Dublin University Championships

Dublin University Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1877
Abolished1909
LocationDublin University LTC
Trinity College
Dublin
Ireland
Surfaceoutdoor (Hard) then (Grass)

The Dublin University Championships also called the Dublin University LT Championships was a men's tennis tournament held from 1877 through 1909.

History

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The Dublin University Championships was played at the Dublin University Lawn Tennis Club, Trinity College, Ireland initially played on outdoor hard (asphalt) courts from 1877 to 1891, then switched grass courts. There were eighteen editions of the event.[1][2]

Finals

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Incomplete list of tournaments included:[3][4]

Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner Up Score
1877 Ireland Richard Manders Ireland George Henry Shannon ?
1878 Ireland James Jackson Ireland William Morgan Jellett ?
1879 Ireland Henry James Daly Ireland Ernest Edward Knox ?
1883 Ireland Tom Campion Ireland Charles Henry Chaytor 5-7 6-1 7-5
1885 Ireland Tom Campion Ireland Charles Henry Chaytor 5-7 6-1 7-5 6-1
1886 Ireland Eyre Chatterton Ireland Grainger Chaytor 6-3 6-4 6-0
1887 Ireland Manliffe Goodbody Ireland Tom Campion 2-6 6-3 6-1 6-0
1889 Ireland Harold Mahony Ireland Hume Riversdale Jones 8-6 6-2 8-6
1890 Ireland Grainger Chaytor Ireland Harold Mahony 6-3 3-6 8-6 6-1
1891 Ireland Thomas Chaytor Ireland Arthur Henry Ashe 6-2 6-1 6-3
1893 Ireland T. Waller Ireland Tom Chaytor w.o.
1902 Ireland James Cecil Parke Ireland John Frederick Graham 6-3 10-8 6-2
1903 Ireland James Cecil Parke Ireland Henry Vere Shirley Dillon 6-1 6-4 6-3
1904 Ireland James Cecil Parke Ireland Henry Vere Shirley Dillon 6-3 4-6 6-3 4-6 6-1
1905 Ireland Henry Vere Shirley Dillon Ireland James Cecil Parke 6-4 6-1 8-6
1906 Ireland Henry Vere Shirley Dillon Ireland Henry Alan Page 6-4 7-5 1-6 6-1
1908 Ireland Arthur Meagher Cave Ireland Charles Frederick Scroope 6-4 6-2 6-1
1909 Ireland Charles Frederick Scroope United Kingdom Arthur Davies Tuckey 6-4 6-1 6-1

References

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  1. ^ Dublin University Review:, Volume 1, Issues 1-6 (I ed.). Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker & Trinity College. June 1885. p. 131.
  2. ^ Dublin University Review:, Volume III, Issues 1-3 (I ed.). Dublin: Sealy, Bryers & Walker & Trinity College. May 1891. p. 127.
  3. ^ Garcia, Gabriel (2018). "DUBLIN UNIVERSITY CH. Tournament Roll of honour". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  4. ^ Archives, Tennis. "Dublin University LT Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives, 2018. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
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