Whitehouse Open

The Whitehouse Open was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts organised by the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. It was staged from 1884 to 1895.[1][2]

Whitehouse Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884 (1884)
Abolished1898 (1898)
LocationEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
VenueWhitehouse Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay
Grass

History

In May 1884 the Whitehouse Open Lawn Tennis Tournament staged for the first time at the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.[3] The tournament was played on both clay courts and grass courts, and ran until 1899.[4] The Whitehouse Tennis Club (as it's now called) was founded in 1881 was still operating in 2000.[5]

Finals

Mens Singles
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1884[6]England Richard Henry FullerScotland Archibald Thomson6–4, 6–3, 6–3[2]
1885Scotland Herbert Bowes-LyonEngland Richard Henry Fuller8–6, 11–13, 6–4, 6–3[2]
1886Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon (2)Scotland George Nelson Stenhouse6–1, 8–6, 6–1[2]
1887Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon (3)England Arthur Nevile John Story3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2[2]
1888Scotland Herbert Bowes-Lyon (4)Scotland Archibald Thomson6–4, 6–3, 6–1[2]
1889Scotland Archibald ThomsonEngland Arthur Nevile John Story6–4 ,6–4, 6–2[2]
1890Scotland Archibald Thomson (2)South Africa Edward Barnard Fuller4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 0–6, 6–1[2]
1892United Kingdom J.H. ConyersUnited Kingdom E. Conyersw.o.[2]
1893Scotland Henry Lawrence FlemingUnited Kingdom J.H. Conyersw.o.[2]
1894Scotland Richard Millar WatsonScotland Henry Lawrence Flemingw.o.[2]
1895United Kingdom D. MaxwellScotland Richard Millar Watson6–4, 6–4, 6–2[2]

Womens Singles
Incomplete Roll
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1884[7]Scotland Jane MeikleScotland Julia Ferguson6–2, 6–4
1885Scotland Jane Meikle (2)Scotland Julia Ferguson6–0, 6–0
1886Scotland Jane Meikle (3)Scotland Miss Meilke6–2, 6–2
1887England Mabel BoultonScotland Jane Meikledefault
1888England Annie DodScotland J. Ferguson6–2, 8–6
1889Scotland Lottie PatersonEngland Annie Dod6–0, 6–2
1890Scotland Lottie Paterson (2)England Jane Corder6–0, 8–6
1891Scotland Lottie Paterson (3)England Jane Corder7–5, 6–2
1894Scotland Mrs Kirkwood? ?
1895Scotland Louisa StoltzScotland Mrs Kirkwooddefault

See also

References
  1. "HISTORICAL NOTE". tennis. Cannon Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland: Warriston Community Tennis Club. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Source: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Whitehouse. Search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
  3. "WHITEHOUSE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. On Saturday the inaugural Whitehouse tournament was concluded presence large assemblage of spectators!. siding the distribution prizes. Lord Harrison said he thought the tennis was one of the best he had seen at the present time". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 26 May 1884. p. 4.
  4. "WHITEHOUSE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.Weather favoured the continuance at the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club grounds yesterday". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 7 June 1899. p. 3.
  5. "Late bid to net tennis trophies Cash appeal as Bowes-Lyon family puts items of Scottish sporting heritage up for auction". Herald Scotland. Glasgow: Herald & Times Group. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. "Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Tournament: On Saturday the Whitehouse tournament was concluded presence large assemblage spectators". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 26 May 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. Edinburgh Evening News
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