Oxford University Championship
The Oxford University Championship was a men's grass court closed tennis tournament organised by the Oxford University Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England founded in 1880 as the Oxford University Champion Tournament to 1889.
History
The Oxford University Tournament was a late 19th century tennis event first staged around June 1881 at Norham Gardens, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. It was a closed tournament for current or former students of Oxford University. The first recorded winner of the men's singles was Britain's Robert Braddell. The final known edition was in 1888 that was won by England's Harry Stanley Scrivener.Finals
Men's Singles
- 1881— Robert Braddell def. Thomas Poltimore Dimond, 6–4, 8–6, 6–2.
- 1882— Edward Beaumont Cotton Curtis def. John Galbraith Horn, 3–6, 6–4, 6–0, 3–6, 7–5.
- 1883— Robert Theodore Milford def. Herbert Carnegie Knox, 6–4, 6–3, 6–5.
- 1885— Thomas Robinson Grey def. J.S. Burton, 6–3, 5–7, 6–3, 6–3.
- 1886— Howard Pease def. William Parkfield Wethered, 6–3, 6–2, 2–6, 3–6, 6–1.
- 1887— Thomas Musgrave Burton def. Harry Stanley Scrivener, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 8–6.
- 1888— Harry Stanley Scrivener def. ?