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Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

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Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Abolished1899; 125 years ago (1899)
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
VenueHenley Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in October 1880.[2] The tournament was organised by the Henley Lawn Tennis Club and held at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England which ran until at least 1899.[3]

History

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The Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in October 1880.[4] This event ran through until at least 1899.[5] It was organised by the Henley Lawn Tennis Club and usually staged at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.

Venue

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The Henley Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1880.[6] By 1896 the club consisted of four grass courts and a pavilion, and at this time was based at Marlow,Road.[7] Henley Tennis Club is still operating today.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: HENLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT. The final rounds of the twelfth annual tournament comence Monday next week, the winners of which receive a variety of prizes". Henley Advertiser. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England: British Newspaper Archives. 24 September 1892. p. 5.
  2. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Henley LTC". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. ^ "TENNIS RESULTS: HENLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB ANNUAL TOURNAMENT, 1899. Results of today's matches, Ladies' Singles. lst round Mrs. F. Cook bt Miss M. L. Maw 4-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0. Miss. Lisa Elsie Larnaison. byes. Mrs. Jacks bt Mrs. Coles 3-6, 6-8, 8-6, 8-6". Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser. Croydon, Surrey, England: British Newspaper Archives. 22 July 1899. p. 2.
  4. ^ Henley Advertiser 24 September 1892
  5. ^ Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser (22 July 1899)
  6. ^ Hazeldine, Elizabeth (15 July 2014). "Introduction". Henley on Thames Through Time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3829-4.
  7. ^ 'Henley: Social and Political History', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, ed. Simon Townley (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2011), pp. 120-159. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol16/pp120-159 [accessed 14 December 2022]
  8. ^ "Henley Tennis Club". Henley Tennis Club. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
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