Mashonaland Championships

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Mashonaland Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour ILTF World Circuit (1950–1972)
ILTF Independent Circuit (1973–1979)
Founded1949;74 years ago (1949)
Abolished1979;44 years ago (1979)
Location Salisbury, Rhodesia
Surface Clay / outdoor

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]

Contents

History

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

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓
1959 Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg Don Black Flag of Kenya (1921-1963).svg Yashvin Shretta [5] 6–4, 6–3. [1]
1964 Flag of Southern Rhodesia (1924-1964).svg Don Black (2) Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Cliff Drysdale 6–4, 3–6, 6–2. [1]
1967 Flag of the United States.svg Jim McManus Flag of India.svg Ramanathan Krishnan 6–4, 3–6, 6–4. [1]
↓   Open Era   ↓
1969 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Hank Irvine 6–3, 5–7, 6–4. [1]
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓
1970 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Hank Irvine Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Adrian Bey 6–4, 6–4. [1]
1971 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Andrew Pattison Flag of Jamaica.svg Richard Russell 6–2, 6–2. [1]

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

YearChampionsRunners-upScore
↓ ILTF World Circuit ↓
1966 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Pat Walkden Flag of the Netherlands.svg Gertruida Walhof6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1967 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Pat Walkden (2) Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Frances Maclennan6–1, 6–0
1969 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Deidre Allan Flag of New Zealand.svg Beverley Billington6–3, 6–3
↓   Open Era   ↓
1970 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Deidre Allan (2) Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Jenny Waggott6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1971 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Karen Irvine Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Maryna Godwin 6–4, 1–6, 6–2
1972 Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg Marianna Brummer Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Sally Hudson-Beck 7–5, 4–6, 6–2
↓ ILTF Independent Circuit ↓
1973 Flag of Rhodesia (1968-1979).svg Sally Hudson-Beck Flag of Kenya.svg Deidre Paterson6–3, 2–6, 6–3

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References

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  2. ↑ The Age (1952)
  3. ↑ Council, Salisbury (Zimbabwe) City (1957). The City of Salisbury: Official Guide. Salisbury. Rhodesia: R. Beerman. p. 102.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "Biography: Yashvin Shretta". Olympics. IOC. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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