Northern India Championships

The Northern India Championships[1]or formally the Northern India Lawn Tennis Championship[2] and, also known as the Northern India Tennis Championships[3] was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament was founded as the North India Championship c. 1899. The first tournament was played at Delhi, India. The championships ran until 1970 before it was discontinued.

Northern India Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameNorthern India Lawn Tennis Championships
Founded1899 (1899)
Abolished1975 (1975)
LocationVarious
VenueVarious
SurfaceGrass

History

Tennis was introduced to India in 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[4] In 1899 the North India Championship was established and played at Delhi, India.. The championships were not staged during World War II and a few years after Indian Independence in 1947.

The tournament was hosted at different cities in India and was also played on different surfaces, such as grass courts and clay courts. This tournament was also held in conjunction with the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India for the years 1960, 1962, 1964 and 1966. In 1969 and 1970 the event was also held in conjunction with the Punjab State Championships.

Locations and venues

The Northern India Championships were predominantly staged in New Delhi, over a number of years it was also held in other cities such as Amritsar and Lahore at the Cosmopolitan Club, Lahore and Lahore Gymkhana Club.

Finals

Mens singles
Incomplete roll included.[5][6]
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
North India Championship
1899DelhiBritish Raj Abdul MajidBritish Raj ??
Northern India Championships
1919DelhiBritish Raj Hassan Ali FyzeeBritish Raj Bhagwan Dass6–2, 6–2, 6–3
1933LahoreItaly Giorgio de StefaniItaly Emanuele Sertorio6–0, 6–3
1936LahoreBritish Raj Ghaus Mohammed KhanBritish Raj Subba L.R. Sawhney2–6, 6–3, 5–5, ret.
1937LahoreBritish Raj Subba L.R. SawhneyBritish Raj Hira-Lal Soni6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1938LahoreBritish Raj Subba L.R. SawhneyBritish Raj Hira-Lal Soni6–4, 6–1, 6–3
1939LahoreBritish Raj Khan-Iftikhar AhmedBritish Raj Sohan Lal6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 8–6
1940LahoreBritish Raj Ghaus Mohammed KhanSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Franjo Kukuljević7–9, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1941/1944Not held (due to World War II)
1950New DelhiPhilippines Felicisimo Hermoso AmponUnited Kingdom Geoff Paish9–7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–0
1952New DelhiUnited Kingdom Tony MottramIndia Naresh Kumar7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1954[7]New DelhiAustralia Jack ArkinstallSweden Staffan Stockenberg6–2, 7–5, 6–3.[8]
1955New DelhiIndia Ramanathan KrishnanPoland Władysław Skonecki6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1957DelhiIndia Ramanathan KrishnanAustralia Jack Arkinstall6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1958New DelhiSweden Ulf SchmidtUnited Kingdom Billy Knight6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1959New DelhiIndia Ramanathan KrishnanSweden Ulf Schmidt6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1961New DelhiIndia Ramanathan KrishnanIndia Premjit Lall6–4, 6–4, 6–2
Northern India and India National Championships
1962New DelhiAustralia Roy EmersonIndia Ramanathan Krishnan6–4, 6–4, 6–3
Northern India Championships
1963New DelhiIndia Ramanathan KrishnanIndia Jaidip Mukerjea6–4, 6–0, 6–2
Northern India and India National Championships
1964New DelhiIndia Ramanathan KrishnanUnited Kingdom Alan Mills6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1966New DelhiIndia Jaidip MukerjeaIndia Premjit Lall4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
Northern India Championships
1967New DelhiIndia Premjit LallIndia Ramanathan Krishnan6–3, 5–7, 7–5, 1–2, ret.
Open era
Northern India and Punjab State Championships
1969AmritsarPoland Tadeusz NowickiIndia Premjit Lall6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1970AmritsarSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Zlatko IvancicSoviet Union Alex Metreveli6–3, 6–4

Womens singles
Incomplete roll included.
Year Location Winner Runner-up Score
Northern India Championships
1936LahoreBritish Raj Meher DubashUnited Kingdom Dorothy Haydon Crouch6–1, 6–3
1937LahoreBritish Raj Leela RowBritish Raj Meher Dubash?
1938LahoreBritish Raj Mrs E.H. EdneyUnited Kingdom Dorothy Haydon Crouch6–4, 6–3
1941/1944Not held (due to World War II)
1950New DelhiUnited States Gussie MoranUnited States Pat Canning Todd6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1953[9]New DelhiIndia Rita DavarIndia Urmila Thapar6–4, 9–7
1955New DelhiPakistan Parveen SheikhIndia Urmila Thapar6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1957DelhiIndia Khanum Haji SinghIndia Mrs. J.B. Singh4–6, 7–5, 6–1
Northern India and India National Championships
1960New DelhiAustralia Margaret HellyerUnited States Mimi Arnold4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1962New DelhiAustralia Lesley TurnerAustralia Madonna Schacht6–1, 6–3
1966New DelhiEstonia Tiiu SoomeNew Zealand Marion Law6-2, 3–6, 6–4
1967New DelhiSoviet Union Alla IvanovaSoviet Union Rena Abjandadze8–6, 6–3
Open era
Northern India and Punjab State Championships
1969AmritsarRomania Judith DibarUnited States Alice Tym6–1, 5–7, 7–5
1970AmritsarSoviet Union Aleksandra IvanovaSocialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Irena Škulj6–1, 6–3

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