Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships[1] was an open men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament.[2] The tournament was played at the Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f. 1885), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England until 1976 when it was discontinued.[3]
EventnameSheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888–1895)
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896–1970)
Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896–1970)
Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)
TourILTF (1913–1969)
Bio-Strath Circuit (1971)
Bio-Strath Circuit (1971)
Founded1885
Abolished1976
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888–1895) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896–1970) Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971) Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76) |
| Tour | ILTF (1913–1969) Bio-Strath Circuit (1971) |
| Founded | 1885 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
| Venue | Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f. 1885) |
| Surface | Grass |
History
The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in November 1885.[4] In 1888 it inaugurated the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament[5][6][7] played on grass courts in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. In 1897 the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament was elevated to a county level event and renamed as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships.[8][9] In April 1971 it was added to the new Bio-Strath Circuit of events, and rebranded as the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament for that year only.[10]
The winner of the first men's singles champion was British player Mr. G. E. Lowe.[11] The winner of the first women's singles champion was British player Miss. L. Chatterton-Clarke.[12] The final men's singles champion was British player Andrew Jarrett. The final women's singles champion was Australian player Wendy Gilchrist Paish.
Venue
Finals
Men's Singles
- Incomplete Roll:[15]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament | |||
| 1888 |  G.E. Lowe | Henry Guy Nadin | 6–2, 6–1, 2–6, 6–0 |
| 1889 | David Davy | Frederick T. Bradbury | 7–9, 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1890 | Kenneth Sanderson | Charles william Wade | 6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1891 | Herbert Wilberforce | Tancred Disaeli Cummins | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1892 |  Arthur Benjamin Carvosso | Tancred Disaeli Cummins | 8–6, 8–6, 6–1 |
| 1893 |  Joshua Pim | Wilfred Baddeley | 6–0, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1894 | Roy Allen | Charles Gladstone Allen | w.o. |
| 1895 | Roy Allen (2) | Reginald Arthur Gamble | 6–1, 6-, 6–4 |
| 1896 | Frank Riseley | Roy Allen | 6–4, 7–5, 6–4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1903 | Roy Allen (3) | Charles Gladstone Allen | w.o. |
| 1904 | Roy Allen (4) | Frederick William Payn | 6–3, 6–8, 6–3, 7–5 |
| 1905 | Roy Allen (5) | Arthur Gore | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1906 |  Anthony Wilding | Ernest Watson | 6–1, 6–0, 6–1 |
| 1907 | Anthony Wilding (2) | Reginald Webster | 6–0, 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1908 | Anthony Wilding (3) | Roy Allen | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1909 | Roy Allen (6) | Sidney Watson | 6–2, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1910 | Mark Day Hick | Roy Allen | w.o. |
| 1914/1919 | Not held (due to World War I) | ||
| 1920 |  Zenzo Shimidzu | Randolph Lycett | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 1922 | Brame Hillyard | M Pentland | 6–1, 8–6, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3 |
| 1930 |  Atri Madan Mohan | Harry Scriven Burrows | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1931 | Jiro Satoh | Ryuki Miki | divided the title. |
| 1932 | Jiro Satoh (2) | Takeo Kuwabara | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1933 | Don Turnbull | Adrian Quist | 6–8, 10–12, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Ryuki Miki | Cam Malfroy | 5–7, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1935 | Alan Stedman | Cam Malfroy | 11–13, 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1936 | Cam Malfroy | Alan Steadman | 6–0, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1937 | Colin N. O, Ritchie | Jack Lysaght | 5–7, 14–12, 7–5 |
| 1938 | Ghaus Mohammed Khan | Cam Malfroy | 5–7, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1939 |  Constantin Tănăsescu |  Jin H. Ho | 3–0, ret. |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||
| 1949 | Arthur Reader |  Ong, Chew-Bee | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1950 | Arthur Reader |  Czesław Spychała | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1954 | Peter Cawthorn |  Ivo Ribeiro | 6–4, 6–3, 2–6, 2–6, 6–4 |
| Open Era | |||
| 1970 |  Hans Joachim Plötz | Dick Crealy | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 |
| Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament | |||
| 1971 | Kim Warwick |  Pierre Joly | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1974 | Bobby Wilson | John Clifton | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1975 | Bobby Wilson (2) | Peter Campbell | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Andrew Jarrett | Stephen Warboys | 6–4, 7–5 |
Women's Singles
- Incomplete Roll:
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament | |||
| 1888 | L. Chatterton-Clarke | M. Crossley | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1889 | M. Crossley | L. Chatterton-Clarke | 6–5, 6–1 |
| 1890 | Beatrice Wood | M. Crossley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1891 | Beatrice Wood (2) | Agnes Noon Watts | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1892 | Miss Crosby | Miss Kersey | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1893 | M. Shaw | Katherine Grey | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1894 | Jane Corder | Florence Noon Thompson | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1895 | Ruth Dyas | Gertrude Provis | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1896 | Gertrude Provis | Beatrice Wood Draffen | 6–4, 6–4 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1897 | Ruth Dyas (2) | Miss Smyth | 5–7, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1898 | Katherine Grey | Miss Black | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1899 | Ruth Dyas Durlacher (3) | Ida Cressy | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1901 | N. Morton | M. Morton | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1903 | Bertha Holder | N. Morton | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| 1907 | Bertha Holder (2) | Norah Fosdick | 1–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1908 | Bertha Holder (3) | Katherine Slater Clegg | 3–6, 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1909 | Katherine Slater Clegg | Bertha Holder | 6–4, 5–7, 7–5 |
| 1910 | Katherine Slater Clegg (2) | A. Appleyard | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1911 | Katherine Slater Clegg (3) | Bertha Holder | 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1912 | Katherine Slater Clegg (4) | Norah Fosdick Middleton | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1913 | Mildred Coles | Miss West | 4–6, 7–5, 7–5 |
| 1914 | Peggy Dransfield | Mrs Howard | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1915/1919 | Not held (due to World War I) | ||
| 1920 | Peggy Dransfield (2) | Kathleen Aitchison | 6–3, 7–9, 6–2 |
| 1921 | Elsie Goodlass Holtby | Peggy Dransfield | 2–6, 12–10, 6–3 |
| 1922 | Peggy Dransfield (3) | Mary Holmes | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1924 | Doris Covell | Betty Dix | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1925 | Betty Dix | Doris Covell Craddock | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1926 | Betty Dix (2) | E. Schofield | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1927 | Betty Dix (3) | Marjorie Macfarlane | 0–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1928 | Hazel Morrison-Smith | Mrs G. Hawkins | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 |
| 1929 | Jenny Sandison | Joan Fry | 2–6, 6–1, 7–5 |
| 1930 | Jenny Sandison (2) | Christabel Hardie | 10–12, 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1931 | Joan Ridley | Mrs H. Martin | 3–6 6–4 6–1 |
| 1932 | Joan Ingram | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1933 | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft | N. Case | 6–2, 6–8, 6–2 |
| 1934 | Joan Hartigan | Nell Hopman | 1–6, 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1935 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska |  Anita Lizana | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1936 |  Irmgard Rost | Anita Lizana | 4–6, 10–8, 6–3 |
| 1937 | Simonne Mathieu | Irmgard Rost | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1938 | Simonne Mathieu (2) | Joy Cox | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1939 | Elsie Goldsack Pittman |  Eva Porokova | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||
| 1950 |  Anne Constantine | Billie Woodgate | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1953 | Shirley Bloomer | Rita Bentley | 6–3, 8–6 |
| Open Era | |||
| Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament | |||
| 1971 |  Lita Liem | Lany Kaligis | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships | |||
| 1975 |  L. Jooste | J. Nichol | 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1976 | Wendy Gilchrist Paish |  Beatriz Villaverde | 6–2, 7–6 |
Event Names
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888–1895)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896–1970)
- Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
- Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)