Bermuda Tournament

Bermuda Tournament
Bermuda Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded	1876; 149 years ago
Abolished	1876; 149 years ago
Location	Hamilton, Bermuda
Surface	Grass

The Bermuda Tournament^[1] was one of earliest known women's grass court tennis event's staged only one time in September 1876.^[2]^[3] It was held in Hamilton, Bermuda.

History

In 1924 Mary G. Gray gave an interview for American Lawn Tennis,^[4] then a book published by the United States Lawn Tennis Association in which she spoke of a tennis tournament she played in at Hamilton, Bermuda,^[5] the story was subsequently published under the chapter heading 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876' On 15 September 1924.^[6] On 3 September 1876 a women's tennis tournament was held in Hamilton, Bermuda,^[7] that was won by Mary G. Gray who defeated Rose Key.

Earlier in 1876 in Ireland an All Ireland Lawn Tennis Championships,.^[8] organised by the Irish Champion Athletic Club, Dublin was also held between the 17 and 22 July that year.^[9]^[10] In 1879 the first Bermuda Open Tennis Championships were held.^[11]

Result

Year	Winner	Runner-up	Score
1876.^[12]	Mary G Gray	Rose Key	?

References

^ Fein, Paul (30 April 2009). "People and Trends that Changed the Sport". Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Sterling, VA: Potomac Books, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-61234-395-2.
^ Fein (2009)
^ Todd, T. The Tennis Players, from Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream, Gurnsey: Vallancey, 1979, p.164
^ American Lawn Tennis, 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876', Mary Gray, 15 September 1924, p.534
^ American Lawn Tennis
^ American Lawn Tennis
^ King, Billie Jean (1988). We have come a long way : the story of women's tennis. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 5. ISBN 978-0070346253.
^ Fein (2009)
^ Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Saturday 22 July 1876). The annual tournament of Archery, Croquet, and Tennis, got up by the spirited I.C.A.C. began on Monday last, came to a close on the Champion ground. London. England. p.43.
^ King
^ Bancroft, James W. (8 December 2021). The Early Years of the FA Cup: How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament. Barnsley, England: Frontline Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-3990-9994-3.
^ American Lawn Tennis, 15 September 1924, p.534.

[1] Fein, Paul (30 April 2009). "People and Trends that Changed the Sport". Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Sterling, VA: Potomac Books, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-61234-395-2.

[2] Fein (2009)

[3] Todd, T. The Tennis Players, from Pagan Rites to Strawberries and Cream, Gurnsey: Vallancey, 1979, p.164

[4] American Lawn Tennis, 'A Bermuda Tournament in 1876', Mary Gray, 15 September 1924, p.534

[5] American Lawn Tennis

[6] American Lawn Tennis

[7] King, Billie Jean (1988). We have come a long way : the story of women's tennis. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 5. ISBN 978-0070346253.

[8] Fein (2009)

[9] Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News (Saturday 22 July 1876). The annual tournament of Archery, Croquet, and Tennis, got up by the spirited I.C.A.C. began on Monday last, came to a close on the Champion ground. London. England. p.43.

[10] King

[11] Bancroft, James W. (8 December 2021). The Early Years of the FA Cup: How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament. Barnsley, England: Frontline Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-3990-9994-3.

[12] American Lawn Tennis, 15 September 1924, p.534.

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Bermuda Tournament

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