# Colchester Championship

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{{Short description|British tennis tournament}}
{{Infobox tennis tournament
|name =Colchester Championship
|type = defunct
|event name =  
|tour =[LTA Circuit](/source/LTA_Circuit) (1889-1912), [ILTF Circuit](/source/ILTF_Circuit) (1913-1923)
|sponsor =  
|founded ={{start date and age|df=yes|1889}} 
|editions =
|ended ={{end date and age|df=yes|1923}} 
|location =[Colchester](/source/Colchester), Essex, England
|venue= Colchester Lawn Tennis Club
|surface =[Grass](/source/Grass_court) 
|website =
}}
The '''Colchester Championship''' <ref name="tb">{{cite web|title=Tournaments:Colchester Championship|url=https://thetennisbase.com/tournaments/ |website=The Tennis Base |publisher=Tennismem SL |access-date=July 25, 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> was a men's and women's [grass court](/source/grass_court) [tennis](/source/tennis) tournament founded in 1889. The tournament was organised by the Colchester Lawn Tennis Club, [Colchester](/source/Colchester), [Essex](/source/Essex), [England](/source/England). It was played annually until 1923 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Circuit.

==History==
The Colchester Championship was first held in August 1889 the men's singles was won by George Kensit Barnabas Norman.<ref name="tb"/>  The tournament  was organised by the Colchester Lawn Tennis Club, [Colchester](/source/Colchester), [Essex](/source/Essex), [England](/source/England).<ref name="tb"/> It was played annually until 1923 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Circuit.<ref name="tb"/> The England international [Roy Allen](/source/Roy_Allen_(tennis)) won most men's singles titles with three consecutive wins between 1893 and 1895.<ref name="tb"/> The final men's tournament was won by six time Wimbledon singles competitor and men's doubles quarter finalist in 1921 [Lawrence Francis Davin](/source/Lawrence_Francis_Davin).<ref>{{cite web |title=L.F. Davin (GBR) - Gentlemen's Singles |url=https://assets.wimbledon.com/archive/draws/pdfs/players/e725d594-7977-4df4-bbc2-b57e32160e52_MS.pdf |website=Wimbledon |publisher=AELTC |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

==References==
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Category:1889 establishments in Ireland
Category:Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
Category:Grass court tennis tournaments

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