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General Date1881-09-19 - 1881-09-24
Tournament typeAmateur
SurfaceIndoor hardcourt
Rounds5
CityCheltenham, Montpellier gardens
CountryEngland

Source The Field

Info Played on grass and hardcourt.

Imperial Winter Garden, the venue for the autumn 1879 tournament, was changing hands, and a new lessee wasn't found until late in 1880. It appears that the Imperial Winter Garden was thus closed to the public from circa November 1879 to circa September 1880, by which time it was probably too late to organize a tournament there. So 1881 saw two tournaments. One in april and one in september.
"From “The Field”, April 23, 1881: “The Cheltenham Lawn Tennis Club have been the first to set the ball rolling this season, and fixed upon Tuesday last for their opening tournament. It being rather early to be playing the game out of doors, it was determined to bring off the matches under cover, so the beautiful courts in the Imperial Winter Gardens were obtained for the week. The principal events were the ladies’ and gentlemen’s matches for the Covered Court Championships, and for these entries of sixteen and fourteen respectively had been obtained, amongst which might be noticed the names of many good players.
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Report Mens doubles final (Draw: 9): Renshaw/Renshaw def. Butterworth/Harrison 6-0 6-3 6-4

Mixed Doubles not completed due to rain. Renshaw played with a handicap of 15.

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Winner Player Ernest de Sylly Hamilton Browne


Players

Rounds
Round 1
Round 2
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final

Tournament