The Leamington Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held at

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founded in 1882 it ran annually until 1931 as part of the pre-open era tennis tour. It was founded on 1 August 1882 as the Royal Leamington Lawn Tennis Tournament.

History

The Leamington Open Tournament was established on 1 August 1882, and first staged at Jephson Gardens. At the same meeting held in August 1882, a dual tournament called the Warwickshire Championships (1882–1938) was staged. At the inaugural event, the first men's all comers singles champion was England's Robert Wallace Braddell (son of Sir Thomas Braddell), who defeated Edward Lake Williams in 3 straight sets. The all comers mixed doubles title was won by Erskine Gerald Watson and his sister

Maud Watson Maud Edith Eleanor Watson, Order of the British Empire, MBE (9 October 1864 – 5 June 1946) was a British tennis player and the first female Wimbledon Championships, Wimbledon champion. Biography Born in Harrow, London, Harrow, Middlesex, the ...

.Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) Lawn Tennis Principle Meetings of 1882. The tournament continued separately to that of the county championship until 1931. Formers men's winners of this event include

Charles Walder Grinstead Charles Walder Grinstead (1 December 1860 – 16 March 1930) was an English champion tennis player. He reached the quarter-finals at Wimbledon 1883. Grinstead reached the Wimbledon All Comers Final in 1884, where he beat Ernest Renshaw befo ...

(1883) and Cotah Ramaswami (1920).

Finals

Men's Singles

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Mixed Doubles

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References

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Sources

* Nieuwland, Alex. "Tournament – Leamington. www.tennisarchives.com. A. Nieuwland. * Routledges Sporting Annual (1883) George Routledge and Son. London. * Warwickshire County Tennis Championships. Leamington Lawn Tennis & Squash Club". lltsc.co.uk. Grass court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in England