Hampshire Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameBournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1878–1882)
Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1882-91)
Bournemouth Open Tournament (1891-1905)
Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship (1906-10)
Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships (1911-1960)
Hampshire Championships (1960-1971)
Hampshire Tennis Championships(1972-1982)
Founded1878 (1878)
Abolished1981 (1981)
LocationBournemouth, Dorset, England
VenueDean Park
SurfaceGrass

The Hampshire Tennis Championships [1] or the Hampshire Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1878 as the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament. In 1906 the Bournemouth tournament was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championships that ran continuously until 1981.

History

On May 21, 1878 the Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club staged its first tennis spring meeting the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament held at the cricket ground Dean Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, England that concluded on May 24, 1878.[2] In October 1878 a second autumn meeting was also held at the same venue.

In 1891 the Bournemouth LTC Tournament became known as the Bournemouth Open Tournament.[3] In 1906 the Bournemouth Open Tournament as it was called, was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as the Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships,[4] that ran continuously until 1981 when it ceased to be part of the international tennis tour.

This tournament is still being staged today as a merged event called the Hampshire & IOW County Championships.[5]

Finals

Mens Singles

(Incomplete roll)[6]

Year Champion Runner-up Score
Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
1878England Hubert Medlycott??
1879England Edmond BrackenburyEngland Hubert Medlycott3 sets to 2
1880England Frank BensonEngland F.A. Campbell6-1, 6-1, 6-3
1881England Montague HankeyEngland J.G. Johnston6-2, 6-3, 6-0
1882England Montague HankeyEngland William Henry Birkbeck2 sets to 1
Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
1883United Kingdom Ernest Wool LewisSpain Jose d'Almeida6-0, 6-0 ret.
1884United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (2)United Kingdom Aston Cooper-Key6-0, 6-2, 6-3
1885United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (3)United Kingdom Charles Hoadley Ashe Ross6-2, 6-1, 6-4
1886United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (4)United Kingdom H.M. Nicholls6-0, 6-1, 6-2
1887United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (5)United Kingdom H. Phillip6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1888United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (6)United Kingdom Arthur Story6-4, 6-1, 6-1
1889United Kingdom Ernest Wool Lewis (7)United Kingdom Harry Sibthorpe Barlow6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1890United Kingdom Henry George BiddleUnited Kingdom David Elgar Payn6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0
Bournemouth Open Tournament
1891United Kingdom Horace ChapmanUnited Kingdom Harry Sibthorpe Barlow10-12, 9-7, 6-3, 6-4
1892United Kingdom Horace Chapman (2)Ireland Joshua Pimw.o.
1896Ireland Herbert Newcombe CraigUnited Kingdom Allan Campbell Pearson2-6, 6-1, 6-2
1897Ireland Herbert Newcombe Craig (2)United Kingdom Arthur Cyril Ransome3-6, 2-6 6-2, 6-2, 6-1
1898Ireland Herbert Newcombe Craig (3)Ireland Grainger Chaytor(stopped bad weather)
1899United Kingdom Philip Graeme PearsonUnited Kingdom Allan Campbell Pearson6-1 6-2 6-4
1900United Kingdom D.G. FryUnited Kingdom Hugh Matthew Sweetman0-6 9-7 ret.
1901United Kingdom Brame HillyardUnited Kingdom Edward Yatman6-3, 6-3
1902United Kingdom Jack RiddingUnited Kingdom Robert Fletcher Leslie6-4, 6-4
1903United Kingdom Alexander FellowesUnited Kingdom John Baker Dufall
1904United Kingdom Roy AllenNew Zealand Anthony Wilding6-1, 6-1
1905United Kingdom Roy Allen (2)United Kingdom G. Elwin Evered6-0, 6-3
Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship
1906United Kingdom Jack Ridding (2)United Kingdom Roy Allen1-6, 6-4, 6-4
1907United Kingdom Roy Allen (3)United Kingdom John Rendall6-0, 6-1
1908United Kingdom Roy Allen (4)India Bernard Oswald Roe6-2, 6-1
1909United Kingdom Roy Allen (5)United Kingdom Gordon W. Smith7-5, 6-0
1910United Kingdom George Alan ThomasAustralia Stanley Doust6-3, 7-5
1915/1918men's event not held due to World War I
Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships
1919New Zealand Frank FisherUnited Kingdom Charles Tuckey6-3, 7-5
1920South Africa Louis Bosman RaymondSouth Africa Cecil Blackbeard4-6, 7-5, 7-5
1921New Zealand Frank Fisher (2)United Kingdom A.C.D. Campbell6-3, 6-2
1922New Zealand Frank Fisher (3)United Kingdom F.T. Martin?
1923United Kingdom Brame Hillyard (2)United Kingdom Mr. Henley6-3, 2-6, 6-2
1924Australia James BayleyNew Zealand Frank Fisher6-4, 6-3
1925United Kingdom Patrick WheatleyUnited Kingdom N.R. Chapman6-2, 6-3
1926United Kingdom Jack HillyardIndia Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao6-3, 6-1
1927United Kingdom John PennycuickIndia Sydney Jacob6-0, 6-8, 7-5
1928New Zealand Eskel AndrewsUnited Kingdom Keats Lester4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1929United Kingdom Eric PetersUnited Kingdom Jack Lysaght6-2, 6-4
1930New Zealand Eskel Andrews (2)United Kingdom Patrick Wheatley7-5, 6-2
1931Japan Jiro SatoSouth Africa Vernon Kirby3-6, 9-7, 7-5
1932United Kingdom Henry G. E. EveredUnited Kingdom Norman Taylor6-1, 6-4
1933South Africa Norman FarquharsonSouth Africa Vernon Kirby6-2, 9-7
1934Australia Vivian McGrathAustralia Cam Malfroy6-4, 5-7, 6-3
1935Australia Cam MalfroyRepublic of Ireland George McVeagh6-8, 6-2, 6-1
1936Australia Adrian QuistAustralia Clifford Sproule6-2, 6-0
1937New Zealand Alan StedmanAustralia Cam Malfroy6-2, 6-1
1938United Kingdom Don ButlerUnited Kingdom George Godsell6-3, 3-6, 6-2
1939United Kingdom Don Butler (2)New Zealand Jack Gunn6-4, 6-4
1949/1945men's event not held due to World War I
1946Poland Ignacy TłoczyńskiUnited Kingdom Derek Hardwick6-1, 6-3
1947Republic of Ireland Joseph McHaleUnited Kingdom R.G. Salmon8-6, 8-6
1948United Kingdom Tim LewisUnited Kingdom George Godsell6-1, 2-6, 6-3
1949United Kingdom David S. AndertonUnited Kingdom Derek Hardwick6-3, 6-4
1950United Kingdom Tim Lewis (2)United Kingdom David S. Anderton6-2, 6-2
1952United Kingdom Tim Lewis (3)United Kingdom Colin W. Hannam4-6, 6-2, 7-5
1953United Kingdom Ron G. ReeveUnited Kingdom John M. Melhuish6-4, 6-3
1954United Kingdom E.M.G. EarlUnited Kingdom David S. Anderton6-2 6-1
1955United Kingdom Ed BulmerUnited Kingdom I.N. Stewart6-2, 6-4
1956United Kingdom Ian Charles KingUnited Kingdom Derek Collins[7]7-5, 6-3
1959Kenya Henry D 'SouzaUnited Kingdom R.P. Chesterton6-3, 6-1
Hampshire Championships
1960United Kingdom Geoff BluettUnited Kingdom M. Frost6-2, 6-3
1966United Kingdom A.S. BullUnited Kingdom J.J. Quinn?
Open era
1968United Kingdom John CrumpSouth Africa Colin Rees6-2, 6-3
1969United Kingdom John Crump (2)United Kingdom John de Mendoza8-6, 6-2
1970Australia Alun JonesUnited Kingdom Mike Wayman6-4, 4-6, 8-6
1971United Kingdom Richard A. Leslie[8]United Kingdom A.P. Billingham6-4, 1-6, 8-6
Hampshire Tennis Championships
1972United Kingdom Richard A. Leslie (2)Israel Yair Wertheimer7-5, 6-1
1973United Kingdom Jasper CooperUnited Kingdom Martin Cornish6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1975United Kingdom Jasper Cooper (2)United Kingdom C. Collins6-2, 6-1
1976United Kingdom Jasper Cooper (3)Cyprus B. Joannides6-2, 6-1
1977United Kingdom Andy W PatonSweden Ola Malmqvist6-3, 7-5
1978United Kingdom Robert BoothNew Zealand Clint Harris6-1, 6-4
1979Egypt Tarek El-SakkaUnited Kingdom Tim Robson[9]
1980United Kingdom Patrick HughesmanUnited Kingdom G. Petrie6-2, 6-2
1981New Zealand Clint HarrisUnited Kingdom Tim Robson6-2, 6-2

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll) two versions of the women's event held in * May and ** August.

Year Champion Runner-up Score
Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament
1883England Mrs HornbyEngland M. Richards5-6, 6-3, 6-1
1884England F. DaviesEngland Mrs Hornby3-6, 6-2, 6-5
1885England Mrs SurmanEngland Mrs Hornbydivided title
1886England Mrs Hornby (2)England B. Hannaford6-3, 6-3
1887England Constance BryanIreland Beatrice Langrishe6-1, 6-3
1888Ireland May LangrisheEngland Constance Bryan6-1, 7-5
1889Ireland May Langrishe (2)England Constance Bryan6-4, 6-4
1890Ireland May Langrishe (3)England Constance Bryan6-1, 4-6, 6-3
Bournemouth Open Tournament
1891United Kingdom Violet PinckneyUnited Kingdom Elsie Pinckneyw.o.
1892United Kingdom Violet Pinckney (2)United Kingdom Charlotte Cooperw.o.
1893/1895women's event not held
1896United Kingdom Violet Pinckney (3)United Kingdom Amy Ransome6-3, 6-1
1897women's event not held
1898United Kingdom Charlotte CooperUnited Kingdom Blanche Bingley Hillyarddivided title
1899United Kingdom Ruth WinchUnited Kingdom Alice Greene6-2, 6-0
1900women's event not held
1901United Kingdom Ruth Winch (2)United Kingdom Violet Pinckney6-1, 6-4
1902United Kingdom Ruth Winch (3)United Kingdom Amy Ransome11-9, 6-1
1903United Kingdom Connie WilsonUnited Kingdom Ellen Mary Stawell-Brown6-4, 6-2
1904United Kingdom Connie Wilson (2)United Kingdom M. Britain6-2, 6-4
1905United Kingdom Violet Pinckney (4)United Kingdom Amy Ransome1-6, 6-1, 6-2
Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship
1906United Kingdom Gladys Eastlake-SmithUnited Kingdom Ellen Thynne Evered6-2, 6-3
1907United Kingdom Gladys Eastlake-SmithUnited Kingdom Ellen Thynne Evered1-6, 6-2, 7-5
1908United Kingdom Edith BoucherUnited Kingdom Gladys Lamplough6-1, 6-3
1909United Kingdom Violet Pinckney (5)United Kingdom Beryl Tulloch8-6, 6-3
1910United Kingdom Beryl TullochUnited Kingdom Jessie Tripp5-7, 6-1, 6-1
Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships
1911United Kingdom Edith Hannam (2)United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey6-4, 6-3
1912United Kingdom Edith Hannam (3)United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey6-2, 6-2
1913United Kingdom Edith Hannam (4)United Kingdom Agnes Tuckey8-6, 6-0
1914United Kingdom Agnes TuckeyUnited Kingdom Lavinia Radeglia6-0, 6-4
1915/1918women's event not held due to World War I
1919United Kingdom Kitty McKaneUnited Kingdom Doris Craddock6-2, 6-1
1920United Kingdom Doris CraddockUnited Kingdom Mrs A.A. Hall6-2, 6-1
1921United Kingdom Kathleen LidderdaleUnited Kingdom Doris Covell Craddock6-3, 6-2
1922United Kingdom Aurea Farrington EdgingtonUnited Kingdom Eleanor Rosedivided title
1923United Kingdom Eleanor RoseUnited Kingdom E. Tanner6-4, 8-6
1924United Kingdom Geraldine BeamishUnited Kingdom Eleanor Rose5-7, 7-5, 6-4
1925United Kingdom Geraldine Beamish (2)United Kingdom Violet Chamberlain2-6, 6-2, 6-4
1926United Kingdom Violet ChamberlainUnited Kingdom Geraldine Beamish4-6, 6-2, 6-1
1927United Kingdom Violet Chamberlain (2)United Kingdom Geraldine Beamish6-1, 6-3
1928United Kingdom Joan RidleyUnited Kingdom Violet Chamberlain6-3, 6-3
1929United Kingdom Joan Ridley (2)United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack6-4, 8-6
1930United Kingdom Joan Ridley (3)United Kingdom Elsie Goldsack Pittman4-6, 6-4, 6-1
1931United Kingdom Madge SlaneyUnited Kingdom Jeanette Morfey6-3, 6-3
1932United Kingdom Evelyn DearmanUnited Kingdom Nancy Lyle6-4, 6-3
1933United Kingdom Margaret Walsh MellowsAustralia Muff Wilson1-6, 7-5, 6-1
1934Australia Joan HartiganUnited Kingdom Madge Slaney3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1935India Leila RowUnited Kingdom Joan Ingram7-5, 6-8 retd.
1936United Kingdom Madge Slaney (2)United Kingdom Patience Thomson6-2, 6-2
1937United Kingdom Margot StewartUnited Kingdom Betty Cooke7-5, 6-3
1938United Kingdom Mary HardwickUnited Kingdom Mona Riddell6-0, 6-4
1939United Kingdom Margot StewartUnited Kingdom Edie Rudd Luxton6-4, 6-3
1915/1918women's event not held due to World War II
1946Poland Jadwiga JędrzejowskaUnited Kingdom Janet Morgan6-3, 6-4
1947Australia Nancye Wynne BoltonUnited Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith6-2, 6-2
1948United Kingdom Jean Walker-SmithUnited Kingdom Kathleen Tuckey6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1949United Kingdom Margaret EmersonUnited Kingdom Hilaire Newberry6-0, 6-2
1950United Kingdom Jean Walker-Smith (2)Kathleen Tuckey1-6, 6-2, 6-2
1951United Kingdom Angela BuxtonUnited Kingdom Mrs R. Chapmandivided title
1952United Kingdom Anne ShilcockUnited Kingdom Angela Buxton6-8, 6-1, 6-2
1953United Kingdom Marion BoundyUnited Kingdom Mrs R. Chapman6-1, 6-2
1954United Kingdom Viola WhiteUnited Kingdom Margaret Grace6-4, 6-2
1955Chile Anita Lizana EllisUnited Kingdom Viola White6-0, 5-7, 6-0
1956United Kingdom Sheila BramleyUnited Kingdom Mrs R. Chapman6-3, 6-3
1957United Kingdom Sheila Bramley (2)United Kingdom Elaine Shenton4-1, rained out.
1958United Kingdom Sheila Bramley (3)United Kingdom J. Chamberlain10-8, 7-5
1959Chile Anita Lizana Ellis (2)United Kingdom Elizabeth Starkie3-6, 6-2, 6-4
1960United Kingdom Sheila Bramley (4)United Kingdom Margaret Lee6-3, 6-1
Hampshire Championships
1961United Kingdom A. O'NeillUnited Kingdom K. Howarth3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1962United Kingdom Ann OwenK. Wainwright6-1, 6-4
1963United Kingdom M. WhiteUnited Kingdom Anthea Rigby6-1, 7-5
1964United Kingdom Anthea RigbyUnited Kingdom G. Chapman8-6, 8-6
1965United Kingdom Elaine ShentonUnited Kingdom G. Chapman6-3, 6-1
1966United Kingdom Anthea Rigby (2)United Kingdom Elaine Shentondivided title
Open era
1968South Africa Brenda KirkSouth Africa Marianna Brummer6-0, 7-5
1969United Kingdom Penny MoorUnited Kingdom Diane Ristedivided title
1970United Kingdom Diane RisteAustralia Barbara Walsh8-6, 6-1
1971United Kingdom Mrs P. BlackburnUnited Kingdom Diane Riste6-2, 6-4
Hampshire Tennis Championships
1972United Kingdom Rosemary PearsonUnited Kingdom Nuala Dwyer6-4, 3-6, 6-3
1973United Kingdom Nuala DwyerUnited Kingdom M. O'Toole6-2, 6-2
1975Australia Dianne EversAustralia Michelle Ballheimer6-1, 6-4
1976United Kingdom P. RobertsUnited Kingdom L. Hobley6-3, 9-7
1977United Kingdom L. HobleyUnited Kingdom Judy Erskine6-3, 6-1
1978United Kingdom A. TrippUnited Kingdom Josephine Smedley6-2, 6-2
1979*United States Mary CarilloUnited Kingdom Belinda Thompson6-2, 6-3
1979**Malta Helen de GiorgioUnited States Jill Andrews3-6 6-3 7-5 *
1980*South Africa Susan RollinsonAustralia Kate Gulley6-3, 6-4
1980**United Kingdom Elspeth YoungUnited Kingdom K. Treloar6-3, 6-3
1981Australia Judy Tegart-DaltonUnited Kingdom Jane Langstaff6-0 6-0

Event names

  • Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1878–1882)
  • Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1883–1891)
  • Bournemouth Open Tournament (1891–1905)
  • Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship (1906–1910)
  • Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships (1911–1960)
  • Hampshire Championships (1960–1971)
  • Hampshire Tennis Championships (1972–1981)

References

  1. "Tennis: The Quarter Finals of the Hampshire Tennis Championships were played yesterday in Havant". Belfast Telegraph. Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archives. 31 August 1978. p. 29.
  2. "Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Spring Tournament: The tournament took place on May 21 and following days 22nd, 23rd and 24th.. The entries for all the events were numerous and, notwithstanding the unsettled state of tke weather, there was a large and fashionable crowd". The Field. London, England: British Newspaper Archives. 1 June 1878. p. 22.
  3. "Lawn tennis: The new Bournemouth Open Tournament: Although a few showers fell, sunshine fortunately prevailed during the greater part of the proceedings of this annual meeting with a long history, was brought to an eventful close at Bournemouth on Saturday last". Clifton Society. British Newspaper Archives. 3 September 1891. p. 14.
  4. "Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Tournament. The 1920 Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships. The 29th Open Tournament with a long and illustrious history, will be held on Dean Park Ground, on August 2 to 7. Play commences at 2 p.m.". Bournemouth Guardian. Bournemouth, England: British Newspaper Archives. 17 July 1920.
  5. "Hampshire & IOW County Championships 2022". competitions.lta.org.uk. Lawn Tennis Association. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
  6. "Tournament – Hampshire Championships". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  7. "Derek Collins past President of Essex Tennis". Essex Tennis. Essex LTA. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. "Player Profile: Richard Leslie". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  9. "Player Profile: TIMOTHY Robson". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
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