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1879 men's tennis season
William Renshaw wins first hardcourt title this year
Details
Duration2 June – 28 December
Edition4th
Tournaments26 (Amateur) [1]
CategoriesImportant (2)
National (1)
Provincial/State/Regional (3)
County (4)
Local/other (16)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titlesIreland Vere St. Leger Goold (3)
Most tournament finalsIreland Vere St. Leger Goold (5)
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1880 →

The 1879 men's tennis season [2][3] was composed of the fourth annual pre-open era tennis season and incorporated 26 tournaments. The 1879 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley defending champion Patrick Francis Hadow, defending champion could not participate in the Challenge Round. This year saw the inaugural [4] Irish Championships that in its early stages of development was considered as important that of the Wimbledon Championships the event was won by Vere St. Leger Goold who defeated in Charles David Barry in the final by Charles David Barry 8–6, 8–6. Important this year was the staging of six hard court tournaments some of which included the Dublin University Championships the East Gloucestershire Championships held in Cheltenham Great Britain,[5] Nice Tennis Tournament in Nice, France and the first tournament to be held outside of Europe in Australia with the Victorian Championships.

The tour started in Nice, France in May and ended in Melbourne, Australia in December.

Calendar

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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),[6] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season

Key

Important.[7][8][9][10][11]
National
Provincial/State/Regional
County
Local/other

January to April

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No events

February

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
14 - 15 May.[12] Nice Tennis Tournament
St. Philippe Rink
Nice, France
Hard
Singles - Doubles		 IrelandHenry Lyle Mulholland
6-3, 6-1		 United Kingdom Mr. Harrison

May

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
28 April - 2 May.[13] Earlsfort Terrace Tournament
Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin, Ireland
Asphalt
 Ireland Vere Thomas Saint Leger Goold
?		 Ireland J.C. Roberts
14 - 15 May.[14] Bournemouth CLTC Spring Tournament
Bournemouth CLTC
Dean Park Cricket Ground
Bournemouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 United Kingdom Sir Hubert James Medlycott
?		 ?

June

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Week Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
16 June[15] Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[16]
[17] Dublin, Ireland
Grass
Singles		 Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold[18]
8–6, 8–6		 United Kingdom David Charles Barry United Kingdom Henry Evelyn Toombe
Ireland John Jameson Cairnes
 Ireland F J Joyce
Ireland J J Sherrard
Ireland L McDonnell
Ireland A Hodgson
30 Jun -30 Jul Grand National Lawn Tennis Tournament[19]
Hendon, London, Great Britain
Grass
Singles		 United Kingdom Edgar Lubbock
6-1 6-0 8-6		 Scotland Lestocq Robert Erskine

July

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Date Tournament Winner All comers' finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
7–16 July Wimbledon Championship[20]
London, Great Britain
Grass
Singles		 United Kingdom John Hartley
walkover		 Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold
Bye
United Kingdom Cecil Francis Parr
United Kingdom Charles Gilbert Heathcote
Ireland C D Barry
United Kingdom G E Tabor
Challenge round
United Kingdom Patrick Francis Hadow
14-15 July.[21] Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament.
Lichfield, Great Britain
Grass
Singles		 United Kingdom Henry W. J. Gardner
6-4 6-3		 United Kingdom E. W. Burnett United Kingdom William Arthur Briscoe
United Kingdom J.H. Lonsdale		 United Kingdom N. Bailey
United Kingdom J.C. Keene
United Kingdom W.W. Jacks
14-15 July Essex County Cricket Club Tournament[22]
Knighton, Essex, Great Britain
Grass
Singles		 United Kingdom
Nalton Womersley
6-4 6-5		 United Kingdom
Dale Womersley

August

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
August Scottish Championships[23]
St Andrews, Great Britain
Grass
Singles		 Scotland Leslie Balfour-Melville[24][25]
def		 ?
27 July- 2 August.[26] County Kildare Tournament
Naas Military Barracks
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Grass
-		 Scotland Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
4-6, 6-3, 6-2.		 Ireland James G. Kennedy
29 July - 2 August.[27] County Kildare Closed Tournament
Naas Military Barracks
Naas, County Kildare, Ireland
Grass
-		 United Kingdom George Edward Devere Kennedy
6-4, 6-5		 Scotland H. Mitchell
6 - 8 August.[28] County Galway LTC Tournament
County Galway Lawn Tennis Club
Lisbeg, County Galway, Ireland
Grass
-		 Ireland W.G. Eyre
?		 Ireland W. Peebles
12 - 13 August.[29] Armagh Lawn Tennis Tournament
Archery Lawn Tennis Club
Armagh, Ireland
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 Ireland F.L. Cope
?		 Ireland Robert Shaw Templer
15–16 August[30] Dorchester Kingston Park Tournament
Kingston Park CLTC
Kingston Park, Kingston Maurward House, Dorchester, Dorset, England
Grass
Singles		 England Montague Hankey
6-5 6-5 6-5		 United Kingdom Captain James J. Glascott United Kingdom Captain James J. Glascott
United Kingdom James H. Medlycott		 United Kingdom Captain Bradford
England James C. Pipon
United Kingdom
22–25 August Waterford Tournament
Waterford, Ireland
Grass
Singles		 Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold
?		 Ireland J. M. Brown Ireland Henry Joseph Gallwey
Ireland J. C. Roberts
 Ireland Patrick Joseph Gallwey
Ireland William Joseph Gallwey
Ireland Pierce Barron-Newell

September

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
2 September.[31][32] Teifiside LTC Championship
Teifiside Lawn Tennis Club
Newcastle Emlyn, Wales
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 United Kingdom Gwyn Saunders Davies
?		 United Kingdom Frank Miles
3–9 September South of Ireland Championships[33][34] Limerick, Ireland
Grass
Singles		 IrelandJoseph Fritz James Heffernan Considine
6–4, 6–3		 Ireland Henry Evelyn Tombe Ireland Joseph Fritz James Heffernan Considine[35]
Ireland T. J. Johnston		 Ireland Major Richard de Ros Rose
Ireland W. Ryan
Ireland Charles R B Heaton-Armstrong
Ireland Henry Evelyn Tombe
Ireland Mrs. R B Heaton-Armstrong
6-3, 6-5, 6-2		 Ireland Mr. Baker
Ireland Miss Annie Rice
2 - 5 September.[36] Yare LTC Tournament
Yare Lawn Tennis Club
Fritton, Great Yarmouth
Surface ?
Singles - Doubles		 United Kingdom Percy Lucas
?		 United Kingdom Julian Marshall
23 September.[37] North of Ireland Championships
Ormeau Cricket Ground
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 United Kingdom Captain Short
6-5, 4-6, 6-3		 United Kingdom M. Short

October

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
30 September - 4 October.[38] Bournemouth CLTC Autumn Tournament
Bournemouth CLTC
Dean Park Cricket Ground
Bournemouth, England
Grass
Singles - Doubles		 United Kingdom Edmond Bennet Brackenbury
?		 United Kingdom Sir Hubert James Medlycott
7–11 October. East Gloucestershire Championships
Cheltenham, Great Britain
Hard (Asphalt)
Singles		 United Kingdom William Renshaw
6-4 6-3 5-6 6-4		 Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold United Kingdom William H J Gardner United Kingdom E. W. Burnett
United Kingdom E. Manning
United Kingdom Mr. Arnold
20–23 October.[39] Dublin University Championships
Singles - Doubles		 Ireland Henry James Daly
?		 Ireland Ernest Edward Knox Ireland Charles William O’Hara Mease
Ireland Henry James Daly		 Ireland Charles William O’Hara Mease
Ireland Thomas Haines Abrahall
Ireland G.H. Bailey

November

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No events

December

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
22–28 December Victorian Championships[40]
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hard (Asphalt)
Singles		 Australia A. F. Robinson[41]
2-1 (sets)		 Australia H. M. Strachan |Australia E. McKenzie
Australia W. Officer
 ?

Event staged date unknown

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Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
?.[42] Choceň Tournament
Choceň, Bohemia
Grass
-		 ?
?		 ?

List of tournament winners

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Note: Important tournaments in bold

Rankings

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Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1879 [43]
# Player
1  John Hartley (ENG)
2  Vere St. Leger Goold (Ireland)
3  Cecil Parr (GBR)
4  William Renshaw (ENG)
5  George Tabor (GBR)
6  Edgar Lubbock (GBR)
7  Lestocq Robert Erskine (SCO)
8  Herbert Lawford (SCO)

See also

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