Essex Championships

The Essex Championships [1] also known as the Essex County Lawn Tennis Championships or Essex Grass Court Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1881 at Brentwood, Essex. In 1946 it was moved to the Frinton Lawn Tennis Club, Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, Great Britain until 1983 when it was discontinued.

Essex Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Essex Championships
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1983)
Founded1881
Abolished1983
Editions85
LocationBrentwood (1881-84)
Leyton (1887, 1890)
Chingford (1888-1889, 1892-1893)
Colchester (1891, 1894-1914)
Frinton-on-Sea (1919, 1946-1983)
Southend-on-Sea (1920-1922)
Westcliff-on-Sea (1923-1937)
VenueVarious

History

The Essex Championships were established in 1881 at Brentwood Essex, England [2] and continued to be staged there until 1884. In 1887 the event was then staged Leyton. It changed location again in 1888 and was held in Chingford till 1889. It switched back to Leyton, Essex for one year only in 1890. From 1891 it moved to the Cambridge Grounds, Colchester[3] where it remained until 1918. Staged briefly at Frinton-on-Sea in 1919 it then moved to Southend-on-Sea until 1922.[4] In 1923 the championships were held at Westcliff-on-Sea[2] till 1946. The championships returned to Frinton-on-Sea and stayed there till the tournament was abolished after eighty five editions in 1983. The event featured both men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles competitions.[5]

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [6] in some tournaments not all.

Men's singles

Included:[5][7]

(Incomplete roll)
YearChampionRunner UpScore
1881 [lower-alpha 1] Dale Womersley Nalton Womersley6-0 6-4
1882 [lower-alpha 2] Charles Walder Grinstead Nalton Womersley6-2 6-3
1883 [lower-alpha 3] Charles Walder Grinstead (2) P. Colley6-1 6-3 6-4
1884 [lower-alpha 4] Charles Walder Grinstead (3) E. N. Cubitt.6-0 6-4
1887 [lower-alpha 5] Ernest George Meers P. M. Evans6-0 6-1 6-1
1888 [lower-alpha 6] Charles Gladstone Eames F. O' Shaughnessy Belli Reade6–3, 6–2
1889 [lower-alpha 7] E. H. Christy A. R. Stephensonw/o
1890 [lower-alpha 8] Ernest George Meers (2) Edward Henry Christy10-12 2-6 6-2 6-3 6-3
1891 [lower-alpha 9] Arthur Gore Charles Gladstone Eames12–10, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 3–6
1892 H.Knox Cecil E. Owen.4-6 6-3 6-3
1893 Herbert Ramon Yglesias J. A. E. Hickson8-6 6-2
1894 Herbert Ramon Yglesias (2) Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith7-5 6-3
1895 Reginald Doherty[8] Herbert Ramon Yglesias6-3 6-1 6-0
1896 Reginald Doherty[8](2) Roy Allen6-4 6-2 7-5
1897 [9] Herbert Roper Barrett C. B. Sharpe6-1 3-0 RET
1898[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (2) R. W. Wallace7-5 6-2
1899 [9] Herbert Roper Barrett (3) A, H, Green6-1 6-3
1900 Roy Allen Laurence Joseph Petre6-2 6-3
1901[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (4) Roy Allen6-2 6-3
1902[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (5) Harry A. Parker6-3 6-1
1903[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (6) Roy Allen7-5 6-4 ret.
1904[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (7) Roy Allen6-2 6-1 6-3
1905[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (8) H. Norman Marrettw/o
1906[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (9) H. W. Davies6-1 6-2 6-1
1907 C.E. Hunter David Marc Hawes6-1 6-4 7-5
1908[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (10) C. E. Hunter.6-2 8-6 ret.
1909[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (11) Andrew Leicester Irvine6-3 6-1
1910[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (12) H.J. Weston6-2, 6-2
1911 A. L. Bentley Xenophon Casdagli6-4, 3-6, 6-4
1912[9] Herbert Roper Barrett (13) Andrew Leicester Irvine6-3 6-3
1914 G. M. Wilson ?, ? ?
1915–1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919 [lower-alpha 10] Frank Fisher Bunny Ireland6-3, 6-4
1920 [lower-alpha 11] H.N. Marrett Neville Wilford6-4 6-8 6-4 0-6 6-2
1921 Athar-Ali Fyzee Neville Wilford6-8 6-2 2-6 6-3 6-2
1922 Jack Weakley G. W. Todd2-6 11-9 5-7 6-3 6-1
1923 [lower-alpha 12] C. E. St John Evers W. E. Cooke4-6 7-5 6-3 6-1
1924 Jack Weakley (2) C. E. St John Evers5 7-5 2-6 8-6 [7]
1925 John Pennycuick C. V. L. Prowse6-1 6-4 6-3
1926 Pat Hughes John Pennycuick8-6 6-0 6-3
1927 Henry Standring Pat Hughes6-2 6-3 6-0
1928 John Shales K. A. Latter.3-6 6-1 6-4
1929 W. E. Turner Cole G. S. Best6-3 6-2 6-2
1930 Donald Leahong[10] Jack C. Warboys2-6 6-0 6-2 6-4 [7]
1931 A. M. Dudley Pitt R. W. H. Grey6-0 6-2 6-3
1932 David Williams John Shales7-5 6-2
1933 Jimmy Jones David Williams6-0 6-1 6-4
1934 George Lyttleton Rogers Jimmy Jones6-4 6-8 6-4
1935 Jimmy Jones (2) Uberto De Morpurgo6-4 5-7 6-2
1936 Laurie Shaffi Jimmy Jones6-3 5-7 7-5
1937 Jimmy Jones (3) Laurie Shaffi6-3 6-1 6-3
1939 Ghaus M. Khan John Olliff3-6 7-5 6-0
1940–1945Not held (and due to world war two)
1946 [lower-alpha 13] Brian Kenton Burnett R. C. F. Nichols6-1 6-2
1947 Iftikhar Ahmed Khan Choy Wai-Chuen6-1 3-6 7-5
1948 Franjo Kukuljević Derek Bull6-1 6-1
1949 Geoff Brown Choy Wai-Chuen6-4 6-1 [11]
1950 Bill Sidwell Geoff Brown6-4 4-6 6-2
1951 Don Candy Kurt Nielsen6-1 6-4 [12]
1952 Bryan Woodroffe Armando Vieira6-2 11-9
1953 Tony Mottram[13] Jack Arkinstall6-4 6-1
1954 Jeff Robson John Barry6-2 6-2
1955 Bob Howe George Worthington3-6 6-3 6-4
1956 Ian Clyde Vermaak Gordon Forbes6-4 5-7 6-3
1957 Naresh Kumar Ramanathan Krishnan3-6 6-3 9-7
1958 Mal Anderson Carlos Alberto Fernandes6-1 7-5
1959 Mark Otway Lew Gerrard6-2 6-2
1960 Neale Fraser[13] Brian Woolf6-4 6-2
1961 Lew Gerrard Ian Crookenden6-3 3-6 4-6 6-2 6-2
1962 Roger Taylor Warren Woodcock6-3 6-4
1963 John Fraser Jaidip Mukerjea6-3 6-2
1964 Ken Fletcher Roger Taylor6-8 7-5 6-1
1965 Owen Davidson Tony Roche6-4 8-6
1966 Brian Fairlie Mark Cox6-4 10-8
1967 Bobby Wilson Paul Hutchins5-7 6-4 6-3
Open era
1968 Dick Crealy Keith Woolridge6-3 4-6 6-4
1969 Graham Primrose Keith Woolridge6-4 6-3
1970 Keith Diepraam Roger Dowdeswell6-4 6-1
1971 Gerald Battrick Anand Amritraj6-3 6-2
1972 Torben Ulrich J. D. Edmond7-5 6-4
1973 Philip Siviter[14] Geoffrey Newton6-4 6-4
1974 David Schneider Willem Prinsloo3-6 6-4 6-4
1975 Hugh Thomson Roger Webb7-9 9-7 9-7
1976 Mark Farrell Noel Phillips6-3 6-4
1977 Willie Davies Colin McHugo6-3 6-2
1978 Robert Booth Chris Wells6-3 6-4
1979 Willie Davies (2) Neil Rayner6-3 6-4
1980 Martin Guntrip David Crichton-Miller6-4 1-6 7-5
1981 Rohun Beven R. Coull6-2 6-1
1982 Leighton Alfred Martin Robinson6-4 7-6

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1887 Brenda James May Jacks6-8, 6-2, 6-4
1888 Miss Triscott Brenda James6-4, 0-6, 6-4
1889 Miss Norman Helen Kersey6-2, 6-2
1890 Brenda James (2) Miss Swift2-6, 6-4, 6-1
1890 Winifred Kersey Agnes Morton5-7, 6-1, 6-2
1891Womens event not held
1892 Miss. C. Day Miss. E. Brown6-2, 4-6, 6-3
1893/1894Womens event handicap only
1895 Agatha Templeman Agnes Morton6-4, 6-2
1896 Ruth Pennington-Legh Agatha Templeman6-4, 7-5
1897 Henrietta Horncastle Ursula Templeman6-0, 6-2
1898 Beryl Tulloch Henrietta Horncastle6-0, 6-2
1899 Beryl Tulloch (2) Agnes Morton6-1, 3-6, 7-5
1900 Ruth Winch (2) Beryl Tulloch6-0, 6-0
1901 Dorothea Douglass Agnes Morton6-3, 6-3
1902 Winifred Longhurst Dorothea Douglass1-6, 6-3, 6-4
1903 Edith Austin Greville Agnes Morton6-1, 6-3
1904 Agnes Morton Miss Tootell6-1, 6-3
1905 Agnes Morton (2) Miss Tootell6-2, 6-0
1906 Agnes Morton (3) Miss Tootell6-2, 6-0
1907 Agnes Morton (4) Mrs C.E. Hunterwalkover
1908 Agnes Morton (5) Miss. E. White6-0, 6-0
1909 Agnes Morton (6) Mildred Brooksmith6-1, 6-0
1910 Mildred Brooksmith Madeline Fisher O'Neill4-6, 6-1, 6-4
1911 Agnes Morton (7) Mrs C.E. Hunter6-1, 6-1
1912 Elizabeth Ryan Jessie Coles6-3, 6-4
1913Womens event not held
1914 Mrs Leigh-Day Miss Daniell6-,1 3-6, 6-3
1915/1919Womens event not held due to World War I
1920 Irene Bowder Peacock Mrs Malleson6-2, 6-1
1921 Irene Bowder Peacock (2) Geraldine Beamish6-3, 2-6, 6-4
1922 Irene Bowder Peacock (3) Eleanor Rose6-4, 6-4
1923 Miss. M. Best Mrs. P. Wilkin6-2, 6-1
1924 Mrs P. Wilkin Davina Gordon6-1, 6-1
1925 Joan Ridley Mrs B.H. Wilkin6-3, 6-2
1926 Joan Ridley (2) Mary Cambridge6-4, 6-2
1927 Eleanor Rose Joan Ridley6-2, 2-6, 7-5
1928 Eleanor Rose (2) Sybil Johnson6-0, 6-1
1929 Eleanor Rose (3) Joan Marshall11-9, 3-6, 6-2
1930 Billie Yorke D. Sloane-Stanley6-2, 6-4
1931 Billie Yorke (2) Miss. E. Weakley6-1, 6-1
1932 Jean Saunders Billie Yorke7-5, 6-8, 6-4
1933 Patricia Brazier Gladys Southwell3-6, 6-4, 9-7
1934 Sheila Chuter Joan Marshall6-3, 6-2
1935 Gladys Southwell Sheila Chuter7-5, 6-2
1936 Gladys Southwell (2) Nina Brown6-4, 6-2
1937 Gladys Southwell Nina Brown6-2, 8-6
1938 Elsie Goldsack Pittman Alexandra Ostrich McKelvie9-7, 2-6, 6-1
1939 Valerie Scott Kay Stammers6-0, 5-7, 7-5
1940/1945Womens event not held due to World War II
1946 Jean-Nicoll-Bostock Kay Stammers Menzies4-6, 6-3, 6-2
1947 Jean-Nicoll-Bostock (2) Gem Hoahing6-1, 6-1
1948 Jean-Nicoll-Bostock (3) Natalia Zinovieff6-2, 6-1
1949 Patricia Canning Todd Molly Blair6-2, 6-2
1950 Patricia Canning Todd (2) Betty Wilford6-1, 6-0
1951 Althea Gibson Arvilla McGuire6-0, 6-2
1952 Jean Walker-Smith Jean Rinkel-Quertier7-5, 6-3
1953 Joan Scott Betty Wilford Dawes6-2, 6-0
1954 Anne Shilcock Judy Burke6-3, 6-3
1955 Beryl Penrose Mary Carter8-6, 4-6, 6-3
1956 Anne Shilcock (2) Margaret H. O'Donnell6-4, 6-2
1957 Ruia Morrison Heather Redwood Robson3-6, 6-2, 7-5
1958 Christine Truman Anne Shilcock6-3, 7-5
1959 Shirley Bloomer Brasher Patricia Hird7-5, 1-6, 6-3
1960 Deidre Catt Patricia Hird6-2, 6-4
1961 Patricia Hird Caroline Yates-Bell6-2, 6-3
1962 Jan Lehane Robyn Ebbern6-3, 6-2
1963 Deidre Catt (2) Christine Truman7-5, 7-5
1964 Deidre Catt (3) Carole Rosser8-6, 6-4
1965 Lesley Turner Robin Blakelock-Lloyd6-4, 6-3
1966 Judy Tegart Nell Truman6-2, 6-0
1967 Ann Haydon Jones Gail Sherriff6-0, 6-2
Open era
1968 Robin Blakelock-Lloyd Nell Truman6-3, 8-6
1969 Margaret Smith Court Patricia Walkden6-2, 4-6, 6-4
1970 Margaret Smith Court (2) Ann Haydon Jones2-6, 7-5, 6-2
1971 Kerry Harris Helen Gourlay6-2, 6-4
1972 Lindsay Beaven Cherry Panton6-2, 6-0
1973 Corinne Molesworth Greer Stevens7-5, 8-6
1974 Corinne Molesworth (2) Beverley Vercoe7-6, 6-4
1975 Annette Coe Belinda Thompson6-3, 6-4
1976 Corinne Molesworth (3) Jo Durie6-4, 9-8
1977 Ann Haydon Jones (2) Debra Parker6-3, 7-5
1978 Corinne Molesworth (4) Ann Haydon Jones6-3, 7-6
1979 Corinne Molesworth (5) Annette Coe6-2, 6-4
1980 Denise Taylor Ellinore Lightbodydivided title
1981 Joy Tacon Debbie Stewartwalkover
1982 Rina Einy Lorrayne Gracie6-0, 6-0
1983 Bernadette Randall Vicki Marle6-2, 6-3

Locations

The tournament was staged at different locations during its run the longest at Frinton-on-Sea.

LocationsDates
Brentwood(1881-1884)
Leyton(1887, 1890)
Chingford(1888-1889, 1891, 1892)
Colchester(1891, 1893-1914)
Frinton-on-Sea(1919, 1946-1983)
Southend-on-Sea(1920-1922)
Westcliff-on-Sea(1923-1937)

Tournament records

Notes
  1. 1881 edition held in Brentwood
  2. 1882 edition held in Brentwood
  3. 1883 edition held in Brentwood
  4. 1884 edition held in Brentwood
  5. 1887 edition held in Leyton
  6. 1888 edition held in held in Chingford
  7. 1889 edition held in held in Chingford
  8. 1890 edition held in Leyton
  9. 1891 to 1918 editions held in Chingford, Cambridge Road Ground
  10. 1919 edition held in held in Frinton-on-Sea
  11. 1920 to 1922 editions held in held in Southend-on-Sea
  12. 1923 to 1937 editions held in held in Westcliff-on-Sea
  13. 1946 to 1973 editions held in held in Frinton-on-Sea

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Further reading
  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
  • British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
  • Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
  • The World of Tennis Annuals , Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.
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