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Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship

The Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship[1] also known as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1926 as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament.[2] The event was staged annually at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England until 1965.

Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Abolished1965; 59 years ago (1965)
LocationSutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
VenueSutton Coldfield Tennis Club
SurfaceClay

History edit

In 1922 the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[3] In 1926 the club established the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament.[4] It was staged annually until 1939 when it was suspended due to World War II. The tournament did not resume until 1949 in part due to a lack of water still not available after the war to maintain its courts. In 1950 it was rebranded as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Court Championships. The tournament continued to held through to 1965 when it was discontinued. Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club is still active today.[5]

Finals edit

Men's Singles edit

Incomplete roll includes:

Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1937[6]   Norman Taylor   Kho Sin-Khie 3-6, 9–7, 6-2
1938[7]   Norman Taylor (2)   Jimmy Jones 3-6, 9–7, 6-2
Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship
1949   Tony Mottram   Howard F. Walton 6-0 6-3
1950[8]   Koon Hung Ip   Wilfred D. Rowe 6-0 6-3
1951   Peter Cawthorn   Ignacy Tloczynski 6-2, 9-7
1952   Peter Cawthorn (2)   Don Tregonning 6-2, 8–10, 6-3
1953   Jack Arkinstall   John Horn 6-0 6-1
1954   David Samaai   Don Hamilton[9] 7-5, 3–6, 6-3
1955   Bill Gilmour Sr.   Tony Mottram 4-6, 7–5, 6-3
1956   Brian C. Bowman   Robert J (Bob) Lee[10] 6-1, 6-4
1957   Roger Becker   Derek Lawer[11] 6-3, 6-2
1958   Lew Gerrard   John Hurry[12] 3-6, 6–4, 8-6
1959   Robin Sanders   Howard Walton 6-2, 6-3
1960   Robin Sanders (2)   Gaetan Koenig[13] 6-2, 6-3
1963   John Hillebrand   Martin Mulligan 6-4, 8-6
1964   Roy Dixon   John Hillebrand 6-2, 8-6
1965   Roy Dixon (2)   Uwe Gottschalk[14] 3-6, 6–4, 6-4

Women's singles edit

Incomplete roll includes.

Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1933   E. Woodhall   Olga Greenwood 6-2, 1–6, 6-3
1939   Betty Clements   Molly Wadlow 6-1, 6-3
Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship
1950[15]   Barbara Knapp   Gillian Gittings Worrall 6-3, 7-5
1951   Margaret Emerson   Sheila Speight 7-5, 6-1
1952   Rosemary Walsh   Hazel Cheadle 6-4, 6-3
1953   Hazel Cheadle   Audrey Housley 6-2, 7-5
1954   Angela Mortimer   Heather Nicholls Brewer 6-4, 6-3
1955   Daphne Seeney   Hazel Cheadle 6-2, 3–6, 7-5
1956   Anne Shilcock   Ann Haydon 3-6, 9–7, 6-4
1957[16]   Angela Mortimer (2)   Rita Bentley 9-7, 7-5
1958[17]   Angela Mortimer (3)   Rita Bentley 6-4 6-0
1959   Angela Mortimer (4)   Ann Haydon 6-2, 6-2
1960   Barbara Drew   Françoise Dürr 6-1, 9-7
1963   Hazel Cheadle   Jean Haskew 6-1, 6-2
1964[18]   Ann Haydon Jones   Rita Bentley 1-6, 8–6, 6-4
1965[19]   Pat McClenaughan   Faye Toyne 6-3, 6-1

Tournament records edit

Men's singles edit

Women's singles edit

References edit

  1. ^ Talbot, David (8 June 1965). "LAWN TENNIS: Good start by German hopes By David Talbot an invasion by five young German players, all of whom are hoping for success in next week's Wimbledon qualifying competition, gives a distinctive character to this year's Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. p. 26. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Sport: The fourteenth annual hard court tournament of the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club will take place next week at the club ground in Highbridge Road, Wylde Green, next week". Birmingham Mail. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 9 June 1939. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club Club Information". ipadel.co.uk. iPadel Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  4. ^ Birmingham Mail (1939)
  5. ^ "Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club". clubspark.lta.org.uk. LTA. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Tennis News: Norman Taylor is tuning for Wimbledon by defending his Sutton Coldfield hard courts title this year". Leicester Daily Mercury. Leicestershire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 17 June 1938. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ Leicester Daily Mercury
  8. ^ "IP WINS AT SUTTON Sutton Coldfield tennis title yesterday". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 11 June 1950. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Don Hamilton: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  10. ^ "R. Bob Lee: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Derek Lawer: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  12. ^ "John Hurry : Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Gaetan Koenig: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  14. ^ "Player Profile: Uwe Gottschalk". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  15. ^ Birmingham Weekly Mercury
  16. ^ "Miss Mortimer wins". Football Gazette (South Shields). Durham, England: British Newspaper Archive. 31 May 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  17. ^ Football Gazette (South Shields) (31 May 1958)p.6.
  18. ^ "ANN JONES WINS". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 23 May 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  19. ^ "SUTTON TENNIS: Miss Toyne fails in final Pat McClenaughan (Sydney) defeated the top seed Fay Toyne (Brisbane) 6-3. 6-1 in an all Australian women's singles final in the Sutton Coldfield hard court lawn tennis tournament". Sports Argus. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 12 June 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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