North of England Hard Court Championships

North of England Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1913 (1913)
Abolished1988 (1988)
LocationScarborough, North Yorkshire (1913–55)
Southport, Merseyside
(1956–88)
VenueYorkshire Lawn Tennis Club
Southport Argyle Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

The North of England Hard Court Championships[1] and later known as the Wilson North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships for sponsorship reasons was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament established in 1913 and ran until 1988.[2]

History

The North of England Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament first established in 1913 at the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club. Scarborough, Yorkshire, England.[3] In 1956 the tournament changed location to the Argyle Lawn Tennis Club, Southport,[4] England for the duration of its run until 1988.[5]

In 1941 the Argyle Lawn Tennis Club established the Southport Easter Open tournament,[6] and from 1956 that tournament was incorporated jointly with the North of England Hard Court Championships.[7] From 1981 to 1984 the championships were sponsored by the paint company 'Weatherall' and was known as the Weatherall North of England Hard Court Championships.[8] In 1985 the company Wilson Sporting Goods took over sponsorship of the event and was known as the Wilson North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships until 1988 then was discontinued.[9]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)[10]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
North of England Hard Court Championships
1920 Mark Hick Ralph Douglas Watson 6–2, 7–5, 6–4
1922 Ernest Bisseker Jack Hillyard 6–3, 5–7, 6–8, 6–2, 6-3
1931 Arthur W. Hill Lionel Antrobus 6-1, 6-4
1933 John Colin Gregory Donald MacPhail 6-4, 7-5
1934 Vernon Kirby Alan Martin Wedd 6-3, 6-4
1935 Raymond Tuckey Pat Sherwood 6-3, 6-3
1936 Raymond Tuckey (2) Pat Sherwood 6-4, 8-6
1937 Raymond Tuckey (3) Ronald Alfred Shayes 6–4, 2–6, 6–3
1938 Murray Deloford Harold Hare[11] 6–3, 4–6, 6–1
1939 George Godsell Pat Sherwood 6-2, 6-2
1940/1945 Not held (due to world war two)
1946[12] Ignacy Tłoczyński Jack Harper 8–6, 3–6, 6–1
1947[13] Ignacy Tłoczyński (2) Tony Mottram 6-4, 6-3
1948 Ignacy Tłoczyński (3) George Godsell 7-5, 6-0
1949 Ignacy Tłoczyński (4) Bobby Meredith 6-0, 6-0
1950 Ignacy Tłoczyński (5) Derrick Leyland[14] 6-0, 6-1
1951 Czeslaw Spychala Donald Butler 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1952 Staffan Stockenberg Czeslaw Spychala 6-4, 6-4
1953 John Barrett Ignacy Tłoczyński 6-4, 6-4
1954 Ignacy Tłoczyński (6) Matthew Farhang Mohtadi 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1955 Ivor Warwick Ian A. Macdonald[15] 6-2, 6-3
1956 John Horn Mike Hann 7–5, 4–6, 6–4
1957 Robert Bédard Alan Mills 6-2, 6-3
1959 Alan Mills Malcolm Gracie[16] 6-1, 6-2
1960 Lew Gerrard Alan Mills 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1961 Tony Pickard Mike Hann 6-4, 6-3
1962 Jimmy Tattersall Trevor Adamson[17] 4–6, 6–2, 6–1
North of England Hard Court Lawn Tennis Championships
1963 Jimmy Tattersall (2) Malcolm Gracie 8-6, 6-2
1964 Clay Iles[18] Mark Cox 7-5, 6-2
1965 G.B. Jones Geoff Stubbs 7-6, 6-2
1966 Billy Knight John Roderick Mcdonald[19] 6-1, 6-2
1967 Billy Knight (2) John Roderick Mcdonald 6-3, 6-4
Open era
North of England Hard Court Open Championships
1968 Geoff Stubbs[20] David Gunson[21] 6-3, 6-3
1969 Clay Iles (2) Robert G. Clarke 6-4, 6-3
1970 Allan McDonald Ken Weatherley 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1972 Robert G. Clarke John Howarth[22]
1973 John Marnoch Robert Armytage 6-4, 6-1
1974 Geoffrey Paish Willem Prinsloo 6–1, 6–7, 7–5
1976 Roger Webb Antony Fawley 7-6, 6-4
1977[23] Neil Rayner Nigel Sears 6–2, 1–6, 6–2
1978 Andrew Jarrett Trevor Heath 6-1, 6-0
1979 Harvey Becker Kevin Harris 0–6, 7–6, 6–2
1980 Keith Gilbert Nigel Sears 6-0, 6-2
Weatherall North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships
1981 Nick Brown Simon Ickringill[24]
1982 Michael Appleton Neil Rayner 6-3, 7-6
1983 Neil Rayner Harvey Becker 6–4, 4–6, 6–1

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champion Runner-up Score
North of England Hard Court Championships
1913 Mary Gray Welsh Jessie Green 6-1, 6-1
1914 Mrs E. Wilkinson Mary Gray Welsh 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1915/1918 Not held (due to world war one)
1919 Phyllis Satterthwaite Mrs A. Wilkinson 6-1, 6-2
1920 Elsie Goodlass Holtby Mrs Hobson 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1921 Elsie Goodlass Holtby (2) Mrs Hobson 6–4, 6–3
1922 Phyllis Satterthwaite (2) Joan Austin 6-1, 6-3
1923 Norah Fosdick Middleton Mary Gray Welsh 6–2, 5–7, 7–5
1924 Ruth Watson Lesley Cadle 6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1925 Ruth Watson (2) Elsie Goodlass Holtby 6-2, 6-1
1926 Ruth Watson (3) Mrs Wormald 6–1, 5–7, 6–1
1927 Aurea Edgington Eileen Connell 6-4, 6-2
1928 Elsie Goldsack Aurea Edgington 6-3, 6-4
1929 Elsie Goldsack (2) Dorothy Anderson 6-3, 8-6
1930 Dorothy Anderson Janet Lawson 6-1, 6-2
1931 Dorothy Anderson (2) R. Bray 6-2, 7-5
1932 Freda James Janet Lawson Walker 6-2, 7-5
1933 Freda James (2) Edie Rudd Luxton 6-3, 6-4
1934 Doris Bullock Nancy Kidson 2–6, 6–2, 6–3
1935 Joan Hartigan Rosemary Smith 6-2, 6-2
1936 Nina Brown Rosemary Smith 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1937 Thelma Jarvis Denise Huntbach 6-3, 6-2
1938 Gladys Southwell Nina Brown 6-4, 4-0 ret.
1939 Suzy Kormoczy Nora Maingay 6-3, 6-2
1940/1945 Not held (due to world war two)
1946 Jean Quertier Sheila Barraclough 6-1, 7-5
1947 Joan Curry Joy Gannon 6-3, 6-2
1948 Joan Curry (2) Peggy Dawson-Scott 6-0, 6-1
1949 Joan Curry (3) Lesley Hunter Fulton 6-0, 6-1
1950 Thelma Coyne Long Jean Quertier 6-4, 7-5
1951 Susan Partridge Helen Fletcher 6-3, 3–6, 10-8
1952 Jean Petchell Valerie Lewis 6-3, 7-5
1953 Pat Harrison Jean Petchell 6-3, 6-2
1954 Barbara Knapp Jean Petchell 7-5, 6-3
1955 Georgie Woodgate Barbara Knapp 6-1, 6-3
1956 Angela Buxton Elaine Watson 6-0, 6-1
1958 Angela Buxton (2) Margaret R. O'Donnell 6-2, 6-3
1959 Shirley Bloomer Margaret H. O'Donnell 6-3, 6-3
1960 Shirley Bloomer Brasher (3) Elaine Shenton 6-3, 6-1
1961 Shirley Bloomer Brasher (4) Margaret R. O'Donnell 7-5, 6-2
1962 Margaret Cooper E. Smith 6-1, 6-4
North of England Hard Court Lawn Tennis Championships
1963 Margaret R. O'Donnell E. Smith 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1964 Nell Truman Heather Allen 2–6, 6–2, 6–1
1965 Margaret R. O'Donnell (2) J. Hope 7-5, 6-3
1966 Margaret R. O'Donnell (3) Alex McAlpine 6–1, 5–7, 6–0
1967 Rita Bentley Jitka Volavková 9-7, 6-3
Open era
North of England Hard Court Open Championships
1968 Janice Townsend C. Penn divided title
1969 Shirley Bloomer Brasher (5) Janice Townsend 6–1, 3–6, 6–0
1970 Evonne Goolagong Joyce Barclay Williams 6-2, 6-3
1972 Veronica Burton Shirley Bloomer Brasher 6-1, 6-3
1973 R. Allen A. Morris 4–6, 6–0, 6–3
1974 Lindsey Beaven Corinne Molesworth 6-0, 6-4
1976 Michelle Tyler Corinne Molesworth 6-1, 6-1
1977[25] Anthea Cooper Debbie Jevans 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1978 Corinne Molesworth Annette Coe 6–7, 7–6, 6–3
1979 Cathy Drury Jane Plackett 7-5, 7-6
1980 Belinda Thompson Joy Tacon 2–6, 6–1, 6–0
Weatherall North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships
1981 Lisa Pennington Denise Parnell 6-1, 6-2
1982 Michelle Tyler (2) Kate Brasher 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1983 Kate Brasher Sara Gomer 6–3, 2–6, 6–4

Event name

  • North of England Hard Court Championships (1913–1962)
  • North of England Hard Court Lawn Tennis Championships (1963–1967)
  • North of England Hard Court Open Championships (1968–1980)
  • Weatherall North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships (1981–1984)
  • Wilson North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships (1985–1988)

Locations and Venues

The championships were held at the Yorkshire Lawn Tennis Club. Scarborough, Yorkshire, England from 1913 to 1955.[26] In 1956 event was transferred to the Southport Argyle Lawn Tennis Club, Southport, Merseyside until 1988.

Tournament records

Men's

Women's

See also

References

  1. ^ "SPORT BY PERCY TEARE In spite of an early Easter, the annual North of England Hard Court Championships (incorporating the 37th Southport Easter Open Tournament), has again attracted a large entry with 100 players taking part". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, Merseyside: The British Newspaper Archive. 22 March 1978.
  2. ^ "American is top seed at Southport: American is top seed at Southport The Wilson North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships take place at Southport Argyle all next week with finals on Saturday (April 2) and have attracted a high number of entries". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, Merseyside: The British Newspaper Archive. 24 March 1988. p. 73.
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  5. ^ Liverpool Echo, The British Newspaper Archive, 24 March 1988, p.73.
  6. ^ "SOUTHPORT TENNIS The North of England Hard Court Lawn Tennis Championships (incorporating the 25th Southport Easter Open tournament) started at the Argyle L.T.C., Southport yesterday". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, Lancashire: The British Newspaper Archive. 6 April 1966. p. 24.
  7. ^ Liverpool Echo 6 April 1966. p.24.
  8. ^ "Lancs Tennis: After two days of junior events of the annual Weatherall North of England Hard Court Tennis Championships continue at Southport Argyle club today". Liverpool Echo. Liverpool, Merseyside: The British Newspaper Archive. 8 April 1982. p. 30.
  9. ^ Liverpool Echo, The British Newspaper Archive, 24 March 1988, p.73.
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