Welsh Covered Court Championships
Appearance
Welsh Covered Court Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pre-open era (1877-1967) |
Founded | 1893 [1] |
Abolished | 1955 |
Editions | 51 |
Location | Llandudno, Wales |
Venue | Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club [2] |
Surface | Hard/Wood (Indoor) [3] |
The Welsh Covered Court Championships [4] its original name also called Welsh Covered Court Lawn Tennis Championships was a tennis event held from 1893 through 1955 in Wales, United Kingdom.
History
The Welsh Covered Court Championships was played at the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club on indoor courts, the club also had outdoor courts,[3] Llandudno, Wales.
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) in some tournaments not all. (c) Indicates challenger
Men's singles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
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1893 | ![]() |
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1894 [5] | ![]() |
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6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||
1895 [6][2] | ![]() |
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1896 [7][2] | ![]() |
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6-0 6-0 | ||
1897 [8] | ![]() |
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1898 [9] | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
1899 [10] | ![]() |
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1900 [10] | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 | ||
1901 [10] | ![]() |
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1902 [10] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
1903 [14] | ![]() |
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6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||
1904 [10] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | ||
1905 [15] | ![]() |
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9–11, 6–2, 6–3, 4–6 (title shared) | ||
1906 [10] | ![]() |
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6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||
1907 [10] | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5, 6–0 | ||
1908 [10] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | ||
1909 [10] | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
1910 [16] | ![]() |
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6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 [17] | ||
1911 [16] | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5, 6–1 | ||
1912 [16] | ![]() |
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6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 | ||
1913 [16] | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3 | ||
1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||||
1915 | |||||
1916 | |||||
1917 | |||||
1918 | |||||
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6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
1920 | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
1921 [18] | ![]() |
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6–1, 7-9, 7–5 retired | ||
1922 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1, 6–1 | ||
1923 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1924 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
1925 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1926 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2, 8–6 | ||
1927 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 | ||
1928 | ![]() |
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8–6, 5–7, 6–2 | ||
1929 | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | ||
1930 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–0, 7–5 | ||
1931 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | ||
1932 | ? | ? | ? | ||
1933 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | ||
1934 | ![]() |
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7–5, 10-8 | ||
1935 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
1936 | ? | ? | ? | ||
1937 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 | ||
1938 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
1939 | No competition (partly due to World War II) | ||||
1940 | |||||
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1942 | |||||
1943 | |||||
1944 | |||||
1945 | |||||
1946 | |||||
1947 | |||||
1948 | |||||
1949 | |||||
1950 [19] | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
1951 | ![]() |
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6–8, 6–1 6–3, 7–5 | ||
1952 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | ||
1953 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 9–7 | ||
1954 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
1955 | ![]() |
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6–3, 8–6, 6–3 |
Women's singles
- Notes: The women's tournaments of 1894 and 1895 were played twice yearly in * April and ** October.
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
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1894 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 * | ||
1894 | ![]() |
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1–6, 6–4, 6–4 ** | ||
1895 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 * | ||
1895 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4 ** | ||
1896 | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 | ||
1897 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
1898 | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 11-9 | ||
1899 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | ||
1900 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 | ||
1901 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 | ||
1902 | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 | ||
1903 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 | ||
1904 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | ||
1905 | ![]() |
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10-8, 7–5 | ||
1906 | ![]() |
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6–2, 8–6 | ||
1907 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 | ||
1908 | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 | ||
1909 | ![]() |
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6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | ||
1910 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–3 | ||
1911 [20] | ![]() |
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9–7, 7–5 | ||
1912 | ![]() |
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6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | ||
1913 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0 | ||
1914 | No competition (due to World War I) | ||||
1915 | |||||
1916 | |||||
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1918 | |||||
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6–0, 6–2 | ||
1920 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 | ||
1921 [21] | ![]() |
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6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | ||
1922 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 | ||
1923 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | ||
1924 | ![]() |
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2–6, 12–10, 6–1 | ||
1925 | ![]() |
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10–8, 6–2 | ||
1926 | ![]() |
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6–4, 1–6, 8–6 | ||
1927 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 | ||
1928 | ![]() |
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6–2, 8–6 | ||
1929 | ![]() |
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8–6, 6–4 | ||
1930 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 | ||
1931 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 | ||
1932 | ![]() |
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1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
1933 | ![]() |
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6–3, 10–8 | ||
1934 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–2 | ||
1935 | ![]() |
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6–3, 7–5 | ||
1936 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–9, 6–4 | ||
1937 | ![]() |
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5–7, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
1938 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 | ||
1939 | No competition (partly due to World War II) | ||||
1940 | |||||
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1942 | |||||
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1944 | |||||
1945 | |||||
1946 | |||||
1947 | |||||
1948 | |||||
1949 | |||||
1950 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | ||
1951 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 | ||
1952 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | ||
1953 | ![]() |
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2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | ||
1954 | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 | ||
1955 | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Evans J., Ellis. "The 45th Welsh Covered Courts Championships and Tournament A commentary on the final of the Men's Singles". bbc.com. BBC Radio Times, Issue 782, Page 75, 23 September 1938. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c Kinsey, Albert. "The Craigside Hotel Hydro Band". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Radio Times Regional Programme Western, 9 July 1936. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Recalling life at the Hydro after the war". dailypost.co.uk. The Daily Post Wales, 3 April 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Women In Shorts: Tennis Dress Reform". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 234, 4 October 1933. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1894". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1895". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Welsh Covered Court Tournament Draw 1896". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1897". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1898". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "George Aristides Caridia (Karidias-)". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1899". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1900". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1901". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1903". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1905)". stevegtennis.com. Stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1906)". stevegtennis.com. Stevegtennis. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ http://newspapers.library.wales/view/3880520/3880529/157/welsh%20covered%20tennis%20crispe
- ^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1921)". stevegtennis.com. Stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1950". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Sports of the Summer". news.google.com. Boston Evening Transcript - May 1, 1912. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Phyllis Satterthwaite: Biography". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Sources
- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK.
- Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK.
- Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
- Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
- Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, UK.