The Doherty Cup

The Doherty Cup,[1] also known as Cambridge University Tournament, is men's closed grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament,[2] and held in Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.

The Doherty Cup
Tournament information
Founded1881 (1881)
LocationCambridgeshire
Cambridge
England
VenueCambridge University Lawn Tennis Club
Current champions
Men's singles Michal Kaminski (2021)

History

The Cambridge University LTC Tournament was originally founded in the 19th century, and first staged in May 1881,[2] at the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][4] This tournament was an open event for students of the University, but closed to other outside players. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Barclay Fowell Buxton.[2] the men's event was known as the Doherty Cup from 1920 onward.[5] The 1924 edition was won by Donald Ross Ruttnam who defeated the American player Jimmy Van Alen.[5] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.

Finals
Incomplete Roll

Doherty Cup
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1881 Barclay Fowell Buxton Erskine Gerald Watson?[2]
1885 Herbert Wilberforce J.S. Burton6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3[2]
1888 Clement Cazalet Alfred E. Walker2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1[2]
1903 Anthony Wilding Richard Prescott Keigwin6-0 6-0[2]
1919 Cotah Ramaswami??
1924 Donald Ross Ruttnam Jimmy Van Alen[5]
2017[6] Michal Kaminski James Shemilt
2021[7] Michal Kaminski Krishna Amin

References
  1. "Light Blues' Lawn Tennis.In the Doherty Cup final in the Cambridge University lawn tennis tournament yesterday D. R. Rutnam beat J. H. van Alen 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 9-11, 6-4". Daily Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1924. p. 14.
  2. "Cambridge University LTC". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024.
  3. "Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club – Founded 1881". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  4. "35TH Cambridge University Tournament. Seventy-seven competitors entered for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, which concluded yesterday". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1920. p. 20.
  5. Daily Mirror (1924)
  6. "Doherty Cup 2017". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  7. "Doherty Cup 2021". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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