Thirsk Amateur Tennis Championship

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Thirsk Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour LTA Circuit
Founded1882;142 years ago (1882)
Abolished1908;116 years ago (1908)
Location Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England
VenueThirsk Lawn Tennis Club
Surface Grass

The Thirsk Amateur Tennis Championship [1] was a British tennis competition founded in July 1882 as the Thirsk Lawn Tennis Tournament. [2] The tournament organised by Thirsk Lawn Tennis Club at Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England and was played annually until 1908 when it was discontinued. [1]

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History

In 1878 Thirsk Athletic Club was founded. [3] In 1880 a tennis section was added to the club and the name was changed to Thirsk Athletic Sports Club. In 1882 Thirsk Lawn Tennis Club part of the sports club held its first annual tennis tournament. [4]

The winner of the first men's singles title was Pelham George von Donop. [4] The tournament was held annually through till 1908 when it was discontinued. [5] The final men's singles champion was Charles Gladstone Allen. [4] Thirsk Lawn Tennis Club is still operating today and is a member of the Yorkshire LTA. [6] It is still part of the Thirsk Athletic Sports and Social Club. [7] [8]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1882 [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pelham George von Donop Flag of England.svg Arthur Godfrey Pease6–4, 6–1
1886 [4] Flag of England.svg Seward Wilfrid Meek Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C.H.C. Harrison6–2, 6–4
1887 [4] Flag of England.svg Seward Wilfrid Meek (2) Flag of England.svg Arthur George Ridout6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1888 [4] Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ernest Browne Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Seward Wilfrid Meek2–6, 8–6, 6–3
1908 [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Charles Gladstone Allen Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alan Proctorw.o.

Men's doubles

(Incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1886 [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg T.L. Johnston
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Oswald Swarbreck
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg W.T. Baines
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg C.H.C. Harrison
w.o.

Mixed doubles

(Incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1886 [4] Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas Oswald Swarbreck
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mrs. Swarbreck
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg E.M. Turner
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Miss. Turner
6–2, 6–3

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References

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  2. "LAWN TENNIS. THIRSK LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The fourth annual tournament promoted by the Thirsk Lawn Tennis Club commenced yestderday, results are as follows" . Leeds Mercury . Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 July 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  3. "Oxford and Cambridge Sports: National Fixtures". Oxford and Cambridge undergraduate's journal. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 6 June 1878. p. 451.
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