The Doherty Cup
| The Doherty Cup | |
|---|---|
| Tournament information | |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Location | Cambridgeshire Cambridge England |
| Venue | Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club |
| Current champions | |
| Men's singles |  Sahil Dayal(2025) |
The Doherty Cup,[1] also known as Cambridge University Tournament, is men's closed grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament,[2] and held in Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
History
The Cambridge University LTC Tournament was originally founded in the 19th century, and first staged in May 1881,[2] at the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][4] This tournament was an open event for students of the University, but closed to other outside players. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Barclay Fowell Buxton.[2] the men's event was known as the Doherty Cup from 1920 onward.[5] The 1924 edition was won by Donald Ross Ruttnam who defeated the American player Jimmy Van Alen.[5] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.
Finals
- Incomplete Roll
Men's Singles
Doherty Cup
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1881 |  Barclay Fowell Buxton | Erskine Gerald Watson | ?[2] | |
| 1885 | Herbert Wilberforce | J.S. Burton | 6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3[2] | |
| 1888 |  Clement Cazalet | Alfred E. Walker | 2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1[2] | |
| 1903 |  Anthony Wilding | Richard Prescott Keigwin | 6-0 6-0[2] | |
| 1919 |  Cotah Ramaswami | ? | ? | |
| 1924 | Donald Ross Ruttnam | Jimmy Van Alen | [5] | |
| 2017[6] |  Michal Kaminski | James Shemilt | ||
| 2021[7] | Michal Kaminski |  Krishna Amin | ||
| 2024 | Ruben Francis |  Magnus Hellebust Haaland | 6-1 6-2 | |
| 2025 | Sahil Dayal | Harry Cookson | 3-6 6-3 10-5 |
References
- ↑ "Light Blues' Lawn Tennis.In the Doherty Cup final in the Cambridge University lawn tennis tournament yesterday D. R. Rutnam beat J. H. van Alen 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 9-11, 6-4". Daily Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1924. p. 14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Cambridge University LTC". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024.
- ↑ "Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club – Founded 1881". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ↑ "35TH Cambridge University Tournament. Seventy-seven competitors entered for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, which concluded yesterday". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1920. p. 20.
- 1 2 3 Daily Mirror (1924)
- ↑ "Doherty Cup 2017". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ↑ "Doherty Cup 2021". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.