Edinburgh University LTC Open

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Edinburgh University LTC Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882;143 years ago (1882)
Abolished1886;139 years ago (1886)
Editions5
Location Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
VenueEdinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Grass

The Edinburgh University LTC Open [1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1882. The tournament was played annually at the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club, [2] Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland until 1886. [3]

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History

In 1882 the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881), [4] established the Edinburgh University LTC Open. [5] The tournament was staged annually for five editions only before it was discontinued. [3] Previous winners of the men's singles title included Scottish national champions John Galbraith Horn and Herbert Bowes-Lyon. [3]

Finals

Men's singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1882 Flag of England.svg Arthur Walton Fuller Flag of Scotland.svg Charles Robert Andrew Howden3 sets to 0. [3]
1883 Flag of Scotland.svg John Galbraith Horn Flag of England.svg Arthur Walton Fuller3 sets to 1. [3]
1884 Flag of England.svg Walter William Chamberlain Flag of Scotland.svg Charles Robert Andrew Howden6-4, 6–3, 6–3. [3]
1885 Flag of Scotland.svg Herbert Bowes-Lyon Flag of Scotland.svg T. Leigh MacLachlan6-1, 6–2, 6–1. [3]
1886 Flag of Scotland.svg Herbert Bowes-Lyon Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James H. Aitken8-6, 6–4, 6–3. [3]

See also

References

  1. "LAWN TENNIS. OPEN FIXTURES. Wednesday. June 10. Edinburgh University L.T.C. fourth annual tournament" . Athletic News. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. "Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club". Edinburgh University. LTA. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Tournaments: Edinburgh LTC" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen and Unwin. p. 313. ISBN   9780047960420.
  5. Athletic News