County Kildare Tournament

The County Kildare Tournament was a 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held initially at Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland, established in 1880.[1] It was a featured event of 1880 Men's Tennis tour.

County Kildare Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameCounty Kildare Tournament
TourPre open era
Founded1880
Editions7
LocationNaas
County Kildare
Ireland
VenueVarious

History

The first edition was staged at the Naas Military Barracks, Naas.[2] It was a featured event of 1880 Men's Tennis tour. In 1881 the tournament was then staged at the County Kildare Club (later Naas Lawn Tennis Club) until it was abolished in 1890.[3]

Champions

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [4] in some tournaments not all.

* Indicates challenger

Men's singles

Included:[2]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1880 [lower-alpha 1]Joseph R. Rainsford Jacob R. Sherrard?[2][5]
1881[lower-alpha 2] Peter Aungier W.A. Cairnes?[2][6]
1882[lower-alpha 3] Peter Aungier John William Young6–1, 6–4, 6–3[2]
1883[lower-alpha 4] Peter Aungier Algernon A. M. Aylmer6–0, 6–3, 6–2[2][7]
1884[lower-alpha 5] Peter Aungier Thomas Harrison Griffiths6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4[2][8]
1887[lower-alpha 6] Algernon A. M. Aylmer Cecil J. Cramer-Roberts6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0[2][9]
1889[lower-alpha 7] C. Johnson Richard J. Hornidge6–2, 6–4, 6–1[2]

Notes
  1. 1880 edition held from 28–31 July
  2. 1881 edition held from 2–6 August
  3. 1882 edition held from 25–29 July
  4. 1883 edition held from 24 July end date no stated
  5. 1884 edition held from 29 July to 2 August
  6. 1887 edition held in July 1887
  7. 1890 edition held in August 1890

References
  1. "Naas Chronology 134 AD – 1900 – Kildare Local History . ie". kildarelocalhistory.ie. Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – County Kildare Tournament". Tennis Archives. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. "History – Naas LTC". Naas LTC. Naas, County Kildare, Ireland: Naas Lawn Tennis Club. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  5. Gray, John (July 1880). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
  6. Gray, John (August 1881). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
  7. The Field Lawn Tennis Annual 1890
  8. Gray, John (August 1884). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
  9. "Tennis Events". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. July 1887.

Sources
  • Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922.
  • Gray, John (1880–1881). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
  • Irish Times, The. (1887). "Tennis Events" Dublin, Ireland.
  • "History – Naas LTC" (2017). Naas LTC. Naas, County Kildare, Ireland: Naas Lawn Tennis Club.
  • "Naas Chronology 134 AD – 1900 – Kildare Local History . ie". kildarelocalhistory.i.e. Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. 2017.
  • Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – County Kildare Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.

Further reading
  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
  • British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
  • Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
  • The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.
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