Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships

The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships [1] or Bombay Hard Court Championships also called the Bombay Presidency Hard Courts was an international combined men's and women's tennis clay court tournament founded in 1924. The championships were played at the Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay, India. The championships ran until 1950 before they was discontinued.

Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1924 (1924)
Abolished1949 (1949)
LocationBombay, India
VenueHindu Gymkhana
SurfaceClay

History

Tennis was introduced to India in 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1924 The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships were established in Bombay, India and played on clay courts at the Hindu Gymkhanaa. After World War two it decreased in popularity and was discontinued.

Finals

Men's singles
Incomplete roll[3]
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1924United Kingdom George H. PerkinsBritish Raj Andrew Cyril Pereira6-2, 6-0
1925British Raj Raja S. Raya AiyarBritish Raj Charles W. Gonsalves6-4, 6-2
1926British Raj Udupi Diggavi Ranga RaoBritish Raj N.B. Bhagwat6-4, 6-1
1927British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar (2)British Raj P. Rangaswami3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1928[4]British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar (3)British Raj P. Rangaswami2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1929British Raj Raja S. Raya Aiyar (4)British Raj D.M. Khatao7-5, 6-2
1930British Raj Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao (2)British Raj B.H. Khardekar6-3 6-0
1931-32Not held
1933British Raj Anant Gajanan GupteBritish Raj Andrew Cyril Pereira6-8 6-0 6-4
1934British Raj Edward Vivian BobbBritish Raj Janmeja Charanjiva5-7 7-5 6-0
1935British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb (2)British Raj B.H. Khardekar6-3, 6-3
1936British Raj Syed Abdul AzimDenmark Finn Bekkevold[5]6-3, 6-2
1937British Raj Yaswanath-Rao Savur[6]British Raj Jimmy Mehta7-5 6-3
1938[7]British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb (3)British Raj Bernard Thomas Blake9-7 2-6 6-3
1939British Raj Jimmy MehtaBritish Raj Syed Abdul Azim6-0 6-4
1940British Raj Edward Vivian Bobb (4)British Raj Rasi Kumara Sinhji6-4 6-3
1942[8]British Raj Ghaus Mohammed KhanBritish Raj M.V. Bobbjee6-4 6-2
1943-46Not held

Women's singles
Incomplete roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1925British Raj Mrs F. PortlockUnited Kingdom Annie Nepean Clayton4-6, 6-2, 6-1
1926United Kingdom Annie Nepean ClaytonBritish Raj Mrs A.L. Cooper6-1, 7-5
1927British Raj Khama RowAustralia Olive Stebbing6-3, 6-2
1928United Kingdom Annie Nepean ClaytonBritish Raj Mrs H.E. Jones3-6, 6-1, 6-1
1929British Raj Mrs T. MarshallAustralia Olive Stebbing6-4, 6-0
1930British Raj Leela RowBritish Raj Mrs M.P. McDougall6-1, 6-3
1931-32Not held
1933[9]British Raj Leela Row (2)British Raj Mrs M.E. Stephens6-1, 6-1
1934British Raj Leela Row (3)British Raj Meher Dubash6-1, 6-1
1935British Raj Leela Row (4)British Raj Mrs M.C. Captain6-0, 6-0
1936British Raj Leela Row (5)British Raj Meher Dubash6-3, 6-2
1937British Raj Leela Row (6)British Raj Laura Woodbridge6-1, 6-4
1938British Raj Leela Row (7)British Raj Meher Dubash6-0, 6-1
1939British Raj Leela Row (8)British Raj Parin Dinshaw2-6, 6-2, 7-5
1940British Raj Leela Row (9)British Raj Khanum Haji6-4, 6-0
1942[10]British Raj Khanum HajiBritish Raj Laura Woodbridge6-1, 7-5
1943-46Not held
1947[11]India Khanum Haji SinghIndia Leela Row Dayal7-5, 6-2
1948-49Not held
1950India Leela Row Dayal (10)India Promilla Khanna6-4, 6-3

References
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  2. History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
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  7. "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS Bobb Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 22 February 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. "TRIPLE CROWN FOR GHAUS MAHOMED Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 3 February 1942. p. 14. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. "Times top10". The Times of India. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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