Fitzwilliam Plate

Fitzwilliam Plate
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1883;142 years ago (1883)
Abolished	1900;125 years ago (1900)
Location	Dublin, Ireland
Venue	Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Surface	Grass

The Fitzwilliam Plate ^[1] also known as the Irish Championships Consolation Plate was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players that lost in the second round of the all comers singles event. ^[2] The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1883. ^[3] The event was discontinued in 1900.

History

TheFitzwilliam Plate was a tennis tournament founded in 1883 for players who had lost in the second round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships. ^[4] It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1900 when it was discontinued. ^[3]

The Fitzwilliam Purse was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the first round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901. ^[5]

Finals

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1883	George Arnulph Montgomerie	Percy Greene	6–3 6–1. [3]
1884	Maxwell John Carpendale	Edward Lake Williams	6–2 6–2. [3]
1885 [6]	Herbert Knox McKay	William Taylor	6–3, 7–5, 6–2. [3]
1886	Grainger Chaytor	Francis Woodcock Perry	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2. [3]
1887	Herbert Wilberforce	Grainger Chaytor	9–7, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3. [3]
1888	James Baldwin	Ernest George Meers	9–7, 6–3, 6–3. [3]
1890 [7]	Harold Mahony	Wilfred L Parker	6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
1894 [8]	Grainger Chaytor	Frank Stoker	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.
1896 [9]	Edward Roy Allen	Charles Henry Martin	7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1. [3]
1897	George Greville	Richard Clifford	6–1, 7–5, 6–1. [3]
1898	Harold Adair Nisbet	George Ball-Greene	6–0, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3. [3]
1899	George Caridia	Arthur Henry Riseley	6–3, 7–5. [3]

See also

• All England Plate (competition for second round losers at the Wimbledon Championships)

References

1. "Dublin University Review". The Dublin University Review. 1 (1–6). Dublin, Ireland: 131. June 1885. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "FITZWILLIAM PLATE. One prize of £7 for players beaten in the second round of the All-Comers' Singles" . Cork Constitution. Cork, Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. "Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Plate" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. Tarran
5. "Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Purse" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
6. The Dublin Review (June 1885)
7. Cork Constitution
8. "LAWN TENNIS. THE FITZWILLIAM TOURNAMENT: Fitzwilliam Plate. —Final round: D Chaytor beat F Stoker. 6-1, 6-2. 4-6. 6-4" . Newcastle Journal. Northumberland, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 May 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
9. "The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality". The Sketch. 14. Ingram brothers.: 291 10 June 1896. Retrieved 7 August 2023.