The Fitzwilliam Purse, was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players who had lost in the first round of the singles event. The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1884. The event was discontinued after the 1901 event.
History The Fitzwilliam Purse was a tennis tournament founded in 1884 for players who had lost in the first round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships.Tarran It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1901 when it was discontinued.
The Fitzwilliam Plate was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the second round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901.
Finals Men's singles (Incomplete roll) YearWinnerRunner-upScore1884 Ernest Wool Lewis Robert Shaw Templer6-1, 1–6, 6–2. 1885 Charles Henry Chaytor George Arnulph Montgomerie4-6, 6–2, 2–6, 6–4, 6–0.1886 David Grainger Chaytor Francis Woodcock Perry3-6, 6–3, 6–4, 6-2 .1887 Patrick Bowes-Lyon Harry Grove8-6, 8–6, 6–3.Tarran, Bruce1888 Tom Campion George Hillyardwon. 1889 Ernest Wool Lewis Joshua Pim3 sets to 1. 1890 David Grainger Chaytor George Hillyard6-1, 6–3, 6–2. 1892 Ernest George Meers Harry Sibthorpe Barlow6-3, 6–1, 7–5.1893 Frank Owen Stoker Horace Chapman8-6, 6–1, 1–6, 6–2.1894 Reginald Doherty Charles Henry Martin4-6, 6–0, retd.1896 Edward Roy Allen Harold Adair Nisbet6-1, 6–3, 6–3.1898 Harold Adair Nisbet George Ball-Greene6-3, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2. 1899 George Caridia Arthur Henry Riseley6-3, 7–5. 1901 Wilberforce Eaves Walter Herbert Boyd6-3, 6–2, 6–1.
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