The Bermuda Tournament[1] was one of earliest known women's grass court tennis event's staged only one time in September 1876.[2][3] It was held in Hamilton, Bermuda.
| Bermuda Tournament | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1876 |
| Abolished | 1876 |
| Location | Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Surface | Grass |
History
editIn 1924 Mary G. Gray gave an interview for American Lawn Tennis,[4] then a book published by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in which she spoke of a tennis tournament she played in at Hamilton, Bermuda,[5] the story was subsequently published under the chapter heading 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876' On 15 September 1924.[6] On 3 September 1876 a women's tennis tournament was held in Hamilton, Bermuda,[7] that was won by Mary G. Gray who defeated Rose Key.
Earlier in 1876 in Ireland an All Ireland Lawn Tennis Championships,.[8] organised by the Irish Champion Athletic Club, Dublin was also held between the 17 and 22 July that year.[9][10] In 1879 the first Bermuda Open Tennis Championships were held.[11]
Result
edit| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1876.[12] |  Mary G Gray |
Rose Key |
? |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Fein, Paul (30 April 2009). "People and Trends that Changed the Sport". Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Sterling, VA: Potomac Books, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-61234-395-2.
- ^ Fein (2009)
- ^ Todd, T. The Tennis Players, from Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream, Gurnsey: Vallancey, 1979, p.164
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876', Mary Gray, 15 September 1924, p.534
- ^ American Lawn Tennis
- ^ American Lawn Tennis
- ^ King, Billie Jean (1988). We have come a long way : the story of women's tennis. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 5. ISBN 978-0070346253.
- ^ Fein (2009)
- ^ Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Saturday 22 July 1876). The annual tournament of Archery, Croquet, and Tennis, got up by the spirited I.C.A.C. began on Monday last, came to a close on the Champion ground. London. England. p.43.
- ^ King
- ^ Bancroft, James W. (8 December 2021). The Early Years of the FA Cup: How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament. Barnsley, England: Frontline Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-3990-9994-3.
- ^ American Lawn Tennis, 15 September 1924, p.534.