| Kilkenny County and City Open | |
| Type: | Defunct |
| Location: | Archersfield, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
| Venue: | Kilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface: | Grass |
The Kilkenny County and City Open[1] was an open grass court tennis tournament founded in 1882 as the County Kilkenny Tournament[2] at Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. In 1884 the event was renamed as the Kilkenny County and City Tournament.[3] The tournament ran until 1920.
The County Kilkenny Tournament was a late 19th century tennis event first staged in 1882 at Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.[4] By 1884 the tournament was renamed as the Kilkenny County and City Tournament,[5] and was held at the Kilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club, Archersfield, Kilkenny.[6] The held up to 1920 when it was called the Kilkenny County and City Open.[6]
This tournament was predominantly an Irish affair, featuring notable Irish players such as Ernest Browne, Grainger Chaytor, May Langrishe and Mabel Cahill and English players such as Alfred Beamish, Jack Hillyard and Mabel Parton.
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882[7] |  Michael Gallwey McNamara |  George Montague Butterworth | 6-3, 6–3, 6-2 |
| 1885[8] | Charles Henry Chaytor | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1886[9] | Willoughby Hamilton | 6-4, 4–6, 6–3. | |
| 1887 | Francis Slade-Gully | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1890 | Toler Roberts Garvey | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1908[10] | Louis Meldon | 6-2, 3–6, 7-5 | |
| 1920 | D'Arcy McCrea | 6-2, 1–6, 6-3 | |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882[11] | Beatrice Langrishe | ? | |
| 1883 | Mary Lysaght | 6-1, 6–2, 6-0 | |
| 1884 | Mabel Cahill | May Langrishe | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1885 | Miss Neville | 6-1, 6–8, 6-4 | |
| 1886 | Mabel Cahill | Beatrice Langrishe | 7-5, 6–2, 6-4 |
| 1887 | Jennie Power | E. McCheane | 6-8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 7-5 |
| 1908[12] | Ruth Dyas Durlacher | 6-4, 4–6, 6-2 | |
| 1920 | Hilda Wallis | Phoebe Blair-White | 6-2, 7-5 |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1885 | Francis R. Swayne Mabel Cahill | R.P. Hamilton Adela Langrishe | 8-6, 8–6, 3–6, 3–6, 9-7 |
| 1886 | Ernest Browne May Langrishe | Francis R. Swayne Mabel Cahill | 6-1, 6–1, 6-1 |
| 1887[13] | R. Plunkett-Greene Miss Rotheram | Francis Slade-Gully A.F. Gregory | 6-4, 3–6, 6-2 |