Trefriw Open

Trefriw Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1889
Abolished1903
LocationTrefriw, Caernarfonshire
Wales
VenueConway Valley Grounds
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

The Trefriw Open [1] was a combined grass court tennis tournament founded in 1889.[2] The tournament was organised by the Trefriw Improvement Company,[3] and was played at the Conway Valley Grounds in Trefriw, Caernarfonshire, North Wales until 1903.

The winners of the mens open singles event were awarded the Nicholson Challenge Cup.[4]

Finals

Men's Singles

Included:[5]

Year Winner Runner-Up Score
1889[6] Henry Fosbery Walter Shipman 6-0, 6-1, 6-0
1890[7] Henry Fosbery (2) K.B. Fuller won.
1894 Tancred Cummins William Heard 6-1, 2-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1895 Tancred Cummins (2) Charles Latham 6-3, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3
1896 Arnold Wolff Norman Hallward 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 8-6
1897 John Boucher E. H. Powell 6-2, 6-1
1898 John Boucher (2) |A. H. Green 5-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4
1899 John Boucher (3) Frederick Canning 6-0, 6-0, 6-2
1900[8] John Boucher (4) A. H. Green 6-4, 3-6, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4
1901 John Boucher (5) Henry Evered 6-4, 6-1, 6-2
1902[9] John Boucher (6) A.H Green 6-4, 6-0, 6-2
1903 A.H. Green Frederick Canning 6-0, 6-1, 6-3

Womens Singles

Year Winner Rnner-Up Score
1893[10] Miss Stoneax Mrs Ashwell 6-4, retd.
1895 Ruth Dyas Miss Murray 4-6 6-3 7-5
1896[11] Ruth Dyas (2) Constance Hill 6-1 6-0
1897 Ruth Dyas (3) Constance Hill 2-6 6-2 6-2
1898[12] Ruth Dyas (4) Constance Hill 6-0 6-0
1899 E. Makinson Ruth Durlacher walkover

References

  1. ^ "Summer Sports: At the Trefriw Open Lawn Tennis Tournament". Lady's Pictorial. 26 August 1899. p. 33. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis: Trefriw Lawn Tennis Tournament". North Wales Chronicle via British Newspaper Archive. 7 September 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  3. ^ "Lawn Tennis Fixtures". The Field. 19 August 1899. p. 37. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  4. ^ "TREFRIW Tennis". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald. 25 April 1890. p. 5. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  5. ^ "Tournament: Trefriw 1889 -1903". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  6. ^ North Wales Chronicle (7 September 1889) p.5.
  7. ^ "TREFRIW TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Liverpool Evening Express. 9 August 1890. p. 4. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  8. ^ "Lswn Tennis Tournament at Trefriw". Caernarvon aand Denbigh Herald. 17 August 1900. p. 3. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  9. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. Trefriw Open Tournament". Hereford Times via British Newspaper Archive. 23 August 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  10. ^ "TREFRIW Week— The annual tennis tournament". Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald. 15 September 1893. p. 6. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
  11. ^ "TREFRIW LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Liverpool Mercury. 13 August 1897. p. 10. Retrieved 6 February 2026.
  12. ^ "Lawn Tennis Notes". Ladies' Field. 27 August 1898. p. 17. Retrieved 6 February 2026.