The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships [1] or Bombay Hard Court Championships, also called the Bombay Presidency Hard Courts, was an international combined men's and women's tennis clay court tournament founded in 1924. The championships were played at the Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay, India. The championships ran until 1950 before being discontinued.
History
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1924 The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships were established in Bombay, India and played on clay courts at the Hindu Gymkhanaa. After World War two it decreased in popularity and was discontinued.
Finals
Men's singles
- Incomplete roll[3]
| Year
|
Winners
|
Runners-up
|
Score
|
| 1924 |
George H. Perkins |
Andrew Cyril Pereira |
6-2, 6-0
|
| 1925 |
Raja S. Raya Aiyar |
Charles W. Gonsalves |
6-4, 6-2
|
| 1926 |
Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao |
N.B. Bhagwat |
6-4, 6-1
|
| 1927 |
Raja S. Raya Aiyar (2) |
P. Rangaswami |
3-6, 6-3, 6-3
|
| 1928[4] |
Raja S. Raya Aiyar (3) |
P. Rangaswami |
2-6, 6-1, 6-4
|
| 1929 |
Raja S. Raya Aiyar (4) |
D.M. Khatao |
7-5, 6-2
|
| 1930 |
Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao (2) |
B.H. Khardekar |
6-3 6-0
|
| 1931-32 |
Not held
|
| 1933 |
Anant Gajanan Gupte |
Andrew Cyril Pereira |
6-8 6-0 6-4
|
| 1934 |
Edward Vivian Bobb |
Janmeja Charanjiva |
5-7 7-5 6-0
|
| 1935 |
Edward Vivian Bobb (2) |
B.H. Khardekar |
6-3, 6-3
|
| 1936 |
Syed Abdul Azim |
Finn Bekkevold[5] |
6-3, 6-2
|
| 1937 |
Yaswanath-Rao Savur[6] |
Jimmy Mehta |
7-5 6-3
|
| 1938[7] |
Edward Vivian Bobb (3) |
Bernard Thomas Blake |
9-7 2-6 6-3
|
| 1939 |
Jimmy Mehta |
Syed Abdul Azim |
6-0 6-4
|
| 1940 |
Edward Vivian Bobb (4) |
Rasi Kumara Sinhji |
6-4 6-3
|
| 1942[8] |
Ghaus Mohammed Khan |
M.V. Bobbjee |
6-4 6-2
|
| 1943-46 |
Not held
|
Women's singles
- Incomplete roll
| Year
|
Winners
|
Runners-up
|
Score
|
| 1925 |
Mrs F. Portlock |
Annie Nepean Clayton |
4-6, 6-2, 6-1
|
| 1926 |
Annie Nepean Clayton |
Mrs A.L. Cooper |
6-1, 7-5
|
| 1927 |
Khama Row |
Olive Stebbing |
6-3, 6-2
|
| 1928 |
Annie Nepean Clayton |
Mrs H.E. Jones |
3-6, 6-1, 6-1
|
| 1929 |
Mrs T. Marshall |
Olive Stebbing |
6-4, 6-0
|
| 1930 |
Leela Row |
Mrs M.P. McDougall |
6-1, 6-3
|
| 1931-32 |
Not held
|
| 1933[9] |
Leela Row (2) |
Mrs M.E. Stephens |
6-1, 6-1
|
| 1934 |
Leela Row (3) |
Meher Dubash |
6-1, 6-1
|
| 1935 |
Leela Row (4) |
Mrs M.C. Captain |
6-0, 6-0
|
| 1936 |
Leela Row (5) |
Meher Dubash |
6-3, 6-2
|
| 1937 |
Leela Row (6) |
Laura Woodbridge |
6-1, 6-4
|
| 1938 |
Leela Row (7) |
Meher Dubash |
6-0, 6-1
|
| 1939 |
Leela Row (8) |
Parin Dinshaw |
2-6, 6-2, 7-5
|
| 1940 |
Leela Row (9) |
Khanum Haji |
6-4, 6-0
|
| 1942[10] |
Khanum Haji |
Laura Woodbridge |
6-1, 7-5
|
| 1943-46 |
Not held
|
| 1947[11] |
Khanum Haji Singh |
Leela Row Dayal |
7-5, 6-2
|
| 1948-49 |
Not held
|
| 1950 |
Leela Row Dayal (10) |
Promilla Khanna |
6-4, 6-3
|
References
- ^ "Bombay Hard Court Championships: RECORD ENTRIES FOR WOMEN'S SINGLES. Bombay, Jan. 21. The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships" (Subscription). Civil and Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: The British Newspaper Archive. 23 January 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Tournament – Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championship". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "HARD COURTS TENNIS IN BOMBAY". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 4 February 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Player Profile". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Yaswanath-Rao Savur". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS Bobb Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 22 February 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "TRIPLE CROWN FOR GHAUS MAHOMED Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 3 February 1942. p. 14. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "Times top10". The Times of India. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Miss Haji Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
- ^ "TWO TITLES FOR MEHTA AND MRS. K. SINGH Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2023.