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Beyond SW19 : Tournament Tennis in Britain since The 1880s.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jefferys, Kevin.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Tennis.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (231 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Beyond SW19
- Place of Publication:
- London : Pitch Publishing (Brighton) Limited, 2021.
- Summary:
- Wimbledon has long stood at the pinnacle of British and world tennis. But, as Kevin Jefferys shows in this ground-breaking new study, Britain has a rich history of international standard play beyond SW19, in top-level tournaments and Davis Cup competitions at iconic venues such as Queen's Club, Eastbourne and Edgbaston. The book traces the fluctuating fortunes of a dozen or so tournaments that have brought the world's finest players to English shores during the 140-year history of lawn tennis. Taking a tour around different regions of the country, the author sheds fresh light on the best-known events and on largely forgotten but once high-profile tournaments held in Bristol, Torquay and Scarborough. Both a record and a celebration of England's tennis heritage, the book is packed with stories about memorable players and matches, full results for singles finals and anecdotes about quirky or controversial incidents, ranging from the courtside fire that halted a tournament final to the anti-apartheid protests that disrupted a Davis Cup tie.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Queen's Club
- The London Grass Court Championships
- London Grass Court Championships Results
- The British Covered Court Championships
- British Covered Court Championships Results
- The Grass Court Championships since the 1970s
- Queen's Grass Court Championships Results
- 2. Surbiton
- The Surrey Grass Court Championships
- Surrey Grass Court Championships Results
- The Surbiton Trophy
- Surbiton Trophy Results
- 3. Beckenham
- The Kent All-Comers' Championships Results
- 4. Eastbourne
- The South of England Championships
- South of England Championships Results
- The Eastbourne International
- Eastbourne International Results
- 5. Bournemouth
- The British Hard Court Championships Results
- 6. The West of England
- The West of England Championships
- West of England Championships Results
- The Palace Hotel Tournament, Torquay
- Palace Hotel Tournament Results
- 7. The Northern
- Northern Tournament Results
- 8. Scarborough
- The North of England Championships
- Hoylake
- North of England Championships Results
- 9. Midland Counties
- The Midland Counties Championships
- Midland Counties Championships Results
- Edgbaston Priory and the Birmingham Classic
- Birmingham Classic Results
- Nottingham
- Nottingham Open Results
- 10. Wembley, the Albert Hall and the O2 Arena
- The Empire Pool, Wembley
- Wembley Professional Championships Results
- The Royal Albert Hall
- Rothmans International Results
- Dewar Cup Results
- The O2 Arena
- ATP World Tour Finals Results
- Abbreviations
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Photos.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-78531-941-8
- OCLC:
- 1245673096
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