The Oxford University Champion Tournament was a men's grass court
closed tennis tournament organised by the Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club, and played at
Norham Gardens
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Oxford,
Oxfordshire
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England from 1880 to 1888.
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History
The Oxford University Tournament was a late 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England.
It was a closed tournament for current or former students of
Oxford University. The first recorded winner of the men's singles was Britain's Robert Braddell. The final known edition was in 1888 that was won by England's Harry Stanley Scrivener.
Finals
Men's Singles
(Incomplete roll)
* 1881— Robert Braddell def. Thomas Poltimore Dimond, 6–4, 8–6, 6–2.
* 1882— Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis def.
John Galbraith Horn
John Galbraith Horn (16 April 1860 – 10 September 1925) also known as J.G. Horn or Galbraith Horn was a Scottish tennis player who competed at the Wimbledon Championships in 1881 and 1882. He won the Scottish Championships three times consec ...
, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5.
* 1883— Robert Theodore Milford def. Herbert Carnegie Knox, 6–4, 6–3, 6–5.
* 1885— Thomas Robinson Grey def. J.S. Burton, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3.
* 1886— Howard Pease def. William Parkfield Wethered, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1.
* 1887— Thomas Musgrave Burton def. Harry Stanley Scrivener, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 8–6.
* 1888— Harry Stanley Scrivener def. ?
Venue
The Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club (OULTC) was founded in 1879 that consisted of 12 grass courts laid out for the inaugural Oxford University Men's Doubles Championships, which were held in May of the same year.
[Norham Gardens LTC] In 1927 the club's name was changed to the Norham Gardens Lawn Tennis Club which is still in existence today.
References
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Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
Grass court tennis tournaments
Recurring sporting events established in 1880
Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1888
Tennis tournaments in England