Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

The Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament[1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in October 1880.[2] The tournament was organised by the Henley Lawn Tennis Club and held at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England which ran until at least 1899.[3]

Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1880 (1880)
Abolished1899 (1899)
LocationHenley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England
VenueHenley Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

The Henley Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in October 1880.[4] This event ran through until at least 1899.[5] It was organised by the Henley Lawn Tennis Club and usually staged at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England.

Venue

The Henley Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1880.[6] By 1896 the club consisted of four grass courts and a pavilion, and at this time was based at Marlow,Road.[7] Henley Tennis Club is still operating today.[8]

References
  1. "LAWN TENNIS: HENLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB TOURNAMENT. The final rounds of the twelfth annual tournament comence Monday next week, the winners of which receive a variety of prizes". Henley Advertiser. Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, England: British Newspaper Archives. 24 September 1892. p. 5.
  2. Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Henley LTC". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  3. "TENNIS RESULTS: HENLEY LAWN TENNIS CLUB ANNUAL TOURNAMENT, 1899. Results of today's matches, Ladies' Singles. lst round Mrs. F. Cook bt Miss M. L. Maw 4-6, 6-0, 6-1, 6-0. Miss. Lisa Elsie Larnaison. byes. Mrs. Jacks bt Mrs. Coles 3-6, 6-8, 8-6, 8-6". Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser. Croydon, Surrey, England: British Newspaper Archives. 22 July 1899. p. 2.
  4. Henley Advertiser 24 September 1892
  5. Croydon Chronicle and East Surrey Advertiser (22 July 1899)
  6. Hazeldine, Elizabeth (15 July 2014). "Introduction". Henley on Thames Through Time. Stroud: Amberley Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-4456-3829-4.
  7. 'Henley: Social and Political History', in A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 16, ed. Simon Townley (Woodbridge, Suffolk, 2011), pp. 120-159. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/oxon/vol16/pp120-159 [accessed 14 December 2022]
  8. "Henley Tennis Club". Henley Tennis Club. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 December 2022.


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