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1892 Women's Tennis Season
Details
Duration	15 February - 29 December
Tournaments	68
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Maud Shackle (6)
Most finals	Maud Shackle (7)
	← 1891 1893 →

The 1892 Women's Tennis Season was a worldwide circuit of 68 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city, town and regular tennis tournaments.

The season began on 15 February in Riverside, California in the United States and ended on 29 December in Dunedin in New Zealand.

Season summary

The 1892 women's tennis season began on 15 February with the Southern California Midwinter Invitation held in Riverside, California in the United States the singles title was won by Grace Gilliland who defeated a Miss Wilkes in the final in straight sets the event was played on cement courts.^[1]

At the end of May at the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships played at the Fitzwilliam LTC, Dublin, in Ireland, Irish player Louisa Martin wins the singles title against England's Gertrude Crofton in straight sets.^[2]

In mid June at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships held in Liverpool, England Lottie Dod defeats Irish champion Louisa Martin in the all-comers final, in the challenge round the holder Florence Stanuell conceded a walkover to Dod who wins the championship.^[3]

At the end of June at third major event of the season, the 1892 U.S. National Championships held in Philadelphia, in United States the defending champion from Ireland Mabel Cahill wins a second consecutive title against the American player Elisabeth Moore.^[4]

During the first week of July, the fourth and final major tournament of the year is held the 1892 Wimbledon Championships Lottie Dod wins a fourth Wimbledon title, and second major title of the season against Blanche Hillyard in straight sets.^[5]

The season ends on 29 December in Dunedin, New Zealand with the staging of the New Zealand Championships the singles event is won by Isabel Rees who defeats Ruth Orbell in the final.

Season results

Key

Major events
National events
Professional events
Worldwide events

January

No events

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
20 Feb.^[6]	Southern California Midwinter Invitation Riverside, United States Cement	Grace Gilliland 6-2, 6-1	Miss Wilkes
20 Feb.^[6]

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
1 Mar.	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass	F. Spiers 6-3, 3-6, 6-1	Miss Gorrie
1 Mar.	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass
5 Mar.	Otago Championships Dunedin II, New Zealand Grass	L. Mackkeras 8-5 games	Mabel Grant
5 Mar.	Otago Championships Dunedin II, New Zealand Grass
19 Mar.	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Grass	Maisie Parks 11-9 games	E. Goldsmith
19 Mar.	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Grass

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Apr.	British Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Wood (i)	Maud Shackle 6-3, 3-6, 6-2	May Arbuthnot
2 Apr.
21 Apr.	South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant def.	Mrs McLagan
21 Apr.

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
14 May.^[7]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass	Mabel Shaw 7-5, 3-6, 6-4	S. Dransfield
14 May.^[7]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Grass
25 May.	Hawaiian Islands Championships Honolulu, Hawaii Clay	F. Mollie Atkinson 6-2, 6-1	May Atkinson
25 May.	Hawaiian Islands Championships Honolulu, Hawaii Clay
28 May.	Irish Championships Dublin Ireland Grass	Louisa Martin 6-1, 6-0	Gertrude Crofton
28 May.	Irish Championships Dublin Ireland Grass

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
10 Jun.	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Grass	Mary Sweet-Escott 2-6, 6-3, 6-2	Louisa Sweet-Escott
10 Jun.	Welsh Championships Penarth, Great Britain Grass
11 Jun.	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grasd	Mary Agg 6-0, 6-4	Florence Mardall
11 Jun.	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grasd
15 Jun.	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson 7-5, 6-1	Lottie Paterson
15 Jun.	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass
16 Jun.	Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass	Charlotte Cooper 6-4, 4-6, 7-5	Edith Austin
16 Jun.	Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass
18 Jun.	Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass	Lottie Dod walkover	Florence Stanuell
18 Jun.	Northern Championships Liverpool, Great Britain Grass
25 Jun.	Kent All-Comers' Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (2) 6-3, 6-1	May Jacks
25 Jun.
25 Jun.	Yorkshire LTA Championships Hull, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (2) 6-0, retd.	Beatrice Draffen
25 Jun.	Yorkshire LTA Championships Hull, Great Britain Grass
25 Jun.	U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2	Elisabeth Moore
25 Jun.

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Jul.	Middle States Championships Montrose, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill (2) 6-1, 6-1	Augusta Schultz
2 Jul.	Middle States Championships Montrose, United States Grass
7 Jul.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass	Lottie Dod (2) 6-1, 6-1	Blanche Hillyard
7 Jul.	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass
9 Jul.	Championship of the Coast Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt	Grace Gilliland (2) 6-4, 3-6, 6-4	Fannie Shoemaker
9 Jul.
13 Jul.	Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass	Miss King 6-1, 6-1	Miss Hodson
13 Jul.	Burton-on-Trent Open Burton-on-Trent, Great Britain Grass
15 Jul.	Natal Championships Durban, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant (2) 6-1, 6-2	Norah Hickman
15 Jul.	Natal Championships Durban, South Africa Clay
16 Jul.	London Championships West Kensington II, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (3) 6-2, 6-3	Edith Austin
16 Jul.
16 Jul.	Nottinghamshire Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass	Miss Goodman 6-2, 7-5	Miss Evans
16 Jul.	Nottinghamshire Open Nottingham, Great Britain Grass
17 Jul.	Queen's Ladies Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (4) 6-4, 6-3	Beatrice Draffen
17 Jul.	Queen's Ladies Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass
20 Jul.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington, Great Britain Grass	Henrietta Horncastle 6-2, 6-2	Miss Goodman
20 Jul.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington, Great Britain Grass
23 Jul.	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston II, Great Britain Gŕass	Winifred Longhurst divided title	Edith Longhurst
23 Jul.	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston II, Great Britain Gŕass
23 Jul.	South Yarra Electric Light Tournament South Yarra, Australia Canvas (i)	Mrs B. Gray 6-3, 6-2	Miss A. Malony
23 Jul.
23 Jul.	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (5) 6-4, 6-0	Edith Austin
23 Jul.	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Grass
28 July.	Canadian Championships Toronto, Canada Grass	Maude Delano-Osborne 9-7, 7-9, 6-2, 8-6	Mrs Sidney Smith
28 July.	Canadian Championships Toronto, Canada Grass
29 Jul.	Northampton Open Northampton, Great Britain Grass	Kate Nunneley 6-2, 6-8, 6-2	Miss Friend
29 Jul.	Northampton Open Northampton, Great Britain Grass
30 Jul.	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder 2-6, 9-7, 6-4	Helen Jackson
30 Jul.	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass
30 Jul.	Surrey Championships Surbiton, Great Britain Grass	May Arbuthnot 6-3, 6-1	Ivy Arbuthnot
30 Jul.	Surrey Championships Surbiton, Great Britain Grass
30 Jul.	Bedford Open Bedford, Great Britain Grass	Evelyn Blencowe 6-3, 6-2	Henrietta Horncastle
30 Jul.	Bedford Open Bedford, Great Britain Grass

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
4 Aug.	Darlington Open Darlington, Great Britain Grass	Mary Puttnam default	Jane Corder
4 Aug.	Darlington Open Darlington, Great Britain Grass
5 Aug.	North of Wales Open Abergele, Great Britain Grass	Letitia Brown def.	Margaret Tulley
5 Aug.	North of Wales Open Abergele, Great Britain Grass
6 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass	Lilian Pine-Coffin 8-6, 4-6, 6-2	Constance Bryan
6 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass
6 Aug.	Tacoma Open Tacoma, United States Clay	Bessie Anderson def.	Mrs F. Snow
6 Aug.	Tacoma Open Tacoma, United States Clay
6 Aug.	Isle of Man Championships Castletown, IOM Grass	Nelly Darrah 6-3, 6-0	Miss Moore-Lane
6 Aug.	Isle of Man Championships Castletown, IOM Grass
8 Aug.	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass	Miss Crosby 6-2, 6-2	Winnifred Kersey
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September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Sep.	North of Scotland Championships Elgin, Great Britain Clay	Edith Morgan 2-6, 6-4, 8-6	Lottie Paterson
2 Sep.	North of Scotland Championships Elgin, Great Britain Clay
5 Sep.	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (6) 6-0, 8-6	Bertha Steedman
5 Sep.	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass
10 Sep.^[8]	Pacific Coast Championships Oakland, United States Asphalt	Susan D. Morgan 6-1, 6-2	Elizabeth Chew
10 Sep.^[8]	Pacific Coast Championships Oakland, United States Asphalt
11 Sep.	East End Park Open Pittsburgh, United States Asphalt	Miss Voight 6-3, 2-6, 6-4	Miss Gill
11 Sep.	East End Park Open Pittsburgh, United States Asphalt
14 Sep.	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Blanche Hillyard 6-1, 6-4	Bertha Steedman
14 Sep.
18 Sep.	Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay	Hilda Froome 6-0, 6-3, 6-2	Miss Bigwood
18 Sep.
18 Sep.	Pittsburgh TC Open Pittsburgh II, United States Grass	Laura Potter 6-4, 3-6, 7-5	Miss Chambers
18 Sep.	Pittsburgh TC Open Pittsburgh II, United States Grass

October

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Oct.	Staten Island Open Livingston, United States Grass	Ellen Roosevelt 6-4, 5-7, 7-5, 6-3	Annie Burdette
2 Oct.	Staten Island Open Livingston, United States Grass
11 Oct.	Strathfield Open Sydney II, Australia Asphalt	C. Dransfield 6-2, 6-3	A. C. Lloyd
11 Oct.	Strathfield Open Sydney II, Australia Asphalt

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
26 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt	Edith Raleigh 1-6, 6-3, 6-2	Ellen Mayne
26 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
17 Dec.	Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay	Margaret Tudhope 6-3, 6-3	Miss Murray
17 Dec.	Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay
29 Dec.	New Zealand Championships Dunedin, New Zealand Grass	Isabel Rees 6-4, 6-5	Ruth Orbell
29 Dec.	New Zealand Championships Dunedin, New Zealand Grass

Tournament winners

Players are listed by total titles won, Major tournaments are in bold.

Maud Shackle, Beckenham, Brighton, Chiswick Park, West Kensington, West Kensington II, West Kensington III, (6)

Helen Jackson, Buxton, Criccieth, Edinburgh, Hull, (4)

Grace Gilliland, Redondo Beach, Riverside, Santa Monica, (3)

Jane Corder, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, St.Andrews, (2)

Lottie Dod, Northern Championships, Wimbledon Championships, (2)

Nina Rock. Hobart, Launceston, (2)

Mabel Grant, Durban, Port Elizabeth, (2)

Louisa Martin, Irish Championships (1)

Mabel Cahill, U.S. National Championships (1)

45 other players won 1 title each.

References

^ "Close of the Tournament". Press and Horticulturist via Google News Archive. 20 February 1892. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Ulster Echo via British Newspaper Archive. 31 May 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
^ "NORTHERN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Sporting Life via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
^ "LAWN TENNIS". Cork Constitution via British Newspaper Archive. 9 July 1892. p. 8. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
^ Close of the Tournament". Press and Horticulturist via Google News Archive. 20 February 1892. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
^ "THE INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". The Argus via Trove. 16 May 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2025.
^ Monthly, Overland (1892). "Lawn Tennis in California p.874". Google Books. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

Sources

[1] "Close of the Tournament". Press and Horticulturist via Google News Archive. 20 February 1892. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2025.

[2] "THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Ulster Echo via British Newspaper Archive. 31 May 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[3] "NORTHERN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Sporting Life via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 11 May 2025.

[4] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[5] "LAWN TENNIS". Cork Constitution via British Newspaper Archive. 9 July 1892. p. 8. Retrieved 12 May 2025.

[6] Close of the Tournament". Press and Horticulturist via Google News Archive. 20 February 1892. p. 9. Retrieved 12 April 2025.

[7] "THE INTERCOLONIAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". The Argus via Trove. 16 May 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

[8] Monthly, Overland (1892). "Lawn Tennis in California p.874". Google Books. Retrieved 15 May 2025.

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