Queen's Club Covered Court Championship

The Queen's Club Covered Court Championship was a men's and women's indoor wood court tennis tournament founded in 1890.[1] Also known as the Queens Club Covered Court Tournament. The tournament was first played at the Queen's Club , London, England.[2] It was played annually till 1939.[2]

Queen's Club Covered Court Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameQueens Covered Court Tournament
Queens Club Covered Court Championship
TourILTF World Circuit
(1913–39)
Founded1890 (1890)
Abolished1939 (1939)
LocationLondon, England
VenueQueen's Club
SurfaceWood / indoor

History

In March 1890 the Queen's Club Covered Court Championship was established.[3] The inaugural singles champions were Harry S. Barlow (men) and May Jacks (women).[3] The men's event in the early 1890s was sometimes held at the Hyde Park Club's indoor courts at, Bayswater, London.[4] The tournament was staged annually usually in March or sometimes early April until 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II.[2]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1890 Harry S. Barlow Ernest George Meers3–2 sets.[2]
1891[5] Ernest Wool Lewis Harry S. Barlowwalkover.[2]
1892 Ernest Wool Lewis (2) Horace Chapman6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[2]
1893 Horace Chapman John May6–0, 6–2.[2]
1896 Harold Mahony Wilberforce Eaves6–0, 6–2.[2]
1924 Sydney Jacob Teddy Higgs6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[2]
1930 Ted Avory S. D. Jose de Verda8–6, 2–6, 6–3.[2]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1890[3] May Jacks Mary Pick6–0, 6–2
1892[5] May Jacks (2) May Arbuthnot3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1893[6] Maud Shackle Lilian Arbuthnot6–1, 1–6, 7–5

See also

References
  1. "LAWN TENNIS". The Morning Post. London, England: newspapers.com. 17 Mar 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. "Tournaments:Queens Covered Court Tournament - Queens Covered Court Championship". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. The Morning Post (1890)
  4. "Queen's Club Covered Court Tournament". The Morning Post. London, England: newspapers.com. 4 Apr 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. The Morning Post (1892)
  6. "Lawn Tennis Notes". North Mail, Newcastle Daily Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: newspapers.com. 18 Apr 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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