The Doherty Cup | |
City: | Cambridge |
Country: | England |
Venue: | Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club |
Men's Singles: | Michal Kaminski (2021) |
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.
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.
Incomplete Roll
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1881 | Barclay Fowell Buxton | Erskine Gerald Watson | ? |
1885 | Herbert Wilberforce | J.S. Burton | 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3 |
1888 | Clement Cazalet | Alfred E. Walker | 2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1 |
1903 | Anthony Wilding | Richard Prescott Keigwin | 6-0 6-0 |
1919 | Cotah Ramaswami | ? | ? |
1924 | Donald Ross Ruttnam | Jimmy Van Alen | |
2017[6] | Michal Kaminski | James Shemilt | |
2021[7] | Michal Kaminski | Krishna Amin | |