East Grinstead Open
Tennis tournament
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The East Grinstead Open was a combined grass court tennis tournament held at the East Grinstead Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(f.1882),[1] East Grinstead, West Sussex, England from 1882 to 1939.[2]
ILTF Circuit (1913-1939)
| East Grinstead Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | British Circuit (1888-1912) ILTF Circuit (1913-1939) |
| Founded | 1882 |
| Editions | 1939 |
| Location | East Grinstead, West Sussex, England |
| Venue | East Grinstead LTCC |
| Surface | Grass (outdoor) |
History
The East Grinstead Open tournament [3] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged around 1882 at East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.[2] In 1928 the East Grinstead Open had 128 entries for the gentlemen's singles event.[4] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Nevill Cobbold.[2] The first winner of the women's event was England's Mrs Baddington. The final known edition was in 1939 the men's singles event was won by New Zealands's Alistair Dewar-Brown.[2][5] and the women's singles title was won by Hungary's Suzy Kormoczy. It was a featured regular series category event on the ILTF Circuit from 1913 to 1939.
Notable winners of this tournament included in the men's singles; William Nevill Cobbold (1882, 1883, 1887), Charles Lacy Sweet (1884), James Dwight (1885), Wilfred Baddeley (1888), Herbert Baddeley (1889), Roy Allen (1904, 1909), Major Ritchie (1911), Gordon Lowe (1912), Brame Hillyard (1924), Paul Barrelet De Ricou[6](1927), Donald Leahong[7] (1930), Vernon Kirby (1937) and Ian Collins (1938).[2]
Former notable winners of women's singles title included; Blanche Bingley (1885), Hilda Lane (1903–06, 1908–09, 1911–13), Dorothy Holman (1921–1925), Joan Ridley (1928–30), Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (1931) and Ermyntrude Harvey (1935–36, 1938).[2]
Finals
Mens Singles
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 |  Nevill Cobbold | Percy Wallis | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1883 | Nevill Cobbold (2) |  James Agnew | 6–3, 6–5 | |
| 1884 | Charles Lacy Sweet |  L.G. Campbell | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1885 |  James Dwight | Nevill Cobbold | 6–2, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1886 | Charles Ross | W.E. Seldon |
6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1887 | Nevill Cobbold (3) | William Down | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1888 | Wilfred Baddeley | W.E. Seldon |
7–5, 6–3 | |
| 1889 | Herbert Baddeley | Wilberforce Eaves | 6–1, 7–5 | |
| 1904 | Roy Allen | George Orme | 6–4, 4–1 ret. | |
| 1905 | Roderick McNair | Reggie Doherty | walkover | |
| 1906 | Roy Allen (2) | Alfred Beamish | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1908 | Roy Allen (3) | Peter Hicks | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1909 | Roy Allen (4) | Frank Roe | 10–8, 6–2 | |
| 1910 | Roy Allen (5) | George Partridge | 6–0, 6–2, 6–0 | |
| 1911 | Major Ritchie | Roy Allen | default | |
| 1912 | Gordon Lowe | J. Herbert Crispe | ? | |
| 1913 | James Zimmermann | Gordon Lowe | 4–6, 6–4, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, | |
| 1914 | George Greville |  Erik Larsen | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1915/1919 | (Not held due to WWI) | |||
| 1920 | N. Field | S. Leslie | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1921 | D. Browne | Jack Hillyard | 7–5, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 1922 | George Colding | H.W. Carruthers | 6–3, 3–6, 6–0 | |
| 1923 | Jack Hillyard | D. Browne | 6–0, 6–2 | |
| 1924 | Brame Hillyard | D.L. Morgan | 6–2, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1925 |  Sydney Jacob | John Progsin-Smith | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1926 | H.G.C. Fowler | George Colding | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4 | |
| 1927 |  Paul Barrelet de Ricou | Claude Barrelet de Ricou | 6–3, 0–6, 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 1928 | Ralph Wackett | John Millen | 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1929 | John Millen |  Donald Leahong | 7–5, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1930 | Donald Leahong | Jimmy Jones | 6–4, 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1931 | W.A.R. Collins | B.W. Hone | divided title. | |
| 1932 | G.F. Mathieson | Grady Frank | 4–6, 6–2, 10–8 | |
| 1933 | A. Baird Murray | Bob Tinkler | 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1934 | Grady Frank | Malcom Young | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 | |
| 1935 | Charles Fawcus | Malcom Young | 2–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1936 | John Collins | David Williams | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1937 |  Vernon Kirby | John Collins | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1938 | Ian Collins | G.F. Mathieson | 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1939 |  Alistair Dewar-Brown | Ian Collins | 6–0, 6–0 | |
Womens Singles
(incomplete Roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Mrs Baddington | May Arbuthnot | 6–1, 6–5 | |
| 1884 | Miss Cobbold | Ada Strapp | 6–1, 6–4 | |
| 1885 | Blanche Bingley | Edith Davies | 6–2, 5–7, 6–3 | |
| 1886 | Miss Cobbold (2) | May Jacks | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1887 | Miss Cobbold (3) | May Arbuthnot | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1888 | Ivy Arbuthnot |
May Arbuthnot | divided title | |
| 1889 | Ivy Arbuthnot (2) | May Arbuthnot | divided title | |
| 1903 | Hilda Lane | Marion Clark | walkover | |
| 1904 | Hilda Lane (2) | Ethel Attfield | 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1905 | Hilda Lane (3) | Gladys Eastlake-Smith | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1906 | Hilda Lane (4) | Gladys Eastlake-Smith | 14–16, 6–1, 8–6 | |
| 1907 | Mildred Brooksmith | M. Parsons | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1908 | Hilda Lane (5) | Amy Wilson | 7–5, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| 1909 | Mildred Coles | Hilda Lane | 4–6, 6–1, 9–7 | |
| 1910 | Edith Greville | Mildred Brooksmith | 6–1, 6–1 | |
| 1911 | Hilda Lane (6) | Mildred Coles | 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1912 | Hilda Lane (7) | Edith Greville | 6–8, 7–5, 6–3 | |
| 1913 | Hilda Lane (8) | Jessie Tripp | 6–4, 1–6, 7–5 | |
| 1914 | Edith Greville (2) | Jessie Tripp | 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 1915/1919 | (Not held due to world war one) | |||
| 1920 | Olive Manser | Aurea Edgington | 4–6, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1921 | Dorothy Holman | Olive Manser | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1922 | Dorothy Holman (2) | Olive Manser | 9–7, 6–3 | |
| 1923 | Dorothy Holman (3) | Phyllis Satterthwaite | w.o. | |
| 1924 | Dorothy Holman (4) | Annie Cobb | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1925 | Dorothy Holman (5) | Elsie Goldsack | 8–6, 6–3 | |
| 1926 | Mrs N. Godfrey | Dorothy Holman | 6–4, 11–9 | |
| 1927 | Mary Cambridge | Aurea Edgington | 6–4, 7–5 | |
| 1928 | Joan Ridley | Phyllis Mudford | 9–7, 6–0 | |
| 1929 | Joan Ridley (2) | Ermyntrude Harvey | 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| 1930 | Joan Ridley (3) | Helen Bourne | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1931 | Geraldine Beamish | Elisabeth Macready | divided title | |
| 1932 | Elisabeth Macready | Geraldine Beamish | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1933 | Phyllis King | Elisabeth Macready | 6–3, 6–0 | |
| 1934 | Phyllis King (2) | Elisabeth Macready | walkover | |
| 1935 | Ermyntrude Harvey | Judith Backhouse | 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1936 | Ermyntrude Harvey (2) | Josephine Harman | 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 | |
| 1937 | Olga MacInnes | Ermyntrude Harvey | 8–6, 6–1 | |
| 1938 | Ermyntrude Harvey (3) | Doreen Pleydell-Bouverie | 6–4, 6–1 | |
| 1939 |  Suzy Kormoczy | Ermyntrude Harvey | 6–1, 9–7 | |
