The Dulwich Farm Hard Courts also known as the Dulwich Farm Open was a combined

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tennis tournament staged at Dulwich Farm Club,

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in 1909, that ran until 1932.

History

The Dulwich Farm Hard Courts was a combined

tennis tournament established in 1909 and held at the Dulwich Farm Club (f.1907),

, Southwark, England. The tournament was staged only until 1914. The first edition of the men's tournament was won by

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. The first edition of the women's singles was won by

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. Following the

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, the Dulwich Farm Club closed, and it was merged into the Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club. In 1921 Dulwich LTC formed a new event known as the Gallery Tournament that ran until 1932. Notbable winners of the men's singles included;

who won four times from (1909–1910, 1912–1913),

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(1914). Former winners of the women's singles title included;

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three-time winner (1911–1913). Aurea Farrington Edgington was the final women's singles champion.

Tennis in Dulwich

Other tennis tournaments held in the same area included the Dulwich Covered Courts tournament, it was an indoor tournament that ran from 1922 to 1933. The Surrey Covered Courts, was also staged in Dulwich, that tournament ran from 1920 to 1938.

References

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Sources

* 1877 to 2012 Finals Results. stevegtennis.com. Steve G Tennis. * Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club. Dulwich Lawn Tennis Club. * Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic News. London: George S. Maddick. 1911 * Mcinnes, Ian. "The Story of the Dulwich Covered Courts". www.dulwichsociety.com. Dulwich Society. * Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Dulwich Farm". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. * The Sphere. London Illustrated Newspapers. London: 1922. Clay court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom