Английская Википедия:Bristol and Clifton Open
Шаблон:Infobox tennis tournament The Bristol and Clifton Open[1] was a late 19th century men's and women's tennis tournament first established in 1882 as the Clifton Lawn Tennis Tournament.[2] It was played on outdoor grass courts at the Clifton Lawn Tennis Club, Clifton, Bristol, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England. The tournament ran annually until 1897.
History
In 1882 the Clifton Lawn Tennis Club was founded,[3] with Bristol player Mr. Charles Lacy Sweet being appointed honorary club secretary. He became instrumental in the initial success of the Clifton Lawn Tennis tournament.[2] In 1886 the tournaments name was changed to the Clifton Open.[2] In 1895 the tournament had by this time grown in both size and importance it became part of the Western tour circuit, it was then rebranded as the Bristol and Clifton Open.[2]
That year the event featured some of the biggest names in British tennis including; Charles Gladstone Allen, Edward Roy Allen, Herbert Baddeley, Wilfred Baddeley (Wimbledon Champion), Frank Riseley, Sydney Howard Smith, and Frank Riseley. The men's singles title that year was won by Wilberforce Eaves.[2] There was no women's singles, but did include and mixed doubles featuring players such as Charlotte Cooper (Wimbledon Champion), Ruth Dyas, Lottie Paterson (the Scottish Champion), and Alice Pickering.[2]
In 1897 the Gloucestershire Lawn Tennis Association was formed, it had originally staged an unofficial county level event in 1882 in Cheltenham. This year the association decided to officially create the Gloucestershire Championships and decided to move the tournament to Clifton as a replacement for the Bristol and Clifton Open, at which point this tournament was discontinued as a distinct event.[4]
Finals
Men's singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | |||
| 1882[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Lacy Sweet | Шаблон:Flagicon Teddy Williams | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1883[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon George Butterworth | Шаблон:Flagicon Donald Charles Stewart | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1884[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Lacy Sweet (2) | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Walder Grinstead | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| Clifton Open | |||
| 1886[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Lacy Sweet (3) | Шаблон:Flagicon Mark Anthony Hartnell | w.o. |
| 1890[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfred Baddeley | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Gladstone Allen | 6–2,6–2 |
| 1891[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Sydney Howard Smith | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Lacy Sweet | 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 |
| 1894[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Roy Allen | Шаблон:Flagicon Horace Chapman | 6–4, 6–1 |
| Bristol and Clifton Open | |||
| 1895[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves | Шаблон:Flagicon George Ball-Greene | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 ret. |
Women's singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Open | |||
| 1886[5] | Шаблон:Flagicon Beatrice Langrishe | Шаблон:Flagicon Nora Pope | 6–2, 7–5 |
Mixed doubles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clifton Open | |||
| 1890[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfred Baddeley Шаблон:Flagicon May Langrishe |
Шаблон:Flagicon Ernest Wool Lewis Шаблон:Flagicon Violet Pinckney |
6–3, 6–1 |
| Bristol and Clifton Open | |||
| 1895[2] | Шаблон:Flagicon Edward Roy Allen Шаблон:Flagicon Alice Pickering |
Шаблон:Flagicon George Ball-Greene Шаблон:Flagicon Charlotte Cooper |
divided prizes |
Venue
Clifton Lawn Tennis Club was established in 1882,[6] the club's facilities at this time consisted of four grass courts, the club added three hard asphalt courts by 1886. The Clifton tournament had outgrown the facilities of the venue by 1895 when it had hire the county cricket ground at Ashley Down, Bristol, for the use of the cricket ground during the week that had ten tennis courts.
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