Claremount Park Open Explained

Claremount Park Open
Type:defunct
Editions:4
Location:Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Venue:Claremount Park
Surface:Asphalt

The Claremount Park Open[1] was a Victorian era open men's and women's tennis competition played on hard asphalt courts founded in 1886.[2] The tournament was organised by the Claremount Park Lawn Tennis Club and held at Claremount Park Public Lawn Tennis Ground, Blackpool, Lancashire, England, until 1889 when it was discontinued.

History

On 8 July 1886 the Claremount Park Lawn Tennis Club organised the Claremount Park Open tournament that was played at the Claremont Park Public Lawn Tennis Ground (a public park's event). The first edition of the tournament featured men's singles, men's doubles, and men's and women's pairs events.[2] The tournament was held annually for only four editions when it was discontinued.[2] The original lawn tennis club did not survive, however the Claremount Park public tennis courts are still used today and is an LTA registered venue.[3]

Finals

Men's Singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1886 Walter Reid Craig Charles Howard6–4, 6–3.
1887 Owen Seaman6–2, 3–6, 6–1.
1888 Owen Seaman Walter Reid Craig6–4, 4–6, 6–3.
1889 John Leyland Birley[4] Walter Reid Craig6–4, 4–6, 6–3.

Men's Doubles

(Incomplete roll)

Mixed Doubles

(Incomplete roll)

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: CLAREMOUNT PARK: Most appropriate weather favoured the first day's events of the First Open Amateur Lawn Tennis Tournament which commenced yesterday, on the Claremont Park Public Lawn Tennis Ground here are the results. . 22 May 2023 . Blackpool Gazette and Herald . British Newspaper Archive . 9 July 1886 . Lancashire, England . 5. subscription.
  2. Web site: Tournaments:Blackpool – Claremount Park. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 22 May 2023. subscription.
  3. Web site: Claremont Park: Claremont Community Tennis Club . Claremont Park . LTA . 22 May 2023 . en.
  4. Web site: Lytham & St.Annes on the Sea Lancashire – Local History – John Leyland Birley 1906 . amounderness.co.uk . Lytham & St. Annes Local History Society . 22 May 2023 . 2021.