| Gore Court Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Sittingbourne, Kent, England |
| Venue: | Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery & Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface: | Grass |
The Gore Court Championships[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1877 that ran until at least 1926. The tournament was organised by the Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery and Lawn Tennis Club[2] and held at Gore Court a sports ground in Sittingbourne, Kent, England.
The Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery and Lawn Tennis club was founded in 1875. In 1877 it staged its first lawn tennis tournament.[3] In 1882 a ladies's singles open event was staged won by a Miss Ray.[4] In 1899 the men's singles title final featured the 1898 singles champion from the Natal Championships Charles Edward Finlason and Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor,[5] the match ended with them dividing the title[6] The tournament was still being staged up to at least 1926, but then appears to have been abolished.[7]
This short but popular tournament occasionally featured a women's singles event, but did regularly feature women's doubles and mixed doubles. Former winners of the gentleman's singles has included Ernest Wool Lewis, Wilberforce Eaves and Roy Allen.
A description of the Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery and Lawn Tennis that appeared in the Sittingbourne, Milton, and District Directory 1908 to 1909:
Incomplete Roll
Included:[8]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | W.H. Patterson |  J. Patterson | 5-4 6-1 |
| 1882 | J.R. Daniell | J. Langley | 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1883 | H.S. Cooper | Rev. F. Greenfield | 2 sets to 1 |
| 1884 | C.C.J. Perry | C. Igglesden | 6-,3 7-6, 6-4 |
| 1885 | Ernest Wool Lewis | Ernest George Meers | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1886 | Ernest George Meers | Charles Gladstone Eames | shared title |
| 1887 | Ernest George Meers | Wilberforce Eaves | 6-4,3-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1888 | Wilberforce Eaves | D. Fuller | 5-6, 6-3, 6-5 |
| 1893 | D. Fuller | L. Tuke | 6-4, 8-6 |
| 1899 | Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor | divided title[9] | |
| 1901 | Roy Allen | Archibald John McNair | w.o. |
| 1903 | Roy Allen | Alfred Beamish | 6-2, 6-0 |