Hampshire Tennis Championships
| Hampshire Tennis Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1878–1882) Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1882-91) Bournemouth Open Tournament (1891-1905) Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship (1906-10) Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships (1911-1960) Hampshire Championships (1960-1971) Hampshire Tennis Championships(1972-1982) |
| Founded | 1878 |
| Abolished | 1981 |
| Location | Bournemouth, Dorset, England |
| Venue | Dean Park |
| Surface | Grass |
The Hampshire Tennis Championships [1] or the Hampshire Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1878 as the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament. In 1906 the Bournemouth tournament was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championships that ran continuously until 1981.
History
On May 21, 1878 the Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club staged its first tennis spring meeting the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament held at the cricket ground Dean Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, England that concluded on May 24, 1878.[2] In October 1878 a second autumn meeting was also held at the same venue. In 1891 the Bournemouth LTC Tournament became known as the Bournemouth Open Tournament.[3] In 1906 the Bournemouth Open Tournament as it was called, was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as the Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships,[4] that ran continuously until 1981 when it ceased to be part of the international tennis tour. This tournament is still being staged today as a merged event called the Hampshire & IOW County Championships.[5]
Finals
Men's Singles
(Incomplete roll)[6]
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Women's singles
(Incomplete roll) two versions of the women's event held in * May and ** August.
Event names
- Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1878–1882)
- Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1883–1891)
- Bournemouth Open Tournament (1891–1905)
- Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship (1906–1910)
- Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships (1911–1960)
- Hampshire Championships (1960–1971)
- Hampshire Tennis Championships (1972–1981)
References
- ↑ "Tennis: The Quarter Finals of the Hampshire Tennis Championships were played yesterday in Havant". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archives. 31 August 1978. p. 29.
- ↑ "Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament: The tournament took place on May 21 and following days 22nd, 23rd and 24th.. The entries for all the events were numerous and, notwithstanding the unsettled state of tke weather, there was a large and fashionable crowd". The Field. London, England: British Newspaper Archives. 1 June 1878. p. 22.
- ↑ "Lawn tennis: The new Bournemouth Open Tournament: Although a few showers fell, sunshine fortunately prevailed during the greater part of the proceedings of this annual meeting with a long history, was brought to an eventful close at Bournemouth on Saturday last". Clifton Society. British Newspaper Archives. 3 September 1891. p. 14.
- ↑ "Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Tournament. The 1920 Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships. The 29th Open Tournament with a long and illustrious history, will be held on Dean Park Ground, on August 2 to 7. Play commences at 2 p.m.". Bournemouth Guardian. Bournemouth, England: British Newspaper Archives. 17 July 1920.
- ↑ "Hampshire & IOW County Championships 2022". competitions.lta.org.uk. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ↑ "Tournament – Hampshire Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "Derek Collins past President of Essex Tennis". Essex Tennis. Essex LTA. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "Player Profile: Richard Leslie". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
- ↑ "Player Profile: TIMOTHY Robson". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2023.