The Mashonaland Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1949 as the Mashonaland Lawn Tennis Championships.[1] The tournament was played Salisbury, Mashonaland, Rhodesia,[2] and ran annually until 1979 when it was discontinued as part of the ILTF Independent Circuit.[1]
| Mashonaland Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit (1950–1972) ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1979) |
| Founded | 1949 |
| Abolished | 1979 |
| Location | Salisbury, Rhodesia |
| Surface | Clay / outdoor |
History edit
In 1949 the first Mashonaland Championships were founded.[1] The tournament was organised by the Mashonaland Lawn Tennis Board and affiliated to the Rhodesia Lawn Tennis Association.[3] The event was played annually on outdoor clay courts. It initially ran annually as part of the ILTF African Circuit,[4] a regional sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit from 1949 to 1969 for men, then 1972 for women before it then became part of the ILTF Independent Circuit (those events not part of the men's ILTF Grand Prix Circuit or women's Virginia Slims Circuit until 1979 when it was abolished.[1]
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1959 |  Don Black |
 Yashvin Shretta[5] |
6–4, 6–3.[1] |
| 1964 | Don Black (2) |
 Cliff Drysdale |
6–4, 3–6, 6–2.[1] |
| 1967 |  Jim McManus |
 Ramanathan Krishnan |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4.[1] |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1969 |  Andrew Pattison |
Hank Irvine |
6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[1] |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Hank Irvine |
Adrian Bey |
6–4, 6–4.[1] |
| 1971 | Andrew Pattison |
 Richard Russell |
6–2, 6–2.[1] |
Women's singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1966 | Pat Walkden |
 Gertruida Walhof |
6–4, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 1967 | Pat Walkden (2) |
 Frances Maclennan |
6–1, 6–0 |
| 1969 | Deidre Allan |
 Beverley Billington |
6–3, 6–3 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1970 | Deidre Allan (2) |
Jenny Waggott |
6–2, 4–6, 6–4 |
| 1971 | Karen Irvine |
Maryna Godwin |
6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Marianna Brummer |
Sally Hudson-Beck |
7–5, 4–6, 6–2 |
| ↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓ | |||
| 1973 | Sally Hudson-Beck |
 Deidre Paterson |
6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tournaments: Mashonaland Championships". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ The Age (1952)
- ^ Council, Salisbury (Zimbabwe) City (1957). The City of Salisbury: Official Guide. Salisbury. Rhodesia: R. Beerman. p. 102.
- ^ "World Tennis Circuit 1971: 20 new tournaments to be added to the world circuit next year, those added, would be selected from the British and European, African, South American, Australasia, and Asian circuits". The Scotsman. Midlothian, Scotland: British Newspaper Archive. 24 February 1970. p. 20. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
- ^ "Biography: Yashvin Shretta". Olympics. IOC. Retrieved 4 November 2023.