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.
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- ^ "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.