| Chapel Allerton Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF |
| Founded | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) |
| Abolished | 1981; 43 years ago (1981) |
| Location | Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. |
| Venue | Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club (f.1880) |
| Surface | Grass- outdoors |
The Chapel Allerton Open was a combined men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the Chapel Allerton LTC Tournament. The tournament was organised by the Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis & Squash Club, Chapel Allerton, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The tournament ran as part of the worldwide circuit until 1981 when it was branded as the Mobil 1 Tournament for sponsorship reasons.
History
Chapel-Allerton LTC Tournament was founded in 1884. The tournament was staged at the Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis Club (f.1880.). By the 1890s the tournament was branded as the Chapel Allerton Open Tournament. By the late 1930s the tournament was branded as the Chapel Allerton (Leeds) Open. By the 1950s the event was rebranded as the Chapel Allerton Open. The tournament ran as part of the worldwide circuit until 1981 when its final edition was sponsored by the American oil company Mobil, and was branded as the Mobil 1 Tournament. The event is still being staged today as the Chapel Allerton Seniors Open Tournament.
Notable winners of the men's singles title included; John Hartley (two time Wimbledon Champion), Tony Mottram, Ip Koon Hung, Don Black, Bob Rheinberger and John Alexander. Previous winners of women's singles title included Phyllis Carr Satterthwaite, Elsie Goldsack, Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling, Helena Straubeova, Jane O'Hara, Sally Holdsworth, and Elaine Shenton.
Venue
The tournament was established at the Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis Club that was founded in 1880 at the heart of Chapel Allerton with 17 members. Today the tennis club has grown from five grass tennis courts and a wooden pavilion, to three indoor tennis courts, nine artificial tennis courts, four grass courts, and a clubhouse.
References
- "LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT CHAPEL-ALLERTON. The Chapel-Allerton LTC Tournament, promoted by the members of the Chapel-Allerton Lawn Tennis Club, was held on Thursday and Friday last". Leeds Mercury. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 1 September 1884. p. 7.
- Tingay, Lance; Barrett, John (1982). "British Tournament Results 1981". Slazengers world of tennis 1982 : the official yearbook of the International Tennis Federation. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 218. ISBN 978-0-356-08596-8.
- Leeds Mercury
- "LAWN TENNIS. CHAPEL ALLERTON OPEN TOURNAMENT. The eleventh annual tournament of the Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis Club was commenced on the grounds of the club on Saturday". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. Sheffield, Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 1 July 1895. p. 8.
- "LAWN TENNIS:The Chapel Allerton (Leeds) Open lawn tennis tournament to commence on Monday next week". Leeds Mercury. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 May 1937. p. 11.
- "Tennis: Michael Hann (Leeds), 16-year-old English International faces a stiff test today the final stages the Chapel Allerton Open tennis tournament. As holder of the men's singles championship Hann will meet J. Knudsen of (Denmark) ". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 10 July 1954. p. 8.
- "Chapel Allerton Seniors Open Tournament – Yorkshire Tennis". www.yorkshiretennis.org.uk. Yorkshire Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- Club, Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis, Squash & Gym. "About us". chapel-a.co.uk. Chapel Allerton Lawn Tennis, Squash & Gym Club.
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