Tenby Open

Tennis tournament

Tenby Open

Defunct tennis tournament
Tour| WLTA Circuit
Founded| 1876; 147 years ago (1876)
Abolished| 1895; 128 years ago (1895)
Location| Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales
Venue| Tenby Lawn Club Tennis Club
Surface| Grass

The Tenby Open [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1876 as the Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament. In 1881 the event was re branded as the South Wales Championships. In 1885 a new open tournament was revived staged annually at the Tenby Lawn Club Tennis Club, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The tournament was staged annually until 1895 when it was discontinued.

## History[edit]

In 1876 the Tenby Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was first staged at the Tenby Lawn Tennis Club, Tenby, Pembrokeshire, South Wales.[2] In 1881 the tournament changed its name to the South Wales Championships, and play was open to all residents who had resided for three months in all six southern counties of Wales.[3] In 1885 a new tournament was revived the Tenby Open. The tournament was staged annually until 1895 when it was discontinued.

## Finals[edit]

### Men's singles[edit]

(Incomplete list)

Tenby Open

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Score
1885[4] |  James Baldwin |  S.F. Hulton | 6–1, 6–3, 6–0
1886[5] |  James Baldwin (2) |  E.W. David | 6–0, 6–1, 6–1
1887[6] |  David G. Owen Saunders |  Captain G.R. Taylor | 6–5, 6–2, 6–1
1888[7] |  William Sidney Nelson Heard |  E.W. David | 6–2, 6–2, 6–1

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Tournaments:Tenby Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
2. ^ The Pembroke County Guardian and Cardigan Reporter
3. ^ "NOTES OF THE WEEK". The Cambrian. Aberystwyth, Wales: Welsh Newspapers: National Library of Wales. 15 July 1881. p. 8. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
4. ^ "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
5. ^ "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
6. ^ "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
7. ^ "Tournaments: Tenby II - Tenby Open". The Tennis Base. Madrid: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 26 July 2023.