Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament
{{Short description|Early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 to 1885}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament
|name = Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament
|type = defunct
|tour =
|founded = 1880
|ended = 1885
|editions =6 (2 spring, 4 autumn)
|location = Hove Rink Tennis Courts
Brighton
Sussex
Great Britain
|surface = outdoor (Grass)
outdoor (Asphalt)
indoor (Wood)
|website =
}}
The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was an early men's tennis tournament held from 1880 to 1885. It consisted of a spring tournament usually held in April and another held in autumn usually September. It was a forerunner event for the later Sussex Championships formally called the Sussex County Championships that were first staged in 1889 and are still being staged today.{{cite web |last1=Garcia |first1=Gabriel |title=SUSSEX COUNTY: Tournament Roll of honour |url=https://app.thetennisbase.com/?enlace=tournament&accion=honour&cnt=&fase=&tipoTorneoTeam=&nomTorneo=SUSSEX%20COUNTY#datosHonor |website=thetennisbase.com |publisher=Tennismem SAL |access-date=10 July 2022|location=Madrid, Spain |year=2018}}{{cite web |title=Sussex County Championships Archives |url=https://www.tennissussex.com/tag/sussex-county-championships/ |website=Tennis Sussex |publisher=Sussex LTA |access-date=10 July 2022}}
History
The Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament was a brief pre-open era autumn tennis tournament originally played on outdoor asphalt courts at Brighton and Hove Rink, England with the exception of the 1884 event that was played on grass courts. In 1882 the organisers staged a spring event in June also played on asphalt courts, but for only two editions.{{cite web|title=Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament 1882|url=http://www.tennisarchives.com/voorloopfiche.php?wedstrijdvoorloopid=5119|website=tennisarchives.com|publisher=Tennis Archives|access-date=28 July 2016}} There were just four editions of this event but it did feature two future Wimbledon Men's singles champions, the Renshaw twins. It was a forerunner event for the later Sussex Championships also called Sussex County Championships that were first staged in 1889.Garcia, Gabriel.
Spring tournament
=Men's singles=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Winner !! Runner Up !!Surface !!Score | ||||
| 1882 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Robert Wallace Glen Lee Braddell | {{flagicon|GBR}} Donald Charles Stewart | Wood (i) | 6–1, 6–8, 0–6, 6–2, 6–2.A. Nieuwland |
| 1883 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Walder Grinstead | {{flagicon|GBR}} Donald Charles Stewart | Grass | 6–3, 6–8, 8–10, 6–4, 6–1.{{cite web |last1=Nieuwland |first1=Alex |title=Edition – Sussex County Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament 1883 |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/edition/?v=4972 |website=www.tennisarchives.com |publisher=A. Nieuwland |access-date=9 July 2022}} |
Autumn tournament
Incomplete list of tournaments included:{{cite web |last1=Nieuwland |first1=Alex |title=Tournament – Sussex County Lawn Tennis Tournament |url=https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/?t=868&n=Sussex%20County%20Lawn%20Tennis%20Tournament |website=www.tennisarchives.com |publisher=A. Nieuwland |access-date=10 July 2022}}
=Men's singles=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Winner !! Runner Up !!Surface !!Score | ||||
| 1880 | {{flagicon|GBR}} William Renshaw | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ernest Renshaw | Asphalt | 6-1 6-8 0-6 6-2 6–2. |
| 1881 | {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Michael Gallwey McNamara | {{flagicon|GBR}} Champion Russell | Asphalt | 2-6 6-2 6-0 6–1. |
| 1882 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Wilberforce | {{flagicon|Ireland|1783}} Michael Gallwey McNamara | Asphalt | 6-1 6-8 0-6 6-2 6–2. |
| 1883 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Herbert Wilberforce | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Walder Grinstead | Asphalt | 6-3 6-8 8-10 6-4 6–1. |
| 1884 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Lacy Sweet | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Walder Grinstead | Grass | 0–6, 6–1, 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1885 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Charles Walder Grinstead | {{flagicon|GBR}} William Taylor | Asphalt | w.o. |
=Women's singles=
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year !! Winner !! Runner Up !!Surface!!Score | ||||
| 1880 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Ellen Maltby | {{flagicon|GBR}} Mary Ann Maltby | Asphalt | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1881 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Edith Coleridge | {{flagicon|GBR}} Leila Lodwick | Asphalt | 6–5, 6–2 |
| 1885 | {{flagicon|GBR}} Miss Hudson | {{flagicon|GBR}} Constance Bryan | Asphalt | 6–1, 6–4 |
References
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Category:Grass court tennis tournaments
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