Edinburgh University LTC Open

The Edinburgh University LTC Open^[1] was a late Victorian era men's and women's grass court tennis tournament established in 1882. The tournament was played annually at the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club,^[2] Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland until 1886.^[3]

Edinburgh University LTC Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1882; 143 years ago (1882)
Abolished	1886; 139 years ago (1886)
Editions	5
Location	Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
Venue	Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club
Surface	Grass

History

In 1882 the Edinburgh University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),^[4] established the Edinburgh University LTC Open.^[5] The tournament was staged annually for five editions only before it was discontinued.^[3] Previous winners of the men's singles title included Scottish national champions John Galbraith Horn and Herbert Bowes-Lyon.^[3]

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1882	Arthur Walton Fuller	Charles Robert Andrew Howden	3 sets to 0.[3]
1883	John Galbraith Horn	Arthur Walton Fuller	3 sets to 1.[3]
1884	Walter William Chamberlain	Charles Robert Andrew Howden	6-4, 6–3, 6–3.[3]
1885	Herbert Bowes-Lyon	T. Leigh MacLachlan	6-1, 6–2, 6–1.[3]
1886	Herbert Bowes-Lyon	James H. Aitken	8-6, 6–4, 6–3.[3]

See also

• Tennis in Scotland