County Kildare Tournament
The County Kildare Tournament was a 19th-century men's grass court tennis tournament held initially at Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland, established in 1880. It was a featured event of 1880 Men's Tennis tour.
History
The first edition was staged at the Naas Military Barracks, Naas. It was a featured event of 1880 Men's Tennis tour. In 1881 the tournament was then staged at the County Kildare Club until it was abolished in 1890.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.Men's singles
Included:Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
1880 | Joseph R. Rainsford | Jacob R. Sherrard | ? |
1881 | Peter Aungier | W.A. Cairnes | ? |
1882 | Peter Aungier | John William Young | 6–1, 6–4, 6–3 |
1883 | Peter Aungier | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 |
1884 | Peter Aungier | Thomas Harrison Griffiths | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 |
1887 | Algernon A. M. Aylmer | Cecil J. Cramer-Roberts | 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–0 |
1889 | C. Johnson | Richard J. Hornidge | 6–2, 6–4, 6–1 |