Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament

The Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament[1] was a men's and women's tennis that featured a series of four tennis events all usually played in August each year at the same venue The tournament/s were all organised by the Inverkip Rovers Lawn Tennis Club, that was staged them annually on the tennis courts at Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Wemyss Bay Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameInverkip Rovers LTC Tournament (1882-1886)
Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (1882-1888)
Inverkip Rovers Open (1885-1889)
Castle Wemyss Open (1890-1905)
TourScottish LTA Circuit
Founded1882 (1882)
Abolished1905 (1905)
Editions23
LocationWemyss Bay, Renfrewshire, Scotland
VenueCastle Wemyss
SurfaceGrass

The events played during the month were Inverkip Rovers LTC Tournament (1882-1886),[2] the Inverkip Rovers Open (1885-1889)[3] the Castle Wemyss Open. (1890-1905)[4] and the Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships (1882-1888).

History

Castle Wemyss was a large mansion in Wemyss Bay, Scotland. It stood on the southern shore of the Firth of Clyde at Wemyss Point, where the firth turns southwards. In August 1882 the Inverkip Rovers Lawn Tennis club began to organise a series of tennis events staged the event annually on the Castle Wemyss Courts at Castle Wemyss, Wemyss Bay, Renfrewshire, Scotland as part of the Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament.

These tournament were all played during the month of August. That year it established the Inverkip Rovers LTC Tournament.[5] The same year the club also organised a closed championship event called the Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships that was only open to club members only.

In 1885 it create a new open tournament the Inverkip Rovers Open that was staged the event annually on the Castle Wemyss Courts until 1889.[6] In 1890 the club established another new new tournament for men Castle Wemyss Open - Castle Wemyss Cup..[7] That event was also open featuring mixed doubles for women. In 1905 the Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament was discontinued after 23 years.

Finals

Inverkip Rovers Closed Championships

(Open to club members only).[8]

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1882Scotland Horatio Renaud Babington Peile??.[8]
1883Scotland George Arbuthnot BurnsScotland Horatio R. Babington Peile5-6 3-6 6-3 6-5 6-5.[8]
1884Scotland Horatio R. Babington Peile (2)Scotland D.M. Hannay3 sets to 2.[8]
1885England Charles H. J. HigginbothamScotland D.M. Hannay2 sets to 1.[8]
1886England Charles H. J. Higginbotham (2)Wales G.H. Aitken7-5 6-4 0-6 6-4.[8]
1887Scotland Archibald ThomsonEngland Henry Guy Nadinw.o.[8]
1888Scotland Horatio R. Babington Peile (3)England J.C. Burns4-6 6-3 6-3.[8]

Inverkip Rovers LTC Tournament
Men's singles.[9]
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1882Scotland Horatio Renaud Babington PeileScotland George Nelson Stenhouse6-1, 6-2 .[9]
1883Scotland George Arbuthnot BurnsEngland James Locke3-6 6-3 9-7 6-2.[9]
1884Scotland Horatio Renaud Babington Peile (2)Scotland Richard Millar Watson6-0, 6-3, 6-8. 6-8, 6-3.[9]
1886Scotland Richard Millar WatsonScotland Forrester John Thomson7-5 6-1 6-3[9]

Inverkip Rovers Open
Men's singles.[10]
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1885England Charles H. J. Higginbotham??.[10]
1886England Charles H. J. Higginbotham (2)United Kingdom Edward Mortimer Shand7–5, 6–4, 0–6, 6-4 .[10]
1887Scotland Archibald ThomsonEngland Henry Guy Nadinw.o..[10]
1888Scotland Richard Millar WatsonEngland Henry Guy Nadin0-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-1[10]
1889United States Louis J. Grant[11]Scotland Richard Millar Watsonw.o.[10]
Mens Doubles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1886England Charles H. J. Higginbotham
Scotland D.M. Hannay		Scotland Walter R. Baines Latham
Scotland T.F. Donald		5-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-5, 6-4.[10]
Mixed Doubles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1886United Kingdom G.H. Aitken
Scotland Miss Macquisten		Scotland D.M. Hannay
Scotland Mrs Macquisten		3-6, 6-3, 6-3.[10]

Castle Wemyss Open
Castle Wemyss Cup.[12]
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1890United Kingdom G. Scott-Jackson??.[10]
1891Scotland Richard Millar WatsonUnited Kingdom Edward Mortimer Shand7–5, 6–4, 0–6, 6-4 .[12]
1892England Henry Guy NadinUnited States Howard Augustus Taylor?.[12]
1893Ireland Gerald PeacockeEngland Arthur Knox Cronin6–2, 6–4, 9-7.[12]
1894Ireland Gerald Peacocke (2)England Henry Guy Nadin4–6, 10–8, 6–0, 6-3 .[12]
1895England Kenneth Ramsden MarleyIreland Gerald Peacocke (3)6–4, 7–5, 7-5 .[12]
1898Ireland Gerald Peacocke (4)England George Lawrence Ormew.o.[12]
1899Ireland Gerald Peacocke (5)Ireland James Anthony Traill6–4, 0–6, 6–2.[12]
1905England Reginald DohertyIreland James Anthony Traill6–2, 6–3, 5–7, 6-3.[13]

References
  1. "Sports News Tennis: Wemyss Bay Tennis Tournament". Glasgow Evening Post. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 12 August 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  2. "Lawn Tennis Fixtures: August". Athletic News. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 July 1882. p. 5. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "INVERKIP ROVERS L.T. CLUB. TWELFTH ANNUAL OPEN TOURNAMENT Takes place at WEMYSS BAY, On 4TH, 5TH, and 6TH AUGUST. ENTRIES CLOSE ON 31sT JULY". Scottish Referee. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 23 July 1897. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  4. "LAWN TENNIS: Castle Wemyss Open tournament. In weather even lesser for playing than on tuesday, the final stages in the annual open tournament at Castle Wemyss Courts of the Inverkip Rovers Lawn Tennis Club, were entered upon yesterday". Glasgow Herald. Lanarkshire, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 7 August 1897. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  5. "Lawn Tennis Fixtures: August". Athletic News. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 July 1882. p. 5. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. "Inverkip Rovers (Wemyss Bay) Report". American Lawn Tennis. New York: USNLTA. 1899. p. 243.
  7. "LAWN TENNIS. FIXTURES OF OPEN TOURNAMENTS". Sporting Gazette. London, England.: British Newspaper Archive. 2 August 1890. p. 25. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  8. "Tournaments: Castle Wemyss Closed Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  9. "Tournaments:Inverkip Rovers LTC Tournament". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  10. "Tournaments:Inverkip Rovers Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  11. "AMERICAN PRIZE FOR SCOTS.; Louis J. Grant Will Give Cup to North of Scotland Tennis Players". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. 20 February 1905. p. 8. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  12. "Tournaments:Castle Wemyss Open - Castle Wemyss Cup". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 15 May 2023.
  13. Navy and Army Illustrated. London: George Newnes. 1905. p. 344.
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