The Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships was an open men's and women's international

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tournament founded in 1888 as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament. The tournament was played at the Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885),

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until 1976 when it was discontinued.

History

The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in November 1885. In 1888 it inaugurated the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament played on grass courts in

. In 1897 the ''Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament'' was elevated to a county level event and renamed as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships. In April 1971 it was added to the new

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of events, and rebranded as the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament for that year only. The winner of the first men's singles champion was British player Mr. G. E. Lowe. The winner of the first women's singles champion was British player Miss. L. Chatterton-Clarke. The final men's singles champion was British player

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. The final women's singles champion was Australian player Wendy Gilchrist Paish.

Venue

The original Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1885. In 1887 the club had three gravel courts, then later expanded to include an additional ten grass courts. Today the club is known as the Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club.

Finals

Mens Singles

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Womens Singles

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Event Names

* Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895) * Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970) * Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971) * Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)

References

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