Natal Sugar Open Championships

The Natal Sugar Open Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1962 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa as the Natal Sugar Championships. Its sponsorship name was the Hulett Natal Sugar Open Championships[2] the tournament ended in 1981.

Natal Sugar Open Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Sugar Circuit
Founded1962
Abolished1981
LocationDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
SurfaceHard (outdoor)

History

The Natal Championships were founded in 1884 and first staged Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3] In 1962 the Natal Sugar Championships were founded as part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[4][5] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.[6] In 1962 and 1972 only men's tournament was also valid as the Natal Championships.

In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[7][8] The event was staged at Umhlali during the final four years of the women's event. In later years the tournament had switched to hard courts. The event was usually run between the middle two weeks of July each year.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Natal Sugar Championships
1962United Kingdom Mike SangsterSouth Africa Gaetan Koenig6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1963West Germany Wilhelm BungertSouth Africa Abe SegalTitle shared due to rain.
Open era
Natal Sugar Open Championships
1970[9]South Africa Keith DiepraamUnited Kingdom Graham Stilwell6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1971Spain Manuel SantanaDenmark Jan Leschly6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1972[10]West Germany Jürgen FassbenderSpain Juan Gisbert6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1974United States Raz ReidSouth Africa Deon Joubert6-2, 6-1

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Natal Sugar Championships
1962United Kingdom Ann HaydonSouth Africa Annette Van Zyl6-2, 6-0
1963South Africa Margaret HuntSouth Africa Renée Schuurman7-5, 4-6, 6-3
1964United States Darlene HardSouth Africa Annette Van Zyl6-1, 6-2
1965South Africa Ingrid FrohlingSouth Africa Heather Segal1-6, 6-0, 6-4
1966South Africa Annette Van ZylUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon Jones4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1967Rhodesia Pat WalkdenUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6-2, 9-7
1968South Africa Annette Van ZylUnited States Carole Caldwell Graebner6-1, 6-1
Open era
Natal Sugar Open Championships
1969United States Billie Jean Moffitt KingSouth Africa Annette Du Plooy6-4, 6-1
1970United States Billie Jean Moffitt King (2)Australia Margaret Smith Court6-4, 2-6, 6-2
1971[11]Australia Margaret Smith CourtUnited States Patti Hogan6-2, 6-1
1972South Africa Brenda KirkSouth Africa Pat Walkden Pretorius6-3, 6-3
1973United States Sharon WalshSouth Africa Pat Walkden Pretorius0-6, 6-3, 6-4
1974United States Sharon Walsh (2)South Africa Brenda Kirk6-2, 6-1
1975South Africa Linky BoshoffSouth Africa Greer Stevens0-6, 6-0, 6-4
1976South Africa Brenda Kirk Dimitriou (2)South Africa Alison McMillan6-1, 6-2
1977South Africa Elizabeth VlotmanSouth Africa Alison McMillan McDade6-3, 6-2
1978South Africa Alison McMillan McDadeSouth Africa Elizabeth Vlotman7-5, 6-2
1979South Africa Elizabeth Vlotman (2)South Africa Alison McMillan McDade7-5, 6-2
1980South Africa Elvyn BarrableSouth Africa Ms Muller3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1981South Africa Rene UysSouth Africa Beverly Mould3-6, 6-1, 6-2

References
  1. "The South African Sugar Year Book". South Sugar Journal. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa: South African sugar journal. 53: 26. 1982.
  2. "TENNIS". Belfast Telegraph. Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 17 January 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "The History of KZN Tennis". KZN Tennis Association. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. Robertson (1974)
  5. Belfast Telegraph (1962)
  6. Dewey, Glen (1980). THE LAST SUGAR TENNIS CIRCUIT END OF AN ERA By Glen Dewey (South African Sugar Association). The South African Sugar Journal. Vol 64. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa. p.10.
  7. South African Sugar Journal (1980)
  8. "South African Sugar Industry". SASA. The South African Sugar Association. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. "TENNIS: Stilwell loses in final of Natal Sugar open tennis tournament at Durban yesterday". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 April 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. "Weekend Sports In Brief". Oxnard Press Courier. Oxnard, California, United States: Newspaper Archive. 17 January 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. "Sport: Cricket and Tennis". Sports Argus. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 3 April 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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