| Whitehouse Open | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Venue: | Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface: | Clay Grass |
The Whitehouse Open was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts organised by the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. It was staged from 1884 to 1895.[1] [2]
In May 1884 the Whitehouse Open Lawn Tennis Tournament staged for the first time at the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.[3] The tournament was played on both clay courts and grass courts, and ran until 1899.[4] The Whitehouse Tennis Club (as it's now called) was founded in 1881 was still operating in 2000.[5]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884[6] | Richard Henry Fuller | Archibald Thomson | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1885 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon | Richard Henry Fuller | 8–6, 11–13, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1886 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon (2) | George Nelson Stenhouse | 6–1, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1887 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon (3) | Arthur Nevile John Story | 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2 |
| 1888 | Herbert Bowes-Lyon (4) | Archibald Thomson | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1889 | Archibald Thomson | Arthur Nevile John Story | 6–4,6–4, 6–2 |
| 1890 | Archibald Thomson (2) |  Edward Barnard Fuller | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 0–6, 6–1 |
| 1892 |  J.H. Conyers | E. Conyers | w.o. |
| 1893 | Henry Lawrence Fleming | J.H. Conyers | w.o. |
| 1894 | Richard Millar Watson | Henry Lawrence Fleming | w.o. |
| 1895 | D. Maxwell | Richard Millar Watson | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1884[7] | Jane Meikle | Julia Ferguson | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1885 | Jane Meikle (2) | Julia Ferguson | 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1886 | Jane Meikle (3) | Miss Meilke | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1887 | Jane Meikle | default | |
| 1888 | J. Ferguson | 6–2, 8–6 | |
| 1889 | Annie Dod | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| 1890 | Lottie Paterson (2) | Jane Corder | 6–0, 8–6 |
| 1891 | Lottie Paterson (3) | Jane Corder | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1894 | Mrs Kirkwood | ? | ? |
| 1895 | Mrs Kirkwood | default | |