1880 Men's Tennis tour
The 1880 Men's tennis tour was the 4th amateur tennis tour held that year. It now incorporated 19 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.
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, in some tournaments not all.Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season
Key
January to March
No eventsApril
| Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semifinalist | Quarter finalist |
| 12–18 April | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles |  Ernest Renshaw6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6 | E D S Browne | ? ? | ? ? ? |
| 12–18 April | East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles | - | - | ? ? | ? ? ? |
May
June
July
| Date | Tournament | Winner | All comers' finalist | Semifinalist | Quarterfinalist |
| 7–16 July | Wimbledon Championship London, Great Britain Grass Singles |  John Hartleywalkover | Otway E. Woodhouse 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 6–3 | GM Butterworth 6-2 6-3 6-3 G. M. Montgomeries6-4 2-6 6-3 5-6 6-1 | Richard Ridley Farrer 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-5 William Henry Darby D’Esterre6-0 6-3 6-1 H.C. Jenkins6-3 5-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 Ernest Renshaw6-3 6-3 3-6 6-0 |
| 7–16 July | Wimbledon Championship London, Great Britain Grass Singles | Challenge round Herbert Lawford | - | GM Butterworth 6-2 6-3 6-3 G. M. Montgomeries6-4 2-6 6-3 5-6 6-1 | Richard Ridley Farrer 1-6 6-1 6-4 6-5 William Henry Darby D’Esterre6-0 6-3 6-1 H.C. Jenkins6-3 5-6 6-2 2-6 6-3 Ernest Renshaw6-3 6-3 3-6 6-0 |
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| 14–15 July | Staffordshire tournament Stafford, Great Britain ? Singles | Jonas Henry William Gardner 6-3 4-6 6-3 | J. H. Forster | ||
| 14–15 July | Staffordshire tournament Stafford, Great Britain ? Singles | ||||
| 28-31 July | County Kildare Tournament Naas, Ireland Singles - Doubles |  Joseph R. Rainsford6-1 6-4 6-3 | Jacob R. Sherrard | Joseph R. Rainsford Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer | Horrace Kennedy Ivor Kirkpatrick Thomas Browning ReevesR. D. Vincent |
| 28-31 July | County Kildare Tournament Naas, Ireland Singles - Doubles | - | - | Joseph R. Rainsford Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer | Horrace Kennedy Ivor Kirkpatrick Thomas Browning ReevesR. D. Vincent |
August
September
October
November
December
No eventsList of tournament winners
Note: Important tournaments in bold- Richard Sears-Boston
- Francis Benson-Bournemouth-
- Ernest Renshaw-Cheltenham-
- William Renshaw-Brighton, Dublin-
- Dale Womersley-Eastbourne-
- James Patten McDougall-Edinburgh-
- A.Jennings-Kempton-
- Champion Branfill Russell-Leicester-
- Edward Bennett—Limerick-
- Herbert Lawford-London-
- Richard Taswell Richardson-Manchester-
- Joseph Rainsford-Naas-
- Joseph Gardner-Stafford-
- Otway E. Woodhouse-Staten Island-
- Ernest Maconchy-Torquay-
- Vere St. Leger Goold-Waterford-
- John Hartley -Wimbledon-
- Frank Highett-Melbourne-
Rankings