Aldeburgh Open

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 to 1939 when it was discontinued because of World War II.

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

History

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

Men's singles

Incomplete roll included:[6][7]

Year Winners Runners-up Score
Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament.
1888United Kingdom C.W. HawardUnited Kingdom H. Favarger6-2, 4-6, 8-6
1891United Kingdom Alexander W. Miller WhiteUnited Kingdom Charles Sidney Cullingham5-7, 6-2, 6-2
1892United Kingdom Herbert Owen RansomeUnited Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith6-1, 6-2, 6-3
1893United Kingdom Herbert Owen Ransome (2)United Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith7-5, 5-7, 6-1
1894Australia Robert Baldock ScottUnited Kingdom Rupert L. Hamblin-Smithw.o.
Aldeburgh Open
1908United Kingdom Edward Gordon CleatherUnited Kingdom Charles Richard Longe6-1, 6-2
1914/1918Not held (due to world war one)
1920United Kingdom Hugh Walter DaviesSouth Africa Harold Aitken[8]6-3, 6-4
1922United Kingdom Henry Alfred CarlessUnited Kingdom B.S. Foster7-5, 6-8, 6-3
Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts
1923New Zealand J.F. Park[9]United Kingdom J.K. Stanford6-3, 6-3
1931New Zealand James Giesen[10]United Kingdom Brian William Finnigan9-11, 7-5, 6-3
1935United Kingdom Brian William FinniganUnited Kingdom G.C. Pryse-Rice2-6, 8-6, 6-0

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament.
1891United Kingdom Toupie LowtherUnited Kingdom Miss Carter6-4, 0-6, 6-4
Aldeburgh Open
1908United Kingdom Lavinia RadegliaUnited Kingdom May Morris4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1909United Kingdom Dorothy HolmanUnited Kingdom E.G. Willis6-0, 6-2
1910United Kingdom Miss StogdonUnited Kingdom N. Stanford6-1, 6-0
1911United Kingdom Mildred BrooksmithUnited Kingdom Charlotte Everard6-2, 6-0
1912United Kingdom Daisy Clark Kercheval-HoleUnited Kingdom Mrs Reynolds6-2, 6-0
1913United Kingdom Mildred Brooksmith (2)United Kingdom E.M. Brogden6-2, 6-3
1914/1918Not held (due to world war one)
1920United Kingdom Dorothy Kemmis-BettyUnited Kingdom Mrs Hind6-3, 6-4
1921United Kingdom Mrs DarbishireUnited Kingdom N. Welch4-6, 6-3, 6-3
Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts
1922United Kingdom Dorothy Kemmis-Betty (2)United Kingdom Violet Southam6-1, 6-0
1923United Kingdom Violet SouthamUnited Kingdom Joan Ridley6-4, 5-7, 6-3
1924United Kingdom Nancy Palmer EdwardsUnited Kingdom M.C. Hervey6-4, 6-1
1925United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards (2)United Kingdom J. Hill6-2, 11-9
1926United Kingdom Dorothy BiddleUnited Kingdom Miss Norman6-2, 6-4
1927United Kingdom Mary CambridgeUnited Kingdom L.K. Bond6-4, 6-1
1928United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards (3)United Kingdom Mrs P. Carthew6-2, 7-5
1929United Kingdom Nancy Palmer Edwards (4)United Kingdom Betty Boas6-1, 6-2
1930[11]United Kingdom Helen EddisUnited Kingdom Miss Wentworth-Reeve5-7, 6-2, 7-5
1931United Kingdom Kay StammersUnited Kingdom Margaret Stocks6-3, 6-1
1932United Kingdom Dorothy Biddle de Winton (2)United Kingdom I.M. Boothroyd6-1, 6-1
1933United Kingdom Dorothy Biddle de Winton (3)United Kingdom D. Finnigan7-5, 6-1
1934United Kingdom D. FinniganUnited Kingdom Betty Boas7-5, 5-7, 6-2
1935United Kingdom Mrs P. CarthewUnited Kingdom D. Finnigan6-4, 6-3
1936[12]United Kingdom Audrey WrightUnited Kingdom E. Worrall6-3, 6-4
1937United Kingdom Freda Scott UnderwoodUnited Kingdom E. Worrall6-2, 6-3
1938United Kingdom Nancy Palmer (5)United Kingdom Mrs P. Carthew3-6, 6-4, 6-4

References

  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. "Harold Aitken: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  9. "J.F. Park: ATP Tour". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  10. "James Giesen: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
  11. Bury Free Press
  12. Leicester Evening Mail
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