| Founded | 1893 [1] |
|---|---|
| Ended | 1955 |
| Editions | 51 |
| Location | Llandudno, Wales |
| Venue | Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club [2] |
| Tour | Pre-open era (1877-1967) |
| Surface | Wood (indoor) [3] |
The Welsh Covered Court Championships [4] its original name also called Welsh Covered Court Lawn Tennis Championships was a tennis event held from 1893 through 1955 in Wales, United Kingdom.
History
The Welsh Covered Court Championships was played at the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club on indoor courts, the club also had outdoor courts,[3] Llandudno, Wales.
Finals
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments not all. (c) indicates challenger
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | James Herbert Crispe | Tancred D. Cummins | 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1894 [5] | William S. N. Heard | James Herbert Crispe (c) | 6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1895 [6][2] | Reginald Doherty | William S. N. Heard (c) | walkover | |
| 1896 [7][2] | Laurence Doherty | George Simond (c) | 6-0 6-0 | |
| 1897 [8] | Reginald Doherty (2) | Laurence Doherty (c) (2) | walkover | |
| 1898 [9] | Harold Mahony | Laurence Doherty (c) (3) | 5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 | |
| 1899 [10] | George Caridia[11] | Harold Mahony (c) | walkover | |
| 1900 [10] | George Caridia[12](2) | Reginald Doherty (c) | 4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3 | |
| 1901 [10] | George Caridia[13](3) | Robert Baldwin Hough (c) | walkover | |
| 1902 [10] | George Caridia (4) | Robert Baldwin Hough (c) | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1903 [14] | Robert Baldwin Hough | George Caridia | 6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1904 [10] | George Caridia (5) | Evelyn J. Mellor | 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1905 [15] | Theodore Mavrogordato | Robert Baldwin Hough | (title shared) | |
| 1906 [10] | George Caridia[16](6) | Wylie Cameron Grant | 6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 1907 [10] | George Caridia[16] (7) | A. L. Bentley | 6–3, 7–5, 6–0 | |
| 1908 [10] | George Caridia (8) | Robin Welsh | 6–2, 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1909 [10] | George Caridia[16] (9) | Theodore Mavrogordato | 6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 1910 [16] | Theodore Mavrogordato (2) | George Caridia | 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 [17] | |
| 1911 [16] | Theodore Mavrogordato (3) | George Caridia | 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| 1912 [16] | Theodore Mavrogordato (4) | Stanley Doust | 6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 7–5 | |
| 1913 [16] | Theodore Mavrogordato (5) | Gordon Lowe | 7–5, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3 | |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1919 | Arthur M. Lovibond | H. S. Milford | 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1920 | Arthur M. Lovibond (2) | George Caridia | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 1921 [18] | Mohammed Sleem | Walter Crawley | 6–1, 7-9, 7–5 retired | |
| 1922 | George Alan Thomas | L. West | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1923 | George Alan Thomas (2) | William G. Ireland | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1924 | H. V. Mander | Douglas R. Watson | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1925 | George Alan Thomas (3) | William G. Ireland | 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1926 | George Alan Thomas (4) | Douglas R. Watson | 6–2, 6–2, 8–6 | |
| 1927 | George Alan Thomas (5) | Douglas R. Watson | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 | |
| 1928 | Hassan-Ali Fyzee | William G. Ireland | 8–6, 5–7, 6–2 | |
| 1929 | V. Allman-Smith | Hassan-Ali Fyzee | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 | |
| 1930 | Hendrik Timmer | D. O. Hobbis | 6–4, 6–0, 7–5 | |
| 1931 | Hassan-Ali Fyzee (2) | William D. Radcliffe | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1933 | Clarence Medlycott Jones | S. N. Grossman | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1934 | George Lyttleton-Rogers | Nigel Sharpe | 7–5, 10-8 | |
| 1935 | Frank Wilde | Claude Lister | 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1937 | Frank Wilde (2) | Henry Billington | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1938 | Henry Billington | J. R. Briggs | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1939/1949 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
| 1950[19] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | Henry Billington | 2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1951 | A. Dawes | W. D. Hughes | 6–8, 6–1 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1952 | Billy Knight | Ivor Warwick | 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | |
| 1953 | John Barrett | Donald Black | 6–1, 6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 9–7 | |
| 1954 | Tony Pickard | Ivor Warwick | 6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 1955 | Ivor Warwick | Alan Mills | 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 | |
Women's singles
- Notes: The women's tournaments of 1894 and 1895 were played twice yearly in * April and ** October. The April editions were called the Welsh Covered Court Spring Championships.
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | Alice Pickering | Margaret Broadhurst Dickins (c) | 6–3, 6–3 * | |
| 1894 | Margaret Broadhurst Dickins | Ellen Cressy (c) | 1–6, 6–4, 6–4 ** | |
| 1895 | Alice Pickering (2) | Ruth Dyas (c) | 7–5, 6–3 * | |
| 1895 | Alice Pickering (3) | Ida Cressy (c) | 6–0, 6–4 ** | |
| 1896 | Alice Pickering (4) | Henrica Ridding (c) | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| 1897 | Ruth Dyas | Alice Pickering (c) | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1898 | Ruth Dyas (2) | Muriel Robb (c) | 1–6, 7–5, 11-9 | |
| 1899 | Muriel Robb (c) | Ruth Dyas Durlacher | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1900 | Muriel Robb (2) | Elizabeth Lunt Heatley (c) | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1901 | Muriel Robb (3) | Elizabeth Lunt Heatley (c) | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1902 | L. Clarke | Elizabeth Lunt Heatley (c) | 7–5, 7–5 | |
| 1903 | Maude Garfit | Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte | 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 1904 | Violet Pinckney | Mabel Squire | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1905 | Mabel Squire | Elizabeth Lunt Heatley | 10-8, 7–5 | |
| 1906 | Mary Curtis-Whyte | Miss Butler Lloyd | 6–2, 8–6 | |
| 1907 | Gladys Eastlake-Smith | Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1908 | E. Bosworth | Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| 1909 | Mabel Squire Parton (2) | Mary Gray Welsh | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 1910 | Mabel Squire Parton (3) | Mrs Williams-Vaughan | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1911 [20] | Mabel Squire Parton (4) | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 9–7, 7–5 | |
| 1912 | Mabel Squire Parton (5) | Mrs Perrett | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 | |
| 1913 | Mary Gray Welsh | Beatrice Lee | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1919 | Phyllis Satterthwaite | Ms. Pridmore | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| 1920 | Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) | Mrs A. Hall | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1921 [21] | Phyllis Satterthwaite (3) | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3 | |
| 1922 | Mary Gray Welsh | Mrs Forster | 6–0, 6–1 | |
| 1923 | Phyllis Howkins Covell | Irene Maltby | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1924 | Marie Hazel | Mary Gray Welsh | 2–6, 12–10, 6–1 | |
| 1925 | Irene Maltby | Marie Hazel | 10–8, 6–2 | |
| 1926 | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Hill | Irene Maltby | 6–4, 1–6, 8–6 | |
| 1927 | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Hill (2) | Irene Maltby | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1928 | Naomi Trentham | Peggy Ingram Bouverie | 6–2, 8–6 | |
| 1929 | Joan Ridley | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Hill | 8–6, 6–4 | |
| 1930 | Freda James | Ida Howitt | 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1931 | Marjory 'Mie' Johnstone | N. Case | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1932 | Marjory 'Mie' Johnstone (2) | N. Case | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
| 1933 | Jeanette Morfey | Dora Beazley | 6–3, 10–8 | |
| 1934 | Dulcie Kitson | Barbara Drew | 7–5, 6–2 | |
| 1935 | Dora Beazley | Jackie McAlpine Brutton | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1936 | Denise Huntbach | Valerie Scott | 6–4, 7–9, 6–4 | |
| 1937 | Denise Huntbach (2) | Dora Beazley | 5–7, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1938 | Freda James Hammersley | Dora Beazley | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1939/1949 | Not held (due to World War II and after) | |||
| 1950 | Georgie Woodgate | Susan Partridge | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1951 | Molly Stone | Rita Bentley | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 1952 | Joan MacLeod | Molly Stone | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1953 | Helen Fletcher | Shirley Bloomer | 2–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1954 | Shirley Bloomer | Pat Harrison | 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1955 | Elaine Watson | Marian Craig-Smith | 7–5, 7–5 | |
See also
Notes
- ^ Evans J., Ellis (October 1938). "The 45th Welsh Covered Courts Championships and Tournament A commentary on the final of the Men's Singles". bbc.com. BBC Radio Times, Issue 782, Page 75, 23 September 1938. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Kinsey, Albert (9 July 1936). "The Craigside Hotel Hydro Band". genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/. BBC Radio Times Regional Programme Western, 9 July 1936. Archived from the original on September 20, 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Recalling life at the Hydro after the war". dailypost.co.uk. The Daily Post Wales, 3 April 2008. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Women In Shorts: Tennis Dress Reform". paperspast.natlib.govt.nz. Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 234, 4 October 1933. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1894". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1895". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Welsh Covered Court Tournament Draw 1896". thetennisbase.com. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1897". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1898". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "George Aristides Caridia (Karidias-)". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1899". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1900". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1901". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1903". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1905)". stevegtennis.com. Stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1906)". stevegtennis.com. Stevegtennis. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "TENNIS, - 1910-10-13 - The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria". Welsh Newspapers. 1910-10-13. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
- ^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1921)". stevegtennis.com. Stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1950". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Sports of the Summer". news.google.com. Boston Evening Transcript - May 1, 1912. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Phyllis Satterthwaite: Biography". sports-reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
Sources
- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK.
- Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK.
- Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
- Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
- Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, UK.
External links
- The 3rd image shows the Craigside Hydro Hotel with Llandudno in the background, in the foreground is hydro's outside ten grass tennis courts, that are in front of the hotel and it's famous indoor covered courts building, the venue for this event can be seen across from and to the right of the hotel.
- Victorian web – Short history of the Hydro Hotel
- Tennis Archive: Welsh Covered Court Championships – Roll of Honour
- The Tennis Base: Welsh Covered Court Championships – Roll of Honour