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Waterloo Tournament

The Waterloo Tournament also known as the Waterloo LTC Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain from 1881 to 1897.

Waterloo Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameWaterloo Tournament
TourPre open era
Founded1881
Abolished1897
Editions17
LocationWaterloo
Liverpool
Lancashire, Great Britain

History edit

The Waterloo Tournament was an early 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. The first winner of the men's singles was England's Richard Richardson. The final known edition was in 1897 was played at Aigburth Cricket Ground that was again won by Frank Riseley. It was a featured regeular series event on the Amateur Tennis Tour (1877-1912). Three Wimbledon men's finalists played this event during the course of its run Richard Richardson, Donald Stewart and Frank Riseley. The 1883 and 1897 editions were held at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool. The 1885 women's event was won by future Wimbledon champion Lottie Dod.

Finals edit

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [1] in some tournaments not all.

* eight of the twelve editions had a challenge round

Men's singles edit

Included:[2]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1881   Richard T. Richardson   F.W. Jones 6-0 6-0 [3]
1882   William John Down   R.H. Jones ? [4]
1883 [a]   Joseph Bruce Ismay   William Gerald Barker 6-3 6-1 [5]
1884   Donald Charles Stewart   William John Bush-Salmon 9-7 6-1 6-2 [6]
1885   Charles Stananought   Jacob Gaitskell Brown 7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5 [7]
1886   Jacob Gaitskell Brown   William Parkfield Wethered 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1 [8]
1887 [b]   Jacob Gaitskell Brown   William Parkfield Wethered 6-3 6-4 2-6 8-6 [9]
1888 [c]   Jacob Gaitskell Brown   Herbert Chipp w.o.[10]
1889   John Redfern Deykin   William Dod 6-2 7-5 7-5 [11]
1890   John Redfern Deykin   William Parkfield Wethered 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-2 [12]
1891 [d]   Jacob Gaitskell Brown   John Redfern Deykin 6-1 6-0 5-7 8-6 [13]
1892 [e]   Andrew Laurie Macfie   Jacob Gaitskell Brown 3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 [14]
1893 [f]   John Charles Kay   Andrew Laurie Macfie 10-8 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 [15]
1894 [g]   T.J. Walmsley   John Charles Kay ? [16]
1895 [h]   Frank L. Riseley  T.J. Walmsley 6-1 6-1 6-0 [17]
1896 [i]   Frank L. Riseley   Arthur Henry Riseley w.o.[18]
1897 [j]  Frank L. Riseley   Arthur Henry Riseley 0-8 6-4 [19]

Men's doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1881   Johan Frederick Caroe
  Thomas Dyson Rayner		   Mr Churton
  Mr Curry		 6-4, 6-5
1882   Frederick William Jones
  Reginald Herbert Jones		   Charles Stananought
  Joseph Stananought		 def.

Women's singles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1881   Kate Rayner   Lynn Cheetham 6-2, 3-6, 7-5
1882   Edith Davies   Miss Eckersley ?
1884   Margaret Bracewell   E. Gordon 6-4, 4–6, 6–4, 6-1
1885   Lottie Dod   Margaret Bracewell 6-4, 6-2
1887   Miss Pickthall   Mary Pick 7-5, 6-1
1888   Annie Dod   Katherine Hill 4-6, 6–0, 6-3
1889   Mary Pick   Miss Pickthall 6-1, 6-3

Women's doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1881   Miss F. Berry
  Miss F. Helder		   Miss Jardine
  Miss Jones		 6-2, 3–6, 6-1
1882   Edith Davies
  Miss Cheetham		   Margaret Bracewell
  Miss Snow		 6-2, 3–6, 6-1

Mix doubles edit

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1881   Mr J.F. Carde
  Miss K. Rayner		   Mr E. Bucknell
  Alice Bagnall-Wild		 6-1, 12-10
1882   Mr D.W. Lee
  Edith Davies		   Charles Stananought
  Miss Snow		 def.

Notes edit

  1. ^ 1883 edition was held at Aigburth Cricket Ground Liverpool
  2. ^ 1887 edition there was a challenge round
  3. ^ 1888 edition there was a challenge round
  4. ^ 1891 edition there was a challenge round
  5. ^ 1892 edition there was a challenge round
  6. ^ 1893 edition there was a challenge round
  7. ^ 1894 edition there was a challenge round
  8. ^ 1895 edition there was a challenge round
  9. ^ 1896 there was no final match resulting in a walkover w.o.
  10. ^ 1897 there was a challenge round and the event was staged once again in Aigburth.

References edit

  1. ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 MARCH 1922. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  2. ^ "Tournament – Waterloo". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  3. ^ Lawn Tennis Calendar, The Field (August 1881). "Edition – Waterloo 1881". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ^ Lawn Tennis Calendar, The Field (1883). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ^ News Athletic, The (August 1883). "Edition – Waterloo 1883". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ^ Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, The (1884). "Edition – Waterloo 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ^ Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, The (1885). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ^ Field Lawn Tennis Calendar, The (1887). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  9. ^ Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, The (1887). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ^ Field Lawn Tennis Calendar, The (1889). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ^ Field Lawn Tennis Calendar, The (1890). "Edition –Waterloo 1889". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. ^ Liverpool Mercury, The (June 1890). "Edition – Waterloo 1890". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  13. ^ Liverpool Mercury, The (June 1891). "Edition – Waterloo 1891". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  14. ^ Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, The (1892). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  15. ^ Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, The (1893). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Edition – Waterloo 1894". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 1894. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  17. ^ Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, The (1895). "Edition – Tennisarchives". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  18. ^ Liverpool Mercury, The (September 1896). "Edition – Waterloo 1896". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  19. ^ Field Lawn Tennis Calendar, The (16 June 1897). "Edition –Waterloo 1897". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Sources edit

  • "Tournament – Waterloo". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 2017.

Further reading edit

  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
  • Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Longman. London England 1890–1923.
  • British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
  • Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
  • The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.
  • The Field Lawn Tennis Calendar. The Field Office. from 1853. London. England

External links edit

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