1901 results

1901

Status: Mostly finals, in approximate date order.

1901 British-Irish Classifications (source: Lawn Tennis for Ladies, by Lambert Chambers)

01. Charlotte Cooper Sterry (GBR)
2-3. Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GBR)
2-3 Louise Martin (IRL)
04. Dorothea Douglass (GBR)
5-8. Ruth Dyas Durlacher (IRL)
5-8 Edith Austin Greville (GBR)
5-8 Alice Simpson Pickering (GBR)
5-8 Muriel Robb (GBR)

Dorothea Douglass competes in 10 open singles events. She won four events, including Beckenham, the North London Chmps, the Essex Chmps (at Colchester) and the Yorkshire Association event. (*Note that Alan little did not include Ealing. If we can confirm Ealing was a full blown event Douglass would have won 5 of 11 events in 1901). 3 of Dorothea's six losses were to newly married Charlotte Copper Sterry. Sterry takes her 4th Wimbledon title over her older rival Blanche Hillyard.


Comings and Goings

Married, on 12 January, Charlotte Cooper, to fellow player Alfred Sterry.





Events with uncertain dates and question marks


French Closed Championships, Paris
P. Girod d Leroux

Czech International
Won by Miss G Walker

Ealing
Won by Dorothea Douglass

Welsh Covered Championships
FI: Muriel Robb d. Mrs H. Heatley 6-1 6-2

January and February

February 26-March 2, South Australian Championships, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Grass)

FI L Payne d M Brown 61 61

Challenge Round: L.E. Payne (holder) d. Maisie Parr 6-5 6-2

DF: L.E. Payne/Miss Wyatt d. Miss Ayres/Maisie Parr 6-5 6-2

XDF: J.R. Baker/L.E. Payne d. J.G. Murray/Maisie Parr 6-1 6-2

early to mid March

March 1-8, Championships of Cannes, Beau Site Hotel, Cannes, France (Clay)

FI Blanche Hillyard (GB) d. Gladys Duddell (GB) 6-2 6-2

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Mar 16 Monte Carlo MON (C)

FI Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) d M. Brooksmith (GB) 6-2 6-1

mid to late March

March 18-24, South of France Championships, Nice, France(Clay)

FI: Blanche Hillyard (GB) d. Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (GER) 6-2 6-3
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March 28-30, Ojai Valley Championships, Nordhoff, California, USA (Hard)

FI: Ruby Garland d. Mrs Dr White 4-6 6-4 6-4

DF: Miss Edwards/Miss Vorhees d. Ruby Garland/Mrs Dr White 6-4 3-6 6-3

MX: Ruby Garland/Truman Gridley d. Miss Vorhees/S. Spaulding 6-1 6-1

early to mid April

April, Tasmanian Championships, Hobart

FI: A Jamieson d. G Rudge

mid to late April

April 22-27, British Covered Courts Championships,, London, England (Wood)
Venue: Queen's Club

?R: Blanche Bingley Hillyard d Dorothea Douglass 6-3 6-0

FI: Blanche Bingley Hillyard d Charlotte Cooper Sterry 6-1 7-5
Challenge Round: Blanche Hillyard d. Toupie Lowther (holder) 6-2 6-3


Mixed Doubles
FI: George Hillyard/Blanche Hillyard d. Laurie Doherty/Toupie Lowther 6-1, 6-3

* Holders Reggie Doherty/Charlotte Sterry do not defend.

early to mid May

began May 13, Swedish Covered Courts Championships, Stockholm, Sweden (Wood)

FI: Martha Adlerstrahle d. M. Flygare 6-3 6-2

mid to late May


May 24-30, Championships of Berlin, Berlin, Germany (Clay)

FI: L. von Simson d. G. Wiebe 6-2 3-6 6-1

May 27-June 3, Irish Championships, Dublin, Ireland (Grass)
Venue: Fitzwilliam Square

SF: Ruth Durlacher d. Louisa Martin 2-6 7-5 6-2
SF: Muriel Robb d. Miss Pollen 6-4 6-2

FI: Muriel Robb d. Ruth Durlacher 9-7 6-1


DF: Ruth Durlacher/Louisa Martin d. Miss Golding/Muriel Robb walkover

XDF: Laurie Doherty/Ruth Durlacher d. Neville Durlacher/Miss Pollen 6-3 10-8
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May 28-June 2, Southern Championships, Washington D.C, USA (Grass)
Venue: Bachelor Lawn Tennis Club

FI: Marion Jones d. Elisabeth "Bessie" Moore 6-4 4-6 6-8 6-2 8-6

XDF: Jahial Parmly Paret/Marion Jones d. Mr Davidson/Elisabeth "Bessie" Moore 1-6 6-3 6-1

* In this, the first women’s singles event at this tournament, Marion Jones saved two match points in the fifth set.

June 3-8, Middlesex Championships, Chiswick Park, London, England (Grass)

1R Beryl Tulloch d Dorothea Douglass 10-8 6-4
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CR: Charlotte Cooper (holder) d. Toupie Lowther 6-3 6-2
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began June 3, Pennsylvania State Championships, Haverford, US (Grass)
Venue: Merion Cricket Club

FI: Miss Jean B.Clark d. Miss Elizabeth Larned 6-1 4-6 6-8 6-4 6-3

DF: Miss Dorothy Rastall/Miss Rastall d. ??

MX: Dorothy Rastall d. F.J.Grugan d. Mrs Kane S.Green/Kane S.Green 7-5 6-1 7-5

It was the first edition of the women's tournament, and it was arranged to be open to all women tennis players.
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began June 5, Championships of Austria Prague, Bohemia (Clay)

For the Championships of Bohemia, Prague, Bohemia (Clay)

FI: Bertha Kalser (Ast) d. [????]

CR: Elsie Lane (GB) d. Bertha Kalser (Ast) 6-3 6-2

June 10-15, Kent Championships, Beckenham, Kent, England (Grass)

1R Dorothea Douglass d Miss Smythe 6-4 6-1

2R Douglass d Hilda Lane 7-5 6-2

QF: Toupie Lowther d. Mrs Meaden 6-0 6-1
QF: Agnes Morton d. Connie Wilson 6-1 6-3
QF: Dorothea Douglass d. Countess Clara von der Schulenburg (GER) 6-3 6-8 6-4
QF: Beryl Tulloch d. E. Jessop 7-58-6

SF: Agnes Morton d. Toupie Lowther 7-5 1-6 6-4
SF: Dorothea Douglass d. Beryl Tulloch 6-1 4-6 6-1

FI: Dorothea Douglass d. Agnes Morton 6-4 6-4

Challenge Round: Dorothea Douglass d. Edith Greville (holder) 6-1 4-6 6-4

* This was one of the first big singles titles won by Dorothea Douglass. Dorothea won by virtue of her strong forehand passing shots. 1901 also marked the first visit by the German Countess Schulenburg to England.
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began June 13 , Championships of Vienna,Vienna, Austria (Clay)

FI: Elsie Lane (GBR) d. Miss Attfield (GBR 6-1, 8-6

*Holder B Kalser did not defend.

June 17-22, Northern Tournament, Manchester, England (Grass)

FI: Louisa Martin d. Maud Garfit, walkover

Challenge Round: Louisa Martin d. Blanche Hillyard (holder) 6-3 4-6 6-3

DF: Miss Anthony/Miss Boucher* d. Edith Longhurst/Winifred Longhurst 6-1 1-6 7-5

* This is probably Edith Boucher.


Mixed Doubles
FI: Sidney H. Smith/Louisa Martin d. Harold Mahony/Ida Cressy 6-2 6-2

Holders Laurie Doherty/Charlotte Sterry did not defend.
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June 17-22, Surrey Championships, Surbiton, Surrey, England (Grass)

?R: Charlotte Cooper Sterry d Dorothea Douglass 6-4 6-2

Challenge Round: Charlotte Sterry (holder) d. Edith Bromfield 6-1 6-3
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June 25 to 29. US National Chmps At Philadelphia,Pen, US (Grass)
*Holder McAteer "sits out" until the Challenge Round.

Preliminary Round
Bessie Moore d. Rachel Harlan 6-3 6-1
Carrie Neely d. Jean Clarke 3-6 6-3 6-0
Juliette Atkinson bye
Helen Huey bye

Emma Warren bye
Georgina Jones bye
Helen Dillingham bye
Marion Jones d. D. Rastall 6-2 6-1

First Round
Moore d. Neely 6-3 6-1
Atkinson d. Huey 6-2 6-4
Warren d. G. Jones 7-5 6-4
M. Jones d. Dillingham default

Semis
Moore d. Atkinson 6-2 9-7
M. Jones d. Warren 6-1 6-2

All Comer's Final
Moore d. Jones 4-6 1-6 9-7* 9-7 6-3

Challenge Round Final
Moore d. Myrtle McAteer 6-4 3-6 7-5 2-6 6-2

Doubles

Preliminary Round
Others get a bye
M.Jones/Moore d. J.B.Clark/G. Jones 6-1 6-2

First Round
M.Jones/Moore d. Chichester/Mrs. Green 6-2 6-4
J. Atkinson/McAteer d. D. Rastall/E. Rastall 6-3 6-0

Final
J. Atkinson/McAteer d. M.Jones/Moore default
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Bessie Moore survived two grueling matches to win the national title. In the final she fought back from two sets down and match point at 6-7 to defeat Jones. In the 5th set both women were exhausted to the point of leaning on their racquets. After 58 games Moore had passed her first trial. It was on to the Challenge Round to face defending champ McAteer.

Normally Bessie would have have no problems with McAteer, but the long semi had drained her of energy. "With general humidity out in full force" for the Challenge round. Though "taxed to the upmost", Moore prevailed after 47 games. Utterly spent by playing 105 games in two matches, she defaulted the doubles final. Concerns over the ladies health prompted the USTA to ban 3 of 5 set finals soon after, despite the wishes of most of the women.

June 24-July 3, The Championships, Wimbledon, London, England

Draw of 30 *Defender Blanche Hilyard "sits" until Challenge Round final.
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First Round
Mrs. Popp (Frn) bye
Edith Greville d. C.H. Meyer 6-1 6-0
Louise Martin d. M. Chatterton default
Mrs. Norton Barry d. C.B. Bell 6-3 6-0

E. Monckton d. Bell 8-6 7-5
Agatha Moton d. Edith Johnson 6-2 6-2
Alice Pickering d. Ellen Stawell-Brown 6-8 6-2 6-1
Toupie Lowther d. Miss Francis default

Ellen Evered d. Henriette Horncastle default
Muriel Robb d. Ruth Winch 7-9 6-4 6-4
Dorothea Douglass d. Elizabeth Bromfield 7-9 6-1 6-3
Charlotte Sterry d. Ruth Durlacher (Ire) 6-2 6-4

Hughes D'Eath d. Beryl Tulloch 6-3 6-2
C. Parsons-Smith d. C.Webber default
Adams d. Andre Martin (Canada) 6-0 6-0
D. Slater bye

Second Round
Greville d. Popp 6-0 6-1
Martin d. Barry 6-4 4-6 6-1
Morton d. Monckton 6-1 6-2
Pickering d. Lowther 7-5 6-1

Robb d. Evered 6-3 4-6 6-3
Sterry d. Douglass 6-4 6-2
D'Eath d. Parsons-Smith default
Adams d. Slater default

Quarters
Martin d. Greville 4-6 6-3 6-4
Morton d. Pickering 6-3 7-5
Sterry d. Robb 6-0 6-0
Adams d. D'Eath 6-1 6-0

Semis
Martin d. Morton 7-5 6-2
Sterry d. Adams 6-1 6-1

All Comers-Final
Sterry d. Martin 6-3 6-4

Challenge Round Final
Sterry d. Blanche Hillyard 6-2 6-2


DF: Blanche Hillyard/Charlotte Sterry d. Miss Adams/Alice Pickering 6-3, 6-0*

XDF: Laurie Doherty/Charlotte Sterry d. Wilberforce V. Eaves (AUS)/Ruth Durlacher 6-2, 6-3


Although neither the women's doubles nor the mixed doubles event had championship status, this was the first time one player, Charlotte Sterry, had ever won all three events at Wimbledon in the same year.

began July 1, Middle States Championships, Montrose, New Jersey, USA (Grass)
Venue: Orange Lawn Tennis Club

FI: Juliette Atkinson d. Margaret Johnston 6-1 5-7 6-8 7-5 6-3

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July 3-6, Welsh Championships, Newport, Wales (Grass)

FI: Winifred Longhurst d. Miss Golding 6-1 4-6 7-5
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July 2-11, Championships of Paris, Paris, France (Clay)
Venue: Ile de Puteaux

FI: Hélène Prévost d. Antoinette Gillou 6-2 6-2

MX: Hélène Prévost/Max Décugis d. Mme Girod/Paul Lebreton 6-3 6-4

Antoinette was the sister of Katie Gillou, who would enjoy more success in tournament play.

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July 8-12, Championships of Eastern Germany, Sopot, Germany (Clay)

FI: Frau von Staden d. Frl Jochem 6-4 6-2 6-2

At this point in time Sopot was a part of the Kingdom of Prussia and under German rule. It is now a part of Poland.
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July 8-13, North London Champs , London, England (Grass)
Venue: Gipsy Club.

CR: Dorothea Douglass d. Mrs Ellen Evered (holder) 6-4 9-7

Mrs G.E (Ellen) Evered is ambidexdrous.
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July 8-14,Canadian Champs, Niagrara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Can (GR)

CR: Violet Summerhayes (holder) d. Mrs Burgess 6-3 2-6 6-0 0-6 9-7

July 15-20, Tri-State Championships, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA (Clay)
Venue: Avondale Athletic Club

?R: Edythe Parker d Miss Champlain 6-2 6-0*

QF: Marion Jones d Emily Hunt 6-2 6-1
QF: Winona Closterman d Martha Kinsey 6-2 6-2*
QF: Juliette Atkinson d Carrie Neely 6-4 6-4
QF: Parker d Marian Steever default

SF: Closterman d Jones 7-5 6-0
SF: Atkinson d Parker 6-1 6-4

FI: Winona Closterman d. Juliette Atkinson 6-2 8-6 6-1

DF: Juliette Atkinson/Marion Jones d. Winona Closterman/Miss Wilshire 3-6 7-9 6-3 9-7 6-2

MX: Marion Jones/Raymond Little d. Carrie Neely/Kreigh Collins 6-2 6-2

Event previously known as the Cincinatti Open. This years event is called the 3rd annual Tri-State Tournament. The women's doubles match lasted over 4 hours and 58 games. The NYT indicates "several thousand" gave Nina Clostermans a huge ovation on winning.

Draw notes:
Other sources cite Clostermans as Winona Clostermans. "Nina" would thus be a nickname.

The NYT states "Miss Champlin was throughly exhausted after the first set, and the second went to her opponent by forfeit." Should this be 6-2 retired, or 6-2 6-0 (the NYT includes this score). The wording and scroes do not quite match.

The NYT gives a 6-1 6-2 score for Clostermn-Kinsey.
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July 15-20, London Championships, Queen’s Club, London, England (Grass)

CR: Edith Greville (holder) d. Ethel Thomson 6-1 6-1
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July 18-20, Warwickshire Championships, Leamington, Warwickshire, England (Grass)

FI: Alice Pickering d. Ellen Evered 7-5 retired

July 24-27, Midland Counties Championships, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Grass)

FI: Ruth Durlacher d. Maud Garfit 6-4 6-4

XDF: W.G. Bailey/Alice Pickering and Harold Mahony/Garfit 6-3 4-6 2-2 (divided prizes)

* The Challenge Round was abolished at this tournament this year.
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began July 29, British Columbia Championships, Victoria, Canada (Grass)

FI: Miss M.Goward d. Miss Kitto 12-10 6-2

DF: M.Goward/Mrs Burton d. Miss Bell/Miss Green ??

MX: M.Goward/A.T.Goward d. Miss D.Green/R.H.Pooley ??
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began July 29, Ostend, Ostend,Belgium (Clay)

FI: Louise Gevers d. Henrietta Horncastle (GB) 6-3 6-1
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end of July, Marienbad, Marienbad, Austria (Clay)

FI: Hedwig Rosenbaum (BOH) d. M. Lewinson (GB) 6-1 6-1

began Aug 5,Southern California Champs, Santa Monica, Ca, US (Hd)

FI: Florence Sutton d. Violet Sutton 8-6 6-1

CR: May Sutton (holder) d. Florence Sutton 6-3 6-3

DF: Mrs Seymour/Ethel Sutton d. M. Seymour/Violet Sutton 8-6, 6-4

XDF: Simpson Sinsabaugh/V.Sutton d. A.C. Way/May Sutton 2-6 6-2 6-3
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August 5-12, Scottish Championships, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Grass)

CR: Muriel Robb d. Minnie Hunter (holder) 6-4 6-3
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August 8-10, Essex Championships, Colchester, Essex, England (Grass)

1R Dorothea Douglass d Alice Greene ????

FI: Dorothea Douglass d. Agnes Morton 6-3 6-3

XDF: Rev. C.O.S. Hatton/Douglass d. Charles G. Allen/Agnes Morton 6-3 6-3

Holder Ruth Winch did not defend. Alan Little writes that Dorothea "was extended in the first round by Alice Greene, but thereafter dictated the course of play to beat a rather jaded Agnes Morton in the final..."
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August 12-17, Derbyshire Champs, Buxton, Derbyshire, England (Grass)

SF: Blanche Hillyard d. Mrs Gardner 6-1 6-1
SF: Alice Pickering d. Muriel Robb 3-6 7-5 8-6

FI: Blanche Hillyard d. Alice Pickering 6-2 7-5

DF: Alice Pickering/Muriel Robb d. Ruth Durlacher/Blanche Hillyard 9-7 6-2

XDF: Laurie Doherty/Muriel Robb d. H.M. Sweetman/Miss Wadsworth 6-2 6-2
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August 12-17, East of England Champs, Felixstowe, Suffolk, Eng(Gr)

FI: Connie Wilson d. Hilda Lane 6-2 6-4

XDF: Edward R. Allen/Alice Greene d. Charles P. Dixon/W. Kersey 6-2 2-6,6-2

August 19-24, Yorkshire Association Tournament, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England (Grass)

FI: Dorothea Douglass d. Alice Pickering 4-6 10-8 6-1

DF: Dorothea Douglass/Alice Pickering d. Minnie Hunter/L. Kendal 3-6 6-4 7-5

XDF: Laurie Doherty/Pickering d. Edmund D. Black/Douglass 3-6 6-4 7-5

*In his list of titles won by Douglass Alan Little also calls this the North of Enfgland Chmps.
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August 19-24, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (Grass)

FI: Winifred Longhurst d. Ruth Durlacher 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
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DF: Ruth Durlacher/Beryl Tulloch d. Hilda Lane/Connie Wilson 6-2, 6-3
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August 19-27, German Championships, Bad Homburg, Germany (Clay)

FI: Toupie Lowther (GB) d. Gladys Duddell (GB) 6-0 6-0
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Late August, Niagara-on-the-Lake International, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada (Grass)

FI: Marion Jones (US) d. Carrie Neely (US) 6-3 7-5 3-6 6-0

DF: Winona Closterman/Neely d. Mrs Burgess/Miss Hedley 6-2 6-2 3-1 retired

Defending champion Marie Wimer did not enter.
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began August 26, Saint Servan, France (Clay)

CR: Mrs G.E. Evered d. Hélène Prévost (holder) 6-2 6-3
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began August 26 Pacific Coast Champs, San Rafael, Ca, USA (Hard)

SF: May Sutton d. Florence Sutton 7-5 6-3

FI: May Sutton d. Violet Sutton 6-2 6-3

CR: May Sutton d. Miriam Hall (holder) 6-1 6-2 6-2

MX: Miriam Hall/George Whitney d. May Sutton/W.B. Collier 6-2 4-6 6-2

Source: the San Francisco Call. Check score for final. Alan Little's book indicates a score of 1-6 6-1 6-2.
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August 26-31, Northumberland Champs, Newcastle,England (Grass)

FI: Blanche Hillyard d. Miss Kendal 6-1 6-0

DF: Alice Pickering/Muriel Robb d. Minnie Hunter/L. Kendal 6-2 0-6 6-3

XDF: Sidney H. Smith/Pickering d. George Hillyard/Hillyard 6-3 6-2
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September 2-7, Sussex Championships, Brighton, Sussex, England (Grass)

?R: Charlotte Sterry d Dorothea Douglass 9-7 7-5

CR: Charlotte Sterry d. Blanche Hillyard (holder) 6-4 6-2

DF: Dorothea Douglass/Charlotte Sterry d. Edith Bromfield/Edith Greville 6-3 4-6 7-5

XDF: George Hillyard/Charlotte Sterry d. Sidney H. Smith/Edith Bromfield 6-2, 6-4
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began September 3, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boulogne,France (Clay)

CR: Henrietta Horncastle (GB) (holder) d. Adine Masson 6-8 retired
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began September 3, Ladies’ Western Championships, , Chicago, Illinois, USA (Grass?)
Venue: Kenwood Country Club

FI: Winona Closterman d. Edith Parker 3-6 3-6 6-3 7-5 9-7

CR: Myrtle McAteer (holder) d. Winona Closterman 6-2 6-1 6-1


DF: Winona Closterman/Myrtle McAteer d. Hallie Champlin/Edith Parker 5-7 6-2 6-1 6-2

MX: Collins/Carrie Neely d. Snow/Edith Parker 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-4

September 9-14, South of England Championships, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England (Grass)
Venue: Devonshire Park

?R Muriel Robb d Dorothea Douglass 6-1 6-1

FI: Charlotte Sterry d. Blanche Hillyard 7-5 5-7 6-2


XDF: Clement Cazalet/Muriel Robb d. George Greville/Edith Greville 1-6 6-3 6-2
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mid-September, Dinard, Dinard, France (Clay)

CR: Mrs G. Evered (GB) d. Hélène Prévost (holder) 6-3 6-1

Circa 19-28 September, Swiss Championships, Saint Moritz, Switzerland (Clay)

FI: M. Brooksmith (GB) d. H. Couppa 6-0 6-0

DF: M. Brooksmith (GB)/Vera Warden (US) d. Mlle Brassewitz/Domini Elliadi (GRE) 6-2 6-4

XDF: S. Blacker-Douglas (GB)/M. Brooksmith (GB) d. Robert B. Hough (GB)/P. Couppa 6-2 6-2

October

October 1-5, New South Wales Championships, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Grass)

CR: Rose Payten (holder) d. M. Dransfield 6-2 retired

Doubles
FI M. Dransfield/Rose Payten d. P. Dransfield/Miss Jones 6-4 6-2

XDFI: Horace Rice/Rose Payten d. Edwards/Miss Dransfield 6-3 6-3

Holders Miss Clift/Phoebe Howitt-Cater did not defend in ladies doubles
Holders Leslie Gaden/Phoebe Howitt-Cater did not defend mixed doubles.
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began October 9, Ladies’ Longwood Open, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Grass)
Venue: Longwood Cricket Club

FI: Eleanor Stockton d. Miss Sears 4-6 6-4 6-6 7-5 6-3

DF: Miss Nichols/Miss Sears d. Eleanor Stockton/Jane Stockton 6-4 6-3 7-4

XDF: Malcolm D. Whitman/K. Crowninshield d. Robert Seaver/Marion Jones 6-2 retired

*Note: Check unusual score in women's doubles final. Could it be 7-5 or 6-4? Mark Newman was the source.
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c November 18-23, Victorian Championships, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Grass)

FI: Lorna Gyton d. L.E. Payne 7-5 6-3

DF: Miss Collis/Miss Wilmoth d. Miss Murray/Miss Jamieson 4-6 6-3 6-2

XDF: Alfred W. Dunlop/F. Waters d. G.W. Wright/Miss Jamieson 8-6 6-3

?? Dec Bay Counties, San Francisco,CA, US

Doubles won by Eva Varney/Maude Varney

*The inaugeral Bay Counties event was in 1902, suggesting this was an event of a less official nature, perhaps featuring doubles only.

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December 26-31, New Zealand Championships, Auckland, New Zealand (Grass)

CR: Kate Nunneley (holder) d. A. Nicholson 6-1 6-0

DF: Kate Nunneley/Miss van Asch d. Miss Gorrie/Miss Scherff 6-0 6-0

XDF: Francis Fisher/Kate Nunneley d. Sloman/Mrs Neville 6-2 6-4

Some more results from the 1901 Pacific Coast Championships, taken from the "San Francisco Call":

SF: May Sutton d. Florence Sutton 7-5, 6-3
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ACF: May Sutton d. Violet Sutton 6-2, 6-3
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XDF: George Whitney/Miriam Hall d. W.B. Collier/May Sutton 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
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Added-thanks. Also added in results from QF forward for the Tri-State event.

Some more rare early results:

March 28-30, Ojai Valley Championships, Nordhoff, California, USA (Hard)

FI: Ruby Garland d. Mrs Dr White 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
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DF: Miss Edwards/Miss Vorhees d. Ruby Garland/Mrs Dr White 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
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XDF: Truman Gridley/Ruby Garland d. S. Spaulding/Miss Vorhees 6-1, 6-1
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added-thanks

mid to late April

April 22-27, Covered Courts Championships,, London, England (Wood)
Venue: Queen's Club

?R: Blanche Bingley Hillyard d Dorothea Douglass 6-3 6-0

FI: Blanche Bingley Hillyard d Charlotte Cooper Sterry 6-1 7-5
Challenge Round: Blanche Hillyard d. Toupie Lowther (holder) 6-2 6-3



The exact tournament's name was "British Covered Court Championships", not to be confused with the "London Covered Court Championships" of following years, also played at Queen's Club.

"British" added to Covered Courts

began June 3, Pennsylvania State Championships, Haverford, US (Grass)
Venue: Merion Cricket Club

FI: Miss Jean B.Clark d. Miss Elizabeth Larned 6-1 4-6 6-8 6-4 6-3

DF: Miss Dorothy Rastall/Miss Rastall d. ??

MX: Dorothy Rastall d. F.J.Grugan d. Mrs Kane S.Green/Kane S.Green 7-5 6-1 7-5

It was the first edition of the women's tournament, and it was arranged to be open to all women tennis players.

began July 29, British Columbia Championships, Victoria, Canada (Grass)

FI: Miss M.Goward d. Miss Kitto 12-10 6-2

DF: M.Goward/Mrs Burton d. Miss Bell/Miss Green ??

MX: M.Goward/A.T.Goward d. Miss D.Green/R.H.Pooley ??

Info provided by GeeTee

April, Tasmanian Championships, Hobart

FI: A Jamieson d. G Rudge

Above 3 tournaments added, thanks Jimbo and GeeTee

Info provided by Newmark

??, Welsh Covered Championships

FI: Muriel Robb d. Mrs H. Heatley 6-1 6-2

This year's Welsh CC has been added

5-10 June, Austrian Championships, Prague, Bohemia (Clay)

For the Bohemian Championships

CR: Elsie Lane (GBR) d. Bertha Kalser (AUT) (holder) 6-3, 6-2
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Wow, that's confusing enough. Thanks Mark - changed as you suggest.

Wow, that's confusing enough. Thanks Mark - changed as you suggest.

At first, I didn't know what you meant by confusing enough, but then I realized how someone with little knowledge of early lawn tennis tournaments might find entry no. 40 above somewhat confusing.
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By the way, about tournaments with uncertain dates: if you check different years - either before or after a particular year for which you don't have the dates for a tournament - you'll see that tournaments were usually held around the same time and in the same place. This would mean that you wouldn't need to rely on a "Dates Unknown" section.

Mark

Quite right that this is not an era I am familiar with beyond what I gather from these results postings. I'm also picking up lots of little facts about European history.
For now it would slow me down too much to do all that date checking, it's hard enough to keep up with all of you. If people want to suggest dates for any "dates unknown" tournaments I can move them.

August 14-17, Nova Scotia Championships, Truro, Canada
Venue: Lorndale TC

FI: Miss Graham d. Miss Bigelow 6-1 6-2

DF: Miss Graham/Mrs H. Johnstone d. Miss Bigelow/Miss Yorston wo

MX: Miss Anderson/Almon d. Miss B. Nelson/Grant 11-9 7-5

1st tournament's edition.

in summer, Province of Quebec Championships, Montreal, Canada
Venue: W.A.A. in Westmount (a Montreal's suburb)

FI: Miss Clay d. Violet Summerhayes 3-6 6-4 6-2

CR: Minnie Hague d. Miss Clay 6-3 6-1 6-0

July 8-14,Canadian Champs, Niagrara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Can (GR)



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