The Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament also called the Victoria Park LTC Tournament was an early
Victorian era men's and women's
grass court tennis tournament first staged in June 1881 at the Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Club,
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
,
Devon,
England. It was staged five times until 1885.
History
The Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Tournament, was an early open men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged in 1881 at the Victoria Park Lawn Tennis Club, Mount Radford,
Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal comm ...
,
Devon,
England, The first edition was held between 29 and 31 August 1881, the men's singles was won by Mr.
Champion Branfill Russell
Champion Branfill Russell (April 1860 – 8 September 1945), was an English tennis player in the later half of the 19th century. In the most notable tournaments of the time he reached the second round of the 1881 Wimbledon Championships, and in 18 ...
. The men's singles champion of the third edition (held from 7 to 9 September 1883) was Mr.
Charles Walder Grinstead
Charles Walder Grinstead (1 December 1860 – 16 March 1930) was an English champion tennis player. He reached the quarter finals at Wimbledon 1883. Grinstead reached the Wimbledon All Comers Final in 1884, where he beat Ernest Renshaw befo ...
, the
All-Comers' finalist at Wimbledon a year later.
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References
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Sources
* Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams (September 1881) Exeter, Devon. England.
* Exeter and Plymouth Gazette Daily Telegrams (31 July 1884) Exeter, Devon. England.
* Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Exeter". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
* Routledges Sporting Annual (1882) George Routledge and Son. London.
* Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) George Routledge and Son. London.
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
Grass court tennis tournaments