Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1880 |
Abolished | 1884 |
Editions | 4 |
Location | Holt, Norfolk, England |
Venue | Holt Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface | Grass |
The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in August 1880 at Holt LTC, [1] Holt, Norfolk, England. [2] The event ran annually until 1884. [2]
The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a late 19th century grass court tennis tournament held for the first time in August 1880 at the Holt Lawn Tennis Club (f.1879), [3] on the grounds of the Greshams School (f.1555), [4] Holt, Norfolk, England. [2] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Meaburn Tatham. [2] In August 1882 a women's singles event was played and won by a Miss A. Partridge who defeated a Miss A. Foster. [5] The final winner of the gentleman's singles was William Bolding Monement. [2] The tournament ran until 1884 only and was discontinued.
(Incomplete Roll)
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1881 | William Meaburn Tatham | William Bolding Monement | 2 sets to 1. [2] |
1882 | William Bolding Monement | Francis William Monement | 6–5, 6–2. [2] |
1883 | Charles Edmund Tatham | William Bolding Monement | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1. [2] |
1884 | William Bolding Monement | Edward Berners Upcher | 6–1, 6–0. [2] |
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1882 | Miss A. Partridge | Miss A. Foster | 2–0 sets, 4–2,4–2. [6] |
(Incomplete roll)
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1883 | Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement | William Henry Rawlinson H.C. Marsh | 2 sets to 0. [2] |
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