Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970) Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972-76) |
| Tour | ILTF (1913-1969) Bio-Strath Circuit (1971) |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Venue | Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885) |
| Surface | Grass |
The Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships[1] was an open men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament.[2] The tournament was played at the Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England until 1976 when it was discontinued.[3]
History
[edit]The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in November 1885.[4] In 1888 it inaugurated the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament[5][6][7] played on grass courts in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. In 1897 the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament was elevated to a county level event and renamed as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships.[8][9] In April 1971 it was added to the new Bio-Strath Circuit of events, and rebranded as the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament for that year only.[10]
The winner of the first men's singles champion was British player Mr. G. E. Lowe.[11] The winner of the first women's singles champion was British player Miss. L. Chatterton-Clarke.[12] The final men's singles champion was British player Andrew Jarrett. The final women's singles champion was Australian player Wendy Gilchrist Paish.
Venue
[edit]The original Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1885.[13] 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.[14]
Finals
[edit]Men's Singles
[edit]- Incomplete Roll:[15]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament | |||
| 1888 |  G.E. Lowe | Henry Guy Nadin | 6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0 |
| 1889 | David Davy | Frederick T. Bradbury | 7-9, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1890 | Kenneth Sanderson | Charles william Wade | 6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1891 | Herbert Wilberforce | Tancred Disaeli Cummins | 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1892 |  Arthur Benjamin Carvosso | Tancred Disaeli Cummins | 8-6, 8-6, 6-1 |
| 1893 |  Joshua Pim | Wilfred Baddeley | 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1894 | Roy Allen | Charles Gladstone Allen | w.o. |
| 1895 | Roy Allen (2) | Reginald Arthur Gamble | 6-1, 6-, 6-4 |
| 1896 | Frank Riseley | Roy Allen | 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1903 | Roy Allen (3) | Charles Gladstone Allen | w.o. |
| 1904 | Roy Allen (4) | Frederick William Payn | 6-3, 6-8, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1905 | Roy Allen (5) | Arthur Gore | 6-4, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1906 |  Anthony Wilding | Ernest Watson | 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1907 | Anthony Wilding (2) | Reginald Webster | 6-0, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1908 | Anthony Wilding (3) | Roy Allen | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1909 | Roy Allen (6) | Sidney Watson | 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1910 | Mark Day Hick | Roy Allen | w.o. |
| 1914/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1920 |  Zenzo Shimidzu | Randolph Lycett | 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1922 | Brame Hillyard | M Pentland | 6-1, 8-6, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1930 |  Atri Madan Mohan | Harry Scriven Burrows | 3-6, 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1931 | Jiro Satoh | Ryuki Miki | divided the title. |
| 1932 | Jiro Satoh (2) | Takeo Kuwabara | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1933 | Don Turnbull | Adrian Quist | 6-8, 10-12, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1934 | Ryuki Miki | Cam Malfroy | 5-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1935 | Alan Stedman | Cam Malfroy | 11-13, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1936 | Cam Malfroy | Alan Steadman | 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 |
| 1937 | Colin N. O, Ritchie | Jack Lysaght | 5-7, 14-12, 7-5 |
| 1938 | Ghaus Mohammed Khan | Cam Malfroy | 5-7, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1939 |  Constantin Tănăsescu |  Jin H. Ho | 3-0, ret. |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||
| 1949 | Arthur Reader |  Ong, Chew-Bee | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1950 | Arthur Reader |  Czesław Spychała | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1954 | Peter Cawthorn |  Ivo Ribeiro | 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-4 |
| Open Era | |||
| 1970 |  Hans Joachim Plötz | Dick Crealy | 6-2, 6-2, 6-4 |
| Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament | |||
| 1971 | Kim Warwick |  Pierre Joly | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1974 | Bobby Wilson | John Clifton | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1975 | Bobby Wilson (2) | Peter Campbell | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Andrew Jarrett | Stephen Warboys | 6-4, 7-5 |
Women's Singles
[edit]- Incomplete Roll:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament | |||
| 1888 | L. Chatterton-Clarke | M. Crossley | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1889 | M. Crossley | L. Chatterton-Clarke | 6-5, 6-1 |
| 1890 | Beatrice Wood | M. Crossley | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1891 | Beatrice Wood (2) | Agnes Noon Watts | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1892 | Miss Crosby | Miss Kersey | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1893 | M. Shaw | Katherine Grey | 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1894 | Jane Corder | Florence Noon Thompson | 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1895 | Ruth Dyas | Gertrude Provis | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1896 | Gertrude Provis | Beatrice Wood Draffen | 6-4, 6-4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1897 | Ruth Dyas (2) | Miss Smyth | 5-7, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1898 | Katherine Grey | Miss Black | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1899 | Ruth Dyas Durlacher (3) | Ida Cressy | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1901 | N. Morton | M. Morton | 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 1903 | Bertha Holder | N. Morton | 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1907 | Bertha Holder (2) | Norah Fosdick | 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1908 | Bertha Holder (3) | Katherine Slater Clegg | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1909 | Katherine Slater Clegg | Bertha Holder | 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1910 | Katherine Slater Clegg (2) | A. Appleyard | 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1911 | Katherine Slater Clegg (3) | Bertha Holder | 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1912 | Katherine Slater Clegg (4) | Norah Fosdick Middleton | 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1913 | Mildred Coles | Miss West | 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1914 | Peggy Dransfield | Mrs Howard | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1920 | Peggy Dransfield (2) | Kathleen Aitchison | 6-3, 7-9, 6-2 |
| 1921 | Elsie Goodlass Holtby | Peggy Dransfield | 2-6, 12-10, 6-3 |
| 1922 | Peggy Dransfield (3) | Mary Holmes | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1924 | Doris Covell | Betty Dix | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1925 | Betty Dix | Doris Covell Craddock | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1926 | Betty Dix (2) | E. Schofield | 6-1, 6-0 |
| 1927 | Betty Dix (3) | Marjorie Macfarlane | 0-6, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1928 | Hazel Morrison-Smith | Mrs G. Hawkins | 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1929 | Jenny Sandison | Joan Fry | 2-6, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1930 | Jenny Sandison (2) | Christabel Hardie | 10-12, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1931 | Joan Ridley | Mrs H. Martin | 3-6 6-4 6-1 |
| 1932 | Joan Ingram | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1933 | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft | N. Case | 6-2, 6-8, 6-2 |
| 1934 | Joan Hartigan | Nell Hopman | 1-6, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1935 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |  Anita Lizana | 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1936 |  Irmgard Rost | Anita Lizana | 4-6, 10-8, 6-3 |
| 1937 | Simonne Mathieu | Irmgard Rost | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1938 | Simonne Mathieu (2) | Joy Cox | 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1939 | Elsie Goldsack Pittman |  Eva Porokova | 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | ||
| 1950 |  Anne Constantine | Billie Woodgate | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1953 | Shirley Bloomer | Rita Bentley | 6-3, 8-6 |
| Open Era | |||
| Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament | |||
| 1971 |  Lita Liem | Lany Kaligis | 6-3, 6-3 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1975 |  L. Jooste | J. Nichol | 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1976 | Wendy Gilchrist Paish |  Beatriz Villaverde | 6-2, 7-6 |
Event Names
[edit]- Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970)
- Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)
References
[edit]- ^ "INTERNATIONAL TENNIS STARS IN SHEFFIELD: Fine weather is expected for the opening of the 41st Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships at Hunter's Bar on Monday next week". Sheffield Independent. Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 21 July 1938. p. 8.
- ^ Luis. Andy. (April 2015). Tennis in and Around Sheffield, 1874-1914. Chapter: Hallamshire. p.7. https://www.sdlta.org.uk/Tennis in and around Sheffield 1874 to 1914.. Sheffield and District Lawn Tennis Association.
- ^ Luis (2015)
- ^ Luis (2015)
- ^ Luis (2015)
- ^ "THE SHEFFIELD AND HALLAMSHIRE TOURNAMENT. The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club start. their third annual tournament at Hunter's Bar today". Sheffield Independent. orkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 24 July 1890. p. 8.
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022) search by name. Sheffield: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Sheffield. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
- ^ Sheffield Independent (1938) p. 8.
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Sheffield. (2 July 1904). 8th Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships: Second Day A Surprise in the Singles. Yorkshire, England. British Newspaper Archive. p.11.
- ^ "SHEFFIELD TENNIS:Kevin McCollum the Staffordshire teenager, put a stop to Australian domination in the new Bio-Strath tennis tournament at Sheffield yesterday. Showing some of the form which made him such a promise as a junior, he beat Kevin Tobin 6-0 6-1". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.
- ^ Luis (2015)
- ^ Luis (2015)
- ^ "The Hallamshire". Hallamshire Tennis. The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
- ^ The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club
- ^ Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022) search by name. Sheffield: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Sheffield. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.