The Doherty Cup
The Doherty Cup | |
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Tournament information | |
Founded | 1881 |
Location | Cambridgeshire Cambridge England |
Venue | Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club |
Current champions | |
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The Doherty Cup,[1] also known as Cambridge University Tournament, is men's closed grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881 as the Cambridge University LTC Tournament,[2] and held in Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
History
[edit]The Cambridge University LTC Tournament was originally founded in the 19th century, and first staged in May 1881,[2] at the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club (f.1881),[3] Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.[2][4] This tournament was an open event for students of the University, but closed to other outside players. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Barclay Fowell Buxton.[2] the men's event was known as the Doherty Cup from 1920 onward.[5] The 1924 edition was won by Donald Ross Ruttnam who defeated the American player Jimmy Van Alen.[5] In 2021 Michal Kaminski of Poland defeated Krishna Amin of India.
Finals
[edit]- Incomplete Roll
Men's Singles
[edit]Doherty Cup
[edit]Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1881 | ![]() |
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1885 | ![]() |
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6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3[2] |
1888 | ![]() |
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2-6 6-1 6-2 5-7 6-1[2] |
1903 | ![]() |
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6-0 6-0[2] |
1919 | ![]() |
? | ? |
1924 | ![]() |
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2017[6] | ![]() |
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2021[7] | ![]() |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Light Blues' Lawn Tennis.In the Doherty Cup final in the Cambridge University lawn tennis tournament yesterday D. R. Rutnam beat J. H. van Alen 6-3, 6-2, 0-6, 9-11, 6-4". Daily Mirror. London, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 30 May 1924. p. 14.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Cambridge University LTC". Tennis Archives. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024.
- ^ "Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club – Founded 1881". cultc.soc.srcf.net/. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "35TH Cambridge University Tournament. Seventy-seven competitors entered for the Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club Tournament, which concluded yesterday". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Leeds, Yorkshire, England: The British Newspaper Archive. 1 May 1920. p. 20.
- ^ a b c Daily Mirror (1924)
- ^ "Doherty Cup 2017". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on Jun 16, 2024. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Doherty Cup 2021". Cambridge University Lawn Tennis Club. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.