Essex Championships

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.

Essex Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Essex Championships
TourPre open era
Founded1881
Abolished1973
Editions75
LocationFrinton-on-Sea
Essex
Great Britain
VenueFrinton Lawn Tennis Club

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] Dale Womersley Nalton Womersley6-0 6-4
1882 [lower-alpha 2] Charles Walder Grinstead Nalton Womersley6-2 6-3
1883 [lower-alpha 3] Charles Walder Grinstead P. Colley6-1 6-3 6-4
1884 [lower-alpha 4] Charles Walder Grinstead E. N. Cubitt.6-0 6-4
1887 [lower-alpha 5] Ernest George Meers P. M. Evans6-0 6-1 6-1
1888 [lower-alpha 6] Ernest George Meers E. H. Christy6-1 6-0
1889 [lower-alpha 7] E. H. Christy A. R. Stephensonw/o
1890 [lower-alpha 8] Ernest George Meers E. H. Christy10-12 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
1891 [lower-alpha 9] Arthur Gore Charles Gladstone Eames7-5 ret.
1892 H.Knox Cecil E. Owen.4-6 6-3 6-3
1893 Herbert Ramon Yglesias J. A. E. Hickson8-6 6-2
1894 Herbert Ramon Yglesias Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith7-5 6-3
1895 Reginald Doherty [10] Herbert Ramon Yglesias6-3 6-1 6-0
1896 Reginald Doherty [11] Edward Roy Allen6-4 6-2 7-5
1897 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] C. B. Sharpe6-1 3-0 RET
1898 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] R. W. Wallace7-5 6-2
1899 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] A, H, Green6-1 6-3
1900 Edward Roy Allen Laurence Joseph Petre6-2 6-3
1901 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] Edward Roy Allen6-2 6-3
1902 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] Harry A. Parker6-3 6-1
1903 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] Edward Roy Allen7-5 6-4 ret.
1904 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] Edward Roy Allen6-2 6-1 6-3
1905 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] H. Norman Marrettw/o
1906 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] H. W. Davies6-1 6-2 6-1
1907 C.E. Hunter David Marc Hawes6-1 6-4 7-5
1908 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] C. E. Hunter.6-2 8-6 ret.
1909 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] Andrew Leicester Irvine6-3 6-1
1910 Herbert Roper Barrett [12]?, ??
1911 A. L. Bentley?, ??
1912 Herbert Roper Barrett [12] Andrew Leicester Irvine6-3 6-3
1914 G. M. Wilson?, ??
1915–1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919 [lower-alpha 10] Francis Marion Bates (Frank) Fisher?, ??
1920 [lower-alpha 11] H.N. Marrett Neville Wilford6-4 6-8 6-4 0-6 6-2
1921 Athar-Ali Fyzee Neville Wilford6-8 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2
1922 Jack Weakley G. W. Todd2-6 11-9 5-7 6-3 6-1
1923 [lower-alpha 12] C. E. St John Evers W. E. Cooke4-6 7-5 6-3 6-1
1924 Jack Weakley C. E. St John Evers5 7-5 2-6 8-6 [9]
1925 John Pennycuick C. V. L. Prowse6-1 6-4 6-3
1926 Pat Hughes John Pennycuick8-6 6-0 6-3
1927 Henry Standring Pat Hughes6-2 6-3 6-0
1928 John Shales K. A. Latter.3-6 6-1 6-4
1929 W.E. Turner Cole G. S. Best6-3 6-2 6-2
1930 Donald Leahong [13] Jack C. Warboys2-6 6-0 6-2 6-4 [9]
1931 A. M. Dudley Pitt R. W. H. Grey6-0 6-2 6-3
1932 David Williams John Shales7-5 6-2
1933 Clarence Medlycott Jones David Williams6-0 6-1 6-4
1934 George Lyttleton-Rogers Clarence Medlycott Jones6-4 6-8 6-4
1935 Clarence Medlycott Jones Uberto De Morpurgo6-4 5-7 6-2
1936 Lawrence Shaffi Clarence Medlycott Jones6-3 5-7 7-5
1937 Clarence Medlycott Jones Lawrence Shaffi6-3 6-1 6-3
1938–1945Not held (and due to world war two)
1946 [lower-alpha 13] Brian Kenton Burnett R. C. F. Nichols6-1 6-2
1947 Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Wai-Chuen Choy6-1 3-6 7-5
1948 Franjo Kukuljevic Derek Bull6-1 6-1
1949 Geoff Brown Wai-Chuen Choy6-4 6-1 [14]
1950 Bill Sidwell Geoff Brown6-4 4-6 6-2
1951 Don Candy Kurt Nielsen6-1 6-4 [15]
1952 Brian Maxwell Woodroffe Armando Vieira6-2 11-9
1953 Tony Mottram [16] Jack Arkinstall6-4 6-1
1954 Jeff E. Robson John Barry6-2 6-2
1955 Bob Howe George Worthington3-6 6-3 6-4
1956 Ian Clyde Vermaak Gordon Forbes6-4 5-7 6-3
1957 Naresh Kumar Ramanathan Krishnan3-6 6-3 9-7
1958 Mal Anderson Carlos Alberto Fernandes6-1 7-5
1959 Mark Otway Lew Gerrard6-2 6-2
1960 Neale Fraser [17] Brian Woolf6-4 6-2
1961 Lew Gerrard Ian Crookenden6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-2
1962 Roger Taylor Warren Woodcock6-3 6-4
1963 John Fraser Jaidip Mukerjea6-3 6-2
1964 Ken Fletcher Roger Taylor6-8 7-5 6-1
1965 Owen Davidson Tony Roche6-4 8-6
1966 Brian Fairlie Mark Cox6-4 10-8
1967 Bobby Wilson Paul Hutchins5-7 6-4 6-3
1968 Dick Crealey Keith Woolridge6-3 4-6 6-4
1969 Graham Primrose Keith Woolridge6-4 6-3
1970 Keith Diepraam Roger Dowdeswell6-4 6-1
1971 Gerald Battrick Anand Amritraj6-3 6-2
1972 Torben Ulrich J. D. Edmond7-5 6-4
1973 Philip Siviter [18] 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
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  12. Kramer, Edited by Max Robertson. Advisory editor: Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 290. ISBN 9780670294084.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
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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 Kingdom, 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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