The County Cavan Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament.[2] The tournament was organised by the County Cavan Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Cavan, Ireland. It was played annually until 1955.
The County Cavan Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1885 as the County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament.[2] It was held annually until at least the 1920s when it was renamed as the County Cavan Championships. The tournament was part of the pre-open era senior tennis circuit till at least the 1950s. The championships have however still survived today as a Tennis Ireland tournament where they are known as the Cavan Senior Open.[3]
The tennis club was officially incorporated with a permanent home in Cavan Town in 1888.[4] The clubs facilities today include five tennis courts (3 artificial grass courts, 2 hard rubber coated courts and 2 padel courts.[5] All Courts are floodlit.[5]
(Incomplete list)
County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament | |||
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1886 * | William Percy French | Lord Newtonbutler | 6–4, 6–2 |
1887 * | William Percy French | J.S.F. Hearn | 8–6 6–2 1–6 6–2 |
1890 * | Manliffe Francis Goodbody | Walter Herbert Boyd | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3 6–1 |
1895* | George Ball-Greene | Frank Stoker | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
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1929[6] | A. Harman | Vesey R. Knox | 6–4, 7–9, 6–3, 6–1 |
1932 | George McVeagh | Alfred E. Fannin | 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
1948[7] | C. An Odlum | W A. Gordon | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
1951 | Cyril Kemp | Don Black | 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
1954[8] | D. D. Pratt | C. Anderson | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
(Incomplete list)
County Cavan Lawn Tennis Tournament | |||
Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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1889 | M.A. Kinahan | 6–0, 6–2 | |
1893 | Jane Corder | M.A. Kinahan | 6–2, 6–0 |
1895[9] | Ruth Dyas | Jane Corder | 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 |
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1923 | Phoebe Blair-White | Freda Pearson | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
1931 | Phyllis Wallis | Hilda Wallis | 6–4, 6–4 |
1948[10] | Mrs. P. O’Brien | Miss. P. Lanigan | 6–3, 6–0 |
1954[11] | Miss A. K. Clarke | Mrs. R. A. Bain | 5–7, 6–2, 7–5 |