Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament

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Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882;143 years ago (1882)
Abolished1889;136 years ago (1889)
Location Hendon, Middlesex, England
VenueHendon Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Clay

The Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament [1] was a men's clay court tennis tournament organised by the Hendon Lawn Tennis Club, [2] Little Sherrock Field, Hendon, Middlesex, England from 1882 to 1889.

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History

The Hendon Lawn Tennis Tournament was a men's clay court tennis tournament organised by the Hendon LTC, Hendon Park, Little Sherrock Field (today known as Sherrock Gardens), Hendon, Middlesex, England from 1882 to 1889. [3] [4]

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll) [5]

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1882 [6] Flag of Scotland.svg Herbert Lawford Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Otway Woodhouse 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1885 [7] Flag of the United States.svg William Howard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Muir MacDonald6–4, 6–4
1886 [8] Flag of the United States.svg William Howard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Patrick W. Squire6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1889 [9] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Leopold Maxse Flag of England.svg Harry Grove 6–4, 3–6, 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

References

  1. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS: SEVENTH HENDON LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: This annual event, which occupies the days throughout the month of July, concluded on Saturday" . Hendon & Finchley Times. British Newspaper Archive. 12 July 1889. pp. 7, 8. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ↑ "LOCAL JOTTINGS: The Hendon Lawn Tennis Club, which, the way, is a very formidable organisation, is seeking for land in the centre of the district whereon they can form tennis court and permanently secure a home ground for next years first annual tournament" . Hendon & Finchley Times. British Newspaper Archive. 12 November 1881. p. 5. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS. FIXTURES. OPEN EVENTS JULY" . The Field. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 July 1882. p. 31. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ↑ Hendon & Finchley Times
  5. ↑ "Tournament – Hendon Autumn". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "THE FIELD LAWN TENNIS CALENDAR, containing the Report of Lawn Tennis Matches that haVE taken place this season" . www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 September 1882. p. 15. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  7. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS. FIXTURES. OPEN EVENTS AUGUST AND RESULTS JULY" . The Field. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 22 August 1885. p. 41. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Tennis Archives
  9. ↑ Hendon & Finchley Times (1889)
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