| Yorkshire Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | NLTA (1884-1910) |
| Founded | 1884; 140 years ago (1884) |
| Abolished | 1970; 54 years ago (1970) |
| Location | Harrogate Hull Ilkley Leeds Scarborough Sheffield Whitby |
| Surface | Grass |
The Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Championships or simply known as the Yorkshire Championships was a combined men's and women's open grass court tennis tournament established in 1884 as the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament then later Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament and ran till 1970. It was first held in Ilkley, then, Harrogate, then Whitby before moving permanently to Scarborough, North Yorkshire, England.
History
The first Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament was established in 1885 and played at Ilkley, Yorkshire, England. In 1887 the event was renamed as Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament. In 1889 the name was changed again the Yorkshire Open Championships. In 1906 the event was moved permanently to Scarborough, North Yorkshire. The championships were held as part of the worldwide tennis circuit until 1970. The event is still being held as late as 2017 as the Yorkshire Tennis County Championships.
For the years 1892, 1894–1900 and 1904–1905 the tournament was also valid as the North of England Championships.
Locations
The championships have been staged in the following towns and cities Harrogate, Hull, Ilkley, Leeds, Scarborough, Sheffield and Whitby
Finals
Men's singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament | |||
| 1884 |  Ernest Browne |
 Marmaduke Constable |
6-1, ret. |
| 1885 |  Gilbert Mahon |
E.W. Fletcher |
6-0, 6–2, 6-4 |
| 1886 | Ernest Browne |
Gilbert Mahon |
3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament | |||
| 1887 | E.W. Fletcher |
Arthur Godfrey Pease |
6-2, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 1888 | Arthur Godfrey Pease |
E.W. Fletcher |
5-7, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| Yorkshire Open Championships | |||
| 1889 | David Davy |
Arthur Godfrey Pease |
w.o. |
| 1890 | Joshua Pim |
Grainger Chaytor |
6-2, 6-0 ret. |
| 1891 | Joshua Pim (2) |
James Baldwin |
6-3, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 |
| 1892 | Joshua Pim (3) |
David Davy |
6-1, 6-4, 3-1, ret. |
| 1893 | Joshua Pim (4) |
George Ball-Greene |
6-4, 9-7, 6-4 |
| 1894 | Roy Allen |
Joshua Pim |
w.o. |
| 1895 | Grainger Chaytor |
Harold Nisbet |
7-9, 4-6, 6-4, 9-7, 6-1 |
| 1898 | Grainger Chaytor (2) |
Ernest Douglas Black |
6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 |
| Yorkshire Championships | |||
| 1900 | Grainger Chaytor (3) |
Charles William Wade |
6-2, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1901 | Laurie Doherty |
Ernest Douglas Black |
6-2, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1905 | Roy Allen (2) |
Charles Gladstone Allen |
w.o. |
| 1907 | Edgar Middleton |
Ernest Watson |
6-3, 3-6, 6-8, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1908 | Ernest Watson |
John Francis Moss |
6-2, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1909 | Sidney Watson |
Edgar Middleton |
6-4, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1910 | Sidney Watson (2) |
Edgar Middleton |
0-6, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 |
Women's singles
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Tournament | |||
| 1884 | Constance Hodgson |
Beatrice Wood |
7-5, 6-3 |
| 1885 | Mabel Boulton |
Beatrice Wood |
6-2, 6-2 |
| 1886 | Margaret Bracewell |
Mabel Boulton |
5-7, 8-6, 3-0 retd. |
| Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament | |||
| 1887 | Margaret Bracewell (2) |
Ethel Atkinson |
4-6, 6-2, 6-0 |
| Yorkshire Association County Closed Tournament | |||
| 1887 | Beatrice Wood |
Mabel Boulton |
7-5, 5-7, 6-0 |
| Yorkshire Association and County Open Tournament | |||
| 1888 | Mabel Boulton (2) |
Margaret Bracewell |
6-4,8-6, 6-3 |
| 1889 | Mabel Boulton (3) |
Miss Crossley |
2–6, 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1890 | Beatrice Wood (2) |
Jane Corder |
6–2, 6–1 |
| Yorkshire Open Championships | |||
| 1892 | Helen Jackson |
Beatrice Wood Draffen |
6-0, ?, |
| 1894 | Beatrice Wood Draffen (3) |
Katherine Grey |
6-3, 6-1 |
| 1895 | Lucy Kendal |
Marion Crosby Morton |
6-2, 6-1 |
| 1896 | Lucy Kendal (2) |
Beatrice Wood Draffen |
? |
| 1897 | Lucy Kendal (3) |
Muriel Robb |
6-3, 6-0 |
| 1898 | Katherine Grey |
Alice Simpson Pickering |
6-4, 6-4 |
| 1899 | Alice Simpson Pickering |
Bertha Holder |
6-1, 6-4 |
| Yorkshire Championships | |||
| 1900 | Alice Simpson Pickering (2) |
Ethel Jessop |
6-0, 6-2 |
| 1904 | Lucy Kendal (4) |
Gladys Eastlake-Smith |
6-0, 4-6, 6-4 |
| 1905 | Bertha Holder |
N. Morton |
11-9, 6-1 |
References
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- "Nostalgia: Scarborough cricket ground and tennis courts". The Scarborough News. Scarborough, England: Johnston Press PLC. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
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