Dewar Cup Edinburgh
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History
The Dewar Cup Edinburgh was a men's women's professional tennis tournament, held from 1968 to 1974 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tournament was not part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, but is listed, albeit as a non-tour event, in the WTA's Tour's history section. However it was part of the International Tennis Federations independent tournaments tour. Virginia Wade, later a Wimbledon champion, was the only Briton to win a title at the tournament, and was also the event's most successful player, with two wins in the singles and doubles.
Finals
Men's singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[2] | Template:Flagicon Tom Gorman | Template:Flagicon Geoff Paish | 6–2, 6–0. |
| 1972 | Template:Flagicon Ray Moore | Template:Flagicon Pat Cramer | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4[3] |
| 1973 | Template:Flagicon Roger Taylor | Template:Flagicon John Feaver | 2–6, 7–5, 6–4[4] |
| 1974 | Template:Flagicon Mark Cox | Template:Flagicon John Feaver | 6–2 5–7 6–4[5] |
Men's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 [6] | Template:Flagicon Ion Țiriac Template:Flagicon Vladimír Zedník |
Template:Flagicon John Alexander Template:Flagicon Tom Gorman |
6–4, 9–7 |
Women's singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970[7] | Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh | Template:Flagicon Winnie Shaw | 6–2, 8–6 |
| 1971 | Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley | Template:Flagicon Françoise Dürr | 6–0, 6–4 |
| 1972 | Template:Flagicon Margaret Court | Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1973 | Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade | Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 |
| 1974 | Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade | Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman | 6–3, 4–6, 6–2 |
Women's doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 [8] | Template:Flagicon Françoise Durr Template:Flagicon Patti Hogan |
Template:Flagicon Betty Stove Template:Flagicon Sharon Walsh |
10–8, 3-6, 11–9 |
| 1971 | Template:Flagicon Evonne Goolagong Cawley Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman |
Template:Flagicon Patti Hogan Template:Flagicon Nell Truman |
6–3, 6–0 |
| 1972 | Template:Flagicon Margaret Court Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade |
Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman Template:Flagicon Betty Stöve |
6–2, 6–3 |
| 1973 | Template:Flagicon Marita Redondo Template:Flagicon Virginia Wade |
Template:Flagicon Julie Heldman Template:Flagicon Ann Kiyomura |
6–1, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1974 | Template:Flagicon Mima Jaušovec Template:Flagicon Virginia Ruzici |
Template:Flagicon Isabel Fernández de Soto Template:Flagicon Raquel Giscafré |
6–4, 4–6, 6–4 |
References
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Sources
- Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1972 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
- Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1973 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
- Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1974 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
- Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Events 1968-2007" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. 29 May 2008.
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