1885 Men's tennis tour

In a repeat of the 1884 final, Herbert Lawford retained his Irish Lawn Tennis Championships title in Dublin, defeating Ernest Renshaw in five sets. William Renshaw won a fifth consecutive Wimbledon Championship. American player James Dwight broke British dominance at the Northern Championships in Manchester, defeating defending champion Donald Stewart in straight sets. In the United States Richard Sears collected a fifth consecutive US National Championship, beating Godfrey Brinley in four sets. In Australia, the New South Wales Championships were held for the first time at the Association Cricket Ground at the Moore Park in Sydney. In England, the British Covered Court Championships, one of the first tournaments in history to be played on indoor courts, is held in London.

American player James Dwight was the title leader for the season, winning 6 titles from 8 finals. He was the first non-European player to do so since 1877.

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),[1] in some tournaments not all.

Notes 2:Tournaments in italics were events that were staged only once that season

Key

Tournaments in 1885 included:[6]

January

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
1–January.[7]	Seventh Regiment Championship Seventh Regiment LTC Seventh Regiment Armory New York City, NY, United States Hard (indoors)	Henry Graff Trevor ?		.

April

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
April.	Canterbury Championships Canterbury LTC Christchurch, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Frederick Wilding 6-2 6-3 6-3	C.C. Corfe	Edward James Ross	F.H. Bruges A.W. Cooke J.B. Harrison
2 April.[8]	British Covered Court Championships Hyde Park Lawn Tennis Club London, England Indoor Wood Singles - Doubles	Herbert Lawford 7-5, 6-3 6-0	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	Herbert Chipp Charles Prideaux Triscott	E. Syers Henley E. Syers Henley William C. Taylor Herbert Wilberforce

May

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
4- 7 May	Cambridge University LTC Tournament[9] Cambridge Great Britain Grass	Herbert Wilberforce 6-2 1-6 6-2 7-5	Frederick Hooper Aldrich-Blake	.
5 - 7 May	New South Wales Championships[10] Sydney Australia Grass	William John Bush-Salmon 1–6, 6–8, 6–3, 6–2, 6–3	Walter John C. Riddell
18 May.	Longwood Bowl (later Eastern Championships) Longwood Cricket Club, Chestnut Hill, Mass, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor ?
19 - 25 May.[11]	Ilkley Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, Yorkshire, England Grass	E.W. Fletcher 6-4 4-6 6-5	A.R. Atkinson	W.T. Booker M. Pole	William Gerald Barker D.F. Douglas Arthur Copson Peake E.M. Turner
20 - 25 May	Whitehouse Open[12] Edinburgh Scotland Clay	Herbert Bowes-Lyon 8-6, 11–13, 6–4, 6-3	Richard Henry Fuller
18 - 26 May	Irish Lawn Tennis Championships[13] Dublin, Ireland Grass	Herbert Lawford 4-6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6-4	Eyre Chatterton 6-4, 7–5, 9-7	Ernest Browne Willoughby Hamilton	James Dwight George Bloomfield Garvey A.C. Robertson Robert Shaw Templer
		Challenger Ernest Renshaw
26 May.[14][15]	Young America Cricket Club Invitation Young America Cricket Club Stenton, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States Surface ? Singles – Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark ?	?
11 - 27 May	Dublin University Championships[16] Dublin Ireland Hard (asphalt)	Thomas S. (Tom) Campion 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-1	Charles Henry Chaytor
25 - 30 May	West of England Championships[17] Bath Great Britain Grass	Ernest de Sylly H. Browne 6-3, 6–1,6-4	James Dwight	Edward G. Meyricke William C. Taylor	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross E.H. Nicolls H. Peters C.A. Williamson
30 May.[18][19]	Scarlet Ribbon LTC Amateur Tournament Scarlet Ribbons LTC Groveland Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States. Surface ?	J.W. Corwith ?	?

June

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
30 May -6 June.[20][21]	East Orange Club Amateur Tournament East Orange Club East Orange, New Jersey, United States ?	P. Lyman	?
June.[22]	Oxford University Champion Tournament Norham Gardens, Oxford, Great Britain Grass Singles – Doubles	Thomas Robinson Grey 6-3, 5–7, 6–3, 6-3	J.S. Burton	Harry Grove Edward G. Meyricke	Benjamin V. Sellon Brodie Hamilton A. Emmons J.B. Forman Stephen Dickinson Winkworth
		Hamilton A. Emmons Thomas Robinson Grey 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7	Harry Grove John Redfern Deykin
		Thomas Musgrave Burton Miss Burton 6-0, 6-5	Thomas Robinson Grey Miss Davis,
1 - 6 June	East Gloucestershire Championships[23] Cheltenham, Great Britain Hard Singles - Doubles	Ernest Browne 6-4, 6–3, 6-2	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	James Dwight Donald Stewart	Frederick William Knox William C. Taylor Charles Lacy Sweet Robert Charles Thompson
8 - 13 June	London Athletic Club Open Tournament[24] Stamford Bridge, Fulham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 3-6, 8–6, 1–6, 6–2, 6-3	Ernest Wool Lewis	Harry Grove William C. Taylor	E.W. Brook Herbert Chipp James Herbert Crispe Charles Lacy Sweet
19 - 12 June[25]	Middle States Championships[26] Hoboken, New Jersey, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Sears 6-4, 6–1, 6-3	Howard Augustus Taylor	Robert Livingston Beeckman Charles Belmont Davis	Joseph Sill Clark Sr. M.P. Gybbes E. Spinnet C.A. Stevens
10 - 13 June.[27]	Edinburgh University LTC Tournament Edinburgh University LTC Corstorphine, Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles	Herbert Bowes-Lyon 6-1, 6-2, 6-1	T. Leigh MacLachlan	John Galbraith Horn George James Kerr	James H. Aitken Charles Robert Andrew Howden Reginald Harry Noott Alex Thomson
15 - 17 June.[28]	Acton Vale LTC Open Acton Vale LTC East Acton, London, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 7-5 6-2 7-5	Herbert Chipp	Harold Stapylton Greenwell Arthur Wellesley Hallward	Frederick Alexander Bowlby F. Bramah F.E. Cole A. Walker
13 - 19 June.	Waterloo Tournament[29] Liverpool, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Stananought 7-5, 6–3, 5–7, 7-5	Jacob Gaitskell Brown	Andrew Laurie Macfie James Alexander Rome	L.W. Brooke John Edmondson J.W. Fowler Richard Millar Watson
16 - 19 June.	Leamington Open Tournament Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	James Dwight 6-3 6-2 6-2	Alfred Henry Betham	Francis Russell Burrow Hamilton A. Emmons	G. Clark J.B. Forman Windsor Richard Heneage John Charles Kay
16 - 19 June.	Warwickshire Championships Leamington LTC Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Hamilton A. Emmons w.o.	John Charles Kay	J.H. Mitchell W.J. Sarjant	A.E.H. Clarke A.H. Griffiths Albert Cecil Hill L. Richardson
17 - 20 June.	Broughty Ferry Open Broughty Ferry LTC Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles	A. Browne 6-2 4-6 8-6 6-8 6-2	George Nelson Stenhouse	J.B. Gray L.F. Robertson	G.A. Ballingall T. Leigh MacLachlan H.B. Mitchell D.J. Walls
18 - 20 June.	Brincliffe Lawn Tennis Club Open Tournament Brincliffe LTC Bramall Lane, Sheffield, South Riding, England Grass Singles - Doubles	James Dwight 2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4	Arthur John Stanley	Ernest Wool Lewis Charles Lacy Sweet	Ernest Browne Hamilton A. Emmons John Charles Kay E.M. Turner
23 June.	Fall Open Tournament Far and Near LTC Far and Near LTC Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Robert Livingston Beeckman ?	>
24 June.	Berrylands Club Tournament Berrylands LTC Surbiton, Surrey, England Outdoor Grass Singles	R. Playford 6-2, 6-2, 6-1	J.F. Newton	L. Newton A.B. Tomkins	J.W. Adamson H. Higley G. Rawlings Harry Stanley Scrivener
20 - 27 June.[30]	Northern Championships Liverpool Cricket Club Aigburth, Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles	James Dwight 6-2, 6–4, 6–4,	Ernest Wool Lewis	E.W. Fletcher A.L. Payne	Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Nevill Cobbold Hamilton A. Emmons Andrew Laurie Macfie
		Challenger Donald Stewart
25 - 26 June.	Orange Spring Tournament[31] Montrose, NJ, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Howard Augustus Taylor 7-5, 6–2, 6-3	William V.S. Thorne

July

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
July	Natal Championships[32][33] Pietermaritzburg, South Africa Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	George Stanley 18-17	W. J. Grant
29 Jun - 3 July	Edgbaston Open Tournament[34] Edgabaston, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Alfred Henry Betham 6–1, 6–3, 8-6	Walter W. Chamberlain	Conway John Morgan John George Thursfield	James Dwight William Henry Mahon Edward G. Meyricke Reginald Pease
29 Jun - 3 July	Midland Counties Championships Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Conway John Morgan 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-2, 9-7	John George Thursfield	George Reston Brewerton Edward G. Meyricke	George Howard Cartland William Brunston Thursfield E.P. Wright
		Challenger Walter William Chamberlain
		Walter William Chamberlain Margaret Bracewell 6-1, 8-10, 6-3	W.H. Mahon Beatrice Langrishe 6-3, 6-1, 6-1
2 - 4 July	Northumberland Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament[35][36] Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	A. Dunn Jr. 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4	Percival Fenwick	Kenneth Ramsden Marley 1-6 6-3 6-5	J. A. Connor. Mark Fenwick Arthur Godfrey Pease Hugh A. Taylor
7 – 10 July.	North Berkshire ALTC Tournament Abingdon, North Berkshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	A.D. Hensley 3-6, 6-3, 6-2	W.A. Jacob	J.H. Deazeley T.E. Graham	W. Abbott W.R. Graham Edward Arundel Geare S. Hayman
		A.D. Hensley Miss Binney 6-1, 4-6, 6-3	W.R. Graham Miss. Nicholas
9 – 11 July.	Hull Westbourne Avenue Tournament Westbourne Avenue LTC Kingston upon Hull, England Outdoor Grass Singles – Doubles	William Henry Mahon w.o.	Gilbert Mahon	E.W. Brooke L. Harrison	Percival Clennell Fenwick Philip Leslie Hirst J.T. Jones
5 - 15 July	Wimbledon Championships[37] London, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	William Renshaw 7-5, 6–2, 4–6, 7-5	Ernest Renshaw	Ernest Browne James Dwight	Herbert Chipp Michael Gallwey McNamara Patrick Bowes-Lyon Arthur John Stanley
		Challenger Herbert Lawford
15 - 17 July.[38]	Rainthorpe Hall Open Rainthorpe Hall Tasburgh, Norfolk, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Francis William Monement ?	William Bolding Monement	Edgar Sheppard Paston Mack G.E. Preston	H.C. Marsh O' Shaughnessy Belli Reade A.R. Stephenson H. Twining
13 - 18 July	East of Ireland Championships[39] Howth, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Eyre Chatterton 2-6, 3–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6-0	Willoughby Hamilton	Ernest Edward Knox Herbert Knox McKay	Ernest Browne Thomas Harrison Griffiths William Drummond Hamilton Robert Shaw Templer
13 - 19 July	Gore Court Championships[40] Sittingbourne, Great Britain Clay Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 6-1, 6-2	Ernest George Meers	C. Perry E. Marmion	A. Chittenden L. Parsons Edwarad Berners Upcher F.B. Wallace
13 - 19 July	Northern Counties Challenge Cup[41] Norton, County Durham, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Hamilton A. Emmons 4-6, 6–1, 6–2, 6-2	Arthur Godfrey Pease	William Edwin Pease E.R. Turner	George E. Newby Howard Pease Thomas Walker W.E. Walker
20 September.[42]	Litchfield Open Litchfield Lawn Club Litchfield, Connecticut, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Henry Warner Slocum Jr. ?	?
20 - 25 July	Middlesex Championships Chiswick Park, Middlesex, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Chipp 7-5,7-5, 6-3	Donald Stewart	Harry Grove Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	Henry Wilson-Fox Ernest Wool Lewis Edward Barratt-Smith Robert Charles Thompson
		Mr. Farrer Harry Grove 6-1, 8-10, 6-3	William C. Taylor Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
		Harry Grove Blanche Bingley 6-3, 4-6, 6-4	Ernest Wool Lewis Beatrice Langrishe
20 - 25 July	Worcestershire County Cricket Club Open[43] Worcester, Great Britain Grass	John Charles Kay 6-2, 6-3	Frederick William Knox	F.H.A. Blake Walter William Chamberlain	A.E. Daldy William Henry Mahon Conway John Morgan H.T. Shapley
21 - 25 July	South of Ireland Championships[44] Limerick, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Willoughby Hamilton 6-4 12-10 6-0	Eyre Chatterton
22 - 25 July	Northumberland Championships[45] Newcastle upon Tyne, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Hamilton A. Emmons 3-6 6-1 6-1 6-4	Percival Fenwick	Kenneth Ramsden Marley Gilbert Mahon	A.L. Davidson A. Dunn Jr. William Edwin Pease E.M. Shand
23 - 25 July.[lower-alpha 1][46][47]	Leicester Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[48] Leicester, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	William Nevill Cobbold 6-1, 6–2, 6-0 ret.	Francis Seymour (Frank) Noon	George Ernest Dixon Brown James Dwight	Percy Bateman Brown L. Hampson Sidney Alfred Noon A. Smith
20 - 26 July	Redhill Open[49] Redhill, Surrey, Great Britain Singles - Doubles	Harold Stone 6–2, 6-4	F.E. Cole	Harold Stapylton Greenwell Arthur Wellesley Hallward	Vincent Sydney Allpress Edgar John Chippendale William John Down E. Ranger

August

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
August.	Charmouth Tournament Charmouth LTC Charmouth, West Dorset, England Outdoor Grass Singles	L. Wynch 3-6, 6-0, 6-1	Mr. Frazer	Reginald Huyshe-Eliot	Mr. Caistor Charles Barrington Philpott F. Wynch
		Mr. T. Lewis Miss T.H. Lewis 6-2, 6-3	Mr. H. Lewis Miss. Vertue
27 July - 1 Aug	Scottish Championships Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6-3, 6–2, 6-4	Archibald Thomson	Herbert Bowes-Lyon George Nelson Stenhouse	A.L. Davidson A.P. Jones L. MacLachlan Anderson Steel
31 July–1 August.	Athboy Tournament Athboy Lawn Tennis Club Athboy, County Meath, Ireland. Outdoor Grass Singles	Charles Chaytor 6-3, 6-0	George Hewson	C. Coleridge	George Edward Vernon Cuppage E. Collingwood James Sherrard
		George Archibald Tisdall George Edward Vernon Cuppage 6-4, 6-3	Mr. Hyde Mr. Ringwood
31 July–1 August.	Rochester Open Paddock Lawn Tennis Club Rochester, Kent, England Grass Singles	C.C.J. Perry 6-1 6-2	E.M. Lachlan	A. Buchanan F.J. Troughton	W.S. Hunter T.G. Stuart Edwin Teixeira de Mattos T.G. Stuart
27 July - 2 August	King's County and Ormonde Tournament Parsonstown, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Browne 6-4, 6–4, 4-6 8-6	Robert Chaloner Knox	F.E. Bird W.G. Pearson
		Challenger Toler Roberts Garvey
1 - 4 August	North of Wales Open Pensarn LTC Abergele, Conwy County Borough, North Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	T.M. Draper  ?	Robert Parsons Earwaker	E. Johnson H. Sidebottom	W.R. Craig Alfred Pittis Earwaker W. Orton W. Lifton Wynne
5 August.	Fylde Tournament Lytham LTC Lytham Cricket Club Ground Lytham St Annes, England. Grass Singles	John Leyland Birley 6-3, 6-5	Owen Seaman	W.M. Baker	J.M. Rea E.T. Wilson W.H.G. Worship
3 - 6 Aug	Darlington Association Tournament Darlington, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Patrick Bowes-Lyon 6–0, 6–1, 6-3	John Galbraith Horn	A. Dunn jr. William Edwin Pease
		Challenger Kenneth Ramsden Marley
3 - 6 Aug	South Northumberland C.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament Sunderland, Northumberland, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Hugh A. Taylor 9-8 3-6 6-5 4-6 unfinished	Percival Clennell Fenwick	C.J. Dymond S. Jackson
July - 8 Aug	Molesey Park Tournament Molesey Park, Embridge, Surrey, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Edmund Tatham 6-3 6-3	R. Tatham
3 - 8 Aug.[50]	Penarth LTC Championship Penarth LTC Penarth, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Frederick Hooper Aldrich-Blake 6-4 6-2	William Gascoyne Dalziel	Francis Escott Hancock A.C. Robertson	Percy Kemp Heard Harry T. Shapley Albert Francis (Frank) Stoddart William Parkfield Wethered
3 - 8 Aug	West of Ireland Championships Sligo, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Willoughby Hamilton  ?	Rev. Edmund Lombard	William Drummond Hamilton	Effingham Carroll McDowel M. White
6 -8 Aug	Canadian Championships Toronto, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark. 6-0 6-4	Isidore Frederick Hellmuth	William Edward Glynn Fitz James Hynes
3 -9 Aug	Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament Rocklands, Waterford, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Toler Roberts Garvey 6-1, 6–0, 6-0	Thomas Harrison Griffiths	David Wilson Christie Hercules Robert Langrishe
		Challenger Frederick William Knox
3 -9 Aug.[51]	Wentworth Open Tournament New Castle, New Hampshire, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry 8-6 7-5 6-8 6-3	Godfrey Brinley	Robert Livingston Beeckman Herbert M. Sears
11 Aug.[52]	Narragansette Pier Open Narragansett, Rhode Island, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry ?	?
10 - 13 Aug	Teignmouth and Shaldon Tournament[53] Teignmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Wilfred Milne 6-3, 6–5, 6-2	H.C. Kent	Ferguson G. Davies Erskine Gerald Watson
10-13 August.[54]	Nahant Invitation Nahant Sporting Club Nahant, Massachusetts, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	Joseph Sill Clark ?	?
10 - 14 Aug	Carlow Tournament Carlow, County Carlow, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	H. Thorpe 6-3, 6–5, 6-2	Frederick J. Smith Leckey	C.J. Alexander H. Fitzmaurice	Arthur B.N. Gladwell Boyd Charles John Engledow J.E. Jameson K.D. Tanner
10 - 14 August	East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Club Tournament East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles	James Dwight 6-2 6-3 6-3	William Nevill Cobbold	Harry Grove John Frederick Peel Rawlinson
		Harry Grove James Dwight 6-1, 6-1, 6-2	William Nevill Cobbold William Reierson Arbuthnot
		Harry Grove Blanche Bingley 7-5, 6-2	James Dwight Cobbold ] Margaret Bracewell
12 - 14 August.	Niagara International Tournament Queen's Royal Hotel Court's Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Henry Gordon Mackenzie. 6-2, 6–1, 6-1	Robert Orr Shaw Wood
13 - 15 August.	East of England Championships Felixstowe Lawn Tennis Club Felixstowe, Suffolk, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Francis William Monement 4-6, 6–4, 6-4	Maurice Welldon
17 - 18 Aug	South Wales and Monmouthshire Championships Tenby LTC Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	William Sidney Nelson Heard 5-6, 6-0, 6-0, 6-3	E.W. Evans	A. Johnston br /> A.C. Maxwell	E. Webb-Bowen W.L. Phillips R.E. Whitehead
17 - 19 Aug	Windermere Open Windermere and District Lawn Tennis Club Windermere, Westmorland, England Grass Singles - Doubles	E.W. Brook 5-6, 6-4, 6-1	J.A. Mason	R.M. Ainslie H.J. Norris	J.L. Bell A. Hardy H. Paley G.C. Wrigley
18 - 21 Aug	Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Wool Lewis 6–2, 6–1, 6-4	Harry St John	Edward Berkeley Napier	Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes R.D. Hodgson
		Challenger Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross
		Ernest Wool Lewis Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 6-3, 6-2	Lincoln Elwes Philip Elwes
		Ernest Wool Lewis Miss Partner? 6-3, 4-6, 6-2	Harry Saint John Hornby Miss. Partner?
18 - 21 Aug.	U.S. National Championships Newport, Rhode Island, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Richard Sears 6-3, 4–6, 6–0, 6-3	Wallace Percy Knapp	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry Joseph Sill Clark
		Challenger Godfrey Brinley
17 - 22 Aug	Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament (later Yorkshire Championships) Scarborough, Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Gilbert Mahon 6-0, 6–2, 6-4	Arthur Godfrey Pease	Henry Edwin Caldecott W.F. Rodgers
		Challenger E.W. Fletcher
20 - 22 Aug	North Yorkshire Tournament Yorkshire LTC Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Browne 6-2, 6-2, 6-4	E.W. Fletcher	James Dwight Harold Stapylton Greenwell	Arthur Edward Corner Alexander Mallinson
18 - 22 Aug	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Archibald Thomson 6-3, 6–4, 6-3	B.S. Cave	H. Gillbanks William Ferguson	H.F. Adams J.B. Gray L. Perry Alfred Aitken Thomson
		Dudley Stuart Anderson Steel 4-6, 6-4, 6-5, 6-4, 6-4	William Ferguson N.J. Finlay
		William Ferguson Miss L. Murray 0-6, 7-5, 6-3	B.S. Cave Miss. H. Lyell
17 -23 August.	Saxmundham LTC Tournament Saxmundham, Norfolk, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Charles Richard Longe 6-1, 6-0	Herbert Davy Longe
24 - 27 Aug	Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	John Frederick Peel Rawlinson 6–3, 6–0, 7-5	Lionel Robert Wilberforce	Percy Bateman Brown George Ernest Dixon Brown	F.H. Aves Edmund Henry Parker Frederick Charles Martin Whitehead Frederick Charles Martin Whitehead
24 - 29 Aug	Derbyshire Championships Buxton, Derbyshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Eyre Chatterton 5-7 6-2 6-2 5-7 6-4	James Dwight
24 Jul-30 Aug	Brookfield Isle of Wight Open Brookfield, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England Grass	James Dwight 6-4, 1–6, 6–4, 6-2	Teddy William
24 - 30 Aug	Whitby Tournament Whitby, North Yorkshire, England Grass Singles - Doubles	James Herbert Crispe 3-6, 6–1, 6–3, 6-5	Arthur Godfrey Pease

September

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
September (Autumn)	Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament Hendon LTC Little Sherrock Field, Hendon, Middlesex England Clay Singles - Doubles	William Howard ?
31 Aug - 2 Sep.	Burton-on-Trent Tournament Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Henry Guy Nadin 6-4 6-3 6-0	Frank Noon	G.E. Lowe Conway John Morgan	Sydney Herbert Evershed A.E. Phipps H.E. Sugden
		G.E. Lowe Henry Guy Nadin 3 sets to 1	Frank Noon Conway John Morgan
		Frank Noon Miss Hodson divided title.	Sydney Herbert Evershed Mrs Evershed
2–5 Sep	Rothesay Lawn Tennis Tournament Craigmore Grounds Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Asphalt Singles - Doubles	L. McLachlan 6-4 6-3 3-6 6-3	B.H. Harris	D.G. Kemp Horatio Babington Peile	J.C. Burns C.H. Nield Anderson Steel A.W. Woodburn
3–5 Sep	West Teviotdale (Hawick) Open Hawick Cricket Ground Hawick, Teviotdale, Roxburghshire, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	George Nelson Stenhouse 6-0, 6-3, 6-8, 6-8, 6-3	Richard Millar Watson	S.C. Knott Forrester John Thomson	Charles Stanislaus Constable S.C. Fowler Hubert Ware D.J. Walls
		George Nelson Stenhouse Richard Millar Watson 8-6, 6-4, 6-3	Alfred Aitken Thomson Forrester John Thomson
		Richard Millar Watson Miss Lottie Dod 6-3, 4-6, 3-2 ret.	S.C. Scott Miss Scott
5–September.[55][lower-alpha 2]	Edgewood Country Club Open Edgewood Country Club Tivoli, New York. USA Clay Singles - Doubles	Valentine Gill Hall
31 August–7 September.	United Services Tennis Club Tournament Craigmore Grounds Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	William George Wyld 6-2, 6-1	W. Platt	Major G.M. Currie Francis Marwood Hext	Lieut. G. Daubeny H. Ferguson C. Poulter W.L. Brooke-Smith
7–9 September[56]	Buffalo Lawn Tennis Tournament Summer Street Grounds Buffalo, New York (State), United States Grass Singles - Doubles	A.L. Plummer ?	?
8–11 September.[57]	Lenox Invitation Lenox Lawn Tennis Club Harlem, New York, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Walter Van Rensselaer Berry ?	Philip Shelton Sears
9–11 September.	Downshire Tournament Downshire LTC Royal Hillsborough, County Down, Northern Ireland Outdoor Grass	Robert Shaw Templer 6-4, 6-2	G. Macan	James Kinahan R.J. McNeill	L. Bristow G.H. Clarke J. McNeile Walter Francis Templer
7 - 17 Sep	South of England Championships[58] Eastbourne, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Ernest Lewis 4-6, 7–5, 6–3, 6-3	William C. Taylor	Edward James Avory Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	J.F. Adair Harry Grove William Howard Edward Somes Saxton
14–20 Sep	St Leonards-on-Sea Tournament St Leonards-on-Sea, Sussex, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Herbert Wilberforce ?	S. Wilson
23 Sep.[59]	Orange Invitation Mountain Station, Montrose South Orange, New Jersey, USA Outdoor Grass Singles - Doubles	Henry Warner Slocum Jr. ?	?
21–26 Sep	Sussex Championships Brighton, England Hard Singles - Doubles	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross w.o.	William C. Taylor
21–27 Sep	Norton Tennis Tournament Norton, County Durham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	H. A. Emmons 4-6, 6–1, 6–2, 6-2	Arthur Godfrey Pease
29–September.[60]	Westchester Invitation Westchester Country Club Harrison, New York, USA Grass Singles - Doubles	Robert Livingston Beeckman

October

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
October.[61]	Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Queen's Park, Brighton, East Sussex, England Grass	James Dwight 7-5, 6–3, 7-5	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	? ?	? ? ? ? ? ?
28 Sep-4 Oct	Southern Championships Wilmington, NC, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	Charles Belmont Davis 6-2, 6–1, 6-2	E. Porter
8 October	Armagh Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Armagh, Northern Ireland Outdoor Hard Singles - Doubles	Robert Shaw Templer w.o.	Major Cadell A.D.M. Moore	L. Hardyman H. Murphy
		Challenger Walter Francis Templer
6 - 10 Oct	Victorian Championships[62] Melbourne, Australia Hard Singles - Doubles	Walter John Carre Riddell[63] 25 games to 13	Louis Whyte
6 - 12 Oct	Intercollegiate Championships[64] New Haven, CT, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	Wallace Percy Knapp[65] 10-10-8, 10–8, 6-3	Augustus Duryee	W.B. Lord Lewis Henry Paddock

November

Date	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
2-7 November	Punjab Lawn Tennis Championships Lahore, Punjab, India Grass Singles - Doubles	Trevor Douglas Davies Berrington 5-6 5-6 6-3 5-4 ret.	F.O. Anderson	F. Drake A.P. Hill	Edward Lee French H.R. Hackman G. Hamilton G.C. Walker

Source: The Concise History of Tennis

Karoly Mazak World Rankings for 1885[66]
#	Player
1	William Renshaw (GBR)
2	Herbert Lawford (GBR)
3	Ernest Renshaw (GBR)
4	Ernest Browne (Ireland)
5	Eyre Chatterton (Ireland)
6	Willoughby Hamilton (Ireland)
7	Herbert MacKay (GBR)
8	Richard Sears (USA)
9	James Dwight (USA)

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This article contains some copied and translated content from this article Tornei di tennis maschili nel 1885 (at Italian Wikipedia)

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