North of Wales Open

The North of Wales Open[1] was a grass court tennis tournament established in 1882 at Pensarn, Abergele, Caernarfonshire, North Wales that ran until 1900 when it was discontinued.[2]

North of Wales Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882 (1882)
Abolished1900 (1900)
LocationPensarn, Abergele, Caernarfonshire, North Wales
VenuePensarn Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

In 1882 the Pensarn Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881) established the Pensarn LTC Club Open that featured a gentleman's singles event for the North of Wales Challenge Cup. In 1885 the tournament was renamed the North of Wales Open.[3] The tournament continued to be held annually until 1900 when it was discontinued. Former players who won this tournament include Sydney Howard Smith (1895-1896),[2] and Ruth Dyas who won the women's title in 1894.

Venue & Promoter

Pensarn Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881) was established and financed by the English antiquary John Parsons Earwaker, who served as the club's first president and was instrumental in promoting the tournament.[4] Earwaker died on 29 Jan. 1895 at Pensarn, and was buried in the old churchyard of Abergele.[5]

See also

References
  1. "PENSARN, ABERGELE, NORTH WALES: The Thirteenth Annual North of Wales (Open) Lawn Tennis Tournament will be held on the Lawn Tennis Ground, Pensarn, On Tuesday, August 6th, to Saturday. August 10th this year". Denbighshire Free Press. Denbigh, Denbighshire, Wales: British Newspaper Archive. 29 June 1895. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  2. "Tournaments:Pensarn". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  3. "Advertisements & Notices: Lawn Tennis. A Grand Tournament, open to all bon-a-fide Members of Clubs in Carnarvonshire, Denbighshire and Anglesey, will be held on the gronuds of the Pensarn Club, Abergele next week to play for the North of Wales Challenge Cup". North Wales Chronicle. Caernarfonshire, Wales: British Newspaper Archive. 1 August 1885. p. 4. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  4. "Obituary". Journal of the Architectural, Archaeological and Historic Society for the County and the City of Chester and North Wales. 1895. p. 319.
  5. Sutton, Charles William (1901). "Earwaker, John Parsons" . Dictionary of National Biography (1st supplement). Vol. 2. p. 172-173.
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