Glamorgan County Championships
| Glamorgan County Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Abolished | 1970 |
| Location | Cardiff Dinas Powis. Wales |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
The Glamorgan County Championships [1] or Glamorgan Championships was a combined WLTA/ILTF affiliated grass court tennis tournament founded in 1912.[2] Also known as the Glamorganshire Championships.[3] It was first played at the Dinas Powis LTC, in Dinas Powis, Glamorgan, Wales. It was then played in Cardiff towards the end of its run,[4] until 1970 when it was discontinued.[5]
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll included).[6]
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Amphlett Davis | Harold Owen | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1939[7] | Alejo Russell | Gordon Tuckett | 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1946 | Gordon Tuckett | Paddy Roberts | 11-9, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1947 | Bobby Meredith | Gordon Tuckett | 7-9, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1949[8] | Alexander Hamburger | Michael Brown | 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1950 | George Godsell | Wilfred Row | 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1951 | Bengt Axelsson | Johann Kupferburger | 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 1952 | Philip Brophy[9] | Colin Hannam[10] | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1953 | John Horn | Rupert Ferdinands | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1956 | Wayne Mayers | Louis Surville | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Derek Lawer | Wayne Van Voorhees | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1960 | Richard Hawkes | J. Malcolm Gracie | 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 |
| 1964 | Tom Okker | Gerald Battrick | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1966 | Ken Fletcher | Abe Segal | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1967 | Keith Carpenter | Keishiro Yanagi | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1968[11] | Keith Carpenter | Tom Edlefsen | 7-5, 6-3 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1969[12] | Simon Partridge | Roger MacFarlane | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1970 | Bob Rheinberger | Bill Joiner | 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 |
References
- ^ "Fletcher will play in Glamorgan tennis". The Scotsman via British Newspaper Archive . 31 May 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS: DINAS POWIS WHITSUN TOURNAMENT - 8th annual open Glamorgan Championships". Western Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 15 May 1920. p. 8. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "CHAMPIONSHIPS. GLAMORGANSHIRE TENNIS". Western Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 5 June 1922. p. 8. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "BEATEN AT CARDIFF". Liverpool Daily Post (Welsh Edition) via British Newspaper Archive. 2 June 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "TOURNAMENT - Search - Glamorgan - Dinas Powis". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ Tennis Archives
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS - A. D. Russell Glamorgan County Champion A. D. Russell (Argentina), the South American champion, beat G. L. Tuckett (Cardiff), 6-4, 5-7, 7-5. win the men's singles title". Western Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 1 June 1939. p. 5. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "GLAMORGAN TENNIS Hamburger's Triple Triumph". The Western Daily Mail via British Newspaper Archive. 9 June 1949. p. 5. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "Philip Brophy: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Player Profile: Colin Hannam". ATP Tour. Retrieved 31 January 2025.
- ^ "Carpenter, Faye Urban win Glamorrin in tennis crowns". The Montreal Gazette via Google News Archive. 10 June 1968. p. 27. Retrieved 30 January 2025.
- ^ "PARTRIDGE'S EASY WIN". Star Green 'Un via British Newspaper Archive. 31 May 1969. p. 1. Retrieved 30 January 2025.