East Grinstead Open
| East Grinstead Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | Mens Amateur (1877–1967) Womens Amateur (1877–1967) |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Editions | 1939 |
| Location | East Grinstead, West Sussex, England |
| Venue | East Grinstead LTCC |
| Surface | Grass (outdoor) |
The East Grinstead Open was a combined grass court tennis tournament held at the East Grinstead Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(f.1882),[1] East Grinstead, West Sussex, England from 1882 to 1939.[2]
History
The East Grinstead Open tournament [3] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged around 1882 at East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.[2] In 1928 the East Grinstead Open had 128 entries for the gentlemen’s singles event.[4] The first winner of the mens singles was England's William Nevill Cobbold.[2] The first winner of the women's event was England's Mrs Baddington. The final known edition was in 1939 the mens singles event was won by New Zealands's Alistair Dewar-Brown.[2][5] and the womens singles title was won by Hungary's Suzy Kormoczy. It was a featured regular series category event on the Mens Amateur Tour (1877-1912).
Notable winners of this tournament included in the mens singles; Charles Lacy Sweet (1884), James Dwight (1885), Wilfred Baddeley (1888), Herbert Baddeley (1889), Major Ritchie (1911), Gordon Lowe (1912), Brame Hillyard (1924), Paul Barrelet De Ricou[6](1927), Donald Leahong[7] (1930), Vernon Kirby (1937) and Ian Collins (1938).[2]
Former notable winners of womens singles title included; Blanche Bingley (1885), Hilda Lane (1903–06, 1908–09, 1911–13), Dorothy Holman (1921–1925), Joan Ridley (1928–30), Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (1931) and Ermyntrude Harvey (1935–36, 1938).[2]
References
- ^ "East Grinstead Tennis Squash and Racketball Club / History". clubspark.lta.org.uk. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Source:https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/East Grinstead. Search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
- ^ Routledges Sport Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis: Results 1882. George Routledge and Sons. London. pp.113-117.
- ^ EastGrinstead TSRC.
- ^ "Player Profile:Alistair Dewar-Brown". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Paul Barrelet De Ricou". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Player Profile: Donald Leahong". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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