Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in August 1880 at Holt LTC,^[1] Holt, Norfolk, England.^[2] The event ran annually until 1884.^[2]

Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1880; 145 years ago (1880)
Abolished	1884; 141 years ago (1884)
Editions	4
Location	Holt, Norfolk, England
Venue	Holt Lawn Tennis Club
Surface	Grass

History

The Holt Lawn Tennis Club Tournament was a late 19th century grass court tennis tournament held for the first time in August 1880 at the Holt Lawn Tennis Club (f.1879),^[3] on the grounds of the Greshams School (f.1555),^[4] Holt, Norfolk, England.^[2] The first winner of the men's singles was England's William Meaburn Tatham.^[2] In August 1882 a women's singles event was played and won by a Miss A. Partridge who defeated a Miss A. Foster.^[5] The final winner of the gentleman's singles was William Bolding Monement.^[2] The tournament ran until 1884 only and was discontinued.

Finals

(Incomplete Roll)

Men's Singles

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1881	William Meaburn Tatham	William Bolding Monement	2 sets to 1.[2]
1882	William Bolding Monement	Francis William Monement	6–5, 6–2.[2]
1883	Charles Edmund Tatham	William Bolding Monement	6–1, 2–6, 6–1.[2]
1884	William Bolding Monement	Edward Berners Upcher	6–1, 6–0.[2]

Women's Singles

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1882	Miss A. Partridge	Miss A. Foster	2–0 sets, 4–2,4–2.[6]

Men's doubles

(Incomplete roll)

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1883	Francis William Monement William Bolding Monement	William Henry Rawlinson H.C. Marsh	2 sets to 0.[2]