Waterloo Tournament


The Waterloo Tournament was a men's grass court tennis tournament held in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain from 1881 to 1897.

History

The Waterloo Tournament was established in 1881 in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lanacashire England and was played on outdoors grass courts until 1897. Three Wimbledon finalists played this event during the course of its run Richard T. Richardson, Donald Stewart and Frank L. Riseley. The 1883 and 1897 editions were held at Aigburth Cricket Ground, Liverpool.

Champions

Notes: Challenge Round: 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 in some tournaments not all.
* eight of the twelve editions had a challenge round

Men's Singles

Included:
YearChampionsRunners-upScore
1881 Richard T. Richardson F.W. Jones6-0 6-0
1882 William John Down R.H. Jones?
1883 Joseph Bruce Ismay William Gerald Barker6-3 6-1
1884 Donald Charles Stewart William John Bush-Salmon9-7 6-1 6-2
1885 Charles Stananought Jacob Gaitskell Brown7-5 6-3 5-7 7-5
1886 Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Parkfield Wethered6-3 6-2 2-6 3-6 6-1
1887 Jacob Gaitskell Brown William Parkfield Wethered6-3 6-4 2-6 8-6
1888 Jacob Gaitskell Brown Herbert Chippw.o.
1889 John Redfern Deykin William Dod6-2 7-5 7-5
1890 John Redfern Deykin William Parkfield Wethered6-0 1-6 6-2 6-2
1891 Jacob Gaitskell Brown John Redfern Deykin6-1 6-0 5-7 8-6
1892 Andrew Laurie Macfie Jacob Gaitskell Brown3-6 6-3 6-2 6-4
1893 John Charles Kay Andrew Laurie Macfie10-8 3-6 6-3 4-6 6-2
1894 T.J. Walmsley John Charles Kay?
1895 Frank L. RiseleyT.J. Walmsley6-1 6-1 6-0
1896 Frank L. Riseley Arthur Henry Riseleyw.o.
1897 Frank L. Riseley Arthur Henry Riseley0-8 6-4