Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament

The Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was a tennis tournament first established in 1884 at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, and played on outdoor grass courts.[1] The tournament was played at until 1892.

Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884 (1884)
Abolished1892 (1892)
LocationCambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
VenueCambridge University Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881) is one of the oldest tennis clubs in the world.[2] The Club acts as the tennis association for whole of the University of Cambridge, representing thirty-one Colleges.[3] In 1884, the Cambridge University LTA established the Cambridgeshire Lawn Tennis Tournament.[4] The tournament was held annually through to 1889, when it was discontinued.[5] In 1890, the Selford Lawn Tennis Club in Great Shelford, was host for the tournament until 1891, when that too was discontinued.[6] The tournament served as the precursor event to the later Cambridgeshire County Lawn Tennis Championships established by the Cambridgeshire LTA in 1906.

See also

References
  1. "Tournaments:Cambridgeshire". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  2. "History". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  3. Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club
  4. "Lawn Tennis Tournament at Cambridge: A lawn tennis tournament, open to all amateurs resident in the city borough and County of Cambridge. The inaugral [sic?] Cambridgeshire tourney of the University town was recently held". Newmarket Journal. Suffolk, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 September 1884. p. 5. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  5. "CAMBRIDGESHIRE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The most important day, in connection with this tournament, was Saturday, when the finals were played off". Cambridge Independent Press. Cambridgeshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 13 July 1888. p. 8. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
  6. "CAMBRIDGESHIRE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT SHELFORD". Cambridge Independent Press. Cambridgeshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 September 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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