Edgbaston 1881


General 1881-07-20 - 1881-07-22
Amateur
Grass
5
Birmingham, Edgbaston LTC. Hall Hill Road
England

Source The Field


Info 1st edition.
Draw: 32


Report Mens doubles final (Draw:13): Chamberlain/Chamberlain def. Goodacre/Rawlinson ?


From "The Field", August 6, 1881: "An open lawn tennis tournament was held on July 20, 21 and 22, at the ground of Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, in Hall Hill Road, Edgbaston. The prizes offered were for ladies' single and double matches, and gentlemen's singles and doubles. Fortunately, the weather was everything that could be desired, excepting a little rain on Friday; and there was on each day a large attendance of spectators."



Media


Winner Dr Walter William Chamberlain


Players
G. Astbury
H.R. Ball
George Reston Brewerton
George Howard Cartland
Dr Walter William Chamberlain
John George Chamberlain
Harry Chamberlain
Joseph Butler Chamberlain
John Redfern Deykin
L. Elkington
Mr. J. Evans
Evelyn Percy Gem
Malcolm Hone Gem
W.J. Gibson
F. Goodacre
F.S. Goodwin
A.H. Griffiths
T.G. Griffiths
J.K. Halliday
C. Halliday
A.W. Hart
H. Harvey
J. Lambert
A. Lawdon
F. Leslie
F.A. Lindner
R. Miller
Herman Kyrle Simond
F. Smart
J. Webster
H. Whitehouse
P. Wright


Rounds
Round 1
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
A.H. Griffiths
?
Mr. J. Evans*
H. Harvey
?
J. Webster*
G. Astbury
?
George Howard Cartland*
Malcolm Hone Gem
?
J. Lambert*
F.A. Lindner
?
Evelyn Percy Gem*
H.R. Ball
?
W.J. Gibson*
J.K. Halliday
?
George Reston Brewerton*
T.G. Griffiths
?
R. Miller *
F. Smart
?
F. Goodacre*
Harry Chamberlain
?
L. Elkington*
P. Wright
?
Herman Kyrle Simond*
F. Leslie
?
John George Chamberlain*
A. Lawdon
?
F.S. Goodwin*
Joseph Butler Chamberlain
?
A.W. Hart*
H. Whitehouse
?
John Redfern Deykin*
C. Halliday
?

Round 2
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
Mr. J. Evans
?
George Howard Cartland*
J. Webster
?
George Howard Cartland*
J. Webster
?
J. Lambert*
Evelyn Percy Gem
?
George Reston Brewerton*
W.J. Gibson
?
R. Miller *
F. Goodacre
?
Herman Kyrle Simond*
L. Elkington
?
John George Chamberlain*
A.W. Hart
?
F.S. Goodwin*
John Redfern Deykin
?

Quarterfinals
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
George Howard Cartland
?
George Reston Brewerton*
J. Lambert
?
R. Miller *
Herman Kyrle Simond
?
F.S. Goodwin*
John George Chamberlain
?

Semifinals
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
George Reston Brewerton
?
F.S. Goodwin*
R. Miller
?

Final
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
F.S. Goodwin
6-3 6-1 6-4


Tournament
Round 1
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
A.H. Griffiths
Mr. J. Evans*
H. Harvey
George Howard Cartland*
Malcolm Hone Gem
J. Webster*
G. Astbury
George Reston Brewerton*
T.G. Griffiths
W.J. Gibson*
J.K. Halliday
J. Lambert*
F.A. Lindner
Evelyn Percy Gem*
H.R. Ball
F.S. Goodwin*
Joseph Butler Chamberlain
John Redfern Deykin*
C. Halliday
John George Chamberlain*
A. Lawdon
A.W. Hart*
H. Whitehouse
R. Miller *
F. Smart
F. Goodacre*
Harry Chamberlain
Herman Kyrle Simond*
F. Leslie
L. Elkington*
P. Wright
Round 2
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
Mr. J. Evans
George Howard Cartland*
J. Webster
George Reston Brewerton*
W.J. Gibson
J. Lambert*
Evelyn Percy Gem
F.S. Goodwin*
John Redfern Deykin
John George Chamberlain*
A.W. Hart
R. Miller *
F. Goodacre
Herman Kyrle Simond*
L. Elkington
Quarterfinals
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
George Howard Cartland
George Reston Brewerton*
J. Lambert
F.S. Goodwin*
John George Chamberlain
R. Miller *
Herman Kyrle Simond
Semifinals
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
George Reston Brewerton
F.S. Goodwin*
R. Miller
Final
Dr Walter William Chamberlain*
F.S. Goodwin