Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Explained

Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Type:Defunct
Editions:4
Location:Holt, Norfolk, England
Venue:Holt Lawn Tennis Club

The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in August 1880 at Holt LTC,[1] Holt, Norfolk, England.[2] The event ran annually until 1884.[2]

History

The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a late 19th century grass court tennis tournament held for the first time in August 1880 at the Holt Lawn Tennis Club (f.1879),[3] on the grounds of the Greshams School (f.1555),[4] Holt, Norfolk, England.[2] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Meaburn Tatham.[2] In August 1882 a women's singles event was played and won by a Miss A. Partridge who defeated a Miss A. Foster.[5] The final winner of the gentleman's singles was William Bolding Monement.[2] The tournament ran until 1884 only and was discontinued.

Finals

(Incomplete Roll)

Men's Singles

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
1881 William Meaburn Tatham William Bolding Monement2 sets to 1.
1882 William Bolding Monement Francis William Monement6–5, 6–2.
1883 Charles Edmund Tatham William Bolding Monement6–1, 2–6, 6–1.
1884 William Bolding Monement Edward Berners Upcher6–1, 6–0.

Men's doubles

(Incomplete roll)

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Playing Tennis in Norfolk . www.norfolk-norwich.com . Norfolk & Norwich . 14 May 2023 . Norwich . April 2020.
  2. Web site: Tournaments: Holt Lawn Tennis Club . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 14 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
  3. News: LAWN TENNIS: An exhibibition gentleman's pair's lawn tennis match was played, on Tuesday at the new Holt Lawn Tennis Club. . 14 May 2023 . Norwich Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . 13 August 1879 . 4. subscription.
  4. Web site: History and Archive . www.greshams.com . Gresham's School . 14 May 2023.
  5. News: HOLT. The Holt Lawn Tennis Club opening tournament was held on August 1st and 2nd, and resulted as follows: Ladies' Singles Final. Miss A. Partridge beat Miss Foster, 2 sets to 0, 4–2, 4–2. . 14 May 2023 . Norwich Mercury . British Newspaper Archive . 9 August 1882 . Noriwch, Norfolk . 3. subscription.
  6. Norwich Mercury