Irish Championships 1880


General 1880-05-24 - 1880-05-28
Amateur / Challenge
Grass
5
Dublin, Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club at Wilton Place
Ireland

Source Irish times and The Field


Info Draw: 19


Report Mens doubles Final: A.J. Mulholland/Herbert Lawford def Aungier/Cairns 5-7 6-3 6-8 6-2 6-2
CR: Renshaw/Renshaw def. Lawford/Mulholland

In the quarter-finals of this tournament the Anglo-Irish team beat the Renshaw twins in a best-of-three-set match, 6-2, 7-5. This was probably the first defeat ever suffered in doubles by the twins when playing together.

Mixed Doubles (Draw:7)
1R: Miss Costello/Spencer D. Maul d. Miss McDowell/John J. Cairnes 6-0 6-2
1R: May Langrishe/Ernest Browne d. Connie Butler/George Hewson 6-2 6-2
1R: D. Meldon/Robert Hassard d. Miss Anderson/William Anderson 6-1 6-3
1R: Miss Aungier/Peter Aungier-bye

SF: Costello/Maul d. Aungier/Aungier 6-0 6-2
SF: Meldon/Hassard d. Langrishe/Browne 6-3 3-6 6-4

FI: Miss Costello/Spencer D. Maul d. D. Meldon/Robert Hassard 6-4 7-5

Women's Singles (Draw:4)

SF: D. Meldon d. May Langrishe 6-2 6-5
SF: Connie Butler d. Miss Lynch 6-4 6-3

FI: D. Meldon d. Connie Butler 6-1 6-1

Women's Doubles (Draw:3)

1R: Connie Butler/May Langrishe d. Miss Lynch/D. Meldon 6-3 6-4
1R: Miss Anderson/Miss Costello-bye

FI: Connie Butler/May Langrishe d. Miss Anderson/Miss Costello default



Media


Winner William Charles Renshaw


Players
Peter Aungier
Hans Hendrick Aylmer
Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
Victor Alexander Brooke
J.W. Brown
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
Robert Hassard
George Rawdon Maurice Hewson
Sir John Charles Kennedy
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
Spencer Duncan Maul
L. McDonnell
Michael Gallwey McNamara
Alfred John Mulholland
W.S. Pratt
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw
William Charles Renshaw
Richard Taswell Richardson
David Joseph Sherlock
Vere Thomas Saint Leger Goold
William Charles Renshaw


Challenge round
William Charles Renshaw*
Vere Thomas Saint Leger Goold
6-1 6-4 6-3


Rounds
Round 1
William Charles Renshaw*
Richard Taswell Richardson
5-6 5-6 6-3 6-4 6-3
Herbert Fortescue Lawford*
Robert Hassard
6-0 5-6 6-3 6-4
L. McDonnell*
J.W. Brown
6-5 6-5 6-1
Michael Gallwey McNamara*
David Joseph Sherlock
6-4 6-1 6-4
Spencer Duncan Maul*
Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
6-3 6-2 3-6 6-2
George Hewson*
Hans Hendrick Aylmer
6-1 6-4 6-4
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw*
W.S. Pratt
6-2 6-1 4-6 1-6 6-2
Victor Alexander Brooke*
Sir John Charles Kennedy
6-1 6-4 0-6 6-2
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne*
Peter Aungier
6-0 6-5 2-6 6-4

Round 2
William Charles Renshaw*
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
6-5 3-6 6-3 6-3
Spencer Duncan Maul*
L. McDonnell
6-1 6-5 6-5
Michael Gallwey McNamara*
George Hewson
6-4 6-1 6-4
Alfred John Mulholland*
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw
6-2 6-5 6-0
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne*
Victor Alexander Brooke
6-0 6-2 6-1

Quarterfinals
William Charles Renshaw*
Spencer Duncan Maul
6-2 6-3 6-3
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne*
Alfred John Mulholland
6-2 6-1 6-4

Semifinals
William Charles Renshaw*
Michael Gallwey McNamara
6-0 6-1 6-3

Final
William Charles Renshaw*
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne
6-3 6-4 6-3


Tournament
Round 1
William Charles Renshaw*
Richard Taswell Richardson
Victor Alexander Brooke*
Sir John Charles Kennedy
Spencer Duncan Maul*
Algernon Ambrose Michael Aylmer
L. McDonnell*
J.W. Brown
Round 2
William Charles Renshaw*
Herbert Fortescue Lawford
Alfred John Mulholland*
James Ernest (Ernest) Renshaw
Quarterfinals
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne*
Alfred John Mulholland
Semifinals
William Charles Renshaw*
Michael Gallwey McNamara
Final
William Charles Renshaw*
Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne