The Fitzwilliam Plate also known as the Irish Championships Consolation Plate was a tennis competition held at the Irish Championships. The tournament consisted of players that lost in the second round of the all comers singles event. The first edition, for male players only, was held in 1883. The event was discontinued in 1900.

History

TheFitzwilliam Plate was a tennis tournament founded in 1883 for players who had lost in the second round of the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships. It was played at the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club, Dublin, Ireland. The tournament was staged annually until 1900 when it was discontinued.

The Fitzwilliam Purse was another tournament established in 1883 that was for players who were defeated in the first round of the Irish Championships, that tournament also ended in 1901.

Finals

(Incomplete roll)

YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1883England George Arnulph MontgomerieScotland Percy Greene6–3 6–1.
1884Ireland Maxwell John CarpendaleEngland Edward Lake Williams6–2 6–2.
1885Ireland Herbert Knox McKayEngland William Taylor6–3, 7–5, 6–2.
1886Ireland Grainger ChaytorIreland Francis Woodcock Perry3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.
1887United Kingdom Herbert WilberforceIreland Grainger Chaytor9–7, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
1888England James BaldwinEngland Ernest George Meers9–7, 6–3, 6–3.
1890Ireland Harold MahonyEngland Wilfred L Parker6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
1894Ireland Grainger ChaytorEngland Frank Stoker6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.
1896United Kingdom Edward Roy AllenSwitzerland Charles Henry Martin7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1.
1897United Kingdom George GrevilleIreland Richard Clifford6–1, 7–5, 6–1.
1898United Kingdom Harold Adair NisbetIreland George Ball-Greene6–0, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3.
1899United Kingdom George CaridiaUnited Kingdom Arthur Henry Riseley6–3, 7–5.

See also

  • All England Plate (competition for second round losers at the Wimbledon Championships)