Mid-Kent Open Championships
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The Mid-Kent Open Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1881, as a men only event called the Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament. The first staging of this event was at the Maidstone Athletic Ground, Sandling Place, Maidstone, Kent, England before it was discontinued after only one season. In 1894 a new Maidstone Open lawn tennis tournament was revived that featured the Mid-Kent Championships, this event ran until 1927.
History
In 1881, a Maidstone Lawn Tennis Tournament was first staged at the Maidstone, Athletic Ground, Maidstone, Kent, England. The first winner of the men's singles was Britain's Richard Mercer. In 1894, a Maidstone Open tournament was revived, that featured the Mid-Kent Championships that was sanctioned by the Lawn Tennis Association. The championship and ran until 1927.
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll) included:
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maidstone Tournament | |||
| 1881 | United Kingdom Richard Mercer | England Mr. Stited | w.o. |
| 1883 | United Kingdom Randall Mercer (2) | United Kingdom Harold Sweetenham | 6–3, 6–5, 6–4 |
| Mid-Kent Championships | |||
| 1897 | England Hugh Marley | United Kingdom Charles Gladstone Allen | 6-4, 6–2, 2–6, 1–6, 6-3 |
| 1900 | United Kingdom Roy Allen | United Kingdom Reginald Arthur Gamble | 6-4, 6–2, 6-1 |
| 1904 | United Kingdom Roy Allen (2) | United Kingdom George Lawrence Orme | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1905 | New Zealand Harry Alabaster Parker | United Kingdom Charles Gladstone Allen | w.o. |
| 1906 | United Kingdom Edward Lyell Bristow | United Kingdom Ernest Taylor Annett | 6-4, 6–0, 7-5 |
| 1907 | United Kingdom Alfred Ernest Beamish | United Kingdom Roy Allen | 6-3, 4–6, 8-6 |
| 1908 | Germany Otto Froitzheim | Canada Robert Powell | 4-6, 6–1, 6-4 |
| 1909 | United Kingdom Alfred Ernest Beamish (2) | United Kingdom Ernest Taylor Annett | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1910 | United Kingdom Alfred Ernest Beamish (3) | United Kingdom Allan Campbell Pearson | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| Mid-Kent Open Championships | |||
| 1919 | United Kingdom John Cecil Masterman | United Kingdom G.N. Thompson | 2-6, 6-0, 7-5 |
| 1920 | United Kingdom Lawrence Francis Davin | United Kingdom John Cecil Masterman | 6-3, 1-6, 6-2, 1-6, 6-4 |
| 1925. | United Kingdom Wilfrid Hay MacDowall Aitken | ? | ? |
| 1926. | United Kingdom Wilfrid Hay MacDowall Aitken (2) | United Kingdom Guy Oscar Jameson | 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. |
Women's Singles
Incomplete Roll