Bermuda Open
The Bermuda Open was originally founded as the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships[1] in 1879 the later called the Bermuda Championships in 1914 and was staged in Hamilton, During the 1950s and 1960s it was called the Bermuda International Championships. and was staged under that name until 1974. In 1976 the tournament was known as the Bermuda Classic. From 1914 until at least 1944 it was played on outdoor hard courts. In later years it was held in Paget in Bermuda and played on outdoor clay courts.
| Bermuda Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Bermuda Open Tennis Championships (1879-?) Bermuda Championships (1914-1974) Bermuda Open (1975). Bermuda Classic (1976) |
| Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1975–76) |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Location | Hamilton, Bermuda Paget, Bermuda |
| Surface | Hardcourt (1914-1944) Clay (1975–1976) |
History
The first known tennis event to be staged in Bermuda occurred in September 1876 when a Bermuda Tournament for women was held only one time, that was won by Mary G. Gray.[2] The first edition of the Bermuda Open Tennis Championships was staged in 1879 at Hamilton, the men's doubles event was won by Pelham Von Donop and Charles Wood.[3] By 1914 the tournament was known as the Bermuda Championships. In 1950s-1960s the denomination used was the Bermuda International or sometimes the Bermuda Invitation. The tournament was also staged at Paget the last time occurring in 1968. The original surface was hard courts until 1944 when it switched to clay courts. In 1975 the Bermuda Championships was rebranded as the Bermuda Open. In 1976 at the final edition its name was changed again to the Bermuda Classic.
Finals
| ILTF Circuit |
| Grand Prix Circuit |
Men's Singles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Championships | |||||||||
| 1914 |  Arthur Berger |  Albert J. Ostendorf | 6–2, 6–1 ret. | ||||||
| 1914/1919 | No competition (due to WWI) | ||||||||
| 1922 | Lawrence Bridges Rice | Vinnie Richards | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1932 |  Fred Perry | Harry Lee | 4–6, 6–1, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1942/1943 | No competition (due to WWI) | ||||||||
| Bermuda International Championships | |||||||||
| 1950 | Bill Talbert | Tony Trabert | 6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1972 | Jim Hanlon |  Ladislav Legenstein | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||||
| Bermuda Open | |||||||||
| 1975 | Jimmy Connors | Vitas Gerulaitis | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| Bermuda Classic | |||||||||
| 1976 | Cliff Richey | Gene Mayer | 7–6, 6–2 | ||||||
Men's Doubles
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bermuda Open Tennis Championships | |||||||||
| 1879[4] | Pelham Von Donop Charles Wood | ? ? | ? | ||||||
| Bermuda Open | |||||||||
| 1975 | Not held | ||||||||
| Bermuda Classic | |||||||||
| 1976 | Mike Cahill John Whitlinger | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Dick Crealy Ray Ruffels | 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | ||||||
See also
- XL Bermuda Open, a tennis tournament held between 1993 and 2008
References
- Bancroft, James W. (8 December 2021). The Early Years of the FA Cup: How the British Army Helped Establish the World's First Football Tournament. Barnsley, England: Frontline Books. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-3990-9994-3.
- Fein, Paul (30 April 2009). Tennis Confidential II: More of Today's Greatest Players, Matches, and Controversies. Sterling, VA: Potomac Books, Inc. p. 95. ISBN 978-1-61234-395-2.
- Bankcroft
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