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Grainger Chaytor
David Grainger Chaytor KC. (11 May 1868 – 13 July 1913) was an Irish tennis player and later lawyer. In major tournaments of the time he was a singles quarter finalist at the 1890 Wimbledon Championships, a three time quarter finalist at the Irish Championships, and finalist at the 1887 Northern Championships. Between 1885 and 1900 he won 21 career titles. Career Grainger Chaytor was born on 11 May 1868 in Killiney, County Dublin in Ireland. He was one of three of his brothers who also played tennis, including the 1894 Wimbledon semi finalist Tom Chaytor. He played his first tournament at the 1885 East of Ireland Championships, at the Howth Lawn Tennis Club in the coastal suburb of Howth in Dublin where he lost in the first round to Robert Hassard. In 1886 he won his first title the Fitzwilliam Plate at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club against Francis Perry. In major tennis tournaments of the time he was a singles quarter finalist at the 1890 Wimbledon Championships, a thre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killiney
Killiney () is an affluent seaside resort and suburb in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, Ireland. It lies south of neighbouring Dalkey, east of Ballybrack and Sallynoggin and north of Shankill. The place grew around the 11th century Killiney Church, and became a popular seaside resort in the 19th century. It is part of the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dún Laoghaire. Amenities Killiney Hill Park was opened in 1887 as Victoria Hill, in honour of Queen Victoria's 50 years on the British throne. The park has views of Dublin Bay, Killiney Bay, Bray Head and the mountain of Great Sugar Loaf (506 m), stretching from the Wicklow Mountains right across to Howth Head. The Park's topography is steep, and its highest point, at the obelisk, is 170 metres above sea level. Other attractions include Killiney Beach, Killiney Golf Club, a local Martello Tower, and the ruins of Cill Iníon Léinín, the church around which the original village was based. The coastal areas of Killiney are often ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King's County And Ormonde Tournament
The King’s County and Ormonde Tournament also called Midland Counties Championships Ireland was an early men's tennis tournament held in Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland from 1883 through 1896. History The King’s County and Ormonde Tournament was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... there were nine editions of this event. Past tournaments Incomplete list of tournaments included: Men's singles Notes References Citations Sources * Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament, 1883-1896". www.tennisarchives.com. {{DEFAULTSORT:King's County and Ormonde Tournament Grass court tennis tournaments Tennis tournaments in Irel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welsh Covered Court Championships
The Welsh Covered Court Championships its original name also called Welsh Covered Court Lawn Tennis Championships was a tennis event held from 1893 through 1955 in Wales, United Kingdom. History The Welsh Covered Court Championships was played at the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club on indoor courts, the club also had outdoor courts, Llandudno, Wales. 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) in some tournaments not all. (c) indicates challenger Men's singles Women's singles *Notes: The women's tournaments of 1894 and 1895 were played twice yearly in * April and ** October. See also *Tennis Wales Notes Sources * Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK. * Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of England Championships
The North of England Championships and later known as the Rothmans Open North of England Championships (for sponsorship reasons), was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the North Yorkshire Tournament. It was mainly held at Scarborough, North Yorkshire, Great Britain from (1884–91, 1893–1903, 1905–1966, 1968). The tournament was discontinued in 1974 when it was staged at Hoylake. History The North Yorkshire Tournament was first staged in 1884 at the South Cliff Lawn Tennis Club at Scarborough, North Yorkshire. In 1886 its name was changed to the North of England Championships. It was for a long period a popular summer tournament in the British lawn tennis calendar. In 1910 it changed venue to be played at the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club through until 1966. The only other places to host the North of England Championships was at Kingston-upon-Hull in 1892, then Harrogate in 1904. In 1967 the event temporarily moved to Hoylake in what was then Ches ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Of Ireland Championships
The North of Ireland Championships was an early Victorian period men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1879. The championship was played at the Cliftonville Cricket Club, Belfast, County Antrim, Ireland. The tournament ran annually for fifteen editions until 1894. It was the precursor tournament to the later Ulster Grass Court Championships. History The regional tennis tournament the North of Ireland Championships tournament was established early as 1881, at the Cliftonville Cricket Club on Cliftonville Road in Belfast. Some time later the club was renamed as the Cliftonville Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club. The North of Ireland Championships tournament ran until 1894 when it was abandoned. cancelled after 1894. Following World War One in 1919 new regional lawn tennis was established representative for Northern Ireland called the Ulster Grass Court Championships staged Belfast Boat Club, South Belfast. This grass court tournament ran until at least 1980. In 1928 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Dublin Championships
} The County Dublin Championships also known as the County Dublin Open Tennis Championships is a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1882 as the County Dublin Tournament in Lucan, Dublin for one edition only. In 1887 the tournament was revived at Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club until 1894 only. In 1908 it was revived for the second time at the Carrickmines Croquet and Lawn Tennis Club, Carrickmines, Republic of Ireland where it is still played today. History In 1882 a County Dublin Tournament was inaugurated at Lucan, Dublin which was a Handicap (tennis), handicap event only then was discontinued. In 1887 a formal County Dublin Championships was established Lansdowne Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland.Carrickmines Croquet & Lawn Tennis Club The championships were held for just eight editions until 1894 before being discontinued again. The tournament was not staged again from 1895 until 1907. In 1908 it was resumed at a new venue and location at the Carrick ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament
The Waterford Open Tournament also known as the Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament was a men's and women's tennis tournament was played on outdoor grass courts in Waterford, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ... from 1877 through 1888. History The Waterford Annual Lawn Tennis Tournament was played at Waterford Cricket Club, Rocklands later called Waterford Lawn Tennis club in Ireland on outdoor grass courts from 1877 to 1888 for twelve editions only, toward the end of its run it was known as the Waterford Open Tournament.Dublin Daily Express. The tournament made its debut on both the 1877 men's tennis season and the 1877 women's tennis season Finals Included: Men's singles Women's Singles (incomplete roll) Mixed doubles References Sources * Ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killiney And Ballybrack Championships
The Killiney and Ballybrack Championships was a late Victorian period tennis tournament first established in 1886 at Ballybrack, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland and played on outdoor grass courts at the Killiney and Ballybrack Lawn Tennis Club, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland/ The tournament was staged until 1892 before it was discontinued. History The Killiney and Ballybrack Championships was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament established in 1886 at Ballybrack, Killiney and Ballybrack, County Dublin, Ireland that was staged until 1892. Finals Men's Singles (Incomplete roll) * 1886— Willoughby Hamilton def. Grainger Chaytor, 12–10, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 14–12. Women's Singles (Incomplete roll) * 1886— May Langrishe def. Beatrice Langrishe, 6–4, 3–6, 6–1. References 1886 establishments in Ireland Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darlington Association Tournament
Darlington is a market town in the Borough of Darlington, County Durham, England. The River Skerne flows through the town; it is a tributary of the River Tees. The Tees itself flows south of the town. In the 19th century, Darlington underwent substantial industrial development, spurred by the establishment there of the world's first permanent steam-locomotive-powered passenger railway: the Stockton and Darlington Railway. Much of the vision (and financing) behind the railway's creation was provided by local Quaker families in the Georgian and Victorian eras. In the 2011 Census, the town had a population of 92,363 (the county's largest settlement by population) which had increased by the 2020 estimate population to 93,417. The borough's population was 105,564 in the census, It is a unitary authority and is a constituent member of the Tees Valley Combined Authority therefore part of the Tees Valley mayoralty. History Darnton Darlington started as an Anglo-Saxon settlement. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fitzwilliam Club Championships
The Fitzwilliam Club Championships also known as the Fitzwilliam Club Tennis Championships was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884. The championship was an open club event organised by the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Republic of Ireland. The tournament ran until 2003. History The Fitzwilliam Club Championships were established in 1884 as an open all comers club championship for Irish players. The tournament was continually staged until 2003. Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Ernest Browne, Willoughby Hamilton, Grainger Chaytor, Valentine Miley, Tom Chaytor, Walter Herbert Boyd, Herbert Knox McKay, and James Pringle References 1884 establishments in Ireland Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Of Scotland Championships
The East of Scotland Championships and later known as the TSB East of Scotland Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's grass court then later clay court combined men's and women's tennis tournament first established in 1887, and held at St Andrews, Fife, Scotland until 1903. In 1904 they moved to Edinburgh, Scotland until 1989 when they were discontinued. History In 1885 a Fifeshire Tennis Tournament was established at St. Andrews University and played on the College Grounds. This tournament became known as the East of Scotland Championships in 1887 and played at the St. Andrews Lawn Tennis Club, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland. The championships were initially played on grass courts till around 1903. In 1904 the championships were moved to Liberton Lawn Tennis Club, Liberton, Edinburgh which had clay courts, this would remain the championships venue until 1973 when the tennis club closed. In 1974 it was moved to Craiglockhart for the duration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire Championships
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated Notts.) is a landlocked county in the East Midlands region of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The traditional county town is Nottingham, though the county council is based at County Hall in West Bridgford in the borough of Rushcliffe, at a site facing Nottingham over the River Trent. The districts of Nottinghamshire are Ashfield, Bassetlaw, Broxtowe, Gedling, Mansfield, Newark and Sherwood, and Rushcliffe. The City of Nottingham was administratively part of Nottinghamshire between 1974 and 1998, but is now a unitary authority, remaining part of Nottinghamshire for ceremonial purposes. The county saw a minor change in its coverage as Finningley was moved from the county into South Yorkshire and is part of the City of Doncaster. This is also where the now-closed Doncaster Sheffield Airport is located (formerly Robin Hood Airport). In 2017, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
