The Llandudno Open was a grass court tennis tournament first established by the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club in 1890, and held at the Craigside Hydro Hotel,

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. The tournament ran until 1914 when it was discontinued due to

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History

The name “Craigside” is that of a small headland to the west side of the

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, laying east of

. It is still separated from the main Llandudno built-up area by a small tract of farmland now occupied by Bodafon Farm Park. Craigside was the location of the “Craigside Hydropathic Hotel or Craigside Hydro” opened in 1888 by John Smith, as a “

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” health resort establishment, in which visitors could consult the resident physician, Dr John Miles Chambers. The tournament was staged until 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War One. During World War II the hotel was used as government offices. The hotel was demolished during the 1970s for redevelopment. The hotel hosted a series of “Craigside” Tennis Tournaments including this tournament the ''Llandudno Open'', as well as the national

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that were also played at the Craigside Hydro Indoor Covered Courts.The Sportsman

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll).

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll).

References

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External links

The Craigside Hydro Hotel
The 3rd image shows the hotel at Craigside with Llandudno in the background, the hydro's outside grass tennis courts are in front of the hotel and it's famous indoor covered courts building can be seen to the right of the hotel. Grass court tennis tournaments Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom Tennis tournaments in Wales