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]
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.
(Incomplete Roll)
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1881 | William Meaburn Tatham | William Bolding Monement | 2 sets to 1. |
1882 | William Bolding Monement | Francis William Monement | 6–5, 6–2. |
1883 | Charles Edmund Tatham | William Bolding Monement | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1. |
1884 | William Bolding Monement | Edward Berners Upcher | 6–1, 6–0. |
(Incomplete roll)