The Doherty Cup

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.

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

History

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 mens 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.[6] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.

Finals
Incomplete Roll

Doherty Cup
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1881England Barclay Fowell BuxtonEngland Erskine Gerald Watson?[2]
1885England Herbert WilberforceEngland J.S. Burton6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3[2]
1888United Kingdom Clement CazaletUnited Kingdom Alfred E. Walker2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1[2]
1903New Zealand Anthony WildingUnited Kingdom Richard Prescott Keigwin6-0 6-0[2]
1919India Cotah Ramaswami??
1924United Kingdom Donald Ross RuttnamUnited States Jimmy Van Alen[7]
2017[8]Poland Michal KaminskiUnited Kingdom James Shemilt
2021[9]Poland Michal KaminskiIndia Krishna Amin

References
  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. Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Source:https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Cambridge University LTC.Search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
  3. "Home". www.cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. 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. Daily Mirror (1924)
  6. Daily Mirror (1924)
  7. Daily Mirror (1924)
  8. "Doherty Cup 2017". www.cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. "Doherty Cup 2021". www.cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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