Tennis tournament
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.
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