East Gloucestershire Championships Explained

East Gloucestershire Championships
Type:defunct
Founded:1879
Ended:1969
Editions:55
Location:Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Great Britain
Venue:Cheltenham LTC (1879-1904)
East Gloucestershire LTC (1905-69)
Surface:Wood (indoor)
Grass - outdoor

The East Gloucestershire Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879 as the Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Championships. In 1904 it was renamed the East Gloucestershire Championships after it moved to a new venue. It ran annually with breaks until 1969.

History

The East Gloucestershire Championships was played at the Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Club, Cheltenham, Great Britain the tournament was initially played on indoor hard courts (partially covered) from 1879 to 1881 then switched to outdoor grass courts there were fifty five editions of the event.[1]

Finals

Incomplete list of tournaments included:[2] [3]

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner Up Score
1879 Vere St. Leger Goold6-4 6-3 5-6 6-4
1880 Ernest Renshaw6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6
1881 Ernest Browne Robert Braddell 6-3 6-3 3-6 6-0
1882 Robert Braddell Arthur Walton Fuller 6-1 6-4
1883 William Bush-Salmon 6-0 6-1 6-0
1884 10-8 6-1 6-3
1885 6-4 6-3 6-2
1886 6-3 6-2 2-6 9-7
1887 3-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2
1888 7-5 6-3 4-6 2-6 ret.
1889 6-1 6-1 2-6 4-6 6-3
1890 6-4 1-6 6-1 6-4
1891 6-4 6-3 6-2
1892 6-1 8-6 7-5
1914 Hope Crisp 5-7 6-2 6-2 8-6
1920 George A. Thomas C. J. Brierley 6-2 6-1
1922 George A. Thomas Clinton McIlquham 6-3 6-0 6-1
1923 C. J. Brierley Henning Larsen6-3 6-3 6-3
1924 George A. Thomas G. W. Lucas 0-6 6-2 6-1 8-6
1925 Nigel Jones. 6-3 6-2 6-1
1926 R. G. Bernard Clinton McIlquham 7-5 5-7 6-3
1927 R. D. England 10-8 8-6 6-0
1928 J. D Page Henry B. Purcell 6-2 3-6 9-7
1929 R. G. Bernard 6-2 0-6 6-3
1930 Noel G. Holmes 8-6 6-0
1931 R. N. A. Leyton Clinton McIlquham 6-4 6-4
1932 C. P. Luck 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3
1934 6-3 6-1
1935 Frank Wilde 6-4 7-5
1936 George Godsellw.o.
1937 6-0 7-5
1938 George Godsell2-6 6-3 6-4
1939 P. M. Lindner 6-0 6-3
1946 John K. Drinkall Derrick F. Leyland6-4 5-7 6-4
1947 Derrick F. Leyland Richard Guise 5-7 6-3 7-5
1948 Richard Guise10-8 6-2
1949 Richard Guise 3-6 6-3 6-3
1950 Richard Guise 6-4 6-1
1951 Richard Guise 4-6 6-4 6-3
1952 Basil Katz 6-4 9-7
1953 John Horn6-1 16-14
1954 Dawson Hamilton Cedric Mason 3-6 7-5 6-4
1955 Malcom Fox Cedric Mason7-5 6-1
1956 Louis Surville Arthur Marshall6-0 6-3
1957 Derek Lawer R. Lautenberg 6-1 7-5
1958 6-4 6-3
1959 6-3 6-2
1960 Robert Griffin J. Guirdham 9-7 6-4
1961 Robin Sanders 2-6 6-2 6-2
1962 10-8 7-5
1963 6-3 7-5
1964 ?, ? ?, ? WEA
1965 6-4 6-1
1966 2-6 6-1 6-4
1969 6-4 6-3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Archives . Tennis . Cheltenham: East Gloucestershire Championships England . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives, 2018 . 24 July 2018 . en.
  2. Web site: Archives . Tennis . Cheltenham: East Gloucestershire Championships England . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives, 2018 . 24 July 2018 . en.
  3. Web site: Garcia . Gabriel . CHELTENHAM: East Gloucs Champs Tournament Roll of honour . thetennisbase.com . Tennismem SAL . 24 July 2018 . Madrid, Spain.