# 1890 women's world tennis season

The 1890 Women's World Tennis Season was a tennis tournament circuit composed of 81 major, national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in January 1890 in Chepauk, India, and ended in January 1891 in Dunedin, New Zealand.

## Summary of season

From 1888 until 1912 Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), grew in status and influence to become the de facto international tennis governing body before the proper International Lawn Tennis Federation commenced operations. Despite the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) forming in 1881 a good seven years before the LTA, it was the British body that set laws, settled disputes and organized the increasingly complicated tournament calendar before the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) formed in March, 1913.
After the formation of the ILTF the world tennis circuit going forward was a highly organised and structured network of national and international tournaments. Most tennis tournaments were usually mixed events for men and women, and the women's international tennis circuit certainly up to 1923 was composed mainly of tournaments on the British and European Circuits. After the USNLTA joined the ILTF this would later change with more and more tournaments being staged globally. Women tennis players on the world circuit up to the open era were funded by their national associations enabling them to travel and take part in international tournaments.
1890 sees an increase in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to form. The 1890 women's tennis season began on 8 January with the first Southern India Championships staged at Madras, India. In May 1890 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland's Louisa Martin wins the singles title beating fellow countrywoman Lena Rice, she also picks up the ladies doubles event partnered with Florence Stanuell, and completes a clean sweep by winning the mixed doubles with Grainger Chaytor.
In mid June 1890 the change in scheduling is continued when the U.S. National Championships are held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA, defending champion Bertha Townsend loses her title to Ellen Roosevelt in straight sets.
Later the same month the third major tournament of the year the Northern Championships played at the Liverpool Cricket Club in Liverpool Mary Steedman is the new Northern Champion beating Beatrice Wood in two sets, in the women's doubles event final Florence Mardall and Mary Steedman defeat Miss Quin and Miss Scrivener in straight sets, and the All England Mixed Doubles Championship event, is won by Katherine Hill and James Baldwin who defeat Mary Steedman and George Hillyard in the final.
In July at the fourth and final major event of the season the 1890 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, Irish player Lena Rice reaches the final for the second year, but this time takes the title, when she defeats May Jacks in the final. The season ended on 3 January 1891 at the New Zealand Championships, held in Dunedin, New Zealand which began on 30 December 1890 and was played on grass.
In terms of draw sizes the Northumberland Championships with 18 entrants was the largest open ladies singles draw for 1890, the Irish Championships with 27 entrants across three disciplines singles, doubles and mixed was the largest major event of the year and was the joint largest open event of the year along with the Sussex Championships and South of England Championships also with 27 entrants. The largest event outside of Europe was the New South Wales Championships.

## Season results

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, together effectively making an early incarnation of the Grand Slam events we know today.
Key
* Important.
* National
* Provincial/State/Regional
* County
* Regular

### January

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist |
| 18 Jan | South India Championships Madras Gymkhana Club Madras, India Clay Singles - Doubles | Edith Morgan 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 | Margaret Benson | Margaret Benson Hilda Wilkieson |
| 18 Jan | South India Championships Madras Gymkhana Club Madras, India Clay Singles - Doubles | Edith Morgan Margaret Benson 6–4, 6–4 | Hilda Wilkieson Mrs J.K. Smethurst | Margaret Benson Hilda Wilkieson |
| 18 Jan | South India Championships Madras Gymkhana Club Madras, India Clay Singles - Doubles | Edith Morgan Harry Grove 6–3, 4–6, 7–5 | Margaret Benson Charles Lacy Sweet | Margaret Benson Hilda Wilkieson |

### February

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 22 Feb. | Otago LTA Tournament Carisbrook Club Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles | Ruth Orbell 9–7 | L. Mackerras | Miss Grant Miss G. Rattray | Miss Morris |
| 22 Feb. | Pau International Tournament (later Pau Championships) Trinquet Club de Beaumont Pau France Clay Singles - Doubles | Edith Austin def. | May Geary | Miss MacFarlane Mrs Bruce-Johnston | |

### March

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 15 Mar | Queen's Club Covered Court Championship Queen's Club London, England Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | May Jacks 6–0, 6–2 | Mary Pick | Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot | Ivy Arbuthnot |
| 27 Mar. | Auckland Association Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Spiers def | Miss Cay | | |
| 29 Mar. | Cannes Réunion Club Tournament Réunion Club Cannes, France Clay Singles - Doubles | Miss Leigh def. | Miss Miles | Miss Maguire | |
| 29 Mar. | Cannes Réunion Club Tournament Réunion Club Cannes, France Clay Singles - Doubles | Countess Sophie of Merenberg Cpt. Arthur H. Pryce-Harrison 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Miss Halford Michael Gallwey McNamara | Miss Maguire | |

### April

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist |
| 5 Apr. | Natal Championships Durban, Colony of Natal Grass Singles - Doubles | Norah Hickman 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | Mabel Grant |
| 12 Apr | South Australian Championships Adelaide Oval Courts Adelaide, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Maisie Parr Won | ? |
| 13 Apr | Ceylon Championships The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles - Doubles | Miss Wynniatt 6–1, 6–1 | Miss Watson |
| 19 Apr | British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park LTC London, England Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | May Jacks 6–0, 6–1 | Maud Shackle |
| 19 Apr | Moss Vale Tournament Mossvale TC Moss Vale, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | K. Nicholson 6–4, 6–4 | Mrs. Green |
| 26 Apr. | Singapore Ladies LTC Spring Tournament Singapore, Straits Settlement Grass Singles - Doubles | Mrs. Edwardes 6–1, 6–5 | Mrs. Salzmann |

### May

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 14 May | New South Wales Championships Moore Park Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Ellen Mayne 8–6, 6–1 | Ellen Blaxland | Eliza Fitzgerald Edith Fox | Miss Dransfield Mrs Lindon Mabel Shaw |
| 14 May | New South Wales Championships Moore Park Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Zilla Scott | | Eliza Fitzgerald Edith Fox | Miss Dransfield Mrs Lindon Mabel Shaw |
| 14 May | New South Wales Championships Moore Park Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Ellen Mayne Mabel Shaw 6–4, 7–5 | Zilla Scott Dransfield | Eliza Fitzgerald Edith Fox | Miss Dransfield Mrs Lindon Mabel Shaw |
| 14 May | New South Wales Championships Moore Park Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Ellen Mayne Dudley Webb 6–4, 6–2 | Robert Fitzgerald Eliza Fitzgerald | Eliza Fitzgerald Edith Fox | Miss Dransfield Mrs Lindon Mabel Shaw |
| 27 May | Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton Cricket Club Grounds Hexham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Jane Corder 8–6, 6–0 | Helen Jackson | | |
| 30 May | Irish Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin 9–7, 6–4 | Lena Rice | G. Crofton Helen Jackson | A. Becher B. Becher Connie Butler Florence Stanuell |
| 30 May | Irish Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell 6–4, 6–2 | Blanche Hillyard D. Meldon | G. Crofton Helen Jackson | A. Becher B. Becher Connie Butler Florence Stanuell |
| 30 May | Irish Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin Grainger Chaytor 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 | Helen Jackson Arthur J. de Courcy Wilson | G. Crofton Helen Jackson | A. Becher B. Becher Connie Butler Florence Stanuell |

### June

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 1 Jun | Ealing Championships Ealing LTC Ealing, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Alice Brown 8–6, 6–0 | Charlotte Copper | | |
| 2 Jun | New York Tennis Club Open New York TC New York, United States Clay Singles - Doubles | No Ladies Singles | | | |
| 2 Jun | New York Tennis Club Open New York TC New York, United States Clay Singles - Doubles | Miss Burdette Miss Mowry 1–6, 6–2, 6–4 | Mrs Badgley Mabel Cahill | | |
| 2 Jun | New York Tennis Club Open New York TC New York, United States Clay Singles - Doubles | Miss Burdette Carroll J. Post jr. 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 | Mabel Cahill Russell R. Perkins | | |
| 7 Jun | London Championships Queen's Club London, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Jacks 6–2, 6–1 | Elsie Pinckney | Edith Austin Cordelia Phillimore | Mrs H. Anderson Beatrice Langrishe |
| 7 Jun | London Championships Queen's Club London, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Maud Shackle | | Edith Austin Cordelia Phillimore | Mrs H. Anderson Beatrice Langrishe |
| 7 Jun | Championship of the West of England Bath, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin 6–3, 8–6 | N Pope | Constance Bryan Miss Stoddart | Connie Butler Miss Langley Alice Parr Florence Stanuell |
| 7 Jun | Championship of the West of England Bath, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell 6–3, 6–3 | Constance Bryan N Pope | Constance Bryan Miss Stoddart | Connie Butler Miss Langley Alice Parr Florence Stanuell |
| 7 Jun | Championship of the West of England Bath, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin James Baldwin 6–3, 6–1 | Constance Bryan Henry Guy Nadin | Constance Bryan Miss Stoddart | Connie Butler Miss Langley Alice Parr Florence Stanuell |
| 14 Jun | U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Ellen Roosevelt 6–2, 6–2 | Bertha Townsend | Margarette Ballard Mabel Cahill | D.F. Butterfield F.K. Gregory Rebecca H. Lycett S. Day |
| 14 Jun | U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt 6–1, 6–2 | Margarette Ballard Bertha Townsend | Margarette Ballard Mabel Cahill | D.F. Butterfield F.K. Gregory Rebecca H. Lycett S. Day |
| 14 Jun | Surrey County Championships Berrylands LTC Surbiton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Arbuthnot 6–2, 6–2 | Elizabeth Mocatta | Emily Looker G. Leeds-Paine | Alice Arbuthnot Ivy Arbuthnot Miss Calder Elsie Lane |
| 14 Jun | Surrey County Championships Berrylands LTC Surbiton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Jacks John Redfern Deykin 6–4, 6–2 | Elsie Pinckney Arthur Gore | Emily Looker G. Leeds-Paine | Alice Arbuthnot Ivy Arbuthnot Miss Calder Elsie Lane |
| 14 Jun | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse LTC Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles | Lottie Paterson 6–0, 8–6 | Jane Corder | | |
| 14 Jun | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse LTC Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles | Miss Meikle Lottie Paterson 3–6, 7–5, 7–5 | E. Ferguson Jane Meikle | | |
| 14 Jun | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse LTC Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles | Lottie Paterson Edward Barnard Fuller 6–1, 6–2 | Miss Meikle Stanley Riseley | | |
| 14 Jun | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham LTC Cheltenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Constance Bryan 6–1, 6–0 | Beatrice Wood | Mary Agg Miss Crossley | |
| 15 Jun | Championship of Nebraska Kearney, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Doolittle 6–0, 7–5, 6–3 | Mrs G.W. Frank | | |
| 17 Jun | Scottish Championships Dyvours Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Helen Jackson 6–1, 6–0 | Lottie Paterson | Miss Crosby Mabel Shaw | Jane Corder |
| 21 Jun | Kent All-Comers' Championships Beckenham LTC Beckenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Jacks 4–6, 6–0, 6–4 | G. Leeds-Paine | Miss Howes Gertrude Mellersh | Miss Blaker Miss Cooper |
| 21 Jun | Kent All-Comers' Championships Beckenham LTC Beckenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Holder Maud Shackle | | Miss Howes Gertrude Mellersh | Miss Blaker Miss Cooper |
| 21 Jun | Kent All-Comers' Championships Beckenham LTC Beckenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | D.E. Payn G. Leeds-Paine 4–6, 6–3, 6–3 | Arthur Gore May Jacks | Miss Howes Gertrude Mellersh | Miss Blaker Miss Cooper |
| 21 Jun | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Mary Steedman walkover | Beatrice Wood | Miss Mills Miss Vicars | Katherine Hill |
| 21 Jun | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Holder Lottie Dod | | Miss Mills Miss Vicars | Katherine Hill |
| 21 Jun | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Florence Mardall Bertha Steedman 6–1, 6–1 | Miss Quin Miss Scrivener | Miss Mills Miss Vicars | Katherine Hill |
| 21 Jun | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Katherine Hill James Baldwin 10–8, 6–2 | Mary Steedman George Hillyard | Miss Mills Miss Vicars | Katherine Hill |
| 23 Jun | New Jersey Championships Orange LTC South Orange, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Mabel Cahill walkover | Gertrude Williams | May Colby Miss Hitch | |
| 23 Jun | New Jersey Championships Orange LTC South Orange, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Mabel Cahill Russell R. Perkins 6–2, 6–0 | May Colby S.M. Colgate | May Colby Miss Hitch | |
| 24 Jun | North of Ireland Championships Cliftonville Cricket Ground Belfast, Ireland Singles - Doubles | A. Kinahan 6–2, 6–0 | Miss Newett | | |
| 26 Jun | Orange Spring Tournament Orange LTC South Orange, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Mabel Cahill 6–3, 6–1 | Emma Leavitt-Morgan | | |
| 26 Jun | Orange Spring Tournament Orange LTC South Orange, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Mabel Cahill Russell R. Perkins def | May Colby S.M. Colgate | | |
| 27 June | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston CLTC Edgbaston, England Grass Singles - Doubles | L. Johnstone 6–2, 5–6, 6–4 | Ethel Valentin | | |
| 28 Jun | Kings County Spring Tournament Kings County LTC Brooklyn, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Helen Hellwig 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | Juliette Atkinson | | |
| 28 Jun | Kings County Spring Tournament Kings County LTC Brooklyn, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Helen Hellwig A.M. Blaisdell 6–2 | Miss L.J. Cuddy E.A. Snyder | | |
| 29 Jun | Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Tournament Lansdowne LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Lena Rice 6–3, 6–1 | Miss Wilson | Miss Jackson | |

### July

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 4 Jul | Wimbledon Championships AELTC London, England Grass Singles | Lena Rice 6–4, 6–1 | May Jacks | Edith Cole Mary Steedman | |
| 12 Jul | Championship of Middlesex Chiswick Park, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Mary Steedman 6–2, 6–2 | Maud Shackle | Charlotte Cooper Elsie Lane | Mrs Anderson F. Bailey Miss Brown Elizabeth Mocatta |
| 12 Jul | Championship of Middlesex Chiswick Park, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger May Jacks | | Charlotte Cooper Elsie Lane | Mrs Anderson F. Bailey Miss Brown Elizabeth Mocatta |
| 12 Jul | Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Rome 6–2, 6–2 | M. Evans | | |
| 12 Jul | Llandudno Open Craigside Hydro Llandudno, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles | Ida Cressy 7–5, 6–1 | K. Grant | | |
| 12 Jul | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Beatrice Wood 6–2, 6–1 | Jane Corder | Mrs E.J. Crossley E. Wagstaffe | L. Chatterton-Clarke S. Leighton |
| 12 Jul | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, England Grass Singles - Doubles | L. Chatterton-Clarke Beatrice Wood 6–3, 6–2 | Mrs E.J. Crossley Miss Crossley | Mrs E.J. Crossley E. Wagstaffe | L. Chatterton-Clarke S. Leighton |
| 12 Jul | Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, England Grass Singles - Doubles | L. Chatterton-Clarke Charles Wade 6–4, 7–5 | Beatrice Wood James Baldwin | Mrs E.J. Crossley E. Wagstaffe | L. Chatterton-Clarke S. Leighton |
| 14 Jul | National Championship of the Netherlands (unofficial) de Bataaf Scheveningen, Netherlands Cement Singles - Doubles | Miss. M. Bol 6–5, 6–5 | Miss E. van Aken | | |
| 14 Jul | National Championship of the Netherlands (unofficial) de Bataaf Scheveningen, Netherlands Cement Singles - Doubles | Miss M. Bol A.P. Van Aken 6–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | Miss van der Hoop Jan Aegidius Van der Rhede | | |
| 16 Jul | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Alice Pickering 7–5, 6–1 | Katherine Hill | | |
| 19 July | Queen's Club Open Queen's Club London, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Jacks default | Maud Shackle | Edith Austin Cordelia Phillimore | Mrs H. Anderson E. Malcom |
| 20 Jul | Hudson River Championships Far & Near LTC Hastings-on-Hudson, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Mabel Cahill 6–3, 6–3 | Emma Leavitt-Morgan | | |
| 23 Jul | Gore Court Championships Gore Court ALTC Sittingbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles | E. Malden 6–2, 7–5 | J. Wakeley | | |
| 26 Jul | Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament Westbourne Ave Grounds Hull, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Katherine Grey 6–1, 5–7, 9–7 | E. Lee-Smith | | |
| 29 Jul | Long Island Championships Southampton, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | No Ladies Singles | | | |
| 29 Jul | Long Island Championships Southampton, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Betts Grace Roosevelt 6–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3 | H. Dinsmore Ellen Roosevelt | | |

### August

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 2 Aug | Eastern Counties Championships Felixstowe LTC Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Florence Noon Thompson 6–3, 6–4 | Winifred Kersey | | |
| 2 Aug | Northumberland Championships Newcastle, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Helen Jackson 6–4, 6–3 | Jane Corder | Connie Butler Alice Pickering | |
| 2 Aug | Northumberland Championships Newcastle, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Helen Jackson Manliffe Goodbody 6–0, 6–3 | Miss Clark C.W. Wodt | Connie Butler Alice Pickering | |
| 4 Aug | Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Beatrice Wood 6–4, 6–2 | M. Crossley | | |
| 7 Aug | Maritime Provinces Championships Truro Tennis Club Truro, Canada Singles - Doubles | Miss Wiltshire Won | | | |
| 7 Aug | Maritime Provinces Championships Truro Tennis Club Truro, Canada Singles - Doubles | Miss Ball Miss Newberry | | | |
| 7 Aug | Darlington Association Tournament Feethams Cricket Ground Darlington, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Lottie Dod 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Constance Smith | | |
| 7 Aug | Darlington Association Tournament Feethams Cricket Ground Darlington, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Lottie Dod Kenneth Marley 6–0, 6–2 | E. Sykes T Coventry | | |
| 8 Aug | Championship of the Coast Hotel Redondo Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Miss F. Shoemaker 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 | Miss English | May Carter Miss Tufts | |
| 9 Aug | Exmouth Tournament Exmouth LTC Exmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Lilian Pine-Coffin 6–1, 5–7, 6–4 | Katherine Hole | Jessie Meyler Florence Renwick | Miss Kindersley Lois Renwick Mary Renwick |
| 9 Aug | West of Scotland Championships Castle Wemyss Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Moir 6–1, 6–3 | Helen Jackson | | |
| 9 Aug | West of Scotland Championships Castle Wemyss Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | E. Marley Richard Millar Watson 14–12, 6–4 | Helen Jackson G. Scott-Jackson | | |
| 16 Aug | Felixstowe Open Felixstowe LTC Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Florence Thompson 6–3, 6–4 | Winifred Kersey | L.E. Fanshawe Mrs L. Turner | Edith Austin F.A. King-Church Miss F.G. Green Miss E.M. Sexton |
| 16 Aug | Felixstowe Open Felixstowe LTC Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Mrs L. Turner Herbert Kersey 6–0, 6–2 | Frances King-Church H.B. Allen | L.E. Fanshawe Mrs L. Turner | Edith Austin F.A. King-Church Miss F.G. Green Miss E.M. Sexton |
| 16 Aug | British Columbia Championships Victoria LTC Victoria Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | Florence Barkley 7–5, 6–4 | Frances Arrowsmith | Miss Haigh Mrs Pinder | |
| 16 Aug | British Columbia Championships Victoria LTC Victoria Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Anastasia Musgrave | | Miss Haigh Mrs Pinder | |
| 18 Aug | Derbyshire Championships Buxton LTC Buxton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin 6–2, 6–4 | Mary Steedman | G. Crofton Bertha Steedman | Connie Butler Miss McClintock Helen Jackson Florence Stanuell |
| 18 Aug | Derbyshire Championships Buxton LTC Buxton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Bertha Steedman Mary Steedman 8–6, 6–8, 6–3 | Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell | G. Crofton Bertha Steedman | Connie Butler Miss McClintock Helen Jackson Florence Stanuell |
| 18 Aug | Derbyshire Championships Buxton LTC Buxton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Louisa Martin James Baldwin 6–2, 8–10, 6–0 | Florence Stanuell Harold Mahony | G. Crofton Bertha Steedman | Connie Butler Miss McClintock Helen Jackson Florence Stanuell |
| 19 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Beech Grove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Evelyn Blencowe 6–2, 6–3 | E. Malcolm | | |
| 19 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Beech Grove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | L. Ferguson Lottie Paterson 6-1, 6-2 | Miss Malcolm Miss Snowcroft | | |
| 19 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Beech Grove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Lottie Paterson G. Scott-Jackson 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 | E. Malcolm Richard Millar Watson | | |
| 21 Aug | Budleigh Salterton Open Tournament Aldeburgh LTC Budleigh Salterton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Mrs Thompson 6–2, 6–3 | Miss Talbot | | |
| 23 Aug | North of England Championships South Cliff LTC Scarborough, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Beatrice Wood 6–4, 6–4 | M Crosley | Mabel Cradock Miss Gray | B. Anderson D. Boulton Annie Kendal |
| 23 Aug | North of England Championships South Cliff LTC Scarborough, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Clark Beatrice Wood 6–2, 7–5 | C. Crossley Miss Gray | Mabel Cradock Miss Gray | B. Anderson D. Boulton Annie Kendal |
| 23 Aug | North of England Championships South Cliff LTC Scarborough, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Beatrice Wood James Baldwin | M. Crossley Charles Chaytor | Mabel Cradock Miss Gray | B. Anderson D. Boulton Annie Kendal |
| 23 Aug | Torquay Open Torquay LTC Torquay, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss E. Wolfe 7–5, 6–4 | Miss Fisher | Mrs C. Paas Farlow Mrs Fowler | Miss Dewer Miss Peter-Hoblyn Miss Martyn |
| 23 Aug | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hall Park Saxmundham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Edith Coleridge Cole 6–4, 6–2 | Alice Parr | Winifred Kersey L. Stains | Miss Bartlett A. Foster Emily Manuelle Mrs E.C. Roberts |
| 23 Aug | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hall Park Saxmundham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Winifred Kersey L. Stains 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | Edith Coleridge Cole Mrs E. Roberts | Winifred Kersey L. Stains | Miss Bartlett A. Foster Emily Manuelle Mrs E.C. Roberts |
| 23 Aug | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hall Park Saxmundham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss King-Church Charles Gladstone Allen 6–4, 7–5 | K French William C. French | Winifred Kersey L. Stains | Miss Bartlett A. Foster Emily Manuelle Mrs E.C. Roberts |
| 25 Aug | Altoona Tennis Tournament Altoona Cricket Club Altoona, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | R. Holmes 1–6, 6–4, 7–5 | Miss Fay | Miss Bailey A. Holmes | Miss Askew Miss Esterbrook Miss Kapp |
| 26 Aug | Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament Aldeburgh LTC Aldeburgh, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Mrs Lang walkover | Mrs Stapylton | | |
| 30 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Langrishe 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | Ivy Arbuthnot | Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot | A. Everett M. Stogdon K. Stretton |
| 30 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Constance Bryan | | Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot | A. Everett M. Stogdon K. Stretton |
| 30 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | A Everett May Langrishe 7–5, 6–2 | Ivy Arbuthnot May Artbuthnot | Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot | A. Everett M. Stogdon K. Stretton |
| 30 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Dean Park Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Langrishe F. St. B. Haskett-Smith 5–7, 6–1, 6–4 | May Arbuthnot W.J. Down | Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot | A. Everett M. Stogdon K. Stretton |

### September

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 6 Sep | Sussex Championships Brighton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Langrishe 6–1, 6–2 | Constance Bryan | Edith Cole Beatrice Langrishe | Elsie Pinckney Violet Pinckney |
| 6 Sep | Sussex Championships Brighton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Maud Shackle | | Edith Cole Beatrice Langrishe | Elsie Pinckney Violet Pinckney |
| 6 Sep | Sussex Championships Brighton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Violet Pinckney Maud Shackle 6–3, 6–1 | B. Pinckney Elsie Pinckney | Edith Cole Beatrice Langrishe | Elsie Pinckney Violet Pinckney |
| 6 Sep | Sussex Championships Brighton, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Elsie Pinckney Frank Stoker 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 | Maud Shackle Wilfred Baddeley | Edith Cole Beatrice Langrishe | Elsie Pinckney Violet Pinckney |
| 8 Sep | New Hamburg Invitation New Hamburgh LTC New Hamburg, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | A. Clarkson 6–8, 6–3, 6–2 | Grace Roosevelt | | |
| 8 Sep | New Hamburg Invitation New Hamburgh LTC New Hamburg, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Ellen Roosevelt Malcolm Chace 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | Miss Lente Charles Sands | | |
| 9 Sep | Pacific States Lawn Tennis Tournament Hotel San Rafael San Rafael, United States Cement Singles - Doubles | Maud Wilkinson 6–2, 6–3 | Miss Barker | | |
| 13 Sep | South of England Championships Devonshire Park LTC Eastbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Langrishe 6–2, 6–3 | Edith Cole | | |
| 13 Sep | South of England Championships Devonshire Park LTC Eastbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles | May Langrishe James Baldwin 6–1, 6–3 | Edith Gurney DM Malcolm | | |
| 13 Sep | Maine State Championships Bangor, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Godfrey Clergue def | Miss Gertrude Clergue | Miss Carrie Chapman | |
| 19 Sep | SILC Challenge Cup Staten Island Cricket Ground Livingston, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Lida Voorhees 6–3, 6–2 | Hilda Stone | Miss Bailey Miss Hoag Miss Le Duc | Miss M.A. Alexander Miss Alexander Miss Foster |

### October

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 4 Oct | Queensland Championships Greet Sports Ground Brisbane, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Mrs. Quinnell 6–1, 6–0 | Miss. Earle | | |
| 4 Oct | Queensland Championships Greet Sports Ground Brisbane, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss Lee Mr. Haughton 6–3, 6–1 | Miss Earle Richard John Cottell | | |

### November

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 18 Nov | Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Mabel Shaw 6–1, 6–4 | E. MacKenzie | Constance Raleigh Phenie Shaw | Edith Raleigh |
| 18 Nov | Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Annie Chenery E. MacKenzie 6–3, 6–5 | Mabel Shaw Phenie Shaw | Constance Raleigh Phenie Shaw | Edith Raleigh |
| 18 Nov | Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Edith Raleigh Alec Chomley 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 | E MacKenzie Charles Cropper | Constance Raleigh Phenie Shaw | Edith Raleigh |

### December/Jan (1891)

| Ended | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 30 Dec – 3 Jan 1891 | New Zealand Championships Carisbrooke Cricket Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles | E. Gordon 7–5, 7–5 | Ruth Orbell | Miss Campbell Mrs George Way | Nina Douslin Hilda Hitchings Miss Grant Fanny Ollivier |
| 30 Dec – 3 Jan 1891 | New Zealand Championships Carisbrooke Cricket Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles | E. Gordon Miss Harman 6–1, 6–2 | Ruth Orbell Miss Rattray | Miss Campbell Mrs George Way | Nina Douslin Hilda Hitchings Miss Grant Fanny Ollivier |
| 30 Dec – 3 Jan 1891 | New Zealand Championships Carisbrooke Cricket Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles | Miss F. Rattray A.E Gibbs 9–7, 6–4 | Miss Smith J.M. McKerras | Miss Campbell Mrs George Way | Nina Douslin Hilda Hitchings Miss Grant Fanny Ollivier |

## Unofficial World Rankings

Source:Karoly Mazak :
| No | Player | Country |
| 1 | Louisa Martin | Ireland |
| 1 | Lena Rice | Ireland |
| 3 | May Langrishe | Ireland |
| 4 | Mary Steedman | Great Britain |
| 5 | May Jacks | England |
| 6 | Maud Shackle | Great Britain |
| 7 | Lilian Pine-Coffin | Ireland |
| 8 | Ellen Roosevelt | United States |

## Tournament winners (singles)

This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1890 major titles in bold:
* Louisa Martin – Bath, Buxton, Irish Championships (3)
* May Jacks – London, London (i), Queens (i), (3)
* May Langrishe – Bournemouth, brighton, Eastbourne, (3)
* Beatrice Wood – Ilkley, Scarborough, Sheffield, (3)
* Mabel Cahill – Hastings-on-Hudson, Livingston, South Orange, (3)
* Lena Rice – Dublin, Wimbledon Championships, (2)
* Mary Steedman – Chiswick Park, Northern Championships, (2)
* Helen Jackson – Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, (2)
* Ruth Orbell – Dunedin, Dunedin II, (2)
* Ellen Roosevelt – U.S.National Championships, (1)
* Edith Morgan – Madras, (1)
* Miss Spiers – Auckland, (1)
* Edith Austin – Pau, (1)
* Miss Leigh – Cannes, (1)
* Maisie Parr – Adelaide, (1)
* Norah Hickman – Durban, (2)
* Miss Wynniatt – Nuwara Eliya, (1)
* Ellen Mayne – Sydney, (1)
* Jane Corder – Hexham, (1)
* Alice Brown – Ealing, (1)
* May Arbuthnot – Surbiton, (1)
* Katherine Grey – Hull, (1)
* Lottie Paterson – Edinburgh II, (1)
* Constance Bryan – Cheltenham, (1)
* Miss Doolittle – Kearney, (1)
* A. Kinahan – Belfast, (1)
* L. Johnstone – Edgbaston, (1)
* Helen Hellwig – Brooklyn, (1)
* Miss Rome – Nottingham, (1)
* Ida Cressy – Llandudno, (1)
* M. Bol – Scheveningen, (1)
* Alice Pickering – Leamington Spa, (1)
* E. Malden – Sittingbourne, (1)
* Mrs A. Thompson – Felixstowe, (1)
* Miss Wiltshire – Truro, (1)
* Lottie Dod – Darlington, (1)
* Miss F. Shoemaker – Redondo Beach, (1)
* Lilian Pine-Coffin – Exmouth, (1)
* Mrs Thompson – Budleigh, (1)
* Miss Moir – Wemyss Bay, (1)
* Florence Barkley – Victoria, (1)
* Florence Thompson – Felixstowe II, (1)
* Evelyn Blencowe – Moffat, (1)
* Miss Wolfe – Torquay, (1)
* Edith Cole – Saxmundham, (1)
* R. Holmes – Altoona, (1)
* Mrs Lang – Aldeburgh, (1)
* A. Clarkson – New Hamburgh, (1)
* Maud Wilkinson – San Rafael, (1)
* Miss McKinlay – New York City, (1)
* May Quinnell – Brisbane, (1)
* Lida Voorhees – Livingston, (1)
* Miss Godfrey Clergue – Bangor, (1)
* Mabel Shaw – Melbourne, (1)
* E. Gordon – Dunedin III, (1)

## Statistical summary
### Singles

* Total Tournaments (81)
* Most Titles: Mabel Cahill & May Jacks & May Langrishe & Louisa Martin & Beatrice Wood (3)
* Most Finals: Beatrice Wood (6)
* Most Matches Played: May Jacks (20)
* Most Matches Won: May Jacks (18)
* Match Winning %: Louisa Martin (100%) min 10 matches & May Jacks (90%) min 20 matches
* Most Tournaments Played: May Jacks (7)