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Aldeburgh Open

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Aldeburgh Open
Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913=38)
Founded1884; 140 years ago (1884)
Abolished1938; 86 years ago (1938)
LocationAldeburgh-on-Sea, Suffolk, England
VenueAldeburgh LTC
SurfaceGrass (1884-23)
Clay (1924-38)

The Aldeburgh Open[1] and later known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts[2] was a men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament.[3] The tournament was organised by the Aldeburgh LTC and first staged at the West Hill grounds, Aldeburgh-on-Sea, Suffolk, England. In 1924 the event switched to clay courts. The tournament ran annually until 1939 when it was discontinued because of World War II.

History

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In 1884 the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis tournament was established.[4] The tournament was held annually through till 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War I. Initially it was played on grass tennis courts, it resumed in 1920 and in 1923 the event switched to hard clay courts and was known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts.[5] The event continued to be held through till 1938. In 1939 it was discontinued because of World War II.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Incomplete roll included:[6][7]

Year Winners Runners-up Score
Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament.
1888 United Kingdom F.E. Haward United Kingdom H. Favarger 6-2, 4-6, 8-6
1890[8] United Kingdom F.E. Haward United Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith 7-5, 6-3
1891 United Kingdom Alexander W. Miller White United Kingdom Charles Sidney Cullingham 5-7, 6-2, 6-2
1892 United Kingdom Herbert Owen Ransome United Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
1893 United Kingdom Herbert Owen Ransome (2) United Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith 7-5, 5-7, 6-1
1894 Australia Robert Baldock Scott United Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith w.o.
Aldeburgh Open
1908 United Kingdom Edward Gordon Cleather United Kingdom Charles Richard Longe 6-1, 6-2
1914/1918 Not held (due to world war one)
1920 United Kingdom Hugh Walter Davies South Africa Harold Aitken[9] 6-3, 6-4
1922 United Kingdom Henry Alfred Carless United Kingdom B.S. Foster 7-5, 6-8, 6-3
Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts
1923 New Zealand J.F. Park[10] United Kingdom J.K. Stanford 6-3, 6-3
1931 New Zealand James Giesen[11] United Kingdom Brian William Finnigan 9-11, 7-5, 6-3
1935 United Kingdom Brian William Finnigan United Kingdom G.C. Pryse-Rice 2-6, 8-6, 6-0

Women's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament.
1890[12] United Kingdom Mrs Lang United Kingdom Mrs Stapylton walkover
1891 United Kingdom Toupie Lowther United Kingdom Miss Carter 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Aldeburgh Open
1908 United Kingdom Lavinia Radeglia United Kingdom May Morris 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1909 United Kingdom Dorothy Holman United Kingdom E.G. Willis 6-0, 6-2
1910 United Kingdom Miss Stogdon United Kingdom N. Stanford 6-1, 6-0
1911 United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith United Kingdom Charlotte Everard 6-2, 6-0
1912 United Kingdom Daisy Clark Kercheval-Hole United Kingdom Mrs Reynolds 6-2, 6-0
1913 United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith (2) United Kingdom E.M. Brogden 6-2, 6-3
1914/1918 Not held (due to world war one)
1920 United Kingdom Dorothy Kemmis-Betty United Kingdom Mrs Hind 6-3, 6-4
1921 United Kingdom Mrs Darbishire United Kingdom N. Welch 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts
1922 United Kingdom Dorothy Kemmis-Betty (2) United Kingdom Violet Southam 6-1, 6-0
1923 United Kingdom Violet Southam United Kingdom Joan Ridley 6-4, 5-7, 6-3
1924 United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards United Kingdom M.C. Hervey 6-4, 6-1
1925 United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards (2) United Kingdom J. Hill 6-2, 11-9
1926 United Kingdom Dorothy Biddle United Kingdom Miss Norman 6-2, 6-4
1927 United Kingdom Mary Cambridge United Kingdom L.K. Bond 6-4, 6-1
1928 United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards (3) United Kingdom Mrs P. Carthew 6-2, 7-5
1929 United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards (4) United Kingdom Betty Boas 6-1, 6-2
1930[13] United Kingdom Helen Eddis United Kingdom Miss Wentworth-Reeve 5-7, 6-2, 7-5
1931 United Kingdom Kay Stammers United Kingdom Margaret Stocks 6-3, 6-1
1932 United Kingdom Dorothy Biddle de Winton (2) United Kingdom I.M. Boothroyd 6-1, 6-1
1933 United Kingdom Dorothy Biddle de Winton (3) United Kingdom D. Finnigan 7-5, 6-1
1934 United Kingdom D. Finnigan United Kingdom Betty Boas 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
1935 United Kingdom Mrs P. Carthew United Kingdom D. Finnigan 6-4, 6-3
1936[14] United Kingdom Audrey Wright United Kingdom E. Worrall 6-3, 6-4
1937 United Kingdom Freda Scott Underwood United Kingdom E. Worrall 6-2, 6-3
1938 United Kingdom Nancy Palmer (5) United Kingdom Mrs P. Carthew 3-6, 6-4, 6-4

References

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  1. ^ "TENNIS MATCHES IN THE COUNTY MISS WORRALL'S SUCCESS: Miss E. Worrall, the Leicestershire player is competing in the three open events in the, Aldeburgh Open tennis tournament last week, reached the final of the Women' open single's event, where she will meet Miss. Audrey Wright". Leicester Evening Mail. Leicestershire, England.: British Newspaper Archive. 24 August 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  2. ^ "TENNIS THE ALDEBURGH TOURNAMENT At the Aldeburgh Open Hard Court tennis tournament. Miss Wentworth-Reeve lost in the ladies singles final to Miss Helen Eddis, of Harrow, 5-7, 6-2, 7-5". Bury Free Press. Suffolk, England: British Newspaper Archive. 30 August 1930. p. 10. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. ^ "LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT AT ALDEBURGH: The seventh annual lawn tennis tournament commenced on Wednesday, on the well-known West Hill Ground". Ipswich Journal. Suffolk, England: British Newspaper Archive. 29 August 1891. p. 5. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Tournament – Aldeburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  5. ^ Bury Free Press (30 August 1930) British page. 10.
  6. ^ "Tournament – Aldeburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Tournament – Aldeburgh Hard Courts". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Alderburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament". The Ipswich Journal. Ipswich, Suffolk, England: newspapers.com. 30 Aug 1890. p. 11. Retrieved 9 January 2024.
  9. ^ "Harold Aitken: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. ^ "J.F. Park: ATP Tour". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. ^ "James Giesen: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  12. ^ The Ipswich Journal (1890)
  13. ^ Bury Free Press
  14. ^ Leicester Evening Mail