The Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships[1] was an open men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament.[2] The tournament was played at the Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England until 1976 when it was discontinued.[3]
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970) Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972-76) |
| Tour | ILTF (1913-1969) Bio-Strath Circuit (1971) |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Venue | Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885) |
| Surface | Grass |
History edit
The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in November 1885.[4] In 1888 it inaugurated the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament[5][6][7] played on grass courts in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. In 1897 the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament was elevated to a county level event and renamed as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships.[8][9] In April 1971 it was added to the new Bio-Strath Circuit of events, and rebranded as the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament for that year only.[10]
The winner of the first men's singles champion was British player Mr. G. E. Lowe.[11] The winner of the first women's singles champion was British player Miss. L. Chatterton-Clarke.[12] The final men's singles champion was British player Andrew Jarrett. The final women's singles champion was Australian player Wendy Gilchrist Paish.
Venue edit
The original Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1885.[13] In 1887 the club had three gravel courts, then later expanded to include an additional ten grass courts. Today the club is known as the Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club.[14]
Finals edit
Men's Singles edit
- Incomplete Roll:[15]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament | |||
| 1888 |  G.E. Lowe |
Henry Guy Nadin |
6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 |
| 1889 | David Davy |
Frederick T. Bradbury |
7-9, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1890 | Kenneth Sanderson |
Charles william Wade |
6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1891 | Herbert Wilberforce |
Tancred Disaeli Cummins |
6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1892 |  Arthur Benjamin Carvosso |
Tancred Disaeli Cummins |
8-6, 8-6, 6-1 |
| 1893 |  Joshua Pim |
Wilfred Baddeley |
6-0, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1894 | Roy Allen |
Charles Gladstone Allen |
w.o. |
| 1895 | Roy Allen (2) |
Reginald Arthur Gamble |
6-1, 6-, 6-4 |
| 1896 | Frank Riseley |
Roy Allen |
6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1903 | Roy Allen (3) |
Charles Gladstone Allen |
w.o. |
| 1904 | Roy Allen (4) |
Frederick William Payn |
6-3, 6-8, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1905 | Roy Allen (5) |
Arthur Gore |
6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1906 |  Anthony Wilding |
Ernest Watson |
6-1, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1907 | Anthony Wilding (2) |
Reginald Webster |
6-0, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1908 | Anthony Wilding (3) |
Roy Allen |
6-0, 6-4 |
| 1909 | Roy Allen (6) |
Sidney Watson |
6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1910 | Mark Day Hick |
Roy Allen |
w.o. |
| 1914/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1920 |  Zenzo Shimidzu |
Randolph Lycett |
4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1922 | Brame Hillyard |
M Pentland |
6-1, 8-6, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1930 |  Atri Madan Mohan |
Harry Scriven Burrows |
3-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1931 | Jiro Satoh |
Ryuki Miki |
divided the title. |
| 1932 | Jiro Satoh (2) |
Takeo Kuwabara |
6-4, 6-1 |
| 1933 | Don Turnbull |
Adrian Quist |
6-8, 10-12, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1934 | Ryuki Miki |
Cam Malfroy |
5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1935 | Alan Stedman |
Cam Malfroy |
11-13, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1936 | Cam Malfroy |
Alan Steadman |
6-0, 1-6, 6-2 |
| 1937 | Colin N. O, Ritchie |
Jack Lysaght |
5-7, 14-12, 7-5 |
| 1938 | Ghaus Mohammed Khan |
Cam Malfroy |
5-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1939 |  Constantin Tănăsescu |
 Jin H. Ho |
3-0, ret. |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||
| 1949 | Arthur Reader |
 Ong, Chew-Bee |
6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1950 | Arthur Reader |
 Czesław Spychała |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 1954 | Peter Cawthorn |
 Ivo Ribeiro |
6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-4 |
| Open Era | |||
| 1970 |  Hans Joachim Plötz |
Dick Crealy |
6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament | |||
| 1971 | Kim Warwick |
 Pierre Joly |
6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1974 | Bobby Wilson |
John Clifton |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 1975 | Bobby Wilson (2) |
Peter Campbell |
6-3, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Andrew Jarrett |
Stephen Warboys |
6-4, 7-5 |
Women's Singles edit
- Incomplete Roll:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament | |||
| 1888 | L. Chatterton-Clarke |
M. Crossley |
6-1, 6-2 |
| 1889 | M. Crossley |
L. Chatterton-Clarke |
6-5, 6-1 |
| 1890 | Beatrice Wood |
M. Crossley |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 1891 | Beatrice Wood (2) |
Agnes Noon Watts |
6-3, 6-3 |
| 1892 | Miss Crosby |
Miss Kersey |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 1893 | M. Shaw |
Katherine Grey |
4-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1894 | Jane Corder |
Florence Noon Thompson |
6-1, 6-3 |
| 1895 | Ruth Dyas |
Gertrude Provis |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 1896 | Gertrude Provis |
Beatrice Wood Draffen |
6-4, 6-4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1897 | Ruth Dyas (2) |
Miss Smyth |
5-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1898 | Katherine Grey |
Miss Black |
6-1, 6-2 |
| 1899 | Ruth Dyas Durlacher (3) |
Ida Cressy |
6-2, 6-3 |
| 1901 | N. Morton |
M. Morton |
6-3, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 1903 | Bertha Holder |
N. Morton |
6-4, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1907 | Bertha Holder (2) |
Norah Fosdick |
1-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1908 | Bertha Holder (3) |
Katherine Slater Clegg |
3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1909 | Katherine Slater Clegg |
Bertha Holder |
6-4, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1910 | Katherine Slater Clegg (2) |
A. Appleyard |
6-2, 6-3 |
| 1911 | Katherine Slater Clegg (3) |
Bertha Holder |
2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1912 | Katherine Slater Clegg (4) |
Norah Fosdick Middleton |
6-4, 6-3 |
| 1913 | Mildred Coles |
Miss West |
4-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1914 | Peggy Dransfield |
Mrs Howard |
6-0, 6-4 |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1920 | Peggy Dransfield (2) |
Kathleen Aitchison |
6-3, 7-9, 6-2 |
| 1921 | Elsie Goodlass Holtby |
Peggy Dransfield |
2-6, 12-10, 6-3 |
| 1922 | Peggy Dransfield (3) |
Mary Holmes |
6-3, 6-2 |
| 1924 | Doris Covell |
Betty Dix |
6-1, 6-2 |
| 1925 | Betty Dix |
Doris Covell Craddock |
6-1, 6-0 |
| 1926 | Betty Dix (2) |
E. Schofield |
6-1, 6-0 |
| 1927 | Betty Dix (3) |
Marjorie Macfarlane |
0-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1928 | Hazel Morrison-Smith |
Mrs G. Hawkins |
4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1929 | Jenny Sandison |
Joan Fry |
2-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1930 | Jenny Sandison (2) |
Christabel Hardie |
10-12, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1931 | Joan Ridley |
Mrs H. Martin |
3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 1932 | Joan Ingram |
Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft |
6-1, 6-4 |
| 1933 | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft |
N. Case |
6-2, 6-8, 6-2 |
| 1934 | Joan Hartigan |
Nell Hopman |
1-6, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1935 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |
 Anita Lizana |
6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1936 |  Irmgard Rost |
Anita Lizana |
4-6, 10-8, 6-3 |
| 1937 | Simonne Mathieu |
Irmgard Rost |
6-4, 6-2 |
| 1938 | Simonne Mathieu (2) |
Joy Cox |
6-3, 6-1 |
| 1939 | Elsie Goldsack Pittman |
 Eva Porokova |
6-2, 7-5 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||
| 1950 |  Anne Constantine |
Billie Woodgate |
6-4, 7-5 |
| 1953 | Shirley Bloomer |
Rita Bentley |
6-3, 8-6 |
| Open Era | |||
| Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament | |||
| 1971 |  Lita Liem |
Lany Kaligis |
6-3, 6-3 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1975 |  L. Jooste |
J. Nichol |
7-5, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Wendy Gilchrist Paish |
 Beatriz Villaverde |
6-2, 7-6 |
Event Names edit
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970)
- Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)
References edit
- ^ "INTERNATIONAL TENNIS STARS IN SHEFFIELD: Fine weather is expected for the opening of the 41st Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships at Hunter's Bar on Monday next week". Sheffield Independent. Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 21 July 1938. p. 8.
- ^ Luis. Andy. (April 2015). Tennis in and Around Sheffield, 1874-1914. Chapter: Hallamshire. p.7. https://www.sdlta.org.uk/Tennis in and around Sheffield 1874 to 1914.. Sheffield and District Lawn Tennis Association.
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- ^ "THE SHEFFIELD AND HALLAMSHIRE TOURNAMENT. The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club start. their third annual tournament at Hunter's Bar today". Sheffield Independent. orkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 24 July 1890. p. 8.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022) search by name. Sheffield: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Sheffield. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
- ^ Sheffield Independent (1938) p. 8.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Sheffield. (2 July 1904). 8th Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships: Second Day A Surprise in the Singles. Yorkshire, England. British Newspaper Archive. p.11.
- ^ "SHEFFIELD TENNIS:Kevin McCollum the Staffordshire teenager, put a stop to Australian domination in the new Bio-Strath tennis tournament at Sheffield yesterday. Showing some of the form which made him such a promise as a junior, he beat Kevin Tobin 6-0 6-1". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.
- ^ Luis (2015)
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- ^ "The Hallamshire". Hallamshire Tennis. The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022) search by name. Sheffield: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Sheffield. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.