Many thanks to Elegos and Newmark for their contributions to this thread.
Searched the New York Times,yielding some additional US results.
CR=Challenge Round. Under the challenge round system the previous year's winner, the holder of the title, "sat out" until the challenger won the final (often called the All-Comers Final).
Through May
Circa May 1-7, Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Tournament (New South Wales Championships), Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Grass)
QF: Zilla Scott d. Florence Batt 6-2 6-0
QF: Edith L Fox d. Ada Keele 6-0 6-3
QF: Eliza Fitzgerald d. Ellen Blaxland 6-0 3-6 6-4
QF: Lillian Scott d. Miss Maddrell 6-0 6-1
SF: Z Scott d. Fox default
SF: L Scott d. Fitzgerald 6-2 6-2
FI: Lillian Scott d. Zilla Scott 6-3 2-6 6-2
CR: Lillian Scott d. Miss Mayne (holder) 8-6 6-4
Doubles
FI Edith L Fox/EM Mayne d Ethel Blaxland/Eliza Fitzgerald 8-6 7-5
CR Lilian Scott/Zilla Scott (holders) d Edith Fox/EM Mayne 6-1 3-6 6-2
MX: Miss Mayne/Dudley Webb d Zilla Scott/Alec Chomley 6-4 2-6 6-1
Draw notes:
Eva Ada Blanche RODD married Charles METCALFE in 1887
Zilla SCOTT (b 1864) married Edgar MOLESWORTH in 1891
Lillian SCOTT (b 1869) married Cecil P HUNGERFORD in 1889
Summary:
"The ladies' play was also exceptionally good. Miss Scott defeated Miss Mayne after an excellent match. Miss Scott had some beautiful forehand strokes, driving with great force, while her backhand strokes were safe, though not brilliant."
At this point in time there was a Challenge Round in the women's doubles and mixed doubles events at this tournament. Dudley Webb had won the mixed doubles event in 1887 with C. Greene. They did not defend in 1888 due to her absence.
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May 21-26, Irish Championships, Dublin, Ireland (Grass)
Venue: Fitzwilliam Square
SF: Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GB) d May Langrishe ????
FI: Blanche Hillyard d. Bertha Steedman 7-5 6-2
DF: Bertha Steedman/Mary Steedman d. Margaret Bracewell/Blanche Hillyard 6-2 3-6 6-1
MX: Margaret Bracewell/Ernest Lewis d. Bertha Steedman/H Cairns 6-3 6-3 4-6 9-7
Louisa Martin did not enter this year.
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May 25-26 Flushing Spring Tournament, New York City , New York, US
Venue: Flushing Tennis Club
Draw=4
1R Miss Lynch d Miss Bogert
1R Miss Ward d Miss Mann
FI ???? Lynch vs Mann
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Unknown date, Natal Championships, Durban
FI: Mabel Grant d. L Button 7-5 6-1
Rollo
Jul 28th, 2010, 02:26 PM
June
May 28-June 2, West of England Championships, Bath, Somerset, England (Grass)
FI: Lottie Dod (owes 15) d. Miss Pope 6-3 6-0
DF: Ann Dod/Lottie Dod d. Beatrice Langrishe/Miss Pope 11-9 7-5
MX: Margaret Bracewell/Harry Grove d. Lottie Dod/Anthony Dod 6-4 11-9
Due to her superiority, Lottie Dod was "handicapped" in the women's singles event at this tournament.
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ends June 2 New York Tennis Club Spring Tournament, New York, New York, US
Draw=6
1R: Mrs Johnson d ????
1R: Miss Locke d ????
1R: A McKinley-bye
1R: Mrs Badgley-bye
SF: Locke d Johnson ????
SF: McKinley d Badgley ????
FI: Miss Locke d A McKinley 6-1 6-1
MX: Badgley/Mr Badgley d Miss Schultz/WD Hobart ????
Tournament may have been a one day affair. The singles winner got a tortoise-shell hairpin with a decorated silver pin. The mixed winnerers received a ladies silver purse and (presumably for the male) a corkscrew.
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June 4-9, Cheltenham Tournament, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England (Grass)
FI: Louisa Martin (Ire) d. Blanche Hillyard 6-3 6-4
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June 6-9, Whitehouse, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Grass)
FI: Ann Dod d. J Ferguson 6-2 8-6
DF: Ann Dod/J Ferguson d. Miss Meikle/Jane Meikle 6-2 6-4
MX: Ann Dod/RM Watson d. J Ferguson/CD Murray 5-7 6-3 6-4
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June 11-15, US Championships, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Grass)
Venue: Philadelphia Cricket Club
Holder Nellie Hansell "sits out" until the Challenge Round final.
Draw=9.
1R: Marion Wright d. Grace Roosevelt 6-2 6-3
1R: Violet Ward-bye
1R: Adeline Robinson d. Roberts 6-3 6-4
1R: Ellen Roosevelt d. Sybil Johnson 6-3 6-0
1R: Bertha Townsend d. Helen Day Harris 6-4 6-0
QF: Wright d. Ward 6-0 6-5
QF: Robinson d. E Roosevelt 6-4 3-6 6-3
QF: Townsend-bye
SF: Wright-bye
SF: Townsend d. Robinson 1-6 6-5 6-3
FI: Bertha Townsend d. Marion Wright 6-2 6-2
CR: Bertha Townsend d. Nellie Hansell (holder) 6-3 6-5
Doubles (Draw=5. An unofficial tourney in 1888)
1R: Nellie Hansell/Laura Knight d. Helen Day Harris/Mrs Moss 6-4 6-1
SF: Adeline Robinson/Vera Ward d. Roberts/Bertha Townsend 6-4 6-3
SF: Ellen Roosevelt/Grace Roosevelt d. Nellie Hansell/Laura Knight 6-4 6-1
FI: Ellen Roosevelt/Grace Roosevelt d. Adeline Robinson/Vera Ward 3-6 6-3 6-4
Draw note:
Harris listed as Mrs. Alan Harris
Summary:
Called the "third annual" event in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Bertha (the paper also calls her "Bertie") Townsend repels the New York invasion by downing the New Yorker Robinson in an exciting contest. After barely winning the second set at 6-5 a partisan crowd cheers her on to victory over a tiring opponent.
Sources indicate this was the first USTA santioned national women's title. The USTA later retroactively recognized the 1887 event.
There was also a doubles event played in 1888, but the USTA must not have made that official until 1889, for that year is listed as the first.
Unique features that are odd to our "modern" eyes are the 6-5 set scores and byes after the first round. Standard scoring of winning by 2 games and byes in round 1 only were still a couple of years away.
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June 11-16, Kent Championships, Beckenham, Kent, England (Grass)
FI: May Jacks d. Edith Gurney 1-6 6-3 6-0
MX: Edith Gurney/Charles Ross d. May Jacks/“A.N. Other” 6-4 6-2
Draw note:
Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross listed as CHA Ross in sources of the period
This was the first open women’s singles event at this tournament, which began in 1886. A Challenge Round was in force in the women’s singles event from 1889 until 1910. Note the cute pseudonym employed by the male mixed doubles finalist.
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June 12-16, Scottish Championships, Edinburgh, Scotland (Grass)
CR: Connie Butler (holder) d. Ann Dod 6-3 6-3
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12-16 June, Welsh Championships, Penarth, Wales (Grass)
Draw=2
FI: Blanche Hillyard d. Miss Pope 6-2 6-3
This year only two women entered the open women’s singles event. Maud Watson, the defending champion, was injured and could not take part in the tournament.
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June 18-22, London Championships, Stamford Bridge, London, England (Grass)
FI: May Jacks d. Miss Canning 6-0 6-3
CR: Blanche Hillyard (holder) d. May Jacks 6-4 6-3
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June 18-23, Northern Tournament, Liverpool, England (Grass)
SF: May Langrishe d. G Bracewell 6-2 6-2
SF: Blanche Hillyard d. Louisa Martin (Ire) 7-5 6-3
FI: Blanche Hillyard d. May Langrishe (Ire) 6-2 6-0
CR: Lottie Dod (holder) d. Blanche Hillyard 6-3 9-7
DF: Ann Dod/Lottie Dod d. Margaret Bracewell/May Langrishe 6-3 6-2
MX: Blanche Hillyard/Ernest Renshaw d. Lottie Dod/John Charles Kay 7-5 10-8
In the final Blanche Hillyard had four set points in the second set. From this year onwards the All England Mixed Doubles Championship was held at the Northern Tournament. Wimbledon declined to hold a mixed event until 1899..There would be a Challenge Round in this event for many years.
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June 25-30, Waterloo, Liverpool, England (Grass)
FI: Ann Dod d. K Hill 4-6 6-0 6-3
MX: M Pick/John Charles Kay d. K Hill/W Wethered 8-6 6-3
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June 25-30, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England (Grass)
Draw=7
1R: Margaret Bracewell d. Mary Steedman 6-5 6-5
1R: Gertrude Bracewell d. Bertha Steedman 6-5 6-5
1R: J Wray d. Mrs G Elkington 6-4 6-0
1R: Florence Mardall d. Lilian Watson default
SF: M Bracewell d. G Bracewell default
SF: Mardall d. J Wray 4-6 6-1 6-1
FI: Margaret Bracewell d. Florence Mardall 7-5 6-2
MX: Lottie Dod/William D Hamilton d. Margaret Bracewell/Tom Campion 6-0 6-1
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August 1-4, Newcastle, Northumberland, England (Grass)
FI: Connie Butler d. Ann Dod 3-6 6-4 6-4
MX: Ann Dod/John Galbraith d. Helen Jackson/C Liddell default
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August 6-11, Exmouth, Devon, England (Grass)
FI: Blanche Hillyard d. Miss Bryan 6-3 6-1
[August 13]
Exhibition handicap singles match played at Exmouth:
Ernest Renshaw (owes 30) d. Lottie Dod 2-6 7-5 7-5
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Aug 14-20 Narragansett Pier Tournament Narragansett. Rhode Island, US
FI: Adeline Robinson d Miss Ellen Roosevelt ????
The NYT reports that Roosevelt took second place "playing with" [against?]- a Miss Colby 6-2 6-1 6-0.
Was this a sort of comsolation singles match, or even a ladies doubles? Robinson, whom the NYT calls the "lady champion of America", took home a solid silver toilet set as her prize, estimated value $100.
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August 15-18, Saint Andrews, Fife, Scotland (Grass)
FI: Jane Meikle d. A Corbett 6-3 6-4
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August 20-28, North of England Championships, Scarborough, Yorkshire England (Grass)
FI: Bertha Steedman d. Connie Butler 6-4 7-5
CR: Margaret Bracewell (holder) d. Bertha Steedman 1-6 6-4 9-7 6-4
Doubles
CR: Ann Dod/Lottie Dod d. Bertha Steedman/Mary Steedman (holders) 6-3 6-4
Mixed Doubles
CR: Margaret Bracewell/Harry Grove (holders) d. Gertrude Bracewell/PB Brown 6-3 6-1
An all-sisters doubles final.
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August 21-25, South of Scotland Champs, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Grass)
FI: E Malcolm d. L Paterson 6-4 3-6 6-3
DF: E Malcolm/L Paterson d. Miss Pierce/A Pierce 6-2 6-2
MX: E Malcolm/FRB Pinhorn d. L Paterson/B McCulloch 6-1 4-6 6-2
Rollo
Jul 28th, 2010, 04:51 PM
September
August 27-September 1, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (Grass)
FI: May Langrishe d. Beatrice Langrishe 6-2 6-3
CR: May Langrishe d. Miss Bryan (holder) 6-1 7-5
DF: Beatrice Langrishe/May Langrishe d. Miss Bryan/A. Everitt 4-6 6-4 6-1
Invitation mixed doubles match played during Bournemouth tournament:
Miss Bryan/Ernest Lewis d. May Langrishe (Ire)/Ernest Renshaw 9-7 6-2 6-1
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September 3-11, South of England Championships, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England (Grass)
Venue: Devonshire Park
CR: Blanche Hillyard d. Margaret Bracewell (holder) 6-1 6-1
MX: Margaret Bracewell/Harry Barlow d. Blanche Hillyard/Tom Campion 6-8 6-2 6-3
The ladies doubles was handicap only
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Circa September 10-13, Boulogne-sur-Mer, Boulogne,France (Clay)
FI: Mrs Knock (GB) d. Miss Hick (GB) 2-6 6-2 7-5
* The class of player taking part in this tournament was quite modest at this point in time.
Rollo
Jul 28th, 2010, 04:52 PM
October to end of the year
October 27-November 1, Victorian Champs, Melbourne,Victoria, Australia (Grass)
FI: Miss M Mayne d. Nellie A’Beckett 6-1 3-6 6-4
DF: Annie Chenery/Nellie Chenery d. Miss Mayne/Mabel Shaw 6-4 6-5
MX: Nellie a'Beckett/Mr De Little
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December 26-30 Interprovincial Tournament (=New Zealand Championships) , Napier, New Zealand
Venue: Farndon Park
Draw=6
1R: Mrs E Tanner-bye
1R: Hilda Hitchings d Miss Bibby 6-3 6-4
1R: E Gordon d Miss ???? Hitchings 6-3 6-2
1R: Miss Weby-bye
SF: Hitchings d Tanner 6-3 6-2
SF: Gordon d Weby 6-3 4-6 6-2
FI: E Gordon d Hilda Hitchings 6-5 9-7
Doubles
1R: Miss Hill/Mrs E Tanner d Miss Cotterill/Miss Logan 6-3 6-1
FI: E Gordon/Hilda Hitchings d Miss Hill/Mrs E Tanner 6-2 6-2
Mixed Doubles (Draw=5)
1R: Hilda Hitchings/CD Kennedy d Miss Wenley/Mr Jardine 6-4 6-3
SF: H Hitchings/Kennedy d Miss Hitchings/P Marshall 3-6 6-4 6-5
SF: E Gordon/Mr Wilding d Mrs E Tanner/Mr Williams 6-5 6-5
FI: E Gordon/Mr Wilding d Hilda Hitchings/CD Kennedy 6-1 6-3
This event is considered to be the 1888-1889 championships. Note Jimbo has 6-4 9-7 score, but Papers Past (The Otago Times) gives score as 6-5 9-7. The mixed doubles was referred to "combines doubles".
Draw note:
One source gives the name "Miss Hill"-the other "Miss Williams."
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Links to other years of Women's Results are at:
http://www.tennisforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1551
GeeTee
Nov 3rd, 2011, 02:43 AM
A few more details for NSW Champs (Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Tournament)
QF Zilla Scott d Florence Batt 62 60
QF Edith L Fox d Ada Keele 60 63
QF Eliza Fitzgerald d Ellen Blaxland 60 36 64
QF Lillian Scott d Miss Maddrell 60 61
SF L Scott d Fitzgerald 62 62
SF Z Scott d EL Fox walkover
FI L Scott d Z Scott 63 26 62
CR Scott d Mayne 86 64
"The ladies' play was also exceptionally good. Miss Scott defeated Miss Mayne after an excellent match. Miss Scott had some beautiful forehand strokes, driving with great force, while her backhand strokes were safe, though not brilliant."
DOUBLES
FI Edith L Fox/EM Mayne d Eliza Fitzgerald/Ethel Blaxland 86 75
CR Lilian Scott/Zilla Scott d Fox/Mayne 61 36 62
MIXED (incomplete and may include some handicap mixed results)
R1 Alec Chomley/Zilla Scott d Robert Fitzgerald/Fitzgerald 62 64
R1 AG Colquhoun/Beatrice Metcalfe d Harold S Fox/Florence Batt 62 86
R1 E Raleigh/Miss Blaxland d Charles Cropper/Lilian Scott 79 61 64
R1 H Edward Merewether/Miss Fitzgerald d FL King/Ada Keele 64 61
Others - byes
Edward Fitzgerald/Florence Batt d Mr Wells/M Mayne 63 65
Andrew Barton 'Banjo' Paterson/Miss Blaxland d Colin Caird/Miss Morse 65 62
PB Colquhoun/Ada Metcalfe d HA Merewether/Miss Maddrell 62 61
H Merewether/Miss Fitzgerald d Galbraith/Lillian Scott 60 65
SF A Chomley/Zilla Scott d AG Colquhoun/Miss B Metcalfe 61 64
SF Dudley Webb/Mayne d HF Watson/Miss Morse 61 64
FI Webb/Mayne d Chomley/Scott 64 26 61
CR none (Miss Greene - the holder with Webb - was not competing)
Eva Ada Blanche RODD married Charles METCALFE in 1887
Zilla SCOTT (b 1864) married Edgar MOLESWORTH in 1891
Lillian SCOTT (b 1869) married Cecil P HUNGERFORD in 1889
DavidK
Nov 29th, 2011, 05:40 PM
GeeTee's NSW info has been added in
newmark401
Sep 29th, 2012, 02:34 PM
Here's the complete draw for women's singles event at the 1888 Edgbaston Tournament, as well as some additional names and information on the tournament as a whole:
June 25-30, Edgbaston, Birmingham, West Midlands, England (Grass)
First round
Margaret Bracewell d. Mary Steedman 6-5, 6-5
G. Bracewell d. Bertha Steedman 6-5, 6-5
J. Wray d. Mrs G. Elkington 6-4, 6-0
Florence Mardall d. Lilian Watson, walkover
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SF: Margaret Bracewell d. G. Bracewell, walkover
SF: Florence Mardall d. J. Wray 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
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FI: Margaret Bracewell d. Florence Mardall 7-5, 6-2
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* The runners-up retired when it began to rain.
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XDSF: John Deykin/Maud Watson d. Percy Brown/Margaret Bracewell 1-6, 6-4, 6-1
XDSF: George Brown/Bertha Steedman d. Frank Noon/Florence Mardall 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
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XDF: John Deykin/Maud Watson d. George Brown/Bertha Steedman 0-6, 7-5, 6-2*
*At one stage in the final the eventual winners were 0-6, 0-3 behind.
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alfajeffster
Sep 29th, 2012, 11:52 PM
Rollo, weren't you going to have tournament results posted in the "Tournament Results" page? I see Ugarte is up to two years now, and here you are. Understand the interest, I just don't like to see nothing but tournament result stats supplanting conversation about the players, which was my understanding of what the Blast was for. I don't mean to complain, it's your call obviously. Thanks for understanding.
Rollo
Oct 1st, 2012, 01:49 PM
Rollo, weren't you going to have tournament results posted in the "Tournament Results" page? I see Ugarte is up to two years now, and here you are. Understand the interest, I just don't like to see nothing but tournament result stats supplanting conversation about the players, which was my understanding of what the Blast was for. I don't mean to complain, it's your call obviously. Thanks for understanding.
Hi Jeff:wavey:
I thought all of them had been moved. This must have fallen through the cracks.:o
Thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll move it after I add Mark's results. I was excited to see Mark has full results for Edgbaston.
Rollo
Oct 2nd, 2012, 03:57 PM
Added in Mark's full results (thanks Mark:)), did some editing, and added results from the 1888/1889 New Zealand Championships.
newmark401
May 3rd, 2013, 01:58 PM
July 16-19, Leamington, Warwickshire, England (Grass)
FI: Alice Pickering d. Mrs Christie 4-6, 6-1, 6-2*
* This event was handicap only this year.
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From the "Field Lawn Tennis Calendar" (1889): "Nearly two months of the present lawn tennis season had passed away before it was announced for certain that the tournament at Leamington would not fall through, as had been generally believed. It would indeed have been a pity to have allowed an old-established fixture like this to be abandoned, more especially as fair entries had always been obtained, and the challenge cup had been only in the possession of the present holder, Mr James Dwight, for one year.
" Luckily, the Town Improvement Association took the tournament in hand, and being backed up by a very strong committee, assisted by Mr Blaker and Mr Downing as honorary secretaries, everything proceeded well for a successful meeting. A programme of three level event and four handicaps was arranged, and these all received a capital entry, not only in numbers, but also in quality..."
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newmark401
May 4th, 2013, 02:55 PM
August 21-23, Saxmundham, Suffolk, England (Grass)
FI: Miss Norman d. Edith Austin 6-1, 6-2
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DF: E. Hawkins/G. Rant d. K. Gilbert/E. Rawlinson 6-2, 6-3
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XDF: G. Norman/Miss Norman d. Rodwell/E. Rawlinson 6-0, 6-2
From the "Field Lawn Tennis Calendar" (1889): "The sixth annual tournament of the Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club was held in the beautiful gruonds of Hurts Hall Park, kindly lent by Colonel W.B. Long. The courts were in capital order, and the weather on the first two days was all that could be desired, but the final ties on Thursday were greatly affected by the rain."
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This tournament would become the Suffolk Championships from circa 1900.