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Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

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Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1880; 144 years ago (1880)
Abolished1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Editions4
LocationHolt, Norfolk, England
VenueHolt Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in August 1880 at Holt LTC,[1] Holt, Norfolk, England.[2] The event ran annually until 1884.[2]

History

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The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a late 19th century grass court tennis tournament held for the first time in August 1880 at the Holt Lawn Tennis Club (f.1879),[3] on the grounds of the Greshams School (f.1555),[4] Holt, Norfolk, England.[2] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Meaburn Tatham.[2] In August 1882 a women's singles event was played and won by a Miss A. Partridge who defeated a Miss A. Foster.[5] The final winner of the gentleman's singles was William Bolding Monement.[2] The tournament ran until 1884 only and was discontinued.

Finals

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(Incomplete Roll)

Men's Singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1881 England William Meaburn Tatham United Kingdom William Bolding Monement 2 sets to 1.[2]
1882 United Kingdom William Bolding Monement United Kingdom Francis William Monement 6–5, 6–2.[2]
1883 England Charles Edmund Tatham United Kingdom William Bolding Monement 6–1, 2–6, 6–1.[2]
1884 United Kingdom William Bolding Monement England Edward Berners Upcher 6–1, 6–0.[2]

Women's Singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1882 England Miss A. Partridge England Miss A. Foster 2–0 sets, 4–2,4–2.[6]

Men's doubles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1883 United Kingdom Francis William Monement
United Kingdom William Bolding Monement
United Kingdom William Henry Rawlinson
United Kingdom H.C. Marsh
2 sets to 0.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Playing Tennis in Norfolk". www.norfolk-norwich.com. Norwich: Norfolk & Norwich. April 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tournaments: Holt Lawn Tennis Club". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  3. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: An exhibibition gentleman's pair's lawn tennis match was played, on Tuesday at the new Holt Lawn Tennis Club". Norwich Mercury. British Newspaper Archive. 13 August 1879. p. 4. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  4. ^ "History and Archive". www.greshams.com. Gresham's School. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  5. ^ "HOLT. The Holt Lawn Tennis Club opening tournament was held on August 1st and 2nd, and resulted as follows: Ladies' Singles Final. Miss A. Partridge beat Miss Foster, 2 sets to 0, 4–2, 4–2". Norwich Mercury. Noriwch, Norfolk: British Newspaper Archive. 9 August 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
  6. ^ Norwich Mercury