1890 women's tennis season

1890 Women's tennis season

Ireland's Lena Rice wins the seasons biggest event Wimbledon and one other title
Details
Duration	15 January – 24 December
Edition	15th
Tournaments	81
Categories	Important (4) National (5) Provincial/Regional/State (15) County (10) Regular (34)
Achievements (singles)
Most tournament titles	Mabel Cahill (3) May Jacks (3) May Langrishe (3) Louisa Martin (3) Beatrice Wood (3)
Most tournament finals	Beatrice Wood (6)
← 1889 1891 →

The 1890 Women's tennis season was a tennis circuit composed of 81 national, regional, county, and regular tournaments. The season began in January 1890 in Chepauk, India, and ended in January 1891 in Dunedin, New Zealand.^[1]

Summary of season

From 1888 until 1912 Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), grew in status and influence to become the de facto international tennis governing body before the proper International Lawn Tennis Federation commenced operations.^[2] Despite the United States National Lawn Tennis Association (USNLTA) forming in 1881 a good seven years before the LTA, it was the British body that set laws, settled disputes and organized the increasingly complicated tournament calendar before the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) formed in March, 1913.^[3]

After the formation of the ILTF the world tennis circuit going forward was a highly organised and structured network of national and international tournaments.^[4] Most tennis tournaments were usually mixed events for men and women, and the women's international tennis circuit certainly up to 1923 was composed mainly of tournaments on the British and European Circuits.^[5] After the USNLTA joined the ILTF this would later change with more and more tournaments being staged globally. Women tennis players on the world circuit up to the open era were funded by their national associations enabling them to travel and take part in international tournaments.^[6]

1890 sees an increase in the number women's singles events being held as the tennis circuit continues to form.^[7] The 1890 women's tennis season began on 8 January with the first Southern India Championships staged at Madras, India.^[1] In May 1890 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships^[8] played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland. Ireland's Louisa Martin wins the singles title beating fellow countrywoman Lena Rice, she also picks up the ladies doubles event partnered with Florence Stanuell, and completes a clean sweep by winning the mixed doubles with Grainger Chaytor.^[1]

In mid June 1890 the change in scheduling is continued when the U.S. National Championships are held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA, defending champion Bertha Townsend loses her title to Ellen Roosevelt in straight sets.^[9]

Later the same month the third major tournament of the year the Northern Championships played at the Liverpool Cricket Club in Liverpool Mary Steedman is the new Northern Champion beating Beatrice Wood in two sets, in the women's doubles event final Florence Mardall and Mary Steedman defeat Miss Quin and Miss Scrivener in straight sets, and the All England Mixed Doubles Championship event,^[1] is won by Katherine Hill and James Baldwin who defeat Mary Steedman and George Hillyard in the final.^[1]

In July at the fourth and final major event of the season the 1890 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, Irish player Lena Rice reaches the final for the second year, but this time takes the title, when she defeats May Jacks in the final.^[10] The season ended on 3 January 1891 at the New Zealand Championships, held in Dunedin, New Zealand which began on 30 December 1890 and was played on grass.^[1]

In terms of draw sizes the Northumberland Championships with 18 entrants was the largest open ladies singles draw for 1890, the Irish Championships with 27 entrants across three disciplines singles, doubles and mixed was the largest major event of the year and was the joint largest open event of the year along with the Sussex Championships and South of England Championships also with 27 entrants.^[1] The largest event outside of Europe was the New South Wales Championships.^[1]

Season results

Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 the Wimbledon Championships, the U.S. National Championships, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and the Northern Championships were considered by players and historians as the four most important tennis tournaments to win,^[11][12][13] together effectively making an early incarnation of the Grand Slam events we know today.^[14]

Key

January

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
18 Jan	South India Championships[19] Madras Gymkhana Club Madras, India Clay Singles - Doubles	Edith Morgan 6–2, 4–6, 6–4	Margaret Benson	Margaret Benson Hilda Wilkieson
		Edith Morgan Margaret Benson 6–4, 6–4	Hilda Wilkieson Mrs J.K. Smethurst
		Edith Morgan Harry Grove 6–3, 4–6, 7–5	Margaret Benson Charles Lacy Sweet

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
22 Feb.	Otago LTA Tournament[20] Carisbrook Club Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Ruth Orbell 9–7	L. Mackerras	Miss Grant Miss G. Rattray	Miss Morris
	Pau International Tournament (later Pau Championships) Trinquet Club de Beaumont Pau France Clay Singles - Doubles	Edith Austin def.	May Geary	Miss MacFarlane Mrs Bruce-Johnston

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
15 Mar	Queen's Club Covered Court Championship[21] Queen's Club London, England Wood (i) Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 6–0, 6–2	Mary Pick	Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot	Ivy Arbuthnot
27 Mar.	Auckland Association Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Spiers def	Miss Cay
29 Mar.	Cannes Réunion Club Tournament Réunion Club Cannes, France Clay Singles - Doubles	Miss Leigh def.	Miss Miles	Miss Maguire
		Countess Sophie of Merenberg Cpt. Arthur H. Pryce-Harrison 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Miss Halford Michael Gallwey McNamara

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
5 Apr.	Natal Championships Durban, Colony of Natal Grass Singles - Doubles	Norah Hickman 6–3, 3–6, 6–3	Mabel Grant
12 Apr	South Australian Championships Adelaide Oval Courts Adelaide, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Maisie Parr Won	?
13 Apr	Ceylon Championships[22] The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles - Doubles	Miss Wynniatt 6–1, 6–1	Miss Watson
19 Apr	British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park LTC London, England Wood (i) Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 6–0, 6–1	Maud Shackle
	Moss Vale Tournament Mossvale TC Moss Vale, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	K. Nicholson 6–4, 6–4	Mrs. Green
26 Apr.	Singapore Ladies LTC Spring Tournament Singapore, Straits Settlement Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs. Edwardes 6–1, 6–5	Mrs. Salzmann

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
14 May	New South Wales Championships Moore Park Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Ellen Mayne 8–6, 6–1	Ellen Blaxland	Eliza Fitzgerald Edith Fox	Miss Dransfield Mrs Lindon Mabel Shaw
		Challenger Zilla Scott
		Ellen Mayne Mabel Shaw 6–4, 7–5	Zilla Scott Dransfield
		Ellen Mayne Dudley Webb 6–4, 6–2	Robert Fitzgerald Eliza Fitzgerald
27 May	Norton Lawn Tennis Open Tournament Norton Cricket Club Grounds Hexham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Jane Corder 8–6, 6–0	Helen Jackson
30 May	Irish Championships Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 9–7, 6–4	Lena Rice	G. Crofton Helen Jackson	A. Becher B. Becher Connie Butler Florence Stanuell
		Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell 6–4, 6–2	Blanche Hillyard D. Meldon
		Louisa Martin Grainger Chaytor 6–1, 6–3, 6–3	Helen Jackson Arthur J. de Courcy Wilson

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jun	Ealing Championships Ealing LTC Ealing, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Alice Brown 8–6, 6–0	Charlotte Copper
2 Jun	New York Tennis Club Spring Open[23] New York TC New York, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	No Ladies Singles
		Miss Burdette Miss Mowry 1–6, 6–2, 6–4	Mrs Badgley Mabel Cahill
		Miss Burdette Carroll J. Post jr. 5–7, 6–3, 6–3	Mabel Cahill Russell R. Perkins
7 Jun	London Championships Queen's Club London, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 6–2, 6–1	Elsie Pinckney	Edith Austin Cordelia Phillimore	Mrs H. Anderson Beatrice Langrishe
		Challenger Maud Shackle
	Championship of the West of England[24] Bath, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 6–3, 8–6	N Pope	Constance Bryan Miss Stoddart	Connie Butler Miss Langley Alice Parr Florence Stanuell
		Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell 6–3, 6–3	Constance Bryan N Pope
		Louisa Martin James Baldwin 6–3, 6–1	Constance Bryan Henry Guy Nadin
14 Jun	U.S. National Championships[25] Philadelphia, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Ellen Roosevelt 6–2, 6–2	Bertha Townsend	Margarette Ballard Mabel Cahill	D.F. Butterfield F.K. Gregory Rebecca H. Lycett S. Day
		Ellen Roosevelt Grace Roosevelt 6–1, 6–2	Margarette Ballard Bertha Townsend
	Surrey County Championships Berrylands LTC Surbiton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Arbuthnot 6–2, 6–2	Elizabeth Mocatta	Emily Looker G. Leeds-Paine	Alice Arbuthnot Ivy Arbuthnot Miss Calder Elsie Lane
		May Jacks John Redfern Deykin 6–4, 6–2	Elsie Pinckney Arthur Gore
	Whitehouse Open Whitehouse LTC Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Lottie Paterson 6–0, 8–6	Jane Corder
		Miss Meikle Lottie Paterson 3–6, 7–5, 7–5	E. Ferguson Jane Meikle
		Lottie Paterson Edward Barnard Fuller 6–1, 6–2	Miss Meikle Stanley Riseley
	East Gloucestershire Championships[26] Cheltenham LTC Cheltenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Constance Bryan 6–1, 6–0	Beatrice Wood	Mary Agg Miss Crossley
15 Jun	Championship of Nebraska[27] Ealing LTC Kearney, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Doolittle 6–0, 7–5, 6–3	Mrs G.W. Frank
17 Jun	Scottish Championships Dyvours Lawn Tennis Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Helen Jackson 6–1, 6–0	Lottie Paterson	Miss Crosby Mabel Shaw	Jane Corder
21 Jun	Kent All-Comers' Championships Beckenham LTC Beckenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 4–6, 6–0, 6–4	G. Leeds-Paine	Miss Howes Gertrude Mellersh	Miss Blaker Miss Cooper
		Holder Maud Shackle
		D.E. Payn G. Leeds-Paine 4–6, 6–3, 6–3	Arthur Gore May Jacks
	Northern Championships[28] Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mary Steedman walkover	Beatrice Wood	Miss Mills Miss Vicars	Katherine Hill
		Holder Lottie Dod
		Florence Mardall Bertha Steedman 6–1, 6–1	Miss Quin Miss Scrivener
		Katherine Hill James Baldwin 10–8, 6–2	Mary Steedman George Hillyard
23 Jun	New Jersey Championships Orange LTC South Orange, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Cahill walkover	Gertrude Williams	May Colby Miss Hitch
		Mabel Cahill Russell R. Perkins 6–2, 6–0	May Colby S.M. Colgate
24 Jun	North of Ireland Championships Cliftonville Cricket Ground Belfast, Ireland Singles - Doubles	A. Kinahan 6–2, 6–0	Miss Newett
26 Jun[29]	Orange Spring Tournament[30] Orange LTC South Orange, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Cahill 6–3, 6–1	Emma Leavitt-Morgan
		Mabel Cahill Russell R. Perkins def	May Colby S.M. Colgate
27 June	Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston CLTC Edgbaston, England Grass Singles - Doubles	L. Johnstone 6–2, 5–6, 6–4	Ethel Valentin
28 Jun	Kings County Spring Tournament[31] Kings County LTC Brooklyn, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Helen Hellwig 6–1, 6–3, 6–4	Juliette Atkinson
		Helen Hellwig A.M. Blaisdell 6–2	Miss L.J. Cuddy E.A. Snyder
29 Jun	Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Tournament Lansdowne LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Lena Rice 6–3, 6–1	Lena Rice	Miss Wilson

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 Jul[32]	Wimbledon Championships AELTC London, England Grass Singles	Lena Rice 6–4, 6–1	May Jacks	Edith Cole Mary Steedman
12 Jul	Championship of Middlesex Chiswick Park, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mary Steedman 6–2, 6–2	Maud Shackle	Charlotte Cooper Elsie Lane	Mrs Anderson F. Bailey Miss Brown Elizabeth Mocatta
		Challenger May Jacks
	Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Rome 6–2, 6–2	M. Evans
	Llandudno Open Craigside Hydro Llandudno, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Ida Cressy 7–5, 6–1	K. Grant
	Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Beatrice Wood 6–2, 6–1	Jane Corder	Mrs E.J. Crossley E. Wagstaffe	L. Chatterton-Clarke S. Leighton
		L. Chatterton-Clarke Beatrice Wood 6–3, 6–2	Mrs E.J. Crossley Miss Crossley
		L. Chatterton-Clarke Charles Wade 6–4, 7–5	Beatrice Wood James Baldwin
14 Jul	National Championship of the Netherlands[1] (unofficial) de Bataaf Scheveningen, Netherlands Cement Singles - Doubles	Miss. M. Bol 6–5, 6–5	Miss E. van Aken
		Miss M. Bol A.P. Van Aken 6–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Miss van der Hoop Jan Aegidius Van der Rhede
16 Jul	Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Alice Pickering 7–5, 6–1	Katherine Hill
19 July	Queen's Club Open[33][34] Queen's Club London, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Jacks default	Maud Shackle	Edith Austin Cordelia Phillimore	Mrs H. Anderson E. Malcom
20 Jul	Hudson River Championships[35] Far & Near LTC Hastings-on-Hudson, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Cahill 6–3, 6–3	Emma Leavitt-Morgan
23 Jul	Gore Court Championships Gore Court ALTC Sittingbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles	E. Malden 6–2, 7–5	J. Wakeley
26 Jul	Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament Westbourne Ave Grounds Hull, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Katherine Grey 6–1, 5–7, 9–7	E. Lee-Smith
29 Jul	Long Island Championships Southampton, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	No Ladies Singles
		Miss Betts Grace Roosevelt 6–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	H. Dinsmore Ellen Roosevelt

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
2 Aug	Eastern Counties Championships Felixstowe LTC Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Florence Noon Thompson 6–3, 6–4	Winifred Kersey
	Northumberland Championships[36] Newcastle, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Helen Jackson 6–4, 6–3	Jane Corder	Connie Butler Alice Pickering
		Helen Jackson Manliffe Goodbody 6–0, 6–3	Miss Clark C.W. Wodt
4 Aug	Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Beatrice Wood 6–4, 6–2	M. Crossley
7 Aug	Maritime Provinces Championships[37] Truro Tennis Club Truro, Canada Singles - Doubles	Miss Wiltshire Won
		Miss Ball Miss Newberry
	Darlington Association Tournament Feethams Cricket Ground Darlington, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Lottie Dod 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Constance Smith
		Lottie Dod Kenneth Marley 6–0, 6–2	E. Sykes T Coventry
8 Aug[38]	Championship of the Coast Hotel Redondo Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Miss F. Shoemaker 1–6, 6–4, 7–5	Miss English	May Carter Miss Tufts
9 Aug	Exmouth Tournament Exmouth LTC Exmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Lilian Pine-Coffin 6–1, 5–7, 6–4	Katherine Hole	Jessie Meyler Florence Renwick	Miss Kindersley Lois Renwick Mary Renwick
	West of Scotland Championships Castle Wemyss Wemyss Bay, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Moir 6–1, 6–3	Helen Jackson
		E. Marley Richard Millar Watson 14–12, 6–4	Helen Jackson G. Scott-Jackson
16 Aug	Felixstowe Open Felixstowe LTC Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Florence Thompson 6–3, 6–4	Winifred Kersey	L.E. Fanshawe Mrs L. Turner	Edith Austin F.A. King-Church Miss F.G. Green Miss E.M. Sexton
		Mrs L. Turner Herbert Kersey 6–0, 6–2	Frances King-Church H.B. Allen
	British Columbia Championships Victoria LTC Victoria Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Florence Barkley 7–5, 6–4	Frances Arrowsmith	Miss Haigh Mrs Pinder
		Challenger Anastasia Musgrave
18 Aug	Derbyshire Championships Buxton LTC Buxton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 6–2, 6–4	Mary Steedman	G. Crofton Bertha Steedman	Connie Butler Miss McClintock Helen Jackson Florence Stanuell
		Bertha Steedman Mary Steedman 8–6, 6–8, 6–3	Louisa Martin Florence Stanuell
		Louisa Martin James Baldwin 6–2, 8–10, 6–0	Florence Stanuell Harold Mahony
19 Aug	South of Scotland Championships Beech Grove Grounds Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Evelyn Blencowe 6–2, 6–3	E. Malcolm
		L. Ferguson Lottie Paterson 6-1, 6-2	Miss Malcolm Miss Snowcroft
		Lottie Paterson G. Scott-Jackson 3–6, 6–3, 6–0	E. Malcolm Richard Millar Watson
21 Aug	Budleigh Salterton Open Tournament[39] Aldeburgh LTC Budleigh Salterton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs Thompson 6–2, 6–3	Miss Talbot
23 Aug	North of England Championships South Cliff LTC Scarborough, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Beatrice Wood 6–4, 6–4	M Crosley	Mabel Cradock Miss Gray	B. Anderson D. Boulton Annie Kendal
		Miss Clark Beatrice Wood 6–2, 7–5	C. Crossley Miss Gray
		Beatrice Wood James Baldwin	M. Crossley Charles Chaytor
	Torquay Open[40] Torquay LTC Torquay, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss E. Wolfe 7–5, 6–4	Miss Fisher	Mrs C. Paas Farlow Mrs Fowler	Miss Dewer Miss Peter-Hoblyn Miss Martyn
	Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament[41] Hurts Hall Park Saxmundham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Edith Coleridge Cole 6–4, 6–2	Alice Parr	Winifred Kersey L. Stains	Miss Bartlett A. Foster Emily Manuelle Mrs E.C. Roberts
		Winifred Kersey L. Stains 6–3, 3–6, 6–2	Edith Coleridge Cole Mrs E. Roberts
		Miss King-Church Charles Gladstone Allen 6–4, 7–5	K French William C. French
25 Aug	Altoona Tennis Tournament[42] Altoona Cricket Club Altoona, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	R. Holmes 1–6, 6–4, 7–5	Miss Fay	Miss Bailey A. Holmes	Miss Askew Miss Esterbrook Miss Kapp
26 Aug	Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament[43] Aldeburgh LTC Aldeburgh, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs Lang walkover	Mrs Stapylton
30 Aug	Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[44] Dean Park Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 6–1, 4–6, 6–3	Ivy Arbuthnot	Alice Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot	A. Everett M. Stogdon K. Stretton
		Challenger Constance Bryan
		A Everett May Langrishe 7–5, 6–2	Ivy Arbuthnot May Artbuthnot
		May Langrishe F. St. B. Haskett-Smith 5–7, 6–1, 6–4	May Arbuthnot W.J. Down

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
6 Sep	Sussex Championships[45] Brighton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 6–1, 6–2	Constance Bryan	Edith Cole Beatrice Langrishe	Elsie Pinckney Violet Pinckney
		Challenger Maud Shackle
		Violet Pinckney Maud Shackle 6–3, 6–1	B. Pinckney Elsie Pinckney
		Elsie Pinckney Frank Stoker 6–4, 3–6, 7–5	Maud Shackle Wilfred Baddeley
8 Sep	New Hamburg Invitation New Hamburgh LTC New Hamburg, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	A. Clarkson 6–8, 6–3, 6–2	Grace Roosevelt
		Ellen Roosevelt Malcolm Chace 6–4, 6–4, 6–4	Miss Lente Charles Sands
9 Sep	Pacific States Lawn Tennis Tournament[46] Hotel San Rafael San Rafael, United States Cement Singles - Doubles	Maud Wilkinson 6–2, 6–3	Miss Barker
13 Sep	South of England Championships Devonshire Park LTC Eastbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 6–2, 6–3	Edith Cole
		May Langrishe James Baldwin 6–1, 6–3	Edith Gurney DM Malcolm
	Maine State Championships[47] Bangor, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Godfrey Clergue def	Miss Gertrude Clergue	Miss Carrie Chapman
19 Sep[48]	SILC Challenge Cup Staten Island Cricket Ground Livingston, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Lida Voorhees 6–3, 6–2	Hilda Stone	Miss Bailey Miss Hoag Miss Le Duc	Miss M.A. Alexander Miss Alexander Miss Foster

October

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 Oct	Queensland Championships Greet Sports Ground Brisbane, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Mrs. Quinnell 6–1, 6–0	Miss. Earle
		Miss Lee Mr. Haughton 6–3, 6–1	Miss Earle Richard John Cottell

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
18 Nov	Victorian Championships Melbourne Cricket Ground Melbourne, Australia Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Mabel Shaw 6–1, 6–4	E. MacKenzie	Constance Raleigh Phenie Shaw	Edith Raleigh
		Annie Chenery E. MacKenzie 6–3, 6–5	Mabel Shaw Phenie Shaw
		Edith Raleigh Alec Chomley 6–3, 7–9, 6–2	E MacKenzie Charles Cropper

December/Jan (1891)

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
30 Dec – 3 Jan 1891	New Zealand Championships[49] Carisbrooke Cricket Ground Dunedin, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	E. Gordon 7–5, 7–5	Ruth Orbell	Miss Campbell Mrs George Way	Nina Douslin Hilda Hitchings Miss Grant Fanny Ollivier
		E. Gordon Miss Harman 6–1, 6–2	Ruth Orbell Miss Rattray
		Miss F. Rattray A.E Gibbs 9–7, 6–4	Miss Smith J.M. McKerras

Unofficial World Rankings

Source:Karoly Mazak^[50]

No	Player	Country
1	Louisa Martin	Ireland
1	Lena Rice	Ireland
3	May Langrishe	Ireland
4	Mary Steedman	Great Britain
5	May Jacks	England
6	Maud Shackle	Great Britain
7	Lilian Pine-Coffin	Ireland
8	Ellen Roosevelt	United States

Tournament winners (singles)

This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1890 major titles in bold:

• Louisa Martin – Bath, Buxton, Irish Championships (3)
• May Jacks – London, London (i), Queens (i), (3)
• May Langrishe – Bournemouth, brighton, Eastbourne, (3)
• Beatrice Wood – Ilkley, Scarborough, Sheffield, (3)
• Mabel Cahill – Hastings-on-Hudson, Livingston, South Orange, (3)
• Lena Rice – Dublin, Wimbledon Championships, (2)
• Mary Steedman – Chiswick Park, Northern Championships, (2)
• Helen Jackson – Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, (2)
• Ruth Orbell – Dunedin, Dunedin II, (2)
• Ellen Roosevelt – U.S.National Championships, (1)
• Edith Morgan – Madras, (1)
• Miss Spiers – Auckland, (1)
• Edith Austin – Pau, (1)
• Miss Leigh – Cannes, (1)
• Maisie Parr – Adelaide, (1)
• Norah Hickman – Durban, (2)
• Miss Wynniatt – Nuwara Eliya, (1)
• Ellen Mayne – Sydney, (1)
• Jane Corder – Hexham, (1)
• Alice Brown – Ealing, (1)
• May Arbuthnot – Surbiton, (1)
• Katherine Grey – Hull, (1)
• Lottie Paterson – Edinburgh II, (1)
• Constance Bryan – Cheltenham, (1)
• Miss Doolittle – Kearney, (1)
• A. Kinahan – Belfast, (1)
• L. Johnstone – Edgbaston, (1)
• Helen Hellwig – Brooklyn, (1)
• Miss Rome – Nottingham, (1)
• Ida Cressy – Llandudno, (1)
• M. Bol – Scheveningen, (1)
• Alice Pickering – Leamington Spa, (1)
• E. Malden – Sittingbourne, (1)
• Mrs A. Thompson – Felixstowe, (1)
• Miss Wiltshire – Truro, (1)
• Lottie Dod – Darlington, (1)
• Miss F. Shoemaker – Redondo Beach, (1)
• Lilian Pine-Coffin – Exmouth, (1)
• Mrs Thompson – Budleigh, (1)
• Miss Moir – Wemyss Bay, (1)
• Florence Barkley – Victoria, (1)
• Florence Thompson – Felixstowe II, (1)
• Evelyn Blencowe – Moffat, (1)
• Miss Wolfe – Torquay, (1)
• Edith Cole – Saxmundham, (1)
• R. Holmes – Altoona, (1)
• Mrs Lang – Aldeburgh, (1)
• A. Clarkson – New Hamburgh, (1)
• Maud Wilkinson – San Rafael, (1)
• Miss McKinlay – New York City, (1)
• May Quinnell – Brisbane, (1)
• Lida Voorhees – Livingston, (1)
• Miss Godfrey Clergue – Bangor, (1)
• Mabel Shaw – Melbourne, (1)
• E. Gordon – Dunedin III, (1)

Statistical summary

Singles

• Total Tournaments (81)
• Most Titles: Mabel Cahill & May Jacks & May Langrishe & Louisa Martin & Beatrice Wood (3)
• Most Finals: Beatrice Wood (6)
• Most Matches Played: May Jacks (20)
• Most Matches Won: May Jacks (18)
• Match Winning %: Louisa Martin (100%) min 10 matches & May Jacks (90%) min 20 matches
• Most Tournaments Played: May Jacks (7)

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