Dewar Cup Aberavon

The Dewar Cup Aberavon [2] was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1973 and played at Afan Lido Stadium in Aberavon, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit[3] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Dewar Cup Aberavon
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Aberavon (1968–73)
TourOpen (1968–71)
Grand Prix circuit (1972–73) [1]
Founded1968
Abolished1973
Editions5
LocationAberavon, Wales
VenueAfan Lido
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

Finals

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968South Africa Bob HewittAustralia Owen Davidson8–6, 6–3
1969Australia Lew HoadSouth Africa Bob Hewitt9–7 6–1
1970United Kingdom Gerald BattrickCzechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1971South Africa Bob HewittUnited Kingdom Gerald Battrick7–5, 6–4
1973United Kingdom Mark CoxAustralia Owen Davidson7–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

Women's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968Australia Margaret CourtUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1969United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Julie Heldman6-4, 6-4
1970United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones6–3, 1–6, 7–5
1971United Kingdom Virginia WadeAustralia Evonne Goolagong7-6, 6-3
1973United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Julie Heldman6-3, 6-1

Women's doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968Australia Margaret Court
South Africa Pat Walkden		United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw		6-2, 6-3
1969United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United States Julie Heldman		6-3, 6-2
1970United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		France Françoise Dürr
Netherlands Betty Stöve		6-4, 6-3
1971France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman		7-5 6-4
1973United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		United States Julie Heldman
United States Ann Kiyomura		4–6, 6–3, 7–6

References
  1. "dewar Cup Finals to be Split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. Martin, William. "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via Google News Archives.
  3. Correspondent, Special (12 August 1970). "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2016 – via Google Newspaper Archives.



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