# 1883 men's tennis season

The 1883 men's tennis season was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 102 tournaments. The Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw for the third consecutive year, while Richard Sears continued his dominance at the U.S. National Championships also winning a third successive title. Other big winners this season were Ernest Renshaw, picking up the Irish Championships, Herbert Wilberforce winning the Northern Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships.
The joint title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 7 tournaments from 9 finals, Herbert Wilberforce won 7 events from 8 finals.
The tour began in May in Dublin in Ireland and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.

## 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

No event

### February

No event

### March

No event

### May

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 7–13 May | Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles - Doubles | Tom Campion 5–7 6–1 7–5 | Charles Henry Chaytor | Herbert Knox Mackay H. McDermott | David Wilson Christie Eyre Chatterton William R. A. Joynt J. E. L. Stein |
| 13–14 May | Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles | George M. Butterworth ? | G. J. Mitton | H. B. Porter James R. Tyers | William Salmon Bush A. H. Griffiths C. G. Newton G. J. Mitton |
| 21–27 May | Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest Renshaw 3–6 6–3 7–5 1–6 6–3 | Herbert Lawford | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton | Peter Aungier G. F. Anson Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson |
| 21–27 May | West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6–3 6–2 6–3 | Wilfred Milne | George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor | F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor |
| 28 May–3 June | London Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Lawford 6–1 4–6 6–2 6–3 | Edward Lake Williams | Edgar Lubbock Herbert Chipp | Harry S. Barlow Herbert Chipp H. H. Green G. H. Taylor |
| 28 May- 3 June | Longwood Cricket Club Tournament Longwood Cup Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6–4 6–3 5–7 6–4 | James Dwight | Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark | G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight |

### June

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| June. | Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles | Robert Theodore Milford 6-4 6-3 6-5 | Herbert Carnegie Knox | Thomas Robinson Grey Champion Branfill Russell | Reginald Arthur Gamble Francis Regner Brooksbank Pinhorn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh |
| 4–9 Jun. | Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles | George Montague Butterworth 6-2 6-1 | George Jones Mitton | Henry Blane Porter James Rebotier Tyers | A.H. Griffiths C.G. Newton William John Bush-Salmon |
| 4–10 June | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0 | William John Bush-Salmon | | |
| 6–8 June | Intercollegiate Championships Hartford, Connecticut, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6—1 6—1 | George Sargent | | |
| 11–16 June | Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1 | Gerald Barker | Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler | H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome |
| 11–13 June. | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Club Brighton, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6-4 | Donald Charles Stewart | Robert Howden Kellie | Hugh Vibart Workman-MacNaghten Leopold James (Leo) Maxse |
| 13–16 June | South Wales Championships Tenby, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1 | P. T. Ashe | | |
| 18-24 June. | Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Victoria Park Leicester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 4—6 6—3 6—2 6—1 | Ernest Wool Lewis | Ernest Wool Lewis Francis William Monement | A. F. Cousins Alfred Sydney Noon Francis William Monement |
| 18-24 June | Princes Club Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Lawford 6—2 6—0 6—1 | William Taylor | Edward Lake Williams William Taylor | H. Blane Edgar Lubbock |
| 21 - 26 June | Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | Donald Charles Stewart | | |

### July

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| July. | Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles | George Arbuthnot Burns 5-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, 6-5 | D.M. Hannay | J.C. Burns | H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham |
| July. | Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles | Challenger Horatio Renaud Babington Peile | | J.C. Burns | H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham |
| July. | Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles | Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Miss Burns 2 sets to 0 | W.G. Croft Mrs. Peile | J.C. Burns | H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham |
| July. | Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles | J.F. Newton 5-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3 | Herbert Whalley Jellicoe | | |
| 23 June- 1 July | Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Herbert Wilberforce 6—1 3—6 6—1 6—0 | Champion Branfill Russell | John Hartley John Ravenscroft | Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams |
| 2 - 5 July. | Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | John Galbraith Horn 3 sets to 1 | Arthur Walton Fuller | Archibald Thomson | |
| 3–9 July. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 | Herbert Wilberforce | Donald Charles Stewart | Sidney Alfred Noon J.W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet |
| 3–9 July. | Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles | John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 | James Powell | John Charles Kay | A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley |
| 13-14 July. | Portishead Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Portishead, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0 | Lionel Wilberforce | Norman Goodford Cholmeley | F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered |
| 7–16 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William Renshaw 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3 | Donald C. Stewart | Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor | Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce |
| 7–16 July | Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger Ernest Renshaw | | Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor | Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce |
| 17-21 July | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Outdoor Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | John Galbraith Horn 6–4 6–5 1–6 6–2 | E. M. Shand | A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand | Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William Knox |
| 17-21 July | Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Outdoor Wood (i) Singles - Doubles | Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller | | A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand | Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William Knox |
| 20- 21 July. | Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Rev. F. Greenfield 2 sets to 0 | Robert Henry Whitcombe | C. Lake H. Winch | E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend |
| 20–21 July. | Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Sidney Alfred Noon 2-6, 6–4, 6-2 | Walter William Chamberlain | John Redfern Deykin | Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson |
| 16-22 July | Redhill Open Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4 | Herbert Chipp | William John Down | F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse |
| 24 July | County Kildare Tournament Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Peter Aungier 6-0, 6–3, 6-2 | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | | |
| 18-26 July | Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Mark Fenwick ? | Minden Fenwick | | |
| 26 – 27 July. | Derbyshire Championships Buxton Gardens Buxton, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Minden Fenwick 6-2, 6-3 | Robert Parsons Earwaker | G.A. Bolt | Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe |
| 18 – 28 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | H.W. Marshall 2 sets to 1 | William McLaren | T.E. Graham | J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston |
| 18 – 28 July. | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | William McLaren Captain Preston 2 sets to 0 | Mr. Gosse Mr. G. McLaren | T.E. Graham | J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston |
| 24-28 July | Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Ernest de Sylly Browne 6–3 6–2 6–5 | Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong 6–2 9–7 | F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong | R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw |
| 24-28 July | Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Challenger William Dawson | | F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong | R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw |
| 23–29 July | Essex Championships Brentwood, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6–1 6–3 6–4 | P. Colley | Geoffrey Fowell Buxton R. C. Ball | Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans F. W. Freeman H.E. Solly |
| 23–29 July. | South of Ireland Championships (Limerick Cup) Limerick Cricket Club Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles | Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0 | Albert E. Browning ? | H. Evelyn William H. Gavin | J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler Robinson |
| 23–29 July. | South of Ireland Championships (Limerick Cup) Limerick Cricket Club Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles | Challenger Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght | | H. Evelyn William H. Gavin | J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler Robinson |
| 23-29 July | London Athletic Club Tournament , London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | M. S. Constable 3–6 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–2 | Arthur Hallward | Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford | Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford |
| 24–29 July | Norwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Francis William Monement 6–2 6–5 | William Bolding Monement | Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement | Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell |

### August

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| August. | Maidstone Tournament Maidstone Athletic Ground Maidstone, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Randall Mercer 6-3, 6-5, 6-4 | | Harold Sweetenham | |
| 31 July–2 August. | Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Earl Bathurst Estate Cirencester Park Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Lacy Sweet 6-0, 6–4, 7-5 | Pelham George von Donop | | |
| 3-4 August. | Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles | John Redfern Deykin 2-6 6-3 6-3 | Walter William Chamberlain | A. Fuller Hugh Vibart MacNaghten | George Reston Brewerton George Jones Mitton W. Green Price |
| 3–7 August. | Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - | Robert Braddell 7-5, 6-2, 6-3 | Teddy Williams | William H. Rawlinson | John Redfern Deykin John Charles Kay Henry Blane Porter |
| 3–7 August. | Warwickshire Championships Jephson's Gardens Leamington Spa, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles - | John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 | James Powell | John Charles Kay | A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley |
| 6–8 August. | West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament West Somerset Lawn Tennis Club Taunton, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass | Francis Escott Hancock 6-3 6-2 | Harold Lewis Vaughan | Rev. G. Thomson | C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway |
| 6–8 August. | Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Wilberforce 6-1, 6–0, 6-3 | Norman Leslie Hallward | John Redfern Deykin Marmaduke Strickland Constable | C.E. Maly C. Sorby |
| 6–11 Aug. | Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass | Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-2, 6-2 | Wiliam Harry Nash | Francis Reginald Nash | Zachary Hubert Nash C.O. Phipps Offley Scoones |
| 6–11 August. | Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford, Cricket Club, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles | George M. Butterworth 3-6, 8–6, 6-1 | Frederick William Knox 6-0 6-3 | Alexander Kaye Butterworth | John M. Brown Captain George Culley Stobart |
| 14 August. | Exmouth LTC Tournament Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4 | Teddy Williams | | |
| 13 - 17 Aug. | East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles | William Nevill Cobbold 6–3, 6-5 | James David Vans Agnew | | |
| 18–23 August. | South Wales Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Herbert Wilberforce 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 | P.T. Ashe | George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies | E.W. Evans Cecil Gough William Sidney Nelson Heard Gethin Meredith |
| 20–23 August. | Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles | Arthur John Stanley 6-5, 6–5, 0–6, 6-1 | Erskine Gerald Watson | J.C. Rogers 5-6, 6–2, 6-2 Edward Charles Pine-Coffin | R.H.S. Barnes K.D. Erskine Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon Henry Blane Porter |
| 21-23 August. | Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Charles Edmund Tatham 6-1, 2-6, 6-1 | William Bolding Monement | G.E. Preston | Francis William Monement H. Rogers |
| 21 – 24 August. | King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsons Town, King's County, Ireland, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles | Eyre Chatterton 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 | Reverend P. Knox | | |
| 24 August | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7 | James Dwight | | |
| 24 August | U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles | Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6–2, 6—2 | Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold | | |
| 21 - 25 August. | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh 6-2, 6-3 | P.C. Smith | N. Harvey | H.E. Chappel Lancelot Melvill Haslope |
| 21 - 25 August. | Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | T.H. Cornish Miss. Childs 6-5, 2-6, 6-4 | Mr. Arathoon Miss Marland. | N. Harvey | H.E. Chappel Lancelot Melvill Haslope |
| 21 – 25 August. | South of Scotland Championships Beechgrove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles | Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2, 6–2, 8-6 | Archibald Thomson | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae |
| 22 – 25 August. | Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, England Outdoor Grass Singles | Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 6-3 | Edward Lake Williams | Donald Charles Stewart 3-6, 8–6, 6-4 | John Redfern Deykin Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr F. Durant |
| 29 August. | Gore Court Championships (2nd) Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles | H.S. Cooper 2 sets to 1 | Rev. F. Greenfield | L. Tuke | R.W. Garraway Mr. Schönberg |
| 29 August. | Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead Cricket Field Maidenhead, England Outdoor Grass Singles | E.L. Bainbridge ? | W.H. Miller | | |
| 30–31 August. | North Wales Counties Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles | Arthur Bennett Mesham 6-0 6-3 | Major Mesham | J.R. Wynne Edwards | Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards J.P. Lewis A.H. Turnour |

### September

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| September. | Swanage LTC Tournament Swanage, Great Britain Outdoor Surface ? Singles - Doubles | Eustace Fiennes 6-2, 6-1 | A.H. Robinson | | |
| September. | Framlingham Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hill Courts Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement shared title | | | |
| 28 August–1 September | Canadian Championships Toronto, Canada Outdoor Grass Singles | Charles H. Farnum 6–3, 6–3, 0–6, 6–0 | Charles Smith Hyman | Harry D. Gamble Isidore F. Hellmuth | Henry R. Elmsley FitzJames Hynes G.H. Meyer Andrew E. Plummer |
| 29 Aug–1 Sep. | Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles | P.C. Smith 6-0 6-3 | F. Bero | F. Boulton | T.H. Gill Albert Cecil Hill A. Soltau-Symons |
| 4–8 Sep | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-1, 6-2 | George Nelson Stenhouse | Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott | E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson |
| 4–8 Sep | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson 6-3, 6-5, 6-2 | Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott Charles S. Constable Maxwell-Stuart | Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott | E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson |
| 4–8 Sep | West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles | James Locke Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3 | C.E. Stewart Miss Cliff | Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott | E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson |
| 4-9 September. | Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Alexander Van Rensselaer 6-2 0-6 6-4 8-6 | Harry Farnum | G.W. Beals Arthur Emden Newbold | Walter Van Rensselaer Berry G. Higginson J.H. Powell |
| 10–12 September | Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain Outdoor Grass | A.M. Inglis 6-2 6-0 | G. Macan | L. Bristow | R.J. McNeill Robert Baron Templer |
| 12 - 14 September. | Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles | William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-1 | M. Wilkinson | Francis William Monement Maurice Welldon | W.F. Adams Arthur Lloyd Hansell |
| 3 September | South of England Championships Eastbourne, England Singles - Doubles | Teddy Williams 6-1, 8–6, 4–6, 7-5 | Charles Walder Grinstead | | |

### October

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| October. | St. George's Cricket Club Tournament St George's Cricket Club Hoboken. New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Clarence Clark 6-0, 6–4, 8-6 | William Edward Glyn | William Edward Glyn bye Carroll J. Post Jr. | W.P. Anderson Harry Farnum G.W. Green |
| 5 October. | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass | A.O. Jennings 6-2, 6–1, 6-1 | Leonard Dampier | H. Langton | |
| 6 October. | Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Mr. Bourkes court Ballinshone, Northern Ireland Outdoor ? Singles - Doubles | Robert Shaw Templer 2-1 in sets | E. J. Wolfe | Robert Baron Templer | |
| 11 October | Intercollegiate Fall Championships Hartford, United States Singles - Doubles | Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0 | William V.S. Thorne | | |
| 26-27 October. | Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles | Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4 | Alexander Van Rensselaer | | |

### November

| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
| 27 November | Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Singles - Doubles | Louis Whyte 6—5 6—4 6—3 | Walter John Carre Riddell | | |

### December

No Events

## Tournament winners

Note: important tournaments in bold
| Name | Tournaments | Total |
| Charles Walder Grinstead | East Grinstead, Brentwood, Brighton, Exmouth, Leicester, Lemington | 5 |
| Ernest Browne | Bath, Limerick | 2 |
| Joseph Sill Clark | Hartford, Chestnut Hill | 2 |
| Herbert Wilberforce | Tenby, Northern Championships | 2 |
| Herbert Lawford | Prince's Club Championships | 1 |
| Ernest Renshaw | Irish Championships | 1 |
| William Renshaw | Wimbledon Championships | 1 |
| Richard Sears | US National Championships | 1 |
| Donald Charles Stewart | Cheltenham | 1 |
| Eyre Chatterton | Limerick | 1 |
| Francis William Monement | Norwich | 1 |
| George M. Butterworth | Bath | 1 |
| Howard Augustus Taylor | Newport RI | 1 |
| Richard Field Conover | Hastings-on-Hudson | 1 |
| John Galbraith Horn | Edinburgh | 1 |
| Leopold Maxse | Redhill | 1 |
| Louis Whyte | Melbourne | 1 |
| M. S. Constable | London | 1 |
| Teddy Williams | Eastbourne | 1 |
| Tom Campion | Dublin | 1 |

## Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis
Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1883 :
| # | Player |
| 1 | William Renshaw (GBR) |
| 2 | Ernest Renshaw (GBR) |
| 3 | Herbert Lawford (GBR) |
| 4 | Ernest Browne (Ireland) |
| 5 | Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR) |
| 6 | Donald Stewart (GBR) |
| 7 | Herbert Wilberforce (GBR) |
| 8 | John Hartley (GBR) |