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Waterford Open Tournament

The Waterford Open Tournament[1] also known as the Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament was a men's and women's tennis tournament was played on outdoor grass courts in Waterford, Ireland from 1877 through 1888.[2]

Waterford Open Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1877
Abolished1888
Editions12
LocationWaterford Cricket Club
Watford LTC
Rocklands
Waterford
Munster
Ireland
Surfaceoutdoor (Grass)

History

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The Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament was played at Waterford Cricket Club, Rocklands later called Waterford Lawn Tennis club [3] in Ireland on outdoor grass courts from 1877 to 1888 for twelve editions only, toward the end of its run it was known as the Waterford Open Tournament.Dublin Daily Express. The tournament made its debut on both the 1877 men's tennis season and the 1877 women's tennis season

Finals

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Included:[4][5]

Men's singles

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Year Winners Runner's-up Score
1877   Vere St. Leger Goold   H. H. Elliott ? [6]
1878   Vere St. Leger Goold (2)   John M. Brown ? [7]
1879   Vere St. Leger Goold (3)   William Gore Burroughs ? [8]
1880   Vere St. Leger Goold (4)   Frederick William Knox 6-1 6-2 [9]
1881   Michael G. McNamara   James Jocelyn Glascott 6-2 6-3 [10]
1882   Michael G. McNamara (2)   W. G. Wyld 6-3 6-0 [11]
1883   George M. Butterworth   Frederick William Knox 3-6 8-6 6-1 [12]
1884   Frederick William Knox   George M. Butterworth 6-4 7-5 6-4 [13]
1885   Toler Roberts Garvey   Frederick William Knox 6-1 6-0 6-0 [14]
1886   William Drumond Hamilton   Toler Roberts Garvey 6-4 3-6 6-1 0-6 6-0 [15]
1887   William Drumond Hamilton (2)   Grainger Chaytor 4-6 6-2 6-3 5-7 6-1 [16]
1888   William Drumond Hamilton (3)   Manliffe Goodbody 4-6 6-4 6-4 6-3 [17]

Women's Singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runner's-up Score
1877.   Frances Gallwey   Miss Roberts defeated
1880.   May Langrishe   Miss D. Meldon 6-5, 6-0
1881.   May Langrishe (2)  Adela Langrishe 6-2, 6-1
1886.   May Langrishe (3)   Ann Gallwey 6-0, 6-0

Mixed doubles

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Year Winners Runner's-up Score
1877   Miss Radcliffe
  Henry Joseph Gallwey		   Frances Gallwey
  Benjamin E. Bunbury		 defeated.
1886   May Langrishe
  Toler Roberts Garvey		   Frances Gallwey
  Henry Joseph Gallwey		 6-3, 6-3

References

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  1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS THE WATERFORD OPEN TOURNAMENT". Dublin Daily Express. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 9 August 1886. p. 2. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  2. ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "WATERFORD Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SAL, 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. ^ "St Annes Tennis Club, Waterford, Ireland, Club History". www.stannestennis.com. Watrford Munster Ireland: St. Anne's Tennis Club. 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "WATERFORD Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Tennismem SAL, 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Tournament – Waterford - Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1877". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1878". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Edition –Waterford 1879". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1880". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1881". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1882". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1883". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. ^ Smith, Mark (2017). "Edition – Waterford 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1885". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017.
  15. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1886". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ^ Ryan, Mark (2017). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Edition – Waterford 1888". www.tennisarchives.com. RA. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Sources

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  • Evelegh, B. C. (1883-1891). ed. The "Field" Lawn Tennis Calendar. London. England.
  • Longman C.J. and Walrond H. (1880-1891). ed's The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes. London. Longmans Green and Company.
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