Scottish Hard Court Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pre-open era (1877–1967) Open era (1968–70) |
Founded | 1923 [1] |
Abolished | 1994 |
Editions | 65 |
Location | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (1923–1981), Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (1982–94) |
Venue | St. Andrews LTC [2] (1923–1981, Fort Hill Tennis Club (1982–94) |
Surface | Clay/Outdoor |
The Scottish Hard Court Championships [3] its original name also called Scottish Hard Championships was a tennis event held from 1923 through 1994 in Scotland.
The Scottish Hard Court Championships was first played at the St Andrews Lawn Tennis Club, Kinburn Park St Andrews, Fife, Scotland on outdoor clay courts in 1923 and remained there until 1981 [4] when it changed location to Fort Hill Tennis Club, Broughty Ferry, Dundee [5] for the remainder of its run. The tournament featured both men's and women's singles competition as well as same sex and mixed doubles the tournament survived for a period of 71 years until 1994.
(incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1923 [6] | G. M. Elliott | E. C. McIntosh | 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 | |
1924 [7] | Alex Blair | E. C. McIntosh | 4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | |
1925 | E. C. McIntosh | Arthur W. Hill | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1926 [8] | Brame Hillyard | G. M. Elliott | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | |
1927 | Henry Hunter | D. R. Hamilton | 4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 | |
1928 [9] | Harvey MacKintosh | Arthur W. Hill | 6–0, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1929 | Arthur W. Hill | R. W. Dunsire | 6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1930 | Arthur W. Hill | J. T. Hill | 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1931 [10] | Arthur W. Hill | Ian Collins | 3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1932 [11] | Ian Collins | Donald MacPhail | 6–0, 6–0, 6–3 | |
1933 | Ian Collins | S. N. Grossman | 6–2 6–3 | |
1934 | Ian Collins | Nigel Sharpe | 7–5 10–8 | |
1935 [12] | Ian Collins | Donald MacPhail | 7–5 6–1 6–3 | |
1936 [13] | Buster Andrews | Ian Collins | 6–4, 10–8, 6–1 | |
1937 [14] | Donald MacPhail | Ian Collins | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1938 [15] | Donald MacPhail | Ian Collins | 7–5, 6–3 | |
1939 [16] | Ian Collins | J. F. Morton | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
1946 [17] | Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek | Fergus Davidson | 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
1947 [18] | Owen M. Bold | Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
1948 [19] | Clarence Medlycott Jones | Howard F. Walton | Title divided | |
1949 | Heraldo Weiss | Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1950 [20] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | Donald (Don) Butler | 6–0, 8–6 | |
1951 [21] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | Owen Williams | 6–3, 6–0 | |
1952 [22] | Ignacy Tłoczyński | ? | ? | |
1953 [23] | Don Black | J. Prouse | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1954 [24] | Philip Wooldridge | Alan Mills | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1955 | Alan Mills | Pierre T. Vercueil | 6–3, 8–6, 6–3 | |
1956 | Alan Mills | Colin Baxter | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1957 [25] | Geoffrey Lane Paish | Colin Baxter | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1958 [26] | G. L. Paish | Colin Baxter | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1959 | Colin Baxter | M. Harvey | 6–3, 8–6 | |
1960 | Basil Wheeler | John R. Maguire | 6–1, 8–6 | |
1961 | James Irvine Tattersall | Don Black | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1962 | Frew McMillan | John R. Maguire | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1963 [27] | Warren F. Jacques | Harry Stirling Matheson | 6–3 8–6 6–3 | |
1964 | Harry Stirling Matheson | J. Prouse | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1965 | Alan Mills | Harry Stirling Matheson | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1967 [28] | William E. Dickson | H.D. Perkins | 6–4, 6–4 | |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
1968 [29] | David Lloyd | ? | ? | |
1969 [30] | David Lloyd | Drew Nicol | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1970 [31] | Ian Beverley | Graeme Notman | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1971 [32] | David Lloyd | Graeme Notman | 6–2, 6–3 | |
1974 [33] | John Howie | ? | ? | |
1976 [34] | Graeme Notman | ? | ? | |
1977 [35] | Graeme Notman [36] | John Howie [37] | ? | |
1979 [38] | Ken. M. Revie | ? | ? | |
1980 | Keith Kordula | ? | ? | |
1982 [39] | Ken. M. Revie | ? | ? | |
1983 [40] | Ken. M. Revie | David Shaw | ? | |
1985 [41] | Keith Kordula | ? | ? | |
1987 | Michael McGill | ? | ? | |
1988 [42] | Michael McGill | ? | ? | |
1989 | Michael McGill [43] | Ken Wood [44] | ? | |
1992 [45] | Malcom Watt | ? | ? | |
1993 [46] | Jason Barnett | ? | ? | |
1994 [47] | Ken Wood | Jason Barnett | 2–6, 7–6, 6–4 | |
(incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1923 | Mary Gray Welsh | M. Jenkins | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1924 | Mary Gray Welsh | M. Little | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1925 [48] | Mary Gray Welsh | M. Herd | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1926 [49] | Jean Rankine | Jeanette Weir | 6–4, 10–8 | |
1927 | Jessie Riddick | Nancy Grimond | 6–1, 6–0 | |
1928 [50] | Jean Rankine | Muriel Thomas | 6–3, 9–7 | |
1929 | Esna Boyd Robertson | Jean Rankine | 4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1930 | Esna Boyd Robertson | Winifred Mason | 6–1, 7–5 | |
1931 [51] | Esna Boyd Robertson | Geraldine Beamish | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1932 [52] | Esna Boyd Robertson | Kathleen Robertson | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1933 [53] | Winifred Mason | Edie Rudd Luxton | 6–1, 6–4 | |
1934 | Olga Webb | Esna Boyd Robertson | 4–6, 6–4, 10–8 | |
1935 [54] | Esna Boyd Robertson | Lesley Hunter | 6–0, 5–7, 6–4 | |
1936 [55] | Esna Boyd Robertson | Sheila Patterson | 7–5, 6–4 | |
1937 | Olga Webb McInnes | Esna Boyd Robertson | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1938 | Olga Webb McInnes | Mollie Welsh | 7–5, 6–0 | |
1939 | Anita Lizana Ellis | Esna Boyd Robertson | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
1946 | Anita Lizana Ellis | Mollie Welsh | 6–0, 6–1 | |
1947 | Anita Lizana Ellis | Dorothy Round Little | 6–1, 6–4 | |
1948 | Molly Blair | Susan Partridge | 6–2, 7–5 | |
1949 | Mary Terán de Weiss | Anita Lizana Ellis | 6–4, 6–1 | |
1950 | Anita Lizana Ellis | Mrs Helen Proudfoot | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1951 | Jean Trower | Margaret Emerson | 6–1, 7–9, 6–0 | |
1952 | Anita Lizana Ellis | Doreen Treadwell Wedderburn | 6–3, 6–3 | |
1953 [56] | Elaine M. Watson | Jean Petchell | 6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | |
1954 | Heather Macfarlane | Billie Woodgate | 7–5, 8–6 | |
1955 | Rita Bentley | Anita Lizana Ellis | 7–5, 7–5 | |
1956 | Sheila Armstrong | Heather Macfarlane | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
1957 | Heather Macfarlane | A. Paterson | 6–3, 6–2 | |
1958 | C. Leather | E. Walker | divided title | |
1959 | Sheila Armstrong | Joyce Barclay | 6–1, 6–0 | |
1960 | Lorna Cornell Cawthorn | Margaret H. O'Donnell | 6–4, 7–5 | |
1961 | Frances MacLennan | Ann McAlpine | 6–1, 6–3 | |
1962 | Ann McAlpine | ? | ? | |
1963 [57] | Carole Rosser | Winnie Shaw | ? | |
1964 | Fay Toyne | Winnie Shaw | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1965 [58] | Carole Rosser | Winnie Shaw | 6–3, 6–4 | |
1966 [59] | Carole Rosser | ? | ? | |
1967 [60] | Sheila Moodie | ? | ? | |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
1968 [61] | Sheila Moodie | ? | ? | |
1969 | Marjorie Love | Gwen Armstrong | 6–0, 6–1 | |
1970 | Linda McDonald | Sheila Moodie | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1971 | Marjorie Love | Sheila Moodie | 8–6, 3–6, 6–4 | |
1972 | Marjorie Love | ? | ? | |
1973 [62] | Marjorie Love | ? | ? | |
1974 | Ruth Allen | Wendy Slaughter | 4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1975 | Ruth Allen | ? | ? | |
1976 | Cathy Drury | Anne Hobbs | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1977 [63] | Judy Erskine | G. Armstrong | 6–2, 6–2 | |
1978 | Suzanne Bakewell C. O'Brien | ? | divided title | |
1979 | Judy Erskine | Elizabeth Locke | 4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1980 | Judy Erskine | ? | ? | |
1981 | Judy Erskine | ? | ? | |
1982 | Susan McCulloch | ? | ? | |
1983 | Vicki Marler | ? | ? | |
1984 | L. Reid | ? | ? | |
1985 | L. Reid | ? | ? | |
1986 | Judy Erskine | ? | ? | |
1987 | Susanne Mair | ? | ? | |
1988 | Michelle Mair | ? | ? | |
1989 [64] | Heather Lockhart | ? | ? | |
1990 | Michelle Mair | ? | ? | |
1992 | Allison Wood | ? | ? | |
1993 | Alison Reid | ? | ? | |
1994 [65] | Alison Reid | Allison Wood | 6–1, 6–2 | |
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