King’s County and Ormonde Tournament

The King’s County and Ormonde Tournament also called Midland Counties Championships Ireland was an early men's tennis tournament held in Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland from 1883 through 1896.

King’s County and Ormonde Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1883
Abolished1896
Editions9
LocationParsonstown
King’s County
Ireland
SurfaceOutdoor (Grass)

History

The King’s County and Ormonde Tournament was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland there were nine editions of this event.

Past tournaments

Incomplete list of tournaments included:[1]

Men's singles
YearChampionRunner UpScore
1883 Eyre Chatterton Reverend P. Knox6-3 6-4 6-2 [2]
1884 [lower-alpha 1] Ernest Browne Eyre Chatterton2-1 ret.[3]
1885 [lower-alpha 2] A.O. Jennings Toler Roberts Garvey6-4 6-4 4-6 8-6 [4]
1886 [lower-alpha 3] Toler Roberts Garvey Arthur John de Courcy Wilsonw.o [5]
1887 [lower-alpha 4] David Grainger Chaytor George Bloomfield Garvey2 sets to 1 [6]
1891 [lower-alpha 5] Herbert Newcombe Craig John Henry Head6-2 6-2 6-2 [7]
1892 [lower-alpha 6] Manliffe Francis Goodbody Hume Riversadale Jones6-2 6-3 15-13 [8]
1894 Toler Roberts Garvey W. R. Clark4-6 6-1 6-0 6-4 [9]
1896 Toler Roberts Garvey Major Alexander F. Grant-Foulerton6-1 6-2 6-4 [10]

Notes
  1. Browne had a walkover defending champion Chatterton in the challenge round
  2. defending champion retained title in the challenge round
  3. 1886 edition there was no challenge round
  4. 1887 edition challenge round re-instated
  5. 1891 edition there was a challenge round
  6. 1892 edition there was a walk over in the challenge round

References

Citations

  1. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  2. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1883". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1885". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1886". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1887". www.tennisarchives.com. TA.
  7. Archives, Tennis. "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1891". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1892". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1894". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1896". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Sources
  • Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament, 1883-1896". www.tennisarchives.com.
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