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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)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1883	George Arnulph Montgomerie	Percy Greene	6–3 6–1.
1884	Maxwell John Carpendale	Edward Lake Williams	6–2 6–2.
1885	Herbert Knox McKay	William Taylor	6–3, 7–5, 6–2.
1886	Grainger Chaytor	Francis Woodcock Perry	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2.
1887	Herbert Wilberforce	Grainger Chaytor	9–7, 3–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.
1888	James Baldwin	Ernest George Meers	9–7, 6–3, 6–3.
1890	Harold Mahony	Wilfred L Parker	6–2, 6–2, 6–1.
1894	Grainger Chaytor	Frank Stoker	6–1, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4.
1896	Edward Roy Allen	Charles Henry Martin	7–5, 6–1, 4–6, 6–1.
1897	George Greville	Richard Clifford	6–1, 7–5, 6–1.
1898	Harold Adair Nisbet	George Ball-Greene	6–0, 6–3, 1–6, 6–3.
1899	George Caridia	Arthur Henry Riseley	6–3, 7–5.

See also

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

References

1. "Dublin University Review". The Dublin University Review. 1 (1–6). Dublin, Ireland: 131. June 1885. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
2. "FITZWILLIAM PLATE. One prize of £7 for players beaten in the second round of the All-Comers' Singles". Cork Constitution. Cork, Republic of Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1890. p. 6. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
3. ^ "Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Plate". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
4. Tarran
5. "Tournaments: Fitzwilliam Purse". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
6. The Dublin Review (June 1885)
7. Cork Constitution
8. "LAWN TENNIS. THE FITZWILLIAM TOURNAMENT: Fitzwilliam Plate. —Final round: D Chaytor beat F Stoker. 6-1, 6-2. 4-6. 6-4". Newcastle Journal. Northumberland, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 May 1894. p. 5. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
9. "The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality". The Sketch. 14. Ingram brothers.: 291 10 June 1896. Retrieved 7 August 2023.

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