Queen's_Club_Covered_Court_Championship

Queen's Club Covered Court Championship

Queen's Club Covered Court Championship

Tennis tournament

The Queen's Club Covered Court Championship was a men's and women's indoor wood court tennis tournament founded in 1890.[1] Also known as the Queens Club Covered Court Tournament. The tournament was first played at the Queen's Club , London, England.[2] It was played annually till 1939.[2]

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History

In March 1890 the Queen's Club Covered Court Championship was established.[3] The inaugural singles champions were Harry S. Barlow (men) and May Jacks (women).[3] The men's event in the early 1890s was sometimes held at the Hyde Park Club's indoor courts at, Bayswater, London.[4] The tournament was staged annually usually in March or sometimes early April until 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II.[2]

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

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Women's singles

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "LAWN TENNIS". The Morning Post. London, England: newspapers.com. 17 Mar 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Tournaments:Queens Covered Court Tournament - Queens Covered Court Championship". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  3. [3]
    The Morning Post (1890)
  4. [4]
    "Queen's Club Covered Court Tournament". The Morning Post. London, England: newspapers.com. 4 Apr 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  5. [5]
    The Morning Post (1892)
  6. [6]
    "Lawn Tennis Notes". North Mail, Newcastle Daily Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne, England: newspapers.com. 18 Apr 1893. p. 7. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
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