The Waterloo Tournament also known as the Waterloo LTC Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain from 1881 to 1897.
History The Waterloo Tournament was an early 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. The first winner of the men's singles was England's Richard Richardson. The final known edition was in 1897 was played at Aigburth Cricket Ground that was again won by Frank Riseley. It was a featured regeular series event on the Amateur Tennis Tour (1877-1912). Three Wimbledon men's finalists played this event during the course of its run Richard Richardson, Donald Stewart and Frank Riseley. The 1883 and 1897 editions were held at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool. The 1885 women's event was won by future Wimbledon champion Lottie Dod.
Finals Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all.
Men's singles Included:
YearChampionsRunners-upScore1881 Richard T. Richardson F.W. Jones 6-0 6-0 1882 William John Down R.H. Jones ? 1883 Joseph Bruce Ismay William Gerald Barker 6-3 6-1 1884 Donald Charles Stewart William John Bush-Salmon 9-7 6-1 6-2 1885 Charles Stananought Jacob Gaitskell Brown7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5 1886 Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Parkfield Wethered 6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1 1887 Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Parkfield Wethered6-3 6-4 2-6 8-6 1888 Jacob Gaitskell Brown Herbert Chipp w.o.1889 John Redfern Deykin William Dod6-2 7-5 7-5 1890 John Redfern Deykin William Parkfield Wethered 6-0 1-6 6-2 6-2 1891 Jacob Gaitskell Brown John Redfern Deykin 6-1 6-0 5-7 8-6 1892 Andrew Laurie Macfie Jacob Gaitskell Brown3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 1893 John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie 10-8 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 1894 T.J. Walmsley John Charles Kay ? 1895 Frank L. Riseley T.J. Walmsley 6-1 6-1 6-0 1896 Frank L. Riseley Arthur Henry Riseley w.o.1897 Frank L. Riseley Arthur Henry Riseley0-8 6-4
Men's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1881 Johan Frederick Caroe Thomas Dyson Rayner Mr Churton Mr Curry6-4, 6-51882 Frederick William Jones Reginald Herbert Jones Charles Stananought Joseph Stananought def.
Women's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1881 Kate Rayner Lynn Cheetham6-2, 3-6, 7-51882 Edith Davies Miss Eckersley ?1884 Margaret Bracewell E. Gordon6-4, 4–6, 6–4, 6-11885 Lottie Dod Margaret Bracewell6-4, 6-21887 Miss Pickthall Mary Pick7-5, 6-11888 Annie Dod Katherine Hill4-6, 6–0, 6-31889 Mary Pick Miss Pickthall 6-1, 6-3
Women's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1881 Miss F. Berry Miss F. Helder Miss Jardine Miss Jones6-2, 3–6, 6-11882 Edith Davies Miss Cheetham Margaret Bracewell Miss Snow6-2, 3–6, 6-1
Mix doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1881 Mr J.F. Carde Miss K. Rayner Mr E. Bucknell Alice Bagnall-Wild6-1, 12-101882 Mr D.W. Lee Edith Davies Charles Stananought Miss Snowdef.
Notes
References
Sources "Tournament – Waterloo". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. 2017.
Further reading Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers. Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes, Longman. London England 1890–1923. British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK. Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK. Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA. The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001. The Field Lawn Tennis Calendar. The Field Office. from 1853. London. England
External links http://www.tennisarchives.com/Tournaments 1885