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Tasmanian Open (tennis)

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Tasmanian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit (1913-1980)
Founded1893; 131 years ago (1893)
Abolished1985; 39 years ago (1985)
LocationLaunceston & Hobart
SurfaceClay/Grass/Hard

The Tasmanian Open[1] or Tasmanian Open Championships[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1893 as the Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships.[3] or Tasmanian Championships It was first played Launceston Lawn Tennis Club, Launceston Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It remained part of the international tennis circuit until 1980.

History

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In 1893 Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships were established Launceston Lawn Tennis Club, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The men's tournament was played on grass courts except for the years 1940, 1941 when it was played on clay courts, and 1971–72, 1974, 1978 and 1980 when it was played on hard courts. The women's tournament was played exclusively on hard asphalt courts outdoors until 1935, then switched to clay courts until 1980. For the years 1940 '48 '51 '55 '60 '64 the tournament was valid as Australian Hard Court Championships. It was an annual featured event on the international tennis circuit till 1980.

In 1994 a new women's event was revived called the Tasmanian International Open,[4] held in Hobart, Australia. Since 2014 it has been known as the Hobart International and still played today.

Location

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The championships alternated between Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, but was not staged sequentially.

Men's singles

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Year Champion Runner-up Score
1893 Australia Arthur Miller[5] United Kingdom Aubrey Caldecott 6-5, 5-6, 6-4
1894 Australia Kenric Laughton[5] United Kingdom Aubrey Caldecott 6-4, 5-6, 6-3
1896 Australia Frank Dodds[5] Australia John Dodds w/o
1897 Australia Kenric Laughton[5] Australia Frank Dodds 6-3, 3-6, 6-4
1898 Australia Percy Miller[5] Australia James Rule 6-3, 6-2
1899 Australia Percy Miller[5] Australia Howard Giblin 6-4, 6-1
1900 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Leslie Morgan 6-0, 2-6, 8-6
1901 Australia Edgar Barnard[5] Australia James McGough 6-4, 0-6, 6-4
1902 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Leslie Morgan 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1903 Australia James McGough[5] Australia E. R. Burgess 6-0, 6-2, 6-3
1904 New Zealand Harry Parker[5] Australia James McGough 6-0, 6-0, 6-0
1905 Australia James McGough[5] United States Lewis R. Freeman 6-1, 6-1, 6-0
1906 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Frederick Ratten 7-5, 16-14, 6-2
1907 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Frederick Ratten 6-1, 8-6, 8-6
1908 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Dr. Sweetman 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1909 Australia Thomas Barnard[5] Australia Frederick Raynor 6-4, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
1910 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Thomas Newton 6-1, 6-1, 6-1
1911 New Zealand Harry Parker[5] Australia Harold Hunt 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1912 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Sydney Dickenson 6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1913 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Frederick Down 6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1914 Australia James McGough[5] Australia James Hudson 6-1, 6-3, 6-0
1915 Australia Harry Lewis-Barclay[5] Australia James McGough 7-5, 6-1, 6-1
1916 Australia Horace Rice[5] Australia James McGough 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
1917 Australia Samuel England[5] Australia William Sheehan 6-3, 6-2, 6-3
1918 Australia James Hudson[5] Australia Roy Crawford 8-6, 6-4, 6-0
1919 Australia James McGough[5] Australia William Sheehan w/o
1920 Australia James McGough[5] Australia Roy Crawford 6-0, 6-2, 6-2
1921 Australia William Sheehan[5] Australia Robert Berriman 6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1922 Australia Walter Stephens[5] Australia Roy Crawford 6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1923 Australia William Sheehan[5] Australia Donald Ferguson 3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
1924 Australia Alan Newton[5] Australia William Sheehan 6-2, 6-0, 6-3
1925 Australia Alan Newton[5] Australia Stanley Trethewey 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1926 Australia D'Arcy Mullamphy[5] Australia Gordon Hughes 6-4, 6-2, 6-0
1927 Australia Vivian Page[5] Australia D'Arcy Mullamphy 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
1928 Australia Vivian Page[5] Australia Cecil Stuart 6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1929 Australia Vivian Page[5] Australia Eric Huxley 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1930 Australia Sir Allan Knight[5] Australia Alan Newton 6-3, 8-6, 6-2
1931 Australia Sir Allan Knight[5] Australia Alan Newton 4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1932 Australia Sir Allan Knight[5] Australia Norman Little 6-0, 6-4, 6-0
1933 Australia Sir Allan Knight[5] Australia Alan Newton 6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1934 Australia Reg Ewin[5] Australia Sir Allan Knight 6-2, 8-6, 6-3
1935 Australia Reg Ewin[5] Australia Sir Allan Knight 6-0, 6-2, 6-0
1936 Australia Roy Harrison[5] Australia Donald Lovett 7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
1937 Australia Len Schwartz[5] Australia Lionel Brodie 6-4, 7-5, 6-3
1938 Australia Donald Lovett[5] Australia George Holland 2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1939 Australia Lionel Brodie[5] Australia Jack Harper 6-4, 6-2, 6-1
1940 Australia John Bromwich[5] Australia Jack Crawford 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1941-45 No competition [5]
1946 Australia John Bromwich[5] Australia Lionel Brodie 6-1, 6-2, 6-3
1947 Australia Adrian Quist[5] Australia Jack Crawford 6-2, 6-1, 6-1
1948 Australia Adrian Quist[5] Australia Bill Sidwell 6-2, 6-1, 7-5
1949 Australia Colin Long[5] Australia Adrian Quist 6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
1950 Australia John Bromwich[5] Australia Don Candy 0-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
1951 Australia Frank Sedgman[5] Australia Don Candy 6-3, 6-2, 6-2
1952 Australia Ken McGregor[5] Australia Neale Fraser 6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1953 Australia Eric Stewart[5] Australia Neale Fraser 6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1954 Australia Don Candy[5] Australia Mervyn Rose 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
1956 Australia Neale Fraser[5] Australia Don Candy 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
1957 Australia Ashley Cooper[5] Australia Geoff Brown 6-4, 6-3
1959 Australia Bob Mark[5] Australia Roy Emerson 6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1961 Australia Brian Tobin[5] Australia Geoff Pollard 6-4, 6-1, 6-1
1962 Australia Rod Laver[5] Australia Neale Fraser 7-5, 0-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
1963 Australia Martin Mulligan[5] Australia John Newcombe 7-5, 6-2
1965 Australia John Newcombe[5] Australia Owen Davidson 6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
1966 United States Arthur Ashe[5] Australia John Newcombe 6-4, 6-4, 12-10
1967 Australia Tony Roche[5] United States Arthur Ashe 9-7, 1-6, 6-2, 8-6
1968 Australia Ray Ruffels[5] United Kingdom Graham Stilwell 3-6, 6-8, 7-5, 7-5, 6-2
1969 Australia Fred Stolle[5] Australia Tony Roche 6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
1970 United States Jim McManus[5] Australia Bob Carmichael 7-5, 6-4, 6-1
1971 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli[5] Australia John Alexander 7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1972 Soviet Union Alex Metreveli[5] France Wanaro N'Godrella 6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1973 Australia Colin Dibley[5] India Jasjit Singh 7-6, 6-2
1974 Australia Geoff Masters[5] Japan Toshiro Sakai 6-4, 7-6
1975 Australia Mark Edmondson[5] Australia Cliff Letcher 6-2, 6-7, 6-4
1977 Australia Syd Ball[5] Australia Bob Carmichael 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
1978 Australia Bob Carmichael[5] Australia John Marks 4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1980 Australia David Whyte[5] Australia Ernie Ewert 4-6, 6-2, 7-6
1984 Australia David MacPherson[5] Australia Mike Lynch 6-3, 6-3
1985 Australia Richard Fromberg[5] Australia David Tunbridge 6-1, 5-7, 6-2

References

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  1. ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance (1979). World of tennis : a BP yearbook. 1979. London: Macdonald and Jane's. p. 191. ISBN 0354090682.
  2. ^ "Miss Casals Advances". Phoenix Arizona Republic. Phoenix, Arizona, United States: Newspaper Archives. 4 January 1969. p. 96. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ "TENNIS. TASMANIAN LAWN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS". The Mercury. Hobart, Tasmania, Australia: National Library of Australia. 3 April 1920. p. 8. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Endo Wins First Event". Cumberland Sunday Times News. Cumberland, Maryland, USA: Newspaper Archives. 16 January 1994. p. 17. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
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