Ceylon Championships

Ceylon Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1884–1976
Editions92
LocationHill Club Tennis Club
Nuwara Eliya
Ceylon (1884–1971)
Sri Lanka (1972–1976)
Surfaceoutdoor (clay) & outdoor (grass)

The Ceylon Championships (1884-1972) later known as the Sri Lankan Championships (1972–76) was a men's and women's national tennis tournament held at the Hill Club LTC, Nuwara Eliya British Ceylon now Sri Lanka from 1884 through 1976.[1]

History

The Ceylon Championships were founded in 1884 and staged at the Hill Club Tennis Club, Nuwara Eliya, British Ceylon now known as Sri Lanka the event later became known as the Sri Lanka Open which was not staged until 1976.[2] The tournaments first three editions were men's only events. In 1887 the first women's singles event was held that was won by Isa Watson. The most successful men's player in singles was Edward De Fonblanque who won a record ten championship titles and the most successful ladies player in singles was Doreen Sansoni who won a record seven championship titles. The event was re-established as the Sri Lanka Open in 2007.[3] The event was staged on either grass courts or clay courts.[4]

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1884 Charles Ross[5] James Parsons Dove 6-5, 5-6, 6-1, 6-4
1885 James Parsons Dove[5] Thomas Gallwey 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 6-5
1886 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Edward Farquharson 6-4, 6-5, 4-6, 4-6, 6-4
1887 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Edward Farquharson 6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1888 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Charles Hayes 6-8, 8-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
1889 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Alfred Dennison 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1890 James Parsons Dove[5] Hugh Keith 6-3, 5-7, 6-2, 6-3
1891 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Alfred Dennison 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1892 Charles De Fonblanque[5] P. A. Scott 4-6, 2-6, 7-5, 7-5, 6-3
1893 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Eustace Stephens 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4
1894 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Eustace Stephens 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1895 Fred Hadden[5] William Mitchell 6-4, 6-4, 6-3
1896 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Eustace Stephens 6-2, 4-6, 3-6, 11-9, 6-4
1897 Charles De Fonblanque[5] Eustace Stephens 6-4, 6-8, 6-4, 6-3
1898 Douglas Kelly[5] Edgar Vandespar 6-4, 7-5, 7-5
1899 Eustace Stephens[5] Douglas Kelly 6-8, 6-1, 8-6, 6-1
1900 Douglas Kelly[5] Eustace Stephens 2-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1901 Bertie Knight[5] Douglas Kelly 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 3-6, 6-4
1902 Eustace Stephens[5] Bertie Knight 6-2, 6-2, 8-6
1903 Eustace Stephens[5] Fred Hadden 6-1, 6-1, 6-2
1904 Douglas Kelly[5] G. H. Bennett 8-6, 6-2, 6-2
1905 Stuart Pickering Hayley[5] Francis Poyntz-Roberts 3-6, 6-1, 6-4
1906 Stuart Pickering Hayley[5] Alec Hayley 6-2, 6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-0
1907 Douglas Kelly[5] Stuart Pickering Hayley 6-2, 8-6, 2-6, 7-5
1908 Douglas Kelly[5] Arthur Cooper 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2
1909 Stuart Pickering Hayley[5] Douglas Kelly 6-1, 6-2, 1-6, 1-6, 8-6
1910 Stuart Pickering Hayley[5] Gordon Windus 7-5, 7-5, 6-8, 6-3
1911 Stuart Pickering Hayley[5] Gordon Windus 6-0, 8-6, 6-1
1912 Douglas Kelly[5] Stuart Pickering Hayley 6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1913 Arthur Cooper[5] Douglas Kelly 3-6, 10-8, 6-2, 6-3
1914 E. Spitz[5] Arthur Cooper 9-7, 6-4, 9-7
1915-18 No competition [5]
1919 E. R. de Saram[5] Louis Wright
1920 Oscar Pinto[5] Guy Boustead
1921 Oscar Pinto[5] Reginald Gaddum
1922 Lionel Woodhouse[5] Oscar Pinto
1923 Oscar Pinto[5] Lionel Woodhouse
1924 Oscar Pinto[5] Fred J. de Saram Sr.
1925 Fred J. de Saram Sr.[5] Oscar Pinto
1926 Lionel Loos[5] Churchill Gunasekara 6-3, 6-3, 14-12
1927 Oscar Pinto[5] Lionel Loos
1928 G. M. Rennie[5] G. O. Nicholas
1929 Oscar Pinto[5] G. O. Nicholas
1930 G. O. Nicholas[5] David Balfour
1931 G. O. Nicholas[5] Churchill Gunasekara 5-7, 7-5, 5-7, 7-5, 6-2
1932 Oscar Pinto[5] Churchill Gunasekara 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
1933 Eskell 'Buster' Andrews[5] G. O. Nicholas
1934 G. O. Nicholas[5] James Piachaud
1935 N. Krishnaswami[5] Hildon Sansoni
1936 N. Krishnaswami[5] Hildon Sansoni
1937 Yaswanath-Rao Savur[5] N. Krishnaswami 6-2, 6-3, 7-5
1938 Hildon Sansoni[5] Tenkasi Ramanathan
1939 Hildon Sansoni[5] Fredrick de Saram 6-4, 6-0, 10-8[6]
1940 Anat Gupte[5] James Piachaud 6-1, 6-0, 6-1
1941 Fred J. de Saram[5] Roland Abeyratne 3-6, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4[7]
1942-45 No competition [5]
1946 B. R. Kapanipathy[5] Fred J. de Saram 3-6, 6-3, 1-6, 6-3, 6-4[8]
1947 Fred J. de Saram[5] B. R. Kapanipathy 6-2, 6-2, 6-4[9]
1948 Ghaus Mohammad[5] Fred J. de Saram 8-10, 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 12-10[10]
1949 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed[5] Fred J. de Saram 6-2, 9-7, 6-3[11]
1950 Fred J. de Saram[5] Ian Occleshaw 2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-4[12]
1951 Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed[5] Naresh Kumar 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1952 Lovell Ernst[5] Conroy Gunasekera 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1953 Jack Arkinstall[5] Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6-3, 6-0, 9-7
1954 Lennart Bergelin[5] Staffan Stockenberg 6-4, 6-4
1955 Władysław Skonecki[5] Clive Wilderspin 6-1, 10-8, 6-4
1956 Ramanathan Krishnan[5] Jack Arkinstall 9-7, 6-0, 6-1
1957 Rupert Ferdinands[5] Bernard Pinto
1958 Sumant Misra[5] Rupert Ferdinands 3-6, 6-1, 7-5, 7-5
1959[13] Sumant Misra[5] Bernard Pinto 6-3, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4
1960 Akhtar Ali[5] Sumant Misra
1961 Senaka Kumara[5] Vishnu Mohan
1962 Akhtar Ali[5] V. R. Balasubramaniam
1963 Rupert Ferdinands[5] Bernard Pinto 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2
1964 Ravi Venkatesan[5] Shyam Minotra 7-5, 6-3, 5-7, 6-0
1965 Sei Ni Si[5] Bernard Pinto 6-8, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
1966 Bernard Pinto[5] Senaka Kumara 8-6, 6-3, 6-2
1967 Harald Elschenbroich[5] Jesus Hernandez 6-2, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4
1968 Anand Amritraj[5] Shyam Minotra 7-5, 6-3, 6-1
1969 Rupert Ferdinands[5] Shiv-Prakash Misra 4-6, 2-6, 6-4, 8-6, 6-1
1970 Rupert Ferdinands[5] Sumant Misra 6-3, 6-8, 6-4
1971 Anand Amritraj[5] Ravi Venkatesan 7-5, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5
1972 Ravi Venkatesan[5] Somparn Champisri 6-0, 2-6, 9-7, 5-7, 6-2
1973 Senaka Kumara[5] Lassantha Fernando 7-5, 6-1, 6-4
1974 Saeed Meer[5] Meer Mohammed Khan 6-4, 6-4
1975 Lassantha Fernando[5] Gopal Bhupathi
1976 Jamil Ahmed[5] Everard De Silva 6-2, 6-2, 6-3

See also

  • Category:National and multi-national tennis tournaments

References

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  2. ^ "Tournament – Ceylon Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  3. ^ "14th Sri Lanka Open 2021". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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  6. ^ "The Sansonis To The Fore". The Indian Express. 17 April 1939. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  7. ^ "Triple Crown For De Saram". The Indian Express. 21 April 1941. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  8. ^ "Kapinipathy Wins Ceylon Singles Title". The Indian Express. 2 May 1946. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  9. ^ "Kapinipathy Loses To F. J. De Saram". The Indian Express. 16 April 1947. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Mrs. Singh becomes first Indian to win Ceylon women's title". The Indian Express. 6 April 1948. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  11. ^ "Iftikhar Ahmed Excels". The Indian Express. 26 April 1949. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  12. ^ "All-Ceylon Tennis Championships". The Indian Express. 19 April 1950. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
  13. ^ "Results". World Tennis. April 1959. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
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