Edinburgh University LTC Open | |
Type: | defunct |
Editions: | 5 |
Location: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. |
Venue: | Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface: | Grass |
The Edinburgh University LTC Open[1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1882. The tournament was played annually at the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club,[2] Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland until 1886.[3]
INn 1882 the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[4] established the Edinburgh University LTC Open.[5] The tournament was staged annually for five editions only before it was discontinued.[3] Previous winners of the men's singles title included Scottish national champions John Galbraith Horn and Herbert Bowes-Lyon.[3]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1882 | Arthur Walton Fuller | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | 3 sets to 0. |
1883 | John Galbraith Horn | Arthur Walton Fuller | 3 sets to 1. |
1884 | Walter William Chamberlain | Charles Robert Andrew Howden | 6-4, 6–3, 6–3. |
1885 | T. Leigh MacLachlan | 6-1, 6–2, 6–1. | |
1886 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon | James H. Aitken | 8-6, 6–4, 6–3. |