British Hard Court Championships

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The British Hard Court Championships was a Grand Prix tennis and WTA Tour affiliated tennis tournament, played in the Open Era from 1968 to 1983 and again (albeit not named as such) from 1995 to 1999.

History

As an amateur tournament, the inaugural edition was held in 1924 in Torquay, moving to the West Hants Tennis Club in Bournemouth, England in 1927. The tournament remained there until 1983, although the 1977 and 1979 editions were cancelled due to lack of sponsorship.[1]

At that time, the tournament was played outdoors on red shale,Template:Efn which is similar to European clay but with a grittier, looser surface, thus leading to faster play.[2][3] When the tournament became a fixture of the Open Era in 1968 (see below), many professional competitors from overseas, unused to the playing conditions, complained that the shale courts were wet and slippery.[4] By the mid-1970s, however, the event had become a destination for several top European and South American clay courters: winners of the men's singles championship during those years include Ilie Năstase, Adriano Panatta, Manuel Orantes, Victor Pecci and José Higueras. This did not prevent it from being cancelled once again in 1984, which the organisers explained was due to the lack of a sponsor and the withdrawal of television coverage.[5]

In 1995, the event was revived at Bournemouth as a women's WTA tournament but was only played there that one time; the final edition the following year was held in Cardiff, Wales.[6] A men's ATP World Series tournament was then staged at the West Hants Club on American green clay from 1996 to 1999, before being relocated to indoor hard courts in Brighton for the 2000 edition (see Brighton International).[7]

Bournemouth was once one of the world's major tournaments, second only to Wimbledon in England and on the same level as Monte Carlo, Rome and Hamburg.[2] In the pre-war era, it was regarded as the most important event outside the four Grand Slams. Fred Perry is the record holder with five consecutive titles, from 1932 through to 1936.[6]

Start of Open Era

Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". The Championships hold the distinction of being the first tennis tournament to be held in the Open Era, taking place in April 1968.[8] It started on 22 April at 1:43 p.m. when John Clifton served and won the first point.[9][10] Ken Rosewall won the men's singles title, taking home $2,400, while runner-up Rod Laver received $1,200. Virginia Wade won the women's singles title, defeating Winnie Shaw in the final, but did not take home the winner's prize of $720 as she was still an amateur at the time of the tournament. She thus became the first amateur to win a title in the Open Era.[11][12] Christine Janes and her sister Nell Truman became the first winners of an open tennis event by winning the women's doubles title.[2] The tournament was considered a success and attracted almost 30,000 visitors.[10][13] The young British player Mark Cox went down in tennis history, when at the second round of the championships he became the first amateur player to beat a professional, after defeating the American Pancho Gonzales in five sets in two and a quarter hours.[9][12][14]

Results

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1924 Template:Flagicon Randolph Lycett Template:Flagicon Christiaan van Lennep 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1925 Template:Flagicon Patrick Spence Template:Flagicon Charles Kingsley 6–1, 6–4, 9–7
1926 Template:Flagicon Jacques Brugnon Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 8–6, 6–3
1927 Template:Flagicon René Lacoste Template:Flagicon Patrick Spence 6–1, 6–2, 6–2
1928 Template:Flagicon René Lacoste Template:Flagicon Patrick Spence 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1929 [15] Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin Template:Flagicon Louis Raymond 6–3, 6–2, 1–6, 6–4
1930 Template:Flagicon Harry Lee Template:Flagicon Eric Peters 6–3, 2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1931 Template:Flagicon Christian Boussus Template:Flagicon Pat Hughes 8–6, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1932 Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon George Lyttleton Rogers 4–6, 7–9, 6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1933 Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin 2–6, 7–5, 7–5, 6–2
1934 Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon Jack Crawford 8–6, 7–5, 6–1
1935 Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin 0–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1936 Template:Flagicon Fred Perry Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin 6–2, 8–6, 6–3
1937 Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin Template:Flagicon Harry Lee 6–2, 6–2, 6–0
1938 Template:Flagicon Kho Sin-Kie Template:Flagicon Bunny Austin 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1939 Template:Flagicon Kho Sin-Kie Template:Flagicon Choy Wai-Chuen 7–5, 6–1, 6–4
1940–1945 Not held (WW2)
1946 Template:Flagicon Jack E. Harper Template:Flagicon Derrick W. Barton 7–5, 6–2, 6–1
1947 Template:Flagicon Eric Sturgess Template:Flagicon Ignacy Tłoczyński 11–9, 6–1, 6–4
1948 Template:Flagicon Eric Sturgess Template:Flagicon Ignacy Tłoczyński 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1949 Template:Flagicon Pedro Masip Template:Flagicon Henri Cochet 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 9–7
1950 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Geoff Brown 7–5, 6–0, 6–4
1951 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Felicisimo Ampon 6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1952 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Frank Sedgman 6–2, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1953 Template:Flagicon Enrique Morea Template:Flagicon Felicisimo Ampon 6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1954 Template:Flagicon Tony Mottram Template:Flagicon Geoffrey Paish 6–4, 6–3, 7–5
1955 Template:Flagicon Sven Davidson Template:Flagicon Roger Becker 11–9, 6–3, 6–1
1956 Template:Flagicon Budge Patty Template:Flagicon Ham Richardson 1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1957 Template:Flagicon Jaroslav Drobný Template:Flagicon Lew Hoad 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1958 Template:Flagicon William Knight Template:Flagicon Giuseppe Merlo 5–7, 6–0, 6–2, 6–3
1959 Template:Flagicon Lew Gerrard Template:Flagicon William Knight 3–6, 2–6, 6–2, 7–5, 9–7
1960 Template:Flagicon Mike Davies Template:Flagicon William Knight 6–2, 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1961 Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 8–6, 6–4, 6–0
1962 Template:Flagicon Rod Laver Template:Flagicon Ian Crookenden 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1963 Template:Flagicon William Knight Template:Flagicon Martin Mulligan 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1964 Template:Flagicon William Knight Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 5–7, 7–5
1965 Template:Flagicon Jan-Erik Lundqvist Template:Flagicon Cliff Drysdale 3–6, 6–4, 8–6, 6–1
1966 Template:Flagicon Ken Fletcher Template:Flagicon Tom Okker 7–5, 6–4
1967 Template:Flagicon Jan-Erik Lundqvist Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt 6–1, 6–8, 6–3, 6–2
↓  Open era  ↓
1968 Template:Flagicon Ken Rosewall Template:Flagicon Rod Laver 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3
1969 Template:Flagicon John Newcombe Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1970 Template:Flagicon Mark Cox Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt 6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1971 Template:Flagicon Gerald Battrick Template:Flagicon Željko Franulović 6–3, 6–2, 5–7, 6–0
1972 Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt Template:Flagicon Pierre Barthès 6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1973 Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase 6–8, 7–5, 6–3
1974 Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci 6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1975 Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes Template:Flagicon Patrick Proisy 6–3, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1976 Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes 6–2, 7–9, 6–2, 6–2
1977 Not held
1978 Template:Flagicon José Higueras Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1979 Not held
1980 Template:Flagicon Ángel Giménez Template:Flagicon Shlomo Glickstein 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1981 Template:Flagicon Víctor Pecci Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy 6–3, 6–4
1982 Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes Template:Flagicon Ángel Giménez 6–2, 6–0
1983 Template:Flagicon José Higueras Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd 2–6, 7–6, 7–5
1984–1995 Not held
1996[16] Template:Flagicon Albert Costa Template:Flagicon Marc-Kevin Goellner 6–7, 6–2, 6–2
1997 Template:Flagicon Félix Mantilla Template:Flagicon Carlos Moyá 6–2, 6–2
1998 Template:Flagicon Félix Mantilla Template:Flagicon Albert Costa 6–3, 7–5
1999 Template:Flagicon Adrian Voinea Template:Flagicon Stefan Koubek 1–6, 7–5, 7–6

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1924 Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Ryan Template:Flagicon Geraldine Beamish 6–2, 6–2
1925 Template:Flagicon Elizabeth Ryan Template:Flagicon Joan Fry 6–2, 6–2
1926 Template:Flagicon Joan Fry Template:Flagicon Phoebe Holcroft Watson 6–1, 7–9, 6–1
1927 Template:Flagicon Betty Nuthall Template:Flagicon Edith Clarke 8–6, 6–2
1928 Template:Flagicon Elsie Goldsack Template:Flagicon Joan Ridley 8–6, 6–3
1929 [15] Template:Flagicon Bobby Heine Template:Flagicon Joan Ridley 6–4, 3–6, 8–6
1930 Template:Flagicon Joan Fry Template:Flagicon Madge List 6–1, 2–6, 6–2
1931 Template:Flagicon Simonne Mathieu Template:Flagicon Mary Heeley 6–4, 6–4
1932 Template:Flagicon Simonne Mathieu Template:Flagicon Dorothy Round 6–1, 6–2
1933 Template:Flagicon Dorothy Round Template:Flagicon Helen Jacobs 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1934 Template:Flagicon Dorothy Round Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven 6–2, 2–6, 8–6
1935 Template:Flagicon Kay Stammers Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven 6–2, 6–2
1936 Template:Flagicon Kay Stammers Template:Flagicon Anita Lizana 7–5, 7–5
1937 Template:Flagicon Anita Lizana Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven 7–5, 6–3
1938 Template:Flagicon Peggy Scriven Template:Flagicon Nancye Wynne 7–5, 6–2
1939 Template:Flagicon Kay Stammers Template:Flagicon Anita Ellis 6–3, 6–3
1940–1945 Not held
1946 Template:Flagicon Jean Bostock Template:Flagicon Kay Menzies 6–3, 6–4
1947 Template:Flagicon Nancye Bolton Template:Flagicon Joan Curry 7–5, 6–3
1948 Template:Flagicon Betty Hilton Template:Flagicon Pamela Bocquet 6–1, 6–4
1949 Template:Flagicon Joan Curry Template:Flagicon Jean Quertier 3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1950 Template:Flagicon Joan Curry Template:Flagicon Mary Terán de Weiss 8–6, 8–6
1951 Template:Flagicon Doris Hart Template:Flagicon Jean Walker-Smith 6–4, 8–6
1952 Template:Flagicon Doris Hart Template:Flagicon Shirley Fry 6–4, 6–3
1953 Template:Flagicon Doris Hart Template:Flagicon Shirley Fry 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1954 Template:Flagicon Doris Hart Template:Flagicon Joy Mottram 6–1, 6–3
1955 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Angela Buxton 6–1, 6–1
1956 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Shirley Bloomer 7–5, 5–7, 6–1
1957 Template:Flagicon Shirley Bloomer Template:Flagicon Patricia Ward 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1958 Template:Flagicon Shirley Bloomer Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon 6–4, 6–4
1959 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Christine Truman 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1960 Template:Flagicon Christine Truman Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon 6–2, 6–2
1961 Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer Template:Flagicon Deidre Catt 6–2, 6–3
1962 Template:Flagicon Renée Schuurman Template:Flagicon Angela Mortimer 5–7, 6–2, 6–4
1963 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Norma Baylon 6–0, 1–6, 9–7
1964 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Jan Lehane 6–2, 12–10
1965 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Annette Van Zyl 7–5, 6–1
1966 Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade 6–3, 6–1
1967 Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Ann Haydon-Jones 6–1, 10–8
↓  Open era  ↓
1968 Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Winnie Shaw 6–4, 6–1
1969 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Winnie Shaw 5–7, 6–4, 6–4
1970 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade 6–2, 6–3
1971 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong 7–5, 6–1
1972 Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Template:Flagicon Helga Niessen Masthoff 6–0, 6–4
1973 Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong 6–4, 6–4
1974 Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1975 Template:Flagicon Janet Newberry Template:Flagicon Terry Holladay 7–9, 7–5, 6–3
1976 Template:Flagicon Helga Masthoff Template:Flagicon Sue Barker 5–7, 6–3, 6–3
1977–1994 Not held
1995 Template:Flagicon Ludmila Richterová Template:Flagicon Patricia Hy-Boulais 6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1996 Template:Flagicon Dominique Van Roost Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois 6–4, 6–2

Men's doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968 Template:Flagicon Roy Emerson
Template:Flagicon Rod Laver
Template:Flagicon Andrés Gimeno
Template:Flagicon Pancho Gonzales
8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1969 Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt
Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan
Template:Flagicon Jean-Claude Barclay
Template:Flagicon Bobby Wilson
6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 9–7
1970 Template:Flagicon Tom Okker
Template:Flagicon Tony Roche
Template:Flagicon William Bowrey
Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson
2–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1971 Template:Flagicon William Bowrey
Template:Flagicon Owen Davidson
Template:Flagicon Patricio Cornejo
Template:Flagicon Jaime Fillol
8–6, 6–2, 3–6, 4–6, 6–3
1972 Template:Flagicon Bob Hewitt
Template:Flagicon Frew McMillan
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac
7–5, 6–2
1973 Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Sr.
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Adriano Panatta
Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac
6–4, 8–6
1974 Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Sr.
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
Template:Flagicon Corrado Barazzutti
Template:Flagicon Paolo Bertolucci
6–4, 6–2, 6–0
1975 Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Sr.
Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes
Template:Flagicon Syd Ball
Template:Flagicon Dick Crealy
8–6, 6–3
1976 Template:Flagicon Wojciech Fibak
Template:Flagicon Fred McNair
Template:Flagicon Juan Gisbert Sr.
Template:Flagicon Manuel Orantes
4–6, 7–5, 7–5
1977 Not held
1978 Template:Flagicon Louk Sanders
Template:Flagicon Rolf Thung
Template:Flagicon David Carter
Template:Flagicon Rod Frawley
6–3, 6–4
1979 Not held
1980 Template:Flagicon Eddie Edwards
Template:Flagicon Craig Edwards
Template:Flagicon Andrew Jarrett
Template:Flagicon Jonathan Smith
6–3, 6–7, 8–6
1981 Template:Flagicon Ricardo Cano
Template:Flagicon Víctor Pecci
Template:Flagicon Buster Mottram
Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd
6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1982 Template:Flagicon Paul McNamee
Template:Flagicon Buster Mottram
Template:Flagicon Henri Leconte
Template:Flagicon Ilie Năstase
3–6, 7–6, 6–3
1983 Template:Flagicon Tomáš Šmíd
Template:Flagicon Sherwood Stewart
Template:Flagicon Heinz Günthardt
Template:Flagicon Balázs Taróczy
7–6, 7–5

Women's doubles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968 Template:Flagicon Christine Truman Janes
Template:Flagicon Nell Truman
Template:Flagicon Fay Toyne-Moore
Template:Flagicon Annette du Plooy
6–4, 6–3
1969 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court
Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart
Template:Flagicon Ada Bakker
Template:Flagicon Marijke Schaar
6–1, 6–4
1970 Template:Flagicon Margaret Court
Template:Flagicon Judy Tegart
Template:Flagicon Rosie Casals
Template:Flagicon Billie Jean King
6–2, 6–8, 7–5
1971 Template:Flagicon Mary-Ann Eisel
Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr
Template:Flagicon Margaret Court
Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1972 Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Helen Gourlay
Template:Flagicon Brenda Kirk
Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve
7–5, 6–1
1973 Template:Flagicon Patricia Coleman
Template:Flagicon Wendy Turnbull
Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong
Template:Flagicon Janet Young
7–5, 7–5
1974 Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman
Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade
Template:Flagicon Patti Hogan
Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh
6–2, 6–2
1975 Template:Flagicon Lesley Charles
Template:Flagicon Sue Mappin
Template:Flagicon Delina Ann Boshoff
Template:Flagicon Greer Stevens
6–3, 6–3
1976 Template:Flagicon Delina Ann Boshoff
Template:Flagicon Ilana Kloss
Template:Flagicon Lesley Charles
Template:Flagicon Sue Mappin
6–3, 6–2
1977–1994 Not held
1995 Template:Flagicon Mariaan de Swardt
Template:Flagicon Ruxandra Dragomir
Template:Flagicon Kerry-Anne Guse
Template:Flagicon Patricia Hy-Boulais
6–3, 7–5
1996 Template:Flagicon Katrina Adams
Template:Flagicon Mariaan de Swardt
Template:Flagicon Els Callens
Template:Flagicon Laurence Courtois
6–0, 6–4

Records

Men's singles

Source:The Tennis Base.[17]

See also

Notes

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References

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