The Northumberland Championships or Northumberland Lawn Tennis Championships[1] or Northumberland County Championships and later known as the ESAB Northumberland Open[2] for sponsorship reasons was a men's and women's open grass court tennis tournament held first held at the South Northumberland Cricket Ground and various other venues until 1923. It was then staged at the Brandling Lawn Tennis Club (1924–1974), the Northumberland Club (1974–1983), Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland, Great Britain. The tournament ran from 1882 to 1983.
Attempts were made establish a large annual tournament in the County of Northumberland located in North East England, which led to the creation of the first Northumberland County Championships held at the South Northumberland Cricket Ground, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland, England in July 1882.[3] However the tournament did not have a premenant home until 1924 when the Northumberland Lawn Tennis Ground Co Ltd was formed in order to secure permanent home for the Northumberland Open Tennis Tournament, and secondly, to provide a new permanent venue for Brandling Lawn Tennis Club, then the leading tennis club in the north east.[3]
The Northumberland Championships ran for 101 years, and was reasonably successful in attracting attract top players to it. The championships were not staged during World War I or World War II. It continued to be staged after the start of the open era in 1968 it later became known as the Northumberland Open,[4] longer than many other old tournaments with a great tradition. It remained a featured tournament in the annual tennis tours for a considerable time. In 1974 the host venue the Brandling Lawn Tennis Club merged with the Portland Lawn Tennis Club and the Osborne Lawn Tennis Club to create the Northumberland Club which continued to stage the championships tournament.[3]
^"Northumberland tennis—early shocks in the Northumberland lawn tennis championships ". Newcastle Journal. The British Newspaper Archive. 1 August 1961.
^Barrett, John (1983). Slazengers world of tennis. 1983. London : Queen Anne Press. p. 206. ISBN978-0-356-09383-3.
^ abc"94 Years of History". www.northumberlandclub.org. Northumberland Club. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
^Robertson, Max (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. New York: Viking Press. p. 257. ISBN9780670294084.
northumberland, championships, northumberland, lawn, tennis, championships, northumberland, county, championships, later, known, esab, northumberland, open, sponsorship, reasons, women, open, grass, court, tennis, tournament, held, first, held, south, northumb. The Northumberland Championships or Northumberland Lawn Tennis Championships 1 or Northumberland County Championships and later known as the ESAB Northumberland Open 2 for sponsorship reasons was a men s and women s open grass court tennis tournament held first held at the South Northumberland Cricket Ground and various other venues until 1923 It was then staged at the Brandling Lawn Tennis Club 1924 1974 the Northumberland Club 1974 1983 Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Great Britain The tournament ran from 1882 to 1983 Northumberland ChampionshipsDefunct tennis tournamentTourPre open eraFounded1882Abolished1983LocationNewcastle upon Tyne Northumberland Great BritainVenueVarious 1882 1923 Brandling Lawn Tennis Club 1924 1973 Northumberland Club 1974 1983 Contents 1 History 2 Event names 3 References 4 SourcesHistory editAttempts were made establish a large annual tournament in the County of Northumberland located in North East England which led to the creation of the first Northumberland County Championships held at the South Northumberland Cricket Ground Gosforth Newcastle upon Tyne Northumberland England in July 1882 3 However the tournament did not have a premenant home until 1924 when the Northumberland Lawn Tennis Ground Co Ltd was formed in order to secure permanent home for the Northumberland Open Tennis Tournament and secondly to provide a new permanent venue for Brandling Lawn Tennis Club then the leading tennis club in the north east 3 The Northumberland Championships ran for 101 years and was reasonably successful in attracting attract top players to it The championships were not staged during World War I or World War II It continued to be staged after the start of the open era in 1968 it later became known as the Northumberland Open 4 longer than many other old tournaments with a great tradition It remained a featured tournament in the annual tennis tours for a considerable time In 1974 the host venue the Brandling Lawn Tennis Club merged with the Portland Lawn Tennis Club and the Osborne Lawn Tennis Club to create the Northumberland Club which continued to stage the championships tournament 3 Notable winners of the men s singles included Joseph Bruce Ismay 1884 Patrick Bowes Lyon 1886 1888 5 Harold Mahony 1891 and William Renshaw 1893 Pat Spence 1922 Cam Malfroy 1938 Ignacy Tloczynski 1952 and John Lloyd 1977 Previous women s singles champions included Charlotte Cooper 1895 Dorothea Douglass Chambers 1908 Anita Lizana 1935 1937 and Gem Hoahing 1948 Angela Mortimer 1951 and Judy Tegart 1968 The Northumberland Championships ran until 1983 when it was abolished The final men s singles champion was Britain s Buster Mottram and the final women s singles champion was Catherine Berry Event names editNorthumberland County Association Tournament 1882 1886 Northumberland County Championships 1887 1890 Northumberland County Lawn Tennis Championships 1891 1899 Northumberland Championships 1900 69 Northumberland Open 1970 71 Greenshield Northumberland Open 1971 74 6 ESAB Northumberland Open 1981 83 7 References edit Northumberland tennis early shocks in the Northumberland lawn tennis championships Newcastle Journal The British Newspaper Archive 1 August 1961 Barrett John 1983 Slazengers world of tennis 1983 London Queen Anne Press p 206 ISBN 978 0 356 09383 3 a b c 94 Years of History www northumberlandclub org Northumberland Club Retrieved 4 October 2022 Robertson Max 1974 The encyclopedia of tennis New York Viking Press p 257 ISBN 9780670294084 Whitaker s Almanack Volume 20 London J Whitaker amp Sons 1888 p 4 Robertson 1974 257 Barrett 1983 206 Sources editNorthumberland tennis early shocks in the Northumberland lawn tennis championships Newcastle Journal The British Newspaper Archive 1 August 1961 Northumberland Tennis and Squash Club 94 Years of History www northumberlandclub org Northumberland Club Retrieved 4 October 2022 Robertson Max 1974 The encyclopedia of tennis New York Viking Press ISBN 9780670294084 Whitaker s Almanack Volume 20 London J Whitaker amp Sons 1888 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northumberland Championships amp oldid 1186756394, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
