Fitzwilliam Purse

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Fitzwilliam Purse
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884;139 years ago (1884)
Abolished1901;122 years ago (1901)
Location Dublin, Ireland
Venue Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Grass

The Fitzwilliam Purse, [1] was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players lost in the first round of the singles event. The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1884. [2] The event was discontinued in 1902.

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History

The Fitzwilliam Purse was a tennis tournament founded in 1884 for players who had lost in the first round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships. [3] It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1901 when it was discontinued. [2]

The Fitzwilliam Plate was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the second round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901. [4]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1884 Flag of England.svg Ernest Wool Lewis Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Robert Shaw Templer6-1, 1–6, 6–2. [2]
1885 Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Charles Henry Chaytor Flag of England.svg George Arnulph Montgomerie4-6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0. [2]
1886 [5] Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg David Grainger Chaytor Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Francis Woodcock Perry3-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2 .
1887 Flag of Scotland.svg Patrick Bowes-Lyon Flag of England.svg Harry Grove 8-6, 8–6, 6–3. [2] [6]
1888 [7] Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Tom Campion Flag of England.svg George Hillyard won.
1889 [8] Flag of England.svg Ernest Wool Lewis Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Joshua Pim 3 sets to 1.
1890 [6] Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg David Grainger Chaytor Flag of England.svg George Hillyard 6-1, 6–3, 6–2. [9]
1892 [10] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ernest George Meers Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Sibthorpe Barlow 6-3, 6–1, 7–5.
1893 [11] Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Frank Owen Stoker Flag of England.svg Horace Chapman 8-6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–2.
1894 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reginald Doherty Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Charles Henry Martin4-6, 6–0, retd. [12]
1896 [13] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Edward Roy Allen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Adair Nisbet 6-1, 6–3, 6–3. [2] [6]
1898 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harold Adair Nisbet Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg George Ball-Greene 6-3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. [2]
1899 [14] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Caridia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Arthur Henry Riseley6-3, 7–5.
1901 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wilberforce Eaves Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Walter Herbert Boyd6-3, 6–2, 6–1. [2]

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