# 1882 women's tennis season

The 1882 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 54 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in April in Brighton, England, and ended in October in Brighton, England.

## Summary of season

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.
1882 sees a substantial increase in women's events as the tennis circuit continues to form. In May 1882 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships in Dublin a full programme of women's singles and doubles were held, as well as a mixed doubles event. In the women's singles competition Ireland's Mary Abercrombie defeated England's Marian Bradley. In terms of draw size the East Gloucestershire Championships had the largest singles competition attracting 17 players. The West of England Championships and Northern Championships both had the largest doubles draws at 11 pairs a piece. Whilst the West of England Championships featured the largest mix doubles draw of any event at 32 players.
In June 1882 at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships the organisers staged a ladies singles championship for the first time won by Ireland's May Langrishe who defeated England's Miss Langley in straight sets. At the 1882 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, it still remained an all men's event with no women's competitions being held. In North America at the U.S. National Championships there was still no women's championship events held. In 1913 the International Lawn Tennis Federation was created, that consisted of national member associations. The ILTF through its associated members then became responsible for supervising women's tour events.

## Season results

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.
Key
* Important.
* National
* Provincial/State/Regional
* County
* Local

### Singles

Notes:The Irish Championships and East Gloucestershire Championships used both grass and hard asphalt courts for matches.
Tournaments (40) :
| # | Date Ended | Tournament | Location | Surface | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| 1. | 27-May-1882 | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | Brighton | Grass | Edith Coleridge | Eva Adshead | 6-1, 6–3, 6-0 |
| 2. | 27-May-1882 | Irish Championships | Dublin | Grass/Hard | Mary Abercrombie | Marion Bradley | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 3. | 29-May-1882 | Armagh ALTC Tournament (I) | Armagh | Hard | Miss Teempler | ? | won. |
| 4. | 3-Jun-1882 | West of England Championships | Bath | Grass | Frances Morris | Gertrude Gibbs | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 5. | 15-Jun-1882 | Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament | Eggesford I | Grass | Mrs. Hoare | ? | won. |
| 6. | 15-Jun-1882 | North Northamptonshire LTC Tournament | Grafton Underwood | Grass | Miss F Hall | ? | won. |
| 7. | 17-Jun-1882 | Northern Championships | Liverpool | Grass | May Langrishe | Miss Langley | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 8. | 25-Jun-1882 | Mersey Bowmen Club Tournament | Aigburth | Grass | B. Fletcher | K. Hill | drew |
| 9. | 1-Jul-1882 | Waterloo Tournament | Liverpool II | Grass | Edith Davies | Miss. Eckersley | ? |
| 10. | 1-Jul-1882 | North Berkshire ALTC Tournament | Abingdon | Grass | Miss. A. Binney | ? | Won. |
| 11. | 5-Jul-1882 | Abbot's Court Hoo Tournament | Hoo St Werburgh | Grass | Miss. Stuart | ? | Won. |
| 12. | 10-Jul-1882 | Tonbridge Tournament | Tonbridge | Grass | Miss. Cobbold | ? | Won. |
| 13. | 13-Jul-1882 | Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | Henley-on-Thames | Grass | M. Heathfield | Miss. K. Millington | 6-3, 3–6, 6- |
| 14. | 14-Jul-1882 | Sittingbourne & Gore Court Ladies Open | Sittingbourne I | Grass | L. Ray. | ? | Won. |
| 15. | 18-Jul-1882 | West Somersetshire Tournament | Taunton | Grass | Miss. Scott | ? | Won. |
| 16. | 19-Jul-1882 | South Berkshire Tournament | Caversham | Grass | C. Bennett | ? | Won. |
| 17. | 22-Jul-1882 | Staffordshire C.C.C. Tournament | Lichfield | Grass | Miss. Gardner | Mrs. Peters-Smith | 6-3, 2–6, 6-2 |
| 18. | 22-Jul-1882 | Alliance LTC Championship | Crouch End Hill | Grass | Miss. J. Mellish | ? | Won. |
| 19. | 25-Jul-1882 | Norwich Open Tournament | Norwich | Grass | Miss Raikes | ? | Won. |
| 20. | 26-Jul-1882 | Portland Park LTCC Tournament | Newcastle upon Tyne | Grass | Alice Fenwick | Miss. Bowlby | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 21. | 27-Jul-1882 | Armagh ALTC Tournament (II) | Armagh | Hard | J. M McLintock | ? | Won. |
| 22. | 1-Aug-1882 | County Kilkenny Tournament | Parsonstown I | Grass | May Langrishe | Beatrice Langrishe | Won. |
| 23. | 5-Aug-1882 | South of Ireland Championships | Limerick | Grass | Mary Lysaght | Miss. Smith | 6-3, 8-6 |
| 24. | 7-Aug-1882 | Darlington Open | Durham | Grass | Constance Smith | A. Turner | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 25. | 10-Aug-1882 | Exmouth Tournament | Exmouth | Grass | Lilian Cole | Charlotte Taylor | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 26. | 11-Aug-1882 | Penzance LTC Tournament | Penzance | Grass | Miss M Jackson | ? | Won |
| 27. | 11-Aug-1882 | Mid Devon Lawn Tennis Tournament | Eggesford II | Grass | Mrs. Hoare | ? | won. |
| 28. | 15-Aug-1882 | Seaton Lawn Tennis Tournament | Seaton | Grass | Miss. Williams | ? | Won. |
| 29. | 17-Aug-1882 | South Berkshire Championship | Caversham | Grass | Miss Hathway | ? | Won. |
| 30. | 17-Aug-1882 | Hornsea LTC Championship | Hornsea | Grass | K. Gilliat | ? | Won. |
| 31. | 19-Aug-1882 | Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | Tenby | Grass | G. Milman | Ruth Sparrow | 6-5, 6–5, 6-1 |
| 32. | 22-Aug-1882 | King's County and Ormonde Tournament | Parsonstown II | Grass | Miss. Maude | ? | Won. |
| 33. | 25-Aug-1882 | South of Scotland Championships | Moffat | Grass | A. Forrest | Miss. Bankier | ? |
| 34. | 28-Aug-1882 | Bedfordshire LTC Tournament | Bedford | Grass | A. Lindsell | ? | Won. |
| 35. | 30-Aug-1882 | Gore Court Championships | Sittingbourne II | Grass | Miss. D Patterson | ? | Won. |
| 36. | 31-Aug-1882 | East Grinstead Open | East Grinstead | Grass | Mrs. Baddington | May Arbuthnot | 6-1, 6-5 |
| 37. | 1-Sep-1882 | Midland Counties Championships | Edgbaston | Grass | Constance Smith | Miss. Heaton | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 38. | 27-Sep-1882 | South Orange Autumn Open | Montrose | Grass | Annie M. Miller | Mrs Gordon | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 39. | 2-Oct-1882 | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament | Brighton | Grass | Edith Coleridge | Florence Kemmis | 5-6, 6–5, 6-2 |
| 40. | 2-Oct-1882 | Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament | Brighton | Grass | Edith Coleridge | Florence Kemmis | 5-6, 6–5, 6-2 |

## Tournament winners
### Singles

    This is list of winners sorted by number of singles titles (major titles in bold)
* May Langrishe (2) Northern Championships, Parsonstown
* Constance Smith (2) Durham, Edgbaston
* Edith Coleridge (2) Brighton, Brighton II
* Mrs. Hoare (2) Eggesford, Eggesford II
* Mary Abercrombie (1) Irish Championships
* A. Lindsell (1) Beford
* Maud Watson (1) Cheltenham
* Miss Teempler (1) Armagh
* Frances Morris (1) Bath
* Miss F Hall (1) Grafton Underwood
* B. Fletcher (1) Aigburth
* Miss. A. Binney (1) Abingdon
* Miss. Stuart (1) Hoo St Werburgh
* Miss. Cobbold (1) Tonbridge
* M. Heathfield (1) Henley-on-Thames
* L. Ray (1) Sittingbourne
* C. Bennett (1) Caversham
* Edith Davies (1) Liverpool II
* Miss. Gardner (1) Lichfield
* Miss. J. Mellish (1) Crouch End Hill
* Miss Raikes (1) Norwich
* Alice Fenwick (1) Newcastle-upon-Tyne
* J. M McLintock (1) Armagh II
* Mary Lysaght (1) Limerick
* Lilian Cole (1) Exmouth
* Miss M Jackson (1) Penzance
* Miss. Williams (1) Seaton
* Miss Hathway (1) Caversham II
* K. Gilliat (1) Hornsea
* G. Milman (1) Tenby
* Miss. Maude (1) Parsonstown II
* A. Forrest (1) Moffat
* A. Lindsell (1) Bedford
* Miss. D Patterson (1) Sittingbourne
* Mrs. Baddington (1) East Grinstead
* Annie M. Miller (1) Montrose

### Doubles

    This is list of winners sorted by number of doubles titles (major titles in bold)
* Miss G McLintock & Miss Instray/ Miss J M Mclintock (2) Armagh, Armagh II *
* Constance Smith & Beatrice Langrishe/ Mrs Dent (2) Cheltenham, Edgbaston
* Miss G McLintock & Miss Instray (1) Armagh
* Miss J M Mclintock & Miss G McLintock (1) Armagh II
* Beatrice Langrishe & Constance Smith (1) Cheltenham
* Constance Smith & Mrs Dent (1) Edgbaston
* Miss Gardner & Mrs Peters-Smith (1) Litchfield
* A. Forrest & Miss Forrest (1) Moffat
* Miss M Bradshaw & Miss Eade (1) Newcastle-upon-Tyne
* Miss Hartnell and Miss Hick (1) Seaton
* Miss Coles & Miss Meyler (1) Taunton
* Miss W Thomson & Mrs Agar (1) Weybridge
* Miss Warren & Miss Woolnough (1) Wellington

### Mixed doubles

    This is list of winners sorted by number of mixeddoubles titles (major titles in bold)
* Maud Watson & Robert Wallace Braddell/ Erksine Watson (2) Cheltenham, Leamington
* Constance Smith & Charles Smith (1) Edgbaston
* Miss Wolde & Mr J Mease (1) Armagh
* Mr B W Luxton & Mrs L Luxton (1) Eggesford
* H B Upcher & Miss Dalton (1) Grafton Underwood
* Miss Winckworth and Mr C Haynes (1) Hoo St. Werburgh
* Miss Gorham & Mr B Wadmore (1) Tonbridge
* Maud Watson & Erksine Watson (1) Leamington
* Captain Cooper & Miss F Scott (1) Taunton
* Mr W Yataman & Miss A Turner (1) Newcastle upon Tyne
* Miss M White & Mr F E K Bird (1) Naas
* Major Dashwood and Miss J M Mclintock (1) Armagh II
* Mr H Helme & Miss Richardson (1) Weybridge
* Mr J Boyd & Miss M Blencowe (1) Brackley
* Miss Charlotte Taylor & Charles Pine-Coffin (1) Exmouth
* J. W. Fowler & E. Cheese (1) Darlington
* Miss Lena Rice & Mr R J Power (1) Waterford
* Miss E Hall & Mr A Soames (1) Grafton Underwood II
* Alice Bagnall-Wild & P.J. Ash (1) Tenby
* Miss A Belfield & Mr H B Kindersley (1) Seaton
* Mr M S Constable & Miss Marriott (1) Hornsea
* Mr A K Butterworth & Miss E Walker (1) Esher
* Mr M Huband & Miss D Radcliffe (1) Tedworth
* Mr S E Smith & Miss Bayly (1) Parsonstown
* Miss F Percy & Charles Pine-Coffin (1) Exeter
* Miss Hillier & Arthur Fuller (1) Moffat
* Miss Gorhamd & William Neville Cobbold (1) East Grinstead
* Maud Watson & Robert Wallace Braddell (1) Cheltenham
* Mrs Cobbold & Herbert Wilberforce (1) Brighton

## Statistical summary
### Singles

* Total Tournaments: (40)
* Most Titles: Edith Coleridge (3)
* Most Finals: Constance Smith / Edith Coleridge (3)
* Most Matches Played: Constance Smith (11)
* Most Matches Won: Constance Smith (9)
* Match Winning %: Constance Smith (81.81%)
* Most Tournaments Played: Constance Smith (4)

### Doubles

* Total Tournaments: (15)
* Most Titles: Constance Smith/ Miss G McLintock (2)
* Most Finals: Constance Smith/ Miss G McLintock (2)
* Most Tournaments Played: Constance Smith (4)

### Mix doubles

* Total Tournaments: (29)
* Most Titles: Maud Watson (2)
* Most Finals: Maud Watson (2)
* Most Tournaments Played: Maud Watson (3)