The North Wales Championships were originally founded as the Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament in 1881. In 1883 that tournament became known as the North Wales Counties Challenge Cup until 1884 when it was renamed as the North Wales Challenge Cup until 1886. This first edition of the event lapsed, but was then revived by the Criccieth LTC at

Criccieth Criccieth ( cy, Criccieth ) is a town and community on the Llŷn Peninsula in the Eifionydd area of Gwynedd in Wales. The town lies west of Porthmadog, east of Pwllheli and south of Caernarfon. It had a population of 1,826 in 2001, reducing ...

in 1891 under its new name until 1939 when it was discontinued.

History

In September 1881 the Vale of Clwyd CLTC (f.1881), at

Ruthin Ruthin ( ; cy, Rhuthun) is a market town and community in Denbighshire, Wales, in the south of the Vale of Clwyd. It is Denbighshire's county town. The town, castle and St Peter's Square lie on a hill, skirted by villages such as Pwllglas and ...

Vale of Clwyd The Vale of Clwyd ( cy, Dyffryn Clwyd) is a tract of low-lying ground in the county of Denbighshire in north-east Wales. The Vale extends south-southwestwards from the coast of the Irish Sea for some 20 miles (about 30 km) forming a triangl ...

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organised the Vale of Clwyd CLTC Open Tournament. In 1883 at what was then, the third edition of the event, the club inaugurated the North Wales Counties Challenge Cup for men at

Denbigh Denbigh (; cy, Dinbych; ) is a market town and a community in Denbighshire, Wales. Formerly, the county town, the Welsh name translates to "Little Fortress"; a reference to its historic castle. Denbigh lies near the Clwydian Hills. History ...

. In 1884 the tournament was renamed as the North Wales Challenge Cup. It continued to be staged until 1886. In 1891 the Criccieth Lawn Tennis Club (formally established in 1892) at

revived the North Wales Challenge Cup as the North Wales Championships, that ran until 1939.

Finals

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Men's Singles

Men's Doubles

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Women's Singles

Mix Doubles

References

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