Surrey Championships
The Surrey Championships [1] also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships [2] and the Surrey County Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis event originally founded in 1882 as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1890 the former tournament's name was changed to the Surbiton Open that featured the first Surrey County Championships. The tournament was first played in Richmond then later in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy.
Surrey Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Event name | Surrey Championships (1890–67) Surrey Grass Court Championships (1968–80) |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1968–1975, 1979–1980) |
Founded | 1890 |
Abolished | 1981 |
Editions | 72 |
Location | Surbiton, Surrey, England |
Venue | Berrylands LTC (1890-1974) Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club (1975-81) |
Surface | Grass |
History
In 1881 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[3] In 1882 the club staged the first precursor event to these championships known as the Berrylands Club Tournament.[4] In 1889 the Berrylands Lawn Tennis Tournament name was changed to the Surbiton Open.[5] In 1890 the Surbiton Open was held that also featured the first Surrey County Championships.[6] It was an amateur tournament until the open era of tennis considered an important warm-up event to the Wimbledon championships and the first big opener of the grass court season [7] it attracted many former British and foreign Grand Slam champions post open era the tournament was part of the men's Grand Prix Tour in 1974 and from 1979 to 1980. In 1975 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club's name was changed to the Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club.[8] During the 1975 Championships the tournament witnessed the longest single game in tennis history, during a match between Keith Glass and Anthony Fawcett – the game was not timed but it contained 37 deuces.[lower-alpha 1][9] The men's championships moved to a northern venue in 1981. In 1997 the tournament was first revived as an exhibition tournament won by Jason Stoltenberg.[10] Then in 1998 the former Surrey Championships was restored with a new name known as the Surbiton Trophy.
Finals
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments, but not all. (c) Indicates challenger
Men's singles
Men's doubles
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
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1927 – 1978 | Unavailable | ||
1979 | Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson | Pat DuPré Marty Riessen | 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 |
1980 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick | Andrew Pattison Butch Walts | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13 |
Women's singles
- Note: The 1898 to 1900 events (*) were "closed" tournaments that were restricted to county team members only.
Notes
- According to Bud Collins the game lasted 31 minutes.
References
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