The Doherty Cup
| The Doherty Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Location | Cambridgeshire Cambridge England |
| Venue | Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club |
| Current champions | |
| Men's singles | Poland Michal Kaminski (2021) |
The Doherty Cup,[1] also known as Cambridge University Tournament, is men's closed grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament,[2] and held in Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
History
The Cambridge University LTC Tournament was originally founded in the 19th century, and first staged in May 1881,[2] at the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][4] This tournament was an open event for students of the University, but closed to other outside players. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Barclay Fowell Buxton.[2] the men's event was known as the Doherty Cup from 1920 onward.[5] The 1924 edition was won by Donald Ross Ruttnam who defeated the American player Jimmy Van Alen.[5] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.
Finals
- Incomplete Roll
Men's Singles
Doherty Cup
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 | England Barclay Fowell Buxton | England Erskine Gerald Watson | ?[2] |
| 1885 | England Herbert Wilberforce | England J.S. Burton | 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3[2] |
| 1888 | United Kingdom Clement Cazalet | United Kingdom Alfred E. Walker | 2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1[2] |
| 1903 | New Zealand Anthony Wilding | United Kingdom Richard Prescott Keigwin | 6-0 6-0[2] |
| 1919 | India Cotah Ramaswami | ? | ? |
| 1924 | United Kingdom Donald Ross Ruttnam | United States Jimmy Van Alen | [5] |
| 2017[6] | Poland Michal Kaminski | United Kingdom James Shemilt | |
| 2021[7] | Poland Michal Kaminski | India Krishna Amin |
References
- ↑ "Light Blues' Lawn Tennis.In the Doherty Cup final in the Cambridge University lawn tennis tournament yesterday D. R. Rutnam beat J. H. van Alen 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 9-11, 6-4". Daily Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1924. p. 14.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 "Cambridge University LTC". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club – Founded 1881". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ↑ "35TH Cambridge University Tournament. Seventy-seven competitors entered for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, which concluded yesterday". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1920. p. 20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Daily Mirror (1924)
- ↑ "Doherty Cup 2017". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ↑ "Doherty Cup 2021". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.