London Athletic Club Tournament

London Athletic Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name London Athletic Club Tournament
Tour Pre open era
Founded 1881
Abolished 1889
Editions 10
Location Stamford Bridge, Fulham
London
Great Britain
Venue London Athletic Club

The London Athletic Club Tournament also known as the Championship of London or London Championships and later known as the Queens Club Championships was an early combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held at London Athletic Club, [1] Stamford Bridge, Fulham, London, Great Britain from 1881 to 1889.

History

Originally called the London Athletic Club Tournament established in 1881 it changed its names to the Championship of London in 1885 and continued to be held at Fulham until 1889. In 1890 this tournament moved to a new location and became known as the Queens Club Championships.[2]

Champions

Notes: Challenge Round: The Final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [3] in some tournaments not all.

* eight of the twelve editions had a challenge round

Men's Singles

Included: [4]

YearChampionRunner UpScore
1881United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frederick. L. RawsonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George S. Murray-Hill6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3[5]
1882United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert LawfordUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Otway E. Woodhouse6-1 4-6 6-2 6-3
1883United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert LawfordUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Lake Williams6-2 6-1 6-0
1884United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert LawfordUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Frederick A. Bowlby6-3 6-1 3-6 6-2
1885United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles H. A. RossUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Wool Lewis3-6 8-6 1-6 6-2 6-3
1886United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Wool LewisUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry Grove6-4 10-8 6-4
1887United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Wool LewisUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry S. Barlow6-2 8-6 6-4
1888United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest Wool LewisUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry S. Barlow6-0 6-1 6-2
1889United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry S. BarlowUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Gladstone Eames5-7 7-5 3-6 6-1 7-5 [5]

Women's Singles

Included:

YearChampionRunner UpScore
1881United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland M. RaikesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Miss Burleigh5-0 5-2
1882–1883No women's event staged
1884United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Maud WatsonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edith Coleridge Cole6-4 6-2 2-6 6-1 [6]
1885United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Maud WatsonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Lilian Watson6-2 6-3 [7]
1886United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche BingleyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edith Davies6-1 6-1
1887United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche BingleyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland B. James6-4 6-3
1888United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Blanche Bingley HillyardUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland May Jacks6-4 6-3
1889United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland May JacksUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Maud Shackle6-2 6-1

References

  1. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. pp. 12–13. ISBN 9781549746475.
  2. ↑ Ryan, Mark (2009–2017). "Queens Club Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archive. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. ↑ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. ↑ "Tournament – London Athletic Club 1881-1889". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 2009–2017. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  5. 1 2 Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. p. 12. ISBN 9781549746475.
  7. ↑ Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. p. 13. ISBN 9781549746475.

Sources

  • "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922.
  • Mazak, Karoly (2017). The Concise History of Tennis. Independently published. ISBN 9781549746475.
  • Ryan, Mark (2009–2017). "Queens Club Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archive.
  • "Tournament – London Athletic Club 1881-1889". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 2009–2017.

Further reading

  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
  • British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
  • Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
  • The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.
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