Cheltenham Covered Court Championships Explained
| Cheltenham Covered Court Championships |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | Cheltenham Covered Courts |
| Tour: | Mens Amateur Tour (1877–1912)
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| Founded: | 1881 |
| Editions: | 1 |
| Ended: | 1881 |
| Location: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. |
| Venue: | Imperial Winter Gardens |
| Surface: | Wood (indoor) |
The Cheltenham Covered Court Championships [1] also called the Cheltenham Covered Courts[2] was a men's and women's indoor wood court tennis tournament staged from the 19th to 23 April 1881 only at the Imperial Winter Gardens, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. It was one of the earliest locations in England to stage an indoor wood court tennis event.[3]
History
The Cheltenham Covered Court Championships was an early Victorian era men's and women's indoor wood court tennis tournament staged from the 19th to 23 April 1881 only at the Imperial Winter Gardens, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.[4] Cheltenham was first towns in England to have a covered court.[5]
Description of event
A description of the event that concluded on 23 April 1881 .
Description of venue
A description of the venue.
Finals
Mix Doubles
Sources
- Baltzell, E. Digby (2013). Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar. Piscataway, New Jersey, United States: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-5180-0.
- Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Cheltenham Covered Courts". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
- Routledge's Sporting Annual (1882). George Routledge and Sons. London.
- Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. London: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 978-0-900424-71-7.
- Site of the Winter Gardens - Historic Public Gardens of Cheltenham - PocketSights". pocketsights.com. PocketSights, LLC. 2021.
Notes and References
- Routledge's Sporting Annual (1882). George Routledge and Sons. London. Lawn Tennis Results 1881. p.116.
- Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Tournament – Cheltenham Covered Courts . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 12 October 2022 . Netherlands.
- Book: Baltzell . E. Digby . Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar . 2013 . Transaction Publishers . Piscataway, New Jersey, United States . 978-1-4128-5180-0 . 45 . en.
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- Book: Tingay . Lance . 100 Years of Wimbledon . 1977 . Guinness Superlatives Ltd . London . 978-0-900424-71-7 . 222 . en.
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