The Essex County Cricket Club Tournament was an early men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held initially at Knighton,
Essex in
England in 1879 and finally at
Leyton in 1888.
History
The Essex County Cricket Club Tennis Tournament was an early grass court tennis tournament held initially at Knighton in
England in 1879. It was part of the
men's tennis tour. In 1887 the tournament was held in
Leyton. In 1888 the event was staged in
Chingford. In 1889 it returned to Leyton for the last time before being abolished.
Finals
The challenge round is the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion (who plays only that one match). The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), but only in some tournaments (not all).[1]
^1889 edition held from 26–31 August it also included a challenge round with the right to play Meers as the defending champion the playoff final E. H. Christy and W.H. Edmunds