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The Doherty Cup

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The Doherty Cup
Tournament information
Founded1881; 143 years ago (1881)
LocationCambridgeshire
Cambridge
England
VenueCambridge University Lawn Tennis Club
Current champions
Men's singlesPoland Michal Kaminski (2021)

The Doherty Cup,[1] also known as Cambridge University Tournament, is men's closed grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament,[2] and held in Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

History

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The Cambridge University LTC Tournament was originally founded in the 19th century, and first staged in May 1881,[2] at the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][4] This tournament was an open event for students of the University, but closed to other outside players. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Barclay Fowell Buxton.[2] the men's event was known as the Doherty Cup from 1920 onward.[5] The 1924 edition was won by Donald Ross Ruttnam who defeated the American player Jimmy Van Alen.[5] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.

Finals

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Incomplete Roll

Men's Singles

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Doherty Cup

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1881 England Barclay Fowell Buxton England Erskine Gerald Watson ?[2]
1885 England Herbert Wilberforce England J.S. Burton 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3[2]
1888 United Kingdom Clement Cazalet United Kingdom Alfred E. Walker 2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1[2]
1903 New Zealand Anthony Wilding United Kingdom Richard Prescott Keigwin 6-0 6-0[2]
1919 India Cotah Ramaswami ? ?
1924 United Kingdom Donald Ross Ruttnam United States Jimmy Van Alen [5]
2017[6] Poland Michal Kaminski United Kingdom James Shemilt
2021[7] Poland Michal Kaminski India Krishna Amin

References

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  1. ^ "Light Blues' Lawn Tennis.In the Doherty Cup final in the Cambridge University lawn tennis tournament yesterday D. R. Rutnam beat J. H. van Alen 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 9-11, 6-4". Daily Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1924. p. 14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Cambridge University LTC". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club – Founded 1881". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. ^ "35TH Cambridge University Tournament. Seventy-seven competitors entered for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, which concluded yesterday". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1920. p. 20.
  5. ^ a b c Daily Mirror (1924)
  6. ^ "Doherty Cup 2017". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Doherty Cup 2021". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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