1886 men's tennis season

Willoughby Hamilton is the joint title leader this year with American Robert Livingston Beeckman.
Details
Duration	7 March – 30 December
Edition	11th
Tournaments	135 (Amateur)
Categories	Important (4) National (6) Provincial/Regional/State (25) County (14) Regular (86)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Willoughby Hamilton (5) Robert Livingston Beeckman (5)
Most tournament finals	Harry Grove(7)
← 1885 1887 →

The 1886 men's tennis season was composed of the eleventh annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 135 tournaments.^[1] The season began in March in Auckland, New Zealand and ended in December in Napier, New Zealand.

Summary of tour

In the four most important tournaments of the year Herbert Lawford wins a third successive Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title in Dublin beating Willoughby Hamilton in four sets. William Renshaw wins a sixth consecutive Wimbledon Championship defeating Irish Champion Herbert Lawford in four sets. At the Northern Championships in Liverpool, Harry Grove beats defending American champion James Dwight in three straight sets. In the United States Dick Sears wins a sixth consecutive US National Championship beating Robert Livingston Beeckman in four sets.

In the United States new regional sectional tournaments the New England Championships, Northwestern Championships and Southern Championships are all staged for the first time this year. In New Zealand the New Zealand Championships are held for the first time at Napier, New Zealand.

Irish player Willoughby Hamilton and American player Robert Livingston Beeckman were joint title leaders this season winning 5 titles each. Harry Grove reached the most finals with 7 in total winning 3 of them.

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),^[2] in some tournaments not all.

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

March

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
7-12.[7][8]	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Hard Singles – Doubles	William Edward Barton 6-1, 6–3, 6-2	George Watson Holdship	F.E. Mason William Alexander Ridings

April

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
17 April	British Covered Court Championships[9] London, Great Britain Hard (indoor) Singles – Doubles	Ernest Lake Williams 6-2 1-6 5-7 6-4 6-4	Herbert Lawford	Frederick Bowlby Harry Grove	P.G. Mayre John Charles Kay Arthur John Stanley Alfred E. Walker
17 April	Seventh Regiment Championship[10] Seventh Regiment Armory Manhattan, New York City, United States Hard (i) Singles – Doubles	Valentine Gill Hall 6-5 6-2	?

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
30 Apr–1 May	Killiney and Ballybrack Championships Killiney and Ballybrack Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland Grass	Willoughby Hamilton 12-10, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 14-12	Grainger Chaytor	Thomas Harrison Griffiths	Charles Henry Chaytor Harold Mahony Francis Woodcock Perry
10–15 May	Dublin University Championships[11] Dublin Ireland Hard	Eyre Chatterton 6-3 6-4 6-0	Grainger Chaytor	Manliffe Goodbody Phillip Sandford	Tom Campion Charles Chaytor Harold Mahony
10–17 May	Fitzwilliam Club Championships[12] Dublin Ireland Hard	Willoughby Hamilton 6-3 6-4 6-0	Eyre Chatterton	Ernest Browne Toler Garvey
8–18 May	New South Wales Championships[13] Sydney, Australia Singles – Doubles	Charles William Cropper 6-0, 6–0, 5–7, 8-6	William John Bush-Salmon R. D. Fitzgerald	Louis Whyte Charles T. Metcalfe	Walter John Carre Riddell H. E. Merewether J. R. King H. W. Bartram
12–20 May	Ceylon Championships[14] The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya Ceylon Clay	Charles Edward De Fonblanque 6-3 6-4 6-0	Edward George Farquharson
20–22 May.[15]	West of Scotland Championships Pollockshields Athletic Club Glasgow, Lankarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles	T. Leigh MacLachlan 6–1, 6–3, 6-3	J.B. Gray	J.T.C. MacKinlay Edward Mortimer Shand	C.A. Gairdner C. Gray A. McWilliam J. Robertson
		Walter William Chamberlain Jane Meikle 6-1, 6-2	John Galbraith Horn Julia MacKenzie
20–22 May.[16]	Western Counties Championship[15] Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollockshields, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Archibald Thompson 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-8 6-2	John Galbraith Horn	Henry Guy Nadin George Nelson Stenhouse	Lachlan McLachlan J.T.C. MacKinlay Arthur Nevile John Story T. Service
		Walter William Chamberlain Arthur Nevile John Story 6–2, 6–1, 6-4	J. Rodger P. Smith
17–23 May	Fitzwilliam Purse Dublin Ireland Grass	Grainger Chaytor 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-2	Francis Woodcock Perry
24–29 May	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[17] Dublin, Ireland Grass	Herbert Lawford 5-7 6-4 6-4 7-5	Eyre Chatterton	James Dwight Toler Garvey	Tom Campion Thomas Harrison Griffiths H.J. Maguire Ronald M. McDougall
		Challenger Willoughby Hamilton

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
1–4 Jun.[18]	Whitehouse Open Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland. Clay Singles – Doubles	Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1 8-6 6-1	George Nelson Stenhouse	Walter William Chamberlain T. Leigh MacLachlan	George Kerr Richard Millar Watson
		J. Ferguson Miss A. Steel 6-3, 4–6, 3-2 ret.	E. Ferguson Miss W. Ferguson
4-5 Jun.[19]	Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stanton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Robert Livingston Beeckman 6-4,6-4, 9-7	Joseph Sill Clark Sr.	Clarence Munroe Clark Howard Augustus Taylor
1–6 Jun	Kent Championships[20] Beckenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Herbert Chipp 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3	Edward James Avory	Frederick Bowlby James Herbert Crispe	Harold Greenwell Ernest George Meers G.H. Taylor William C. Taylor
31 May–6 Jun	West of England Championships[21] Bath, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	James Dwight 6-4 6-3 6-4	Henry Grove	Mark Hartnell Booth Lynes	Joshua Burton Ernest Browne John Charles Kay Stewart Murray
7 Jun	Oxford University Champion Tournament[22] Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Howard Pease 2-6 6-3 6-2 4-6 8-6	Thomas Musgrave Burton	H.T. Burrell J.B. Forman	Bargeny McCulloch Francis Edward Cuming Richard Heron Gee Henry Edwin Hunter Kent
6–11 Jun.[23]	County Wexford Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Wexford, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles	G. Foley 6-1, 6-2	Edmond Thomas Molyneux Sandwith
9–12 Jun	Middle States Championships[24] Hoboken, New Jersey, United States Singles – Doubles	Robert L. Beeckman 1-6 8-6 6-2 6-8 6-1	William E. Glyn	F. Keyser Henry Slocum	H.W. Bucknall Morton Paton Morgan Post W. Trimble
7–13 Jun	East Gloucestershire Championships[25] Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Ernest Browne 6-3 6-4 6-4	James Dwight	Mark Hartnell Edward G. Meyricke	James Baldwin A.W. Gordon Harry Grove Arthur Godfrey Pease
17 Jun	Somerville Championship Somerville Tennis Club Somerville United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Edward Falcombe Woods 6-2, 6-2	Robert Lincoln	C.E. Fitz	Elmer Rand Hollander Fred. E. Wood
14–19 Jun	Scottish Championships[26][27] Edinburgh, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-1 4-6 6-1 6-1	Archibald Thomson	James H. Aitken George Nelson Stenhouse	Walter William Chamberlain Charles R. A. Howden George Kerr Arthur Nevile John Story
		Challenger Herbert Bowes-Lyon
15–19 Jun	Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC[28] Hastings-on-Hudson, New York United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Robert L. Beeckman 6-0 retired	H.W. Bucknall	Morton Spring Paton Henry Slocum	M. Gardner Grant Notman R.R. Perkins M. Post
15–19 Jun	London Championships[29] London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Ernest Lewis 7-5 6-1 6-3	Harry Grove	Herbert Chipp Ernest George Meers	James Herbert Crispe A.R. Lewis Arthur John Stanley William C. Taylor
		Challenger Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
16–19 Jun	Orange Spring Tournament[28][30] Montrose, South Orange, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Robert Livingston Beeckman 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3	William Edward Glyn	Edward Peale MacMullen Henry Slocum	H.V. Berry Grant Notman Morton Spring Paton Carroll J. Post Jr.
16–19 Jun	Waterloo Tournament[31] Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	Jacob Gaitskell Brown 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1	William Parkfield Wethered	J.E. Edmondson Beresford St George Verschoyle	J.M. Draper G.R. Edgecombe C.E. Edmondson E. Harley
		Challenger Charles Stananought
19 Jun	Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Cambridge, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	George E. D. Brown William Nevill Cobbold divided title	Frederick Whitehead 3rd place
14–20 Jun	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Ernest Browne 6-0 retired	James Baldwin	W.M. Brownlee Charles Lacy Sweet	William Gascoyne Dalziel E.W. David John Redfern Deykin D.D. Rees
21–26 Jun[32]	Clifton Open Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Lacy Sweet w.o.	Mark Anthony Hartnell	William Methven Brownlee[33] John Charles Kay	James Baldwin Arnold Wyersdale Blake Herbert Washbourne Gibbs Booth Hodgetts Lynes
21–26 Jun	Northern Championships[34] Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Harry Grove 6-4 6-3 6-1	William Parkfield Wethered	W. R. Craig Ernest Renshaw	Jacob Gaitskell Brown A.P. Jones Charles Frederick Latham Andrew Laurie Macfie
		Challenger James Dwight
23–26 Jun	Warriston Park LTC Tournament[35] Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-3 6-0 ret.	J.P. Smythe	George Kerr Charles Murray	Lewin Venn Alexander Alfred Aitken Thomson Pat. Smith George Nelson Stenhouse
24–26 Jun	Redhill Tournament Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	Harold S. Stone Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross shared title	Harry Sibthorpe Barlow Percy Bateman Brown	E. Brown William John Down E.A. Ranger William Taylor
28–30 Jun	New Jersey State Championships[36][37] South Orange, New Jersey United States Singles – Doubles	Richard Field Conover 6-4 3-6 6-3 2-6 6-3	R.J. Halsey	Peter R. Lyman Edgar Williams	E.R. Bellman Samuel A. Campbell Jr. S.C. Hodge C.F. Watson

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
Jul.[38]	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Grass Singles Doubles	Mr. Booth 6-1, 6–1, 6-1	A.E. Townsend
28 Jun–2 Jul	Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	John Redfern Deykin 6–1, 6–3, 8-6	C.H. Rossbent	G.E. Lowe John George Thursfield	Percy Bateman Brown H.P. Darling James Dwight E.P. Wright
		John Redfern Deykin Mr. Rose 6-0, 6-2	George Ernest Dixon Brown Percy Bateman Brown
		John Redfern Deykin Maud Watson 7-5, 6–1, 4–6, 2–6, 8-6	William Renshaw Margaret Bracewell
28 Jun–2 Jul	Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Frank Noon 6–4, 6–2, 6-4	J.H. Mitchell	] Herbert Haden Monckton William Brunston Thursfield	Henry Simmons Burbridge ] John Redfern Deykin A.H. Griffiths W. Hasluck
		Challenger Conway John Morgan
1–3 July[39]	Northumberland Cricket Club Open Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Kenneth Ramsden Marley 7-5 2-6 6-4 4-6 6-4	William Edwin Pease	Mark Fenwick Charles Liddell	Arthur Wellesley Hallward H.A. Murton Harold Gurney Pease W.R. Wilson
1–3 July.[40]	Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Stafford Institute LTC Stafford, Great Britain Grass Singles	Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon 6-5 6-3	Conway John Morgan	W.H. Edward Frederick Anthony Watts	Henry Simmons Burbridge John Redfern Deykin A.H. Griffiths G.E. Lowe
3-5 Jul.[41]	Ilkley Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, Yorkshire, England Grass	William Henry Mahon 6-3 4-6 3-6 6-3 6-5	E.W. Fletcher	F. Brown M. Pole	George Graham Stewart Grundy Alan J. Hartley B. Hartley Alexander Mallinson
6 Jul.[42]	Championship of Minnesota (later Minnesota Open) Minnesota LTC Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Singles – Doubles	Lucius Pond Ordway ?	?
3 - 7 Jul.[43]	Scarlet Ribbon Amateur Tournament Scarlet Ribbon LTC Groveland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Grass	Charles A. Chase 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4	Henry Slocum
8 Jul.	Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University LTC Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6–1, 6–2, 6-1	James H. Aitken	A.M. Inglis Arthur Nevile John Story	J.H. Conyers R.F.C. Little Stanley Riseley D.J. Walls
6–9 Jul.[44]	New England Championships New Haven LTC New Haven, Connecticut United States Singles – Doubles	Henry Slocum 1–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–1	Francis Gibbons (Frank) Beach	A.L. Ripley Philip Shelton Sears	Godfrey Malbone Brinley Lewis Henry Paddock William Larned Thacher
7-10 Jul.[45][46]	Thirsk Lawn Tennis Tournament Thirsk LTC Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England Grass	Seward Wilfrid Meek 6-2 6-4	C.H.C. Harrison	W.T. Baines J.W. Willans	T.L. Johnston Thomas Oswald Swarbreck A. Snowden E.M. Turner
7–10 Jul	Broughty Ferry Open Broughty Ferry LTC Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles	Archibald Thompson 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-8 6-2	J.B. Gray	J.B. Gray W.H. Blyth Martin J. St. John	Herbert Bowes-Lyon J. Rodger Arthur Nevile John Story C.E. Todd
		Archibald Thompson J.B. Gray 8-6, 6–1, 4–6, 7-5	A.M. Inglis Arthur Nevile John Story
		Arthur Nevile John Story Miss Malcom 6-3, 6-2	Archibald Thompson Miss. Hay
8–10 Jul	Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis Club Chapel Allerton, Leeds, Yorkshire, England. Grass Singles – Doubles	John Thorneycroft Hartley 2-6, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6-0	William Henry Mahon
8–10 Jul.[47]	Claremount Park Open Claremont Park Public Lawn Tennis Ground Blackpool, Lancashire, England. Grass Singles – Doubles	Walter Reid Craig 6–4, 6-3	C. Howard	W.J. Read Owen Seaman	J.W. Burgess B.H. Cockson A.W. Denton H. Howard
		C. Howard H. Howard 6-2, 6-3	Owen Seaman Mr. Worship
		Walter Reid Craig Miss Viener 6-3, 4–6, 6-2	Mr. Howarth Miss.Moore
13 Jul	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	William Renshaw 6-0 5-7 6-3 6-4	Herbert Lawford
		William Renshaw Ernest Renshaw 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-5	Claude Farrer Arthur Stanley
7–14 Jul	Langley Marish Tournament Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass	Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6–2, 3–6, 6-4	Montague Alfred Orgill	Alexander Kaye Butterworth A.J. de Winton	Gervase O'Brien Alington H.F. Goodford Wiliam Harry Nash Welby Francis Montresor
13–15 Jul	Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Henry Mahon 6–2, 6–0, 7-5	Lewin Venn Alexander	Edward Evershed Geoffrey Meynell Heathcote-Hacker	F.A. Clark W.G. Lowe H.E. Sugden
		Henry Guy Nadin W.G. Lowe 4-6, 6–3, 7–5, 8-6	Lewin Venn Alexander William Henry Mahon
		F.A. Clark Miss Denton 6-4, 4–6, 8-6	Frank Noon Mrs Hodson
14–17 Jul	North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	W.R. Carles 6–1, 5–6, 6-1	A.H. Jacob	Arthur Percy Jones Mr. Pridham	T.E. Graham H.B. Hawkes Mr. Hickley Mr. Michel
16–17 Jul.[48]	Galashiels Tournament Galashiels LTC/Gala Club Langshaw, Galashiels, Selkirkshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Arthur Nevile John Story 7–9, 6–4, 6–2, 7–9, 6-0	George Kerr	J.E. Sanderson J. St. John	Buckham Brown Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson Richard Millar Watson
20–24 Jul.[49]	Somersetshire Championships West Somerset LTC Taunton, Somerset, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Legassicke Hancock 2-6 8-6 6-4	James Baldwin	Arnold Wyersdale Blake A.E. Sloman	F. Badcock W.A. Newman C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway
20–23 Jul.[50]	Buffalo Lawn Tennis Tournament Summer Street Grounds Buffalo, New York State, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Ganson Depew 6–3, 6–2, 6-1	Edward Everett Tanner	Mr. Barr R. Keep	Mr. Brent Henry Gordon Mackenzie Oliver Richard MacKlem Mr. Wilcox
20–23 Jul.[51]	Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament Craigmore Lawn Tennis Club Craigmore, Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland. Clay Singles – Doubles	Anderson Steel 7–5, 6–2, 9-7	Charles Higginbottom	D.G.L. MacLure Edward Mortimer Shand
19–24 Jul	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Middlesex, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Harry Grove 6–3, 6–2, 6-3	Teddy Williams	Tom Campion Herbert Wilberforce	Herbert Chipp Herbert Bowes-Lyon William C. Taylor Robert Charles Thompson
		Herbert Chipp Ernest Wool Lewis 7-5, 4–6, 6–1, 3-6	Harry Grove Teddy Wiliams
		William Renshaw Blanche Bingley 6-3, 4–6, 6-4	William C. Taylor May Jacks
21 - 24 July.[52]	South of Ireland Championships Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Willoughby Hamilton 6-3 6-1 6-2	Edward M. L. Lysaght	William Drumond Hamilton	Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph R.C. Hamilton
		Challenger Thomas Harrison Griffiths
22–24 Jul.	Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Leicester, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 1-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-4	John Redfern Deykin	William Nevill Cobbold Frank Noon	Alfred Henry Betham Percy Bateman Brown George Ernest Dixon Brown G.F. Mitton
20–27 Jul	Northern Counties Challenge Cup Norton, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	E.W. Fletcher 6–0, 6–3, 3–6, 6-4	A. Dunn jr.	Kenneth Ramsden Marley	Arthur Burgess Crosby John Hartley Arthur Godfrey Pease
20–27 Jul	Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	George Richmond Mewburn 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 7-5	B. Hartley	Charles Liddell Seward Wilfrid Meek
22–27 Jul	Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Open Tournament Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Athboy, County Meath, Ireland. Outdoor Grass Singles	Mr. Owens 6–3, 6-2	R. Graham	W.M. Hayes G.H. Orpen	J. Chadwick Herbert Newcombe Craig C. Osborne F.S.C. Ruthven
23–27 Jul.[53]	Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament The Reddings Moseley, Staffordshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	George Reston Brewerton 6-2, 6–1, 6-2	R.H. Davidson	E.B. Crockford Herbert Haden Monckton	W. Hasluck M.P. Lea T.H. Spencer S. Smith
		R.H. Davidson Mr. Hossell 6-1, 2–6, 6-2	E.B. Crockford Brown W. J. Crockford
26–28 Jul	Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Alfred Henry Betham 8–6, 8–6, 6-4	Harry Grove	Francis Russell Burrow Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	H.P. Darling John Redfern Deykin L. Richardson Edmund Henry Lacon-Watson
26–28 Jul	Warwickshire Championships Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	John Redfern Deykin 6–2, 6-2	H. Brain	Albert Cecil Hill Harry T. Shapley	W. Downing J. Goodacre A. Jackson A.P. Pridmore
27–30 Jul.[54]	Edinburgh International Exhibition Tournament Exhibition grounds Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland. Clay	Archibald Thomson 6–2, 6–2, 2-0 ret.	J. Frances	Alfred Aitken Thomson Richard Millar Watson	S. Collins J.C. Huie J. Monteith Arthur Nevile John Story
27–31 July.[55]	North Wales Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles	G. Egerton 6-3, 6-4	H. Lloyd Williams	E.L. Engleheart Henry James Wilson Fosbery	J.P. Lewis P. Ormrod H. Lloyd-Parry E.A. Turnour
		Challenger R. Lloyd Williams
27–31 Jul.	Canadian International Championships Toronto LTC Toronto, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Smith Hyman 6-4 6-4 1-6 4-6 6-4	Isidore Frederick Hellmuth	H.H. Abbott jr W.E. Hodgman	Robert Casimir Dickson A.L. McEwen Raynald D’Arcy Gamble Alexander Torrance
28–31 Jul	Northumberland Championships[56] Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-3 6-0 6-0	Kenneth Ramsden Marley
30–31 Jul.[57]	Staten Island Invitation Staten Island Cricket & Baseball Club Livingston, Staten Island, New York City, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	James Brown 6–3, 6–2, 6-1	E.W. Gould	Basil Spalding de Garmendia	R.H. Nathan Mr. Waldron

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
August.[58][59]	Mossley Hall Challenge Cup[60] Bar Harbor Club Bar Harbor, Maine, United States Singles – Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-2 7-9 6-4 7-5	?
August.	Manitoba Championships Manitoba LTC Manitoba College, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Grass Singles Doubles	A.H. Dickens ?	?
July– August	Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles	Charles H. J. Higginbotham 7-5, 6–4, 0–6, 6-4	Horatio Renaud Babington Peile	Walter Robert Baines Latham	T.F. Donald D.M. Hannay
		Challenger G.H. Aitken
		Charles H. J. Higginbotham D.M. Hannay 5-6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–5, 6-4	Walter Robert Baines Latham T.F. Donald
		G.H. Aitken Miss Macquisten 2 sets to 0	D.M. Hannay Miss Macquisten
27 July–2 August.[61]	East of Ireland Championships Howth, Ireland Grass Singles – Doubles	Willoughby Hamilton 6-4, 6–1, 6-4	Toler Roberts Garvey
28 Jul–2 Aug.[62]	Rockaway Hunting Club Invitation Rockaway Hunting Club Lawrence, Nassau County, New York, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Henry Slocum 6–3, 6–2, 6-1	Oliver Samuel Campbell	William Austin Tomes Philip Shelton Sears
30 Jul–2 Aug.[lower-alpha 1][63]	British Columbia Championships Victoria Lawn Tennis Club Vancouver, BC, Canada Grass Singles Doubles	R.H. Handcock ?	Julian Charles Gaisford
30 Jul–2 Aug.[64]	Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles	David Elgar Payn 8-4, 6–4, 6-3	Alfred E. Walker	R.G. Bailey	A. Buchanan C.H. Byers Reverend Dale Mr. Horsburgh
3–5 Aug.[65]	Seabright Invitational Tournament Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club Rumson, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	H.W. Bucknall 6-2 6-1 6-1	Richard W. Stevens	J.A. Turnbull
2–6 Aug	Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Patrick Bowes-Lyon ?	Arthur Wellesley Hallward	Thomas Robinson Grey George Richmond Mewburn	Theodore Coventry Norman Leslie Hallward John Galbraith Horn Captain G.R. Taylor
		Challenger Arthur Godfrey Pease
		Patrick Bowes-Lyon John Galbraith Horn 6-3, 6–3, 7-5	Arthur Godfrey Pease George Richmond Mewburn
		Patrick Bowes-Lyon Florence Stanuell 6-1, 7-5	John Galbraith Horn Connie Butler
2–7 Aug.[66]	Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	William Drumond Hamilton 6-4, 3–6, 6–1, 0–6, 6-0	Arthur Henry Gore Ashe	John M. Brown Frederick William Knox	William Gore Burroughs Henry Joseph Gallwey J. Gore R.P. Hamilton
		Challenger Toler Roberts Garvey
2–7 August.	Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles	R. Playford w.o.	L. Newton	J.F. Newton A.B. Tomkins	G.A. Bolton E.O. Dunn F. Rawlings L.H. Shadbolt
2–7 August	Exmouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament [67] Exmouth, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Harry Grove 6-2 7-9 6-4 7-5	Henry Edwin Hunter Kent
5–7 August.[68]	North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Percy Short 6-2 7-9 7-5 2-6 6-1	W. Lifton Wynne	C. Roberts F.C. Varey	John Parsons Earwaker E. Johnson A.E. Parkinson R.M. Wynne
5–7 August.	Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Westbourne Avenue LTC Kingston upon Hull, England Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	William Henry Mahon 6–1, 6–2, 6-2	L. Harrison	Thomas Barton Holmes Charles Edmund Tatham	R.H.H. Harker PF.N. Harrison Arthur Godfrey Pease A. Priestman
		Geoffrey Meynell Heathcote-Hacker R.H.H. Harker 6-4, 6-3	Mr. Grotrian Mr. Peterson
		F.J. Hirst Mabel Boulton 6-4, 6-5	Alexander Walton McIlwaine Miss A. Thorney
3–8 Aug.[69]	Wentworth Open Tournament Hotel Wentworth New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6-3, 6–4, 6-4	William V.S. Thorne	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Henry Slocum	Oliver Samuel Campbell Charles Amherst Chase Wallace Percy Knapp Philip Shelton Sears
10 Aug.[70]	Cooperstown Open Cooperstown, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Valentine Gill Hall 6-4, 8–6, 6-3	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry	Wallace Percy Knapp Oliver Samuel Campbell
9–11 Aug.[71]	South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Sidney Nelson Heard 6-0, 6–1, 6-1	James Baldwin	Henry Stafford Brenchley E.W. Davies
11 Aug.[72]	Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	Charles Gladstone Eames Ernest George Meers shared title		G.S. Bigg	Wilberforce Eaves FitzJames Hynes Arthur Pantin David Elgar Payn
9–12 August	East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 6-3, 6-2	W.E. Seldon	William Nevill Cobbold David Elgar Payn Rawlinson	J.M. Atkinson J.A. Heyman A.H. Robinson Herbert Charles Yockney
		Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross William Nevill Cobbold 6-2, 6-0	Wilfred Baddeley Neville Baddeley
		William Nevill Cobbold Miss Cobbold 7-5, 6-2	Herbert Charles Yockney May Jacks
9–13 Aug.[73]	Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Teignmouth LTC Teignmouth, Devon, England Grass Singles	Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1 6-0 6-0|	Robert Charles Thompson	Ferguson G. Davies Stanley Riseley	C.H. Davies William Sidney Nelson Heard John Charles Kay Edward Armstrong O'Neill
10–13 August.[74]	Nahant Invitation Nahant Sporting Club Nahant, Massachusetts, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor 6–5, 1–6, 6-4	Robert Livingston Beeckman	Godfrey Malbone Brinley
11–14 August.[lower-alpha 2][75][76]	East of England Championships Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Grass Singles – Doubles	Alfred Penn Gaskell 5-6, 6–3, 6-3	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
12–14 August.[77]	Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	St Clair Kelburn Mulholland Stobart 6-1 6-2	George Arthur Ley Woolcombe	E.H. Oldham W.C. Perry	C.R. Broad F.A. Jones Mr. Mayers
		Rev. Lancelot Melvill Haslope E.H. Oldham def.	F.A. Jones St Clair Kelburn Mulholland Stobart.
		Rev. Lancelot Melvill Haslope Mrs. Lancelot Melvill Haslope def.	St Clair Kelburn Mulholland Stobart. Mrs. Mabel St Clair Stobart.
16–17 August.	Charmouth Open Charmouth LTC Charmouth, West Dorset, England Outdoor Grass Singles	Reginald Huyshe-Eliot 6-0, 6-5	J.P. Paull	Arthur Preston	Charles Forrest Lovibond Mr. Pilgrim Mr. Tripp
		Mr. Pilgrim Miss Arundell 1-6, 6–2, 6-4	Reginald Huyshe-Eliot Miss. Hillmann
16–19 August.[78]	County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament (later County Cavan Championships) County Cavan LTC, Cavan, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Percy French ?	?
17–19 August.[lower-alpha 3][79]	Niagara International Tournament Queen's Royal Hotel Court's Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles – Doubles	? ?	?
18–19 Aug.[80]	Macclesfield Open Macclesfield Lawn Tennis Club Macclesfield, England Grass Singles – Doubles	Walter Reid Craig 9-11 6-2 6-4	B. King	C.F.G. Lathom Elliott L. Oliver	P.W. Allen W.A. Brewerton W. Burgess John Barlow Thistlethwaite
17–20 Aug.[81]	Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament – Doubles	William Herbert Cohen 7-5 7-5	Oswald Milne	Harold (Harry) Bacon F.D. Colt	R.C. Bacon Edward Lee French B. Hawes Francis William Monement
16–21 Aug.[82]	Tenby Open Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	James Baldwin 6-0 6-1 6-1	E.W. David	J.T. Jones Walter Mace Shipman	William Sidney Nelson Heard S.W. Smith James Edgar Lefroy Stein Captain G.R. Taylor
17–21 August.[83]	King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Toler Roberts Garvey w.o.	Arthur John de Courcy Wilson	Charles Thomas Biddulph Hume Riversdale Jones	Nicholas Trafalgar Biddulph George Bloomfield Garvey Alexander Francis Grant Foulerton Stanley E. Smith
17–21 Aug.[84]	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament (later Yorkshire Championships) Harrogate Cricket Club Harrogate, Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Browne 3–6, 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6-4	Gilbert Mahon	E.W. Fletcher Arthur Godfrey Pease	George Reston Brewerton J.S. Burton Alexander Mallinson George Richmond Mewburn
		Ernest Browne E.W. Fletcher 6-2, 6–1, 6-3	George Richmond Mewburn Arthur Godfrey Pease
		B. Hartley Mabel Boulton 6-4, 6-4	John Galbraith Horn Clara Hill
18–21 August	Kursaal LTC Tournament Kursaal LTC Bad Homburg vor der Höhe, Germany Clay Singles – Doubles	H. Gillbanks 6-3, 6–3, 7-5	M. Morris
19–21 August	Northwestern Championships[85] St. Paul, MN, United States Singles – Doubles	W.N. Armstrong 6-5 6-1 6-2	Harry P. Robinson
18–22 Aug	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Archibald Thomson 6–3, 6–0, 6-4	J.M. Dickson	P.G. Hall Alfred Aitken Thomson
		Challenger T.G. Hill
		Alfred Aitken Thomson Archibald Thomson 6-3, 6–3, 12-10	Edward B. Morrison Mr. White
		Edward B. Morrison Miss Lottie Paterson 0-6, 7–5, 6-3	Richard Millar Watson Annie Dod
19–23 Aug.[86]	Dundrum Open Dundrum LTC Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	William Drummond Hamilton 6–1, 6–4, 6–3	Arthur Henry Gore Ashe	S. Franks John H. Bedat-Whaite	Reginald Arthur Gamble William Woodcock Goodbody Willoughby Hamilton H.J. Maguire
23–25 Aug.[87]	Colwyn Bay Lawn Tennis Tournament Pwyllycrochan Park Colwyn Bay, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	A.S. Soden 6-3, 4–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6-0	Charles John Cole	W.F. Gorton A.S.H. Wood	C. Bishop C.W. Pearcely R.H. Legge F.M. Rowland
24–27 Aug	Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 6-0, 6–1, 6-2	James Edgar Lefroy Stein	Henry Francis Herford C.F. Palmer	H.S. Gover Booth Hodgetts Lynes David Elgar Payn F.W. Randall
		Challenger H.M. Nicholls
		Ernest Wool Lewis Mr. Lewis 6-3, 6-4	Harry Saint John Hornby J.E. Passmore
		Leslie C. Wintle Miss Vaughan 6-2, 6-3	D.W. Donaldson Miss Palmer
23–28 August	Derbyshire Championships[88] Buxton, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Tom Campion 5-7 6-2 6-1 9-7	Percy Bateman Brown
23–28 August	US National Championships Newport, United States Singles – Doubles	Richard Sears 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-4	Robert Livingston Beeckman
		Richard Sears James Dwight 7-5, 5–7, 7–5, 6-4	Howard Taylor Godfrey Brinley
25–28 Aug.[89]	Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	G.F. Mockler 6-4 6-3	P. Blackburne	T.H. Gill H.G. Hawker	Shirley Blackburne Charles Ernest M. Kelly C.E. Radcliffe Mr. Swanton
27–28 Aug.[90]	Whitby Open Lawn Tennis Tournament West Cliff Tennis Grounds Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Philip Leslie Hirst 3-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-5	George Reston Brewerton	Harold Stapylton Greenwell Francis Joseph Hirst	A. Herbert Charles E. Mackenzie Kelly Guy A. Robins W.S. Wright
27–28 August	Lyme Regis Tournament Lyme Regis Recreation Grounds Lyme Regis, England Clay Singles – Doubles	A.R. Ford 1-6, 6–5, 6-3	R.J. Hutchinson	W.Y. Caistor H. Eliot	N. Marder J.H. Maund Frederick Dorville Jackson T. Preston

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
September (Autumn)	Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament Hendon LTC Little Sherrock Field, Hendon, Middlesex England Clay Singles - Doubles	William Howard 6-0, 2–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6-1	J. Muir MacDonald w.o.	F. Andrew E.J. Bevan
		Challenger P.W. Squire
30 Aug - 4 Sep.[91]	West of Ireland Championships County Sligo Lawn Tennis Club Ardaghowen, Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Willoughby Hamilton 6-1, 6–1, 6-3	Reginald Arthur Gamble	E. Mack Captain R. Maxwell	A. Graham Captain N. Maxwell Ronald M. McDougall Owen Wynne
		Challenger Frederick Foster McClintock
4 September	Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Armagh, Northern Ireland Outdoor Hard Singles - Doubles	Walter Francis Templer ?	A. Wolfe
30 August – 7 September	South of England Championships[92] Eastbourne, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Ernest Lewis 6-3 6-4 6-0	Herbert Wilberforce
4 – 7 September[93]	New York Lawn Tennis Club Fall Tournament New York City, United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Oliver Samuel Campbell 6-2, 0–6, 6–4, 8-6	Harry Farnum
7–9 September.	Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire LTC Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland Outdoor Grass	C.L. Graham 6-5 4-6 6-3	F.G. Gordon	T.G. Gordon H. Young	G. Clarke O.B. Graham W.R. Young
7–9 Sep[94]	West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Millar Watson 7-5 6-1 6-3	Forrester John Thomson	H.A. Irvine C.E. Stewart	James R. Carmichael R.H. MacDonald W.R. Pringle J.R. Stewart
		Forrester John Thomson Richard Millar Watson 9-7 6-2 6-2	H.A. Irvine R.H. MacDonald
		Richard Millar Watson Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3	Forrester John Thomson Miss Scott
7–9 September.[95]	Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Robert Livingston Beeckman 6–2, 6–3, 2–6, 6-1	Henry Slocum Jr.
9 September.[96]	Delaware Tennis Club Tournament Delaware Tennis Club Wilmington, Delaware, United States Grass Singles – Doubles	Charles Belmont Davis 6-4, 6–4, 3–6, 6-2	Gustavus Remak jr
		Mr. Cowperthwait Gustavus Remak jr won	?  ?
6-10 September.[58][97]	Harrisburg Lawn Tennis Tournament Harrisburg Outdoor Club Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA Singles – Doubles	Frank Beecher Wiestling ?	George Reilly Jr.
		George E. Etter Mrs. Weistling won	?  ?
7 – 10 September.[98]	Rochester Open Rochester Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, New York, US Grass Singles – Doubles	Godfrey Malbone Brinley 6-2 6-0 6-2	Ganson Depew	W.E. Hodgman M. McKenzie	Ernest FitzHugh Ayrault Charles Amherst Chase W.B. Lee Arthur Remington
11 September.	Montclair Open Montclair LTC Montclair, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles	Howard Augustus Taylor 6–3, 6–2, 6-3	Albert Church Hamlin	Thomas Nesbitt McCarter R.S. Thomas	S. Appleton J.C. McCay J.C. Elliott H.M. Peters
6–15 September.[99]	United Services Tennis Club Tournament United Service Recreation Club, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England. Grass Singles - Doubles	H.M. Nicholls 6-2 6-3	Henry Blane Porter	Charles Henry Saint John W.A. Platt	Arthur Norris Dumbleton C.C. How Ernest Wool Lewis H. Slessor
15 -18 September.[100]	Orange Invitation Mountain Station, Montrose South Orange, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Godfrey Malbone Brinley 6–0, 6–2, 6-3	J.F. Bacon	A. Keyser Howard Augustus Taylor	Oliver Samuel Campbell Albert Church Hamlin Henry Slocum Jr. C.F. Watson
18 September.[101][lower-alpha 4]	Edgewood Country Club Open Edgewood Country Club Tivoli, New York, United States Clay Singles – Doubles	Valentine Gill Hall
19 - 21 –Sep.[102]	Westchester Lawn Tennis Club (Invitation) (Waterbury Challenge Cup) Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor 6-3, 6-3	Henry Warner Slocum Jr.	R.L. Cutting Morton Spring Paton	W.E. Billings Deane B. Miller W.H. Sands

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
1–3 Oct.	Southern Championships[103] Wilmington, United States Singles – Doubles	C. Belmont Davis 6-2 6-1 6-2	E. Porter
4 Oct.[100]	Baltimore Invitation (later Middle Atlantic Invitation) Baltimore Cricket Club Baltimore, Maryland, United States Clay Singles – Doubles	Leigh Bonsal
		Leigh Bonsal S. T. Steel won	? Mr. Ringwood
28 Sep–13 Oct.[104]	Merion Cricket Club Amateur Tennis Tournament Merion Cricket Club Ardmore, Pennsylvania, United States Grass Singles – Doubles	William Linton Landreth 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Frederick Winslow Taylor
9–14 Oct.	North of England Championships[105] Scarborough, Great Britain Singles – Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne 6-3 4-6 6-3 2-6 6-2	Henry Grove
12–14 Oct.	National Collegiate Championships[106] New Haven, United States Singles – Doubles	Godfrey Brinley
22–26 Oct.	Victorian Championships[107] Melbourne, Australia Grass Singles – Doubles	Walter John Carre Riddell 3-6 6-2 6-4 6-4	Dudley Webb
25–30 Oct.	Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships Lahore, Punjab, India Grass Singles - Doubles	Edward Lee French 6–1, 6–4, 6-4	G.A. Ommanney	C.E. Bunbury H.J. Reid	E.W. Fletcher A.P. Hill J. Rickie H.J. Tuite
		Edward Lee French A.P. Hill 6-2, 6–1, 6-0	C.E. Bunbury Mr.Clark.

November

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
November.	Canterbury Championships (later Canterbury Open) Canterbury LTC Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Minden Fenwick 6-3 6–4, 6–3.	W.V. Millton	John Ferguson Jardine	Joseph Penfound Grossman F. Logan Frederick Wilding

December

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
28 – 30 December	New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships Farndon, Hawke's Bay, Napier, New Zealand Grass Singles – Doubles	Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2 6-0 6-4	E.P. Hudson
		Minden Fenwick Percival Clennell Fenwick
28 - 31 December.	Napier Open Napier LTC Farndon, Hawke's Bay, Napier, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Eric Pollard Hudson 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.	Minden Fenwick

Rankings

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1886[108]
#	Player
1	William Renshaw (GBR)
2	Herbert Lawford (GBR)
3	Ernest Wool Lewis (GBR)
4	Harry Grove (GBR)
5	Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
6	Eyre Chatterton (Ireland)
7	Willoughby Hamilton (Ireland)
8	Richard Sears (USA)

Notes

References