East Grinstead Open

The East Grinstead Open was a combined grass court tennis tournament held at the East Grinstead Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club(f.1882),[1] East Grinstead, West Sussex, England from 1882 to 1939.[2]

East Grinstead Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourMen's Amateur (1877–1967)
Women's Amateur (1877–1967)
Founded1882
Editions1939
LocationEast Grinstead, West Sussex, England
VenueEast Grinstead LTCC
SurfaceGrass (outdoor)

History

The East Grinstead Open tournament [3] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament first staged around 1882 at East Grinstead, West Sussex, England.[2] In 1928 the East Grinstead Open had 128 entries for the gentlemen's singles event.[4] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Nevill Cobbold.[2] The first winner of the women's event was England's Mrs Baddington. The final known edition was in 1939 the men's singles event was won by New Zealands's Alistair Dewar-Brown.[2][5] and the women's singles title was won by Hungary's Suzy Kormoczy. It was a featured regular series category event on the Men's Amateur Tour (1877-1912).

Notable winners of this tournament included in the men's singles; Charles Lacy Sweet (1884), James Dwight (1885), Wilfred Baddeley (1888), Herbert Baddeley (1889), Roy Allen (1904, 1909), Major Ritchie (1911), Gordon Lowe (1912), Brame Hillyard (1924), Paul Barrelet De Ricou[6](1927), Donald Leahong[7] (1930), Vernon Kirby (1937) and Ian Collins (1938).[2]

Former notable winners of women's singles title included; Blanche Bingley (1885), Hilda Lane (1903–06, 1908–09, 1911–13), Dorothy Holman (1921–1925), Joan Ridley (1928–30), Geraldine Ramsey Beamish (1931) and Ermyntrude Harvey (1935–36, 1938).[2]

References
  1. "East Grinstead Tennis Squash and Racketball Club / History". clubspark.lta.org.uk. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022). Source:https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/East Grinstead. Search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
  3. Routledges Sport Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis: Results 1882. George Routledge and Sons. London. pp.113-117.
  4. EastGrinstead TSRC.
  5. "Player Profile:Alistair Dewar-Brown". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  6. "Player Profile: Paul Barrelet De Ricou". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  7. "Player Profile: Donald Leahong". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 14 October 2022.


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