Edinburgh University LTC Open

The Edinburgh University LTC Open[1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1882. The tournament was played annually at the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club,[2] Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland until 1886.[3]

Edinburgh University LTC Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882 (1882)
Abolished1886 (1886)
Editions5
LocationEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
VenueEdinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

History

INn 1882 the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[4] established the Edinburgh University LTC Open.[5] The tournament was staged annually for five editions only before it was discontinued.[3] Previous winners of the men's singles title included Scottish national champions John Galbraith Horn and Herbert Bowes-Lyon.[3]

Finals

Men's singles
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1882 Arthur Walton Fuller Charles Robert Andrew Howden3 sets to 0.[3]
1883 John Galbraith Horn Arthur Walton Fuller3 sets to 1.[3]
1884 Walter William Chamberlain Charles Robert Andrew Howden6-4, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1885 Herbert Bowes-Lyon T. Leigh MacLachlan6-1, 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1886 Herbert Bowes-Lyon James H. Aitken8-6, 6–4, 6–3.[3]

See also

References
  1. "LAWN TENNIS. OPEN FIXTURES. Wednesday. June 10. Edinburgh University L.T.C. fourth annual tournament". Athletic News. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1885. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. "Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club". Edinburgh University. LTA. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  3. "Tournaments: Edinburgh LTC". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  4. Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: George Allen and Unwin. p. 313. ISBN 9780047960420.
  5. Athletic News
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