Killiney and Ballybrack Championships explained

Killiney and Ballybrack Championships
Type:	defunct
Founded:	1886
Ended:	1892
Location:	Ballybrack, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland
Venue:	Ballybrack Lawn Tennis Club
Surface:	Grass (outdoor)

The Killiney and Ballybrack Championships^[1] was a late Victorian period tennis tournament first established in 1886 at Ballybrack, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland and played on outdoor grass courts at the Killiney and Ballybrack Lawn Tennis Club, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland/ The tournament was staged until 1892 before it was discontinued.

History

The Killiney and Ballybrack Championships was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament established in 1886 at Ballybrack, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland that was staged until 1892.^[2]

Finals

Men's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

• 1886— Willoughby Hamilton def. Grainger Chaytor, 12–10, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 14–12.^[3]

Women's Singles

(Incomplete roll)

• 1886— May Langrishe def. Beatrice Langrishe, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1.

Notes and References

1. News: LAWN TENNIS. KILLINEY AND BALLYBRACK LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP. The late April open tournament arranged by the Killiney and Ballybrack Club was that was played and concluded on their court Ballybrack yesterday results as follows.. 22 February 2023 . Dublin Daily Express . British Newspaper Archive . 1 May 1886 . Dublin, Republic of Ireland . 6 . Subscription.
2. News: Lawn Tennis:Killiney and Ballybrack Tennis Championships conclude today. . Irish Independent . The British Newspaper Archive . 4 May 1892 . Dublin, Republic of Ireland . 8.
3. Web site: Edition – Killiney and Ballybrack LT Amateur Championships 1886 . www.tennisarchives.com . Archives . 22 February 2023.