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Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships

The Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships formally known as the Western Australian Hard Court Championships[1] was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1922 as the Hard Court Championships of the Great Southern District.[2] The tournament was organised by the Western Australia Lawn Tennis Association and first played at the Albany Tennis Club, Mount Lawley Park, Albany, Western Australia. It ran annually until 1983. when it was discontinued[3]

Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1922; 102 years ago (1922)
Abolished1983; 41 years ago (1983)
LocationAlbany
Bruce Rock
Greenville
Katanning
Kukerin
Pingelly
Wongan Hills
VenueAlbany Tennis Club (1922–39)
Various (1946–83)
SurfaceClay

History edit

In January 1922 the Hard Court Championships of the Great Southern District was etsblished at the Albany Tennis Club, Mount Lawley Park, Albany, Western Australia, Australia.[4] The first winners of the men's singles was Ronald Coote,[3] and the winner of the women's singles event was Phyllis Richardson. In December 1926 it became a fully sanctioned event of the Western Australia Lawn Tennis Association and the tournament was renamed as the Western Australian State Hard Court Championships.[5]

The championships continued to be held in Albany until 1939. In 1940 they were moved to Geraldton.[3] The event was not held from 1941 to 19454 due to World War II.[3] In 1946 the tournament resumed and was played in Kalgoorlie.[3] It was then held at various location throughout its run including Bruce Rock, Greenville, Katanning, Kukerin, Pingelly and Wongan Hills.[3]

In 1983 the tournament was last held at was discontinued the final winner of the men's singles event was Robert (Bob) Casey.[3][6] The final women's singles champion was Christine Matison.

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1922[3] Albany   Ronald Francis Charles Coote   Loyal Forte 6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1923[3] Albany   Clement Leonard Evans   Samuel Stedman Glyde 6–0, 6–4
1924[3] Albany   Clement Leonard Evans   Reginald W. Richardson 6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
1925[3] Albany   Edward William Sturm   Arthur G. Range Uglow 6–0, 7–5, 6–3
1926[3] Albany   Ernest Malcolm Ladyman   Edward William Sturm 7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1927[3] Albany   Robert Whitelock (Bob) Phillips   Ernest Malcolm Ladyman 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1928[3] Albany   Clarence Leslie Treloar   Eric John Bray 6–0, 6–1, 6–2
1929[3] Albany   William Henry Halliday   Jack Fraser 6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1930[3] Albany   Harry Stapledon   Clarence Leslie Treloar 6–0 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–0
1931[3] Albany   Harry Stapledon   Ronald Douglas Ford 6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1932[3] Albany   Ronald Douglas Ford   William Henry Halliday 6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–0
1933[3] Albany   Ronald Douglas Ford   Robert Coles Reitze 6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1934[3] Albany   Jack Langdon   Arthur Patrick Hinds 8–6, 6–0, 6–2
1935[3] Albany   Edward Butt   Jack Langdon 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1936[3] Albany   Ernest Malcolm Ladyman   Jack Langdon 6–3, 6–3
1937[3] Albany   Vern Hall   William Henderson Davis 6–1, 3–6 8–6 4–6 6–4
1938[3] Albany   Ronald Douglas Ford   Keith Allen Hough 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1939[3] Albany   Jack Langdon   William Henry Halliday 6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1940[3] Geraldton   Max Bonner   Ronald Henry Stephen 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1941[3] Geraldton   John Bromwich   Max Bonner 6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1942/1945 Not held (due to World War II)
1946[3] Kalgoorlie   Herbert Parfitt Blacker   Ronald Henry Stephen 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1
1947.[3] Albany   William Frederick Stephen   Ronald Henry Stephen 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1948[3] Katanning   Arthur Vernon Hall   Max McDermott 1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1949[3] Geraldton   Clive Eric Wilderspin   William Frederick Stephen 6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1950[3] Kalgoorlie   Clive Eric Wilderspin   Keith Edwin Holten 10–8, 6–2, 6–1
1951[3] Pingelly   John Edward Blacklock   Clive Eric Wilderspin 7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1952[3] Albany   Dawson Cecil Hamilton   Laurie Quan 6–1, 7–5 9–7
1953[3] Kalgoorlie   Dawson Cecil Hamilton   John Blacklock[7] 1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1954[3] Toodyay   Geoffrey Oswald Strang   Ronald L. Hunt 6–3, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
1960[3] Geraldton   Arthur James Catchpole   Wayne Millen 6–2,6–4
1961[3] Bruce Rock   Rob Kilderry   Geoff Strang 7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1962[3] Bruce Rock   Wayne Millen   Colin Bell 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1963[3] Bruce Rock   Peter Harris   Peter McPherson[8] 9–6
1964[3] Bruce Rock   Timothy John Clayton   Douglas Napier[9] 6–3, 6–1
1965[3] Kalgoorlie   Rob Cadwallader[10]   Michael Kenny 9–5
1966[3] Kalgoorlie   Brian Bowman[11]   Colin Bell 6–1, 6–2
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969[3] Bruce Rock   Gary Penberthy[12]   Daniel Hogan 6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1973[3] Greenville   Robert Aidan Casey   Alan Wall[13] 6–3, 14–12
1975[3] Kalgoorlie   Robert Aidan Casey   Ross Olivieri 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1976 *[3] Kukerin   Robert Aidan Casey   Ross Olivieri 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1976 **[3] Kukerin   Robert Aidan Casey   Gary Penberthy 6–4, 6–4
1978[3] Kondinin   Gary Penberthy   Robert Aidan Casey 6–3. 6–3
1979[3] Katanning   Gary Penberthy   Larry Hall 6–0, 6–3
1983[3] Wongan Hills   Robert Aidan Casey   Brian Williams 6–4, 6–3

Women's singles edit

(incomplete roll)

Year Location Champion Runner-up Score
1922 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor ?
1923 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor 6–2, 6–1
1924 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Mrs E.J. Stuart 6–4, 6–4
1925 Albany   Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor   Mrs Grace 6–4, 9–7
1926 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Peggy Murray 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1927 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Marion Barker 6–3, 6–4
1928 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Venetia Thompson Fyfe 6–0, 6–2
1929 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Mrs H.J. Frank 6–2, 6–3
1930 Albany   Ida Wedin MacBeth   Marion Barker 1–6, 8–6, 6–1
1931 Albany   Marion Barker   Bessie Spencer Ford 6–2, 6–1
1932 Albany   Pearl Jamieson   Rosie Collins 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1933 Albany   Rosie Collins   Mary Paterson 6–4, 6–4
1934 Albany   Pearl Jamieson   Phyllis Richardson 7–5, 6–8, 6–3
1935 Albany   Pearl Jamieson   Phyllis Richardson 9–7, 6–4
1936 Albany   Phyllis Richardson   Rosie Collins 7–5, 6–2
1937 Albany   Pearl Jamieson   Rosie Collins 7–5, 6–1
1938 Albany   Rosie Collins   Mrs Stella Lings 6–1, 6–1
1939 Albany   Joan Crisp   Gwen Nicolson 7–5, 6–2
1940 Geraldton   Mavis Williams Cooke   Mary Paterson 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1942/1945 Not held (due to World War II)
1946 Kalgoorlie   Rona Ryan   Pauline Graham 1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1947 Albany   Margot Grace   Mavis Williams Cooke 6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1948 Katanning   Rona Ryan   Margot Grace 7–5, 9–7
1949 Geraldton   Marina Nicholas   Margot Grace 1–6, 6–3, 6–0
1950 Kalgoorlie   Valmai Watts Bandy   Mrs S. Robinson 4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1951 Pingelly   Patricia Cunningham   Valmai Watts Bandy 6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1952 Albany   Joan Ryan   Patricia Cunningham 6–3, 6–0
1953 Kalgoorlie   Mary Blacklock   Rona Ryan Hesford ?
1954 Toodyay   Mary MacFarlane White   Patricia Cunningham Holmes 8–6, 4–3 retd.
1965 Kalgoorlie   S. Stephen   Dianne Born 9–7 ?
1966 Kalgoorlie   Lesley Hunt   D. Griffiths 6–3, 6–0
↓  Open Era  ↓
1973 Greenwille   Vicki Lancaster   Keryl Chute 6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1975 Kalgoorlie   Michelle Pekovitch   Maureen Smith 6–3, 6–4
1976 Kukerin   Christine Matison   L. Cooper 6–4, 6–4
1976 Bruce Rock   Mary Sawyer   Christine Matison 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1978 Kondinin   Christine Matison   L. Cooper 7–5, 6–2
1979 Katanning   Christine Matison   C. Ainscough 6–0, 6–3
1983 Wongan Hills   Christine Matison   L. Cooper 4–6, 6–2, 6–0

References edit

  1. ^ "Wilderspin Should Reach Final". The West Australian. Perth: Tove: National Library of Australia. 27 March 1954. p. 54. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  2. ^ "ALBANY SEASON SPORTING FIXTURES". Albany Advertiser. Albany: Tove: National Library of Australia. 28 January 1922. p. 3. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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  5. ^ "LAWN TENNIS. State Championships. Gemmell's Superiority". The West Australian. Perth: Tove: National Library of Australia. 22 December 1926. p. 26. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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  7. ^ "John Blacklock: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Peter McPherson: Overview". ATP Tour. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Douglas Napier: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Rob Cadwaller: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Brian Bowman: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Gary Penberthy: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
  13. ^ "Allan Wall: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
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