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Kilkenny County and City Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1882; 142 years ago (1882)
Abolished1920; 104 years ago (1920)
LocationArchersfield, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
VenueKilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass

The Kilkenny County and City Open[1] was an open grass court tennis tournament founded in 1882 as the County Kilkenny Tournament[2] at Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland. In 1884 the event was renamed as the Kilkenny County and City Tournament.[3] The tournament ran until 1920.

History

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The County Kilkenny Tournament was a late 19th century tennis event first staged in 1882 at Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland.[4] By 1884 the tournament was renamed as the Kilkenny County and City Tournament,[5] and was held at the Kilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club, Archersfield, Kilkenny.[6] The held up to 1920 when it was called the Kilkenny County and City Open.[6]

This tournament was predominantly an Irish affair, featuring notable Irish players such as Ernest Browne, Grainger Chaytor, May Langrishe and Mabel Cahill and English players such as Alfred Beamish, Jack Hillyard and Mabel Parton.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1882[7] Ireland Michael Gallwey McNamara United Kingdom George Montague Butterworth 6-3, 6–3, 6-2
1885[8] Ireland Tom Campion Ireland Charles Henry Chaytor 6-4, 6-3
1886[9] Ireland Ernest Browne Ireland Willoughby Hamilton 6-4, 4–6, 6–3.
1887 Ireland Grainger Chaytor Ireland Francis Slade-Gully 6-1, 6-1[4]
1890 Ireland Manliffe Francis Goodbody Ireland Toler Roberts Garvey 6-4, 6-4
1908[10] United Kingdom Alfred Beamish Ireland Louis Meldon 6-2, 3–6, 7-5
1920[6] United Kingdom Jack Hillyard Republic of Ireland D'Arcy McCrea 6-2, 1–6, 6-3

Women's Singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1882[11] Ireland May Langrishe Ireland Beatrice Langrishe ?
1883 Ireland May Langrishe Ireland Mary Lysaght 6-1, 6–2, 6-0
1884[5] Ireland Mabel Cahill Ireland May Langrishe 6-4, 6-4
1885[11] Ireland May Langrishe Ireland Miss Neville 6-1, 6–8, 6-4
1886[6] Ireland Mabel Cahill Ireland Beatrice Langrishe 7-5, 6–2, 6-4
1887 Ireland Jennie Power Ireland E. McCheane 6-8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 7-5
1908[12] Ireland Ruth Dyas Durlacher United Kingdom Mabel Parton 6-4, 4–6, 6-2
1920[6] Republic of Ireland Hilda Wallis Republic of Ireland Phoebe Blair-White 6-2, 7-5

Mix Doubles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1885[11] Ireland Francis R. Swayne
Ireland Mabel Cahill		 Ireland R.P. Hamilton
Ireland Adela Langrishe		 8-6, 8–6, 3–6, 3–6, 9-7
1886 [6] Ireland Ernest Browne
Ireland May Langrishe		 Ireland Francis R. Swayne
Ireland Mabel Cahill		 6-1, 6–1, 6-1
1887[13] Ireland R. Plunkett-Greene
Ireland Miss Rotheram		 Ireland Francis Slade-Gully
Ireland A.F. Gregory		 6-4, 3–6, 6-2

References

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  1. ^ "KILKENNY LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT. The final Kilkenny County and City Open tournament of the Kilkenny County and City Lawn Tennis Club was brought to a close today". Carlow Sentinel. Carlow, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 17 July 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  2. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. FIXTURES. OPEN EVENTS JUNE". Sporting Gazette. London, England: British Newspaper Archive. 16 June 1883. p. 16. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  3. ^ Rouse, Paul (1 October 2009). "Cahill, Mabel Esmonde". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Royal Irish Academy. doi:10.3318/dib.001365.v3. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b Nieuwland, Alex (2011–2022).https://www.tennisarchives.com/tournament/County Kilkenny.. search tournament by name. Tennis Archives. Netherlands.
  5. ^ a b Dictionary of Irish Biography
  6. ^ a b c d e f Carlow Sentinel
  7. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. KILKENNY LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AND CHAMPIONSHIP". Dublin Daily Express. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 1 August 1882. p. 4. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  8. ^ "KILKENNY LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". Dublin Daily Express. Dublin, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 12 June 1885. p. 3. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  9. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. KILKENNY COUNTY AND CITY OPEN TOURNAMENT. The annual Open Tournament in connection with the Kilkenny County and City Club concluded on Friday the winners results were as follows". Carlow Sentinel. Carlow, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 24 July 1886. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  10. ^ "KILKENNY COUNTY AND CITY LAWN TENNIS CLUB". Kilkenny Moderator. Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 15 August 1908. p. 2. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  11. ^ a b c Dublin Daily Express
  12. ^ Kilkenny Moderator
  13. ^ Tennis Archives
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