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Hoylake Open Championships

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Hoylake Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1930; 94 years ago (1930)
Abolished1974; 50 years ago (1974)
LocationWest Kirby, Cheshire, England
VenueAshton Park
SurfaceGrass/Clay

The Hoylake Open Championships[1] also known as the Rothman's Hoylake Open Championships[2] (for sponsorship reasons) was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1930 as the Hoylake and West Kirby Open.[3] The event was staged annually at Ashton Park, West Kirby, Cheshire, England until 1974.

History

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On 25 August 1930 the Hoylake and West Kirby Open lawn tennis tournament was established.[4] The tournament was unique in that it was played on public tennis courts at the Ashton Park, West Kirby, Cheshire.[2] It began mainly as a local British event for the first couple of decades[2] It then began to attract international players from the 1950s onward. The tournament continued under same the brand name until 1966. In 1967 the newspaper company the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Ltd took over sponsorship of the event, and it was rebraded as Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Hoylake Open.[5] In 1970 the tobacco company Rothmans International took over sponsorship of the tournament.[6] It became a major stop on the ILTF Circuit in July just after Wimbledon until its demise in the mid-1970s.

In 1960 and from 1967 the tournament was also valid as North of England Championships with the winners succeeding to both titles.[7] The tournament was predominantly played on grass courts except for the 1974 edition that was played on clay courts.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll includes:[8]

Hoylake and West Kirby Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1949[2] United Kingdom W. Devine United Kingdom G.J. Chibbett 3-6, 9–7, 6-2
1950[2] United Kingdom T.A. Cowdy United Kingdom G.J. Chibbett 4-6, 7–5, 6-4
1951[2] South Africa David Samaai Federation of Malaya Chew Bee Ong 6-2, 9-7
1952[2] Hong Kong Koon Hung Ip Poland Ignacy Tloczynski 6-2, 6-3
1953[2] United Kingdom Gerry Oakley Poland Ignacy Tloczynski 6-4, 7-5
1954[2] United Kingdom Gerry Oakley (2) Hong Kong Koon Hung Ip 6-2, 7-5
1955[2] United Kingdom Gerry Oakley (3) United Kingdom Colin Hannam[9] 7-5, 5–7, 6-3
1956[2] Australia John O'Brien Southern Rhodesia Don Black 6-2, 6-4
1957[2] Australia Peter Frankland Southern Rhodesia Don Black 6-3, 9–7, 6-2
1958[2] Venezuela Isaías Pimentel Southern Rhodesia Roy Stillwell[10] 10-8, 6-2
1959[2] India Ramanathan Krishnan India Premjit Lall 6-2, 6-1
1960[2] South Africa Bertie Gaertner South Africa David Samaai 6-1, 2–6, 6-4
1961[2] Australia John Hillebrand Australia Martin Mulligan 6-3, 6-4
1962[2] United Kingdom Roger Becker United Kingdom Billy Knight 6-3, 2–6, 6-4
1963[2] Australia Bob Howe Australia Martin Mulligan 6-4, 8-6
1964[2] Australia John Hillebrand (2) Australia Fred Stolle divided title
1965[2] United Kingdom Mike Sangster South Africa Bob Hewitt 6-4, 6-3
1966[2] United Kingdom Mike Sangster (2) South Africa Bob Hewitt 6-1, 6-1
Hoylake Open
1967[2] Australia John Newcombe United Kingdom Roger Taylor 7-5, 3–6, 6-3
1968[2] United Kingdom Mike Sangster (3) United States Herb Fitzgibbon 2-6, 6–4, 12-10
Open era
1969[2] Australia Ray Ruffels New Zealand Brian Fairlie 6-3, 6-3
Hoylake Open Championships
1970[2] Australia John Newcombe (2) Australia Owen Davidson 4-6, 9–7, 6-4
1971[2] Rhodesia Andrew Pattison India Jaidip Mukerjea 6-2, 5–7, 6-2
1972[2] Rhodesia Douglas Irvine[11] Australia Ray Keldie divided title
1973[2] Australia Bob Giltinan Australia Owen Davidson 1-6, 6–3, 6-2
1974 South Africa Bernie Mitton South Africa John Yuill 6-4, 6-4

Women's singles

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Incomplete roll includes.

Hoylake and West Kirby Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1949[2] United Kingdom Mrs B. Dixon United Kingdom Mrs P. Williams 6-4, 6-1
1950[2] United Kingdom Ann Layfield United Kingdom Peggy Astill Knight 6-3, 1–6, 6-2
1951[2] United Kingdom Ann Layfield (2) United Kingdom Elsie Hamilton Phillips 7-5, 1–6, 6-2
1952[2] United States Rosemary Walsh United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate 2-6, 6–2, 6-3
1953[2] United Kingdom Mary Harris New Zealand Evelyn Attwood 7-5, 5–7, 6-4
1954[2] United Kingdom Joan Curry United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate 10-8, 6-1
1955[2] United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer United Kingdom Rita Bentley 6-3, 6-0
1956[2] United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer (2) United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate 6-0, 6-1
1957[2] United Kingdom Margaret R. O'Donnell Australia Kay Newcombe 6-3, 6-4
1958[2] United Kingdom Margaret R. O'Donnell (2) New Zealand Sonia Cox 6-1, 6-3
1959[2] United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong United Kingdom Deidre Catt 5-7, 7–5, 6-2
1960[2] South Africa Renée Schuurman United Kingdom Sheila Armstrong 6-3, 7-5
1961[2] United Kingdom Margaret R. O'Donnell (3) United Kingdom Louise Grundy 6-0, 6-0
1962[2] United Kingdom Angela Mortimer Australia Jill Blackman 6-4, 6-4
1963[2] United Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones Australia Jill Blackman 6-2, 6-1
1964[2] United Kingdom Rita Bentley Australia Madonna Schacht divided the title
1965[2] Australia Margaret Smith Australia Judy Tegart 6-4, 6-4
1966[2] Australia Margaret Smith (2) South Africa Annette Van Zyl 3-6, 6–1, 6-4
Hoylake Open
1967[2] United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Judy Tegart 6-3, 6-4
1968[2] Australia Margaret Smith Court (3) United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6-2, 6-4
Open era
1969[2] United Kingdom Virginia Wade (2) United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes 0-6, 6–4, 8-6
Hoylake Open Championships
1970[2] Australia Evonne Goolagong Australia Kerry Melville 2-6, 6–2, 6-1
1971[2] United States Billie Jean Moffitt King United States Rosie Casals 6-3, 6-3
1972[2] Australia Evonne Goolagong (2) Netherlands Betty Stöve divided the title
1973[2] United States Patti Hogan United States Sharon Walsh 11-9, 4–6, 6-4
1974[2] United Kingdom Jackie Fayter United States Patti Hogan 6-0, 7-5

Event names

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  • Hoylake and West Kirby Open (1930-1966)
  • Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Hoylake Open (1967-1969)
  • Rothman's Hoylake Open Championships (1970-1974)

Tournament records

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Men's singles

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Women's singles

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References

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  1. ^ "Rothman's pull out ... Rothman's are pulling out of two major tennis tournaments The British Hardcourt championship at Bournemouth and the Hoylake Open, which has developed over the years into the biggest crowd pulling tennis event in the North-West". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 November 1974. p. 38. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb Robertson, Max (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 261. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. ^ "HOYLAKE AND WEST KIRBY TOURNEY Play in the Hoylake and West Kirby open tennis tournament was continued today". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 August 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. ^ Liverpool Echo (28 August 1930) p.8.
  5. ^ "This year's annual Hoylake open tournament (sponsored by the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Ltd.) will be held on the West Kirby Park courts from July 17–22 and again the entry includes many of the world's top class players". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 24 June 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Hoylake Open attracts: a world-class With a total of over £7,000 available for prize money, it is no surprise that the third annual Rothmans Hoylake Open lawn tennis tournament, is to be held at West Kirby Park as usual". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. p. 15. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Forced to fight for Hoylake win ... Patti Hogan, the sixth ranked American. now living in London and a member of the Wightman Cup team. won the women's singles title and a prize in the finals of the Rothman's Hoylake Open, North of England Tennis Championships". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 23 July 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. ^ "Tournament – Hoylake & West Kirby". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. ^ "Colin Hannam: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. ^ "Roy Stilwell : Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Douglas Irvine: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2023.