1898

Results contributed by Mark Ryan, Rollo and Brian Stewart

Date unknown, Welsh Covered Championships

FI: Ruth Dyas d. Muriel Robb 1-6 7-5 11-9
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January to March

Date Unknown, New Zealand Championship

FI Kate Nunneley
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Date Unknown, Natal Championship, Durban, SA

FI N. Hickman d. U. Turnbull 6-3 7-5
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March 8 -, Nice Handicap, Fr

SF Countess Clara von Schulenberg (Ger) d. Warden (GB) 74-72

FI M. Chalier d. von Schulenberg 72-69
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March 15 -, Monte Carlo

FI M. Chalier d. Warden (GB)
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Date Unknown, Nice, Fr

FI Miss Brooksmith (GB)

Source note: The first issue of American Lawn Tennis magazine is available online and covers 1898. This source has bot yet been completely mined for full results.
A direct lnik to ALT for 1898: http://books.google.com/books?id=6LEXAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=AMERICAN+LAWN+TENNIS&source=bl&ots=42p5THPoOR&sig=K_wm_4J2zYc3u3kMD6oGdZT3hU8&hl=en&ei=qlroTNqcMYaBlAeLzvTECw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

April

Circa April 1-6, South Australian Championships, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia (Grass)

CR: Maisie Parr (holder) d. L.E. Payne 6-5, 3-6, 6-2

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WD: Payne/Hone

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XD: Baker/Payne d. R.G. Bowen/Hone
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Circa April 8-13, Tasmanian Championships, Tasmania, Australia (Grass)

CR: E. Ferguson d. G. Swan (holder) 6-5, 4-6, 6-5
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April 20-21 Melbourne Autumn Tournament, Aus (Handicap)

Jamieson d. Phoebe Howitt 6-1 6-0
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April 18-25, British Covered Courts Championships, Queen’s Club, London, England (Wood)

CR: Edith Austin (holder) d. P. Legh 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
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XDF: Reggie Doherty/Charlotte Cooper d. George Greville/Edith Austin 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

May

May 10-17, New South Wales Championships, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia (Grass)

ACF: Dransfield d. Payton

CR: Phoebe Howitt (holder) d. Miss Dransfield 6-1, 4-1, retired
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DF: M. Dransfield/P. Dransfield d. Phoebe Howitt/F. Waters 7-5, 6-4*

* In 1897, Phoebe Howitt had won the women’s doubles event with Kate Nunneley.
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XDACF: T. Irving/Brewer d. Bob Green/F. Waters 7-5 6-4

XDCR: Alfred W. Dunlop/Phoebe Howitt (holders) d. T. Irving/Miss Brewer 5-7, 6-1, 6-2
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Circa mid-May, Tournament of the Academic-Technical Cycling Association, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Clay)

1R: Baroness Albina Spens-Boden d. Frl Gentschif 6-2 6-4
1R: Hedwig Rosenbaum d. Ida Jerusalem 7-5 6-1
1R: Mimi Hlawatsch d. Ottilie Merch 6-2 6-4
One player had a bye.

SF: Baroness Albina Spens-Boden d. Wilma Schick 8-6 6-2
SF: Mimi Hlawatsch d. Hedwig Rosenbaum 6-1 6-4


FI: Mimi Hlawatsch d. Baroness Albina Spens-Boden, walkover

May 22-28, Irish Championships, Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, Ireland (Grass)

1R Bloxsome d. Smith 6-1 11-9

QF Charlotte Cooper d. Ruth Dyas 7-5 6-4
QF Bloxsome d. Mrs. Ottley 7-5 6-1
QF Louisa Martin d. Maud Garfit 6-3 6-0
QF E.C. Pinckney d. Bessie Moore (US) 6-3 7-5

SF Cooper d. Bloxsome 7-5 6-1
SF Martin d. Cooper 7-5 6-3

FI: Charlotte Cooper d. Louisa Martin 6-4, 9-7
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DF: Ruth Dyas/Louisa Martin d. Charlotte Cooper/O. Martin 6-3, 6-8, 6-2
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Mixed Doubles

1R H.S. Smith / E.C. Pinckney d. Reggie Doherty/Charlotte Cooper 10-8 0-6 7-5
1R Laurie Doherty/Bloxsome d. G.F. Goodman/Golding 6-2 6-1

QF Wilberforce Eaves/Louisa Martin d. Harold Mahoney/Bessie Moore 8-6 6-3
QF Harold Smith/Ruth Dyas d. Smith/Pinckney 6-1 6-1
QF L Doherty/Bloxsome d. G.C. Ball-Greene/O.Martin 7-5 6-4
QF J.M. Boucher/Maud Garfit d. S. Johnstone/Mrs. Ottley 6-2 6-3

SF Nisbet/Dyer d. Eaves/L. Martin 6-3 8-6
SF L. Doherty/Bloxsome d. Boucher/Garfit 6-3 6-2

FI: Harold Nisbet/Ruth Dyas d. Laurie Doherty/Miss Bloxsome 6-2, 6-4, 6-1
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May 27 + fd, Berlin, Germany (Clay)

For the Championships of Berlin

FI: Countess Clara von der Schulenburg d. Miss Jackson (GBR) 6-0, 6-0, 6-2*

* This was probably a Challenge Round; the countess was the holder. The losing finalist might well have been Helen Jackson.

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28-30 May, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Clay)

For the Championships of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia*

FI: Milada Cifka d. Baroness Albina Spens-Boden [score?]

* This event was probably the precursor to the Czechoslovakian Championships. It shouldn't be confused with the Bohemian Championships, held as part of the Austrian Championships tournament during these years.
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For the Championships of Prague

FI: Milada Cifka d. Frl Zindrich [score?]
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May, Alabama State Championship, Montgomery, USA (Clay)

FI: Miss Cobbs d. Mrs. Hines 6-3 6-1 8-6

DF: Miss Clark/Miss Hines d. Miss Cobbs/Mrs. Stout 6-1 7-5

MX: Miss Cobb/Hobson d. Mrs. Hines/Walker 7-9 6-3 6-2
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Date unknown, Ealing Lawn Tennis Championship, GB

FI G. Nansen

Early June

May 30-June 4, Middlesex Championships, Chiswick Park, London, England (Grass)

CR: Charlotte Cooper (holder) d. Edith Austin 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
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June 6-11, Kent Championships, Beckenham, Kent, England (Grass)

ACF: Charlotte d. Mrs. H.A. Kirby

CR: Charlotte Cooper d. Edith Austin (holder) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3
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Circa early June, Pöseldorf Tennis-Verein, Hamburg, Germany (Clay)

FI: E. Lantzius d. Frl Behrens 6-8, 6-3, 6-2
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June 8-12, Prague, Bohemia, (clay)

For the Championships of Austria*

FI: Baroness Maria-Anna Ringhoffer (AUT) d. [????]

* The first Championships of Austria tournament was held in 1894, but there was no women’s singles event until 1898.
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For the Championships of Bohemia**

FI: Frl Bertrand d. Frl Schmidt 6-3, 6-0

** The Championships of Bohemia and Championships of Austria were sometimes held simultaneously at the same venue.
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June 13-18, Northern Tournament, Liverpool, England (Grass)

ACF: Louisa Martin d. Muriel Robb 6-2, 6-3
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CR: Louisa Martin d. Charlotte Cooper (holder) 10-8, 6-4
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DF: Charlotte Cooper/Ruth Dyas d. Mrs Kirby/Louisa Martin 6-3, 6-4
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XDACF: Sidney H. Smith/Bertha Steedman d. George Hillyard/Ruth Dyas 6-3, 2-6, 9-7
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XDCR: Harold Mahony/Charlotte Cooper (holders) d. Sidney H. Smith/Bertha Steedman 6-3, 6-4
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June 14-18, US National Championship, Philadelphia Cricket Club [GR]

Preliminary Round
Carrie Neely bye
Helen Chapman bye
Marion Jones d. Helen Wriggins 6-1 6-3
Kathleen Atkinson bye

Helen Crump d. Elsie Malone 6-0 6-0
Maud Banks d. Rebecca Lycett default
Elizabeth Tostall bye
Marie Wimer bye

1R Neely d. Chapman 6-3 6-2
1R M. Jones d. K. Atkinson 6-4 6-3
1R Crump d. Banks 6-1 6-3
1R Wimer d. Tostall 6-1 6-0

SF M. Jones d. Neely 6-0 6-0
SF Crump d. Wimer 6-3 2-6 10-8

ACF M. Jones d. Crump 6-4 7-5 6-4

CR Juliette Atkinson d. M. Jones 6-3 5-7 6-4 2-6 7-5
(*5mps)

Doubles
Preliminary Round
J. Atkinson/K. Atkinson bye
Beaumont/Restall bye
Banks/Steele d. Chapman/Elsie Mahoney 6-2 8-6
Neely/Wimer bye

SF J. Atkinson/K. Atkinson d. Beaumont/Restall 6-1 6-0
SF Neely/Wimer d. Banks/Steele 6-4 6-4

FI J . Atkinson/K. Atkinson d. Neely/Wimer 6-1 2-6 4-6 6-1 6-2

XD Edwin P. Fischer/Neely d. J.A. Hill/Chapman 6-2 6-4 8-6





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Notes:
The NYT also calls Wiemer "Wirmer" more than once.

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The final was a thriller. Atkinson saves a record 5 match points!

A Tennis Battle That Was Royal
Championship play breaks a record for stubborness and quality Miss Atkinson Wins--Successfully defends her cup against Miss Jones--Latter meets with misfortunes.

Miss Juliet Atkinson is again lawn tennis champion of the women players of the United States. Good luck, superior physical condition and hard, nervy play enabled her to win yesterday at the Philadelphia Cricket Club grounds. Miss Marion Jones is the daughter of Senator Jones of Nevada.

This is a total of 26 games for Miss Atkinson and 25 games for Miss Jones. The point total was 185 points for Miss Jones to 177 for Miss Atkinson.

It can be safely said that none of the previous 11 women's contests (from 1887) was there such an exciting finish. To show the grand excitement of the contest and to tell why the crowded grand stand remained nearly filled until long after the dinner hour, it is but necessary to explain the score in the deciding moments.

Each of the plucky girls had won two sets,and in the 5th and deciding set the score stood :Miss Jones 5, Miss Atkinson 3. All Miss Jones had to do was win the set on hand. In it the score was 40 to 30 in her favor. All she needed was one point to win the game, set, match, and united States championship. Just one little point, and here is where Miss Jones' misfortunes commenced.

In the rally Miss Atkinson returned and the ball struck a ball not in play, lying in Miss Jones' court owing to the negligence of the umpires. The ball in play glanced off and shot along the ground, so that Miss Jones could not return it. This made the game "deuce" and Miss Atkinson won out.

This brought the score in games to 5 to 4 in Miss Jones' favor. Still she had the better chance. Four times in this set she needed but a point to win,and yet she never got it, Miss Atkinson "deucing" it and eventually scoring the two consecutive points. Once Miss Jones had "vantage" and neaded but a point. Miss Atkinson's return went outside of the court and and the match then and there belonged to Miss Jones, but the umpire on that line failed to do his duty and decided, contrary to the fact, that the ball was in. This decision alone cost Miss Jones the match. This little Westerner deserves unlimited praise for her splendid showing in this, her first appearance in a US championship match without the age and experience of her opponent, lacking her physical condition and having been unwell for several days, she all but defeated a champion twice.

As to the quality of play, it was the best that has ever been put up at these tounaments. The rallies were often long and spirited and both played well and made some splendid strokes. Miss Atkinson went up to the net oftener and was very effective, but the game was distinctly a back court struggle. Both used a well-judged, hard, low fore-hand stroke with good effect,and did some remarkablt clever back hand work as well. As the club's poet, Mr. "Cliff" Patterson, put it:

Good shots on both sides followed fast
But some one had to yield at last.

One thing that told very material in Miss Atkinson's favor was physique. To use a masculine athletic term of condition, "She was hard as nails". She is light and very active and this enabled her to cover more ground than Miss Jones, whose stocky stature and weight were no inconsiderable handicap.

June 20-28, Wimbledon, GB [GR]

1R C. Morgan-bye
1R Beryl Tulloch-bye
1R Ruth Legh-bye
1R Henrietta Horncastle-bye
1R Louisa Martin-bye
1R 'Ireland'-bye
1R Hitchens-bye
1R E R Morgan d. EJ Bromfield 8-6 4-6 8-6

1R Edith Austin d. Mrs. H. A. Kirby 7-5 6-2
1R Ellen Thynne-bye
1R Ruth Dyas-bye
1R Alice Pickering-bye
1R Mrs. H. I. Harper-bye
1R Bertha Steedman-bye
1R H. Smythe-bye
1R Charlotte Cooper-bye

2R C.Morgan d. Tulloch 6-4 6-2
2R Legh d. Horncastle 6-2 6-2
2R Martin d. 'Ireland' walk over
2R E.Morgan d. Hitchins 6-1 6-1
2R Austin d. Thynne 6-1 6-0
2R Dyas d. Pickering 8-6 2-6 6-4
2R Steedman d. Harper 6-1 6-2
2R Cooper d. Smythe 6-2 6-4

QF Legh d. C.Morgan 6-0 6-1
QF Martin d. E. Morgan 6-2 6-0
QF Austin d. Dyas 4-6 6-3 6-4
QF Cooper d. Steedman 4-6 6-3 6-4

SF Martin d. Legh walkover
SF Cooper d. Austin 6-4 6-1

ACF Cooper d. Martin 6-4 6-4

CR Charlotte Cooper d. Blanche Hillyard, walkover

Late June

Early July

Circa early July, Welsh Championships, Newport, Wales (Grass)

FI: AE Parr d. H Ridding 7-5 7-5
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July 4-9, Northumberland Championships, Newcastle, Northumberland, England (Grass)

FI: Ruth Dyas d. Blanche Hillyard 6-2 6-2

DF: Blanche Hillyard/Bertha Steedman d. Ruth Dyas/Muriel Robb 6-0 6-2

XDF: George Hillyard/Ruth Dyas d. Harold Mahony/Blanche Hillyard 6-3 1-6 6-4
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July 4-9, North London Championships (Gipsy Open), London, England (Grass)

CR: Edith Austin (holder) d. Mrs Kirby 6-3, 6-4
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July 11-16, London Championships, Queen’s Club, London, England (Grass)

CR: Charlotte Cooper (holder) d. Edith Austin 6-4, 3-6, 8-6
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July 14-16, Leamington, Warwickshire, England (Grass)

CR: Ruth Dyas (holder) d. Alice Pickering 7-5, 2-6, 3-1, retired
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Late July

July 18-23, Midland Counties Championships, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England (Grass)

FI: Blanche Hillyard d. Maud Garfit 6-3, 6-1
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XDF: George Hillyard/Ruth Dyas d. Sidney H. Smith/Alice Pickering 7-5, 6-3
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Date unknown, Canadian Championship

ACF Eustace Smith d. Marie Wimer (US) 2-6 6-3 6-3

FI Juliette Atkinson (US) d. Eustace Smith 6-4 6-1

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Date unknown, Czechoslovakia Championship

FI M. Cifkova

Early August

August 1-6, Scottish Championships, Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland (Grass)

ACF: Madeline O’Neill d. L. Doig 6-3, 4-6, 7-5
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CR: Madeline O’Neill d. Minnie Hunter (holder) 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
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August 3-6, West of Scotland Championships, Castle Wemyss, Fife, Scotland (Grass)

CR: Mrs Kidston d. K. Jamieson (holder) 6-2, 3-6, 6-3
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DF: K. Jamieson/M. Jamieson d. B. Connell/F. Dunn 6-0, 6-2
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XDF: G.W. Peacocke/Hon. A. Burns d. L.H. Jamieson/K. Jamieson [score?]
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August 4-6, Essex County Open, Colchester, Essex, England (Grass)

CR: Beryl Tulloch d. Henrietta Horncastle (holder) 6-0, 6-2
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August 8-13, Derbyshire Championships, Buxton, Derbyshire, England (Grass)

FI: Ruth Dyas d. Blanche Hillyard 6-2, 6-4
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DF: Ruth Dyas/Bertha Steedman d. Blanche Hillyard/Alice Pickering 6-3, 6-2
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XDF: George Hillyard/Blanche Hillyard d. Sidney H. Smith/Alice Pickering 6-0, 10-8
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August 10 -, Pacific Northwest Championship, Tacoma, Washington, US

FI Rigg d. Keown 7-5 6-4
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DF Riley/Rollins d. Keown/Snow 4-6 7-5 7-5
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XDF S.L.Russell/Riley d. J.F.Faulkes/Clapham 10-12 6-4 6-3
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Late August

Circa August 14-20, German Championships *, Bad Homburg, Germany (Clay)

FI: Elsie Lane (GBR) d. Toupie Lowther (GBR) 7-5, 7-5

* From 1898 to 1901, this tournament was held in Bad Homburg, not in Hamburg. There was no second women's singles event during this period.
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August 15-20, Yorkshire Open, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England (Grass)

FI: K. Grey d. Alice Pickering 6-4, 6-4
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DF: D. Grey/K. Grey d. Mrs Mann/Miss Smyth 10-8, 6-3
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XDF: Edmund D. Black/Minnie Hunter d. Grainger Chaytor/Alice Pickering 4-6 ,7-5, 6-4
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August, East of England Championships, Felixstowe

FI: Edith Austin d. Miss Tootell 6-1 6-2
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August 15-20, Southern California Championships, Santa Monica, California, USA (Hard)

SF: Violet Sutton d. Alice Jones 6-1, 6-2
SF: Georgina Jones d. Mrs Seymour 6-4, 9-7
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ACF: Violet Sutton d. Georgina Jones 6-2, 6-2
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CR: Marion Jones d. Violet Sutton 6-1 6-1
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XDF: Louis Freeman/Violet Sutton d. R. Rowan/Marion Jones [score?]
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Circa August 22-27, Queensland Championships, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia (Grass)

ACF: Amy Pratten d. Eileen Persee 6-3 6-3

CR: Ethel Mant (holder) d. Amy Pratten 6-1, 7-9, 6-1
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August 22-27, Bournemouth, Hampshire, England (Grass)

SF: Blanche Hillyard d. P. Legh 6-2, 6-2
SF: Charlotte Cooper d. Ruth Dyas 6-3, 6-3
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FI: Charlotte Cooper and Blanche Hillyard were at one set-all when bad weather intervened; they divided the prizes.
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XDF: George Ball-Greene/Charlotte Cooper divided the prizes with George Hillyard/Blanche Hillyard.
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August 23 + fd, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (Clay)

CR: Henrietta Horncastle (GBR) d. F. Gould (GBR) (holder) 6-1, 6-0
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Circa end of August, Niagara-on-the-Lake International, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada (Grass)

CR: Juliette Atkinson (USA) (holder) d. Marie Wimer (USA) 10-8, 7-9, 6-4, 6-3
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September

Circa early September? Ladies’ Western Championships*, Kenwood Country Club, Chicago, Illinois, USA (Grass?)

ACF: Juliette Atkinson d. Carrie Neely 9-7, [6-3], 9-7
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CR: Juliette Atkinson d. Louise Pound (holder) by three sets to zero.

* Information on this tournament for this year is very sparse.
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September 5-10, Sussex Championships, Brighton, Sussex, England (Grass)

ACF: Edith Austin d. Bertha Steedman 6-1, 5-7, 6-2
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CR: Edith Austin d. Charlotte Cooper (holder) 6-3, 6-2
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DF: Blanche Hillyard/Bertha Steedman d. E. Morgan/Muriel Robb 6-0, 6-3
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XDF: George Greville/Edith Austin d. Grainger Chaytor/Muriel Robb 6-4, 4-6, 6-4
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September 6 + fd, Saint Servan, France (Clay)

FI: Adine Masson d. Hélène Prévost 1-6, 6-2, 7-5, 3-1, retired*

* This was a best-of-five-sets final.
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September 9-10, Pacific Coast Championships, San Rafael, California, USA (Hard)
Venue: San Rafael Hotel

Draw=5

1R: Anna Martin d Georgina Jones 6-4 6-2

SF: Martin d Winifred Mason 6-1 6-4
SF: Marion Jones d Alice Hoffman 6-2 6-2

FI: Marion Jones d Anna H. Martin 6-1 6-2 6-2

This event resumes for ladies after possibly not being held in 1896 and 1897. The last definite score for a ladies singles final is from 1895, when Marion Jones won. There was no challenge round as Miss Bee Hoper did not defend her title. The mystery then is this: how did Bee Hooper become the "holder" in the interim years of 1896 and 1897.

Baseliner Jones repeatedly passed Hoffmann, who liked to run to the net, with down the line shots. Anna H. Martin is the champion of Nevada.

Scores from American Lawn Tennis, which indicates this was a two day event.

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September 12 + fd, Dinard, Brittany, France (Clay)

ACF: Adine Masson d. Hélène Prévost 6-4, 6-4
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CR: Ivy Arbuthnot (GBR) (holder) d. Adine Masson 2-6, 6-4, 2-0, retired
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September 12-17, South of England Championships, Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England (Grass)

ACF: Blanche Hillyard d. Edith Austin 6-2, 8-6
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CR: Blanche Hillyard d. Charlotte Cooper (holder) 7-5, 7-5
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XDF: Sidney H. Smith/Charlotte Cooper d. George Greville/Edith Austin 1-6, 6-3, 6-3
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October to December

October 17 + fd, Ladies’ Invitation Tournament, Longwood Cricket Club, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Grass)

Preliminary Round
Putnam d. Greenaugh 6-5 6-1
Jane Stockton d. E. Sears 6-2 6-4
Edith Rotch d. Amory 6-0 6-2
Isabella Shaw d. Crowninshield 4-6 6-5 6-4
Margaret Hunnewell d. Hamlen 6-2 6-1
Hardy d. M. Stockton 5-6 6-5 6-3
Eustis d. I. Lawrence 2-6 6-5 6-3

1R S. Shaw d. Wigglesworth 6-3 6-1
1R Fenno d. Atkinson 0-6 6-0 6-3
1R Eleanor Stockton d. N. Hooper 3-6 6-4 6-2
1R Nichols d. Griffith 6-1 6-5
1R Putnam d. J. Stockton 3-6 6-3 6-3
1R I. Shaw d. Rotch 6-5 6-1
1R Hunnewell d. Hardy 4-6 6-1 6-1
1R Eustis d. Ladd 6-0 6-2

QF S. Shaw d. Fenno 6-5 4-6 7-5
QF Nichols d. E. Stockton 7-5 6-0
QF I. Shaw d. Putnam 6-4 6-1
QF Hunnewell d. Eustis 6-3 6-2

SF Hunnewell d. I. Shaw 6-2, 6-2
SF Miss Nichols d. S. Shaw 6-4, 5-6, 6-4

FI Margaret Hunnewell d. Miss Nichols 6-2, 6-3, 6-0

* Twenty-three players entered the women’s singles event.
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Doubles

Preliminary Round
Putnam/M. Stockton d. Homans/Denny 6-0 5-6 6-1
E. Stockton/J. Stockton d. Wigglesworth/Hooper 6-2 6-3
Fenno/Ladd d. Whiteside/Morse 6-2 6-3
Hardy/Nichols d. Howe/Griffith 6-1 6-0
I. Lawrence/Peabody d. M. Lawrence/Hamlen 6-1 6-4

QF E. Stockton/J. Stockton d. Putnam/M. Stockton 2-6 6-5 6-0
QF Fenno/Ladd d. Hardy/Nichols w.o.
QF Crowninshield/Eustis d. I. Lawrence/Peabody 6-4 6-0
QF Hunnewell/S. Shaw d. Atkinosn/Brewer 6-0 6-0

SF E. Stockton/J. Stockton d. Fenno/Ladd 6-1 6-4
SF Hunnewell/ S. Shaw d. Crowninshield/Eustis 6-4 6-5

FI: Margaret Hunnewell/S. Shaw d. Eleanor Stockton/Jane Stockton 8-6, 6-3, 7-5
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November 15-21, Victorian Championships, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Grass)

FI: Phoebe Howitt d. F. Waters 6-0, 6-4
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DF: Phoebe Howitt/Miss Clift d. Miss Black/Miss Walters 6-1, 6-4
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XDF: Alfred W. Dunlop/Phoebe Howitt d. A. Windeyer/A. Jamieson 6-4, 6-1
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Rankings

1898 British-Irish Classifications (source: Lawn Tennis for Ladies, by Lambert Chambers)
01. Charlotte Cooper (GBR)
2-5. Edith Austin (GBR)
2-5 Ruth Dyas (IRL)
2-5 Blanche Bingley Hillyard (GBR)
2-5 Louise Martin (IRL)
06. Bertha Steedman (GBR)
7-8. Alice Simpson Pickering (GBR)
7-8 Muriel Robb (GBR)
9-11 Maud Garfit
9-11 Mrs. H.A.Kirby
9-11 P. Legh

Honorable Mention:
H. Ridding
M. Stoneham
B. Tulloch

Insufficient Data:
K.M. Grey
Elsie Lane
Towpie Lowther
A.E. Parr


Note: American Lawn Tennis (v 1 1898) is available online. Fixtures for US events on p 69. Riviera events on p 423-46, Irish (p 76-78)-including a full draw! p82 (Bessie Moore) p90-91, p97-104

August 15-20, Southern California Championships, Santa Monica, California, USA (Hard)

SF: Violet Sutton d. Alice Jones 6-1, 6-2
SF: Georgina Jones d. Mrs Seymour 6-4, 9-7
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ACF: Violet Sutton d. Georgina Jones 6-2, 6-2
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CR: Violet Sutton vs Marion Jones (holder)*

* Violet Sutton probably won this match.
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XDF: Louis Freeman/Violet Sutton d. R. Rowan/Marion Jones [score?]
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Here are the correct dates for the 1898 Pacific Coast Championships:

September 8-10, Pacific Coast Championships, San Rafael, California, USA (Hard)
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Rankings

Note: American Lawn Tennis (v 1 1898) is available online. Fixtures for US events on p 69. Riviera events on p 423-46, Irish (p 76-78)-including a full draw! p82 (Bessie Moore) p90-91, p97-104

Hi DavidK,

Could you give us the link to the online edition of American Lawn Tennis?

Mark's California additions have been edited in.

Elegos: here is the link for 1898 ALT.

http://books.google.com/books?id=6LEXAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=AMERICAN+LAWN+TENNIS&source=bl&ots=42p5THPoOR&sig=K_wm_4J2zYc3u3kMD6oGdZT3hU8&hl=en&ei=qlroTNqcMYaBlAeLzvTECw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CBgQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false

All I have found is 1898, ALT's first year, and a few issues of 1899.

Added in full results for the Pacific Coast championships and added anote plus link to Americna Lawn Tennis in the initial post.

in May, Alabama State Championship, Montgomery, Usa (Clay)
Venue: Montgomery LTC at Cloverdale Park

FI: miss Cobbs d. mrs Hines 6-3 6-1 8-6

DF: miss Craik/miss Hines d. miss Cobbs/mrs Stout 6-1 7-5

MX: miss Cobbs/Hobson d. mrs Hines/Walker 7-9 6-3 6-2

Added this very obscure tourmanent - that Alabama would already have a state championship shows how quickly tennis was spreading.

I love how all these Countesses and Baronesses were playing in tournaments.

April 18-25, Covered Courts Championships, Queen’s Club, London, England (Wood)[/COLOR][/FONT]

CR: Edith Austin (holder) d. P. Legh 6-3, 2-6, 6-2
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XDF: Reggie Doherty/Charlotte Cooper d. George Greville/Edith Austin 6-3, 5-7, 6-4

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

Info provided by Newmark

??, Welsh Covered Championships

FI: Ruth Dyas d. Muriel Robb 1-6 7-5 11-9

Welsh Covered added, thanks guys

Info provided by Newmark401

August, East of England Championships, Felixstowe

FI: Edith Austin d. Miss Tootell 6-1 6-2

East of England edited in

August 15-20, Southern California Championships, Santa Monica, California, USA (Hard)


CR: Violet Sutton vs Marion Jones (holder)*

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Marion Jones won the challenge round 6-1 6-1.

Next year she did not defend and Violet Sutton played through.

Thanks Elegos, Southern Cal Final added

Circa mid-May, Tournament of the Academic-Technical Cycling Association, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Clay)

FR: Baroness Albina Spens-Boden d. Frl Gentschif 6-2, 6-4
FR: Hedwig Rosenbaum d. Ida Jerusalem 7-5, 6-1
FR: Mimi Hlawatsch d. Ottilie Merch 6-2, 6-4

One player had a bye.
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SF: Baroness Albina Spens-Boden d. Wilma Schick 8-6, 6-2
SF: Mimi Hlawatsch d. Hedwig Rosenbaum 6-1, 6-4
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FI: Mimi Hlawatsch d. Baroness Albina Spens-Boden, walkover
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28-30 May, Prague, Czechoslovakia (Clay)

For the Championships of Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia*

FI: Milada Cifka d. Baroness Albina Spens-Boden [score?]

* This event was probably the precursor to the Czechoslovakian Championships. It shouldn't be confused with the Bohemian Championships, held as part of the Austrian Championships tournament during these years.
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For the Championships of Prague

FI: Milada Cifka d. Frl Zindrich [score?]
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Wonderful Mark. And perhaps the oddest name for a tournament yet. They have been edited in

Wonderful Mark. And perhaps the oddest name for a tournament yet. They have been edited in

Yes, it's more the name of the venue than the tournament.
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