1888 women's tennis 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]

1888 sees a decrease in the number women's singles events on the previous year being held as the tennis circuit continues to form.^[7] The 1888 women's tennis season began on 27 February with the|Auckland Association Championships in Auckland, New Zealand.^[1] In May 1888 at the first major event of the year the Irish Championships^[8] played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Dublin, Ireland. England's Blanche Hillyard wins the singles title for the first time compatriot Bertha Steedman two sets to love.^[9] The ladies doubles event is won by English sister's Bertha Steedman and Mary Steedman, and in the mixed doubles Margaret Bracewell partnering Ernest Wool Lewis defeat the English/Irish pairing of Bertha Steedman and Hugh Cairns.^[10] In June 1888 sees a change in scheduling when the U.S. National Championships held at the Philadelphia Cricket Club, PA are brought forward this month, Bertha Townsend sweeps away title holder Ellen Hansell in straight sets.^[11]

Later at the end of June the third major tournament of the year the Northern Championships is played at the Liverpool Cricket Club in Liverpool sees Lottie Dod retain her title beating Irish Champion Blanche Hillyard in straights sets, the women's doubles event is won by the sister's Ann Dod and Lottie Dod who defeat the English/Irish pairing of Margaret Bracewell and May Langrishe in the final.^[12] The All England mixed doubles event is won by Blanche Hillyard and Ernest Renshaw defeating Lottie Dod and John Charles Kay on their way to the title.^[13] In June Ireland's Connie Butler wins the Scottish Championships in Edinburgh against England's Ann Dod,^[14] and at the Welsh Championships in Penarth Blanche Hillyard takes the title against Miss N Pope.^[15]

In July at the 1888 Wimbledon Championships the world's first major tennis tournament, Lottie Dod successfully defends last years title, when she defeats Blanche Hillyard in straight sets to claim her second major title of the season.^[16] The season ended on 30 December 1888 at the New Zealand Championships, held in Napier, New Zealand played on grass.^[1]

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.^[17][18][19]

This is a calendar of all known official events that were administered by national, regional, provincial, state, and county lawn tennis associations in the year 1888, with player progression documented from the quarterfinals stage where historical sources have permitted.

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Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Mar.	Auckland Association Championships Auckland, New Zealand Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss. Mowbray 6–2, 6–0	Miss. Jahn

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
12 Apr.	Ceylon Championships[24] The Hill Club Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon Clay Singles - Doubles	Miss I. J. Watson 6–1, 6–1, 6–5	Miss A'Esterre

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
7 May.[1]	Inter-Colonial Lawn Tennis Tournament[25] (Championship of New South Wales) Sydney, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Lillian Scott 8–6, 6–4	Ellen Mayne	Eliza Fitzgerald   Edith L Fox	Florence Batt   Ellen Blaxland   Ada Keele   Miss Maddrell
		Challenger   Ellen Mayne
		Lilian Scott   Zilla Scott 6–1, 3–6, 6–2	Edith Fox   Ellen Mayne
		Ellen Mayne   Dudley Webb 6–4, 2–6, 6–1	Zilla Scott   Alec Chomley
26 May.[1]	West of Scotland Championships[26] Pollockshields Athletic Club Pollokshields, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Rose 6–0, 10–8	Miss Simpson
26 May	Flushing Spring Tournament[27][28] Flushing Athletic Club Flushing, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Ellen M. Lynch 6–3, 6–3, 6–3	Miss Ward	Miss Bogert   Miss Mann
	Irish Championships[29] Fitzwilliam LTC Dublin, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 7–5, 6–2	Bertha Steedman	Constance Bryan   May Langrishe	Connie Butler   Margaret Bracewell   Mary Steedman   Isabella Smyth
		Bertha Steedman   Mary Steedman 6–2, 3–6, 6–1[1]	Margaret Bracewell   Blanche Hillyard
		Margaret Bracewell   Ernest Wool Lewis 6–3, 6–3, 4–6, 9–7	Bertha Steedman   H Cairns

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jun	Washington D.C. Open Tournament[30] Kendall Green Washington D.C., United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Florence Bayard 6–2, 6–0, 6–1	Agnes S. Bartlett
		Florence Bayard   Annie J. Safford 6–0, 6–1, 6–3	Agnes S. Bartlett   Sallie A. Bartlett
2 Jun.	Championship of West of England[31] Lansdown Cricket Club Bath, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Lottie Dod 6–3, 6–0	N. Pope	Margaret Bracewell   Gertrude Gibbs	Ann Dod   Blanche Hillyard   Beatrice Langrishe
		Ann Dod   Lottie Dod 11–9, 7–5	Beatrice Langrishe   N. Pope
		Margaret Bracewell   Harry Grove 6–4, 4–6, 6–1[1]	Lottie Dod   Anthony Dod
	New York Tennis Club Spring Open New York Tennis Club New York City, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	Miss Locke 6–1, 6–1	A McKinley	Adelaide Badgley   Mrs Johnson
		Adelaide Badgley   Howard Badgley Won	Augustus Schultz   William D. Hobart
9 Jun.	East Gloucestershire Championships[1] Cheltenham LTC Grass Cheltenham, England Singles - Doubles	Louisa Martin 6–4, 5–7, 6–2	Blanche Hillyard	Margaret Bracewell   Miss Fenwick	Gertrude Bracewell   Ellen Browne   M. Crossley   Beatrice Langrishe
	Whitehouse Open[1] Whitehouse LTC Edinburgh, Scotland Clay Singles - Doubles	Ann Dod 6–2, 8–6	J Ferguson
		Ann Dod   J Ferguson 6–2, 6–4	Miss Meikle   Jane Meikle
		Ann Dod   Richard Millar Watson 5–7, 6–3, 6–4	J Ferguson   CD Murray
13 Jun.	Nottinghamshire LTA Tournament[32] Trent Bridge Ground Nottingham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Florence Noon 6–2, 6–1	Frances Snook	Charlotte Snook   Agnes Noon Watts	Miss Exham   Mrs Hill
15 Jun.[11]	U.S. National Championships Philadelphia Country Club Philadelphia, United States Grass Singles	Bertha Townsend 6–3, 6–5	Marion Wright	Adeline Robinson	Ellen Roosevelt   Violet Ward
		Challenger   Ellen Hansell
16 Jun.	Kent All-Comers' Championships[33] Beckenham LTC Beckenham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 1–6, 6–3, 6–0	Edith Gurney	Miss Canning   N. Howes	Miss Aste   E. Forrest   J. Kennedy   A. Wickham
		Edith Gurney   Charles Ross	May Jacks   “A.N. Other”
	Scottish Championships Dyvour Club Edinburgh, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Connie Butler 6–3, 6–3	Beatrice Wood	E, Ferguson   J. Ferguson	Jane Meikle   Miss Meikle   Miss Rankine
		Challenger   Ann Dod
	Welsh Championships[34] Penarth LTC Penarth, Wales Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 6–3, 6–3	Miss N. Pope
22 Jun	London Championships[35] London Athletic Club Stamford Bridge, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 6–4, 6–3	Miss Canning	Mrs A. Burr
		Challenger   May Jacks
23 Jun.	Northern Championships[36] Liverpool Cricket Club Liverpool, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Lottie Dod 6–3, 9–7	May Langrishe	Margaret Bracewell   Louisa Martin	Gertrude Bracewell   Florence Mardall   Beatrice Wood   Florence Stanuell
		Challenger   Blanche Hillyard
		Ann Dod   Lottie Dod 6–3, 6–2	Margaret Bracewell   May Langrishe
		Blanche Hillyard   Ernest Renshaw 7–5, 10–8	Lottie Dod   John Charles Kay
30 Jun.	Waterloo Tournament[37] Waterloo LTC Waterloo, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ann Dod 4–6, 6–0, 6–3	K. Hill
		M. Pick   John Charles 8–6, 6–3	K. Hill   William Wethered
	Midland Counties Championships[38] Edgbaston CLTC Edgbaston, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Margaret Bracewell 7–5, 6–2	Florence Mardall	Gertrude Bracewell   J. Wray	Mrs G Elkington   Bertha Steedman   Mary Steedman   Lilian Watson
		Lilian Watson   Maud Watson 6–0 1–0, retd	Bertha Steedman   Mary Steedman
		Maud Watson   John Redfern Deykin 0–6, 7–5, 6–2[1]	Bertha Steedman   George Brown

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Jul.	Natal Championships Pietermaritzburg, Colony of Natal Grass Singles - Doubles	Mabel Grant 6–4, 6–3	Norah Hickman	Beatrice Grant   Miss Lloyd	Miss Grant   Miss Nimmo
		Challenger   L. Button
		L. Button   Reuben Benningfield 6–1, 6–3	Mabel Grant   William J. Grant
21 Jul.	Taunton and West Somerset Lawn Tennis Tournament[1] Coton Hill Institution Grounds Stafford, England Grass Singles - Doubles	N. Pope default	Louisa Sweet-Escott	A. Boucher   Ada Meyler	Angel Smith   Miss Kepple-Taylor
		N. Pope   Louisa Sweet-Escott 6–2, 6–4	Ada Meyler   Jessie Meyler
7 Jul.	Staffordshire Lawn Tennis Tournament[1] Coton Hill Institution Grounds Stafford, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Agnes Watts 6–1, 0–6, 6–4	Bertha Steedman
		Bertha Steedman   Ernest Wool Lewis 6–4, 6–1	Mary Steedman   John Redfern Deykin
19 Jul.	Leamington Open Tournament Leamington Spa, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Alice Pickering 4–6, 6–1, 6–2	Mrs Christie
19 Jul.	Wimbledon Championships[39] AELTC London, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Lottie Dod 6–2, 6–0	Miss Howes	D. Patterson   Miss Phillimore	Miss Canning   Blanche Williams
		Challenger   Blanche Hillyard
24 Jul.	Meadow Club Invitation[40] Meadow Club Southampton, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	E. K. Lente 6–4, 5–6, 6–4	A Smallwood	May Colby   M. Lente	Mrs Babbitt   J Fraser   E. W. Smith   N Trowbridge
		E. K. Lente   A. Smallwood 6–1, 6–1	May Colby   J Fraser
		Miss Betts   Henry Slocum 6–4, 11–9	Miss Gregory   Oliver Samuel Campbell
28 Jul	Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament Ilkley LTC Ilkley, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Margaret Bracewell 3–6, 6–0, 7–5	Mabel Boulton	Gertrude Bracewell   L. Chatterton-Clarke	M. Crossley   Miss Hutchinson
		Challenger   Beatrice Wood
		Margaret Bracewell   James Baldwin default	Gertrude Bracewell   Marmaduke S. Constable
	Middlesex Championships Chiswick, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 6–2, 6–4	Edith Cole	Ethel Gurney   Miss Malcolm	Mrs Anderson   Miss Howes   May Jacks   H. James
		Challenger   D Patterson (holder)
		Edith Gurney   Blanche Hillyard 6–1, 6–3	D Patterson   J Wray
29 Jul.	Ealing LTC Championship Ealing LTC Ealing, England Grass Singles - Doubles	A. Francesca Brown Won	?

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
4 Aug.	Northumberland Championships[41] Newcastle upon Tyne, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Connie Butler 3–6, 6–4, 6–4	Ann Dod	Helen Jackson   Beatrice Wood	Mrs Raggett   Miss Swarbreck   Miss Tarver   A. Turner
		Ann Dod   John Galbraith Horn walkover	Helen Jackson   Charles Liddell
6 Aug	Derbyshire Championships[42] Buxton, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 7–5, 6–1	May Langrishe	Gertrude Bracewell   M. Goodman	Margaret Bracewell   M. Crossley   Katherine Hill   Miss Pickthall
		Lottie Dod   May Langrishe 6–3, 6–3	Bertha Steedman   Mary Steedman
		Lottie Dod   William Drummond Hamilton 6–0, 6–1	Margaret Bracewell   Tom Campion
	Staten Island Invitation Staten Island Athletic Club West New Brighton, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Adeline Robinson 6–1, 6–1	G. Quartley	A. Larkin   L. Vorhees	L. Bailey   Miss Dean   N. Janssen   Gertrude Williams
		Adeline Robinson   Gertrude Williams 6–0, 6–1	M. Bailey   G. Quartley
9 Aug	Darlington Association Tournament[43] Feethams Cricket Ground Darlington, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Beatrice Wood 3–6, 6–0, 6–3	Ann Dod
		Ann Dod   Miss Lucas 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Ethel Cheese   Mary Cheese
		Ann Dod   John Galbraith Horn 7–5, 13–11	Constance Bowes-Lyon   Patrick Bowes-Lyon
10 Aug	Keswick and Lake District Lawn Tennis Tournament[44] Fitz Park Keswick, England. Grass Singles - Doubles	Lydia Cheetham 5–7, 6–3, 6–2	Florence Haines
		Miss Allen   J.E.R. Allen 1–6, 6–1, 6–4	E. Haines   Edgar J. Chippendale
	East Grinstead Lawn Tennis Tournament[45] East Grinstead LTCC East Grinstead, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Ivy Arbuthnot   May Arbuthnot divided title
		Ivy Arbuthnot   May Arbuthnot 6–1, 6–0	Miss Birch   Miss Thompson
		A. Covey   Harold Stone 7–5, 6–3	J. Saint Clair   P.E. Wallis
11 Aug	Exmouth Tournament[46] Exmouth Ground Exmouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 6–3, 6–1	Miss Bryan	Katharine Kindersley   Lilian Pine-Coffin	Edith Gurney   Beatrice Langrishe   May Langrishe   Florence Mardall
		Ann Dod   Miss Lucas 5–7, 6–4, 6–2	Ethel Cheese   Mary Cheese
17 Aug	British Columbia Lawn Tennis Championships Victoria LTC Victoria, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Frances Arrowsmith Won	Anastasia Musgrave
18 Aug	East of Scotland Championships St Andrews, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	Jane Meikle 6–3, 6–4	A Corbett
	Felixstowe Open Lawn Tennis Tournament Felixstowe LTC Felixstowe, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Nellie Turner 4–6, 6–2, 10–8	F Green
		Helen Kersey   Herbert Kersey 6–3, 6–0	Mrs K.E. Hawkins   Arthur B. Longe
20 Aug	Narragansett Pier Open[47] Narragansett, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Adeline Robinson 6–0, 6–1, 6–0	Ellen Roosevelt
		Ellen Roosevelt   Oliver Samuel Campbell 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 6–3	Adeline Robinson   Howard Augustus Taylor
23 Aug	Saxmundham LTC Tournament Hurts Hall Park Saxmundham, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Norman 6–1, 6–2	Edith Austin
		E. Hawkins   G. Rant 6–2, 6–3	K. Gilbert   E. Rawlinson
		Miss Norman   G. Norman 6–0, 6–2	E. Rawlinson   Rodwell
24 Aug	Torquay Lawn Tennis Tournament Torquay, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Mockler	A. Foley
		Edith Gurney   Ernest Wool Lewis 6–1, 6–2	Miss Wolfe   William Inchbald
25 Aug	Hitchin Tournament Hitchin, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Jacks 6–0, 6–3	Florence Hilda Caldecott
		Ivy Arbuthnot   May Arbuthnot 6–3, 3–6, 9–7	Geraldine Buttanshaw   Rosamond Buttanshaw
		May Jacks   Herbert C. Yockney 6–3, 6–3	Geraldine Buttanshaw   Charles Gladstone Allen
	South of Scotland Championships Moffat, Scotland Grass Singles - Doubles	E. Malcolm 6–4, 3–6, 6–3	Lottie Paterson
		E. Malcolm   Lottie Paterson 6–2, 6–2	Miss Pierce   A Pierce
		E. Malcolm   F.R.B. Pinhorn 6–1, 4–6, 6–2	Lottie Paterson   B McCulloch
26 Aug.	Southern California Championships Santa Monica Casino Courts Santa Monica, United States Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Miss G. Gilliland 6–2, 6–0	May Carter	Miss Schumacher
		Mrs. Waring   R. P. Carter 6–2, 6–3	Miss Gilliland   Miss Schumacher
27 Aug	County Kildare Championship[48] Naas, Ireland Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss. A. Weldon 6–1, 6–4	Miss. C. DeBurgh
		Miss. A. Weldon   John C. Kennedy 6–4, 7–5, 6–2	Mrs Ambrose Escott   G. Weidon
28 Aug	North of England Championships Scarborough, Great Britain Grass Singles - Doubles	Margaret Bracewell 1–6, 6–4, 9–7, 6–4	Connie Butler	Mary Steedman   Beatrice Wood	Ann Dod   M Crossley   Clara Hill   A. Turner
		Challenger   Bertha Steedman
		Ann Dod   Lottie Dod 6–3, 6–4	Bertha Steedman   Mary Steedman
		Margaret Bracewell   Harry Grove 6–3, 6–1	Gertrude Bracewell   Percy Bateman Brown
	Seabright Invitational Tournament Seabright LTCC Rumson, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Clarkson 6–2, 6–0	B. Lockwood
		B. Lockwood   H. Alexander 4–6, 6–3, 6–0	Miss Thomas   W. Ward
	Winnipeg Open Lawn Tennis Tournament[49] Winnipeg LTC Winnipeg, Canada Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss F. Adams 6–5, 6–3	Mrs. Eden
		Mrs. Ruttan   R.D. Applegate 6–3, 6–4	Mrs. Nares   Mr. Tuckweel

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Sep.	Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Bournemouth CLTC Bournemouth, England Grass Singles - Doubles	May Langrishe 6–1, 7–5	Beatrice Langrishe	Miss Elphinston   Miss Williams	A. Everitt   Grace Grissell   J.R. Robinson   Mrs Surman
		Holder   Constance Bryan
		Beatrice Langrishe   May Langrishe 4–6, 6–4, 6–1	Miss Bryan   A. Everitt
3 Sep.	Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament Sheffield, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Clark 6–1, 6–2	Miss Crossley
11 Sep	South of England Championships Devonshire Park LTC Eastbourne, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Blanche Hillyard 6–1, 6–1	Constance Smith	E. Malcolm   Gertrude Mellersh	Edith Gurney   Elizabeth Mocatta   Blanche Pedley   Catherine Triscott
		Holder   Margaret Bracewell
		Margaret Bracewell   Harry S. Barlow 6–8, 6–2, 6–3	Blanche Hillyard   Tom Campion
13 Sep	Boulogne International Championship TC Boulogne-sur-Mer Boulogne-sur-Mer, France Clay Singles - Doubles	Mrs Knock 2–6, 6–2, 7–5	Miss Hick
15 Sep	Armagh Lawn Tennis Tournament[50] Archery LTC Armagh, Ireland Asphalt Singles - Doubles	Lena Rice 2–1 sets	May Langrishe
16 Sep	Wijk aan Zee Ladies Tournament (round robin event) Wijk aan Zee TC Wijk aan Zee, Netherlands Clay Singles - Doubles	E. van de Poll 2–0 matches	Baronesse van Tuijll van Serooskerker   Mej. Matzen
	Essex Championships[51] Connaught Club Chingford, England Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Triscott 6–4, 0–6, 6–4	Brenda James
18 Sep	New Hamburg Invitation[52] New Hamburg LTC New Hamburg, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Ellen Roosevelt Won	May Colby	Anna Kerr
		Ellen Roosevelt   Grace Roosevelt Won	Miss V. Hobart   Camilla Moss
19 Sep	New York Tennis Club Fall Open[53] New York Tennis Club New York City, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	No Women's Singles	May Colby
		Mrs H.G. Badgley   Lida Vorhees 5–6, 6–1, 6–4	Miss Hobart   V. Hobart
	Belmont Fall Tennis Tournament[54] Belmont Cricket Club West Philadelphia, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Bertha Townsend 9–7, 8–6	Nellie F. Hansell
		Helen S. Taylor   Laura Knight 6–0, 6–5	Millie Dreka   Helen Brown
22 Sep.	Queensland Association Tournament (later Queensland Championships) Brisbane, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss Earle 12–9	Mrs. Gilligan
29 Sep	Hudson River Championships[55] Far & Near LTC Hastings-on-Hudson, United States Grass Singles - Doubles	Ellen Roosevelt Won	?
		Ellen Roosevelt   Grace Roosevelt Won	?   ?

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semi finalist	Quarter finalist
6 Oct	Ladies Club for Outdoor Sports Open Livingston, United States Singles - Doubles	Adeline Robinson 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.	Miss Lesley
		Ellen Roosevelt   Grace Roosevelt 6–2, 6–0	Adeline Robinson   G. Williams
14 Oct	Delaware Field Club Open[56] Delaware Field Club Wilmington, United States Clay Singles - Doubles	Florence Bayard 6–3, 6–0	Katharine Pyle

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
1 Nov.	Victorian Championships Melbourne, Australia Grass Singles - Doubles	Miss M Mayne 6–1, 3–6, 6–4	Nellie A’Beckett	E. M. Denny's   Mabel Shaw	Annie Chenery
		Annie Chenery   Nellie Chenery 6–4, 6–5	Ellen Mayne   Phenie Shaw
		Nellie A'Beckett   Henry F. de Little Won	?

Ended	Tournament	Winner	Finalist	Semifinalist	Quarterfinalist
30 Dec	New Zealand Championships[57] Farndon Park Napier, New Zealand Singles - Doubles	E. Gordon 6–5, 9–7	Hilda Hitchings	Sarah Tanner   Miss Weby	Miss Bibby   Una Hitchings
		E Gordon   Hilda Hitchings 6–2, 6–2	Miss Hill   Mrs E Tanner
		E Gordon   Frederick Wilding 6–1, 6–3	Hilda Hitchings   CD Kennedy

This is a list of winners by the total number of singles titles won for 1888 major titles in bold:

•   Blanche Hillyard – Buxton, Chiswick Park, Eastbourne, Exmouth, Penarth, Irish Championships Stamford Bridge, (7)
•   Lottie Dod – Bath, Northern Championships, Wimbledon Championships (3)
•   Adeline Robinson – Livingston, Narragansett, West New Brighton, (3)
•   Ann Dod – Edinburgh II, Waterloo (2)
•   Connie Butler – Edinburgh, Newcastle upon Tyne, (2)
•   May Jacks – Beckenham, Hitchin (2)
•   Margaret Bracewell – Edgbaston, Scarborough, (2)
•   Bertha Townsend – West Philadelphia, U.S. National Championships, (2)
•   Florence Bayard – Washington D.C., Wilmington, (2)
•   Beatrice Wood – Darlington, Ilkley, (2)
•   Ellen Roosevelt – Hastings-on-Hudson, New Hamburg (2)
•   Miss. I. J. Watson – Nuwara Eliya (1)
•   Lilian Scott – Sydney (1)
•   Miss Rose – Pollokshields (1)
•   Ellen M. Lynch – Flushing (1)
•   Miss Locke – New York City (1)
•   Louisa Martin – Cheltenham (1)
•   Florence Noon – Nottingham (1)
•   Mabel Grant – Pietermaritzburg (1)
•   Alice Pickering – Leamington Spa (1)
•   Agnes Noon Watts – Stafford (1)
•   Francesca Brown – Ealing (1)
•   Lydia Cheetham – Keswick (1)
•   Ivy Arbuthnot – East Grinstead (1)
•   Jane Meikle – St Andrews (1)
•   Nellie Turner – Felixstowe (1)
•   Miss Norman – Saxmundham (1)
•   Miss Mockler – Torquay (1)
•   E. K. Lente – Southampton (1)
•   E Malcolm – Moffat (1)
•   Miss. A. Weldon – Naas (1)
•   Frances Arrowsmith – Victoria (1)
•   Miss F. Adams – Winnipeg (1)
•   Miss Gilliland – Santa Monica (1)
•   Miss Clarkson – Rumson (1)
•   Miss Triscott – Chingford, (1)
•   May Langrishe – Bournemouth (1)
•   Lena Rice – Armagh (1)
•   L. Chatterton-Clarke – Sheffield (1)
•   Miss Knock – Boulogne-sur-Mer (1)
•   Miss Earle – Brisbane (1)
•   E. van de Poll – Wijk aan Zee (1)
•   Ellen Mayne – Melbourne (1)
•   E. Gordon – Napier (1)

• Total Tournaments (65)
• Most Titles:   Blanche Hillyard (7)
• Most Finals:   Blanche Hillyard (9)
• Most Matches Played:   Blanche Hillyard (31)
• Most Matches Won:   Blanche Hillyard (27)
• Match Winning %:   Blanche Hillyard (87.09%)
• Most Tournaments Played:   Blanche Hillyard (11)

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