Fitzwilliam Purse Explained
The Fitzwilliam Purse,[1] was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players who had lost in the first round of the singles event. The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1884.[2] The event was discontinued after the 1901 event.
History
The Fitzwilliam Purse was a tennis tournament founded in 1884 for players who had lost in the first round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships.[3] It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1901 when it was discontinued.[2]
The Fitzwilliam Plate was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the second round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901.[4]
Finals
Men's singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1884 | Ernest Wool Lewis |  Robert Shaw Templer | 6-1, 1–6, 6–2. |
| 1885 | Charles Henry Chaytor | George Arnulph Montgomerie | 4-6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0. |
| 1886[5] | David Grainger Chaytor | Francis Woodcock Perry | 3-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2 . |
| 1887 | Patrick Bowes-Lyon | Harry Grove | 8-6, 8–6, 6–3.[6] |
| 1888[7] | Tom Campion | George Hillyard | won. |
| 1889[8] | Ernest Wool Lewis | Joshua Pim | 3 sets to 1. |
| 1890 | David Grainger Chaytor | George Hillyard | 6-1, 6–3, 6–2.[9] |
| 1892[10] |  Ernest George Meers | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | 6-3, 6–1, 7–5. |
| 1893[11] | Frank Owen Stoker | Horace Chapman | 8-6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–2. |
| 1894 | Reginald Doherty | Charles Henry Martin | 4-6, 6–0, retd.[12] |
| 1896[13] | Edward Roy Allen | Harold Adair Nisbet | 6-1, 6–3, 6–3. |
| 1898 | Harold Adair Nisbet | George Ball-Greene | 6-3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. |
| 1899[14] | George Caridia | Arthur Henry Riseley | 6-3, 7–5. |
| 1901 | Wilberforce Eaves | Walter Herbert Boyd | 6-3, 6–2, 6–1. |
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Notes and References
- Book: Tarran . Bruce . George Hillyard: The man who moved Wimbledon . 1 June 2013 . Troubador Publishing Ltd . Market Harborough . 978-1-78088-549-0 . 61 . en.
- Web site: Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Purse. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 21 May 2023. subscription.
- Tarran
- Web site: Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Plate. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 21 May 2023. subscription.
- News: SPORTING INTELLIGENCE: FITZWILLIAM PURSE, FINAL ROUND. D Chaytor beat F Perry, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 . 21 May 2023 . Freeman's Journal . British Newspaper Archive . 29 May 1886 . Dublin, Republic of Ireland . 7. subscription.
- Tarran, Bruce
- News: Tennis: Irish Championships: Fitzwilliam Purse. Final Round. T Campion. D U L T C. G Hillyard, Chiswick Park L T C. Campion won. . 21 May 2023 . Dublin Daily Express . British Newspaper Archive . 28 May 1888 . Dublin, Republic of Ireland . 3. subscription.
- News: Lawn Tennis. Irish Championships. The Fitzwilliam Purse was won by the London champion, E. W. Lewis, who beat J. Pim (of Dublin) in the final by 3 sets to 1. . 21 May 2023 . Morning Post . British Newspaper Archive . 27 May 1889 . London . 3. subscription.
- News: THE IRISH LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Fitzwilliam Purse Final: D. Chaytor heat G. Hillyard by three sets to none (6 1, 6 3, and 6 2). . 21 May 2023 . Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News . British Newspaper Archive . 7 June 1890 . London, England . 32. subscription.
- News: ALL-IRELAND LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: Fitzwilliam Purse.—Final: E. G. Meers beat H.S. Barlow (6—3, 6—l, 7—5). . 21 May 2023 . Sporting Life . British Newspaper Archive . 1 June 1892 . London . 6. subscription.
- News: THE IRISH CHAMPIONSHIPS: (Fitzwilliam Purse) : Stoker beat Chapman (8-6, 6-1, 1-6, 6-2). . 21 May 2023 . Sporting Gazette . London, England . 3 June 1893 . London, England . 28. subscription.
- News: Fitzwilliam Purse.— Final Round : R. F. Doherty beat C. H. Martin, 4—6, 6—0; Martin retired. . 21 May 2023 . Morning Post . British Newspaper Archive . 28 May 1894 . London . 2. subscription.
- Book: Baily's Magazine of Sports & Pastimes . 1896 . Vinton & Company . London . 79 . en.
- News: LAWN TENNIS: FITZWILLIAM PURSE —Final Mr G. W. Caridia beat Mr A.H. Riseley, 6-3. 7-5. . 21 May 2023 . Hull Daily Mail . British Newspaper Archive . 29 May 1899 . Yorkshire, England . 4.
