Dundrum Open

Dundrum Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1881;144 years ago (1881)
Abolished	1888;137 years ago (1888)
Location	Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland
Venue	Dundrum Lawn Tennis Club
Surface	Grass

The Dundrum Open ^[1] also known as the Dundrum Open Lawn Tennis Tournament ^[2] was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Dundrum Tournament. ^[3] The tournament was organised by the Dundrum Lawn Tennis Club and played at Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland annually until 1887 when it was discontinued. ^[1]

History

In 1881 the first Dundrum Tournament was held in Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland ^[4] The tournament was organised by the Dundrum Lawn Tennis Club and played at Dundrum, Dublin, Ireland] annually until 1887 when it was discontinued. ^[5]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1881 [1]	Eyre Chatterton	John Jameson Cairnes	6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1885 [1]	Willoughby Hamilton	William Drummond Hamilton	6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 8–6
1886 [1]	William Drummond Hamilton	Arthur Henry Gore Ashe	6–1, 6–4, 6–3

References

1. "Tournaments: Dundrum Open" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
2. "LAWN TENNIS. DUNDRUM OPEN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT- Play was postponed on Saturday in the above tournament due to heavy rain, when again all tennis matches were very even" . Dublin Daily Express. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 15 September 1884. p. 3. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
3. "LAWN TENNIS. DUNDRUM TOURNAMENT" . The Irish Times . Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 14 September 1881. p. 6. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
4. .The Irish Times
5. "SPORTING INTELLIGENCE:LAWN TENNIS. DUNDRUM OPEN LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The final event above will be held on the Cricket Ground, Dundrum, on Tuesday, Aug 30th, and following days" . Freeman's Journal . Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 15 August 1887. p. 7. Retrieved 17 August 2023.