Ealing Cricket Club Lawn Tennis Tournament

In 1870 the Ealing Cricket Club was founded.^[2] In September, 1880 it established lawn tennis tournament that was played on the Ealing Cricket Club Ground.^[3] The tournament was staged only one time. It featured a men's singles event that was won by F.W. Rawson who defeated Alfred Penn Gaskell,^[4] who would later be a finalist at the East of England Championships. It also featured a mix doubles event that was won by Mr. Rawson, and a 17 year old Blanche Bingley,^[5] she would go onto to win her first Wimbledon singles title in 1886.

In 1882 following this tournaments short lived existence, the Ealing Lawn Tennis & Archery Club was formally established at St. Leonards Road, West Ealing.^[6] This club would go on to stage the Ealing LTC Open Tournament in its first year, that continued until 1884 when it staged their first Ealing LTC Championship.^[7] Bingley became a member of the Ealing LTAC and, went onto to win five more titles at Wimbledon whilst representing her club.^[8]