The Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Championships[1] or simply known as the Yorkshire Championships was a combined men's and women's open grass court tennis tournament established in 1884 as the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament[2] then later Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament and ran till 1970. It was first held in Ilkley, then, Harrogate, then Whitby before moving to permanently Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
The first Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was established in 1885 and played at Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. In 1887 the event was renamed as Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament. In 1889 the name was changed again the Yorkshire Open Championships.[3] In 1906 the event was moved permanently to Scarborough, North Yorkshire.[4] The championships were held as part of the worldwide tennis circuit until 1970. The event is still being held as late as 2017 as the Yorkshire Tennis County Championships.[5]
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^"YORKSHIRE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT". Yorkshire Gazette. Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 22 August 1885. p. 5. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^"THE YORKSHIRE TOURNAMENT AT ILKLEY. THE CHAMPIONSHIPS: Mr. Joshua Pim, the holder of the Irish and Northern Championships, wins the Yorkshire Open Championship for the fifth time consecutively". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 26 June 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
^"Nostalgia: Scarborough cricket ground and tennis courts". The Scarborough News. Scarborough, England: Johnston Press PLC. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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The Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Championships 1 or simply known as the Yorkshire Championships was a combined men s and women s open grass court tennis tournament established in 1884 as the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament 2 then later Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament and ran till 1970 It was first held in Ilkley then Harrogate then Whitby before moving to permanently Scarborough North Yorkshire England Yorkshire ChampionshipsDefunct tennis tournamentTourNLTA 1884 1910 Founded1884 140 years ago 1884 Abolished1970 54 years ago 1970 LocationHarrogateHullIlkleyLeedsScarboroughSheffield WhitbySurfaceGrass Contents 1 History 2 Locations 3 Finals 3 1 Men s singles 3 2 Women s singles 4 ReferencesHistory editThe first Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was established in 1885 and played at Ilkley Yorkshire England In 1887 the event was renamed as Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament In 1889 the name was changed again the Yorkshire Open Championships 3 In 1906 the event was moved permanently to Scarborough North Yorkshire 4 The championships were held as part of the worldwide tennis circuit until 1970 The event is still being held as late as 2017 as the Yorkshire Tennis County Championships 5 For the years 1892 1894 1900 and 1904 1905 the tournament was also valid as the North of England Championships Locations editThe championships have been staged in the following towns and cities Harrogate Hull Ilkley Leeds Scarborough Sheffield and WhitbyFinals editMen s singles edit Incomplete roll 6 Year Champion Runner up Score Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament 1884 nbsp Ernest Browne nbsp Marmaduke Constable 6 1 ret 1885 nbsp Gilbert Mahon nbsp E W Fletcher 6 0 6 2 6 4 1886 nbsp Ernest Browne nbsp Gilbert Mahon 3 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament 1887 nbsp E W Fletcher nbsp Arthur Godfrey Pease 6 2 6 2 7 5 1888 nbsp Arthur Godfrey Pease nbsp E W Fletcher 5 7 6 1 6 4 6 4 Yorkshire Open Championships 1889 nbsp David Davy nbsp Arthur Godfrey Pease w o 1890 nbsp Joshua Pim nbsp Grainger Chaytor 6 2 6 0 ret 1891 nbsp Joshua Pim 2 nbsp James Baldwin 6 3 6 2 2 6 7 5 1892 nbsp Joshua Pim 3 nbsp David Davy 6 1 6 4 3 1 ret 1893 nbsp Joshua Pim 4 nbsp George Ball Greene 7 6 4 9 7 6 4 1894 nbsp Roy Allen nbsp Joshua Pim w o 1895 nbsp Grainger Chaytor nbsp Harold Nisbet 7 9 4 6 6 4 9 7 6 1 1898 nbsp Grainger Chaytor 2 nbsp Ernest Douglas Black 6 2 6 2 4 6 6 3 Yorkshire Championships 1900 nbsp Grainger Chaytor 3 nbsp Charles William Wade 6 2 6 2 6 3 1901 nbsp Laurie Doherty nbsp Ernest Douglas Black 6 2 6 1 6 1 1905 nbsp Roy Allen 2 nbsp Charles Gladstone Allen w o 1907 nbsp Edgar Middleton nbsp Ernest Watson 6 3 3 6 6 8 6 0 6 4 1908 nbsp Ernest Watson nbsp John Francis Moss 6 2 6 3 6 2 1909 nbsp Sidney Watson nbsp Edgar Middleton 6 4 6 3 6 1 1910 nbsp Sidney Watson 2 nbsp Edgar Middleton 0 6 6 4 6 3 4 6 6 1 Women s singles edit Incomplete roll Year Champion Runner up Score Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament 1884 nbsp Constance Hodgson nbsp Beatrice Wood 7 5 6 3 1885 nbsp Mabel Boulton nbsp Beatrice Wood 6 2 6 2 1886 nbsp Margaret Bracewell nbsp Mabel Boulton 5 7 8 6 3 0 retd Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament 1887 nbsp Margaret Bracewell 2 nbsp Ethel Atkinson 4 6 6 2 6 0 Yorkshire Association County Closed Tournament 1887 nbsp Beatrice Wood nbsp Mabel Boulton 7 5 5 7 6 0 Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament 1888 nbsp Mabel Boulton 2 nbsp Margaret Bracewell 6 4 8 6 6 3 1889 nbsp Mabel Boulton 3 nbsp Miss Crossley 2 6 6 2 7 5 1890 nbsp Beatrice Wood 2 nbsp Jane Corder 6 2 6 1 Yorkshire Open Championships 1892 nbsp Helen Jackson nbsp Beatrice Wood Draffen 6 0 1894 nbsp Beatrice Wood Draffen 3 nbsp Katherine Grey 6 3 6 1 1895 nbsp Lucy Kendal nbsp Marion Crosby Morton 6 2 6 1 1896 nbsp Lucy Kendal 2 nbsp Beatrice Wood Draffen 1897 nbsp Lucy Kendal 3 nbsp Muriel Robb 6 3 6 0 1898 nbsp Katherine Grey nbsp Alice Simpson Pickering 6 4 6 4 1899 nbsp Alice Simpson Pickering nbsp Bertha Holder 6 1 6 4 Yorkshire Championships 1900 nbsp Alice Simpson Pickering 2 nbsp Ethel Jessop 6 0 6 2 1904 nbsp Lucy Kendal 4 nbsp Gladys Eastlake Smith 6 0 4 6 6 4 1905 nbsp Bertha Holder nbsp N Morton 11 9 6 1References edit Yorkshire lawn tennis championships Halifax Evening Courier Yorkshire England British Newspaper Archive 12 August 1953 p 3 Retrieved 18 March 2023 YORKSHIRE LAWN TENNIS ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT Yorkshire Gazette Yorkshire England British Newspaper Archive 22 August 1885 p 5 Retrieved 18 March 2023 THE YORKSHIRE TOURNAMENT AT ILKLEY THE CHAMPIONSHIPS Mr Joshua Pim the holder of the Irish and Northern Championships wins the Yorkshire Open Championship for the fifth time consecutively Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer Yorkshire England British Newspaper Archive 26 June 1893 p 8 Retrieved 18 March 2023 Nostalgia Scarborough cricket ground and tennis courts The Scarborough News Scarborough England Johnston Press PLC 28 February 2019 Retrieved 18 March 2023 Yorkshire Tennis County Championships LTA www3 lta org uk Leeds West Yorkshire Yorkshire LTA 2017 Tournament Yorkshire Championships www tennisarchives com Tennis Archives Retrieved 31 March 2023 Brown Val 26 September 2017 Toupie Lowther Her life Market Harborough Troubador Publishing Ltd p 82 ISBN 978 1 78803 523 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Championships amp oldid 1194112268, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
