Fitzwilliam Club Championships
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| Fitzwilliam Club Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF |
| Founded | 1884 |
| Abolished | 2003 |
| Location | Dublin, Ireland. |
| Venue | Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass- outdoors |
The Fitzwilliam Club Championships[1] also known as the Fitzwilliam Club Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884.[2] The championship was an open club event organised by the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament ran until 2003.
History
[edit | edit source]The Fitzwilliam Club Championships were established in 1884 as an open all comers club championship for Irish players.[3] The tournament was continually staged until 2003.
Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Ernest Browne, Willoughby Hamilton, Grainger Chaytor, Valentine Miley, Tom Chaytor, Walter Herbert Boyd, Herbert Knox McKay,[4] and James Pringle[5][6]
References
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