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1892 Men's Tennis Season
Harry Barlow is finalist at the Northern Championships, and title leader for the second consecutive season winning 7 events from 9 finals.
Details
Duration3 January – 29 December
Edition17th
Tournaments139
Achievements (singles)
Most titlesUnited Kingdom Harry S. Barlow (7)
Most finalsUnited Kingdom Harry S. Barlow (9)
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The 1892 Men's Tennis Season was a worldwide tennis circuit composed of 139 major, national, regional, provincial, state, county, metropolitan, city and regular tournaments.

The season began on 3 January in Cape Town, South Africa and ended on 29 December in Dunedin, New Zealand.[1]

Season summary

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The 1892 men's tennis season began on 3 January with the Western Province Championships held in Cape Town, South Africa that ended on 10 January, the singles event was won by Edward Fuller who defeated Edgbert Garcia.

At the end of May the first major event of the season the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships in Dublin, Ireland concluded in an all English final Ernest Renshaw defeats holder Ernest Wool Lewis in four sets.[2]

In mid June in Liverpool, England at the second major tournament of the year the Northern Championships the men's singles title goes to Irelands Joshua Pim who edges England's Harry S. Barlow three sets to one.[3]

At the end of the first week of July at the third major event of the season, the Wimbledon Championships Irelands Joshua Pim reaches a second consecutive major final, but is denied the title losing in four sets to England's Wilfred Baddeley.[4]

In August the fourth and final major tournament of the year the U.S. National Championships concludes on the 31st at Newport, RI, United States, the mens singles event is won by Oliver Campbell who collects a third consecutive and final title defeating Fred Hovey in four sets.[5]

The 1892 season ends on 29 December at the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships in Dunedin, New Zealand that is won by Minden Fenwick who takes five sets to defeat Richard Harman.[6]

Season results

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Key

Major events
National events
Professional events
Worldwide events
Surface & Setting
Asphalt (8)
Cement (5)
Concrete (1)
Clay (33)
Grass (88)
Wood - indoor (1)
Unknown (3)

January

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
10 Jan. Western Province Championships
Cape Town, South Africa
Grass		 Cape Colony Edward Fuller
def.		 Cape Colony Edgbert Garcia

February

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
27 Feb. Southern California Midwinter Invitation
Riverside, United States
Cement		 United States Theodore Coulter
def.		 United States Henry Germaine
27 Aug. Bengal Championships
Calcutta, India
Grass		 United Kingdom Reginald Gamble
def.		 Scotland James H. Hechle

March

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
12 Mar. Punjab Championships
Lahore, India
Grass		 United Kingdom R. D. Spencer
walkover		 Scotland Henry Fleming
15 Mar. Bombay Gymkhana Club Tournament
Bombay, India
Grass		 United Kingdom C. S. Smith
def.		 United Kingdom Pelham von Donop
19 Mar. South Australian Championships
Adelaide, Australia
Asphalt		 Australia John Baker
14-12 games		 Australia Leo Kaines
21 Mar. Magnolia Springs Open
Magnolia Springs, United States
Cement		 United States Frank Beach
6-2, 6-2, 6-4		 United States John Nichols
25 Mar.[7] Tropical Championships
St. Augustine, United States
Asphalt		 United Kingdom Charles Grinstead
6-4, 6-3, 6-2		 United States Frank Beach

April

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
1 Apr. Gulf Coast Championships
Tampa, United States
Cement		 United States Albert Empie Wright
6-4, 6-3, 6-2		 United Kingdom Charles Grinstead
9 Apr. British Covered Court Championships
West Kensington, Great Britain
Wood (i)		 United Kingdom Ernest Meers
6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-2		 United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
19 Apr. Geelong Easter Tournament
Geelong, Australia
Asphalt		 Australia Gus Kearney
6-5, 6-4, 6-2		 Australia Alec Chomley
21 Apr. South African Championships
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Clay		 British Cape Colony Andrew Richardson
def.		 British Cape Colony R. R. Davis
27 Apr.[8] Buckley Trophy
Melbourne II, Australia
Grass		 Australia Ben Green
6-4, 6-3, 6-2		 Australia Ulysses Brown

May

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
8 May. Danish National Championships
Copenhagen, Denmark
Clay		 Denmark Folmer Hansen
def.		 Denmark ?
9 May. Harvard University Championship
Cambridge, United States
Grass		 United States Malcolm Chace
3-2 sets		 United States Clarence Budlong
14 May. New South Wales Championships
Sydney, Australia
 Australia Dudley Webb
walkover		 United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves
20 May. Dublin University Championships
Dublin II, Ireland
Asphalt		 Ireland Tom Chaytor
def.		 Ireland Alexander Porter
20 May. French Universities Championships
Paris II, France
Clay		 France Georges Bosselin
6-2, 6-5		 France Andre Vacherot
21 May. West of Scotland Championships
Pollockshields, Great Britain
Grass		 Scotland Thomas Hendry
def.		 Scotland A. W. Scott
21 May. Pollockshields Open
Pollockshields II, Great Britain
Grass		 United Kingdom James Conyers
6-1, 4-6, 6-0		 Scotland Richard Millar Watson
30 May. Irish Championships
Dublin, Ireland
Grass		 United Kingdom Ernest Renshaw
1-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3		 United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis
30 May. Fitzwilliam Purse
Dublin III, Ireland
Grass		 United Kingdom Ernest Meers (2)
6-1, 8-6, 7-5		 United Kingdom Harry S. Barlow
30 May. Southern Championships
Washington D.C. United States
Clay		 United States Edward L. Hall
4-6, 6-2, 6-0, 2-6, 6-0		 United States Albert Empie Wright

June

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
Date. Event
City, Country
Surface		 flag winner
score		 flag finalist
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score		 flag finalist
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score		 flag finalist
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July

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
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score		 flag finalist
Date. Event
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August

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
Date. Event
City, Country
Surface		 flag winner
score		 flag finalist
Date. Event
City, Country
Surface		 flag winner
score		 flag finalist
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score		 flag finalist
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score		 flag finalist
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score		 flag finalist
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score		 flag finalist
Date. Event
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Surface		 flag winner
score		 flag finalist
Date. Event
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Surface		 flag winner
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Date. Event
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score		 flag finalist
Date. Event
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score		 flag finalist
Date. Event
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score		 flag finalist

September

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
3 Sep. Niagara International Championship
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada
Grass		 United States Arthur Fuller (2)
walkover		 United States J.P. Bowman
4 Sep. Divonne International Tournament
Divonne-les-Bains, France
Clay		 United Kingdom T. A. White
def.		 France Jean Schopfer
5 Sep. Hitchin Open
Hitchin, Great Britain
Grass		 United Kingdom Stuart Baddeley
5-6, 6-3, 6-0		 United Kingdom Leonard Elgood
5 Sep. Sussex Championships
Brighton, Great Britain
Grass		 United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves(3)
walkover		 Ireland Grainger Chaytor
14 Sep. South of England Championships
Eastbourne, Great Britain
Grass		 United Kingdom Harry S. Barlow (7)
7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-3		 United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves
18 Sep. Boulogne Championship
Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Clay		 United Kingdom Wilberforce Eaves (4)
6-3, 6-2, 6-2		 United Kingdom Roy Allen
18 Sep. Montserrat Open
Plymouth, Montserrat
Clay		 Scotland D. Jonson
6-4, 6-2		 British Leeward Islands William Branch
20 Sep. Championship of Germany
Hamburg, Germany
Clay		 German Empire Walter Bonne
7-5, 6-3		 German Empire R.A. Leers

October

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
8 Oct. Metropolitan Championship of Sydney
Strathfield, Australia
Asphalt		 Australia Septimus Noble
6-2, 3-6, 6-0		 Australia Frederick Wilkinson
10 Oct. U.S. Intercollegiate Championships
New Haven, United States
Grass		 United States Bill Larned
3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5		 United States Malcolm Chace

November

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
26 Nov. Victorian Championships
Melbourne, Australia
Asphalt		 Australia Ben Green (2)
9-11, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2		 Australia William Balfour

December

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Ended Tournament Winner Finalist Semifinalist Quarterfinalist
29 Dec. New Zealand Championships
Dunedin, New Zealand
Grass		 New Zealand Minden Fenwick
1-6, 7-5, 9-7, 3-6, 6-4		 New Zealand Richard Harman

Tournament Winners

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

  • United Kingdom Harry S. Barlow, Beckenham, Eastbourne, Edgbaston II, Penarth, Richmond, Scarborough, Scarborough II, (7)
  • United States Edward L. Hall, Nahant, New Haven II, Southampton, Tuxedo Park, Washington D.C., (5)
  • United States Fred Hovey, Boston, New Castle NH, Toronto, West Newton, West Newton II, (5)
  • Ireland Joshua Pim, Dublin III, Hull, Leamington Spa , Northern Championships, (4)
  • United States Carman Runyon, Hastings-on-Hudson, Manhattan, Yonkers, (3)
  • United Kingdom Henry Nadin, Edgbaston, Wemyss Bay, Wemyss Bay II, (3)
  • United States Richard Stevens, Harrison, Montrose, Rumson, (3)
  • Australia Ben Green, Melbourne, Melbourne II, (2)
  • United Kingdom James Conyers, Edinburgh II, Pollokshields II, (2)
  • United States Arthur Fuller, Hamilton, Niagra-on-the-Lake (2)
  • Canada John Foulkes, Tacoma, Victoria, (2)

76 other players won 1 tournament each

Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "ATHLETIC SPORTS: LAWN TENNIS". New Zealand Herald via Papers Past. 3 December 1892. p. 6. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  2. ^ "PAST TIMES: MISCELLANEOUS The Irish Lawn Tennis Championship". The Graphic via British Newspaper Archive. 4 June 1892. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  3. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS". Sheffield Daily Telegraph via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1892. p. 8. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  4. ^ "THE CHAMPIONSHIP". Northern Guardian (Hartlepool) via British Newspaper Archive. 8 July 1892. p. 3. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  5. ^ Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.
  6. ^ McLintock, A.H. (1966). "NEW ZEALAND CHAMPIONSHIPS". Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
  7. ^ Whittlesey, Joseph T. (1893). Wright & Ditson's Lawn Tennis Guide. Boston. p. 175.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ^ "Lawn Tennis. The Intercolonial Tournament and other Championship Matches". The Age via Google News Archive. 28 November 1892. p. 4. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
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