Fitzwilliam Plate

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The Fitzwilliam Plate[1] also known as the Irish Championships Consolation Plate was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players that lost in the second round of the all comers singles event.[2] The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1883.[3] The event was discontinued in 1900.

Founded1883; 143 years ago (1883)
Abolished1900; 126 years ago (1900)
LocationDublin, Ireland
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Fitzwilliam Plate
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1883; 143 years ago (1883)
Abolished1900; 126 years ago (1900)
LocationDublin, Ireland
VenueFitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass
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History

TheFitzwilliam Plate was a tennis tournament founded in 1883 for players who had lost in the second round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships.[4] It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1900 when it was discontinued.[3]

The Fitzwilliam Purse was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the first round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901.[5]

Finals

(Incomplete roll)

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Year Winners Runners-up Score
1883England George Arnulph MontgomerieScotland Percy Greene6–3 6–1.[3]
1884Ireland Maxwell John CarpendaleEngland Edward Lake Williams6–2 6–2.[3]
1885[6]Ireland Herbert Knox McKayEngland William Taylor6–3, 7–5, 6–2.[3]
1886Ireland Grainger ChaytorIreland Francis Woodcock Perry3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.[3]
1887United Kingdom Herbert WilberforceIreland Grainger Chaytor9–7, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1888England James BaldwinEngland Ernest George Meers9–7, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1890[7]Ireland Harold MahonyEngland Wilfred L Parker6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
1894[8]Ireland Grainger ChaytorEngland Frank Stoker6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.
1896[9]United Kingdom Edward Roy AllenSwitzerland Charles Henry Martin7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1.[3]
1897United Kingdom George GrevilleIreland Richard Clifford6–1, 7–5, 6–1.[3]
1898United Kingdom Harold Adair NisbetIreland George Ball-Greene6–0, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3.[3]
1899United Kingdom George CaridiaUnited Kingdom Arthur Henry Riseley6–3, 7–5.[3]
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See also

  • All England Plate (competition for second round losers at the Wimbledon Championships)

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