Crystal Palace Open

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Crystal Palace Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1881;144 years ago (1881)
Abolished1909;116 years ago (1909)
Location Crystal Palace, London, England
Venue Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground
Surface Grass

The Crystal Palace Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881. [1] The tournament was organised annually by the Crystal Palace Lawn Tennis Club, and was played on the Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground at Crystal Palace, London, England. The tournament ran until 1909 when it was discontinued. [2]

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History

In 1881 the Crystal Palace Open was established. [3] The event was orgnaised by Crystal Palace Lawn Tennis Club, and was played on the Crystal Palace Park Cricket Ground at Crystal Palace, London, England. The tournament ran until 1909 [4] when it was discontinued.

Previous winners of the men's singles title included; Harold Segerson Mahony, Major Ritchie, Arthur Gore and Reginald Speke Barnes. [5] [6] Former winners of the women's singles included; Aurea Farrington, Dora Boothby, Helen Aitchison, and Elsie Lane.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1904 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Harold Mahony Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest Parton6-3, 6-2
1905 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Gore Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding 6-4, 6-2
1906 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Gore (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Thomas 6-1, 6-2
1907 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Major Ritchie Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Algernon Kingscote 6-1, 6-4
1909 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald S. Barnes Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles P. Dixon 6-2, 3-6, 6-3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1904 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dora Boothby Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gladys Eastlake-Smith 6-1, 6-2
1905 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dora Boothby (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Helen Harper6-3, 6-4
1906 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gladys Eastlake-Smith Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dora Boothby walkover
1907 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dora Boothby (3) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gladys Eastlake-Smith 6-0, 7-5
1909 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Aurea Edgington Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E Sargeant6-4, 6-1

Additional notes

References

  1. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS: Fixtures July 4-11: The second Crystal Palace Open tournament" . The Field. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 May 1882. p. 49. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "Tournament – Crystal Palace". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  3. ↑ The Field (1882) British Newspaper Archive. p. 49.
  4. ↑ "FORTHCOMING FIXTURES. The following are tournament dates for 1909, as sanctioned by the Lawn Tennis Association" . Sporting Life. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 25 May 1909. p. 2. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Draws Archive: 1909. Player R.S. Barnes". www.wimbledon.com. AELTC. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  6. ↑ Tennis Archives
  7. ↑ "Leschly Favourite for European Trophy". The Daily Telegraph . London, England. 12 Feb 1969. p. 15. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
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