Waterloo Tournament Explained
| Waterloo Tournament |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | Waterloo Tournament |
| Tour: | Pre open era |
| Founded: | 1881 |
| Ended: | 1897 |
| Editions: | 17 |
| Location: | Waterloo
Liverpool
Lancashire, Great Britain |
The Waterloo Tournament also known as the Waterloo LTC Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain from 1881 to 1897.
History
The Waterloo Tournament was an early 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. The first winner of the men's singles was England's Richard Richardson. The final known edition was in 1897 was played at Aigburth Cricket Ground that was again won by Frank Riseley. It was a featured regeular series event on the Amateur Tennis Tour (1877-1912). Three Wimbledon men's finalists played this event during the course of its run Richard Richardson, Donald Stewart and Frank Riseley. The 1883 and 1897 editions were held at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool. The 1885 women's event was won by future Wimbledon champion Lottie Dod.
Finals
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [1] in some tournaments not all.
Men's singles
Included:[2]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|
| 1881 | Richard T. Richardson | F.W. Jones | 6-0 6-0 [3] |
| 1882 | William John Down | R.H. Jones | ? [4] |
| 1883 | | William Gerald Barker | 6-3 6-1 [5] |
| 1884 | | William John Bush-Salmon | 9-7 6-1 6-2 [6] |
| 1885 | Charles Stananought | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | 7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5 [7] |
| 1886 | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | William Parkfield Wethered | 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1 [8] |
| 1887 | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | William Parkfield Wethered | 6-3 6-4 2-6 8-6 [9] |
| 1888 | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | | w.o.[10] |
| 1889 | | William Dod | 6-2 7-5 7-5 [11] |
| 1890 | | William Parkfield Wethered | 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-2 [12] |
| 1891 | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | | 6-1 6-0 5-7 8-6 [13] |
| 1892 | Andrew Laurie Macfie | Jacob Gaitskell Brown | 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 [14] |
| 1893 | John Charles Kay | Andrew Laurie Macfie | 10-8 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 [15] |
| 1894 | T.J. Walmsley | John Charles Kay | ? [16] |
| 1895 | | T.J. Walmsley | 6-1 6-1 6-0 [17] |
| 1896 | | Arthur Henry Riseley | w.o.[18] |
| 1897 | | Arthur Henry Riseley | 0-8 6-4 [19] |
|
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|
| 1881 | Johan Frederick Caroe
Thomas Dyson Rayner | Mr Churton
Mr Curry | 6-4, 6-5 |
| 1882 | Frederick William Jones
Reginald Herbert Jones | Charles Stananought
Joseph Stananought | def. |
|
Women's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|
| 1881 | Kate Rayner | Lynn Cheetham | 6-2, 3-6, 7-5 |
| 1882 | Edith Davies | Miss Eckersley | ? |
| 1884 | | E. Gordon | 6-4, 4–6, 6–4, 6-1 |
| 1885 | |  Margaret Bracewell | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1887 | Miss Pickthall | Mary Pick | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1888 | | Katherine Hill | 4-6, 6–0, 6-3 |
| 1889 | Mary Pick | Miss Pickthall | 6-1, 6-3 |
|
Women's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|
| 1881 | Miss F. Berry
Miss F. Helder | Miss Jardine
Miss Jones | 6-2, 3–6, 6-1 |
| 1882 | Edith Davies
Miss Cheetham | Margaret Bracewell
Miss Snow | 6-2, 3–6, 6-1 |
|
Mix doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|
| 1881 | Mr J.F. Carde
Miss K. Rayner | Mr E. Bucknell
Alice Bagnall-Wild | 6-1, 12-10 |
| 1882 | Mr D.W. Lee
Edith Davies | Charles Stananought
Miss Snow | def. |
|
Sources
- "Tournament – Waterloo". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 2017.
Further reading
- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
- Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Longman. London England 1890–1923.
- British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
- Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
- Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
- Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
- Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
- The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.
- The Field Lawn Tennis Calendar. The Field Office. from 1853. London. England
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Abolition of Challenge Rounds. paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. 6 October 2016.
- Web site: Tournament – Waterloo . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 2017.
- Web site: Lawn Tennis Calendar . The Field. Edition – Waterloo 1881 . www.tennisarchives.com . TA . 28 July 2018 . August 1881.
- Web site: Lawn Tennis Calendar . The Field . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . TA . 28 July 2018 . 1883.
- Web site: News Athletic . The . Edition – Waterloo 1883 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . August 1883.
- Web site: Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes . The . Edition – Waterloo 1884 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1884.
- Web site: Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1885.
- Web site: Field Lawn Tennis Calendar . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1887.
- Web site: Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1887.
- Web site: Field Lawn Tennis Calendar . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1889.
- Web site: Field Lawn Tennis Calendar . The . Edition –Waterloo 1889 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1890.
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury . The . Edition – Waterloo 1890 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . June 1890.
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury . The . Edition – Waterloo 1891 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . June 1891.
- Web site: Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1892.
- Web site: Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1893.
- Web site: Edition – Waterloo 1894 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1894.
- Web site: Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes . The . Edition – Tennisarchives . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 1895.
- Web site: Liverpool Mercury . The . Edition – Waterloo 1896 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . September 1896.
- Web site: Field Lawn Tennis Calendar . The . Edition –Waterloo 1897 . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 28 July 2018 . 16 June 1897.
