Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895)
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970)
Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972-76)
TourILTF (1913-1969)
Bio-Strath Circuit (1971)
Founded1885 (1885)
Abolished1976 (1976)
LocationSheffield, South Yorkshire, England
VenueSheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885)
SurfaceGrass

The Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships[1] was an open men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1888 as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament.[2] The tournament was played at the Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885), Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England until 1976 when it was discontinued.[3]

History

The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in November 1885.[4] In 1888 it inaugurated the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament[5][6][7] played on grass courts in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. In 1897 the Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament was elevated to a county level event and renamed as the Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships.[8][9] In April 1971 it was added to the new Bio-Strath Circuit of events, and rebranded as the Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament for that year only.[10]

The winner of the first men's singles champion was British player Mr. G. E. Lowe.[11] The winner of the first women's singles champion was British player Miss. L. Chatterton-Clarke.[12] The final men's singles champion was British player Andrew Jarrett. The final women's singles champion was Australian player Wendy Gilchrist Paish.

Venue

The original Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1885.[13] In 1887 the club had three gravel courts, then later expanded to include an additional ten grass courts. Today the club is known as the Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club.[14]

Finals

Mens Singles

Incomplete Roll:[15]
Year Champions Runners-up Score
Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament
1888United Kingdom G.E. LoweUnited Kingdom Henry Guy Nadin6-2, 6-1, 2-6, 6-0
1889United Kingdom David DavyUnited Kingdom Frederick T. Bradbury7-9, 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3
1890United Kingdom Kenneth SandersonUnited Kingdom Charles william Wade6-4, 3-6, 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
1891United Kingdom Herbert WilberforceUnited Kingdom Tancred Disaeli Cummins6-2, 6-4, 6-4
1892Australia Arthur Benjamin CarvossoUnited Kingdom Tancred Disaeli Cummins8-6, 8-6, 6-1
1893Ireland Joshua PimUnited Kingdom Wilfred Baddeley6-0, 6-4, 6-1
1894United Kingdom Roy AllenUnited Kingdom Charles Gladstone Allenw.o.
1895United Kingdom Roy Allen (2)United Kingdom Reginald Arthur Gamble6-1, 6-, 6-4
1896United Kingdom Frank RiseleyUnited Kingdom Roy Allen6-4, 7-5, 6-4
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
1903United Kingdom Roy Allen (3)United Kingdom Charles Gladstone Allenw.o.
1904United Kingdom Roy Allen (4)United Kingdom Frederick William Payn6-3, 6-8, 6-3, 7-5
1905United Kingdom Roy Allen (5)United Kingdom Arthur Gore6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1906New Zealand Anthony WildingUnited Kingdom Ernest Watson6-1, 6-0, 6-1
1907New Zealand Anthony Wilding (2)United Kingdom Reginald Webster6-0, 6-4, 6-1
1908New Zealand Anthony Wilding (3)United Kingdom Roy Allen6-0, 6-4
1909United Kingdom Roy Allen (6)United Kingdom Sidney Watson6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1910United Kingdom Mark Day HickUnited Kingdom Roy Allenw.o.
1914/1919Not held (due to world war one)
1920Japan Zenzo ShimidzuUnited Kingdom Randolph Lycett4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1922United Kingdom Brame HillyardUnited Kingdom M Pentland6-1, 8-6, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3
1930India Atri Madan MohanUnited Kingdom Harry Scriven Burrows3-6, 6-1, 6-0
1931Japan Jiro SatohJapan Ryuki Mikidivided the title.
1932Japan Jiro Satoh (2)Japan Takeo Kuwabara6-4, 6-1
1933Australia Don TurnbullAustralia Adrian Quist6-8, 10-12, 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
1934Japan Ryuki MikiNew Zealand Cam Malfroy5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1935New Zealand Alan StedmanNew Zealand Cam Malfroy11-13, 7-5, 6-2
1936New Zealand Cam MalfroyNew Zealand Alan Steadman6-0, 1-6, 6-2
1937United Kingdom Colin N. O, RitchieUnited Kingdom Jack Lysaght5-7, 14-12, 7-5
1938India Ghaus Mohammed KhanNew Zealand Cam Malfroy5-7, 6-3, 6-1
1939Romania Constantin TănăsescuRepublic of China (1912–1949) Jin H. Ho3-0, ret.
1940/1945Not held (due to world war two)
1949United Kingdom Arthur ReaderMalaysia Ong, Chew-Bee6-1, 6-3, 6-2
1950United Kingdom Arthur ReaderPoland Czesław Spychała7-5, 6-3
1954Australia Peter CawthornBrazil Ivo Ribeiro6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-4
Open Era
1970West Germany Hans Joachim PlötzAustralia Dick Crealy6-2, 6-2, 6-4
Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament
1971Australia Kim WarwickFrance Pierre Joly6-4, 4-6, 6-4
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
1974United Kingdom Bobby WilsonUnited Kingdom John Clifton7-5, 6-3
1975United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (2)Australia Peter Campbell6-3, 6-4
1976United Kingdom Andrew JarrettUnited Kingdom Stephen Warboys6-4, 7-5

Womens Singles

Incomplete Roll:
Year Champions Runners-up Score
Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament
1888United Kingdom L. Chatterton-ClarkeUnited Kingdom M. Crossley6-1, 6-2
1889United Kingdom M. CrossleyUnited Kingdom L. Chatterton-Clarke6-5, 6-1
1890United Kingdom Beatrice WoodUnited Kingdom M. Crossley6-4, 6-2
1891United Kingdom Beatrice Wood (2)United Kingdom Agnes Noon Watts6-3, 6-3
1892United Kingdom Miss CrosbyUnited Kingdom Miss Kersey6-2, 6-2
1893United Kingdom M. ShawUnited Kingdom Katherine Grey4-6, 7-5, 7-5
1894United Kingdom Jane CorderUnited Kingdom Florence Noon Thompson6-1, 6-3
1895United Kingdom Ruth DyasUnited Kingdom Gertrude Provis7-5, 6-3
1896United Kingdom Gertrude ProvisUnited Kingdom Beatrice Wood Draffen6-4, 6-4
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
1897United Kingdom Ruth Dyas (2)United Kingdom Miss Smyth5-7, 6-3, 6-3
1898United Kingdom Katherine GreyUnited Kingdom Miss Black6-1, 6-2
1899United Kingdom Ruth Dyas Durlacher (3)United Kingdom Ida Cressy6-2, 6-3
1901United Kingdom N. MortonUnited Kingdom M. Morton6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1903United Kingdom Bertha HolderUnited Kingdom N. Morton6-4, 5-7, 7-5
1907United Kingdom Bertha Holder (2)United Kingdom Norah Fosdick1-6, 6-3, 6-0
1908United Kingdom Bertha Holder (3)United Kingdom Katherine Slater Clegg3-6, 6-3, 6-1
1909United Kingdom Katherine Slater CleggUnited Kingdom Bertha Holder6-4, 5-7, 7-5
1910United Kingdom Katherine Slater Clegg (2)United Kingdom A. Appleyard6-2, 6-3
1911United Kingdom Katherine Slater Clegg (3)United Kingdom Bertha Holder2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1912United Kingdom Katherine Slater Clegg (4)United Kingdom Norah Fosdick Middleton6-4, 6-3
1913United Kingdom Mildred ColesUnited Kingdom Miss West4-6, 7-5, 7-5
1914United Kingdom Peggy DransfieldUnited Kingdom Mrs Howard6-0, 6-4
1915/1919Not held (due to world war one)
1920United Kingdom Peggy Dransfield (2)United Kingdom Kathleen Aitchison6-3, 7-9, 6-2
1921United Kingdom Elsie Goodlass HoltbyUnited Kingdom Peggy Dransfield2-6, 12-10, 6-3
1922United Kingdom Peggy Dransfield (3)United Kingdom Mary Holmes6-3, 6-2
1924United Kingdom Doris CovellUnited Kingdom Betty Dix6-1, 6-2
1925United Kingdom Betty DixUnited Kingdom Doris Covell Craddock6-1, 6-0
1926United Kingdom Betty Dix (2)United Kingdom E. Schofield6-1, 6-0
1927United Kingdom Betty Dix (3)United Kingdom Marjorie Macfarlane0-6, 6-2, 6-4
1928United Kingdom Hazel Morrison-SmithUnited Kingdom Mrs G. Hawkins4-6, 7-5, 6-1
1929India Jenny SandisonUnited Kingdom Joan Fry2-6, 6-1, 7-5
1930India Jenny Sandison (2)United Kingdom Christabel Hardie10-12, 6-1, 6-4
1931United Kingdom Joan RidleyUnited Kingdom Mrs H. Martin3-6 6-4 6-1
1932United Kingdom Joan IngramUnited Kingdom Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft6-1, 6-4
1933United Kingdom Christabel Hardie WheatcroftUnited Kingdom N. Case6-2, 6-8, 6-2
1934Australia Joan HartiganAustralia Nell Hopman1-6, 6-0, 6-4
1935Poland Jadwiga JędrzejowskaChile Anita Lizana6-4, 4-6, 6-4
1936Germany Irmgard RostChile Anita Lizana4-6, 10-8, 6-3
1937France Simonne MathieuGermany Irmgard Rost6-4, 6-2
1938France Simonne Mathieu (2)United Kingdom Joy Cox6-3, 6-1
1939United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack PittmanCzechoslovakia Eva Porokova6-2, 7-5
1940/1945Not held (due to world war two)
1950United States Anne ConstantineUnited Kingdom Billie Woodgate6-4, 7-5
1953United Kingdom Shirley BloomerUnited Kingdom Rita Bentley6-3, 8-6
Open Era
Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament
1971Indonesia Lita LiemIndonesia Lany Kaligis6-3, 6-3
Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships
1975South Africa L. JoosteAustralia J. Nichol7-5, 6-4
1976Australia Wendy Gilchrist PaishArgentina Beatriz Villaverde6-2, 7-6

Event Names

  • Sheffield and Hallamshire Tournament (1888-1895)
  • Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1896-1970)
  • Bio-Strath Sheffield Tournament (1971)
  • Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships (1972–76)

References

  1. "INTERNATIONAL TENNIS STARS IN SHEFFIELD: Fine weather is expected for the opening of the 41st Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships at Hunter's Bar on Monday next week". Sheffield Independent. Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 21 July 1938. p. 8.
  2. Luis. Andy. (April 2015). Tennis in and Around Sheffield, 1874-1914. Chapter: Hallamshire. p.7. https://www.sdlta.org.uk/Tennis in and around Sheffield 1874 to 1914.. Sheffield and District Lawn Tennis Association.
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  6. "THE SHEFFIELD AND HALLAMSHIRE TOURNAMENT. The Sheffield and Hallamshire Lawn Tennis Club start. their third annual tournament at Hunter's Bar today". Sheffield Independent. orkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 24 July 1890. p. 8.
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  8. Sheffield Independent (1938) p. 8.
  9. Daily Telegraph, Sheffield. (2 July 1904). 8th Sheffield and Hallamshire Championships: Second Day A Surprise in the Singles. Yorkshire, England. British Newspaper Archive. p.11.
  10. "SHEFFIELD TENNIS:Kevin McCollum the Staffordshire teenager, put a stop to Australian domination in the new Bio-Strath tennis tournament at Sheffield yesterday. Showing some of the form which made him such a promise as a junior, he beat Kevin Tobin 6-0 6-1". Birmingham Daily Post. Birmingham, West Midlands: The British Newspaper Archive. 20 April 1971. p. 11.
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  13. "The Hallamshire". Hallamshire Tennis. The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club. Retrieved 18 January 2023.
  14. The Hallamshire Tennis, Squash & Racketball Club
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