The Doherty Cup

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The Doherty Cup
Tournament information
Founded1881;144 years ago (1881)
Location Cambridgeshire
Cambridge
England
Venue Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club
Current champions
Men's singles Flag of the United States.svg Sahil Dayal(2025)

The Doherty Cup, [1] also known as Cambridge University Tournament, is men's closed grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament, [2] and held in Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

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History

The Cambridge University LTC Tournament was originally founded in the 19th century, and first staged in May 1881, [2] at the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881), [3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. [2] [4] This tournament was an open event for students of the University, but closed to other outside players. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Barclay Fowell Buxton. [2] the men's event was known as the Doherty Cup from 1920 onward. [5] The 1924 edition was won by Donald Ross Ruttnam who defeated the American player Jimmy Van Alen. [5] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.

Finals

Incomplete Roll

Men's Singles

Doherty Cup

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1881 Flag of England.svg Barclay Fowell Buxton Flag of England.svg Erskine Gerald Watson? [2]
1885 Flag of England.svg Herbert Wilberforce Flag of England.svg J.S. Burton6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3 [2]
1888 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Clement Cazalet Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alfred E. Walker2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1 [2]
1903 Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Wilding Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Prescott Keigwin6-0 6-0 [2]
1919 British Raj Red Ensign.svg Cotah Ramaswami ??
1924 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Donald Ross Ruttnam Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Van Alen [5]
2017 [6] Flag of Poland.svg Michal Kaminski Flag of the United Kingdom.svg James Shemilt
2021 [7] Flag of Poland.svg Michal Kaminski Flag of India.svg Krishna Amin
2024 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ruben Francis Flag of Norway.svg Magnus Hellebust Haaland6-1 6-2
2025 Flag of the United States.svg Sahil Dayal Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Harry Cookson3-6 6-3 10-5

References

  1. ↑ "Light Blues' Lawn Tennis.In the Doherty Cup final in the Cambridge University lawn tennis tournament yesterday D. R. Rutnam beat J. H. van Alen 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 9-11, 6-4". Daily Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1924. p. 14.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Cambridge University LTC". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club – Founded 1881". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "35TH Cambridge University Tournament. Seventy-seven competitors entered for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, which concluded yesterday". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1920. p. 20.
  5. 1 2 3 Daily Mirror (1924)
  6. ↑ "Doherty Cup 2017". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Doherty Cup 2021". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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