# 1885 men's tennis season

The 1885 men's tennis season was the tenth annual tennis circuit, consisting of 131 tournaments it began at the beginning of the year on 1 January New York City, United States and ended 11 November in Singapore, British Malaya.

## Summary of tour

In a repeat of the 1884 final, Herbert Lawford retained his Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title in Dublin, defeating Ernest Renshaw in five sets. William Renshaw won a fifth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. American player James Dwight broke British dominance at the Northern Championships in Manchester, defeating defending champion Donald Stewart in straight sets. In the United States Richard Sears collected a fifth consecutive US National Championship, beating Godfrey Brinley in four sets. In Australia, the New South Wales Championships were held for the first time at the Association Cricket Ground at the Moore Park in Sydney. In England, the British Covered Court Championships, one of the first tournaments in history to be played on indoor courts, is held in London.
American player James Dwight was the title leader for the season, winning 6 titles from 8 finals. He was the first non-European player to do so since 1877.

## 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
Tournaments in 1885 included:

### January

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 1–January. | Seventh Regiment Championship Seventh Regiment LTC Seventh Regiment Armory New York City, NY, United States Hard (indoors) | Henry Graff Trevor ? | | . | |

### February

No events

### March

'No events

### April

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| April. | Canterbury Championships Canterbury LTC Christchurch, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles | Frederick Wilding 6-2 6-3 6-3 | C.C. Corfe | Edward James Ross | F.H. Bruges A.W. Cooke J.B. Harrison |
| 2 April. | British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park Lawn Tennis Club London, England Indoor Wood Singles - Doubles | Herbert Lawford 7-5, 6-3 6-0 | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | Herbert Chipp Charles Prideaux Triscott | E. Syers Henley E. Syers Henley William C. Taylor Herbert Wilberforce |

### May

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 4- 7 May | Cambridge University LTC Tournament Cambridge Great Britain Grass | Herbert Wilberforce 6-2 1-6 6-2 7-5 | Frederick Hooper Aldrich-Blake | John Moyer Heathcote Howard Pease | William Nevill Cobbold Thomas Barton Holmes Alfred E. Walker7 H. Ward |
| 5 - 7 May | Inter-Colonial Lawn Tennis Tournament Sydney Australia Grass | William John Bush-Salmon 1–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | Walter John C. Riddell | Rex Allen | Thomas Bately Rolin Dudley Webb |
| 18 May. | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament (later Longwood Bowl) Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor ? | | | |
| 19 - 25 May. | Ilkley Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, Yorkshire, England Grass | E.W. Fletcher 6-4 4-6 6-5 | A.R. Atkinson | W.T. Booker M. Pole | William Gerald Barker D.F. Douglas Arthur Copson Peake E.M. Turner |
| 20 - 25 May. | Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland Outdoor Clay | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 8-6, 11-13, 6-4, 6-3 | Richard Henry Fuller | George Kerr Archibald Thomson | William Ferguson John Galbraith Horn Charles R. Andrew Howden Alfred Aitken Thomson |
| 18 - 26 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Herbert Lawford 4-6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6-4 | Eyre Chatterton 6-4, 7–5, 9-7 | Ernest Browne Willoughby Hamilton | James Dwight George Bloomfield Garvey A.C. Robertson Robert Shaw Templer |
| 18 - 26 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Challenger Ernest Renshaw | | Ernest Browne Willoughby Hamilton | James Dwight George Bloomfield Garvey A.C. Robertson Robert Shaw Templer |
| 23 - 26 May. | Fitzwilliam Plate Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Herbert Knox McKay 6-3 7-5 6-2 | William C. Taylor | Tom Campion J.Butler Robinson | Harry Grove John Charles Kay Ernest Edward Knox Gilbert Mahon |
| 23 - 26 May. | Fitzwilliam Purse Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass | Charles Henry Chaytor 6-3 7-5 6-2 | George Arnulph Montgomerie | Toler Roberts Garvey Thomas Harrison Griffiths | Edward Bernard Greene William Drummond Hamilton Ronald M. McDougall A. Taylor |
| 26 May. | Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-3, 6-3, 6-2 | Clarence Munroe Clark | Richard Field Conover William V.S. Thorne | |
| 11 - 27 May | Dublin University Championships Dublin Ireland Asphalt | Tom Campion 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-1 | Charles Henry Chaytor | David Wilson Christie C. Stein | Eyre Chatterton Herbert Knox McKay |
| 25 - 30 May | West of England Championships Bath Great Britain Grass | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6-3, 6–1,6-4 | James Dwight | Edward G. Meyricke William C. Taylor | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross E.H. Nicolls H. Peters C.A. Williamson |
| 30 May. | Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament Scarlet Ribbon LTC Groveland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Surface ? | J.W. Corwith ? | Charles A. Chase | | |

### June

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 30 May -6 June. | East Orange Club Amateur Tournament East Orange Athletic Club East Orange, New Jersey, United States Grass | Patrick Lyman 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 | Wallace Percy Knapp | | |
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Thomas Robinson Grey 6-3, 5–7, 6–3, 6-3 | J.S. Burton | Harry Grove Edward G. Meyricke | Benjamin V. Sellon Brodie Hamilton A. Emmons J.B. Forman Stephen Dickinson Winkworth |
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Hamilton A. Emmons Thomas Robinson Grey 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7 | Harry Grove John Redfern Deykin | Harry Grove Edward G. Meyricke | Benjamin V. Sellon Brodie Hamilton A. Emmons J.B. Forman Stephen Dickinson Winkworth |
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Thomas Musgrave Burton Miss Burton 6-0, 6-5 | Thomas Robinson Grey Miss Davis, | Harry Grove Edward G. Meyricke | Benjamin V. Sellon Brodie Hamilton A. Emmons J.B. Forman Stephen Dickinson Winkworth |
| 1 - 6 June | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne 6-4, 6–3, 6-2 | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | James Dwight Donald Stewart | Frederick William Knox William C. Taylor Charles Lacy Sweet Robert Charles Thompson |
| 8 - 13 June | London Athletic Club Open Tournament Stamford Bridge, Fulham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 3-6, 8–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6-3 | Ernest Wool Lewis | Harry Grove William C. Taylor | E.W. Brook Herbert Chipp James Herbert Crispe Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 19 - 12 June | Middle States Championships Hoboken, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6-4, 6–1, 6-3 | Howard Augustus Taylor | Robert Livingston Beeckman Charles Belmont Davis | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. M.P. Gybbes E. Spinnet C.A. Stevens |
| 10 - 13 June. | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University LTC Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles | Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 | T. Leigh MacLachlan | John Galbraith Horn George James Kerr | James H. Aitken Charles R. A. Howden Reginald H. Noott Alex Thomson |
| 15 - 17 June. | Acton Vale LTC Open Acton Vale LTC East Acton, London, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 7-5 6-2 7-5 | Herbert Chipp | Harold Stapylton Greenwell Arthur Wellesley Hallward | Frederick Alexander Bowlby F. Bramah F.E. Cole A. Walker |
| 13 - 19 June. | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Stananought 7-5, 6–3, 5–7, 7-5 | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | Andrew Laurie Macfie James Alexander Rome | L.W. Brooke John Edmondson J.W. Fowler Richard Millar Watson |
| 16 - 19 June. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Dwight 6-3 6-2 6-2 | Alfred Henry Betham | Francis Russell Burrow Hamilton A. Emmons | G. Clark J.B. Forman Windsor Richard Heneage John Charles Kay |
| 16 - 19 June. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Hamilton A. Emmons w.o. | John Charles Kay | J.H. Mitchell W.J. Sarjant | A.E.H. Clarke A.H. Griffiths Albert Cecil Hill L. Richardson |
| 17 - 20 June. | Broughty Ferry Open Broughty Ferry LTC Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles | A. Browne 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-8 6-2 | George Nelson Stenhouse | J.B. Gray L.F. Robertson | G.A. Ballingall T. Leigh MacLachlan H.B. Mitchell D.J. Walls |
| 18 - 20 June. | Brincliffe Lawn Tennis Club Open Tournament Brincliffe LTC Bramall Lane, Sheffield, South Riding, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Dwight 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4 | Arthur John Stanley | Ernest Wool Lewis Charles Lacy Sweet | Ernest Browne Hamilton A. Emmons John Charles Kay E.M. Turner |
| 20-23 June. | Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament Chapel Allerton LTC West Riding of Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | John Thorneycroft Hartley 6-0 6-2 6-1 | Alexander Mallinson | Charles Joseph Dymond Maxwell Fitzsimmons | Maurice Spencer Clark Reginald Higginbottom Walter Oliver Montague Stephenson |
| 23 June. | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Robert Livingston Beeckman ? | > | | |
| 24 June. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles | R. Playford 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 | J.F. Newton | L. Newton A.B. Tomkins | J.W. Adamson H. Higley G. Rawlings Harry Stanley Scrivener |
| 20 - 27 June. | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Aigburth, Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Dwight 6-2, 6–4, 6–4, | Ernest Wool Lewis | E.W. Fletcher A.L. Payne | Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Nevill Cobbold Hamilton A. Emmons Andrew Laurie Macfie |
| 20 - 27 June. | Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Aigburth, Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Donald Stewart | | E.W. Fletcher A.L. Payne | Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Nevill Cobbold Hamilton A. Emmons Andrew Laurie Macfie |
| 25 - 26 June. | Orange Spring Tournament Montrose, NJ, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 7-5, 6–2, 6-3 | William V.S. Thorne | | |

### July

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| July | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | George Stanley 18-17 | W. J. Grant | | |
| 29 Jun - 3 July | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgabaston, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Alfred Henry Betham 6–1, 6–3, 8-6 | Walter Chamberlain | Conway John Morgan John George Thursfield | James Dwight William Henry Mahon Edward G. Meyricke Reginald Pease |
| 29 Jun - 3 July | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Conway John Morgan 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-2, 9-7 | John George Thursfield | George Reston Brewerton Edward G. Meyricke | George Howard Cartland William Brunston Thursfield E.P. Wright |
| 29 Jun - 3 July | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Walter William Chamberlain | | George Reston Brewerton Edward G. Meyricke | George Howard Cartland William Brunston Thursfield E.P. Wright |
| 29 Jun - 3 July | Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter William Chamberlain Margaret Bracewell 6-1, 8-10, 6-3 | W.H. Mahon Beatrice Langrishe 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 | George Reston Brewerton Edward G. Meyricke | George Howard Cartland William Brunston Thursfield E.P. Wright |
| 2 - 4 July | Northumberland Cricket Club Open Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | A. Dunn Jr. 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 | Percival Fenwick | Kenneth Ramsden Marley 1-6 6-3 6-5 | J. A. Connor. Mark Fenwick Arthur Godfrey Pease Hugh A. Taylor |
| 7 – 10 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | A.D. Hensley 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 | W.A. Jacob | J.H. Deazeley T.E. Graham | W. Abbott W.R. Graham Edward Arundel Geare S. Hayman |
| 7 – 10 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | A.D. Hensley Miss Binney 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 | W.R. Graham Miss. Nicholas | J.H. Deazeley T.E. Graham | W. Abbott W.R. Graham Edward Arundel Geare S. Hayman |
| 9 – 11 July. | Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Westbourne Avenue LTC Kingston upon Hull, England Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | William Henry Mahon w.o. | Gilbert Mahon | E.W. Brooke L. Harrison | Percival Clennell Fenwick Philip Leslie Hirst J.T. Jones |
| 5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw 7-5, 6–2, 4–6, 7-5 | Ernest Renshaw | Ernest Browne James Dwight | Herbert Chipp Michael Gallwey McNamara Patrick Bowes-Lyon Arthur John Stanley |
| 5 - 15 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Herbert Lawford | | Ernest Browne James Dwight | Herbert Chipp Michael Gallwey McNamara Patrick Bowes-Lyon Arthur John Stanley |
| 15 - 17 July. | Rainthorpe Hall Open Rainthorpe Hall Tasburgh, Norfolk, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis William Monement ? | William Bolding Monement | Edgar Sheppard Paston Mack G.E. Preston | H.C. Marsh O' Shaughnessy Belli Reade A.R. Stephenson H. Twining |
| 13 - 18 July | East of Ireland Championships Howth, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Eyre Chatterton 2-6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6-0 | Willoughby Hamilton | Ernest Edward Knox Herbert Knox McKay | Ernest Browne Thomas Harrison Griffiths William Drummond Hamilton Robert Shaw Templer |
| 13 - 19 July | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Great Britain Clay Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1, 6-2 | Ernest George Meers | C. Perry E. Marmion | A. Chittenden L. Parsons Edward Berners Upcher F.B. Wallace |
| 13 - 19 July | Northern Counties Challenge Cup Norton, County Durham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Hamilton A. Emmons 4-6, 6–1, 6–2, 6-2 | Arthur Godfrey Pease | William Edwin Pease E.R. Turner | George E. Newby Howard Pease Thomas Walker W.E. Walker |
| 20 September. | Litchfield Open Litchfield Lawn Club Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Warner Slocum Jr. ? | ? | | |
| 20 - 25 July | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Middlesex, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Chipp 7-5,7-5, 6-3 | Donald Stewart | Harry Grove Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | Henry Wilson-Fox Ernest Wool Lewis Edward Barratt-Smith Robert Charles Thompson |
| 20 - 25 July | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Middlesex, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Mr. Farrer Harry Grove 6-1, 8-10, 6-3 | William C. Taylor Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | Harry Grove Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | Henry Wilson-Fox Ernest Wool Lewis Edward Barratt-Smith Robert Charles Thompson |
| 20 - 25 July | Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Middlesex, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Harry Grove Blanche Bingley 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 | Ernest Wool Lewis Beatrice Langrishe | Harry Grove Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | Henry Wilson-Fox Ernest Wool Lewis Edward Barratt-Smith Robert Charles Thompson |
| 20 - 25 July | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Worcester, Great Britain Grass | John Charles Kay 6-2, 6-3 | Frederick William Knox | F.H.A. Blake Walter William Chamberlain | A.E. Daldy William Henry Mahon Conway John Morgan H.T. Shapley |
| 21 - 27 July. | South of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton 6-3 10-8 2-6 6-3 | Tom Campion | Charles Henry Chaytor Edward M. L. Lysaght | W.H. Clarke Thomas Harrison Griffiths William Drumond Hamilton |
| 21 - 27 July. | South of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Eyre Chatterton | | Charles Henry Chaytor Edward M. L. Lysaght | W.H. Clarke Thomas Harrison Griffiths William Drumond Hamilton |
| 22 - 25 July | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Hamilton A. Emmons 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4 | Percival Fenwick | Kenneth Ramsden Marley Gilbert Mahon | A.L. Davidson A. Dunn Jr. William Edwin Pease E.M. Shand |
| 23 - 25 July. | Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Leicester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | William Nevill Cobbold 6-1, 6–2, 6-0 ret. | Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon | George Ernest Dixon Brown James Dwight | Percy Bateman Brown L. Hampson Sidney Alfred Noon A. Smith |
| 20 - 26 July | Redhill Open Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Harold Stone 6–2, 6-4 | F.E. Cole | Harold Stapylton Greenwell Arthur Wellesley Hallward | Vincent Sydney Allpress Edgar John Chippendale William John Down E. Ranger |
| 27 - 30 July | Les Diablerets International Lawn Tennis Tournament Les Diablerets, Switzerland Clay | R.H. Legge 3-6 6-1 6-4 | W. Ross | H.J. Hamilton W.M. Smyth | D. Fitzgerald R.T. Michell S.R. Snelling P. Stares |
| 27–31 July. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | G. Egerton 6-4, 6-4 | A. Evill | Thomas A. Wynne Edwards Arthur Bennett Mesham | J.R. Wynne Edwards Mr. Hope P. Ormrod A.H. Turnour |
| 27–31 July. | North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Challenger Captain H.T. Ravenhill | | Thomas A. Wynne Edwards Arthur Bennett Mesham | J.R. Wynne Edwards Mr. Hope P. Ormrod A.H. Turnour |

### August

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| August. | Charmouth Open Charmouth LTC Charmouth, West Dorset, England Outdoor Grass Singles | L. Wynch 3-6, 6-0, 6-1 | Mr. Frazer | Reginald Huyshe-Eliot | Mr. Caistor Charles Barrington Philpott F. Wynch |
| August. | Charmouth Open Charmouth LTC Charmouth, West Dorset, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Mr. T. Lewis Miss T.H. Lewis 6-2, 6-3 | Mr. H. Lewis Miss. Vertue | Reginald Huyshe-Eliot | Mr. Caistor Charles Barrington Philpott F. Wynch |
| 27 July - 1 August. | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne 6-4, 6–4, 4-6 8-6 | Robert Chaloner Knox | F.E. Bird W.G. Pearson | Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph George B. Garvey |
| 27 July - 1 August. | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Toler Roberts Garvey | | F.E. Bird W.G. Pearson | Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph George B. Garvey |
| 27 July - 1 Aug | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-3, 6–2, 6-4 | Archibald Thomson | Herbert Bowes-Lyon George Nelson Stenhouse | A.L. Davidson A.P. Jones L. MacLachlan Anderson Steel |
| 31 July–2 August. | Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Open Tournament Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Athboy, County Meath, Ireland. Outdoor Grass Singles | Charles Chaytor 6-3, 6-0 | George Hewson | C. Coleridge | George Edward Vernon Cuppage E. Collingwood James Sherrard |
| 31 July–2 August. | Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Open Tournament Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Athboy, County Meath, Ireland. Outdoor Grass Singles | George Archibald Tisdall George Edward Vernon Cuppage 6-4, 6-3 | Mr. Hyde Mr. Ringwood | C. Coleridge | George Edward Vernon Cuppage E. Collingwood James Sherrard |
| 31 July–1 August. | Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles | C.C.J. Perry 6-1 6-2 | E.M. Lachlan | A. Buchanan F.J. Troughton | W.S. Hunter T.G. Stuart Edwin Teixeira de Mattos T.G. Stuart |
| 1 - 4 August. | North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles | T.M. Draper ? | Robert Parsons Earwaker | E. Johnson H. Sidebottom | W.R. Craig Alfred Pittis Earwaker W. Orton W. Lifton Wynne |
| 5 August. | Fylde Tournament Lytham LTC Lytham Cricket Club Ground Lytham St Annes, England. Grass Singles | John Leyland Birley 6-3, 6-5 | Owen Seaman | W.M. Baker | J.M. Rea E.T. Wilson W.H.G. Worship |
| 3 - 6 Aug | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6–0, 6–1, 6-3 | John Galbraith Horn | A. Dunn jr. William Edwin Pease | Algernon G. Bathurst Harold S. Greenwell G. Kemp Arthur George Ridout |
| 3 - 6 Aug | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Kenneth Ramsden Marley | | A. Dunn jr. William Edwin Pease | Algernon G. Bathurst Harold S. Greenwell G. Kemp Arthur George Ridout |
| 2 - 8 Aug. | Plymouth Open West Hoe LTC West Hoe, Plymouth, England Grass | Saint John Halford Coventry 9-1 games | George Parsons | Alfred Edward Thompson A. Tolcher | Maj. H.J. Couchman H.G. Hawker Mr. Patrick Storey Henry G. Hawker |
| 3 - 6 Aug | South Northumberland C.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament Sunderland, Northumberland, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Hugh A. Taylor 9-8, 3-6, 6-5, 4-6, unfinished | Percival Clennell Fenwick | C.J. Dymond S. Jackson | C. Elliot W.R. Gibson Charles Young Simpson C. Welford |
| July - 8 Aug | Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Molesey, Surrey, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Edmund Tatham 6-3 6-3 | R. Tatham | | |
| 3 - 8 Aug. | Penarth LTC Championships Penarth LTC Penarth, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis Escott Hancock 6-4 6-2 | Frederick Hooper Aldrich-Blake | Frederick Hooper Aldrich-Blake A.C. Robertson | Percy Kemp Heard Harry T. Shapley Albert Francis (Frank) Stoddart William Parkfield Wethered |
| 3 - 8 Aug. | West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Willoughby Hamilton ? | Rev. Edmund Lombard | William Drummond Hamilton | Effingham Carroll McDowel M. White |
| 4-8 Aug. | Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry 6-4, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 | Howard Augustus Taylor | William V.S. Thorne Wallace Percy Knapp | |
| 6 -8 Aug | Canadian International Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark. 6-0 6-4 | Isidore Frederick Hellmuth | William Edward Glynn Fitz James Hynes | Alexander Galt Alexander Monro Grier W.W. McMaster Henry Gordon Mackenzie |
| 3–9 Aug | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Toler Roberts Garvey 6-1, 6–0, 6-0 | Thomas Harrison Griffiths | David Wilson Christie Hercules Robert Langrishe | |
| 3–9 Aug | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Frederick William Knox | | David Wilson Christie Hercules Robert Langrishe | |
| 3–9 Aug. | Seabright Invitational Tournament Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club Rumson, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-4, 6-4, 6-3 | H.W. Bucknall | | |
| 3–9 Aug. | Wentworth Open Tournament New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3 | Godfrey Brinley | Robert Livingston Beeckman Herbert M. Sears | |
| 11 Aug. | Narragansette Pier Open Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry w.o. | Henry Slocum | Quincy Shaw Charles Amherst Chase | Oliver Samuel Campbell Leib Harrison Dulles John Ryerson Albert Empie Wright |
| 10–13 Aug. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth LTC Teignmouth, Devon, England Grass Singles | Wilfred Milne 6-3, 6–5, 6-2| | H.C. Kent | Ferguson G. Davies Erskine Gerald Watson | Saint John H. Coventry Stanley Riseley J.C. Rogers Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross |
| 10–13 Aug. | Nahant Invitation Nahant Sporting Club Nahant, Massachusetts, United States Clay Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark ? | ? | | |
| 10–14 Aug | County Carlow Lawn Tennis Tournament Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | H. Thorpe 6-3, 6–5, 6-2 | Frederick J. Smith Leckey | C.J. Alexander H. Fitzmaurice | Arthur B.N. Gladwell Boyd Charles John Engledow J.E. Jameson K.D. Tanner |
| 10–14 Aug | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles | James Dwight 6-2 6-3 6-3 | William Nevill Cobbold | Harry Grove John F. Peel Rawlinson | |
| 10–14 Aug | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Harry Grove James Dwight 6-1, 6-1, 6-2 | William Nevill Cobbold William Reierson Arbuthnot | Harry Grove John F. Peel Rawlinson | |
| 10–14 Aug | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Harry Grove Blanche Bingley 7-5, 6-2 | James Dwight ] Margaret Bracewell | Harry Grove John F. Peel Rawlinson | |
| 12–14 Aug. | Niagara International Tournament Queen's Royal Hotel Court's Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Gordon Mackenzie. 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 | Robert Orr Shaw Wood | Robert Casimir Dickson Andrew E. Plummer | Lawrence H. Baldwin L.O. Dick Sutherland MacKlem |
| 13–15 Aug. | East of England Championships Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis William Monement 4-6, 6–4, 6-4 | Maurice Welldon | T. Chilton | R.C. Brockman H.W. Nicholson |
| 15–18 Aug. | Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships Inverkip Rovers LTC Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Outdoor Grass Singles | Charles H. J. Higginbotham 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 | George Arbuthnot Burns | Walter McDonald Archibald Thomson | George Kerr Henry Guy Nadin Richard Millar Watson A. Graham Murray |
| 17–19 Aug | Windermere Open Windermere and District Lawn Tennis Club Windermere, Westmorland, England Grass Singles - Doubles | E.W. Brook 5-6, 6-4, 6-1 | J.A. Mason | R.M. Ainslie H.J. Norris | J.L. Bell A. Hardy H. Paley G.C. Wrigley |
| 18–21 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis 6–2, 6–1, 6-4 | Harry St John | Edward Berkeley Napier | Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes R.D. Hodgson |
| 18–21 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | | Edward Berkeley Napier | Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes R.D. Hodgson |
| 18–21 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 6-3, 6-2 | Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes | Edward Berkeley Napier | Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes R.D. Hodgson |
| 18–21 Aug | Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Wool Lewis Miss Partner? 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | Harry Saint John Hornby Miss. Partner? | Edward Berkeley Napier | Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes R.D. Hodgson |
| 18–21 Aug. | U.S. National Championships Newport, Rhode Island, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6-3, 4–6, 6–0, 6-3 | Wallace Percy Knapp | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Joseph Sill Clark | |
| 18–21 Aug. | U.S. National Championships Newport, Rhode Island, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Godfrey Brinley | | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Joseph Sill Clark | |
| 17–22 Aug | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament (later Yorkshire Championships) Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Gilbert Mahon 6-0, 6–2, 6-4 | Arthur Godfrey Pease | Henry Edwin Caldecott W.F. Rodgers | |
| 17–22 Aug | Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament (later Yorkshire Championships) Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger E.W. Fletcher | | Henry Edwin Caldecott W.F. Rodgers | |
| 17–22 Aug. | South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William S. N. Heard 5-6, 6-0, 6-0, 6-3 | E.W. Evans | A. Johnston A.C. Maxwell | E. Webb-Bowen W.L. Phillips R.E. Whitehead |
| 17–22 Aug. | Tenby Open Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | James Baldwin 6-1 6-3 6-0 | S.F. Hulton | E.W. Davies E.W. Evans | William Sidney Nelson Heard E.M. Samson A. Glover-Williams William George Wyld |
| 19–22 Aug. | Braemar Lawn Tennis Tournament Braemar LTC Braemar, Scotland Grass | Alexander Hayne 6-4 6-4 6-3 | Alasdair Blackwood | Andrew Duncan Bruce Elliott | |
| 19–22 Aug | Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament Mid Devon LTC Eggesford, Devon, England Grass Singles | Arthur William Buckingham 6-3 6-2 6-0 | S.H. Whately | Mortimer Drury Buckingham A.Peere Williams-Freeman | E. Bray W.J. Hadden Robert Reginald Luxton T.P. Whately |
| 20–22 Aug | Fifeshire Lawn Tennis Association Tournament (later Fifeshire Championship) Saint Andrews College Saint Andrews, Scotland Grass Singles | John Galbraith Horn 6-2, 6-2 | George Kerr | S.C. Knott George Nelson Stenhouse | C.S. Fowler H.B. Harris D.J. Walls |
| 20–22 Aug | North Yorkshire Tournament Yorkshire LTC Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Browne 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 | E.W. Fletcher | James Dwight Harold Stapylton Greenwell | Arthur Edward Corner Alexander Mallinson |
| 18–22 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Archibald Thomson 6-3, 6–4, 6-3 | B.S. Cave | H. Gillbanks William Ferguson | H.F. Adams J.B. Gray L. Perry Alfred Aitken Thomson |
| 18–22 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Dudley Stuart Anderson Steel 4-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-4, 6-4 | William Ferguson N.J. Finlay | H. Gillbanks William Ferguson | H.F. Adams J.B. Gray L. Perry Alfred Aitken Thomson |
| 18–22 Aug | South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | William Ferguson Miss L. Murray 0-6, 7-5, 6-3 | B.S. Cave Miss. H. Lyell | H. Gillbanks William Ferguson | H.F. Adams J.B. Gray L. Perry Alfred Aitken Thomson |
| 19–24 Aug. | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles | Charles Richard Longe 6-1, 6-0 | Herbert Davy Longe | R.C. Brockman C.R. Freeman | H.A. Collins Charles Sidney Cullingham G.A. Lane Henry Evelyn Tombe |
| 24–27 Aug | Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | John Frederick Peel Rawlinson 6–3, 6–0, 7-5 | Lionel Robert Wilberforce | Percy Bateman Brown George Ernest Dixon Brown | F.H. Aves Edmund Henry Parker Frederick Charles Martin Whitehead |
| 24–29 Aug. | Les Grands Vaux Tournament Caesarian LTC Les Grands Vaux, St Saviour, Jersey Clay/Grass Singles | Godfrey Stratton Mills 6–3, 6–4, 7-5 | Harold Horsley | James Lancaster Sidney Kingston-Mills | George Hornby Harry Nuttall Percy Wildman Lushington Edward Lake Williams |
| 24–29 Aug | Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Derbyshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Eyre Chatterton 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4 | James Dwight | Walter Reid Craig William C. Taylor | T.M. Draper Thomas Robinson Grey Harry Grove Robert C. Thompson |
| 26–28 Aug. | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Saint John Halford Coventry 6-4 6-3 | H.S. Parsons | W.E. Bastard H. St. G. Thomas | Richard W. Arthur E.G. Hawker W.S. Sheldon E.H.A. Tolcher |
| 24 Jul–30 Aug | Brookfield Isle of Wight Open Brookfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England Grass | James Dwight 6-4, 1–6, 6–4, 6-2 | Teddy William | H. Pritchard Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | Herbert Chipp A.W. Coomber E.O. Dunn E.G. Easton |
| 24 - 29 Aug. | Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Congress Hall Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | James Herbert Crispe 3-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-5 | Arthur Godfrey Pease | C.H.C. Harrison Henry Bowser Wimbush | William Francis Wells-Cole Arthur Edward Corner Leonard William Greenwell George Richmond Mewburn |

### September

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| September (Autumn) | Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament Hendon LTC Little Sherrock Field, Hendon, Middlesex England Clay Singles - Doubles | William Howard ? | | | |
| 31 Aug - 2 Sep. | Burton-on-Trent Tournament Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Guy Nadin 6-4 6-3 6-0 | Frank Noon | G.E. Lowe Conway John Morgan | Sydney Herbert Evershed A.E. Phipps H.E. Sugden |
| 31 Aug - 2 Sep. | Burton-on-Trent Tournament Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | G.E. Lowe Henry Guy Nadin 3 sets to 1 | Frank Noon Conway John Morgan | G.E. Lowe Conway John Morgan | Sydney Herbert Evershed A.E. Phipps H.E. Sugden |
| 31 Aug - 2 Sep. | Burton-on-Trent Tournament Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Frank Noon Miss Hodson divided title. | Sydney Herbert Evershed Mrs Evershed | G.E. Lowe Conway John Morgan | Sydney Herbert Evershed A.E. Phipps H.E. Sugden |
| 2–5 Sep | Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament Craigmore Grounds Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Asphalt Singles - Doubles | L. McLachlan 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3 | B.H. Harris | D.G. Kemp Horatio Babington Peile | J.C. Burns C.H. Nield Anderson Steel A.W. Woodburn |
| 3–5 Sep | West Teviotdale (Hawick) Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | George Nelson Stenhouse 6-0, 6-3, 6-8, 6-8, 6-3 | Richard Millar Watson | S.C. Knott Forrester John Thomson | Charles Stanislaus Constable S.C. Fowler Hubert Ware D.J. Walls |
| 3–5 Sep | West Teviotdale (Hawick) Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | George Nelson Stenhouse Richard Millar Watson 8-6, 6-4, 6-3 | Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson | S.C. Knott Forrester John Thomson | Charles Stanislaus Constable S.C. Fowler Hubert Ware D.J. Walls |
| 3–5 Sep | West Teviotdale (Hawick) Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Millar Watson Miss Lottie Dod 6-3, 4-6, 3-2 ret. | S.C. Scott Miss Scott | S.C. Knott Forrester John Thomson | Charles Stanislaus Constable S.C. Fowler Hubert Ware D.J. Walls |
| 5–September. | Edgewood Country Club Open Edgewood Country Club Tivoli, New York. USA Clay Singles - Doubles | Valentine Gill Hall | | | |
| 31 August–7 September. | United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Grass Singles - Doubles | William George Wyld 6-2, 6-1 | W. Platt | Major G.M. Currie Francis Marwood Hext | Lieut. G. Daubeny H. Ferguson C. Poulter W.L. Brooke-Smith |
| 7–9 September | Buffalo Lawn Tennis Tournament Summer Street Grounds Buffalo, New York (State), United States Grass Singles - Doubles | A.L. Plummer ? | ? | | |
| 8–11 September. | Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry ? | Philip Shelton Sears | | |
| 9–11 September. | Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire LTC Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland Outdoor Grass | Robert Shaw Templer 6-4, 6-2 | G. Macan | James Kinahan R.J. McNeill | L. Bristow G.H. Clarke J. McNeile Walter Francis Templer |
| 7 - 17 Sep | South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Lewis 4-6, 7–5, 6–3, 6-3 | William C. Taylor | Edward James Avory Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | J.F. Adair Harry Grove William Howard Edward Somes Saxton |
| 12-19 Sep. | Aldershot Division Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Aldershot Divisional LTC Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Lieut. D. Bligh 2 sets to 1 | Lieut. R. Jones. | ? | ? |
| 14–20 Sep | St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce ? | S. Wilson | | |
| 23 Sep. | Orange Invitation Mountain Station, Montrose South Orange, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Henry Warner Slocum Jr. ? | ? | | |
| 21–26 Sep | Sussex Championships Brighton, England Hard Singles - Doubles | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross w.o. | William C. Taylor | | |
| 21–27 Sep | Norton Open Norton, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles | H. A. Emmons 4-6, 6–1, 6–2, 6-2 | Arthur Godfrey Pease | | |
| 29–September. | Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles | Robert Livingston Beeckman | | | |

### October

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| October. | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass | James Dwight 7-5, 6–3, 7-5 | Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross | ? ? | ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| 28 Sep-4 Oct | Southern Championships Wilmington, NC, United States Clay Singles - Doubles | Charles Belmont Davis 6-2, 6–1, 6-2 | E. Porter | | |
| 8 October | Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Armagh, Northern Ireland Outdoor Hard Singles - Doubles | Robert Shaw Templer w.o. | Major Cadell A.D.M. Moore | L. Hardyman H. Murphy | |
| 8 October | Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Armagh, Northern Ireland Outdoor Hard Singles - Doubles | Challenger Walter Francis Templer | | L. Hardyman H. Murphy | |
| 6 - 10 Oct | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles | Walter John Carre Riddell 25 games to 13 | Louis Whyte | | |
| 6 - 12 Oct | Intercollegiate Championships New Haven, CT, United States Clay Singles - Doubles | Wallace Percy Knapp 10-10-8, 10–8, 6-3 | Augustus Duryee | W.B. Lord Lewis Henry Paddock | |

### November

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 2–7 November | Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships Lahore, Punjab, India Grass Singles - Doubles | Trevor Douglas Davies Berrington 5-6 5-6 6-3 5-4 ret. | F.O. Anderson | F. Drake A.P. Hill | Edward Lee French H.R. Hackman G. Hamilton G.C. Walker |
| 9-11 November. | S.C.C. Open Tournament Singapore Cricket Club, Singapore, Malaya Grass Singles - Doubles | Geoffrey Paulson Owen 7-5, 6-3, 6-4 | Dr. Henry Nickleson-Smythe | Robert W. Braddell A.P. Hill | Jonathan Lee-Hoo Norman Pendleton Cap. Alistair Campbell retd. Ian Jenkins-St.Clair |

### December

No Events

## Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis
Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1885 :
| # | Player |
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR) |
| 2 | Herbert Lawford (GBR) |
| 3 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR) |
| 4 | Ernest Browne (Ireland) |
| 5 | Eyre Chatterton (Ireland) |
| 6 | Willoughby Hamilton (Ireland) |
| 7 | Herbert MacKay (GBR) |
| 8 | Richard Sears (USA) |
| 9 | James Dwight (USA) |