Aldershot Division Open Explained
The Aldershot Division Open was a late Victorian era men's grass court founded in 1879.[1] The tournament ran until 1885 before it was discontinued.
History
The Aldershot Division Open Tournament were established in 1879.[2] The tournament was staged at the Aldershot Divisional LTC, Aldershot Garrison, Hampshire, England. This military sports tournament organised by the Aldershot Division of the British Army was an open competition for serving officers of the division, and civilian amateur tennis players. The tournament ran for just seven editions before it was abolished in 1885.[3]
Men's Singles
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1881 |  Lt-Col Robert Holt Stuart Truell | Lieut. Robert Howden Kellie.[4] | 6–4, 1–6, 6–5.[5] |
| 1885 | Lieut. D. Bligh | Lieut. R. Jones. | 2–1 sets.[6] |
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Women's Singles
Notes and References
- News: LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT ALDERSHOT. The third annual Aldershot Garrison Open Lawn Tennis Tournament commenced at the Club Grounds, Aldershot, on Tuesday, the 30th August, and continued daily during the week.. Aldershot Military Gazette . British Newspaper Archive . 10 September 1881 . Aldershot, Hampshire, England . 5.
- Aldershot Military Gazette (1881)
- News: LAWN TENNIS. The final tie for the Gentlemen's Single match of the final Open Lawn Tennis Tournament were played off last week. The result was that B.A. Bligh proved the victor. The play was follows; best of 'three sets: - Lieut. Bligh, B.A. v. Lieut. R. Jones, Bligh won 2 sets to 1.. Aldershot Military Gazette . British Newspaper Archive . 26 September 1885 . Aldershot, Hampshire, England . 5.
- Web site: Cricket Ireland: Players: Robert Kellie . cricketarchive.com . Cricket Archive . 10 January 2023.
- Web site: Edition – Aldershot 1881 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 10 January 2023.
- Aldershot Military Gazette (1885)
- Aldershot Military Gazette (1885)
