Grand National Lawn Tennis Tournament Explained

Grand National Lawn Tennis Tournament
Type:defunct
Tour:Amateur Tour (1876–1912)
Founded:1879
Ended:1879
Location:Hendon, Middlesex, England.
Venue:The Hyde
Surface:Grass (outdoor)

The Grand National Lawn Tennis Tournament[1] was an early Victorian era outdoor grass court tennis tournament staged only one time between June and July 1879 at The Hyde, Hendon, Middlesex, England.

History

The Grand National Tennis Tournament[2] was outdoor grass court tennis tournament staged only one time between June and July 1879 at The Hyde, Hendon, Middlesex, England.[3] [4] This tournament began on 30 June. Heavy rain interrupted play from the quarter-finals onwards, and final was eventually played on 31 July 1879. The tournament featured a number of the leading tennis players of the day including Herbert Lawford,[5] Otway Woodhouse,[6] Henry Lyle Mulholland and William Cecil Marshall. 34 players entered the draw and the men's singles title was won by Britain's Edgar Lubbcock who defeated Scotland's Lestocq Robert Erskine.

Finals

Men's singles

Sources

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bowles . T. G. . Fry . O. A. . Vanity Fair . 1879 . Vanity Fair . London . 58 . en.
  2. Vanity Fair (1879)
  3. Web site: Nieuwland . Alex . Grand National Tournament 1879 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 8 October 2022 . Netherlands.
  4. Book: Authors . Various . Routledge Library Editions: Sports Studies . 30 July 2022 . Taylor & Francis . London . 978-1-317-67949-3 . 55 . en.
  5. News: National Sports . 8 October 2022 . The Illustrated London News . Elm House . 1879 . London, England . 134 . en.
  6. The Illustrated London News (1879)