County Kildare Tournament
The County Kildare Tournament was a 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held initially at Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland, established in 1880.[1] It was a featured event of 1880 Men's Tennis tour.
County Kildare Tournament | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | County Kildare Tournament |
Tour | Pre open era |
Founded | 1880 |
Editions | 7 |
Location | Naas County Kildare Ireland |
Venue | Various |
History
The first edition was staged at the Naas Military Barracks, Naas.[2] It was a featured event of 1880 Men's Tennis tour. In 1881 the tournament was then staged at the County Kildare Club (later Naas Lawn Tennis Club) until it was abolished in 1890.[3]
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) [4] in some tournaments not all.
Men's singles
Included:[2]
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1880 [lower-alpha 1] | Joseph R. Rainsford | Jacob R. Sherrard | ?[2][5] |
1881[lower-alpha 2] | Peter Aungier | W.A. Cairnes | ?[2][6] |
1882[lower-alpha 3] | Peter Aungier | John William Young | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3[2] |
1883[lower-alpha 4] | Peter Aungier | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2[2][7] |
1884[lower-alpha 5] | Peter Aungier | Thomas Harrison Griffiths | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4[2][8] |
1887[lower-alpha 6] | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | Cecil J. Cramer-Roberts | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0[2][9] |
1889[lower-alpha 7] | C. Johnson | Richard J. Hornidge | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1[2] |
Notes
- 1880 edition held from 28–31 July
- 1881 edition held from 2–6 August
- 1882 edition held from 25–29 July
- 1883 edition held from 24 July end date no stated
- 1884 edition held from 29 July to 2 August
- 1887 edition held in July 1887
- 1890 edition held in August 1890
References
- "Naas Chronology 134 AD – 1900 – Kildare Local History . ie". kildarelocalhistory.ie. Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – County Kildare Tournament". Tennis Archives. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "History – Naas LTC". Naas LTC. Naas, County Kildare, Ireland: Naas Lawn Tennis Club. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- Gray, John (July 1880). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- Gray, John (August 1881). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- The Field Lawn Tennis Annual 1890
- Gray, John (August 1884). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- "Tennis Events". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. July 1887.
Sources
- Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922.
- Gray, John (1880–1881). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- Irish Times, The. (1887). "Tennis Events" Dublin, Ireland.
- "History – Naas LTC" (2017). Naas LTC. Naas, County Kildare, Ireland: Naas Lawn Tennis Club.
- "Naas Chronology 134 AD – 1900 – Kildare Local History . ie". kildarelocalhistory.i.e. Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. 2017.
- Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – County Kildare Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
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.