The Fitzwilliam Plate[1] also known as the Irish Championships Consolation Plate was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players that lost in the second round of the all comers singles event.[2] The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1883.[3] The event was discontinued in 1900.

Fitzwilliam Plate
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1883; 141 years ago (1883)
Abolished1900; 124 years ago (1900)
LocationDublin, Ireland
VenueFitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

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TheFitzwilliam Plate was a tennis tournament founded in 1883 for players who had lost in the second round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships.[4] It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1900 when it was discontinued.[3]

The Fitzwilliam Purse was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the first round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901.[5]

Finals

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1883   George Arnulph Montgomerie   Percy Greene 6–3 6–1.[3]
1884   Maxwell John Carpendale   Edward Lake Williams 6–2 6–2.[3]
1885[6]   Herbert Knox McKay   William Taylor 6–3, 7–5, 6–2.[3]
1886   Grainger Chaytor   Francis Woodcock Perry 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.[3]
1887   Herbert Wilberforce   Grainger Chaytor 9–7, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1888   James Baldwin   Ernest George Meers 9–7, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1890[7]   Harold Mahony   Wilfred L Parker 6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
1894[8]   Grainger Chaytor   Frank Stoker 6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.
1896[9]   Edward Roy Allen   Charles Henry Martin 7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1.[3]
1897   George Greville   Richard Clifford 6–1, 7–5, 6–1.[3]
1898   Harold Adair Nisbet   George Ball-Greene 6–0, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3.[3]
1899   George Caridia   Arthur Henry Riseley 6–3, 7–5.[3]

See also

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  • All England Plate (competition for second round losers at the Wimbledon Championships)

References

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  1. ^ "Dublin University Review". The Dublin University Review. 1 (1–6). Dublin, Ireland: 131. June 1885. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  2. ^ "FITZWILLIAM PLATE. One prize of £7 for players beaten in the second round of the All-Comers' Singles". Cork Constitution. Cork, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Plate". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  4. ^ Tarran
  5. ^ "Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Purse". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  6. ^ The Dublin Review (June 1885)
  7. ^ Cork Constitution
  8. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. THE FITZWILLIAM TOURNAMENT: Fitzwilliam Plate. —Final round: D Chaytor beat F Stoker. 6-1, 6-2. 4-6. 6-4". Newcastle Journal. Northumberland, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 May 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
  9. ^ "The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality". The Sketch. 14. Ingram brothers.: 291 10 June 1896. Retrieved 7 August 2023.