Homburg Cup 1897


General 1897-08-22 - 1897-08-27
Amateur / Challenge
Clay
5
Bad Homburg vor der Höhe
Germany

Source Lawn tennis, 8/9/1897



Media


Winner Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty


Players
Jorge Rodolfo André
George Courtenay Ball Greene
C.A. Barsdorf
Dr Hans Oskar Behrens
Henry W. Brooke
Charles Edward Brownrigg
William Cranston
Basil Spaulding de Garmendia
Canon William Vernon Doherty
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty
William John Down
C.L. Gardiner
George Whiteside Hillyard
A.O. Gurney-Smith
George Whiteside Hillyard
H.J. Overbury
Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty
Ernest Durrant Robinson
Edward Joseph Sampson
Ludwig Stasny
H.L Turner
E.G. Turner
Baron R. Von Seckendorff


Challenge round
Reginald Frank (Reggie) Doherty *
George Whiteside Hillyard
w.o (not played because of bad weather)


Rounds
Round 1
Basil Spaulding de Garmendia*
Henry W. Brooke
6-2 6-0
H.J. Overbury*
Ludwig Stasny
6-1 6-0
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
C.A. Barsdorf
6-3 6-3
George Hillyard*
C.L. Gardiner
6-0 6-0
William Cranston*
Edward Joseph Sampson
6-0 6-2

Round 2
William John Down*
E.G. Turner
6-3 4-6 6-0
A.O. Gurney-Smith*
Baron R. Von Seckendorff
6-0 6-1
H.L Turner*
Basil Spaulding de Garmendia
6-3 5-7 6-2
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
H.J. Overbury
6-4 6-3
George Hillyard*
William Cranston
6-1 6-0
George Ball Greene*
Ernest Durrant Robinson
6-3 6-1
Canon William Vernon Doherty*
Jorge Rodolfo André
6-0 6-1
Dr Hans Oskar Behrens*
Charles Edward Brownrigg
6-4 8-6

Quarterfinals
William John Down*
A.O. Gurney-Smith
6-3 6-2
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
H.L Turner
w.o.
George Hillyard*
George Ball Greene
6-3 4-1 ret.
Canon William Vernon Doherty*
Dr Hans Oskar Behrens
8-6 6-3

Semifinals
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
William John Down
6-2 7-5
George Hillyard*
Canon William Vernon Doherty
7-5 6-1

Final
George Hillyard*
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty
6-3 7-5


Tournament
Round 1
George Hillyard*
C.L. Gardiner
William Cranston*
Edward Joseph Sampson
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
C.A. Barsdorf
H.J. Overbury*
Ludwig Stasny
Basil Spaulding de Garmendia*
Henry W. Brooke
Round 2
George Hillyard*
William Cranston
George Ball Greene*
Ernest Durrant Robinson
Canon William Vernon Doherty*
Jorge Rodolfo André
Dr Hans Oskar Behrens*
Charles Edward Brownrigg
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
H.J. Overbury
H.L Turner*
Basil Spaulding de Garmendia
William John Down*
E.G. Turner
A.O. Gurney-Smith*
Baron R. Von Seckendorff
Quarterfinals
George Hillyard*
George Ball Greene
Canon William Vernon Doherty*
Dr Hans Oskar Behrens
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
H.L Turner
William John Down*
A.O. Gurney-Smith
Semifinals
George Hillyard*
Canon William Vernon Doherty
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty *
William John Down
Final
George Hillyard*
Hugh Lawrence (Laurie) Doherty