Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1880
Abolished1885
Editions6 (2 spring, 4 autumn)
LocationHove Rink Tennis Courts
Brighton
Sussex
Great Britain
Surfaceoutdoor (Grass)
outdoor (Asphalt)

The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 to 1885. It consisted of a spring tournament usually held in April and another held in autumn usually September. It was a forerunner event for the later Sussex Championships formally called the Sussex County Championships that were first staged in 1889 and are still being staged today.[1][2]

History

The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was a brief pre-open era autumn tennis tournament originally played on outdoor asphalt courts at Brighton and Hove Rink, England with the exception of the 1884 event that was played on grass courts. In 1882 the organisers staged a spring event in June also played on asphalt courts, but for only two editions.[3] There were just four editions of this event but it did feature two future Wimbledon Men's singles champions, the Renshaw twins. It was a forerunner event for the later Sussex Championships also called Sussex County Championships that were first staged in 1889.[4]

Spring tournament

Men's singles

YearWinnerRunner UpSurfaceScore
1882United Kingdom Robert Wallace Glen Lee BraddellUnited Kingdom Donald Charles StewartAsphalt6–1, 6–8, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2.[5]
1883United Kingdom Charles Walder GrinsteadUnited Kingdom Donald Charles StewartAsphalt6–3, 6–8, 8–10, 6–4, 6–1.[6]

Autumn tournament

Incomplete list of tournaments included:[7]

Men's singles

YearWinnerRunner UpSurfaceScore
1880United Kingdom William RenshawUnited Kingdom Ernest RenshawAsphalt6-1 6-8 0-6 6-2 6–2.
1881Ireland Michael Gallwey McNamaraUnited Kingdom Champion RussellAsphalt2-6 6-2 6-0 6–1.
1882United Kingdom Herbert WilberforceIreland Michael Gallwey McNamaraAsphalt6-1 6-8 0-6 6-2 6–2.
1883United Kingdom Herbert WilberforceUnited Kingdom Charles Walder GrinsteadAsphalt6-3 6-8 8-10 6-4 6–1.
1884United Kingdom Charles Lacy SweetUnited Kingdom Charles Walder GrinsteadGrass0–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3
1885United Kingdom Charles Walder GrinsteadUnited Kingdom William TaylorAsphaltw.o.

Women's singles

YearWinnerRunner UpSurfaceScore
1880United Kingdom Ellen MaltbyUnited Kingdom Mary Ann MaltbyAsphalt6–3, 6–3
1881United Kingdom Edith ColeridgeUnited Kingdom Leila LodwickAsphalt6–5, 6–2
1885United Kingdom Miss HudsonUnited Kingdom Constance BryanAsphalt6–1, 6–4

References

  1. Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "SUSSEX COUNTY: Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  2. "Sussex County Championships Archives". Tennis Sussex. Sussex LTA. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
  3. "Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament 1882". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
  4. Garcia, Gabriel.
  5. A. Nieuwland
  6. Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament 1883". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  7. Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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