Dundalk Tournament

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Dundalk Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1881;142 years ago (1881)
Abolished1884;139 years ago (1884)
Location Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
VenueDundalk Cricket Grounds
Surface Grass

The Dundalk Tournament [1] was a late Victorian era Irish grass court tennis tournament organised by the Dundalk Tennis Club, and played at the cricket field of the Dundalk Grammar School, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. from 1881 to 1884.

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History

The Dundalk Tournament was an late 19th century tennis event first staged in late July 1881, at the cricket field of the Dundalk Grammar School, Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland. [2] The first recorded winner of the men's singles was Ireland's Robert Shaw Templer. The final known edition was in 1884. [3]

Finals

Mens Singles

(Incomplete roll)

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References

  1. Higgins, Tom (2006). "Tournaments". The history of Irish tennis (II ed.). Sligo, Republic of Ireland: Institute of Technology. p. 358. ISBN   9780948870040.
  2. "LAWN TENNIS. TOURNAMENT IN DUNDALK. A LAWN tennis tournament, got up by a few gentle. men in Dundalk, took place in the cricket field of the Dundalk Grammar School on Friday" (Subscription). Belfast News-Letter. Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 1 August 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  3. "DUNDALK LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. Beautiful weather and a large attendance favoured Saturday's play in the above tournament, and again capital play was witnessed" (Subscription). Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 15 September 1884. p. 7. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
  4. "Edition – Dundalk 1881". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 23 February 2023.