East Gloucestershire Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1879
Abolished1969
Editions55
LocationCheltenham Lawn Tennis Club
Cheltenham
Gloucestershire
Great Britain
Surfaceindoor (Hard)
outdoor (Grass)

The East Gloucestershire Championships also called the Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament held from 1879 through 1969.

History

The East Gloucestershire Championships was played at the Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Club, Cheltenham, Great Britain the tournament was initially played on indoor hard courts (partially covered) from 1879 to 1881 then switched to outdoor grass courts there were fifty five editions of the event.[1]

Past tournaments

Incomplete list of tournaments included:[2][3]

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner UpScore
1879United Kingdom William RenshawIreland Vere St. Leger Goold6-4 6-3 5-6 6-4
1880United Kingdom Ernest RenshawIreland Ernest Browne6-2 3-6 6-1 8-6
1881Ireland Ernest BrowneUnited Kingdom Robert Wallace Braddell6-3 6-3 3-6 6-0
1882United Kingdom Robert Wallace BraddellUnited Kingdom Arthur Walton Fuller6-1 6-4
1883United Kingdom Donald StewartUnited Kingdom William John Bush-Salmon6-0 6-1 6-0
1884United Kingdom Donald StewartUnited States Richard Sears10-8 6-1 6-3
1885Ireland Ernest BrowneUnited Kingdom Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross6-4 6-3 6-2
1886Ireland Ernest BrowneUnited States James Dwight6-3 6-2 2-6 9-7
1887Ireland Ernest BrowneUnited States James Dwight3-6 6-3 6-1 4-6 6-2
1888United Kingdom Harry GroveIreland Ernest Browne7-5 6-3 4-6 2-6 ret.
1889United Kingdom George HillyardUnited Kingdom James Baldwin6-1 6-1 2-6 4-6 6-3
1890Ireland Harold MahonyUnited Kingdom James Baldwin6-4 1-6 6-1 6-4
1891United Kingdom Ernest Wool LewisUnited Kingdom Harry S. Barlow6-4 6-3 6-2
1892Ireland Manliffe GoodbodyUnited Kingdom Sydney Howard Smith6-1 8-6 7-5
1914United Kingdom Hope CrispUnited Kingdom Charles P. Dixon5-7 6-2 6-2 8-6
1920United Kingdom George A. ThomasUnited Kingdom C. J. Brierley6-2 6-1
1922United Kingdom George A. ThomasUnited Kingdom Clinton McIlquham6-3 6-0 6-1
1923United Kingdom C. J. BrierleyDenmark Henning Larsen6-3 6-3 6-3
1924United Kingdom George A. ThomasUnited Kingdom G. W. Lucas0-6 6-2 6-1 8-6
1925United Kingdom Nigel SharpeUnited Kingdom Nigel Jones.6-3 6-2 6-1
1926United Kingdom R. G. BernardUnited Kingdom Clinton McIlquham7-5 5-7 6-3
1927United Kingdom Nigel SharpeUnited Kingdom R. D. England10-8 8-6 6-0
1928United Kingdom J. D PageRepublic of Ireland Henry B. Purcell6-2 3-6 9-7
1929United Kingdom Eric PetersUnited Kingdom R. G. Bernard6-2 0-6 6-3
1930United Kingdom George GodsellRepublic of Ireland Noel G. Holmes8-6 6-0
1931United Kingdom R. N. A. LeytonUnited Kingdom Clinton McIlquham6-4 6-4
1932United Kingdom George GodsellUnited Kingdom C. P. Luck6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3
1934United Kingdom George GodsellUnited Kingdom Ronald Shayes6-3 6-1
1935United Kingdom Frank WildeUnited Kingdom George Godsell6-4 7-5
1936United Kingdom George GodsellUnited States John Burke Wilkinsonw.o.
1937Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-KieUnited Kingdom Jimmy Jones6-0 7-5
1938Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-KieUnited Kingdom George Godsell2-6 6-3 6-4
1939United Kingdom Donald ButlerUnited KingdomP. M. Lindner6-0 6-3
1946United Kingdom John K. DrinkallUnited Kingdom Derrick F. Leyland6-4 5-7 6-4
1947United Kingdom Derrick F. LeylandUnited Kingdom Richard Guise5-7 6-3 7-5
1948United Kingdom Norman LewisUnited Kingdom Richard Guise10-8 6-2
1949United Kingdom Arthur G. RobertsUnited Kingdom Richard Guise3-6 6-3 6-3
1950United Kingdom Richard GuiseUnited Kingdom Arthur G. Roberts6-4 6-1
1951Malaysia Chew Bee OngUnited Kingdom Richard Guise4-6 6-4 6-3
1952Australia Peter CawthornSouthern Rhodesia Basil Katz6-4 9-7
1953United Kingdom John HornPoland Czesław Spychała6-1 16-14
1954Australia Dawson HamiltonAustralia Cedric Mason3-6 7-5 6-4
1955United States Malcom FoxAustralia Cedric Mason7-5 6-1
1956Australia Louis SurvilleAustralia Arthur Marshall6-0 6-3
1957South Africa Derek LawerSouth Africa R. Lautenberg6-1 7-5
1958United Kingdom Alan MillsBrazil Ivo Ribeiro6-4 6-3
1959South Africa Trevor FancuttUnited Kingdom Tony Pickard6-3 6-2
1960United Kingdom Robert GriffinUnited Kingdom J. Guirdham9-7 6-4
1961South Africa Keith DiepraamSouth Africa Robin Sanders2-6 6-2 6-2
1962Brazil José Edison MandarinoBrazil Ron Barnes10-8 7-5
1963Australia Warren JacquesAustralia Alan Lane6-3 7-5
1964 ?, ? ?, ?WEA
1965South Africa Cliff DrysdaleSouth Africa Keith Diepraam6-4 6-1
1966South Africa Raymond MooreAustralia Dick Crealy2-6 6-1 6-4
1969New Zealand Brian FairlieWest Germany Hans Joachim Plötz6-4 6-3

References

  1. Archives, Tennis. "Cheltenham: East Gloucestershire Championships England". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  2. Archives, Tennis. "Cheltenham: East Gloucestershire Championships England". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  3. Garcia, Gabriel. "CHELTENHAM: East Gloucs Champs Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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