Victorian Championships

The Victorian Championships [1] its original name until 1968 it was then known as the Victorian Open Grass Court Championships or Victorian Open was a tennis event held from 1879 through 1971 it was originally played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Lawn Tennis Club, until 1933 the venue changed to Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club Australia for the remainder of its run.

Victorian Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPre-open era (1879–1967)
Open era (1968–71)
Founded1879
Abolished1971
Editions86
LocationMelbourne, Australia
VenueMelbourne Cricket Ground LTC
(1879–1933)
Kooyong Lawn Tennis Club
(1934–71)
SurfaceHard / outdoor
Asphalt / outdoor
Grass / outdoor

History

The Victorian Championships tournament began in 1879 it was originally held on hard asphalt courts from 1879 to 1891 before changing to a grass court tournament. The dates the tournament was held was normally in November.[2] until its move to Kooyong when it was staged during the last week of November and first week of December in 1968 the event schedule changed again to January it survived for a period of 86 years until 1971. The tournament was very briefly re-established in 1982 as the Melbourne Outdoor until 1985.

The first championship was held at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in January 1880. There were 16 entries. A. F. Robinson beat H. M. Strachan in the final by 2 sets to 1, winning the final set 6–5.[3][4] In November 1880 another championship was held, the "Intercolonial Lawn Tennis Championship". It was held during the horticultural flower show, taking place on the Melbourne Cricket Ground.[5] The event took an unusual form, in that after two rounds, three players remained. Frank Highett was to play R. P. Arnold, the winner playing Edward Wallington in the final.[6] On the final day Wallington was ill and so the match between Highett and Arnold determined the winner. Highett won by 3 sets to 1, Arnold winning the second set.[7] The 1881 championship was played on grass at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Highett reached the final again but lost to Louis Whyte.[8] The 1882 championship was played on the asphalt courts. Whyte reached the final again and met Arthur Keyser, a member of HMS Nelson. Whyte won the first set, but Keyser took the next three to win the championship.[9] Whyte reached his third successive final in 1883 where he beat Walter Carre Riddell in three straight sets.[10] The scoring system was changed in 1884. There were no sets, the winner being the first to reach 25 games. There were two new finalists, with Harry Brind beating Dudley Webb by 25 games to 15.[11] 1885 saw a repeat of the 1883 final between Riddell and Whyte. Riddell took a 12 games to 1 lead and eventually won by 25 games to 13.[12] 1885 saw a return to set scoring. Riddell retained the title, beating Webb in the final by three sets to one.[13] The championship was preceded by an intercolonial match between Victoria and New South Wales. This was the first such match to be played in Victoria, the previous two having been played in Sydney. The match resulted in an easy win for Victoria, the opponents being unused to the asphalt surface.[14]

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 not all. * Indicates challenger

Men's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1879 [15]Australia A. F. RobinsonAustralia H. M. Strachan(2-1) sets
1880 [16]Australia Frank HighettEngland Edward Wallingtonw.o.
1881Australia Louis WhyteAustralia Frank Highett6–4, 4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1882England Arthur KeyserAustralia Louis Whyte4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–5
1883 [17]Australia Louis WhyteAustralia Walter John Carre Riddell6–5, 6–4, 6–3
1884Australia Harry Hanslow BrindAustralia Dudley Webb(25 games to 17)
1885 [18]Australia Walter John Carre Riddell [19]Australia Louis Whyte(25 games to 13)
1886Australia Walter John Carre Riddell [20] (2)Australia Dudley Webb3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1887 [21]Australia Arthur Gideon Hugh ColquhounAustralia Walter Timon Coldham [22]6–1, 7–5, 6–8, 0–6, 6–4
1888 [23]Australia Arthur Gideon Hugh Colquhoun (2)England John Thorneycroft Hartley6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1889 [24]Australia Richard Ernest ShuterAustralia Charles William Cropper [25]6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1890 [26]Australia John D. CrammondAustralia Benjamin (Ben) Green [27]6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–4
1891Australia Gus KearneyAustralia Richard Ernest Shuter6–2, 5–7, 1–6, 6–4, 6–2
1892Australia Benjamin GreenAustralia William George Balfour9–11, 6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1893Australia Benjamin Green (2)Australia Archibald Hulbert Windeyer8–6, 6–4, 6–2
1894Australia Benjamin Green (3)Australia Gus Kearney6–1, 1–6, 6–2, 6–1
1895New Zealand Alfred DunlopAustralia Horace Rice3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1896Australia Gus Kearney (2)New Zealand Alfred Dunlop3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–3, 15-13
1897Australia Gus Kearney (3)New Zealand Alfred Dunlop6–2, 2–6, 6–1, 6–3
1898New Zealand Alfred Dunlop (2)Australia Irving Thomas Carlyle6–2, 1–6, 6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1899Australia Gus Kearney (4)Australia Horace Rice1–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1900Australia Irving Thomas CarlyleAustralia Norman Brookes6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1901Australia Horace RiceAustralia David Sutherland Edwards7–5, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1902 <Australia Norman BrookesNew Zealand Alfred Dunlop1–6, 6–4, 6–2, 7–5
1903Australia Norman Brookes (2)New Zealand Alfred Dunlop6–0, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1904Australia Norman Brookes (3)Australia Barney Murphy6–0, 6–2, 6–0
1905Australasian championships held
1906Australia Norman Brookes (4)New Zealand Anthony Wilding6–0, 6–4, 9–7
1907New Zealand Harry ParkerNew Zealand Alfred Dunlop8–6, 7–5, 7–5
1908New Zealand Anthony WildingUnited States Fred Alexander4–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1909 [28]New Zealand Anthony Wilding (2)Australia Norman Brookes2–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 9–7
1910Australia Stanley DoustNew Zealand Alfred Dunlop6–1, 6–8, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1911Australasian championships held
1912Ireland James Cecil ParkeUnited Kingdom Gordon Lowe6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1913Australia Rodney HeathAustralia Norman Brookesw.o.
1914/1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919 [29]Australia Gerald PattersonAustralia Norman Brookes6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 6–3
1920 [30]Australia Gerald Patterson (2)Australia Pat O'Hara Wood12–10, 6–3. 6–2
1921 [31]Australia Gerald Patterson (3)Australia Pat O'Hara Wood5–7, 6–0, 6–4, 8–6
1922 [32]Australia Gerald Patterson (4)Australia John Hawkes6–3, 6–3, 2–6, 7–5
1923 [33]Australia Gerald Patterson (5)Australia Pat O'Hara Woodw.o.
1924 [34]Australia Gerald Patterson (6)Australia Jack Cummings6–3, 10–8, 9–7
1925Australia Richard SchlesingerAustralia Timothy Fitchett6–3, 9–7, 6–1
1926 [35]Australia Gerald Patterson (7)Australia Jack Crawford4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1927 [36]Australia Gerald Patterson (8)Australia Jack Crawford7–5, 6–1, 5–7, 1–6, 7–5
1928Australia Jack CrawfordAustralia Harry Hopman5–7, 6–2, 6–3, 6–4
1929Australia Jack Crawford (2)Australia Harry Hopman6–3, 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1930Australia Jack Crawford (3)Australia Harry Hopman6–1, 8–10, 6–0, 6–2
1931Australia Jack Crawford (4)Australia Harry Hopman7–5, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1932Australia Jack Crawford(5)United States Ellsworth Vines1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1933United Kingdom Fred PerryAustralia Jack Crawford6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1934Australia Jack Crawford (6)Australia Adrian Quist6–2, 8–6, 6–3
1935Australia Adrian QuistAustralia Jack Crawford6–2, 8–6, 4–6, 6–2
1936Australia Adrian Quist (2)Australia Donald Turnbull6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1937 [37]United States Don BudgeAustralia John Bromwich8–6, 6–3, 9–7
1938Australia Adrian Quist (3)Australia John Bromwich6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1939Australia John BromwichAustralia Adrian Quist6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3
1940Australia John Bromwich (2)Australia Adrian Quist6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1941Australia Jack Crawford (7)Australia John Bromwich6–3, 0–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1942/1944Not held (due to world war one)
1945Australia John Bromwich (3)Australia Dinny Pails6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1946Australia John Bromwich (4)United States Ted Schroeder8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1947Australia Bill SidwellAustralia Adrian Quist6–4, 3–6, 2–6, 6–3, 6–2
1948 [38]Australia Bill SidwellAustralia Geoff Brown6–4, 7–5, 8–6
1949Czechoslovakia Jaroslav DrobnýAustralia Bill Sidwell6–4, 6–3, 11–9
1950Australia Frank SedgmanUnited States Art Larsen5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1951Australia Frank Sedgman (2)United States Dick Savitt8–6, 6–0, 6–4
1952United States Vic Seixas[39]Australia Frank Sedgman[40]8–6, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1953 [41]United States Lew HoadAustralia Ken Rosewall9–7, 8–6, 3–6, 6–3
1954 [42]Australia Ken RosewallUnited States Vic Seixas6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 7–5
1955United States Lew Hoad (2)Australia Ashley Cooper1–6, 6–4, 6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1956Australia Ken Rosewall (2)United States Lew Hoad4–6, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1957Australia Mal AndersonAustralia Ashley Cooper6–4, 10–8, 1–6, 7–5
1958Australia Mal Anderson (2)Australia Ashley Cooper7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1959Australia Neale FraserAustralia Roy Emerson6–0, 25–23, 5–7, 6–4
1960United States Barry MacKayUnited States Butch Buchholz8–6, 5–7, 8–6, 6–3
1961Australia Rod LaverAustralia Roy Emerson4–6, 8–6, 9–7, 6–3
1962Australia Rod Laver (2)Australia Neale Fraser3–6, 9–7, 6–1, 6–8, 6–0
1963United States Dennis RalstonAustralia Fred Stolle8–6, 6–4, 6–3
1964Australia Roy EmersonAustralia Fred Stolle6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1965United States Clark GraebnerAustralia Roy Emerson8–6, 7–5, 2–6, 1–6, 6–1
1966Australia Roy Emerson (2)Australia Fred Stolle6–2, 9–7, 6–3
1967Australia Tony RocheAustralia Bill Bowrey7–5, 6–3, 6–4
Open era
1969United States Stan SmithUnited States Arthur Ashe14–12, 6–8, 6–3, 8–6
1970Australia John NewcombeAustralia Tony Roche6–4, 6–4, 4–6, ret.
1971 [43]Soviet Union Alex MetreveliAustralia Phil Dent6–4, 6–2

Women's singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1884Australia E. MacKenzieAustralia A. Bayles10–4
1886Australia C. GreeneAustralia Ellen Mayne6–1, 6–1
1887Australia Mabel ShawAustralia Eliza Fitzgerald6–2, 6–3
1888Australia Mabel Shaw (2)Australia Anne Chenery1–6, 6–2, 6–4
1889Australia Nellie A. BeckettAustralia Constance Raleigh6–3 6–4
1890Australia Mabel Shaw (3)Australia E. Mackenzie4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1891Australia Ellen MayneAustralia Mabel Shaw6–5, 6–4
1892Australia Edith RaleighAustralia Ellen Mayne1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1893Australia C. PeachAustralia Edith Raleigh6–4 2–6 6–4
1894Australia Constance RaleighAustralia Maisie Parr6–5 6–1
1895Australia Phoebe HowittAustralia Mabel Shaw6–2 6–5
1896Australia Phoebe Howitt (2)Australia Constance Raleigh6–2 6–2
1897Australia Phoebe Howitt (3)Australia Florence Waters6–3 2–6 6–3
1898Australia Phoebe Howitt (4)Australia Florence Waters6–0 6–4
1899Australia Phoebe Howitt (5)Australia Florence Waters6–2 7–5
1900Australia Phoebe Howitt-Cater (6)Australia Mrs Barrington6–3 6–4
1901Australia Lorna GytonAustralia Lillian Payne7–5 6–3
1902Australia Lorna Gyton (2)Australia Gertrude Wilmoth6–0 8–6
1903Australia Lorna Gyton (3)Australia Lily Addison6–1 6–1
1904Australia E. CollisAustralia C. Robertson6–3 6–2
1905Australia Lorna Gyton (4)Australia Gertrude Wilmoth6–4 6–1
1906Australia Lily AddisonAustralia Lorna Gyton8–6 6–2
1907Australia Lorna Gyton (5)Australia Lily Addison2–6 6–4 8–6
1908 [44]Australia Lily Addison (2)Australia Lorna Gyton11–9 6–4
1909Australia Lily Addison (3)Australia Lorna Gyton6–4 6–2
1910[45]Australia Lily Addison (4)Australia Pearl Stewart4–6 7–5 6–0
1911Australia Lily Addison (5)Australia A. Wilmoth6–3 6–2
1912Australia Phillis StewartAustralia Lorna Gyton6–1 6–1
1913Australia Meryl WaxmanAustralia Lorna Gyton4–6 6–4 6–4
1914Australia Phillis Stewart (2)Australia Dorothy Schlesinger6–0, 6–4
1915/1918Not held (due to world war one)
1919Australia Annie FordAustralia Irene Forbes-Smith7–5 7–5
1920Australia Margaret MolesworthAustralia Esna Boyd7–5 8–6
1921 [46]Australia Lily AddisonAustralia Esna Boyd8–6 3–6 6–3
1922Australia Esna BoydAustralia Meryl Lister6–2 6–3
1923Australia Esna Boyd (2)Australia Kath Le Mesurier6–2 6–3
1924Australia Daphne AkhurstAustralia Miss Harper6–1 0–6 7–5
1925Australia Esna Boyd (3)Australia Sylvia Harper3–6 6–3 retired
1926Australia Esna Boyd (4)Australia Marjorie Cox6–3 6–2
1927Australia Esna Boyd (5)Australia Daphne Akhurst6–1 6–1
1928Australia Marjorie CoxAustralia Sylvia Harper6–8 6–1 7–5
1929Australia Marjorie Cox (2)Australia Kath Le Mesurier6–2 6–4
1930Australia Marjorie Crawford (3)Australia Frances Hoddle-Wrigley6–1 6–1
1931Australia Esna Robertson (6)Australia Kath Le Mesurier6–2 6–4
1932Australia Joan HartiganAustralia Coral Buttsworth6–4 6–8 6–4
1933Australia Joan Hartigan (2)Australia Nancy Chitty4–6 7–5 6–4
1934United Kingdom Dorothy RoundAustralia Joan Hartigan9–7, 6–0
1935Australia Thelma CoyneAustralia Joan Hartigan6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1936Australia Joan Hartigan (3)Australia Emily Westacott8–6 6–2
1937United States Dodo BundyAustralia Nancye Wynne6–4 1–6 6–4
1938Australia Nell HopmanAustralia Joan Hartigan6–8 6–1 6–2
1939Australia Nancye WynneAustralia Thelma Coyne6–2 6–2
1940Australia Nancye Wynne (2)Australia Thelma Coyne7–5 2–6 6–3
1941Australia Nell Hopman (2)Australia Alison Burton6–4 5–7 6–4
1942/1945Not held (due to world war two)
1946Australia Nancye Bolton (3)Australia Thelma Long6–1 9–7
1947Australia Nancye Bolton (4)Australia Thelma Long6–1 6–4
1948 [47]United States Doris HartAustralia Nancye Bolton6–1 9–7
1949 [48]Australia Nancye Bolton (3)Australia Thelma Long6–8 6–2 8–6
1950Australia Joyce FitchAustralia Nancye Bolton6–4 3–6 6–4
1951Australia Thelma Long (2)Australia Mary Hawton6–2 6–1
1952 [49]United States Maureen ConnollyUnited States Julia Sampson[50] ?
1953Australia Thelma Long (3)Australia Jennifer Staley6–4 6–1
1954Australia Thelma Long (4)Australia Jennifer Staley4–6 7–5 6–2
1955Australia Mary HawtonAustralia Mary Carter6–2 6–2
1956United States Shirley FryUnited States Althea Gibson4–6 9–7 8–6
1957Australia Lorraine CoghlanUnited Kingdom Angela Mortimer7–5 7–5
1958South Africa Sandra ReynoldsAustralia Lorraine Coghlan6–4 8–6
1959 [51]Brazil Maria BuenoUnited Kingdom Christine Truman6–0 5–7 6–4
1960Australia Lesley TurnerAustralia Mary Reitano4–6 9–7 6–3
1961 [52]Australia Margaret SmithUnited States Darlene Hard6–3 6–2
1962 [53]Australia Margaret Smith (2)Australia Lesley Turner6–4 8–6
1963 [54]Australia Margaret Smith (3)Australia Lesley Turner6–4 6–4
1964 [55]Australia Margaret Smith (4)Australia Jill Blackman6–1 6–3
1965 [56]Australia Margaret Smith (5)United States Nancy Richey5–7 6–3 6–2
1966United States Rosie CasalsAustralia Kerry Melville1–6 6–1 7–5
1967United States Billie Jean KingAustralia Lesley Turner6–3 3–6 7–5
Open era
1969 [57]Australia Margaret Court (6)Australia Kerry Harris6–1 6–4
1970 [58]Australia Margaret Court (7)Australia Kerry Melville6–1 6–1
1971 [59]Australia Evonne GoolagongAustralia Margaret Court7–6 (5-3) 7–6 (5-2)

Records

Men's singles

Source: The Tennisbase included[60]

See also

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References
  • Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers
  • Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
  • Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode


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