West of England Championships Bristol Open | |
---|---|
Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | WCT (1971) Grand Prix circuit (1980–89) WTA Tour (1971–72) |
Founded | 1881 |
Abolished | 1989 |
Editions | 81 |
Location | Bath, Bristol, England |
The Bristol Open, originally known as the West of England Championships [1] and the West of England Lawn Tennis Championships [2] is a defunct tennis tournament that was originally hosted in Bath, Somerset, England, from 1881 [3] till 1895. It was staged briefly in Bristol, England, in 1896, then from 1920 onwards was hosted again in Bristol annually until the tournament ceased in 1989. The tournament was played on grass courts in the weeks preceding the Wimbledon Championships usually June.
The West of England Championships were originally held in Bath [3] from 1881 until 1895; the tournament then transferred to Bristol in 1896. In 1897 the event ceased for period of 24 years. It was reinstated in 1920 and was played in Bristol for the remainder of its run. At the start of the Open Era the tournament was part of the independent tour circuit. In 1971 the event was renamed the Bristol Open; the men's event became part of the World Championship Tennis tour and the women's was part of the International Grand Prix. The women's event stopped in 1973 and was not held again. Although the men's tournament also stopped in 1973, it was reinstated in 1980 and became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit until 1989.
Notes: Challenge round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), [4] in some tournaments not all.
West of England Championships | |||
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1881 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2, 6–4 |
1882 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 |
1883 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
1884 [5] | ![]() | ![]() | 5–6, 6–5, 6–3 |
1885 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1, 6–4 |
1886 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3, 6–4 |
1887 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
1888 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3, 8–10, 3–6, 8–6 |
1889 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 |
1890 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3, 6–2 |
1891 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4 |
1895 | ![]() | ![]() | 14–12, 6–4, 7–5 |
1896 [6] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3, 6–2 |
1897–1919 | Not held (tournament is not staged for 24 years re-emerges after WW1) | ||
1920 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 |
1921 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–0 |
1922 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
1923 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3, 6–2 |
1924 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2, 8–6 |
1925 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1927 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3 6–2 |
1928 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 5–7, 6–3 |
1929 [7] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 |
1930 [7] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 3–6, 6–4 |
1931 [7] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1, 7–5 |
1933 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4 |
1934 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
1935 | ![]() | ![]() | 8-,6 11–9, 9–7 |
1936 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–4 |
1937 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 1–6, 6–4 |
1938 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
1939 [8] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 5–7, 8–6 |
1940–1945 | Not held (partly due to World War II) | ||
1946 [9] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4; 6–4 |
1947 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 |
1948 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1949 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 |
1950 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 10–8 |
1951 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5 |
1952 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 |
1953 [10] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1, 8–6 |
1954 | ![]() | ![]() | walkover |
1955 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 10–8, 6–2, 6–2 |
1956 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 8–10, 6–4 |
1957 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3, 6–0 |
1958 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4 |
1959 | ![]() | ![]() | 11–9, 6–0 |
1960 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1961 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 6–4 |
1962 [11] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1963 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1964 [12] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 |
1965 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 6–2 |
1966 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 |
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 5–7, 8–6 |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
↓ Open era ↓ | |||
West of England Open Championships | |||
1969 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–10, 6–3, 6–1 |
1970 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3 |
1971 | ![]() | ![]() | w.o. |
Bristol Open | |||
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
1973–80 | Not held | ||
1981 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 5–7, 6–4 |
1982 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1983 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–6, 7–5 |
1984 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 |
1985 [13] | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
1986 [14] | ![]() | ![]() | 7–6, 1–6, 8–6 |
1987 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
1988 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 2–6, 6–2 |
1989 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 7–5 |
West of England Championships | ||||
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1881 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 | |
1882 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1883 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1884 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1885 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 6–0 | |
1886 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1887 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1888 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 | |
1889 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |
1890 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 8–6 | |
1891 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 7–5 | |
1892–94 | Not held | |||
1895 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1896 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
1899–1919 | Not held (then due to World War I) | |||
1920 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 6–8, 6–4 | |
1921 | ![]() | ![]() | 10–8, 6–2 | |
1922 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1923 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–6, 6–3 | |
1924 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1925 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 6–3 | |
1926 | Not held | |||
1927 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1928 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 | |
1929 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 | |
1930 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 8–6 | |
1931 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |
1932 | Not held | |||
1933 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1934 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1935 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
1936 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1937 [15] | ![]() | ![]() | ? | |
1938 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1939 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 8–10, 6–2 | |
1940 | ![]() | ![]() | 8–10, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1941–45 | Not held (partly due to World War II) | |||
1946 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
1947 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–0 | |
1948 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1949 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 9–7 | |
1950 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1951 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3; 6–3 | |
1952 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 | |
1953 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 | |
1954 | ![]() | ![]() | divided title | |
1955 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–3 | |
1956 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 10–8 | |
1957 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–0 | |
1958 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 6–3 | |
1959 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1960 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 7–5 | |
1961 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 10–8 | |
1962 [11] | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 3–6, 6–2 | |
1963 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 6–3 | |
1964 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–8, 6–3, 6–3 | |
1965 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 | |
1966 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 7–5 | |
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | 0–6, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–0, 6–1 | |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
West of England Open Championships | ||||
1969 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1970 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1971 | Not held | |||
Bristol Open | ||||
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1973–80 | Not held (women's tournament ends) |
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
---|---|---|---|
1972 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
1973–80 | Not held | ||
1981 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 |
1982 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
1983 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
1984 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 5–7, 9–7 |
1985 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–4, 7–6 |
1986 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–7, 7–6, 12–10 |
1987 | Not available | ||
1988 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
1989 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–4 |
Frank Lorymer Riseley was a British tennis player. He won the Northern Championships in 1906 and was a three time Wimbledon singles finalist, two time Wimbledon doubles champion and won 11 career singles titles.
Sydney Howard Smith was a British tennis and badminton player.
The Queensland Open, originally called the Queensland Championships, and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships, Queensland Grass Court Championships and the Queensland State Championships, was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and WTA Tour and was played originally on outdoor grass courts then outdoor and indoor hard courts.
The Surrey Championships also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships and the Surrey County Championships was a men's and women's international tennis event originally founded in 1882 as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1890 the former tournament's name was changed to the Surbiton Open that featured the first Surrey County Championships. The tournament was first played in Richmond then later in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy.
Tennis in Scotland was introduced from France in the Middle Ages. During the 20th century it was a minor sport, but has obtained some prominence due to the successes of Andy Murray and other Scots. While tennis courts are not uncommon, the country's oceanic climate has made it historically quite hard for Scottish players to develop. The only tennis inductee into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame is Winnie Shaw. However, since 2008, Tennis Scotland's membership has increased from 32,715 to 47,657 - a rise of more than 45 per cent.
The Welsh Championships its original name until 1970 was also known as the Championship of Wales (1951), the Welsh Open (1947–50) the Green Shield Welsh Championships and Green Shield Welsh Open (1970–74) for sponsorship reasons was an outdoor tennis event held from 1886 through 1974 it was played at various locations throughout its duration including Cardiff, Newport and Penarth in Wales. The dates that the tournament was held varied between June and July annually.
The 1878 men's tennis season was composed of the third annual pre-open era tour. It now incorporated 15 tournaments staged in Great Britain and Ireland the Wimbledon championships was won by challenger Patrick Francis Hadow defeating the defending champion Spencer Gore.
The 1879 men's tennis season was composed of the fourth annual pre-open era tennis season and incorporated 26 tournaments. The 1879 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley defending champion Patrick Francis Hadow, defending champion could not participate in the Challenge Round. This year saw the inaugural Irish Championships that in its early stages of development was considered as important that of the Wimbledon Championships the event was won by Vere St. Leger Goold who defeated in Charles David Barry in the final by Charles David Barry 8–6, 8–6. Important this year was the staging of six hard court tournaments some of which included the Dublin University Championships the East Gloucestershire Championships held in Cheltenham Great Britain, Nice Tennis Tournament in Nice, France and the first tournament to be held outside of Europe in Australia with the Victorian Championships.
The 1880 men's tennis season was the fifth annual season since the first mens tournaments were. held in 1876. It now incorporated 44 tournaments staged in Australia, Great Britain and Ireland and the United States. The 1880 Wimbledon Championships was won by John Hartley against Herbert Lawford, in the Challenge Round.
The 1881, men's tennis season was composed of the sixth annual pre-open era tour, which now incorporates 73 tournaments staged in Australia, Canada, Great Britain and Ireland, and the United States. The 1881 Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw. This year also saw the inaugural and important 1881 U.S. National Championships held at Newport Casino which Richard Sears won. This was also the year that the United States National Lawn Tennis Association, which is the world's first national tennis association, was founded. Renshaw then went on to win two other big tournaments of the year, namely, the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships and Princes Club Championships, whilst Richard Taswell Richardson won the prestigious Northern Championships.
The 1882 men's tennis season was composed of the seventh annual tennis season and now incorporated 72 events. The Wimbledon Championships and Irish Championships was won by William Renshaw, the U.S. National Championships was won by Richard Sears collecting his second title other big winners were Richard Taswell Richardson picking up the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships and Ernest Renshaw winning the Princes Club Championships, The title leader this season was Robert W. Braddell winning 4 tournaments from 6 finals.
This was a tennis rivalry played between British player Arthur Gore and the New Zealand player Anthony Wilding, which in their respective careers met 14 times from 1905 until 1912.
This was a tennis rivalry played between British player Laurence Doherty and the Irish player Harold Mahony, which in their respective careers met 18 times from 1896 until 1904.
The 1883 men's tennis season was the eighth annual tennis season, consisting of 102 tournaments. The Wimbledon Championships was won by William Renshaw for the third consecutive year, while Richard Sears continued his dominance at the U.S. National Championships also winning a third successive title. Other big winners this season were Ernest Renshaw, picking up the Irish Championships, Herbert Wilberforce winning the Northern Championships in Manchester, and Herbert Lawford collecting his second and final title at the Princes Club Championships.
The South of England Championships, also known as the South of England Open Championships, was an outdoor tennis event held on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 1881 until 1973.
The 1884 men's tennis season was the ninth annual tennis season consisting of 70 tournaments. The season began in April in Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon and ended in December in Melbourne, Australia.
The Waterloo Tournament also known as the Waterloo LTC Tournament was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament held in Waterloo, Liverpool, Lancashire, Great Britain from 1881 to 1897.
The Midland Counties Championships also known as the Midland International was a grass court tennis tournament held at Edgbaston Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, Edgbaston, Great Britain from 1882 to 1977.
The men's tennis season was composed of the twelfth annual pre-open era tennis circuit incorporating 149 tournaments.
The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India, originally called the All India Championships, or the All India Lawn Tennis Championships and the Indian National Championships, was a combined tennis tournament. It was played from 1910 until 1999. It was held in various cities in, India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces, but mainly grass courts.