Tenby Open

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Tenby Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour WLTA Circuit
Founded1876;149 years ago (1876)
Abolished1895;130 years ago (1895)
Location Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
VenueTenby Lawn Club Tennis Club
Surface Grass

The Tenby Open [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1876 as the Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament. In 1881 the event was re branded as the South Wales Championships. In 1885 a new open tournament was revived staged annually at the Tenby Lawn Club Tennis Club, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The tournament was staged annually until 1895 when it was discontinued.

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History

In 1876 the Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was first staged at the Tenby Lawn Tennis Club, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. [2] In 1881 the tournament changed its name to the South Wales Championships, and play was open to all residents who had resided for three months in all six southern counties of Wales. [3] In 1885 a new tournament was revived the Tenby Open. The tournament was staged annually until 1895 when it was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete list)

Tenby Open
YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1885 [4] Flag of England.svg James Baldwin Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg S.F. Hulton6–1, 6–3, 6–0
1886 [5] Flag of England.svg James Baldwin (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E.W. David6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1887 [6] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg David G. Owen Saunders Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Captain G.R. Taylor6–5, 6–2, 6–1
1888 [7] Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg William Sidney Nelson Heard Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E.W. David6–2, 6–2, 6–1

References

  1. "Tournaments:Tenby Open" . The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter
  3. "NOTES OF THE WEEK". The Cambrian. Aberystwyth, Wales: Welsh Newspapers: National Library of Wales. 15 July 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open" . The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open" . The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open" . The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open" . The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.