool Lewis 7–5, 6–2| | Wilfred Milne | John Redfern Deykin Robert Charles Thompson | C.H. Davies J. Hare William R. Ormsby Hindle W.A. Kindersley |
| 10 – 13 August. | Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Hull Westbourne Avenue Tennis Club Kingston-Upon-Hull, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Frederick Bradbury 2–6, 8–6, 6–2 | L. Harrison | | |
| 10 – 16 August. | Southern California Championships, Riverside, California, US Grass Singles Doubles | William H. Young 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | R. L. Bettner | | |
| 11 – 13 August. | Englewood Open Englewood Englewood, New Jersey, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–2 1–6 5–7 6–4 6–4 | Augustus Duryee | | |
| 11 – 13 August. | East of England Championships Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Grass Singles – Doubles | William Herbert Cohen 6–3, 6–4 | Charles Sidney Cullingham | | |
| 11 - 13 August. | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | A.K. Andrews. 6–2, 6–4 | E. Murray | W.A. Clarke J.N. Martin | Captain Alexander |
| 11 - 13 August. | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | W.A. Clarke E. Russell Rendle 6-3 7-5 | Mr. Whiting W.H. Chappel | W.A. Clarke J.N. Martin | Captain Alexander |
| 11 - 13 August. | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | W.A. Clarke Miss Childs 6-2 6-2 | Vernon Francis Page. Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope | W.A. Clarke J.N. Martin | Captain Alexander |
| 16 August. | Bar Harbor Open Bar Harbor Club Bar Harbor, Maine, US Singles – Doubles | Robert Livingston Beeckman ? | ? | | |
| 17 – 19 August. | Niagara International Tournament Queen's Royal Hotel Court's Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles – Doubles | E.C. Knight. 6–4, 6–1 | S. Burrell | | |
| 15- 20 August. | County Kildare Open Tennis Championship Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club Parsonstown, King's County Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles | Grainger Chaytor 2 sets to 1 | George Bloomfield Garvey | | |
| 15 - 20 Aug. | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 6-3, 7-5, 9-7 | George Richmond Mewburn | Marmaduke Strickland Constable John Parker Marsh | L. Harrison Francis Joseph Hirst Arthur Godfrey Pease M. Pole |
| 15 -20 August. | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, England Singles – Doubles | E.W. Fletcher 5–7 6–2 6–1 9–7 | Arthur G. Pease | Frederick T. Bradbury L. Harrison | Marmaduke Strickland Constable Arthur Edward Corner Arthur Riley Crossley Arthur Herbert Meysey-Thompson |
| 15 – 20 August. | Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament Teignmouth Tennis Club Torquay, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 7–5, 6–2, 7–5 | Wilfred Milne | | |
| 15 - 20 Aug. | Tenby Open Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | David Grismond Owen Saunder 6-5 6-2 6-1 | Captain G.R. Taylor | E.W. David William Sidney Nelson Heard | Henry Stafford Brenchley A.G. Norris P.W.E. Scott A. Glover-Williams |
| 15 - 20 Aug | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-0, 6–1, 6-1 | A.G. Norris | Henry Stafford Brenchley W.L. Phillips | W.T. Booker W. Griffiths G. Lewis A.M.C. Smith |
| 15 - 20 Aug | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger E.W. Davies | | Henry Stafford Brenchley W.L. Phillips | W.T. Booker W. Griffiths G. Lewis A.M.C. Smith |
| 16 – 24 August. | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | Archibald Thomson 6–5 6–1 6–2 | Jacob G. Brown | | |
| 16 – 24 August. | Northern Counties Challenge Cup Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest W. Fletcher 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 | Henry Bolckow | | |
| 22 Aug. | British Columbia Challenge Cup Victoria Lawn Tennis Club Vancouver, BC, Canada Grass Singles Doubles | R.H. Handcock 3-0 sets | Brian Halsey Tyrwhitt-Drake | Lieut. Hutchinson E.M.W. Woods | J. Fennelly C.A. Holland John Musgrave W.A. Ward |
| 22 Aug. | British Columbia Challenge Cup Victoria Lawn Tennis Club Vancouver, BC, Canada Grass Singles Doubles | Challenger Harvey Walter Henry Coombe | | Lieut. Hutchinson E.M.W. Woods | J. Fennelly C.A. Holland John Musgrave W.A. Ward |
| 19 – 21 August. | Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton Lawn Tennis Club Durham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Arthur B. Crosby 6–1, 6–5 | Henry Bolckow | | |
| 19 – 21 August. | Northwestern Championships St Paul's Club Saint Paul, Minnesota United States Singles – Doubles | Samuel Thompson Chase ? | ? | | |
| 23 - 25 Aug. | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Carlton Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | Benjamin Arthur Cohen 3–6, 6–4, 6–2 | George Norman | Harold (Harry) Bacon Thomas Kensit Norman | Charles Sidney Cullingham Perry E. Hall Henry Arthur Lane Arthur Bacon Longe |
| 25 August. | Meadow Club Amateur Closed Tournament Meadow Club Southampton, New York, US Surface ? Singles – Doubles | C.P. Howland | ? | | |
| 24–26 Aug. | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Dennis Fortescue Boles 4-6 6-1 6-1 | Mr. Thompson | F.W. Leeper E.H.A. Tolcher | G. Arundell F. Birdwood W.A.P. Matthews Reginald John Hall Parlby |
| 24 – 26 August. | Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Exmouth, England Singles – Doubles | Hugh MacNaghten 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | Frederick Whitehead | | |
| 22 – 27 August. | North of England Championships Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Browne 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | James Baldwin | | |
| 23 -27 August. | Hampshire Championships Dean Park Cricket Ground Bournemouth, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | H. Phillip | | |
| 26–27 Aug. | Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament Craigmore, Rothesay, Scotland Singles – Doubles | James Edgar Lefroy Stein 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | J. Adam | | |
| 25–28 Aug | US National Championships Newport Grass United States Singles – Doubles | Richard Sears 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | Henry Slocum | | |
| 25–28 Aug | US National Championships Newport Grass United States Singles – Doubles | Richard Sears James Dwight 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Howard Taylor Henry Slocum | | |

### September

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| - September. | Edgewood Country Club Open Edgewood Country Club Tivoli, New York US Clay Singles – Doubles | Valentine Gill Hall | | | |
| - September. | Hitchin Tennis Tournament Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Valentine Gill Hall ? | | | |
| 1 – 3 Sept. | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Plymouth, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Dennis Fortescue Boles 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | Mr. Thompson | | |
| - 5 Sept. | East of Scotland Championships United College Grounds St Andrews, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | Alfred Aitken Thomson 2–6, 3–6, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6 | A. Dunlop-Hill | | George Kerr |
| - 6 Sept. | South of England Championships Eastbourne Lawn Tennis Club Eastbourne, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Ernest Lewis 8–6, 7–5, 6–4 | Herbert Wilberforce | | |
| 7 – 10 September. | Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York City, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6–1, 6–3, 2–6, 6–8, 7–5 | Philip Shelton Sears | | |
| 9 September. | Staten Island Cricket and Baseball Club Amateur Closed Livingston, New York, US Grass – | G.A. Willis ? | ? | | |
| 5 – 12 September. | United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Grass Singles - Doubles | Wilfred L. Parker 6-2 6-3 | L.G. Campbell | Reginald Harry Noott C.G. Thornhill | Lionel James Easton D. Fuller Frederick Wentworth Gore Edmund Henry Parker |
| 10 – 13 Sept. | Boulogne International Tennis Club Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay Singles – Doubles | William C. Taylor ? | ? | | |
| 13 – 15 September. | Rochester Lawn Tennis Tournament Rochester Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles | W.L. Kingsley ? | ? | | |
| 20 September. | New Hamburg Invitation Poughkeepsie, New York, US Surface? Singles – Doubles | Edward L. Hall ? | | | |

### October

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist |
| 26 Sept – 1 Oct. | Delaware Field Club Open Delaware Field Club Wilmington, Delaware, United States Clay Singles – Doubles | Charles Belmont Davis 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | Marmaduke Smith |
| 1 – 3 October | Southern Championships Wilmington, United States Singles – Doubles | Charles Belmont Davis 6–2 6–1 6–2 | E. Porter |
| 12 – 14 October. | Intercollegiate Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, United States Singles – Doubles | Philip Sears (Harvard College) 6–8, 6–2, 6–2 | G.G. Shaw jr |
| 22 – 26 October. | Victorian Championships Melbourne Hard Asphalt Singles – Doubles | Arthur G. H. Colquhoun 6–4, 6–2, 6–0 | Walter Timon Coldham |

### November

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| 2 – 7 November. | Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships Lahore Gymkhana Club, Lawrence Hall Gardens Lahore, India Singles – Doubles | R.D. Spencer 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 | Edward Lee French | | |

### December

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi-finalist | Quarter-finalist |
| December. | Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Royal South Yarra LTC Melbourne Grass Singles – Doubles | John Dickson Cramond 15 games to 5 | Robert Alexander Paxton | | |
| 22 – 26 October. | New Zealand Championships Napier, New Zealand Grass Singles – Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6–2 6–0 6–4 | E.P. Hudson | | |

## List of tournament winners

The list of winners by number of singles titles won:
* Ernest Wool Lewis—Bournemouth, Chiswick Park, Eastbourne, Hyde Park, Leicester, Stamford Bridge, Teignmouth, Torquay—(8)
* Henry Slocum—Harrison, Livingston, Nahant, New Haven, Wentworth—(5)
* Ernest W. Fletcher—Chapel Allerton, Ilkley, Stockton-on-Tees, Whitby—(4)
* Willoughby Hamilton—Dublin (Fitzwilliam), Dublin (Landsdowne), Howth, Sligo—(4)
* Ernest Browne—Cheltenham, Penarth, Scarborough—(3)
* Harry Grove—Northern Championships, Liverpool, Bath, Exmouth—(3)
* Patrick Bowes-Lyon—Dublin, Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne—(3)
* Robert L. Beeckman—Bar Harbor, Eleberon, Hoboken—(3)
* Ernest George Meers—Leyton, Leyton (2nd), Sittingbourne—(3)
* Valentine Gill Hall—Hitchin, Poughkeepsie, Tivoli–(3)
* Charles Gladstone Eames—Rochester, Stevenage—(2)
* Grainger Chaytor—Kilkenny, Parsonstown—(2)
* Frank Seymour Noon—Stafford, Stafford II –(2)
* Frederick William Snook—Nottingham, Nottingham (2nd) –(2)
* Henry Augustus Taylor–Stenton, Southampton—(2)
* Percival Clennell Fenwick—Napier, Napier (2nd) –(2)
* Ernest Renshaw–Irish Championships, Dublin–(1)
* Herbert Lawford-Wimbledon, (1)
* James Dwight–Leamington Spa, (1)
* Manliffe Goodbody–Dublin III, (1)
* Richard Sears–U.S. National Championships–(1)