The Bermuda Tournament was one of earliest known women's grass court tennis event's staged only one time in September 1876.Fein (2009)Todd, T. The Tennis Players, from Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream, Gurnsey: Vallancey, 1979, p.164 It was held in Hamilton, Bermuda.
History In 1924 Mary G. Gray gave an interview for American Lawn Tennis,American Lawn Tennis, 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876', Mary Gray, 15 September 1924, p.534 then a book published by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in which she spoke of a tennis tournament she played in at Hamilton, Bermuda,American Lawn Tennis the story was subsequently published under the chapter heading 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876' On 15 September 1924.American Lawn Tennis On 3 September 1876 a women's tennis tournament was held in Hamilton, Bermuda, that was won by Mary G. Gray who defeated Rose Key.
Earlier in 1876 in Ireland an All Ireland Lawn Tennis Championships,Fein (2009) organised by the Irish Champion Athletic Club, Dublin was also held between the 17 and 22 July that year.Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Saturday 22 July 1876). The annual tournament of Archery, Croquet, and Tennis, got up by the spirited I.C.A.C. began on Monday last, came to a close on the Champion ground. London. England. p.43.King In 1879 the first Bermuda Open Tennis Championships were held.
Result YearWinnerRunner-upScore1876.American Lawn Tennis, 15 September 1924, p.534. Mary G Gray Rose Key ?
See also 1876 in Women's tennis All Ireland Lawn Tennis Championships Bermuda International Championships
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