The Whitehouse Open was a late
Victorian era combined men's and women's
tennis tournament played on both
clay courts and
grass courts
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament.
Although grass c ...
organised by the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club,
Edinburgh,
Midlothian
Midlothian (; gd, Meadhan Lodainn) is a historic county, registration county, lieutenancy area and one of 32 council areas of Scotland used for local government. Midlothian lies in the east-central Lowlands, bordering the City of Edinburgh, ...
,
Scotland. It was staged from 1884 to 1895.
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https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Whitehouse.
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History
In May 1884 the Whitehouse Open Lawn Tennis Tournament staged for the first time at the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland. The tournament was played on both
clay courts and
grass courts
A grass court is one of the four different types of tennis court on which the sport of tennis, originally known as "lawn tennis", is played. Grass courts are made of grasses in different compositions depending on the tournament.
Although grass c ...
, and ran until 1899. The Whitehouse Tennis Club (as it's now called) was founded in 1881 was still operating in 2000.
Finals
Men's Singles
Women's Singles
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See also
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Tennis in Scotland Tennis in Scotland was introduced from France in the Middle Ages in Scotland, Middle Ages. During the 20th century it was a minor sport, but has obtained some prominence due to the successes of Andy Murray and other Scots. While tennis courts are no ...
References
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Clay court tennis tournaments
Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
Grass court tennis tournaments