Championships of the Midland Counties

Championships of the Midland Counties
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1883
Abolished1928
LocationParsonstown
King’s County
Ireland
SurfaceOutdoor (Grass)

The Championships of the Midland Counties [1] was an early combined grass court tennis tournament held in Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland. First founded in 1883 as King’s County & Ormonde Tournament through to 1928.[2]

History

The King’s County and Ormonde Tournament was a brief pre-open era tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts in Parsonstown, King’s County, Ireland there were nine editions of this event.

Past tournaments

Incomplete list of tournaments included:[3]

Men's singles

YearChampionRunner upScore
1883United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Eyre ChattertonUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland P. Knox6-3 6-4 6-2 [4]
1884 [a]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Ernest BrowneUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Eyre Chatterton2-1 ret.[5]
1885 [b]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland A.O. JenningsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Toler Garvey6-4 6-4 4-6 8-6 [6]
1886 [c]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Toler GarveyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Arthur de Courcy Wilsonw.o [7]
1887 [d]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Grainger ChaytorUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland George Garvey2 sets to 1 [8]
1891 [e]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert CraigUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland John Head6-2 6-2 6-2 [9]
1892 [f]United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Manliffe GoodbodyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Hume Riversadale Jones6-2 6-3 15-13 [10]
1894United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Toler GarveyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland W. R. Clark4-6 6-1 6-0 6-4 [11]
1896United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Toler GarveyUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Alexander Grant-Foulerton6-1 6-2 6-4 [12]

Notes

  1. ↑ Browne had a walkover defending champion Chatterton in the challenge round
  2. ↑ defending champion retained title in the challenge round
  3. ↑ 1886 edition there was no challenge round
  4. ↑ 1887 edition challenge round re-instated
  5. ↑ 1891 edition there was a challenge round
  6. ↑ 1892 edition there was a walk over in the challenge round

References

Citations

  1. ↑ "The Tennis Tournament". Midland Counties Advertiser. 22 July 1920. p. 3. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  2. ↑ "CHAMPIONSHIPS OF THE MIDLAND COUNTIES". Leinster Reporter via British Newspaper Archive. 21 July 1928. p. 2. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  3. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  4. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1883". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  5. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1884". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  6. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1885". www.tennisarchives.com. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  7. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1886". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  8. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1887". www.tennisarchives.com. TA.
  9. ↑ Archives, Tennis. "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1891". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  10. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1892". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  11. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1894". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.
  12. ↑ Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament 1896". www.tennisarchives.com. TA. Retrieved 28 July 2018.

Sources

  • Archives, Tennis (2017). "King's County and Ormonde Tournament, 1883-1896". www.tennisarchives.com.
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