The Charmouth Open was an annual grass court tennis tournament organised by the Charmouth Lawn Tennis Club, at Charmouth, Dorset, England, from 1885 to 1890. The tournament was played at until 1892.
History Charmouth Lawn Tennis Club is the oldest club in Dorset. It was founded in the 1880s as a croquet club with two lawns,Charmouth Tennis Club and tennis could be played only after the needs of the croquet players had been met.Charmouth Tennis Club In 1885 the club established the Charmouth Open Lawn Tennis Tournament.A New Tennis Club has lately been formed in Charmouth: The Charmouth Lawn Tennis Club, with a committee consisting of Rev. W. W. Nicholls, Rev. J. B. M. Cumm, Mr W. Boteler, Mr E. Dudley, and Mr G. Pave,. The first tournament was played on the club grounds in August last. The Field. (5 September 1885). the British Newspaper Archive. London, England. pp. 40, 41. The tournament continued to be held annually through until 1890 when it was discontinued.
See also Charmouth
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