Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships

Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships
Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit
Founded	1922;102 years ago
Abolished	1983;41 years ago
Location	Albany ; Bruce Rock ; Greenville; Katanning ; Kukerin ; Pingelly ; Wongan Hills
Venue	Albany Tennis Club (1922–39); Various (1946–83)
Surface	Clay

Last updated January 22, 2024

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]

History

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

Men's singles

(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

(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

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↑ Albany Advertiser
↑ "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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[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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[4] Albany Advertiser

[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.

[6] "Player Profile: Robert Casey". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 20 August 2023.

[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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