East Grinstead Open

East Grinstead Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourBritish Circuit (1888-1912)
ILTF Circuit (1913-1939)
Founded1882
Editions1939
LocationEast Grinstead, West Sussex, England
VenueEast Grinstead LTCC
SurfaceGrass (outdoor)

The East Grinstead Open was a combined grass court tennis tournament held at the East Grinstead Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(f.1882),[1] East Grinstead, West Sussex, England from 1882 to 1939.[2]

History

The East Grinstead Open tournament [3] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged around 1882 at East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.[2] In 1928 the East Grinstead Open had 128 entries for the gentlemen's singles event.[4] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Nevill Cobbold.[2] The first winner of the women's event was England's Mrs Baddington. The final known edition was in 1939 the men's singles event was won by New Zealands's Alistair Dewar-Brown.[2][5] and the women's singles title was won by Hungary's Suzy Kormoczy. It was a featured regular series category event on the ILTF Circuit from 1913 to 1939.

Notable winners of this tournament included in the men's singles; William Nevill Cobbold (1882, 1883, 1887), Charles Lacy Sweet (1884), James Dwight (1885), Wilfred Baddeley (1888), Herbert Baddeley (1889), Roy Allen (1904, 1909), Major Ritchie (1911), Gordon Lowe (1912), Brame Hillyard (1924), Paul Barrelet De Ricou[6](1927), Donald Leahong[7] (1930), Vernon Kirby (1937) and Ian Collins (1938).[2]

Former notable winners of women's singles title included; Blanche Bingley (1885), Hilda Lane (1903–06, 1908–09, 1911–13), Dorothy Holman (1921–1925), Joan Ridley (1928–30), Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (1931) and Ermyntrude Harvey (1935–36, 1938).[2]

Finals

Mens Singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1882 Nevill Cobbold Percy Wallis 6–0, 6–3
1883 Nevill Cobbold (2) James Agnew 6–3, 6–5
1884 Charles Lacy Sweet L.G. Campbell 6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1885 James Dwight Nevill Cobbold 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1886 Charles Ross W.E. Seldon 6–3, 6–2
1887 Nevill Cobbold (3) William Down 6–4, 6–2
1888 Wilfred Baddeley W.E. Seldon 7–5, 6–3
1889 Herbert Baddeley Wilberforce Eaves 6–1, 7–5
1904 Roy Allen George Orme 6–4, 4–1 ret.
1905 Roderick McNair Reggie Doherty walkover
1906 Roy Allen (2) Alfred Beamish 6–1, 6–1
1908 Roy Allen (3) Peter Hicks 6–2, 6–2
1909 Roy Allen (4) Frank Roe 10–8, 6–2
1910 Roy Allen (5) George Partridge 6–0, 6–2, 6–0
1911 Major Ritchie Roy Allen default
1912 Gordon Lowe J. Herbert Crispe ?
1913 James Zimmermann Gordon Lowe 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3,
1914 George Greville Erik Larsen 6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1915/1919 (Not held due to WWI)
1920 N. Field S. Leslie 6–2, 6–2
1921 D. Browne Jack Hillyard 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
1922 George Colding H.W. Carruthers 6–3, 3–6, 6–0
1923 Jack Hillyard D. Browne 6–0, 6–2
1924 Brame Hillyard D.L. Morgan 6–2, 6–2, 6–4
1925 Sydney Jacob John Progsin-Smith 6–3, 6–3
1926 H.G.C. Fowler George Colding 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4
1927 Paul Barrelet de Ricou Claude Barrelet de Ricou 6–3, 0–6, 6–1, 6–4
1928 Ralph Wackett John Millen 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1929 John Millen Donald Leahong 7–5, 6–3, 6–3
1930 Donald Leahong Jimmy Jones 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1931 W.A.R. Collins B.W. Hone divided title.
1932 G.F. Mathieson Grady Frank 4–6, 6–2, 10–8
1933 A. Baird Murray Bob Tinkler 6–4, 6–2
1934 Grady Frank Malcom Young 6–3, 6–2, 6–4
1935 Charles Fawcus Malcom Young 2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1936 John Collins David Williams 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1937 Vernon Kirby John Collins 6–0, 6–3
1938 Ian Collins G.F. Mathieson 6–3, 6–2
1939 Alistair Dewar-Brown Ian Collins 6–0, 6–0

Womens Singles

(incomplete Roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1882 Mrs Baddington May Arbuthnot 6–1, 6–5
1884 Miss Cobbold Ada Strapp 6–1, 6–4
1885 Blanche Bingley Edith Davies 6–2, 5–7, 6–3
1886 Miss Cobbold (2) May Jacks 3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1887 Miss Cobbold (3) May Arbuthnot 6–3, 6–3
1888 Ivy Arbuthnot May Arbuthnot divided title
1889 Ivy Arbuthnot (2) May Arbuthnot divided title
1903 Hilda Lane Marion Clark walkover
1904 Hilda Lane (2) Ethel Attfield 6–1, 6–2
1905 Hilda Lane (3) Gladys Eastlake-Smith 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1906 Hilda Lane (4) Gladys Eastlake-Smith 14–16, 6–1, 8–6
1907 Mildred Brooksmith M. Parsons 6–4, 6–1
1908 Hilda Lane (5) Amy Wilson 7–5, 5–7, 7–5
1909 Mildred Coles Hilda Lane 4–6, 6–1, 9–7
1910 Edith Greville Mildred Brooksmith 6–1, 6–1
1911 Hilda Lane (6) Mildred Coles 6–2, 6–3
1912 Hilda Lane (7) Edith Greville 6–8, 7–5, 6–3
1913 Hilda Lane (8) Jessie Tripp 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
1914 Edith Greville (2) Jessie Tripp 6–4, 6–0
1915/1919 (Not held due to world war one)
1920 Olive Manser Aurea Edgington 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1921 Dorothy Holman Olive Manser 6–2, 6–2
1922 Dorothy Holman (2) Olive Manser 9–7, 6–3
1923 Dorothy Holman (3) Phyllis Satterthwaite w.o.
1924 Dorothy Holman (4) Annie Cobb 6–4, 6–4
1925 Dorothy Holman (5) Elsie Goldsack 8–6, 6–3
1926 Mrs N. Godfrey Dorothy Holman 6–4, 11–9
1927 Mary Cambridge Aurea Edgington 6–4, 7–5
1928 Joan Ridley Phyllis Mudford 9–7, 6–0
1929 Joan Ridley (2) Ermyntrude Harvey 7–5, 3–6, 6–4
1930 Joan Ridley (3) Helen Bourne 6–3, 6–3
1931 Geraldine Beamish Elisabeth Macready divided title
1932 Elisabeth Macready Geraldine Beamish 4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1933 Phyllis King Elisabeth Macready 6–3, 6–0
1934 Phyllis King (2) Elisabeth Macready walkover
1935 Ermyntrude Harvey Judith Backhouse 6–3, 7–5
1936 Ermyntrude Harvey (2) Josephine Harman 6–2, 2–6, 7–5
1937 Olga MacInnes Ermyntrude Harvey 8–6, 6–1
1938 Ermyntrude Harvey (3) Doreen Pleydell-Bouverie 6–4, 6–1
1939 Suzy Kormoczy Ermyntrude Harvey 6–1, 9–7

References

  1. ^ "East Grinstead Tennis Squash and Racketball Club / History". clubspark.lta.org.uk. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Source:https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/East Grinstead. Search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
  3. ^ Routledges Sport Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis: Results 1882. George Routledge and Sons. London. pp.113-117.
  4. ^ EastGrinstead TSRC.
  5. ^ "Player Profile:Alistair Dewar-Brown". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. ^ "Player Profile: Paul Barrelet De Ricou". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Player Profile: Donald Leahong". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
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