Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

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Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1880;144 years ago (1880)
Abolished1884;140 years ago (1884)
Editions4
Location Holt, Norfolk, England
VenueHolt 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]

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History

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.

Finals

(Incomplete Roll)

Men's Singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1881 Flag of England.svg William Meaburn Tatham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Bolding Monement 2 sets to 1. [2]
1882 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Bolding Monement Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francis William Monement 6–5, 6–2. [2]
1883 Flag of England.svg Charles Edmund Tatham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Bolding Monement 6–1, 2–6, 6–1. [2]
1884 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Bolding Monement Flag of England.svg Edward Berners Upcher6–1, 6–0. [2]

Women's Singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1882 Flag of England.svg Miss A. Partridge Flag of England.svg Miss A. Foster2–0 sets, 4–2,4–2. [6]

Men's doubles

(Incomplete roll)

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1883 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Francis William Monement
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Bolding Monement
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg William Henry Rawlinson
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg H.C. Marsh
2 sets to 0. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tournaments: Holt Lawn Tennis Club" . The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. "LAWN TENNIS: An exhibibition gentleman's pair's lawn tennis match was played, on Tuesday at the new Holt Lawn Tennis Club" . Norwich Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 13 August 1879. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. "History and Archive". www.greshams.com. Gresham's School. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. "HOLT. The Holt Lawn Tennis Club opening tournament was held on August 1st and 2nd, and resulted as follows: Ladies' Singles Final. Miss A. Partridge beat Miss Foster, 2 sets to 0, 4–2, 4–2" . Norwich Mercury. Noriwch, Norfolk: British Newspaper Archive. 9 August 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. Norwich Mercury