Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament Explained

Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament
Type:	Defunct
Editions:	3
Location:	Molesey, Surrey, England.
Venue:	Molesey Park

The Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament^[1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament organised by the Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Club and first held in August 1885 at Molesey Park, Molesey, Surrey, England. The tournament ran for three editions until 1887.^[2]

History

The Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Tournament was first established on 8 August 1885 and was played 15 August 1885.^[3] The first gentleman's singles was won by Charles Edmund Tatham who had previously won the Holt LTC Tournament in Norfolk, he defeated his brother Ralph Tatham in the final.^[2]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll):^[2]

Year	Winner	Finalist	Score
1885	Charles Edmund Tatham	Ralph Tatham	6-3, 6–3.
1886	Harry Sibthorpe Barlow	Percy Bateman Brown	6-2, 6–4.
1887	Arthur Wellesley Hallward	Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross	6-5, 6–1.

Women's singles

Notes and References

1. News: MOLESEY PARK LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT- In fine weather, and in the precence of large number of people, the final rounds of the above tournament under the auspices of the Molesey Park Lawn Tennis Club were (played on Saturday, the final of the gentleman singles was won by Mr C. E. Tatham earlier, the ladies singles final and the ladies and gentlemen't doubles final resulting, some hard fought matches here are the results). . 20 May 2023 . Surrey Comet . British Newspaper Archive . 15 August 1885 . London, England . 5. subscription.
2. Web site: Tournaments: Molesey Park . The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . 20 May 2023 . Madrid. subscription.
3. Surrey Comet