The Cheltenham Covered Court Championships also called the Cheltenham Covered Courts was a men's and women's indoor
wood court
A wood court is one of the types of tennis courts on which the modern sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Wood courts are generally a form of hardwood flooring. These courts were once used for indoor "covered court" te ...
tennis tournament staged from the 19th to 23 April 1881 only at the Imperial Winter Gardens,
Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
,
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
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England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. It was one of the earliest locations in England to stage an indoor wood court tennis event.
History
The Cheltenham Covered Court Championships was an early
Victorian era
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men's and women's indoor wood court tennis tournament staged from the 19th to 23 April 1881 only at the Imperial Winter Gardens,
Cheltenham
Cheltenham (), also known as Cheltenham Spa, is a spa town and borough on the edge of the Cotswolds in the county of Gloucestershire, England. Cheltenham became known as a health and holiday spa town resort, following the discovery of mineral s ...
,
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire ( abbreviated Glos) is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn and the entire Forest of Dean.
The county town is the city of Gl ...
,
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. Cheltenham was first towns in England to have a covered court.
Description of event
''A description of the event that concluded on 23 April 1881 .''
Description of venue
''A description of the venue.''
Finals
Mens Singles
Women's Singles
Mens Doubles
Women's Doubles
Mix Doubles
References
{{Reflist, 2
Sources
* Baltzell, E. Digby (2013). Sporting Gentlemen: Men's Tennis from the Age of Honor to the Cult of the Superstar. Piscataway, New Jersey, United States: Transaction Publishers. ISBN 978-1-4128-5180-0.
* Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Cheltenham Covered Courts". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
* Routledge's Sporting Annual (1882). George Routledge and Sons. London.
* Tingay, Lance (1977). 100 Years of Wimbledon. London: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 978-0-900424-71-7.
* Site of the Winter Gardens - Historic Public Gardens of Cheltenham - PocketSights". pocketsights.com. PocketSights, LLC. 2021.
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
Indoor tennis tournaments
Tennis tournaments in England
Wood court tennis tournaments