New Zealand Championships

New Zealand Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1968)
Founded1885 (1885)
Abolished2020 (2020)
LocationAuckland
Christchurch
Dunedin
Hastings
Mount Eden
Miramar
Napier
Nelson
New Plymouth
Palmerston
Timaru
Wellington
VenueVarious
SurfaceGrass/Hard
Current champions
Men's singles Finn Tearney
Women's singles Paige Hourigan

The New Zealand Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1885 in Napier, New Zealand[1] also known as the New Zealand National Lawn Tennis Championships or the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships. The championships were organised by Tennis New Zealand, and played in various locations during its run that ended in 2020.[2]

History

In December 1886, the first New Zealand Championships were held at Farndon Park, in the small town of Clive, near Napier.[3][4] The championships were organised by the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association, which was formed in Napier.[5]

The championships were held in numerous locations throughout the course of their history. The championships were not held from 1915 to 1918 due to World War I and also from 1940 to 1945 during World War II. Although the majority of the winners of the event were from New Zealand, a number of players from overseas also won the title, including Grand Slam singles winners Bill Tilden,[6] Fred Perry,[6] Vivian McGrath[6] and John Bromwich.[6] New Zealand's multiple Grand Slam singles winner Anthony Wilding also won the New Zealand championships title.[6] Before 1922 the Australasian championships were held in New Zealand on two occasions, but this was a separate tournament from the New Zealand championships. From 1922 onwards the Australasian Championships were no longer held at New Zealand or Perth and the event changed its name to the Australian Championships in 1927.

From 1973 to 1987 the event was sponsored by the oil company BP and was known as the BP New Zealand Championships.[7][8] From 1988 the event was a New Zealand national event and continued to be held through till 2020 when it was discontinued.[9] The tournament was played almost exclusively on grass courts from its inception until 1988 when it switched to hard courts.

The winner of the first men's singles title was Percival Fenwick, and the ladies singles was won by Sarah Lance.[9] The final winner of the men's singles title was Finn Tearney and the women's singles was won by Paige Hourigan.[10] The towns where the championships were held included Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hastings, Mount Eden, Miramar, Napier, Nelson, New Plymouth, Palmerston, Timaru and Wellington. From 1979 the event was held permanently in Wellington.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1886 Percival Fenwick[6] Eric Hudson 6-2, 6-0, 6-4
1887 Percival Fenwick[6] Richard Harman 6-4, 2-6, 4-6, 10-8, 6-2
1888 Percival Fenwick[6] Minden Fenwick 4-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-4, 9-7
1889 Minden Fenwick[6] Joy Marshall 6-4, 0-6, 6-3, 6-3
1890 Joy Marshall[6] Minden Fenwick 6-3, 6-4, 10-8
1891 Richard Harman[6] Joy Marshall 6-4, 6-4, 10-8
1892 Minden Fenwick[6] Richard Harman 1-6, 7-5, 9-7, 3-6, 6-4
1893 Minden Fenwick[6] Patrick Marshall 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-3
1894 James Hooper[6] Harry Parker 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
1895 Harry Parker[6] James Hooper 6-4, 6-2, 6-5
1896 Joy Marshall[6] James Hooper 8-6, 6-2, 6-0
1897 James Hooper[6] Harry Parker 6-1, 8-6, 6-4
1898 Cecil Cox[6] John Collins 6-2, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
1899 James Hooper[6] John Peacock 10-8, 6-3, 7-5
1900 Alfred Dunlop[6] John Peacock 4-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4
1901 John Peacock[6] Frederick Laishley 6-2, 6-4, 7-5
1902 Harry Parker[6] John Peacock 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1903 Harry Parker[6] John Peacock 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
1904 Harry Parker[6] Andrew Borrows 6-1, 6-2, 6-1
1905 Harry Parker[6] Clifford Dickie 6-1, 6-0, 6-2
1906 Anthony Wilding[6] Harry Parker 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-1
1907 Harry Parker[6] Thomas Quill 4-6, 6-0, 6-4, 6-3
1908 Anthony Wilding[6] Harry Parker 6-2, 6-1, 6-4
1909 Anthony Wilding[6] Frank Fisher 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
1910 John Peacock[6] Frank Fisher 6-1, 0-6, 6-1, 7-5
1911 Geoff Ollivier[6] John Peacock 6-2, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1
1912 Robert Swanston[6] Frank Fisher 2-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1913 Alexander Wallace[6] Clifford Dickie 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 rtd.
1914 Geoff Ollivier[6] Lancelot Jennings 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1
1915-18 No competition[6]
1919 Geoff Ollivier[6] James Laurenson 6-2, 1-6, 6-0, 7-5
1920 Bill Tilden[6] Watson Washburn 6-0, 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3
1921 James Laurenson[6] Edgar Bartleet 6-2, 6-4, 6-4
1922 Geoff Ollivier[6] James Laurenson 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
1923 Arthur Sims[6] Geoff Ollivier 9-7, 6-3, 6-1
1924 Geoff Ollivier[6] James Laurenson 6-2, 6-0, 6-0
1925 Geoff Ollivier[6] Donald France 5-7, 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
1926 Eskell 'Buster' Andrews[6] Allan North 2-6, 4-6, 6-1, 6-0, 6-3
1927 Geoff Ollivier[6] Edgar Bartleet 6-1, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6, 9-7
1928 Edgar Bartleet[6] Cam Malfroy 4-6, 7-5, 8-6, 6-4
1929 Charlie Angas[6] Donald France 6-1, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
1930 Alan Stedman[6] Harold Barnett 7-5, 6-1, 6-3
1931 Charlie Angas[6] Harold Barnett 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-0
1932 Eskell 'Buster' Andrews[6] Cam Malfroy 6-0, 6-4, 2-6, 6-3
1933 Cam Malfroy[6] Clifford Sproule 4-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-8, 6-3
1934 Fred Perry[6] Abel Kay 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1935 Vivian McGrath[6] Eskell 'Buster' Andrews 5-7, 10-8, 7-5, 6-0
1936 Dennis Coombe[6] Noel Bedford 6-3, 5-7, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1
1937 Alistair Browne[6] Robert Pattinson 6-0, 7-5, 6-1
1938 Neil Edwards[6] Harold Barnett 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
1939 John Bromwich[6] Jack Crawford 7-5, 6-3, 6-3
1940-45 No competition[6]
1946 Ron McKenzie[6] Stanley Painter 6-1, 6-1, 7-5
1947 Ron McKenzie[6] Leo Roach 6-2, 0-6, 6-1, 6-3
1948 Ron McKenzie[6] Jeff Robson 7-5, 6-2, 6-2
1949 Jeff Robson[6] Ron McKenzie 6-1, 3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1950 George Worthington[6] Jeff Robson 6-4, 6-3, 7-5
1951 Ron McKenzie[6] John Barry 6-2, 9-7, 6-4
1952 Jeff Robson[6] Bill Sidwell 1-6, 6-0, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1
1953 George Worthington[6] Jeff Robson 6-4, 6-4, 7-5
1954 John Barry[6] Mark Otway 8-6, 6-3, 6-3
1955 John Barry[6] Jeff Robson 6-4, 6-3, 6-2
1956 Jeff Robson[6] Ron McKenzie 5-7, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4, 7-5
1957 Mike Davies[6] Jeff Robson 2-6, 10-8, 6-3, 6-4
1958 Bob Howe[6] Jeff Robson 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 7-5
1959 Bob Howe[6] John Barry 6-3, 2-6, 2-6, 6-0, 6-2
1960 Lew Gerrard[6] Mark Otway 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1961 Lew Gerrard[6] Brian Woolf 6-1, 6-2 6-1
1962 Lew Gerrard[6] Ian Crookenden 8-6, 7-5, 6-1
1963 Lew Gerrard[6] Robert Clarke 6-2, 6-1, 6-2
1964 Lew Gerrard[6] Gene Scott 3-6, 6-3, 6-1, 9-7
1965 Barry Phillips-Moore[6] Lew Gerrard 6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
1966 Ken Fletcher[6] Roger Taylor 6-4, 5-7, 4-6, 6-0, 9-7
1967 Mark Cox[6] Brian Fairlie 7-5, 6-0, 6-1
1968 Brian Fairlie[6] Colin Stubs 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1969 Brian Fairlie[6] Onny Parun 6-4, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1
1970 Onny Parun[6] Richard Hawkes 6-1, 12-10, 6-4
1971 Colin Dibley[6] Bob Giltinan 6-1, 6-4, 6-4
1972 Onny Parun[6] Steve Faulk 3-6, 7-6, 6-3, 7-6
1973 Syd Ball[6] Kim Warwick 6-2, 6-4, 4-6, 7-5
1974 Onny Parun[11] Russell Simpson 7-6, 6-4, 6-4
1975 Gerhard Wimmer[12] Russell Simpson 6-7, 6-2, 7-6, 6-4
1976 Onny Parun[13] Peter Langsford 7-5, 7-6, 7-6
1977 Brian Fairlie[14] Dale Collings 6-3, 6-4, 7-5
1978 Denis Gibson[15] Peter Langsford 7-5, 6-4
1979 Larry Loeb[16] David Mustard 6-2, 6-1
1980 Mark Lewis[17] Onny Parun 2-6, 6-3, 9-7
1981 Onny Parun[18] Bruce Derlin 6-3, 6-2
1982 Onny Parun[19] Rand Evett 7-5, 6-2
1983 John McCurdy[20] David Mustard 7-6, 6-4
1984 David Mustard[21] Steve Guy 7-6, 6-4
1985 Kelly Evernden[22] David Lewis 7-6, 6-4
1986 Kelly Evernden[23] James Dunphy[24]
1987 Kelly Evernden[23] Bruce Derlin 6-3, 6-4

Event names

The event was first known as the New Zealand National Lawn Tennis Championships or the New Zealand Lawn Tennis Association Championships. It was later shortened to just New Zealand Championships and historically sometimes referred to as the New Zealand Senior Championships.[25] From 1973 to 1987 the tournament was sponsored by the oil company BP and was branded as the BP New Zealand Championships.[26] From 1988 to 1992 the BP National Championships was a Grand Prix/ATP level event and from 1993-95 was part of the challenger circuit. The New Zealand national championships no longer had BP sponsorship from 1988 and was a national event won by New Zealand players only.[9]

See also

Notes

This event should not be confused with the New Zealand Open Championships event that was first played in Auckland in 1969 and exclusively in that city until 1979 that was a combined event until 1981, and is directly descended from the both ATP Auckland Open and WTA Auckland Open.[27] This tournament for all of its history was regarded as a national championships, and should not be confused with the men's BP National Championships tournament that was titled as such from 1988 to 1992 was also a different roll of winners.[28]

References

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  2. ^ "Tennis NZ Roll of Honour" (PDF). Tennis Kiwi. Tennis New Zealand. 2020. pp. 18, 19, 20. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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  4. ^ Tennis New Zealand
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  11. ^ "Parun champion for the third time". The Press (Christchurch). 7 January 1974. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  12. ^ "N.Z. tennis singles titles to overseas players again". The Press (Christchurch). 20 January 1975. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  14. ^ "Fairlie tames Dale Collings". The Press (Christchurch). 7 February 1977. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  17. ^ "Lewis' stunning success too late for cup tie". The Press (Christchurch). 4 February 1980. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
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  26. ^ "WORLD SPORT IN BRIEF: Evonne Goolagong, Australia's 1971 Wimbledon champion, reached the quarter-finals the BP New Zealand tennis championships Christchurch today by beating Michelle Gurdal of Belgium 6-4, 6-2". Evening Express. Aberdeenshire, Scotland: Aberdeen Journals. 17 January 1973. p. 16. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
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  28. ^ Tennis New Zealand. pp. 18, 19, 20.
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