1879 Men's Tennis tour

The 1879 Men's tennis tour [2][3] was composed of the third annual pre-open era tour. It now incorporated 12 tournaments staged in Australia and Great Britain and Ireland. 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 now of three hard court tournaments namely the Dublin University Championships the East Gloucestershire Championships held in Cheltenham Great Britain.[5] and the first tournament to be held outside of Europe in Australia with the Victorian Championships.

1879 Men's Tennis tour
William Renshaw wins first hardcourt title this year
Details
Duration2 June – 28 December
Edition3rd
Tournaments12 (Amateur) [1]
CategoriesImportant (1)
National (2)
State/Regional (4)
County (1)
Local (3)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles Vere St. Leger Goold (2)
Most tournament finals Vere St. Leger Goold (4)
1878
1880

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),[6] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

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

Key

Important tournaments [7][8][9][10][11]
National tournaments
State Regional tournaments
County tournaments
Local tournaments

January to May

No events

June

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
9–16 June[12]Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[13]
[14] Dublin, Ireland
Grass
Singles
Vere St. Leger Goold[15]
8–6, 8–6
David Charles Barry Henry Evelyn Toombe
1-6,4-6
John Jameson Cairnes
3-6, 4-6
F J Joyce
0-6, 1-6
J J Sherrard
6-4,1-6, 4-6
L McDonnell
1-6, 1-6
A Hodgson walkover
30 June-30 JulyGrand National[16]
Hendon, London, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
Edgar Lubbcock
6-1 6-0 8-6
Lestocq Robert Erskine
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July

Date Tournament Winner All comers' finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
7–16 JulyWimbledon Championship [17]
London, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
John Hartley
walkover
Vere St. Leger Goold
6-2, 6-4, 6-2
Vere St. Leger Goold
Bye
C F Parr
2-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
Charles Gilbert Heathcote
6-4, 6-3, 6-3
C D Barry
6-2, 6-5, 6-4
G E Tabor
6-2, 6-5, 5-6, 6-3
Challenge round
Patrick Francis Hadow
14-15 JulyStaffordshire Tournament[18]
Stafford, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
Henry W. J. Gardner
6-4 6-3
E. W. Burnett
?

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14-15 JulyEssex County Cricket Club Tournament[19]
Knighton, Great Britain
Grass
Singles

Nalton Womersley
6-4 6-5

Dale Womersley

?

?

August

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
? AugustScottish Championships[20]
St Andrews, Great Britain
Grass
Singles
Leslie Balfour-Melville[21]
def
???
15–16 AugustDorchester Tournament [22] Dorchester, England
Hard
Singles
Montague Hankey
6-5 6-5 6-5
Captain James J. Glascott Captain James J. Glascott
Bye
James H. Medlycott,
?
Captain Bradford
6-4 6-3
James C. Pipon
?

?
22–25 AugustWaterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford, Ireland
Grass
Singles
Vere St. Leger Goold
?
J. M. Brown Henry Joseph Gallwey
?
J. C. Roberts
?
Patrick Joseph Gallwey
?
William Joseph Gallwey
?
Pierce Barron-Newell
?

September

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
3–9 SeptemberSouth of Ireland Championships [23][24] Limerick, Ireland
Grass
Singles
Joseph Fritz James Heffernan Considine
6–4, 6–3
Henry Evelyn Tombe Joseph Fritz James Heffernan Considine[25]
Bye
T J Johnston
0-6, 6-2, 5-6
Major Richard de Ros Rose
1-6, 10-12
W Ryan
6-8, 3-6
Charles R B Heaton-Armstrong
4-6, 8-6, 6-1

October

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
7–11 OctoberEast Gloucestershire Championships[26][27] Cheltenham, Great Britain
Hard (Asphalt)
Singles
William Renshaw
6-4 6-3 5-6 6-4
Vere St. Leger Goold Ireland Vere St. Leger Goold
Bye
William H J Gardner
6-4 6-1
E W Burnett
6-4 6-2
E Manning
(3-6 6-4 6-2
Mr. Arnold
2 sets to 0
20–23 OctoberDublin University Championships[28]
Dublin, Ireland
Hard (Asphalt)
Singles
Henry James Daly
?
Ernest Edward Knox Charles William O’Hara Mease
?
Henry James Daly
Bye
Charles William O’Hara Mease
Bye
Thomas Haines Abrahall
?
G.H. Bailey
?

November

No events

December

Date Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarter finalist
22–28 DecemberVictorian Championships[29] Melbourne, Australia
Hard (Asphalt)
Singles
A F Robinson[30]
2-1 (sets)
H M Strachan| E McKenzie
?
W Officer
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List of tournament winners

Note: Important tournaments in Bold

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1879 [31]
# 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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