Queen's Cup (tennis)

Queen's Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
TourLTA Circuit
Founded1890 (1890)
Abolished1891 (1891)
Editions2
LocationWest Kensington, Middlesex, England
VenueQueen's Club
SurfaceGrass

The Queen's Cup [1]was a combined British LTA affiliated grass court tournament founded in 1890. Also known as the Queen's Club Open,[2] it was played at the Queen's Club, West Kensington, Middlesex, England until 1892.

The tournament featured two singles events a gold challenge cup for men and a ladies silver cup and was usually played in late July annually.

Finals

Men's Singles

Queen's Challenge Cup
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1890[3] Ireland Grainger Chaytor United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis 6-3, 6-1
1891 Ireland Joshua Pim Ireland Harold Mahony 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3

Men's Doubles

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1890[4] United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Herbert Baddeley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Wilfred Baddeley
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Harry S. Barlow
Ireland Harold Mahony
7-5, 6–2, 9-7

Women's Singles

Queen's Ladies Cup
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1890[5] United Kingdom May Jacks United Kingdom Maud Shackle default
1891 United Kingdom Maud Shackle United Kingdom Ruth Legh 2-6, 6-2, 6-0

References

  1. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: The Queen's Cup". Morning Post via British Newspaper Archive. 21 July 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ^ "LAWN TENNIS: Open Tournament at the Queens Club". The Observer. London, England: newspapers.comm. 20 Jul 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  3. ^ Almanac, Whitakers (1891). "Retrospect of Sport in 1890 pp.608, 609". Google Books. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  4. ^ Whitakers Almanac (1891) pp. 608, 609.
  5. ^ "Lawn Tennis". Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper. London, England: newspapers.com. 20 Jul 1890. p. 16. Retrieved 13 May 2025.