Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament

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Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1881;141 years ago (1881)
Abolished1896;126 years ago (1896)
Location Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland
VenueDownshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament [1] was late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1881 that ran until at least 1896. The tournament was organised by the Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club, and usually held Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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The Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1881, [2] that ran until at least 1896. [3] The tournament was organised by the Downshire Archery and Lawn Tennis Club, and usually held at the Cliftonville Cricket Club Ground, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

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References

  1. Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Downshire". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  2. "The Downshire and Archery and Lawn Tennis Club: The annual tournament of this popular club commenced yesterday on the lawn at the Botanic Gardens, and was attended with a large amount of success. The weather was all that could be wished for, a summer atmosphere event". Belfast News-Letter. Belfast, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archives. 14 September 1882. p. 7.
  3. "Belfast, Lawn Tennis. The Downshire Lawn Tennis Tournament and Croquet tournament was concluded on the grounds of the Cliftonville Cricket Club, in Belfast, on the 31st July. One of the most exciting matches played was for the ladies' single (scratch) championship". Gentlewoman. London, England.: British Newspaper Archives. 15 August 1896. p. 42.