Broughty Ferry Open

Broughty Ferry Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884
Abolished1929
LocationBroughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland
VenueBroughty Ferry LTC
SurfaceClay

The Broughty Ferry Open was a late Victorian era clay court tennis tournament first staged in 1884 in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland. The tournament ran until 1929.

History

The Broughty Ferry Open was a clay court tennis tournament organised by the Broughty Ferry LTC, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus, Scotland from 1884 to 1929.

Finals

Singles

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1884Scotland James BlackScotland Michael Findlaydef.
1885Scotland M. BrownScotland George Stennouse6-2, 4-6, 8-6, 6-8, 6-2
1886Scotland Archibald ThomsonScotland J.B. Gray6-1, 6-1, 6-3
1887England Arthur StoryScotland Alfred Aitken Thomson1-6, 6-4, retd.
1888Scotland Alfred Aitken ThomsonEngland Arthur Story6-3, 8-6, 3-6, 7-5


References

  1. ↑ "LAWN TENNIS: EVENTS-BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT, CAMPHILL. THURSDAY, FRIDAY, AND SATURDAY, 4th, 5th, and 6th SEPTEMBER". Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 September 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ↑ "BROUGHTY FERRY OPEN TENNIS TOURNAMENT: The forty fifth annual and final tournament in connection the Broughty Ferry Lawn Tennis Club concluded last night at the Esplanade tennis courts, Dundee". Dundee Courier. Angus, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 19 July 1929. p. 3. Retrieved 13 March 2023.