1883 men's tennis season

1883 men's tennis season

Ernest Renshaw wins one of the four important tournaments of the year the Irish Championships
Details
Duration	24 April – 12 November
Edition	8th
Tournaments	102 (Amateur)
Categories	Important (5) National (4) Provincial/Regional/State (7) County (11) Local/Other (44)
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Charles Walder Grinstead (7) Herbert Wilberforce (7)
Most finals	Charles Walder Grinstead (9)
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The 1883 men's tennis season^[1] was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 102 tournaments. The Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw for the third consecutive year, while Richard Sears continued his dominance at the U.S. National Championships also winning a third successive title. Other big winners this season were Ernest Renshaw, picking up the Irish Championships, Herbert Wilberforce winning the Northern Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships.

The joint title leader this season was Charles Walder Grinstead winning 7 tournaments from 9 finals, Herbert Wilberforce won 7 events from 8 finals.

The tour began in May in Dublin in Ireland and ended in November in Melbourne, Australia.

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

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Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
7–13 May[7]	Dublin University Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Hard (Asphalt) Singles - Doubles	Tom Campion 5–7 6–1 7–5	Charles Henry Chaytor	Herbert Knox Mackay H. McDermott	David Wilson Christie Eyre Chatterton William R. A. Joynt J. E. L. Stein
13–14 May	Gloucestershire Championships[8] Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles	George M. Butterworth ?	G. J. Mitton	H. B. Porter James R. Tyers	William Salmon Bush A. H. Griffiths C. G. Newton G. J. Mitton
21–27 May[9]	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships Dublin, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Renshaw 3–6 6–3 7–5 1–6 6–3	Herbert Lawford	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne Eyre Chatterton	Peter Aungier G. F. Anson Herbert Lawford J. W. Wilson
21–27 May	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6–3 6–2 6–3	Wilfred Milne	George M. Butterworth William C. Taylor	F. Field H. Nash Donald C. Stewart William C. Taylor
28 May–3 June	London Athletic Club Tournament Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	Herbert Lawford 6–1 4–6 6–2 6–3	Edward Lake Williams	Edgar Lubbock Herbert Chipp	Harry S. Barlow Herbert Chipp H. H. Green G. H. Taylor
28 May- 3 June	Longwood Cricket Club Tournament Longwood Cup Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6–4 6–3 5–7 6–4	James Dwight	Richard D. Sears Joseph Sill Clark	G. W. Beales Clarence Clark James Dwight

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
June.	Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Robert Theodore Milford 6-4 6-3 6-5	Herbert Carnegie Knox	Thomas Robinson Grey Champion Branfill Russell	Reginald Arthur Gamble Francis Regner Brooksbank Pinhorn Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh
4–9 Jun.[10]	Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Tournament Montpellier Gardens Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Clay Singles - Doubles	George Montague Butterworth 6-2 6-1	George Jones Mitton	Henry Blane Porter James Rebotier Tyers	A.H. Griffiths C.G. Newton William John Bush-Salmon
4–10 June[11]	East Gloucestershire Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Donald Charles Stewart 6—0 6—1 6—0	William John Bush-Salmon
6–8 June[12]	Intercollegiate Championships Hartford, Connecticut, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark Sr. 6—1 6—1	George Sargent
11–16 June	Waterloo Tournament Liverpool, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Bruce J. Ismay 6—3 6—1	Gerald Barker	Gerald Barker J. W. Fowler	H. W. Hind R. H. Jones J. A. Rome
11–13 June.[13][14]	Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament Hove Rink Tennis Club Brighton, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6-4	Donald Charles Stewart	Robert Howden Kellie	Hugh Vibart Workman-MacNaghten Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
13–16 June[15]	South Wales Championships Tenby, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Wilberforce 6—2 6—1 6—1	P. T. Ashe
18-24 June.[a][16]	Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Victoria Park Leicester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 4—6 6—3 6—2 6—1	Ernest Wool Lewis	Ernest Wool Lewis Francis William Monement	A. F. Cousins Alfred Sydney Noon Francis William Monement
18-24 June[17]	Princes Club Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Lawford 6—2 6—0 6—1	William Taylor	Edward Lake Williams William Taylor	H. Blane Edgar Lubbock
21 - 26 June[18]	Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament Clifton, Bristol, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	George Butterworth 6-3, 4-6, 6-2	Donald Charles Stewart

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
July.	Inverkip Rovers Open Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles	George Arbuthnot Burns 5-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, 6-5	D.M. Hannay	J.C. Burns	H. Berwick J.P.A. Latham Walter Robert Baines Latham
		Challenger Horatio Renaud Babington Peile
		Horatio Renaud Babington Peile Miss Burns 2 sets to 0	W.G. Croft Mrs. Peile
July.	Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles	J.F. Newton 5-6, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-3	Herbert Whalley Jellicoe
23 June- 1 July[19]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Wilberforce 6—1 3—6 6—1 6—0	Champion Branfill Russell	John Hartley John Ravenscroft	Peter Aungier A. L. Payne John Ravenscroft Edward Lake Williams
2 - 5 July.[20]	Edinburgh University LTC Open Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	John Galbraith Horn 3 sets to 1	Arthur Walton Fuller	Archibald Thomson
3–9 July.	Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 8-6, 3-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3	Herbert Wilberforce	Donald Charles Stewart	Sidney Alfred Noon J.W. Stubbs Charles Lacy Sweet
3–9 July.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4	James Powell	John Charles Kay	A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley
13-14 July.[21]	Portishead Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Portishead, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Lacy Sweet 6-2. 6-0	Lionel Wilberforce	Norman Goodford Cholmeley	F.E. Gibbs Alfred William Moore Weatherly William Parkfield Wethered
7–16 July[22]	Wimbledon Championships London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 2–6 6–3 6–3 4–6 6–3	Donald C. Stewart	Ernest Renshaw W. C. Taylor	Marmaduke S. Constable Charles Walder Grinstead Herbert Wilberforce
		Challenger Ernest Renshaw
17-21 July[23]	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Outdoor Wood (i) Singles - Doubles	John Galbraith Horn 6–4 6–5 1–6 6–2	E. M. Shand	A. L. Davidson E. M. Shand	Dr Walter William Chamberlain A.H. Douglas Frederick William Knox
		Challenger Arthur Walton Fuller
20- 21 July.[24]	Gore Court Championships Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	Rev. F. Greenfield 2 sets to 0	Robert Henry Whitcombe	C. Lake H. Winch	E. Carpenter C. Fooks V. Henriquez J.B. Townsend
20–21 July.[b][25]	Staffordshire County Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament. Lichfield, England Outdoor Grass Singles	Sidney Alfred Noon 2-6, 6–4, 6-2	Walter William Chamberlain	John Redfern Deykin	Francis R. B.Pinhorn R. Stuart Wilson
16-22 July[26]	Redhill Open Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Leopold James (Leo) Maxse 3–6 6–4 6–4	Herbert Chipp	William John Down	F. E. Cole Harold S. Stone Leopold James (Leo) Maxse
24 July	County Kildare Tournament[27] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Peter Aungier 6-0, 6–3, 6-2[28]	Algernon A. M. Aylmer
18-26 July[29]	Northumberland Championships Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Mark Fenwick ?	Minden Fenwick
26 – 27 July.[c][30][31]	Derbyshire Championships Buxton Gardens Buxton, England Grass Singles – Doubles	Minden Fenwick 6-2, 6-3	Robert Parsons Earwaker	G.A. Bolt	Percival Clennell Fenwick R.C. Hamilton H. Matthe
18 – 28 July.	North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	H.W. Marshall 2 sets to 1	William McLaren	T.E. Graham	J.H. Deazeley Captain Preston
		William McLaren Captain Preston 2 sets to 0	Mr. Gosse Mr. G. McLaren
24-28 July	Limerick CC Lawn Tennis Tournament Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest de Sylly Browne 6–3 6–2 6–5	Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong 6–2 9–7	F. G. Kennedy Charles R. B. Heaton-Armstrong	R. Browne F. G. Kennedy A. W. Shaw
		Challenger William Dawson
23–29 July	Essex Championships[32] Brentwood, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6–1 6–3 6–4	P. Colley	Geoffrey Fowell Buxton R. C. Ball	Edward North Buxton P.M. Evans F. W. Freeman H.E. Solly
23–29 July.[33]	South of Ireland Championships (Limerick Cup) Limerick Cricket Club Limerick, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles	Eyre Chatterton 6–1 6–0 6–0	Albert E. Browning ?	H. Evelyn William H. Gavin	J. Bagott William Dawson H. Leighton J. Butler Robinson
		Challenger Edward Montiford Longfield Lysaght
23-29 July	London Athletic Club Tournament , London Athletic Club, Fulham, London, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	M. S. Constable 3–6 6–1 6–2 3–6 6–2	Arthur Hallward	Arthur Hallward H. H. Playford	Stewart Bathurst A. Medley H. H. Playford
24–29 July[34]	Norwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Norwich, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Francis William Monement 6–2 6–5	William Bolding Monement	Walter Edward Hansell William Bolding Monement	Henry Chartres Biron J.H. Gwillim Walter Edward Hansell

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
August.[d][35]	Maidstone Tournament Maidstone Athletic Ground Maidstone, England Outdoor Grass Singles	Randall Mercer 6-3, 6-5, 6-4		Harold Sweetenham
31 July–2 August.[36]	Cirencester Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Earl Bathurst Estate Cirencester Park Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Lacy Sweet 6-0, 6–4, 7-5	Pelham George von Donop
3-4 August.	Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open Boughton Cricket Ground Worcester, Worcestershire, England. Outdoor Grass Singles	John Redfern Deykin 2-6 6-3 6-3	Walter William Chamberlain	A. Fuller Hugh Vibart MacNaghten	George Reston Brewerton George Jones Mitton W. Green Price
3–7 August.	Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles -	Robert Braddell 7-5, 6-2, 6-3	Teddy Williams	William H. Rawlinson	John Redfern Deykin John Charles Kay Henry Blane Porter
3–7 August.	Warwickshire Championships Jephson's Gardens Leamington Spa, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles -	John Redfern Deykin 6-2, 6-2, 6-4	James Powell	John Charles Kay	A.H. Griffiths J.H. Mitchell F. Shapley
6–8 August.	West Somerset Archery and Lawn Tennis Tournament West Somerset Lawn Tennis Club Taunton, Somerset, England Outdoor Grass	Francis Escott Hancock 6-3 6-2	Harold Lewis Vaughan	Rev. G. Thomson	C.R. Rodwell R.P. Spurway
6–8 August.[37]	Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	Herbert Wilberforce 6-1, 6–0, 6-3	Norman Leslie Hallward	John Redfern Deykin Marmaduke Strickland Constable	C.E. Maly C. Sorby
6–11 Aug.[38]	Langley Marish Tournament Eaton Recreation Ground Langley Marish, Berkshire, England Grass	Felix Henry Prince Palmer 6-2, 6-2	Wiliam Harry Nash	Francis Reginald Nash	Zachary Hubert Nash C.O. Phipps Offley Scoones
6–11 August.[39][40]	Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Waterford, Cricket Club, Waterford, Ireland Outdoor Grass Singles	George M. Butterworth 3-6, 8–6, 6-1	Frederick William Knox 6-0 6-3	Alexander Kaye Butterworth	John M. Brown Captain George Culley Stobart
14 August.[41]	Exmouth LTC Tournament Exmouth, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6—2 6—5 6—4	Teddy Williams
13 - 17 Aug.[42][43]	East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles	William Nevill Cobbold 6–3, 6-5	James David Vans Agnew
18–23 August.[44][45]	South Wales Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Carmarthenshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles	Herbert Wilberforce 6-2, 6–1, 6-1	P.T. Ashe	George Bevan Bowen Grismond Saunders Davies	E.W. Evans Cecil Gough William Sidney Nelson Heard Gethin Meredith
20–23 August.[46]	Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament Teignmouth, Great Britain Outdoor Asphalt Singles	Arthur John Stanley 6-5, 6–5, 0–6, 6-1	Erskine Gerald Watson	J.C. Rogers 5-6, 6–2, 6-2 Edward Charles Pine-Coffin	R.H.S. Barnes K.D. Erskine Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon Henry Blane Porter
21-23 August.[47]	Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Holt LTC Holt, Norfolk, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Edmund Tatham 6-1, 2-6, 6-1	William Bolding Monement	G.E. Preston	Francis William Monement H. Rogers
21 – 24 August.[48]	King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsons Town, King's County, Ireland, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Eyre Chatterton 6-3, 6-2, 6-3	Reverend P. Knox
24 August	U.S. National Championships Newport, United States Singles - Doubles	Richard Sears 6—2 6—0 9—7	James Dwight
		Richard Sears James Dwight 6—0, 6–2, 6—2	Alexander Van Rensselaer Arthur Newbold
21 - 25 August.[49]	Penzance Open Penzance LTC Penzance, Cornwall, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Arthur Stanhope Rashleigh 6-2, 6-3	P.C. Smith	N. Harvey	H.E. Chappel Lancelot Melvill Haslope
		T.H. Cornish Miss. Childs 6-5, 2-6, 6-4	Mr. Arathoon Miss Marland.
21 – 25 August.[e][50]	South of Scotland Championships Beechgrove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles – Doubles	Percival Clennell Fenwick 6-2, 6–2, 8-6	Archibald Thomson	Charles Robert Andrew Howden	William Ferguson Alfred Gordon Rae
22 – 25 August.	Edgbaston Open Tournament Edgbaston, England Outdoor Grass Singles	Charles Walder Grinstead 6-3, 6-3	Edward Lake Williams	Donald Charles Stewart 3-6, 8–6, 6-4	John Redfern Deykin Charles Gathorne Edmund Orr F. Durant
29 August.[51]	Gore Court Championships (2nd) Sittingbourne, Gore Court Archery and LTC Gore Court, Sittingbourne, Great Britain Outdoor Grass Singles	H.S. Cooper 2 sets to 1	Rev. F. Greenfield	L. Tuke	R.W. Garraway Mr. Schönberg
29 August.[52]	Maidenhead Lawn Tennis Tournament Maidenhead Cricket Field Maidenhead, England Outdoor Grass Singles	E.L. Bainbridge ?	W.H. Miller
30–31 August.[53]	North Wales Counties Challenge Cup Vale of Clwyd LTC Denbigh, Vale of Clwyd, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles	Arthur Bennett Mesham 6-0 6-3	Major Mesham	J.R. Wynne Edwards	Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards J.P. Lewis A.H. Turnour

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
September.[f][54][55]	Swanage LTC Tournament Swanage, Great Britain Outdoor Surface ? Singles - Doubles	Eustace Fiennes 6-2, 6-1	A.H. Robinson
September.[g][56][57]	Framlingham Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Hurts Hill Courts Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles	Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement shared title
28 August–1 September	Canadian Championships[58] Toronto, Canada Outdoor Grass Singles	Charles H. Farnum 6–3, 6–3, 0–6, 6–0	Charles Smith Hyman	Harry D. Gamble Isidore F. Hellmuth	Henry R. Elmsley FitzJames Hynes G.H. Meyer Andrew E. Plummer
29 Aug–1 Sep.[59]	Devon and Cornwall Archery Society Lawn Tennis Tournament Manadon, Plymouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	P.C. Smith 6-0 6-3	F. Bero	F. Boulton	T.H. Gill Albert Cecil Hill A. Soltau-Symons
4–8 Sep[60]	West Teviotdale Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Alfred Aitken Thomson 6-1, 6-2	George Nelson Stenhouse	Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott	E.M. Inglis Forrester John Thomson
		Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson 6-3, 6-5, 6-2	Joseph Constable Maxwell-Scott Charles S. Constable Maxwell-Stuart
		James Locke Miss Stuart 6-2 6-3	C.E. Stewart Miss Cliff
4-9 September.[61]	Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Alexander Van Rensselaer 6-2 0-6 6-4 8-6	Harry Farnum	G.W. Beals Arthur Emden Newbold	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry G. Higginson J.H. Powell
10–12 September	Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Great Britain Outdoor Grass	A.M. Inglis 6-2 6-0	G. Macan	L. Bristow	R.J. McNeill Robert Baron Templer
12 - 14 September.[62]	Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Club Hurts Hill Park, Saxmundham, England Grass Singles – Doubles	William Bolding Monement 6-1, 6-1	M. Wilkinson	Francis William Monement Maurice Welldon	W.F. Adams Arthur Lloyd Hansell
3 September	South of England Championships Eastbourne, England Singles - Doubles	Teddy Williams 6-1, 8–6, 4–6, 7-5	Charles Walder Grinstead

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
October.[63]	St. George's Cricket Club Tournament St George's Cricket Club Hoboken. New York, United States Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Clarence Clark 6-0, 6–4, 8-6	William Edward Glyn	William Edward Glyn bye Carroll J. Post Jr.	W.P. Anderson Harry Farnum G.W. Green
5 October.[64]	Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass	A.O. Jennings 6-2, 6–1, 6-1	Leonard Dampier	H. Langton
6 October.[65]	Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Mr. Bourkes court Ballinshone, Northern Ireland Outdoor ? Singles - Doubles	Robert Shaw Templer 2-1 in sets	E. J. Wolfe	Robert Baron Templer
11 October	Intercollegiate Fall Championships Hartford, United States Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor 2—6 6—2 6—4 6—0	William V.S. Thorne
26-27 October.[66]	Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-the-Hudson, NY, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Field Conover 6-1, 6-4	Alexander Van Rensselaer

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
27 November	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Singles - Doubles	Louis Whyte 6—5 6—4 6—3	Walter John Carre Riddell

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Note: important tournaments in bold

Name	Tournaments	Total
Charles Walder Grinstead	East Grinstead, Brentwood, Brighton, Exmouth, Leicester, Lemington	5
Ernest Browne	Bath, Limerick	2
Joseph Sill Clark	Hartford, Chestnut Hill	2
Herbert Wilberforce	Tenby, Northern Championships	2
Herbert Lawford	Prince's Club Championships	1
Ernest Renshaw	Irish Championships	1
William Renshaw	Wimbledon Championships	1
Richard Sears	US National Championships	1
Donald Charles Stewart	Cheltenham	1
Eyre Chatterton	Limerick	1
Francis William Monement	Norwich	1
George M. Butterworth	Bath	1
Howard Augustus Taylor	Newport RI	1
Richard Field Conover	Hastings-on-Hudson	1
John Galbraith Horn	Edinburgh	1
Leopold Maxse	Redhill	1
Louis Whyte	Melbourne	1
M. S. Constable	London	1
Teddy Williams	Eastbourne	1
Tom Campion	Dublin	1

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1883[67]
#	Player
1	William Renshaw (GBR)
2	Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
3	Herbert Lawford (GBR)
4	Ernest Browne (Ireland)
5	Charles Walder Grinstead (GBR)
6	Donald Stewart (GBR)
7	Herbert Wilberforce (GBR)
8	John Hartley (GBR)

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