Essex Championships
| Essex Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Essex Championships |
| Tour | Pre open era |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Abolished | 1973 |
| Editions | 75 |
| Location | Frinton-on-Sea Essex Great Britain |
| Venue | Frinton Lawn Tennis Club |
The Essex Championships [1] was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament last held at Frinton Lawn Tennis Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, Great Britain from 1881 to 1973.
History[]
The Essex Championships were established in 1881 at Brentwood Essex, England [2] and continued to be staged there until 1884. In 1887 the event was then staged Leyton. It changed location again in 1888 and was held in Chingford till 1889. It switched back to Leyton, Essex for one year only in 1890. From 1891 it moved to the Cambridge Grounds, Colchester[3] where it remained until 1918. Staged briefly at Frinton-on-Sea in 1919 it then moved to Southend-on-Sea until 1922.[4] In 1923 the championships were held at Westcliff-on-Sea[2] till 1946. The championships returned to Frinton-on-Sea and stayed there till the tournament was abolished after seventy five editions in 1973. The event featured both men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions.[5]
Locations[]
The tournament was staged at different locations during its run the longest at Frinton-on-Sea.
| Locations | Dates |
|---|---|
| Brentwood | 1881 - 1884 |
| Leyton | 1887, 1890 |
| Chingford | 1888 - 1890 |
| Colchester | 1891 - 1914 |
| Frinton-on-Sea | 1919, 1946 -1973 |
| Southend-on-Sea | 1920 -1922 |
| Westcliff-on-Sea | 1923 - 1937 |
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) [6] in some tournaments not all.
Men's Singles[]
| Year | Champion | Runner Up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 [a] |  Dale Womersley |
Nalton Womersley |
6-0 6-4 |
| 1882 [b] | Charles Walder Grinstead |
Nalton Womersley |
6-2 6-3 |
| 1883 [c] | Charles Walder Grinstead |
P. Colley |
6-1 6-3 6-4 |
| 1884 [d] | Charles Walder Grinstead |
E. N. Cubitt. |
6-0 6-4 |
| 1887 [e] | Ernest George Meers |
P. M. Evans |
6-0 6-1 6-1 |
| 1888 [f] | Ernest George Meers |
E. H. Christy |
6-1 6-0 |
| 1889 [g] | E. H. Christy |
A. R. Stephenson |
w/o |
| 1890 [h] | Ernest George Meers |
E. H. Christy |
10-12 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3 |
| 1891 [i] | Arthur Gore |
Charles Gladstone Eames |
7-5 ret. |
| 1892 | H.Knox |
Cecil E. Owen. |
4-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1893 | Herbert Ramon Yglesias |
J. A. E. Hickson |
8-6 6-2 |
| 1894 | Herbert Ramon Yglesias |
Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith |
7-5 6-3 |
| 1895 | Reginald Doherty[8] |
Herbert Ramon Yglesias |
6-3 6-1 6-0 |
| 1896 | Reginald Doherty[8] |
Edward Roy Allen |
6-4 6-2 7-5 |
| 1897 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
C. B. Sharpe |
6-1 3-0 RET |
| 1898 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
R. W. Wallace |
7-5 6-2 |
| 1899 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
A, H, Green |
6-1 6-3 |
| 1900 | Edward Roy Allen |
Laurence Joseph Petre |
6-2 6-3 |
| 1901 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
Edward Roy Allen |
6-2 6-3 |
| 1902 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
 Harry A. Parker |
6-3 6-1 |
| 1903 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
Edward Roy Allen |
7-5 6-4 ret. |
| 1904 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
Edward Roy Allen |
6-2 6-1 6-3 |
| 1905 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
H. Norman Marrett |
w/o |
| 1906 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
H. W. Davies |
6-1 6-2 6-1 |
| 1907 | C.E. Hunter |
David Marc Hawes |
6-1 6-4 7-5 |
| 1908 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
C. E. Hunter. |
6-2 8-6 ret. |
| 1909 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
Andrew Leicester Irvine |
6-3 6-1 |
| 1910 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
?, ? | ? |
| 1911 | A. L. Bentley |
?, ? | ? |
| 1912 | Herbert Roper Barrett[9] |
Andrew Leicester Irvine |
6-3 6-3 |
| 1914 | G. M. Wilson |
?, ? | ? |
| 1915–1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1919 [j] | Francis Marion Bates (Frank) Fisher |
?, ? | ? |
| 1920 [k] | H.N. Marrett |
Neville Wilford |
6-4 6-8 6-4 0-6 6-2 |
| 1921 |  Athar-Ali Fyzee |
Neville Wilford |
6-8 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 1922 | Jack Weakley |
G. W. Todd |
2-6 11-9 5-7 6-3 6-1 |
| 1923 [l] | C. E. St John Evers |
W. E. Cooke |
4-6 7-5 6-3 6-1 |
| 1924 | Jack Weakley |
C. E. St John Evers |
5 7-5 2-6 8-6 [7] |
| 1925 | John Pennycuick |
C. V. L. Prowse |
6-1 6-4 6-3 |
| 1926 | Pat Hughes |
John Pennycuick |
8-6 6-0 6-3 |
| 1927 | Henry Standring |
Pat Hughes |
6-2 6-3 6-0 |
| 1928 | John Shales |
K. A. Latter. |
3-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 1929 | W.E. Turner Cole |
G. S. Best |
6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 1930 |  Donald Leahong [10] |
Jack C. Warboys |
2-6 6-0 6-2 6-4 [7] |
| 1931 | A. M. Dudley Pitt |
R. W. H. Grey |
6-0 6-2 6-3 |
| 1932 | David Williams |
John Shales |
7-5 6-2 |
| 1933 | Clarence Medlycott Jones |
David Williams |
6-0 6-1 6-4 |
| 1934 |  George Lyttleton-Rogers |
Clarence Medlycott Jones |
6-4 6-8 6-4 |
| 1935 | Clarence Medlycott Jones |
 Uberto De Morpurgo |
6-4 5-7 6-2 |
| 1936 | Lawrence Shaffi |
Clarence Medlycott Jones |
6-3 5-7 7-5 |
| 1937 | Clarence Medlycott Jones |
Lawrence Shaffi |
6-3 6-1 6-3 |
| 1938–1945 | Not held (and due to world war two) | ||
| 1946 [m] | Brian Kenton Burnett |
R. C. F. Nichols |
6-1 6-2 |
| 1947 |  Iftikhar Ahmed Khan |
 Wai-Chuen Choy |
6-1 3-6 7-5 |
| 1948 |  Franjo Kukuljevic |
Derek Bull |
6-1 6-1 |
| 1949 |  Geoff Brown |
Wai-Chuen Choy |
6-4 6-1 [11] |
| 1950 | Bill Sidwell |
Geoff Brown |
6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 1951 | Don Candy |
 Kurt Nielsen |
6-1 6-4 [12] |
| 1952 |  Brian Maxwell Woodroffe |
 Armando Vieira |
6-2 11-9 |
| 1953 | Tony Mottram[13] |
Jack Arkinstall |
6-4 6-1 |
| 1954 | Jeff E. Robson |
John Barry |
6-2 6-2 |
| 1955 | Bob Howe |
George Worthington |
3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 1956 | Ian Clyde Vermaak |
Gordon Forbes |
6-4 5-7 6-3 |
| 1957 |  Naresh Kumar |
Ramanathan Krishnan |
3-6 6-3 9-7 |
| 1958 | Mal Anderson |
Carlos Alberto Fernandes |
6-1 7-5 |
| 1959 | Mark Otway |
Lew Gerrard |
6-2 6-2 |
| 1960 | Neale Fraser[13] |
Brian Woolf |
6-4 6-2 |
| 1961 | Lew Gerrard |
Ian Crookenden |
6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-2 |
| 1962 | Roger Taylor |
Warren Woodcock |
6-3 6-4 |
| 1963 | John Fraser |
Jaidip Mukerjea |
6-3 6-2 |
| 1964 | Ken Fletcher |
Roger Taylor |
6-8 7-5 6-1 |
| 1965 | Owen Davidson |
Tony Roche |
6-4 8-6 |
| 1966 | Brian Fairlie |
Mark Cox |
6-4 10-8 |
| 1967 | Bobby Wilson |
Paul Hutchins |
5-7 6-4 6-3 |
| 1968 | Dick Crealy |
Keith Woolridge |
6-3 4-6 6-4 |
| 1969 | Graham Primrose |
Keith Woolridge |
6-4 6-3 |
| 1970 | Keith Diepraam |
 Roger Dowdeswell |
6-4 6-1 |
| 1971 | Gerald Battrick |
Anand Amritraj |
6-3 6-2 |
| 1972 | Torben Ulrich |
J. D. Edmond |
7-5 6-4 |
| 1973 | Philip Siviter[14] |
Geoffrey Newton |
6-4 6-4 |
Notes[]
- ^ 1881 edition held in Brentwood
- ^ 1882 edition held in Brentwood
- ^ 1883 edition held in Brentwood
- ^ 1884 edition held in Brentwood
- ^ 1887 edition held in Leyton
- ^ 1888 edition held in held in Chingford
- ^ 1889 edition held in held in Chingford
- ^ 1890 edition held in Leyton
- ^ 1891 to 1918 editions held in Colchester, Cambridge Road Ground
- ^ 1919 edition held in held in Frinton-on-Sea
- ^ 1920 to 1922 editions held in held in Southend-on-Sea
- ^ 1923 to 1937 editions held in held in Westcliff-on-Sea
- ^ 1946 to 1973 editions held in held in Frinton-on-Sea
References[]
- ^ "Essex Championships, Frinton-On-Sea - WTA Tournaments - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. 2009–2018. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b Doubleday, Herbert Arthur (1923). The Victoria History of the County of Essex. London, England: A. Constable, Limited. p. 95.
- ^ Sport and Athletics in 1908: An Annual Register Including the Results of the Year 1908 (to November) of All the Important Events in Athletics, Games, and Every Form of Sport in the United Kingdom, Together with the Winners, Records, and Notable Achievements of Past Years ; Also a Full List of Results in the Olympic Games. London, England: Chapman & Hall. 1908. pp. 311–312.
- ^ Salmon, Edward; Worsfold, James (1923). The British Dominions Year Book. Cheltenham, England: Eagle, Star and British Dominions Insurance Company. p. 318.
- ^ a b Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b Orcutt, William Dana (1897). Official Lawn Tennis Bulletin Volume 4. White Plains, New York, USA: United States Lawn Tennis Association. pp. 247–248.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kramer, Edited by Max Robertson. Advisory editor: Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 290. ISBN 9780670294084.
{{cite book}}:|first1=has generic name (help) - ^ "WON ESSEX CHAMPIONSHIP. Donald Leahong". Kingston Gleaner. 17 July 1930. p. 35. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Geoff Brown Wins Three Essex Titles". Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954). 19 July 1949. p. 4. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "THREE TENNIS TITLES WON BY DON CANDY". Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954). 23 July 1951. p. 6. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Join Frinton's Clubs". Essex Life. Essex and Herts Magazines. 11 June 2010. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
- ^ "Tennis Events". The Illustrated London News Volume 263. London, England: Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1975. p. 12.
Sources[]
- "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922.
- Daily Advertiser (Wagga Wagga, NSW : 1911 - 1954). 23 July 1951.
- "Essex Championships, Frinton-On-Sea - WTA Tournaments - Grand Slam History". www.grandslamhistory.com. 2009–2018.
- Kramer, Edited by Max Robertson. Advisory editor: Jack (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press.ISBN 9780670294084.
- Morris, James; Hegedus, Tomas (2013). "1877 to 2012 Finals Results". www.stevegtennis.com. stevegtennis.
- Nieuwland, Alex. (2009-2017). "Tournament – Essex Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
- Orcutt, William Dana (1897). Official Lawn Tennis Bulletin Volume 4. White Plains, New York, USA: United States Lawn Tennis Association.
- Sport and Athletics in 1908: An Annual Register Including the Results of the Year 1908 (to November) of All the Important Events in Athletics, Games, and Every Form of Sport in the United Kingdom, Together with the Winners, Records, and Notable Achievements of Past Years ; Also a Full List of Results in the Olympic Games. London, England: Chapman & Hall. 1908.
- Tennis Events". The Illustrated London News Volume 263. London, England: Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited. 1975.
- Warwick Daily News (Qld. : 1919 -1954). 19 July 1949.
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.
External links[]
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