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Шаблон:Infobox tennis tournament The Edgbaston Open Tournament[1] was an early Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in June 1881,[2] at the Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England. This distinct tournament ran until 1908.

History

Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1878 and continued to stage both events the Edgbaston Open Tournament until 1908 and the Midland Counties until November 1964.[3] Priory Lawn Tennis Club founded in 1865 and in May 1963 the Priory Club was destroyed by a fire,[4] talks about merger took place of the coming months with the Edgbaston C.L.T.C.[5] In December 1964 the new club was formed the Edgbaston Priory Club,[6] which continued to host the Midland Counties event until 1977.

The Edgbaston Open Tournament was established on 21 July 1881,[7] and first staged at the ground of Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, in Hall Hill Road, Edgbaston.

A description of the event that concluded on 23 July 1881: Шаблон:Blockquote

On 5 September 1882 the second edition of the Edgbaston Open Lawn Tennis Tournament was held, on the same dates and venue a dual tournament was staged called the Midland Counties Lawn Tennis Tournament (1882-1977),[8] the men's singles was won by Mr. R.W. Smith, and the Edgbaston Open Tournament was won by George Reston Brewerton. This tournament continued to be held separately to that of the counties championship until 1908.

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Finals

Incomplete Roll

Men's Singles

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1881 Шаблон:Flagicon Walter William Chamberlain Шаблон:Flagicon F.S. Goodwin 6-3, 6-1, 6-4
1882 Шаблон:Flagicon George Reston Brewerton Шаблон:Flagicon John Redfern Deykin 6-8, 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
1883 Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Walder Grinstead Шаблон:Flagicon Teddy Williams 6-3, 6-3
1884 Шаблон:Flagicon Teddy Williams Шаблон:Flagicon Walter William Chamberlain 8-6, 6-2, 6-3
1885 Шаблон:Flagicon Alfred Henry Betham Шаблон:Flagicon Walter William Chamberlain 6-1, 6-3, 8-6
1886 Шаблон:Flagicon John Redfern Deykin Шаблон:Flagicon C.H. Rossbent shared title
1887 Шаблон:Flagicon Percy Bateman Brown Шаблон:Flagicon G.E. Lowe 6-3, 7-5, 6-2
1888 Шаблон:Flagicon James Baldwin Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross 7-9, 6-0, 6-2, 6-4
1889 Шаблон:Flagicon James Baldwin (2) Шаблон:Flagicon John Redfern Deykin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1890 Шаблон:Flagicon James Baldwin (3) Шаблон:Flagicon Alfred Ernest Crawley 6-3, 6-3, 6-0
1891 Шаблон:Flagicon R.A. Bennett Шаблон:Flagicon John Redfern Deykin ?
1892 Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Guy Nadin Шаблон:Flagicon G.F. Goodman 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1893 Шаблон:Flagicon George Ball-Greene Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Lawrence Fleming 6-8, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3
1894 Шаблон:Flagicon Wilfred Baddeley Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 6-2, 4-6, 0-6, 6-4, 6-4
1895 Шаблон:Flagicon Sydney Howard Smith Шаблон:Flagicon Roy Allen 5-7, 6-3, 9-7
1897 Шаблон:Flagicon George Hillyard Шаблон:Flagicon Sydney Howard Smith divided title
1906 Шаблон:Flagicon E.V. Jones Шаблон:Flagicon Ernest George Bisseker 6-0, 6-1, 6-2
1908 Шаблон:Flagicon E.V. Jones (2) Шаблон:Flagicon Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess 6-2, 6-1, 6-1

References

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Sources

  • Birmingham Daily Post. Thursday 23 August 1883. Birmingham, Warwickshire. England.
  • Cole, Dr. Matt (2013). "History" (PDF). edgbastonpriory.com. Edgbaston Priory Club, Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.
  • Heritage, (2021). edgbastonpriory.com. Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.

  1. Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.70.
  2. Routledges Sporting Annual (1882)
  3. Шаблон:Cite web
  4. Edgbaston Priory Club
  5. Edgbaston Priory Club
  6. Edgbaston Priory Club
  7. Routledges Sporting Annual (1882).
  8. Birmingham Daily Post. Thursday 23 August 1883. Midland Counties Lawn Tennis Tournament. The second annual lawn tennis tournament in connection with the Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club was commerced yesterday, on the club ground, Hall Hill Road.