The winner of the men's singles was Mr. Mark Fenwick who defeated Mr. Arthur Richard Springett.
A local newspaper report of the event that concluded on early August 1882: “A great and fashionable assembly” witnessed Mr. Hallward beat Mr. Minden Fenwick in the Gentlemen’s Single Handed Final.
Other notable winners of this title in the men's singles include Herbert William Wrangham Wilberforce (1883, 1887, 1888) and Patrick Bowes-Lyon (1884–1886).
Whilst former women's singles winners included Helen Jackson (1887) and Lottie Dod (1888).
Percival Clennell Fenwick won the inaugural New Zealand Lawn Tennis Championships in 1886 and again in 1887, 1888.