Broughty Ferry Open

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Broughty Ferry Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884
Abolished1929
Location Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
VenueBroughty Ferry LTC
Surface Clay

The Broughty Ferry Open [1] was a late Victorian era clay court tennis tournament first staged in 1884 in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. The tournament ran until 1929.

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History

The Broughty Ferry Open was a clay court court tennis tournament organised by the Broughty Ferry LTC, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland from 1884 to 1929. [2]

Finals

Singles

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1884 Flag of Scotland.svg James Black Flag of Scotland.svg Michael Findlaydef.
1885 Flag of Scotland.svg M. Brown Flag of Scotland.svg George Stennouse6-2, 4-6, 8-6, 6-8, 6-2
1886 Flag of Scotland.svg Archibald Thomson Flag of Scotland.svg J.B. Gray6-1, 6-1, 6-3
1887 Flag of England.svg Arthur Story Flag of Scotland.svg Alfred Aitken Thomson1-6, 6-4, retd.
1888 Flag of Scotland.svg Alfred Aitken Thomson Flag of England.svg Arthur Story6-3, 8-6, 3-6, 7-5


References

  1. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS: EVENTS-BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT, CAMPHILL. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, 4th, 5th, and 6th SEPTEMBER" . Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 September 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: The forty fifth annual and final tournament in connection the Broughty Ferry Lawn Tennis Club concluded last night at the Esplanade tennis courts, Dundee" . Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2023.


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