The Warriston Park LTC Tournament[1] was a tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts. This annual tournament was established by the Warriston Park Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland in 1886.[2] The event was staged through to 1908.[3]
| Warriston Park LTC Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1886 |
| Abolished | 1908 |
| Location | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland |
| Venue | Warriston Park Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Clay Grass |
History edit
The Warriston Park Open was a tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts organised by the Warriston Park Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland. It was staged from 1886 to 1908. The organisers lost the use of the tennis courts at Warriston Park sometime towards the end of 1908 and 1909, thus ending the tournament.[4]
Venue edit
The Warriston Park Lawn Tennis Club, founded in the early 1880s, was located at the Warriston Park (later known as the Warriston Recreation Grounds), Inverleith Row Edinburgh.[5] It was one of the first tennis clubs to be established in Scotland. The tennis club lost the use of its courts at Warriston between 1908 and 1909. No further records of the club survived beyond this date. Sources state that it moved to Inverleith Place, and became the Inverleith Lawn Tennis Club.[4] The original club where this event was held had eight tennis courts, three of cinder and five of grass.[2]
Finals edit
Men's Singles edit
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 |  Herbert Bowes-Lyon |
 J.P. Smythe |
6-3 6-0 ret.[2] |
| 1894 | Henry Lawrence Fleming |
Andrew Duncan |
6-1, 6–1. |
Mixed Doubles edit
(Incomplete roll)
- Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1886 | J.P. Smythe Jane Meikle |
Richard Millar Watson Mabel Boulton |
5-7 6-2 6–2.[2] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Lawn Tennis: Warriston Park Club" (Subscription). Edinburgh Evening News. Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.: British Newspaper Archive. 3 July 1905. pp. 4, 5. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Warriston Park". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ "HISTORICAL NOTE". tennis. Cannon Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland: Warriston Community Tennis Club. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ a b Warriston Community Tennis Club [not specific enough to verify]
- ^ McLean, David (29 September 2021). "Two historic Edinburgh sports pavilions will be demolished over safety fears". EdinburghLive. Retrieved 18 February 2023.