Mid-Kent Open Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1881 |
Abolished | 1927 |
Location | Maidstone, Kent, England |
Venue | Maidstone Athletic Ground |
Surface | Grass |
The Mid-Kent Open Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881, as a men only event called the Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament. [2] The first staging of this event was at the Maidstone Athletic Ground, Sandling Place, Maidstone, Kent, England before it was discontinued after only one season. In 1894 a new Maidstone Open lawn tennis tournament was revived that featured the Mid-Kent Championships, this event ran until 1927.
In 1881, a Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament was first staged at the Maidstone, Athletic Ground, Maidstone, Kent, England. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Richard Mercer. In 1894, a Maidstone Open tournament was revived, that featured the Mid-Kent Championships that was sanctioned by the Lawn Tennis Association. [3] The championship and ran until 1927. [4]
(incomplete roll) included: [5]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | ||
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Maidstone Tournament | |||||
1881 |
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w.o. [5] | ||
1883 |
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6–3, 6–5, 6–4 | ||
Mid-Kent Championships | |||||
1897 |
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6-4, 6–2, 2–6, 1–6, 6-3 [5] | ||
1900 |
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6-4, 6–2, 6-1 [5] | ||
1904 |
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6-2 6-4 [5] | ||
1905 |
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w.o. [5] | ||
1906 |
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6-4, 6–0, 7-5 [5] | ||
1907 |
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6-3, 4–6, 8-6 [5] | ||
1908 |
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4-6, 6–1, 6-4 [5] | ||
1909 |
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6-2, 6-2 [5] | ||
1910 |
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6-1, 6-1 [5] | ||
1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||
Mid-Kent Open Championships | |||||
1919 |
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2-6, 6-0, 7-5 [5] | ||
1920 |
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6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 [5] | ||
1925. [1] |
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1926. [6] |
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6-4, 6-1, 6-1. |
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | ||
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Mid-Kent Championships | |||||
1895 |
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7-5, 5-3 retired | ||
1897 |
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6-1, 6-2 | ||
1898 |
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3-6, 7-5, 6-2 | ||
1899 |
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6-4, 7-5 | ||
1900 |
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9-7, 6-3 | ||
1901 |
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6-4, 6-3 | ||
1902 |
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4-6, 6-4, 6-3 | ||
1903 |
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7-5, 6-3 | ||
1904 |
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4-6, 4-0 retired. | ||
1905 |
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1-6, 6-1, 6-4 | ||
1906 |
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6-3, 6-0 | ||
1907 |
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6-0, 6-0 | ||
1908 |
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6-1, 6-1 | ||
1909 |
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6-4, 6-3 | ||
1910 |
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2-6, 6-0, 6-0 | ||
1911 |
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5-7, 6-1, 6-3 | ||
1912 |
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7-5. 6-4 | ||
1913 |
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6-0, 6-0 | ||
1914 |
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w.o. | ||
1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||
Mid-Kent Open Championships | |||||
1919 |
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6-8, 7–5, 6-4 | ||
1920 |
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7-5, 8-6 | ||
1921 |
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1922 |
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6-3, 8-6 | ||
1923 |
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1924 |
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6-3, 6-1 | ||
1926 |
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6-1, 6-2 | ||
1927 |
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6-4, 6-3 |
Mid-Kent Open Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Founded | 1881 |
Abolished | 1927 |
Location | Maidstone, Kent, England |
Venue | Maidstone Athletic Ground |
Surface | Grass |
The Mid-Kent Open Championships [1] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881, as a men only event called the Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament. [2] The first staging of this event was at the Maidstone Athletic Ground, Sandling Place, Maidstone, Kent, England before it was discontinued after only one season. In 1894 a new Maidstone Open lawn tennis tournament was revived that featured the Mid-Kent Championships, this event ran until 1927.
In 1881, a Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament was first staged at the Maidstone, Athletic Ground, Maidstone, Kent, England. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Richard Mercer. In 1894, a Maidstone Open tournament was revived, that featured the Mid-Kent Championships that was sanctioned by the Lawn Tennis Association. [3] The championship and ran until 1927. [4]
(incomplete roll) included: [5]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | ||
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Maidstone Tournament | |||||
1881 |
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w.o. [5] | ||
1883 |
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6–3, 6–5, 6–4 | ||
Mid-Kent Championships | |||||
1897 |
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6-4, 6–2, 2–6, 1–6, 6-3 [5] | ||
1900 |
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6-4, 6–2, 6-1 [5] | ||
1904 |
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6-2 6-4 [5] | ||
1905 |
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w.o. [5] | ||
1906 |
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6-4, 6–0, 7-5 [5] | ||
1907 |
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6-3, 4–6, 8-6 [5] | ||
1908 |
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4-6, 6–1, 6-4 [5] | ||
1909 |
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6-2, 6-2 [5] | ||
1910 |
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6-1, 6-1 [5] | ||
1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||
Mid-Kent Open Championships | |||||
1919 |
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2-6, 6-0, 7-5 [5] | ||
1920 |
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6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 [5] | ||
1925. [1] |
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1926. [6] |
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6-4, 6-1, 6-1. |
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | ||
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Mid-Kent Championships | |||||
1895 |
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7-5, 5-3 retired | ||
1897 |
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6-1, 6-2 | ||
1898 |
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3-6, 7-5, 6-2 | ||
1899 |
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6-4, 7-5 | ||
1900 |
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9-7, 6-3 | ||
1901 |
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6-4, 6-3 | ||
1902 |
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4-6, 6-4, 6-3 | ||
1903 |
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7-5, 6-3 | ||
1904 |
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4-6, 4-0 retired. | ||
1905 |
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1-6, 6-1, 6-4 | ||
1906 |
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6-3, 6-0 | ||
1907 |
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6-0, 6-0 | ||
1908 |
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6-1, 6-1 | ||
1909 |
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6-4, 6-3 | ||
1910 |
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2-6, 6-0, 6-0 | ||
1911 |
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5-7, 6-1, 6-3 | ||
1912 |
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7-5. 6-4 | ||
1913 |
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6-0, 6-0 | ||
1914 |
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w.o. | ||
1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||||
Mid-Kent Open Championships | |||||
1919 |
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6-8, 7–5, 6-4 | ||
1920 |
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7-5, 8-6 | ||
1921 |
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1922 |
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6-3, 8-6 | ||
1923 |
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1924 |
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6-3, 6-1 | ||
1926 |
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6-1, 6-2 | ||
1927 |
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6-4, 6-3 |