North Wales Championships
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Tennis tournament (1881–1939)
Tennis tournament
| North Wales Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | North Wales Counties Challenge Cup (1883) North Wales Challenge Cup (1884-86) North Wales Championships (1891-1939) |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Abolished | 1939 |
| Location | Criccieth Denbigh Trefriw |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
The North Wales Championships were originally founded as the Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament in 1881.[1] In 1883 that tournament became known as the North Wales Counties Challenge Cup until 1884 when it was renamed as the North Wales Challenge Cup until 1886.[2] This first edition of the event lapsed, but was then revived by the Criccieth LTC at Criccieth in 1891 under its new name until 1939 when it was discontinued.
History
[edit ]In September 1881 the Vale of Clwyd CLTC (f.1881), at Ruthin, Vale of Clwyd, North Wales organised the Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament.[3] In 1883 at what was then, the third edition of the event, the club inaugurated the North Wales Counties Challenge Cup for men at Denbigh.[4]
In 1884 the tournament was renamed as the North Wales Challenge Cup. It continued to be staged until 1886.[5] In 1891 the Criccieth Lawn Tennis Club (formally established in 1892)[6] at Criccieth revived the North Wales Challenge Cup as the North Wales Championships,[7] that ran until 1939.
Finals
[edit ]- Incomplete Roll
Men's Singles
[edit ]| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament | |||
| 1881 | England Percy John Frederick Lush | United Kingdom M. Lush | 5–2, 5–4 |
| 1882 | England Arthur Bennett Mesham | Wales H. Lloyd Williams | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| North Wales Counties Challenge Cup | |||
| 1883 | England Arthur Bennett Mesham (2) | United Kingdom Major Mesham | 6-0, 6-3 |
| North Wales Challenge Cup | |||
| 1884 [8] | Wales G. Egerton | England Arthur Bennett Mesham | w.o. |
| 1885 [9] | Wales G. Egerton (2) | United Kingdom Captain H.T. Ravenhill | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1886 [10] | Wales G. Egerton (3) | Wales J. E. Morris | 3–6, 6–3, 6–5 |
| 1887 | England Henry James Wilson Fosbery | England D.F. Pennant | 6–4, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1888 | England George Whitely Hayes | England Henry James Wilson Fosbery | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1891[11] | Ireland Manliffe Goodbody | ? | ? |
| North Wales Championships | |||
| 1892[12] | Ireland Manliffe Goodbody (2) | ? | ? |
| 1894 [13] | England Edward Carey | Wales Dylan Rhys Griffiths | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1895 [14] | England Edward Carey (2) | England Arthur Carey | 6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
Men's Doubles
[edit ]| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament | |||
| 1882 | England Hugh Francis Birley Wales H. Lloyd Williams |
United Kingdom Major Mesham United Kingdom W.P. Rigby |
6-2, 6–1 |
| North Wales Counties Challenge Cup | |||
| 1883 | United Kingdom J.P. Lewis England Arthur Bennett Mesham |
Wales Mr. Morgan Wales Mr. Morgan |
6–2, 6–4 |
| North Wales Challenge Cup | |||
| 1884 | England Mr. Kersey Wales G. Egerton |
Wales H. Lloyd Williams Wales R. Lloyd Williams |
4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1885 | United Kingdom Captain H.T. Ravenhill United Kingdom Mr. Hutton |
United Kingdom A. Evill United Kingdom Mr. Kettlewell |
6–5, 6–5 |
| North Wales Championships | |||
- Incomplete Roll
Women's Singles
[edit ]| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament | ||||
| 1881 | Wales Miss L Williams | England Miss Proctor | 5–3, 5–3 | |
| North Wales Championships | ||||
| 1892 | United Kingdom Helen Jackson | United Kingdom Miss Moore | ? | |
| 1895 | United Kingdom Miss Turner | United Kingdom E. Moorhouse | w.o. | |
| 1896 | United Kingdom Mary Pick | United Kingdom Mrs Coxon | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1897 | United Kingdom Miss Makinson | United Kingdom Mary Pick | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1899 | United Kingdom E. Makinson | United Kingdom N. Forster | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1900 | England Ellen Evered | United Kingdom C. Maw | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1901 | England Maude Garfit | England Ellen Evered | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 1902 | England Maude Garfit (2) | England Ellen Evered | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1903 | England Maude Garfit (3) | England Mabel Hurlbatt Dudgeon | 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 | |
| 1904 | England Maude Garfit (4) | Wales Miss Russell Davies | 9-7, 6-3 | |
| 1906 | United Kingdom Mabel Hurlbatt Dudgeon | United Kingdom Hilda Hitchings | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1907 | United Kingdom Mabel Hurlbatt Dudgeon (2) | United Kingdom Agnes Daniell Tuckey | 6-2, 4-6, 6-1 | |
| 1908 | United Kingdom Mrs Walton | United Kingdom Mabel Hurlbatt Dudgeon | 6-1, 2-6, 7-5 | |
| 1909 | Wales C.M. Jones | United Kingdom Mrs Macaulay | 10-8, 8-6 | |
| 1910 | United Kingdom Mabel Hurlbatt Dudgeon (3) | Wales C. M. Jones | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1913 | Wales A.M. Davies | United Kingdom C. Hollins | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1919 | United Kingdom M. Platt | United Kingdom Miss Staffurth | 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1920 | Argentina Dorothy Boadle | United Kingdom Mrs E.H. Harris | 6-0, 6-4 | |
| 1921 | United Kingdom Camilla Rimington | United Kingdom Edith Willock | 6-1, 9-7 | |
| 1922 | United Kingdom Camilla Rimington (2) | United Kingdom Edith Willock | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1923 | United Kingdom Camilla Rimington (3) | ? | ? | |
| 1924 | United Kingdom Joan Reid-Thomas | United Kingdom Mrs Benham | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1925 | United Kingdom Joan Reid-Thomas (2) | United Kingdom Evelyn Goldsworth | 6-2, 8-6 | |
| 1926 | United Kingdom Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson (3) | United Kingdom Miss Lindsay | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1927 | United Kingdom K.M. Marriott | United Kingdom Thelma Cazalet | 6-8, 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1928 | United Kingdom Thelma Cazalet | United Kingdom Lesley Cadle | 9-7, 6-3 | |
| 1929 | United Kingdom K.M. Marriott | United Kingdom Thelma Cazalet | 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1930 | United Kingdom C.F. Sutherland | United Kingdom P. Padmore | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1931 | United Kingdom Dora Beazley | United Kingdom Eileen Connell Antrobus | 4-6, 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1932 | United Kingdom E.M. Gunson | United Kingdom Eileen Connell Antrobus | 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 | |
| 1933 | United Kingdom Thelma Cazalet (2) | United Kingdom P. Hollins | w.o. | |
| 1934 | United Kingdom Mildred Nonweiler Freeman | United Kingdom I. Robinson | 6-4, 7-5 | |
| 1935 | United Kingdom Mildred Nonweiler Freeman (2) | Wales Patricia Owen | 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1936 | United Kingdom Dora Beazley (2) | United Kingdom Manon Hargreaves | 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1938 | United Kingdom Dora Beazley (3) | United Kingdom Mrs E. Allen | 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1939 | United Kingdom Denise Huntbach | United Kingdom M. Watson | 6-4, 6-3 | |
Mix Doubles
[edit ]| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament | |||
| 1882 | United Kingdom J.P. Lewis Wales Miss. Royds |
United Kingdom Major Mesham Wales Mrs. Lloyd Williams |
6–0, 6–3 |
| North Wales Counties Challenge Cup | |||
| 1883 | England Arthur Bennett Mesham England Miss. Mainwaring |
Wales Thomas Alured Wynne Edwards Wales Miss. Royds |
6–3, 6–5 |
| North Wales Challenge Cup | |||
| 1884 | United Kingdom Mr. A. MacBean England Miss. Mainwaring (2) |
England Arthur Bennett Mesham Wales Mrs. Lloyd Williams |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 1885 | United Kingdom Captain H.T. Ravenhill United Kingdom Mrs. Ravenhill |
United Kingdom P. Ormrod Wales Miss. Tuke |
6-2, 6-1 |
| North Wales Championships | |||
References
[edit ]- ^ "VALE OF CLWYD LAWN TENNIS AND CRICKET CLUB. THE THIRD ANNUAL LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT 'will be held' at DENBIGH, on August 30th and following days. GENTLEMEN'S SINGLES EVENT to be called the North Wales Counties Challenge Cup, the value, not less than 10 guineas, to be given by the Vale of Clwyd Club". North Wales Chronicle. Caernarfon, Caernarfonshire, Wales: The British Newspaper Archive. 11 August 1883. p. 1.
- ^ "VALE OF CLWYD CRICKET AND LAWN TENNIS CLUB. The annual meeting of this club was held at Denbigh on July 27th, and following days. The North Wales Challenge Cup was won for third time by Mr. G. Egerton,of Gresford". Denbighshire Free Press. The British Newspaper Archive. 7 August 1886. pp. 4, 5.
- ^ North Wales Chronicle. The British Newspaper Archive. 11 August 1883. page.1.
- ^ North Wales Chronicle (1883)
- ^ Denbighshire Free Press. The British Newspaper Archive. 7 August 1886. pages, 4, 5.
- ^ "History of Criccieth Tennis club revealed". Cambrian News. 16 August 2022. Retrieved 27 February 2023.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS. NORTH WALES CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS. The 38th annual tournament at Criccieth the North Wales Championships, ended on Sunday last week. Results as follows!". Formby Times. Formby, Lancashire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 25 August 1934. p. 4.
- ^ Denbighshire Free Press. The British Newspaper Archive. 7 August 1886. pages, 4, 5.
- ^ Denbighshire Free Press. The British Newspaper Archive. 7 August 1886. pages, 4, 5.
- ^ Denbighshire Free Press. The British Newspaper Archive. 7 August 1886. pages, 4, 5.
- ^ "LLANDUDNO LAWN TENNIS: Entries for this year's Championship of North Wales promise to be even better, and with fine weather there should be some of the highest class of tennis ever seen in Wales. The North Wales Challenge Cup (value 50 guineas), has been won for two years by Irishman M. F. Goodbody, Esq., and should he succeed will set a new record". North Wales Chronicle. Bangor, Caernarfonshire: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 July 1893. p. 6.
- ^ North Wales Chronicle. The British Newspaper Archive. 1 July 1893 . Bangor, Caernarfonshire. page. 6.
- ^ North Wales Chronicle. The British Newspaper Archive. 24 August 1894. Bangor, Caernarfonshire. page. 18.
- ^ North Wales Chronicle. The British Newspaper Archive. 19 August 1895. Bangor, Caernarfonshire. page. 24.