Dublin University Championships

The Dublin University Championships also called the Dublin University LT Championships was a men's tennis tournament held from 1877 through 1909.

Dublin University Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1877
Abolished1909
LocationDublin University LTC
Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland
Surfaceoutdoor (Hard) then (Grass)

History

The Dublin University Championships was played at the Dublin University Lawn Tennis Club, Trinity College, Ireland initially played on outdoor hard (asphalt) courts from 1877 to 1891 then switched grass courts there were eighteen editions of the event.

Past tournaments

Incomplete list of tournaments included:[1][2]

Men's singles
YearChampionRunner UpScore
1877 Richard Manders George Henry Shannon?
1878 James Jackson William Morgan Jellett?
1879 Henry James Daly Ernest Edward Knox?
1883 Tom Campion Charles Henry Chaytor5-7 6-1 7-5
1885 Tom Campion Charles Henry Chaytor5-7 6-1 7-5 6-1
1886 Eyre Chatterton David Chaytor Grainger6-3 6-4 6-0
1887 Manliffe Goodbody Tom Campion2-6 6-3 6-1 6-0
1889 Harold Mahony Hume Riversdale Jones8-6 6-2 8-6
1890 David Chaytor Grainger Harold Mahony6-3 3-6 8-6 6-1
1891 Thomas Chaytor Arthur Henry Ashe6-2 6-1 6-3
1893 T. Waller Thomas Chaytorw.o.
1902 James Cecil Parke John Frederick Graham6-3 10-8 6-2
1903 James Cecil Parke Henry Vere Shirley Dillon6-1 6-4 6-3
1904 James Cecil Parke Henry Vere Shirley Dillon6-3 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-1
1905 Henry Vere Shirley Dillon James Cecil Parke6-4 6-1 8-6
1906 Henry Vere Shirley Dillon Henry Alan Page6-4 7-5 1-6 6-1
1908 Henry Vere Shirley Dillon Charles Frederick Scroope6-4 6-2 6-1
1909 Charles Frederick Scroope Arthur Davies Tuckey6-4 6-1 6-1
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References
  1. Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "DUBLIN UNIVERSITY CH. Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. Archives, Tennis. "Dublin University LT Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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