Waterloo Tournament | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Waterloo Tournament |
Tour | Pre open era |
Founded | 1881 |
Abolished | 1897 |
Editions | 17 |
Location | Waterloo Liverpool Lancashire, Great Britain |
The Waterloo Tournament also known as the Waterloo LTC Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain from 1881 to 1897.
The Waterloo Tournament was an early 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, England. The first winner of the men's singles was England's Richard Richardson. The final known edition was in 1897 was played at Aigburth Cricket Ground that was again won by Frank Riseley. It was a featured regeular series event on the Amateur Tennis Tour (1877-1912). Three Wimbledon men's finalists played this event during the course of its run Richard Richardson, Donald Stewart and Frank Riseley. The 1883 and 1897 editions were held at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool. The 1885 women's event was won by future Wimbledon champion Lottie Dod.
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) [1] in some tournaments not all.
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Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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6-0 6-0 [3] |
1882 | ![]() |
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1883 [a] | ![]() |
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6-3 6-1 [5] |
1884 | ![]() |
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9-7 6-1 6-2 [6] |
1885 | ![]() |
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7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5 [7] |
1886 | ![]() |
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6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1 [8] |
1887 [b] | ![]() |
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6-3 6-4 2-6 8-6 [9] |
1888 [c] | ![]() |
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w.o.[10] |
1889 | ![]() |
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6-2 7-5 7-5 [11] |
1890 | ![]() |
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6-0 1-6 6-2 6-2 [12] |
1891 [d] | ![]() |
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6-1 6-0 5-7 8-6 [13] |
1892 [e] | ![]() |
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3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 [14] |
1893 [f] | ![]() |
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10-8 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2 [15] |
1894 [g] | ![]() |
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? [16] |
1895 [h] | ![]() |
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6-1 6-1 6-0 [17] |
1896 [i] | ![]() |
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w.o.[18] |
1897 [j] | ![]() |
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0-8 6-4 [19] |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1881 | ![]() |
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6-2, 3-6, 7-5 |
1882 | ![]() |
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1884 | ![]() |
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6-4, 4–6, 6–4, 6-1 |
1885 | ![]() |
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6-4, 6-2 |
1887 | ![]() |
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7-5, 6-1 |
1888 | ![]() |
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4-6, 6–0, 6-3 |
1889 | ![]() |
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6-1, 6-3 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1881 | ![]() ![]() |
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6-2, 3–6, 6-1 |
1882 | ![]() ![]() |
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6-2, 3–6, 6-1 |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1881 | ![]() ![]() |
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6-1, 12-10 |
1882 | ![]() ![]() |
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