Midland Counties Championships 1898
General 1898-07-18 - 1898-07-23
Amateur
Grass
5
Edgbaston
England
Source Lawn Tennis and Badminton
Info This was the open singles event; the Midland Counties event was open only residents within sixty miles of Birmingham.
Media
Winner Harold Segerson Mahony
Players
William Hermann Baumann
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
E.N. Broome
Frederick Augustus L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
H.E. Clarke
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves
Dr John Mason Flavelle
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
E.N. Broome
Frederick Augustus L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
H.E. Clarke
Wilberforce Vaughan Eaves
Dr John Mason Flavelle
F.A. Gibson
G.F. Goodman
George Whiteside Hillyard
Stanley Johnstone
E.V. Jones
J.E. Kingsley
Harold Segerson Mahony
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
G.F. Goodman
George Whiteside Hillyard
Stanley Johnstone
E.V. Jones
J.E. Kingsley
Harold Segerson Mahony
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Philip Graeme Pearson
H. Pritchard
William Mansfield Rhodes
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Sidney Howard Smith
R.H. Williams
Philip Graeme Pearson
H. Pritchard
William Mansfield Rhodes
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Sidney Howard Smith
R.H. Williams
Rounds
Round 1
G.F. Goodman*
E.N. Broome
E.N. Broome
6-1
6-2
6-0
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret*
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
6-1
6-4
6-0
E.V. Jones*
Stanley Johnstone
Stanley Johnstone
1-6
6-3
6-3
6-2
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
R.H. Williams
R.H. Williams
7-5
6-3
6-1
Sidney Howard Smith*
Philip Graeme Pearson
Philip Graeme Pearson
6-8
6-2
6-2
7-5
George Hillyard*
H. Pritchard
H. Pritchard
w.o.
Noel Henry Essex Partridge*
William Mansfield Rhodes
William Mansfield Rhodes
2-6
6-2
6-1
6-0
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
F.A. Gibson
F.A. Gibson
6-3
6-3
6-2
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
H.E. Clarke
H.E. Clarke
6-3
6-2
9-7
Round 2
Harold Segerson Mahony*
G.F. Goodman
G.F. Goodman
w.o.
J.E. Kingsley*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
6-4
6-3
8-6
E.V. Jones*
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
6-0
6-4
7-5
Sidney Howard Smith*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
6-0
6-2
6-2
John Flavelle*
William Hermann Baumann
William Hermann Baumann
6-1
6-3
6-1
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Eaves
w.o.
George Hillyard*
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
6-3
6-4
ret.
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
6-3
6-1
6-0
Quarterfinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
J.E. Kingsley
J.E. Kingsley
6-2
3-6
6-1
6-4
Sidney Howard Smith*
E.V. Jones
E.V. Jones
4-6
6-1
6-1
3-0
ret.
John Flavelle*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
w.o.
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
George Hillyard
George Hillyard
2-6
7-5
3-6
6-3
6-2
Semifinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Sidney Howard Smith
Sidney Howard Smith
6-3
4-6
6-4
4-6
6-0
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
John Flavelle
John Flavelle
6-4
8-6
2-6
6-0
Final
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
3-6
6-4
6-2
7-5
Tournament
Round 1
G.F. Goodman*
E.N. Broome
E.N. Broome
Sidney Howard Smith*
Philip Graeme Pearson
Philip Graeme Pearson
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce*
R.H. Williams
R.H. Williams
E.V. Jones*
Stanley Johnstone
Stanley Johnstone
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret*
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
Major Alfred Bellingham Cairnes
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
H.E. Clarke
H.E. Clarke
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding*
F.A. Gibson
F.A. Gibson
George Hillyard*
H. Pritchard
H. Pritchard
Noel Henry Essex Partridge*
William Mansfield Rhodes
William Mansfield Rhodes
Round 2
Harold Segerson Mahony*
G.F. Goodman
G.F. Goodman
J.E. Kingsley*
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Frederick A. L'Estrange Burgess
Sidney Howard Smith*
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
Francis Henry (Frank) Pearce
E.V. Jones*
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Jahial (John) Parmly Paret
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
Charles Henry (Jack) Ridding
George Hillyard*
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
Noel Henry Essex Partridge
John Flavelle*
William Hermann Baumann
William Hermann Baumann
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess*
Wilberforce Eaves
Wilberforce Eaves
Quarterfinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
J.E. Kingsley
J.E. Kingsley
Sidney Howard Smith*
E.V. Jones
E.V. Jones
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
George Hillyard
George Hillyard
John Flavelle*
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Bennet L'Estrange Burgess
Semifinals
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Sidney Howard Smith
Sidney Howard Smith
Captain Ernest Douglas Black*
John Flavelle
John Flavelle
Final
Harold Segerson Mahony*
Captain Ernest Douglas Black
Captain Ernest Douglas Black