The Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships was an open men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament.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. The tournament was played at the Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f. 1885), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England until 1976 when it was discontinued.Luis (2015)
History The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in November 1885.Luis (2015) In 1888 it inaugurated the Sheffield and Hallamshire TournamentLuis (2015)Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022) search by name. Sheffield: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Sheffield. Tennis Archives. Netherlands. 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.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. 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.
The winner of the first men's singles champion was British player Mr. G. E. Lowe.Luis (2015) The winner of the first women's singles champion was British player Miss. L. Chatterton-Clarke.Luis (2015) The final men's singles champion was British player Andrew Jarrett. The final women's singles champion was Australian player Wendy Gilchrist Paish.
Venue The original Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1885. 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.The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club
Finals Men's Singles Incomplete Roll:Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022) search by name. Sheffield: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Sheffield. Tennis Archives. Netherlands. YearChampionsRunners-upScoreSheffield and Hallamshire Tournament1888 G.E. Lowe Henry Guy Nadin 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 6–01889 David Davy Frederick T. Bradbury 7–9, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–31890 Kenneth Sanderson Charles william Wade 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–51891 Herbert Wilberforce Tancred Disaeli Cummins 6–2, 6–4, 6–41892 Arthur Benjamin Carvosso Tancred Disaeli Cummins 8–6, 8–6, 6–11893 Joshua Pim Wilfred Baddeley 6–0, 6–4, 6–11894 Roy Allen Charles Gladstone Allen w.o.1895 Roy Allen (2) Reginald Arthur Gamble 6–1, 6-, 6–41896 Frank Riseley Roy Allen6–4, 7–5, 6–4Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships1903 Roy Allen (3) Charles Gladstone Allenw.o.1904 Roy Allen (4) Frederick William Payn 6–3, 6–8, 6–3, 7–51905 Roy Allen (5) Arthur Gore 6–4, 6–4, 6–21906 Anthony Wilding Ernest Watson 6–1, 6–0, 6–11907 Anthony Wilding (2) Reginald Webster 6–0, 6–4, 6–11908 Anthony Wilding (3) Roy Allen6–0, 6–41909 Roy Allen (6) Sidney Watson 6–2, 6–2, 6–21910 Mark Day Hick Roy Allenw.o.1914/1919Not held (due to World War I)1920 Zenzo Shimidzu Randolph Lycett 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 7–51922 Brame Hillyard M Pentland 6–1, 8–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–31930 Atri Madan Mohan Harry Scriven Burrows 3–6, 6–1, 6–01931 Jiro Satoh Ryuki Miki divided the title.1932 Jiro Satoh (2) Takeo Kuwabara6–4, 6–11933 Don Turnbull Adrian Quist 6–8, 10–12, 6–2, 6–4, 6–41934 Ryuki Miki Cam Malfroy 5–7, 7–5, 6–21935 Alan Stedman Cam Malfroy11–13, 7–5, 6–21936 Cam Malfroy Alan Steadman6–0, 1–6, 6–21937 Colin N. O, Ritchie Jack Lysaght 5–7, 14–12, 7–51938 Ghaus Mohammed Khan Cam Malfroy5–7, 6–3, 6–11939 Constantin Tănăsescu Jin H. Ho3–0, ret.1940/1945Not held (due to World War II)1949 Arthur Reader Ong, Chew-Bee6–1, 6–3, 6–21950 Arthur Reader Czesław Spychała7–5, 6–31954 Peter Cawthorn Ivo Ribeiro 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4Open Era1970 Hans Joachim Plötz Dick Crealy 6–2, 6–2, 6–4Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament1971 Kim Warwick Pierre Joly 6–4, 4–6, 6–4Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships1974 Bobby Wilson John Clifton 7–5, 6–31975 Bobby Wilson (2) Peter Campbell 6–3, 6–41976 Andrew Jarrett Stephen Warboys 6–4, 7–5
Women's Singles Incomplete Roll: YearChampionsRunners-upScoreSheffield and Hallamshire Tournament1888 L. Chatterton-Clarke M. Crossley 6–1, 6–21889 M. Crossley L. Chatterton-Clarke 6–5, 6–11890 Beatrice Wood M. Crossley6–4, 6–21891 Beatrice Wood (2) Agnes Noon Watts6–3, 6–31892 Miss Crosby Miss Kersey6–2, 6–21893 M. Shaw Katherine Grey 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 1894 Jane Corder Florence Noon Thompson6–1, 6–31895 Ruth Dyas Gertrude Provis7–5, 6–31896 Gertrude Provis Beatrice Wood Draffen 6–4, 6–4Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships1897 Ruth Dyas (2) Miss Smyth5–7, 6–3, 6–31898 Katherine Grey Miss Black 6–1, 6–21899 Ruth Dyas Durlacher (3) Ida Cressy6–2, 6–31901 N. Morton M. Morton6–3, 4–6, 6–21903 Bertha Holder N. Morton6–4, 5–7, 7–51907 Bertha Holder (2) Norah Fosdick1–6, 6–3, 6–01908 Bertha Holder (3) Katherine Slater Clegg3–6, 6–3, 6–11909 Katherine Slater Clegg Bertha Holder 6–4, 5–7, 7–51910 Katherine Slater Clegg (2) A. Appleyard6–2, 6–31911 Katherine Slater Clegg (3) Bertha Holder2–6, 6–1, 6–41912 Katherine Slater Clegg (4) Norah Fosdick Middleton 6–4, 6–31913 Mildred Coles Miss West4–6, 7–5, 7–51914 Peggy Dransfield Mrs Howard6–0, 6–41915/1919Not held (due to World War I)1920 Peggy Dransfield (2) Kathleen Aitchison6–3, 7–9, 6–21921 Elsie Goodlass Holtby Peggy Dransfield 2–6, 12–10, 6–31922 Peggy Dransfield (3) Mary Holmes 6–3, 6–21924 Doris Covell Betty Dix 6–1, 6–21925 Betty Dix Doris Covell Craddock 6–1, 6–0 1926 Betty Dix (2) E. Schofield 6–1, 6–01927 Betty Dix (3) Marjorie Macfarlane 0–6, 6–2, 6–41928 Hazel Morrison-Smith Mrs G. Hawkins4–6, 7–5, 6–1 1929 Jenny Sandison Joan Fry2–6, 6–1, 7–51930 Jenny Sandison (2) Christabel Hardie10–12, 6–1, 6–41931 Joan Ridley Mrs H. Martin 3–6 6–4 6–11932 Joan Ingram Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft 6–1, 6–41933 Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft N. Case6–2, 6–8, 6–21934 Joan Hartigan Nell Hopman1–6, 6–0, 6–41935 Jadwiga Jędrzejowska Anita Lizana6–4, 4–6, 6–41936 Irmgard Rost Anita Lizana4–6, 10–8, 6–31937 Simonne Mathieu Irmgard Rost6–4, 6–21938 Simonne Mathieu (2) Joy Cox6–3, 6–11939 Elsie Goldsack Pittman Eva Porokova6–2, 7–51940/1945Not held (due to World War II)1950 Anne Constantine Billie Woodgate6–4, 7–51953 Shirley Bloomer Rita Bentley6–3, 8–6Open EraBio-Strath Sheffield Tournament1971 Lita Liem Lany Kaligis6–3, 6–3Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships1975 L. Jooste J. Nichol7–5, 6–41976 Wendy Gilchrist Paish Beatriz Villaverde 6–2, 7–6
Event Names Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888–1895) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896–1970) Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)
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