The early years
Wilberforce Eaves
Great Britain · grass court champion · grass titles 1891 to 1902
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Grass titles in the roll
6
Singles titles on grass
1891-1902
Years of grass titles
On grass
Wilberforce Eaves won 6 leading grass titles between 1891 and 1902, at the New South Wales Championships, the Welsh Championships and the Irish Championships.
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Every grass title: 6
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| New South Wales Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1891 | Men's singles | |
| 1902 | Men's singles | |
| Welsh Championships | ||
| 1895 | Men's singles | |
| Irish Championships | ||
| 1897 | Men's singles | |
| Kent Championships (Beckenham) | ||
| 1898 | Men's singles | |
| Scottish Championships | ||
| 1901 | Men's singles | |
Leading grass titles only: the grass majors, tour-level grass events since 1968 and the leading grass championships before 1968. †single source; ‡ sources disagree. Roll of champions
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Sources
- Wikipedia: New South Wales Championships
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Welsh Championships
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Irish Open (tennis)
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Kent Championships
- Tennis Archives
- Wikipedia: Scottish Championships (tennis)
- Tennis Archives
- Tennis Archives
- GTC roll of grass champions, checked against a second source where one exists
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