The Gore Court Championships was a men's and women's

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tennis event established in 1877 that ran until at least 1926. The tournament was organised by the Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery and Lawn Tennis Club, and held at

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a sports ground in Sittingbourne,

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History

The Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery and Lawn Tennis club was founded in 1875. In 1877 it staged its first lawn tennis tournament. In 1882 a ladies's singles open event was staged won by a Miss Ray. In 1899 the men's singles title final featured the 1898 singles champion from the

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Charles Edward Finlason and Alfred Egerton Maynard Taylor, the match ended with them dividing the title The tournament was still being staged up to at least 1926, but then appears to have been abolished. This short but popular tournament occasionally featured a women's singles event, but did regularly feature women's doubles and mixed doubles. Former winners of the gentleman's singles has included

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, Wilberforce Eaves and Roy Allen.

Venue

A description of the Sittingbourne and Gore Court Archery and Lawn Tennis that appeared in the Sittingbourne, Milton, and District Directory 1908 to 1909:

Finals

:''Incomplete Roll''

Mens Singles

Included:

References

{{Reflist, 2 Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Grass court tennis tournaments