1884 Men's Tennis tour
The 1884 Men's tennis tour was the eighth annual tennis tour, consisting of 55 tournaments it began at the beginning of the year in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and ended 21 December in Melbourne, Australia..
Summary of tour
wins the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships at his 3rd attempt in Dublin defeating Ernest Renshaw in straight sets. William Renshaw a fourth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. Former Wimbledon champion Donald Stewart wins the Northern Championship in Liverpool against Herbert Wilberforce. In America Richard Sears collects a fourth successive US National Championship beating Howard Taylor in straight sets.The title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 5 tournaments from 5 finals.
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
Men's 1884 Tennis tour included:Date | Tournament | Winner | Finalist | Semi finalist | Quarter finalist |
? | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | Mr Crawfurd 6-4 6-4 8-6 | George Stanley | ||
? | Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles | - | - |