Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | |
Type: | defunct |
Founded: | 1880 |
Ended: | 1885 |
Editions: | 5 |
Location: | Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Brighton Sussex Great Britain |
Surface: | outdoor (Grass) |
The Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was an early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 through 1885.
The Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was established in 1880. In 1882, it became an open event for men and women called the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Open was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at Brighton and Hove, England there was just three editions of this event two time U.S. National Champion James Dwight won the final edition in 1885.
Incomplete list of tournaments included:[1]
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1880 | H. Stanley | F.H. Izard | 6–4, 6–3, 6–5.[2] |
1881 | C. Fairfax | A.O. Jennings | 6–1, 6–4, 7–5.[3] |
1882 | A.A. Fuller | C.G. Newton | 6–4 6–2.[4] |
1883 | A.O. Jennings | Leonard Dampier | 6–2 6–1 6–1.[5] |
1885 | 7–5 6–3 7–5.[6] | ||