Llandudno Open

Llandudno Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit
Founded	1890;135 years ago (1890)
Abolished	1914;111 years ago (1914)
Location	Craigside, Llandudno, Wales
Venue	Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club
Surface	Grass

The Llandudno Open ^[1] was a grass court tennis tournament first established by the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club in 1890, ^[2] and held at the Craigside Hydro Hotel, Llandudno, Caernarfonshire, North Wales. The tournament ran until 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War One.

History

The name “Craigside” is that of a small headland to the west side of the Little Orme, laying east of Llandudno, North Wales. It is still separated from the main Llandudno built-up area by a small tract of farmland now occupied by Bodafon Farm Park. ^[3]

Craigside was the location of the “Craigside Hydropathic Hotel or Craigside Hydro” opened in 1888 ^[4] by John Smith, as a “hydrotherapy” health resort establishment, ^[5] in which visitors could consult the resident physician, Dr John Miles Chambers. ^[6] The tournament was staged until 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War One. During World War II the hotel was used as government offices. The hotel was demolished during the 1970s for redevelopment. ^[7]

The hotel hosted a series of “Craigside” Tennis Tournaments including this tournament the Llandudno Open, as well as the national Welsh Covered Court Championships that were also played at the Craigside Hydro Indoor Covered Courts. ^{[8] [9]}

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll). ^[10]

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1891	Manliffe Goodbody	Tancred Disraeli Cummins	6–2, 6–8, 6–1, 6–2. [10]
1892	Manliffe Goodbody (2)	James Herbert Crispe	6–1, 6–2, 6–2. [10]
1893	Manliffe Goodbody (3)	George Ball-Greene	1–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2. [10]
1894	George Miéville Simond	James Herbert Crispe	1–6, 6–3, 6–2. [10]
1896	Charles Gladstone Allen	Edward Roy Allen	w.o. [10]
1900	Henry Gillibrand Elwin Evered	G. Slater	6–2, 6–2. [10]
1905	Henry Alfred Wallis Chiswell	Philip H. Stokes	6–0, 5–7, 6–8, 6–4, 6–3. [10]
1906	Norman Cecil Frye	E. Warnant	6–3, 6–2, ret.
1908	Leslie Poidevin	George Watt	6–1, 6–0, 6–1. [10]
1909	Frederick Canning	C. Whitehouse	4–6, 10–8, 6–3, 6–4. [10]
1910	S. Ernest Charlton [11]	W.G. Posnett	6–3, 6–4, 6–3. [10]

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll).

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1890	Ida Cressy	K. Grant	7–5, 6–1
1893	Ellen Cressy	Ida Cressy	divided prizes
1896	Winifred Longhurst	Emma Ridding	6–0, 6–2
1898	Miss Golding	Mrs Carson	6–2, 7–5
1899	Ida Cressy (2)	Miss Pollen	?
1900	Miss Slater	Ellen Evered	6–2, 6–3
1901	Mrs E. Gardner	Charlotte Everard	6–2, 6–1
1902	Mrs E. Gardner (2)	Mrs J.B. Perrett	5–7, 9–7, 6–0
1903	Ellen Gardner	Katherine Pick	6–2, 6–2
1904	Mrs E. Gardner (3)	Katherine Pick	6–1, 6–2
1905	K.I. Manning	C. Duerden	8–6, 6–8, 6–0
1907	A. Reeves	C. Duerden	6–0, 6–4
1908	Elizabeth Lunt Heatley	Charlotte Everard	6–0, 6–1
1909	M. Fergus	Elizabeth Lunt Heatley	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1911	Ethel Tanner	M. Smith	6–2, 7–5
1912	M.K. Smith	Elizabeth Lunt Heatley	7–9, 6–3, 6–1
1913	Dorothy Boadle	Charlotte Everard	6–2, 6–4
1914	M.K. Smith (2)	Charlotte Everard	6–4, 6–2

References

1. "lLlandudno Open Tournament: This tournament was resumed at the Craigside Hydro, Craigside, Llandudno. yesterday. Owing to rain some remaining matches were played in the covered indoor courts. Result: Gentlemen' Open. Singles.— Norman C. Fry beat E. Warnam. (6-3, 6-2)" . The Sportsman. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 3 August 1906. p. 3. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
2. "TENNIS: CRAIGSIDE (LLANDUDNO) SEVENTH ANNUAL TENNIS OPEN TOURNAMENT" . North Wales Times. Denbighshire, Wales: British Newspaper Archive. 1 August 1896. p. 3. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
3. Draper, Christopher; Lawson-Reay, John (15 September 2010). "Craigside Hydro". Llandudno Through Time. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN   978-1-4456-2925-4.
4. Draper, Christopher; Lawson-Reay, John (15 September 2010).
5. "Llandudno". The English Review . 48. London: Duckworth and Company: 374. 1929.
6. The English Review
7. "The Lost Hotels Of Conwy County!". mscolwynbay.com. Colwyn Bay: My Colwyn Bay Ltd. 31 January 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
8. The Daily Post Wales. 3 April 2008. Recalling life at the Hydro after the war Source:http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/local-news/recalling-life-hydro-after-war-2836264. Website: dailypost.co.uk. Accessdate 9 May 2023.
9. The Sportsman
10. "Tournaments:Llandudno" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
11. "S.Ernest Charlton: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 19 May 2023.

External links

• The Craigside Hydro Hotel The 3rd image shows the hotel at Craigside with Llandudno in the background, the hydro's outside grass tennis courts are in front of the hotel and it's famous indoor covered courts building can be seen to the right of the hotel.