The Teignmouth Open[1] or Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Tournament was combined men's and women's grass court or sometimes hard court tennis tournament founded in 1880 that ran until 1939.[2] It was staged by the Teignmouth Lawn Tennis Club at Teignmouth, Devon, England through until 1939 when it was abolished.
| Teignmouth Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Tournament |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Abolished | 1939 |
| Location | Teignmouth, Devon, England |
| Venue | Teignmouth Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass & Asphalt (Hard) |
History edit
Officially known as the Teignmouth and Shaldon Open Tournament was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in September 1880 at Lower Bitton, Teignmouth, Devon, England. During the 1880s it was a featured event of Pastime's five week end of summer 'Western Tour' taking in Exmouth, Teignmouth, Torquay, Bournemouth and Eastbourne.[3] It was staged by the Teignmouth Lawn Tennis Club at Teignmouth, Devon, England through until 1939 when it was abolished.[4]
Former winners of the men's singles included: Ernest Wool Lewis, Herbert Chipp, Manliffe Goodbody, William Renshaw, Wilberforce Eaves, Harry Grove, Harry Sibthorpe Barlow, Les Poidevin and Henry Billington. Previous women's singles title winners included: Maud Watson,Violet Pinckney, Alice Pickering, Kathleen Lidderdale, and Madge Slaney.
Venue edit
Teignmouth Lawn Tennis Club:[5] (1880-1939) The modern-day Teignmouth Tennis Club forms part of a specialised Tennis Academy located at the Trinity School, Teignmouth.
Surfaces edit
The tournament was played predominantly on grass courts except for the 1882 to 1884 editions when it was played on hard asphalt courts.
Finals edit
Men's Singles edit
(incomplete roll) included:[6]
| Year | Winners | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 |  Ernest Maconchy[7] |
W.B. Young |
? |
| 1881 | Champion Russell |
Charles John Cole |
? |
| 1882 | Humphrey Berkeley |
Arthur John Stanley |
? |
| 1883 | Arthur Stanley |
Erskine Gerald Watson |
6–5, 6–5, 0–6, 6–1 |
| 1884 | Charles S. Wood |
William Parkfield Wethered |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1885 | Wilfred Milne |
H.C. Kent |
6–3, 6–5, 6–2 |
| 1886 | Ernest Wool Lewis |
Robert Charles Thompson |
6–1, 6–0, 6–0 |
| 1887 | Ernest Wool Lewis (2) |
Wilfred Milne |
6–3, 1–6, 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1888 |  Herbert Chipp |
John Redfern Deykin |
6–0, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1889 | Ernest Wool Lewis (3) |
Harry Sibthorpe Barlow |
6–4, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1890 | Ernest Wool Lewis (4) |
Albert Francis Stoddart |
6–1, 6–1 |
| 1891 |  Manliffe Goodbody |
Horace Chapman |
6–0, 0–6, 6–4 |
| 1892 | Wilberforce Eaves |
Charles Henry Chaytor |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1893 | Harry Grove |
H. Davies |
6–2, 8–6 |
| 1894 | William Renshaw |
Horace Chapman |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1895 | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow |
George Ball-Greene |
3–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1896 | Arthur Riseley |
Frank Riseley |
w.o. |
| 1903 | Harold Michelmore |
J.S. Talbot |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1905 | Harold Michelmore (2) |
George Alan Thomas |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1906 | Harold Michelmore (3) |
J.S. Talbot |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1907 | Harold Michelmore (4) |
A. Dawson Jones |
6–0, 6–0 |
| 1908 |  Les Poidevin |
Harold Michelmore |
6–8, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1909 | Harold Michelmore (5) |
J.S. Talbot |
6–4, 6–2 |
| 1910 | Hugh Walter Davies |
Arthur Riseley |
6–0, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1923 | Henry Alfred Carless |
Charles Pyne Luck |
7–5, 9–7 |
| 1931 | G.R. Ashton |
Freddie Della Porta |
6–1, 7–9, 6–3 |
| 1932 | Peter Graves |
J. Desmond Morris |
2–6, 4–2, ret. |
| 1933 | Leslie Erastus Cater |
George Godsell |
9–7, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Leslie Erastus Cater (2) |
 Athar-Ali Fyzee |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1935 | Henry Billington |
Leslie Erastus Cater |
2–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1936 | Henry Billington (2) |
Herbert Amphlett Davis |
6–2, 6–4 |
| 1937 |  Alan Stedman |
Freddie Della Porta |
6–1, 7–9, 6–3 |
| 1939 | Ernest G. Roper |
E.H. Coles |
6–3, 6–0 |
| Abolished | |||
References edit
- ^ Sporting and Club Fixtures: Teignmouth Open. London: Illustrated Sports & Goy's. 1 August 1884. p. 30.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Teignmouth and Shaldon". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ Lake, Robert J. (3 October 2014). "Emergence of Lawn Tennis in the 19th Century". A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Oxford: Routledge. p. 19. ISBN 978-1-134-44557-8.
- ^ Tennis Archives
- ^ "Teignmouth". The Official Guide to the Great Western Railway. London, Paris & Melbourne: Cassell & Company Ltd. 1890. p. 134.
- ^ "Tournament – Teignmouth and Shaldon". Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Brigadier General Ernest Maconchy | Soldiers' Stories". ww1.nam.ac.uk. London, England: National Army Museum. Retrieved 19 February 2024.