White Rose Lawn Tennis Tournament
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Founded1881
Abolished1888
VenueYorkshire Gentlemen's Cricket Club
St George's Road Cricket Ground, Harrogate
St George's Road Cricket Ground, Harrogate
| White Rose Lawn Tennis Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1881 |
| Abolished | 1888 |
| Location | York Harrogate |
| Venue | Yorkshire Gentlemen's Cricket Club St George's Road Cricket Ground, Harrogate |
| Surface | Grass |
The White Rose Lawn Tennis Tournament[1] was a late Victorian era grass court tennis tournament first staged in 1881 at the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Cricket Club ground, York, Yorkshire, England. In 1887 the tournament was moved to Harrogate until 1888 when it was discontinued.
The White Rose Lawn Tennis Tournament was a grass court tennis tournament founded in September 1881 and staged at the Yorkshire Gentlemen's Cricket Club ground, York, Yorkshire, England.[2] In August 1887 the event was moved to Harrogate,[3] North Yorkshire for the remainder of its run until 1888 when it was featured as part of the annual Harrogate Flower Show.[4]
