| Oxford University Champion Tournament | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Venue: | Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface: | Clay |
The Oxford University Champion Tournament[1] was a men's grass court closed tennis tournament organised by the Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club,[2] and played at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England from 1880 to 1888.[3]
The Oxford University Tournament was a late 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.[3] It was a closed tournament for current or former students of Oxford University. The first recorded winner of the men's singles was Britain's Robert Braddell.[4] The final known edition was in 1888 that was won by England's Harry Stanley Scrivener.[3]
(Incomplete roll)
Robert Braddell def. Thomas Poltimore Dimond, 6–4, 8–6, 6–2.[3] Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis def. John Galbraith Horn, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5.[5] Robert Theodore Milford def. Herbert Carnegie Knox, 6–4, 6–3, 6–5.[3]The Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club (OULTC) was founded in 1879 that consisted of 12 grass courts laid out for the inaugural Oxford University Men's Doubles Championships, which were held in May of the same year.[6] In 1927 the club's name was changed to the Norham Gardens Lawn Tennis Club which is still in existence today.[6]