Irish Open (tennis)

The Irish Open was a women's tennis tournament held in Dublin, Ireland and was an event on the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour from 1971–1973. Originally known as the Irish Lawn Tennis Championships, when the event became part of the WTA Tour, it was branded as Carroll's Irish Open.

Champions

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1915–1918	Not held
1919	Elizabeth Ryan	Janet Jackson	6–0, 6–1
1920	Elizabeth Ryan
1921	Elizabeth Ryan	Miss H. Wallis	6–2, 6–4
1922	Elizabeth Ryan	Joanna Davidson	7-5, 4-6, 12-10
1923	Elizabeth Ryan
1924	Miss H. Wallis	Price	6–3, 6–4
1925	Esna Boyd Robertson	Daphne Akhurst Cozens	9–7, 6–1
1926	Miss H. Wallis	Price	6–4, 6–0
1927	Phoebe Holcroft Watson	Elsie Goldsack Pittman	6–2, 6–2
1928	Mrs. Blair White	Miss H. Wallis	6–1, 1–6, 8–6
1929	Bobby Heine	Billie Tapscott	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1930	Miss H. Wallis	M. French	6–2, 6–2
1931	Mrs. Blair White	Norma Stoker	6–4, 6–3
1932	Jadwiga Jędrzejowska	Vera Montgomery	6–4, 6–2
1933	Miss H. Wallis	Norma Stoker	6–4, 6–3
1934	Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	Joan Hartigan Bathurst	6–3, 6–1
1935	Sheila Chuter	Cristobel Wheatcroft	3–6, 6–3, 6–1
1936	Anita Lizana	Nancy Dickin	6–3, 6–3
1937	Rita Jarvis	Scott	6–4, 6–1
1938	Helen Wills Moody	Rita Jarvis	6–4, 6–2
1939	Alice Marble	Susan Noel Powell	6–2, 6–4
1940–1945	Not held
1946	Louise Brough Clapp	Doris Hart	6–2, 7–5
1947	Jean Nicholl Bostock	Betty Lombard	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1948	Sheila Piercey Summers	Mary Muller	9–7, 6–1
1949	Thelma Coyne Long	Shirley Fry Irvin	6–1, 4–6, 9–7
1950	Maria Teran Weiss
1951	Betty Lombard	McGuire	6–2, 6–3
1952	Maureen Connolly Brinker	Jean Walker-Smith	6–1, 6–1
1953	Angela Mortimer	Shirley Bloomer Brasher	6–4, 0–6, 11–9
1954	Maureen Connolly Brinker	Ginette Jucker Bucaille	6–2, 6–1
1955	Beverly Baker Fleitz	Darlene Hard	6–2, 6–2
1956	Shirley Bloomer Brasher	Dorothy Head Knode	8–6, 6–2
1957	Sandra Reynolds Price	Sheila Armstrong	4–6, 6–4, 6–0
1958	Dorothy Head Knode	Shirley Bloomer Brasher	4–6, 7–5, 7–5
1959	Renee Schuurman Haygarth	Sandra Reynolds Price	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1960	Dorothy Head Knode	Ruia Morrison	6–4, 6–2
1961	Ann Haydon Jones	Kathy Chabot	6–0, 6–3
1962	Madonna Schacht	Judy Alvarez	6–0, 6–3
1963	Billie Jean King	Carole Caldwell Graebner	6–4, 6–3
1964	Maria Bueno	Věra Pužejová Suková	6–0, 6–1
1965	Maria Bueno	Christine Truman Janes	10–8, 6–4
1966	Margaret Court	Kathleen Harter	6–2, 6–1
1967	Alex Soady	Miss Allen	6–3, 6–2
1968	Margaret Court	Ann Haydon Jones	6–3, 6–1
1969	Billie Jean King	Virginia Wade	6–2, 6–2
1970	Virginia Wade	Valerie Ziegenfuss	6–3, 6–3
1971	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–3, 2–6, 6–3
1972	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Pat Walkden Pretorius	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1973	Margaret Court	Virginia Wade	6–2, 6–4
1974	Gail Sherriff	Raquel Giscafre	6-4, 6-1
1975	Sue Mappin	Lesley Charles	6-8, 6-4, 7-5
1976	Sue Mappin	Tanya Harford	6-4, 6-0
1977	Mary Sawyer	Maria Bueno	2-6, 6-3, 6-1
1978	Mary Sawyer	Pam Whytcross	6-4, 6-4
1979	Pam Whytcross	Cathy Drury	6-2, 6-4
1980	Pam Whytcross	Nerida Gregory	6-1, 6-4
1981	Debbie Jevans	Sue Saliba	0-6, 6-1, 6-4
1982	Diane Desfor	Lea Antonoplis	6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1983	Kate Latham	D Freeman	4-6, 6-2, 6-3

To be added to the above table:
1879 May Langrishe 1880 Miss D. Meldon 1881 Not held 1882 Miss H. Abercrombie 1883 May Langrishe 1884 Maud Watson 1885 Maud Watson 1886 May Langrishe 1887 Lottie Dod 1888 Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 1889 Miss L. ("Molly") Martin 1890 Molly Martin 1891 Molly Martin 1892 Molly Martin 1893 Miss L. Stanuell 1894 Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 1895 Charlotte Cooper 1896 Molly Martin 1897 Blanche Bingley-Hillyard 1898 Charlotte Cooper 1899 Molly Martin 1900 Molly Martin 1901 Miss M.E. Robb 1902 Molly Martin 1903 Molly Martin 1904 Miss W.A. Longhurst 1905 Miss W.A. Longhurst 1906 Miss W.A. Longhurst 1907 Miss H.M. Garfit 1908 Miss H.M. Garfit 1909 Miss H.M. Garfit 1910 Miss A. Holder 1911 Mrs D.R. Barry 1912 Mrs D.R. Larcombe 1913 Mrs D.R. Barry 1914 Miss I. Clarke

The men's competition has been won by the following: 2002 Conor Taylor 2003 Conor Niland 2004 Owen Casey 2005 Timothy Barry 2006 Conor Niland 2007 Matt Doyle 2008 Roland Budd 2009 Charles-Antoine Brezac

Doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Lesley Turner Bowrey / Betty Stöve	Margaret Court / Evonne Goolagong Cawley	7–5, 6–1
1972	Brenda Kirk / Pat Walkden	Evonne Goolagong Cawley / Karen Krantzcke	6–3, 8–10, 6–2
1973	Margaret Court / Virginia Wade	Helen Gourlay Cawley / Karen Krantzcke	8–6, 3–6, 6–4

References

• ITF Women's Circuit
• WTA website

The men's competition has been won by the following: 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 [Timothy Barry] 2006 [Owen Casey] 2007 Matt Doyle 2008 Roland Budd 2009 Charles-Antoine Brezac