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The Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was an early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 through 1885.


History

The Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was established in 1880. In 1882, it became an open event for men and women called the Brighton Lawn Tennis Club Tournament Open was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts at
Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...
, England there was just three editions of this event two time U.S. National Champion
James Dwight James Dwight (July 14, 1852, France – July 13, 1917) was an American tennis player who was known as the "Founding Father of American Tennis". Biography Dwight won the first recorded tournament in the U.S. (and probably in the world, before the ...
won the final edition in 1885.


Past tournaments

Incomplete list of tournaments included:


Men's singles


Notes


References


External links


http://www.tennisarchives.com/Tournaments 1885
{{Men's tennis seasons, state=collapsed Grass court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Recurring sporting events established in 1880 1880 establishments in England 1885 disestablishments in England Sport in Brighton and Hove