The County Kildare Open Tennis Championship, originally known as the County Kildare Tennis Tournament (1879–1880), then County Kildare Championship,[1] is grass court tennis tournament held initially at Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland, established on 2 August 1881.
| County Kildare Open Tennis Championship | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Editions | 140 (2018) |
| Location | Naas County Kildare Republic of Ireland |
| Venue | Naas Tennis Club |
| Surface | Artificial Grass, outdoors |
| Website | http://www.lltc.ie/history/south of ireland championships |
| Current champions | |
| Men's singles |  James Halas |
History edit
A County Kildare tennis tournament was first staged in 1879 at the Naas military barracks under the title the County Kildare Tournament.[2] and was a It was a featured event of 1879 Men's Tennis tour and 1880 Men's Tennis tour. On 2 August 1880, a Colonel de Burgh called for a meeting of members of the Naas and Country Kildare Cricket club to discuss forming a country club for the purpose of providing archery, cricket, football, lawn tennis, polo, and pigeon shooting for local town residents.[3][4]
On 1 January 1881 the County Kildare Club was formally established (later changed to Naas Lawn Tennis Club).[5] In August 1881 the County Kildare Open Tennis Championships came into existence.[6] In 1939 the event was won by Irish Davies Cup player George McVeagh.[7] This tournament is still being staged today.[8]
Champions 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) [9] in some tournaments not all.
Men's singles edit
Included:[2]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 [a] |  Algernon A. M. Aylmer |
James G. Kennedy |
4-6, 6-3, 6-2.[10] |
| 1880 [b] | Joseph R. Rainsford |
Jacob R. Sherrard |
?[2][11] |
| 1881[c] | Peter Aungier[12] |
W.A. Cairnes |
?[2][13] |
| 1882[d] | Peter Aungier[14] |
John William Young |
6–1, 6–4, 6–3[2] |
| 1883[e] | Peter Aungier |
Algernon A. M. Aylmer |
6–0, 6–3, 6–2[2][15] |
| 1884[f] | Peter Aungier |
Thomas Harrison Griffiths |
6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4[2][16] |
| 1887[g] | Algernon A. M. Aylmer |
Cecil J. Cramer-Roberts |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0[2][17] |
| 1889[h] | C. Johnson |
Richard J. Hornidge |
6–2, 6–4, 6–1[2] |
| 1939 | George McVeagh |
George McVeagh[18] |
? |
Notes edit
- ^ 1879 edition held from 27 July to 2 August
- ^ 1880 edition held from 28–31 July
- ^ 1881 edition held from 2–6 August
- ^ 1882 edition held from 25–29 July
- ^ 1883 edition held from 24 July end date no stated
- ^ 1884 edition held from 29 July to 2 August
- ^ 1887 edition held in July 1887
- ^ 1890 edition held in August 1890
References edit
- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London. p.71.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – County Kildare Tournament". Tennis Archives. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "History – Naas LTC". Naas LTC. Naas, County Kildare, Ireland: Naas Lawn Tennis Club. 2017. Archived from the original on 4 August 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ "Naas Chronology 134 AD – 1900 – Kildare Local History . ie". kildarelocalhistory.ie. Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Naas Lawn Tennis Club
- ^ Naas Lawn Tennis Club
- ^ Lyons, Mary Rose. "Naas LTC - a short history by Mary Rose Lyons". Naas LTC. Naas Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ Naas Lawn Tennis Club
- ^ "Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Edition – County Kildare Tournament 1879". www.tennisarchives.com. Idzznew BV. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Gray, John (July 1880). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881
- ^ Gray, John (August 1881). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- ^ Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Principle Meetings of 1882: . George Routledge and Son. London. p.116.
- ^ The Field Lawn Tennis Annual 1890
- ^ Gray, John (August 1884). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- ^ "Tennis Events". The Irish Times. Dublin, Ireland. July 1887.
- ^ Naas Lawn Tennis Club
Sources edit
- Abolition of Challenge Rounds". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. EVENING POST, VOLUME CIII, ISSUE 65, 20 March 1922.
- Gray, John (1880–1881). "Sporting Events". The Freeman's Journal. Dublin, Ireland.
- Irish Times, The. (1887). "Tennis Events" Dublin, Ireland.
- "History – Naas LTC" (2017). Naas LTC. Naas, County Kildare, Ireland: Naas Lawn Tennis Club.
- "Naas Chronology 134 AD – 1900 – Kildare Local History . ie". kildarelocalhistory.i.e. Co. Kildare Federation of Local History Groups. 2017.
- Nieuwland, Alex (2017). "Tournament – County Kildare Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. Harlingen, Netherlands: Idzznew BV.
- Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) Lawn Tennis in 1881. George Routledge and Son. London.
- Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Principle Meetings of 1882. George Routledge and Son. London.
Further reading edit
- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
- 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.