The Whitehouse Open was a late Victorian era combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on both clay courts and grass courts organised by the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. It was staged from 1884 to 1895.[1][2]

Whitehouse Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Abolished1898; 126 years ago (1898)
LocationEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
VenueWhitehouse Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay
Grass

History

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In May 1884 the Whitehouse Open Lawn Tennis Tournament staged for the first time at the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club, Edinburgh, Lothian, Scotland.[3] The tournament was played on both clay courts and grass courts, and ran until 1899.[4] The Whitehouse Tennis Club (as it's now called) was founded in 1881 was still operating in 2000.[5]

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Year Winner Runner-up Score
1884[6]   Richard Henry Fuller   Archibald Thomson 6–4, 6–3, 6–3[2]
1885   Herbert Bowes-Lyon   Richard Henry Fuller 8–6, 11–13, 6–4, 6–3[2]
1886   Herbert Bowes-Lyon (2)   George Nelson Stenhouse 6–1, 8–6, 6–1[2]
1887   Herbert Bowes-Lyon (3)   Arthur Nevile John Story 3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2[2]
1888   Herbert Bowes-Lyon (4)   Archibald Thomson 6–4, 6–3, 6–1[2]
1889   Archibald Thomson   Arthur Nevile John Story 6–4 ,6–4, 6–2[2]
1890   Archibald Thomson (2)   Edward Barnard Fuller 4–6, 6–3, 6–0, 0–6, 6–1[2]
1892   J.H. Conyers   E. Conyers w.o.[2]
1893   Henry Lawrence Fleming   J.H. Conyers w.o.[2]
1894   Richard Millar Watson   Henry Lawrence Fleming w.o.[2]
1895   D. Maxwell   Richard Millar Watson 6–4, 6–4, 6–2[2]

Women's Singles

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Incomplete Roll
Year Winner Runner-up Score
1884[7]   Jane Meikle   Julia Ferguson 6–2, 6–4
1885   Jane Meikle (2)   Julia Ferguson 6–0, 6–0
1886   Jane Meikle (3)   Miss Meilke 6–2, 6–2
1887   Mabel Boulton   Jane Meikle default
1888   Annie Dod   J. Ferguson 6–2, 8–6
1889   Lottie Paterson   Annie Dod 6–0, 6–2
1890   Lottie Paterson (2)   Jane Corder 6–0, 8–6
1891   Lottie Paterson (3)   Jane Corder 7–5, 6–2
1894   Mrs Kirkwood ? ?
1895   Louisa Stoltz   Mrs Kirkwood default

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "HISTORICAL NOTE". tennis. Cannon Mills, Edinburgh, Scotland: Warriston Community Tennis Club. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Source: https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/Whitehouse. Search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
  3. ^ "WHITEHOUSE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. On Saturday the inaugural Whitehouse tournament was concluded presence large assemblage of spectators!. siding the distribution prizes. Lord Harrison said he thought the tennis was one of the best he had seen at the present time". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 26 May 1884. p. 4.
  4. ^ "WHITEHOUSE TENNIS TOURNAMENT.Weather favoured the continuance at the Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Club grounds yesterday". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: The British Newspaper Archive. 7 June 1899. p. 3.
  5. ^ "Late bid to net tennis trophies Cash appeal as Bowes-Lyon family puts items of Scottish sporting heritage up for auction". Herald Scotland. Glasgow: Herald & Times Group. 14 June 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Whitehouse Lawn Tennis Tournament: On Saturday the Whitehouse tournament was concluded presence large assemblage spectators". Edinburgh Evening News. Midlothian, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 26 May 1884. p. 4. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
  7. ^ Edinburgh Evening News