Midland Counties Championships
Midland Counties Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Midland Counties Championships |
Tour | Pre open era |
Founded | 1881 |
Abolished | 1965 |
Editions | 73 |
Location | Edgbaston Birmingham Great Britain |
Venue | Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club |
The Midland Counties Championships [1] was a grass court tennis tournament held at Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Edgbaston, Great Britain from 1881 to 1965.
History
The tournament was established in 1881 at the Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Edgbaston near Birmingham, England and ran for seventy three editions until 1965. The event featured both men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions [2] and was classified as an open tournament. [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.
Men's Singles
Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
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1881 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-1 6-4 |
1882 | ![]() |
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6-8 6-4 6-0 6-2 |
1883 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-3 |
1884 | ![]() |
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6-3 2-6 10-8 6-1 |
1885 | ![]() |
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6-4 2-6 2-6 6-2 9-7 |
1886 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-2 6-4 |
1887 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-4 6-2 |
1888 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-0 9-7 |
1889 | ![]() |
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2-6 6-1 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
1890 | ![]() |
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0-6 6-2 6-4 6-3 |
1891 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-3 4-6 9-7 |
1892 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-2 6-2 |
1893 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-1 6-3 |
1894 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-2 6-1 |
1895 | ![]() |
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6-4 8-6 4-6 6-1 |
1896 | ![]() |
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6-3 8-6 |
1897 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-3 8-6 |
1898 | ![]() |
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4-6 9-7 6-4 1-6 6-2 |
1899 | ![]() |
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8-6 6-2 |
1900 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-3 7-5 |
1901 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-1 |
1902 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-3 6-4 |
1903 | ![]() |
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5-7 7-5 7-5 6-2 |
1904 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-3 6-2 |
1905 | ![]() |
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15-13 6-4 4-6 6-4 |
1906 | ![]() |
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6-4 3-6 6-4 6-3 |
1907 | ![]() |
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6-2 8-10 6-3 9-7 |
1908 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-3 6-2 |
1909 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-0 |
1910 | ![]() |
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9-7 6-3 6-2 |
1911 | ![]() |
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2-6 6-3 6-2 [6] |
1912 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-0 6-1 |
1913 | ![]() |
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6-1 6-3 |
1914 | ![]() |
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6-1 9-7 2-6 6-0 |
1919 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-4 |
1920 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-2 3-6 6-4 |
1921 | ![]() |
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8-6 6-0 6-0 |
1922 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-2 6-2 |
1923 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-4 |
1924 | ![]() |
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6-4 7-5 6-4 |
1925 | ![]() |
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4-6 7-5 6-3 5-7 6-3 |
1926 | ![]() |
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6-1 9-7 5-7 6-1 |
1927 | ![]() |
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6-1 6-3 |
1928 | ![]() |
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4-6 6-1 6-0 6-0 |
1929 | ![]() |
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6-1 6-2 |
1930 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-3 |
1931 | ![]() |
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7-5 6-4 |
1932 | ![]() |
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1-6 6-4 2-0 retired. |
1933 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-2 |
1934 | ![]() |
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4-6 6-3 6-3 |
1935 | ![]() |
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8-6 6-2 |
1936 | ![]() |
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WEA |
1937 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-3 |
1938 | ![]() |
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6-3 2-6 7-5 |
1939 | ![]() |
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3-3 unfinished |
1946 | ![]() |
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6-2 1-6 6-3 |
1947 | ![]() |
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6-1 8-6 3-6 1-6 6-3 |
1948 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-3 |
1949 | ![]() |
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6-3 9-7 |
1950 | ![]() |
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6-2 6-2 |
1951 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-2 |
1952 | ![]() |
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6-4 6-2 |
1953 | ![]() |
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8-6 7-5 |
1954 | ![]() |
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6-0 6-3 |
1955 | ![]() |
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7-5 4-6 6-4 |
1956 | ![]() |
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7-5 6-3 6-4 |
1957 | ![]() |
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7-5 3-6 6-1 |
1959 | ![]() |
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7-5 8-6 |
1960 | ![]() |
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6-0 6-2 |
1962 | ![]() |
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6-3 3-6 6-3 |
1963 | ![]() |
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4-6 6-3 7-5 |
1964 | ![]() |
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3-6 6-3 6-2 |
1965 | ![]() |
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7-5 6-3 |
References
- ^ Myers, A. Wallis (1903). "Edgabston". Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York, USA: Scribner's sons. pp. 66–68.
- ^ Myers, A. Wallis (1903). "Edgabston". Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York, USA: Scribner's sons. pp. 66–68.
- ^ Cole, Matt. "At The Heart of the Game: The History of Edgbaston Priory Club" (PDF). edgbastonpriory.com. Edgbaston Priory Club. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – Midland Counties Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Friesland, Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
Sources
- "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922.
- Cole, Matt. (2012) "At The Heart of the Game: The History of Edgbaston Priory Club" (PDF). edgbastonpriory.com. Edgbaston Priory Club.
- Myers, A. Wallis (1903). "Edgabston". Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York, USA: Scribner's sons.
- Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – Midland Counties Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Friesland, Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
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.