Essex Championships

Essex Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Essex Championships
Tour Pre open era
Founded 1881
Abolished 1973
Editions 75
Location Frinton-on-Sea
Essex
Great Britain
Venue Frinton Lawn Tennis Club

The Essex Championships [1] was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament last held at Frinton Lawn Tennis Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, Great Britain from 1881 to 1973.

History

The Essex Championships were established in 1881 at Brentwood Essex, England [2] and continued to be staged there until 1884. In 1887 the event was then staged Leyton. It changed location again in 1888 and was held in Chingford till 1889. It switched back to Leyton, Essex for one year only in 1890. From 1891 it moved to the Cambridge Grounds, Colchester [3] where it remained until 1918. Staged briefly at Frinton-on-Sea in 1919 it then moved to Southend-on-Sea until 1922.[4] In 1923 the championships were held at Westcliff-on-Sea [5] till 1946. The championships returned to Frinton-on-Sea and stayed there till the tournament was abolished after seventy five editions in 1973. The event featured both men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions.[6]

Locations

The tournament was staged at different locations during its run the longest at Frinton-on-Sea.

LocationsDates
Brentwood1881 - 1884
Leyton1887, 1890
Chingford1888 - 1890
Colchester1891 - 1914
Frinton-on-Sea1919, 1946 -1973
Southend-on-Sea1920 -1922
Westcliff-on-Sea1923 - 1937

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) [7] in some tournaments not all.

Men's Singles

Included: [8][9]

YearChampionRunner UpScore
1881 [lower-alpha 1]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Dale WomersleyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Nalton Womersley6-0 6-4
1882 [lower-alpha 2]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Walder GrinsteadUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Nalton Womersley6-2 6-3
1883 [lower-alpha 3]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Walder GrinsteadUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P. Colley6-1 6-3 6-4
1884 [lower-alpha 4]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Walder GrinsteadUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E. N. Cubitt.6-0 6-4
1887 [lower-alpha 5]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest George MeersUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P. M. Evans6-0 6-1 6-1
1888 [lower-alpha 6]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest George MeersUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E. H. Christy6-1 6-0
1889 [lower-alpha 7]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E. H. ChristyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. R. Stephensonw/o
1890 [lower-alpha 8]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest George MeersUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland E. H. Christy10-12 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
1891 [lower-alpha 9]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur GoreUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Charles Gladstone Eames7-5 ret.
1892United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H.KnoxUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Cecil E. Owen.4-6 6-3 6-3
1893United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Ramon YglesiasUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland J. A. E. Hickson8-6 6-2
1894United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Ramon YglesiasUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith7-5 6-3
1895United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty [10]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Ramon Yglesias6-3 6-1 6-0
1896United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Reginald Doherty [11]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Roy Allen6-4 6-2 7-5
1897United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. B. Sharpe6-1 3-0 RET
1898United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland R. W. Wallace7-5 6-2
1899United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A, H, Green6-1 6-3
1900United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Roy AllenUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Laurence Joseph Petre6-2 6-3
1901United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Roy Allen6-2 6-3
1902United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]New Zealand Harry A. Parker6-3 6-1
1903United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Roy Allen7-5 6-4 ret.
1904United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Edward Roy Allen6-2 6-1 6-3
1905United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H. Norman Marrettw/o
1906United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H. W. Davies6-1 6-2 6-1
1907United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C.E. HunterUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland David Marc Hawes6-1 6-4 7-5
1908United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland C. E. Hunter.6-2 8-6 ret.
1909United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Andrew Leicester Irvine6-3 6-1
1910United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]?, ??
1911United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A. L. Bentley?, ??
1912United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Roper Barrett [12]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Andrew Leicester Irvine6-3 6-3
1914United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland G. M. Wilson?, ??
1915–1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919 [lower-alpha 10]New Zealand Francis Marion Bates (Frank) Fisher?, ??
1920 [lower-alpha 11]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland H.N. MarrettUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Neville Wilford6-4 6-8 6-4 0-6 6-2
1921British Raj Athar-Ali FyzeeUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Neville Wilford6-8 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2
1922United Kingdom Jack WeakleyUnited Kingdom G. W. Todd2-6 11-9 5-7 6-3 6-1
1923 [lower-alpha 12]United Kingdom C. E. St John EversUnited Kingdom W. E. Cooke4-6 7-5 6-3 6-1
1924United Kingdom Jack WeakleyUnited Kingdom C. E. St John Evers5 7-5 2-6 8-6 [9]
1925United Kingdom John PennycuickUnited Kingdom C. V. L. Prowse6-1 6-4 6-3
1926United Kingdom Pat HughesUnited Kingdom John Pennycuick8-6 6-0 6-3
1927United Kingdom Henry StandringUnited Kingdom Pat Hughes6-2 6-3 6-0
1928United Kingdom John ShalesUnited Kingdom K. A. Latter.3-6 6-1 6-4
1929United Kingdom W.E. Turner ColeUnited Kingdom G. S. Best6-3 6-2 6-2
1930United States Donald Leahong [13]United Kingdom Jack C. Warboys2-6 6-0 6-2 6-4 [9]
1931United Kingdom A. M. Dudley PittUnited Kingdom R. W. H. Grey6-0 6-2 6-3
1932United Kingdom David WilliamsUnited Kingdom John Shales7-5 6-2
1933United Kingdom Clarence Medlycott JonesUnited Kingdom David Williams6-0 6-1 6-4
1934Republic of Ireland George Lyttleton-RogersUnited Kingdom Clarence Medlycott Jones6-4 6-8 6-4
1935United Kingdom Clarence Medlycott JonesItaly Uberto De Morpurgo6-4 5-7 6-2
1936United Kingdom Lawrence ShaffiUnited Kingdom Clarence Medlycott Jones6-3 5-7 7-5
1937United Kingdom Clarence Medlycott JonesUnited Kingdom Lawrence Shaffi6-3 6-1 6-3
1938–1945Not held (and due to world war two)
1946 [lower-alpha 13]United Kingdom Brian Kenton BurnettUnited Kingdom R. C. F. Nichols6-1 6-2
1947Pakistan Iftikhar Ahmed KhanChina Wai-Chuen Choy6-1 3-6 7-5
1948Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo KukuljevicUnited Kingdom Derek Bull6-1 6-1
1949Australia Geoff BrownChina Wai-Chuen Choy6-4 6-1 [14]
1950Australia Bill SidwellAustralia Geoff Brown6-4 4-6 6-2
1951Australia Don CandyDenmark Kurt Nielsen6-1 6-4 [15]
1952South Africa Brian Maxwell WoodroffeBrazil Armando Vieira6-2 11-9
1953United Kingdom Tony Mottram [16]Australia Jack Arkinstall6-4 6-1
1954Australia Jeff E. RobsonNew Zealand John Barry6-2 6-2
1955Australia Bob HoweAustralia George Worthington3-6 6-3 6-4
1956South Africa Ian Clyde VermaakSouth Africa Gordon Forbes6-4 5-7 6-3
1957India Naresh KumarIndia Ramanathan Krishnan3-6 6-3 9-7
1958Australia Mal AndersonBrazil Carlos Alberto Fernandes6-1 7-5
1959New Zealand Mark OtwayNew Zealand Lew Gerrard6-2 6-2
1960Australia Neale Fraser [17]New Zealand Brian Woolf6-4 6-2
1961Australia Lew GerrardNew Zealand Ian Crookenden6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-2
1962United Kingdom Roger TaylorAustralia Warren Woodcock6-3 6-4
1963Australia John FraserIndia Jaidip Mukerjea6-3 6-2
1964Australia Ken FletcherUnited Kingdom Roger Taylor6-8 7-5 6-1
1965Australia Owen DavidsonAustralia Tony Roche6-4 8-6
1966New Zealand Brian FairlieUnited Kingdom Mark Cox6-4 10-8
1967United Kingdom Bobby WilsonUnited Kingdom Paul Hutchins5-7 6-4 6-3
1968Australia Dick CrealeyUnited Kingdom Keith Woolridge6-3 4-6 6-4
1969Australia Graham PrimroseUnited Kingdom Keith Woolridge6-4 6-3
1970South Africa Keith DiepraamRhodesia Roger Dowdeswell6-4 6-1
1971United Kingdom Gerald BattrickIndia Anand Amritraj6-3 6-2
1972Denmark Torben UlrichUnited Kingdom J. D. Edmond7-5 6-4
1973United Kingdom Philip Siviter [18]United Kingdom Geoffrey Newton6-4 6-4

Notes

  1. ↑ 1881 edition held in Brentwood
  2. ↑ 1882 edition held in Brentwood
  3. ↑ 1883 edition held in Brentwood
  4. ↑ 1884 edition held in Brentwood
  5. ↑ 1887 edition held in Leyton
  6. ↑ 1888 edition held in held in Chingford
  7. ↑ 1889 edition held in held in Chingford
  8. ↑ 1890 edition held in Leyton
  9. ↑ 1891 to 1918 editions held in Colchester, Cambridge Road Ground
  10. ↑ 1919 edition held in held in Frinton-on-Sea
  11. ↑ 1920 to 1922 editions held in held in Southend-on-Sea
  12. ↑ 1923 to 1937 editions held in held in Westcliff-on-Sea
  13. ↑ 1946 to 1973 editions held in held in Frinton-on-Sea

References

  1. ↑ "Essex Championships, Frinton-On-Sea - WTA Tournaments - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. 2009–2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (1923). The Victoria History of the County of Essex. London, England: A. Constable, Limited. p. 95.
  3. ↑ Sport and Athletics in 1908: An Annual Register Including the Results of the Year 1908 (to November) of All the Important Events in Athletics, Games, and Every Form of Sport in the United Kingdon, Together with the Winners, Records, and Notable Achievements of Past Years ; Also a Full List of Results in the Olympic Games. London, England: Chapman & Hall. 1908. pp. 311–312.
  4. ↑ Salmon, Edward; Worsfold, James (1923). The British Dominions Year Book. Cheltenham, England: Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Company. p. 318.
  5. ↑ Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (1923). The Victoria History of the County of Essex. London, England: A. Constable, Limited. p. 95.
  6. ↑ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  7. ↑ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  9. 1 2 3 Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Orcutt, William Dana (1897). Official Lawn Tennis Bulletin Volume 4. White Plains, New York, USA: United States Lawn Tennis Association. pp. 247–248.
  11. ↑ Orcutt, William Dana (1897). Official Lawn Tennis Bulletin Volume 4. White Plains, New York, USA: United States Lawn Tennis Association. pp. 247–248.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Kramer, Edited by Max Robertson. Advisory editor: Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 290. ISBN 9780670294084.
  13. ↑ "WON ESSEX CHAMPIONSHIP. Donald Leahong". Kingston Gleaner. 17 July 1930. p. 35. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Geoff Brown Wins Three Essex Titles". Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954). 19 July 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  15. ↑ "THREE TENNIS TITLES WON BY DON CANDY". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954). 23 July 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  16. ↑ "Join Frinton's Clubs". Essex Life. Essex and Herts Magazines. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  17. ↑ "Join Frinton's Clubs". Essex Life. Essex and Herts Magazines. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
  18. ↑ "Tennis Events". The Illustrated London News Volume 263. London, England: Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1975. p. 12.

Sources

  • "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922.
  • Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954). 23 July 1951.
  • "Essex Championships, Frinton-On-Sea - WTA Tournaments - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. 2009–2018.
  • Kramer, Edited by Max Robertson. Advisory editor: Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. ISBN 9780670294084.
  • Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis.
  • Nieuwland, Alex. (2009-2017). "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
  • Orcutt, William Dana (1897). Official Lawn Tennis Bulletin Volume 4. White Plains, New York, USA: United States Lawn Tennis Association.
  • Sport and Athletics in 1908: An Annual Register Including the Results of the Year 1908 (to November) of All the Important Events in Athletics, Games, and Every Form of Sport in the United Kingdon, Together with the Winners, Records, and Notable Achievements of Past Years ; Also a Full List of Results in the Olympic Games. London, England: Chapman & Hall. 1908.
  • Tennis Events". The Illustrated London News Volume 263. London, England: Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1975.
  • Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954). 19 July 1949.

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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