Chingford Open

Tennis tournament

Chingford Open

Defunct tennis tournament
Tour| LTA Circuit
Founded| 1888; 136 years ago (1888)
Abolished| 1890; 134 years ago (1890)
Location| Chingford, Essex, England
Venue| Connaught Club
Surface| Clay

The Chingford Open[1] also called the Connaught Open Lawn Tennis Tournament,[2] was a men's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1888.[3] The tournament was organised by the Connaught Club and played in Chingford, Essex, England and was held annually until 1890 as part of the LTA Circuit when it was discontinued.[3]

## History

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The Connaught Club was originally founded as a tennis and croquet club in 1885 as part of the facilities of the Royal Forest Hotel in what was then Essex (now London).[4] In November 1888 the club had just opened its new hard courts (clay) and staged the first edition of the Chingford Open, The men's singles final was supposed to be between Herbert Chipp and Ernest George Meers but he withdrew before the final,[5] Ernest Wool Lewis who lost in the all comers final took his place Meers won the title in three sets.[6][3] The event (though separate) was held in conjunction with the Essex Championships[7] for the years 1888 and 1889. The final edition was held in 1890 with the winner of the men's singles being Arthur Gore.

## Finals

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### Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Score

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1888 |  Ernest George Meers |  Ernest Wool Lewis | 6–3, 3–6 6–3.[3]
1889 |  Charles Gladstone Eames |  Arthur R. Saint-Leger Fagan | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4.[3]
1890 |  Arthur Gore |  Charles Gladstone Eames | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3.[3]

## See also

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* Connaught Hard Court Championships held at the Connught Club (1951–1974)
* Essex Championships held at the Connught Club (1888–1889, 1892–1893)

## References

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1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. CHINGFORD OPEN TOURNAMENT". Sporting Life. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 20 September 1889. p. 4. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
2. ^ "Chingford. Connaught Lawn Tennis Open Tournament and Essex Championships". Eastern Mercury. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 30 July 1889. p. 8. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
3. ^ a b c d e f "Tournaments: Chingford Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 29, 2023.
4. ^ "History". www.connaughtclub.co.uk. Chingford. London: Connaught Club. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
5. ^ "CHINGFORD. Lawn Tennis —The new hard courts at the Connaught grounds, Chingford, has been formally opened. H. Chipp, owing to indisposition, was unable to play the final, but E. W. Lewis kindly consented to take his place and oppose E. G. Meers in the final". Essex Newsman. Essex, England: British Newspaper Archive. 10 November 1888. p. 2. Retrieved 29 August 2023.
6. ^ Essex Newsman
7. ^ Eastern Mercury

## External links

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* The Connaught Club