1891 women's world tennis season

1891 Women's World Tennis Season
Details
Duration	2 January – 31 December
Edition	16th
Tournaments	80
Achievements (singles)
Most titles	Maud Shackle (7)
Most finals	Maud Shackle (7)
	← 1890 1892 →

The 1891 Women's World Tennis Season was a tennis circuit composed of 80 major, national, regional, county, and regular tournaments.

The season began in January in Christchurch, New Zealand, and ended in December, in Napier, New Zealand.

Season summary

The season began in late December 1890 in Christchurch, New Zealand with the New Zealand Championships that ended on 2 January 1891.^[1]

At the first major tournament of the season the Irish Championships held in late May in Dublin, Ireland the women's singles event was won by Louisa Martin who defeated compatriot Florence Stanuell,^[2] in three sets.

The second major tournament of the season that concluded on 20 June, was the Northern Championships held in Manchester, England the singles event is won by Irish player Florence Stanuell marking her second consecutive major final appearance won the event by English player Mary Steedman conceding a walkover in the challenge round.^[3]

Moving across the Atlantic to the United States where the third major tournament of year the 1891 U.S. National Championships held at the end of June in Philadelphia, the women's singles title went to Irelands Mabel Cahill who beat the American player Ellen Roosevelt in four sets.^[4]

At the final and fourth major event the 1891 Wimbledon Championships early July, the women's singles title was won by Lottie Dod against her regular advisory Blanche Hillyard in straight sets.^[5]

The season ended in late December 1891 with a second edition of the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships being staged in Napier, New Zealand.^[6]

Season results

Key

Major events
National events
Professional events

January

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 Jan.	New Zealand Championships Christchurch, New Zealand Grass	Isabel Rees 6-3, 4-6, 6-5^[7]	E. Gordon
2 Jan.	New Zealand Championships Christchurch, New Zealand Grass
20 Jan.	Hôtel Prince of Wales Ladies Cup Cannes, France Clay	Cordelia Grant def.	Louise Roux
20 Jan.	Hôtel Prince of Wales Ladies Cup Cannes, France Clay
25 Jan.	Southern India Championships Madras, India Clay	Mrs Fortune 6-4, 4-6, 6-0^[8]	Mrs B. Foote
25 Jan.	Southern India Championships Madras, India Clay

February

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
14 Feb.	Linwood Closed Ladies Tournament Christchurch II, New Zealand Grass	Mrs W. J. Blyth 6-2, 6-2	Miss Simpson
14 Feb.

March

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
7 Mar.	Berea Ladies Open Durban, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant 6-0, 6-0	Miss McNeil
7 Mar.	Berea Ladies Open Durban, South Africa Clay
7 Mar.	Los Angeles TC Open Los Angeles, United States Cement	F. Halsted def.	Fannie Shoemaker
7 Mar.	Los Angeles TC Open Los Angeles, United States Cement
14 Mar.^[9]	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Cement	Emily Hodge 11-6 games	Marion Hodge
14 Mar.^[9]	South Australian Championships Adelaide, Australia Cement
15 Mar.	Otago LTA Tournament Dunedin, New Zealand Grass	Ruth Orbell 8-5 games	G. Rattray
15 Mar.	Otago LTA Tournament Dunedin, New Zealand Grass
18 Mar.^[10]	Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay	Annette de Fonblanque 4-6, 13-11, 6-2	N. de Saram
18 Mar.^[10]	Ceylon Championships Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay
18 Mar.^[11]	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass	Miss Mowbry 7-5, 7-5	Miss Spiers
18 Mar.^[11]	Auckland Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass
28 Mar.	Linwood Open Christchurch III, New Zealand Grass	Miss Griffith 6-4, 4-6, 6-5	E. van Asch
28 Mar.	Linwood Open Christchurch III, New Zealand Grass
28 Mar.^[12]	South African Championships Port Elizabeth, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant (2) 6-0, 6-2	Miss Blackburn
28 Mar.^[12]

April

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
11 April.^[13]	British Covered Court Championships West Kensington, Great Britain Wood (i)	Maud Shackle 7-5, 6-3	May Jacks
11 April.^[13]

May

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
2 May.	Singapore LLTC Spring Open Singapore, Colony of Singapore Grass	Miss Wood 6-0, 6-3	M. Keasberry
2 May.
16 May.^[14]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Surface	S. Dransfield 3-6, 6-1, 6-3	L. Blaxland
16 May.^[14]	New South Wales Championships Sydney, Australia Surface
28 May.	Lenox TC Ladies Invitation Harlem, United States Grass	Miss Beyea 4-6, 6-1, 6-3	Miss Underhill
28 May.	Lenox TC Ladies Invitation Harlem, United States Grass
30 May.^[15]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass	Louisa Martin 6-2, 5-7, 6-0	Florence Stanuell
30 May.^[15]	Irish Championships Dublin, Ireland Grass

June

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
1 Jun.	5th Av. TC Ladies Spring Tournament Manhattan, United States Grass	Kittie Millette 6-4, 6-3	Miss Corey
1 Jun.
6 Jun.^[16]	Whitehouse Open Edinburgh II, Great Britain Clay	Lottie Paterson 7-5, 6-2	Jane Corder
6 Jun.^[16]	Whitehouse Open Edinburgh II, Great Britain Clay
7 Jun.^[17]	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope 6-0, 7-5	Mary Agg
7 Jun.^[17]	West of England Championships Bath, Great Britain Grass
11 Jun.	Harvard Annex Ladies Tournament Cambridge, MA, United States Grass	Miss Whittlesey 6-4, 6-2	Miss Carrett
11 Jun.
12 Jun.^[18]	Welsh Championships Cardiff, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope (2) 6-0, 7-5	Mary Agg
12 Jun.^[18]	Welsh Championships Cardiff, Great Britain Grass
12 Jun.^[19]	Orange Spring Open Montrose, NJ, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill 7-5, 7-5	Emma Fellowes-Morgan
12 Jun.^[19]	Orange Spring Open Montrose, NJ, United States Grass
12 Jun.^[20]	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson 6-0, 6-1	Jane Corder
12 Jun.^[20]	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Great Britain Grass
13 Jun.^[21]	Cheltenham Open Cheltenham II, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (2) 6-2, 6-1	G Leeds-Paine
13 Jun.^[21]	Cheltenham Open Cheltenham II, Great Britain Grass
13 Jun.^[22]	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope (3) 6-2, 6-2	Florence Mardall
13 Jun.^[22]	Cheltenham Championships Cheltenham, Great Britain Grass
20 Jun.^[23]	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (3) 6-4, 6-0	May Jacks
20 Jun.^[23]	Kent Championships Beckenham, Great Britain Grass
20 June.^[24]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass	Florence Stanuell walkover	Mary Steedman
20 June.^[24]	Northern Championships Manchester, Great Britain Grass
24 Jun.	Championship of Nebraska Hastings, United States Grass	Louise Pound won	finalist ?
24 Jun.	Championship of Nebraska Hastings, United States Grass
27 Jun.	Headingley Open Headingley II, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (2) 6-1, 7-5	Beatrice Wood
27 Jun.	Headingley Open Headingley II, Great Britain Grass
27 June.^[25]	Kent County Championships Blackheath, Great Britain Grass	Mary Hutchinson 6-2, 3-6, 10-8	Amy Wilson
27 June.^[25]	Kent County Championships Blackheath, Great Britain Grass
27 Jun.^[26]	U.S. National Championships Philadelphia, United States Surface	Mabel Cahill (2) 6-4, 6-1, 4-6, 6-3	Ellen Roosevelt
27 Jun.^[26]

July

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
3 Jul.	Bayview Open Bayonne, United States Clay	H. Ogden 6-2, 4-6, 6-3	Miss Dally
3 Jul.	Bayview Open Bayonne, United States Clay
4 Jul.^[27]	Yorkshire Association & County Open Headingley, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (3) 6-4, 4-6, 6-3	Beatrice Wood
4 Jul.^[27]
9 Jul.^[28]	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass	Lottie Dod 6-2, 6-1	Blanche Hillyard
9 Jul.^[28]	Wimbledon Championships Wimbledon, Great Britain Grass
11 Jul.	Capitol Hill Tournament Washington DC, United States Grass	Miss Ward 6-8 7-5 postponed.	M. Hall
11 Jul.	Capitol Hill Tournament Washington DC, United States Grass
18 Jul.^[29]	London Championships West Kensington II, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (4) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3	May Jacks
18 Jul.^[29]
18 Jul.^[30]	Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament Nottingham, Great Britain Grass	M. Evans 4-6, 6-2, 6-2	Nora Pope
18 Jul.^[30]
18 Jul.^[31]	New York State Championships Saratoga Springs, United States Grass	Annie Ritchie 6-3, 6-0	Miss Ingram
18 Jul.^[31]
18 Jul.	Hull Westbourne Av. Open Hull, Great Britain Grass	C. Crosby default	G. Harrison
18 Jul.	Hull Westbourne Av. Open Hull, Great Britain Grass
18 Jul.	Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass	Charlotte Cooper def.	Alice Brown
18 Jul.	Ealing Championships Ealing, Great Britain Grass
21 Jul.	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg Colony of Natal Clay	Mabel Grant (3) 6-1, 6-0	L. Button
21 Jul.	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg Colony of Natal Clay
24 Jul.	Queen's Ladies Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (5) 2-6, 6-2, 6-0	Ruth Legh
24 Jul.	Queen's Ladies Cup West Kensington III, Great Britain Grass
25 Jul.^[32]	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Great Britain Surface	Maud Shackle (6) walkover	Mary Steedman Vane
25 Jul.^[32]
25 Jul.	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston,II Great Britain Surface	Alice Pickering 6-1, 6-3	Miss Wills
25 Jul.	Edgbaston Open Edgbaston,II Great Britain Surface
25 Jul.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington Spa, Great Britain Grass	Nora Pope (4) 6-1, 6-4	E. Wheildon
25 Jul.

August

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
1 Aug.^[33]	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (4) 6-2, 6-4	Florence Thompson
1 Aug.^[33]	Northumberland Championships Newcastle, Great Britain Grass
5 Aug.	Scheveningen International Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay	E. van Aken 6-1, 6-3	Miss Van Sittert
5 Aug.	Scheveningen International Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay
6 Aug.	Colchester Championship Colchester, Great Britain Grass	Agnes Morton 6-2, 6-1	Winifred Kersey
6 Aug.	Colchester Championship Colchester, Great Britain Grass
8 Aug.	Isle of Man Championships Douglas, Isle of Man Grass	Nelly Darrah 7-5, 9-7	Lilla Ferrier
8 Aug.	Isle of Man Championships Douglas, Isle of Man Grass
8 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass	Edith Austin 6-3, 9-7	Lilian Pine-Coffin
8 Aug.	Exmouth Open Exmouth, Great Britain Grass
8 Aug.	Sheffield & Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, Great Britain Grass	Beatrice Wood 6-3, 6-3	Agnes Watts
8 Aug.
8 Aug.	West of Scotland Championships Inverkip, Great Britain Grass	Miss Moir 6-4, 6-1	Ruth Templeton
8 Aug.
11 Aug.	Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay	Mabel Grant (4) 6-1, 6-0	Miss Marais
11 Aug.	Transvaal Championships Johannesburg, South Africa Clay
13 Aug.	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Surface	May Marriott 6-2, 6-2	Beatrice Wood
13 Aug.	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Great Britain Surface
15 Aug.	Teignmouth Open Teignmouth, Great Britain Surface	Violet Pinckney 3-6,7-5, 6-4	Lilian Pine-Coffin
15 Aug.	Teignmouth Open Teignmouth, Great Britain Surface
15 Aug.	Championship of the Coast Redondo Beach, United States Asphalt	F. Gilliland 6-3, 0-6, 6-3	Fannie Shoemaker
15 Aug.
15.Aug.	Eastern Counties Championships Felixstowe, Great Britain Grass	Winifred Kersey 6-4, 6-2	Constance Tidbury
15.Aug.
17.Aug	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder 6-4, 6-1	Evelyn Blencowe
17.Aug	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Great Britain Grass
20 Aug.	Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass	Winifred Kersey (2) 6-2, 4-6, 6-2	May Carter
20 Aug.	Saxmundham Open Saxmundham, Great Britain Grass
21 Aug.	Maritime Provinces Championships St John, Canada Clay	Miss MacLaren 6-2, 6-3	Mrs McCleod
21 Aug.	Maritime Provinces Championships St John, Canada Clay
22.Aug.	East of Scotland Championships St Andrews, Great Britain Grass	Jane Corder (2) 6-4, 4-6, 6-4	Miss Moir
22.Aug.
22 Aug.	Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass	Miss Lee 7-5, 6-2	May Quinnell
22 Aug.	Queensland Championships Brisbane, Australia Grass
22 Aug.	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass	Helen Jackson (5) 6-3, 6-1	Nora Pope
22 Aug.
24 Aug.	British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass	Florence Barkley 3-6, 6-4, 6-4	Anastasia Musgrave
24 Aug.	British Columbia Championships Victoria, Canada Grass
25 Aug.	Dieppe International Championship Dieppe, France Clay	Constance Bryant def.	Miss Zoerb
25 Aug.	Dieppe International Championship Dieppe, France Clay
29 Aug.	Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great Britain Grass	May Lowther 6-4, 0-6, 6-4	May Carter
29 Aug.	Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh, Great Britain Grass
29 Aug.^[34]	Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass	Violet Pinckney (2) default	Elsie Pinckney
29 Aug.^[34]	Bournemouth Open Bournemouth, Great Britain Grass
30 Aug.	Netherlands National Championships Scheveningen, Netherlands Clay	E. van Aken (2) 6-3, 6-1	Mej. M. Bol
30 Aug.
30 Aug.	Manitoba & Northwestern Championships Winnipeg, Canada Grass	Miss Burch 6-2, 6-3	K. Beckett
30 Aug.
30 Aug.	San Diego Ladies Tournament San Diego, United States Asphalt	Belle Stewart def.	Imogene Ludlow
30 Aug.

September

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
4 Sep.^[35]	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass	Maud Shackle (7) 6-4, 5-7, 6-2	May Langrishe
4 Sep.^[35]	Sussex Championships Brighton, Great Britain Grass
12 Sep.	Pacific Coast Championships San Rafael, United States Asphalt	Bertha Crouch walkover	Maud Wilkinson
12 Sep.
12 Sep.^[36]	South of England Championships Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass	Blanche Hillyard 2-6, 7-5, 6-0	May Langrishe
12 Sep.^[36]
18 Sep.	Philadelphia & District Championships West Philadelphia, United States Grass	Mabel Cahill (2) def.	finalist
18 Sep.
18 Sep.	Staten Island Ladies Club Open Livingston, United States Grass	Annie Burdette 6-1, 6-1	Grace Roosevelt
18 Sep.
19 Sep.	Boulogne International Championship Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay	May Arbuthnot 6-3, 7-9, 6-3	Constance Smith
19 Sep.
24 Sep.	Orange Fall Open Montrose II, United States Grass	Fannie Campbell 6-4, 4-6, 6-3	Lilly Campbell
24 Sep.	Orange Fall Open Montrose II, United States Grass

October

No events

November

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist
14 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt	Ellen Mayne 6-5, 6-4	Phenie Shaw
14 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Asphalt
20 Nov.	Singapore LLTC Autumn Open Singapore II, Straits Settlement Grass	Mrs Salzmann 6-1, 6-4	Mrs Chaytor
20 Nov.

December

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
31 Dec.^[37]	New Zealand Championships (2nd Ed) Napier, New Zealand Grass	Nina Douslin 3-6, 6-2, 7-5	Constance Abraham
31 Dec.^[37]

Season statistics

Total Tournaments (80)
Most Major titles: 4 players each won (1)
Most Major finals: Florence Stanuell (2)
Most titles: Maud Shackle (7)
Most finals:Maud Shackle (7)

References

^ "LAWN TENNIS. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING". Lyttelton Times. 2 January 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Sporting Events - LAWN TENNIS: Championship of Ireland Lost by the Home player's". Montreal Herald. 20 June 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Google News Archive.
^ "THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. FINAL EVENTS". The Sporting Gazette. 27 June 1891. pp. 33, 34. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "MISS CAHILL THE CHAMPION". The Philadelphia Record. 27 June 1891. p. 9. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Google News Archive.
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^ "LAWN TENNIS: THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT NAPIER". Lyttelton Times. 28 December 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Lyttelton Times via British Newspaper Archive. 2 January 1891. p. 6.
^ "The South India Tennis Tournament". Madras Weekly Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 29 January 1891. p. 18. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "REVIEW OF THE SEASON 1890-91". South Australian Chronicle via Trove. 14 March 1891. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "103rd Tennis Nationals – The past champions". The Morning Online. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "NEW ZEALAND - AUCKLAND". Press Telegram, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7819 via Papers Past. 23 March 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ Hardijzer, Carol (6 July 2019). "Passionate about tennis - A South African photo album of historical significance (1909 - 1913) - South African Tennis History". The Heritage Portal. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "SPORTING NOTES: The Covered Court Championship Lawn Tennis Meeting, at the Queen's Club". Nuneaton Advertiser via British Newspaper Archive. 18 April 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "LAWN TENNIS: The Intercolonial Tournament". Sydney Evening News via Trove. 16 May 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS". The Irish Times via British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "WHITEHOUSE TOURNAMENT". Sporting Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 13 June 1891. p. 27. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "LAWN TENNIS: West of England Championship". Gloucester Citizen via British Newspaper Archive. 8 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Western Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 16 June 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "SHE CAN PLAY TENNIS". Daily True American via Google News Archive. 27 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP". Huddersfield Daily Examiner via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1891. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
^ "CHELTENHAM LAWN TENNIS WEEK". Gloucestershire Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ Gloucestershire Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1891. p. 2.
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^ "SPORTING ITEMS". Birmingham Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 22 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
^ "LAWN TENNIS: KENT COUNTY TOURNAMENT". Morning Post via British Newspaper Archive. 29 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
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^ "Napier December 30". North Otago Times via Papers Past. 31 December 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[1] "LAWN TENNIS. CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING". Lyttelton Times. 2 January 1891. p. 6. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[2] "Sporting Events - LAWN TENNIS: Championship of Ireland Lost by the Home player's". Montreal Herald. 20 June 1891. p. 4. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Google News Archive.

[3] "THE NORTHERN CHAMPIONSHIPS. FINAL EVENTS". The Sporting Gazette. 27 June 1891. pp. 33, 34. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[4] "MISS CAHILL THE CHAMPION". The Philadelphia Record. 27 June 1891. p. 9. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via Google News Archive.

[5] "LAWN TENNIS: THE CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT". Birmingham Daily Post. 10 July 1891. p. 8. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[6] "LAWN TENNIS: THE CHAMPIONSHIP MEETING AT NAPIER". Lyttelton Times. 28 December 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 4 February 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] Lyttelton Times via British Newspaper Archive. 2 January 1891. p. 6.

[8] "The South India Tennis Tournament". Madras Weekly Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 29 January 1891. p. 18. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[9] "REVIEW OF THE SEASON 1890-91". South Australian Chronicle via Trove. 14 March 1891. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[10] "103rd Tennis Nationals – The past champions". The Morning Online. 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[11] "NEW ZEALAND - AUCKLAND". Press Telegram, Volume XLVIII, Issue 7819 via Papers Past. 23 March 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[12] Hardijzer, Carol (6 July 2019). "Passionate about tennis - A South African photo album of historical significance (1909 - 1913) - South African Tennis History". The Heritage Portal. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[13] "SPORTING NOTES: The Covered Court Championship Lawn Tennis Meeting, at the Queen's Club". Nuneaton Advertiser via British Newspaper Archive. 18 April 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[14] "LAWN TENNIS: The Intercolonial Tournament". Sydney Evening News via Trove. 16 May 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[15] "IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS". The Irish Times via British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[16] "WHITEHOUSE TOURNAMENT". Sporting Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 13 June 1891. p. 27. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[17] "LAWN TENNIS: West of England Championship". Gloucester Citizen via British Newspaper Archive. 8 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[18] "THE WELSH CHAMPIONSHIPS LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Western Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 16 June 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[19] "SHE CAN PLAY TENNIS". Daily True American via Google News Archive. 27 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[20] "SCOTTISH CHAMPIONSHIP". Huddersfield Daily Examiner via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1891. p. 15. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[21] "CHELTENHAM LAWN TENNIS WEEK". Gloucestershire Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[22] Gloucestershire Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive. 20 June 1891. p. 2.

[23] "LAWN TENNIS: THE BECKENHAM TOURNAMENT - Kent All Comers Championship". Beckenham Journal via British Newspaper Archive. 27 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[24] "SPORTING ITEMS". Birmingham Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 22 June 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[25] "LAWN TENNIS: KENT COUNTY TOURNAMENT". Morning Post via British Newspaper Archive. 29 June 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[26] Bud Collins (2010). The Bud Collins History of Tennis (2nd ed.). [New York]: New Chapter Press. pp. 454–483. ISBN 978-0942257700.

[27] "THE YORKSHIRE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Huddersfield Daily Examiner via Google News Archive. 4 July 1891. p. 11. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[28] "ALL ENGLAND LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP". London Evening Standard via British Newspaper Archive. 9 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[29] "LONDON LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Pall Mall Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 20 July 1891. p. 6.

[30] "The John Player Nottingham Tennis Tournament: Record of Winners Nottingham Lawn Tennis Tournament (1887-1970)" (PDF). Nottingham Castle LTC. Notts Lawn Tennis Association. 7 June 1971. pp. 1–7. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[31] "Amateur Sport". Boston Evening Transcript via Google News Archive. 17 July 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 5 February 2025.

[32] "MIDDLESEX LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS". Pall Mall Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 27 July 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[33] "LAWN TENNIS: NORTHUMBERLAND CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT". Manchester Courier via British Newspaper Archive. 3 August 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[34] "LAWN TENNIS NOTES: BOURNEMOUTH OPEN TOURNAMENT". Pall Mall Gazette via British Newspaper Archive. 31 August 1891. p. 7. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[35] "LAWN TENNIS: Sussex Championship". Morning Post via British Newspaper Archive. 7 September 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2025.

[36] "LAWN TENNIS: THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND TOURNAMENT". Sporting Life (British newspaper) via British Newspaper Archive. 12 September 1891. p. 3. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

[37] "Napier December 30". North Otago Times via Papers Past. 31 December 1891. p. 2. Retrieved 4 February 2025.

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v t e Women's tennis seasons
Seasons (1881-1912) ILTF (1913-72)	1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 [[1923 I Women's World Tennis circuit\|1923]] 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
ILTF Independent Circuit	1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
ILTF Grand Prix Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976
Virginia Slims Circuit	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
Virginia Slims/Colgate Series	1976 1977 1978
Avon/Colgate Series	1979 1980
Avon/Toyota Series	1981 1982
Virginia Slims World Championship Series	1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
WTA Tour	1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025