| Aldeburgh Open Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts | |
| Type: | Defunct |
| Tour: | ILTF Circuit (1913=38) |
| Venue: | Aldeburgh LTC |
| Surface: | Grass (1884-23) Clay (1924-38) |
The Aldeburgh Open[1] and later known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts[2] was a men's and women's international grass court tennis tournament founded in 1884 as the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament.[3] The tournament was organised by the Aldeburgh LTC and first staged at the West Hill grounds, Aldeburgh-on-Sea, Suffolk, England. In 1924 the event switched to clay courts. The tournament ran annually until 1939 when it was discontinued because of World War II.
In 1884 the Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis tournament was established.[4] The tournament was held annually through till 1914 when it was discontinued due to World War I. Initially it was played on grass tennis courts, it resumed in 1920 and in 1923 the event switched to hard clay courts and was known as the Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts.[5] The event continued to be held through till 1938. In 1939 it was discontinued because of World War II.
Incomplete roll included:[6] [7]
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament. | |||
| 1888 |  F.E. Haward | H. Favarger | 6-2, 4-6, 8-6 |
| 1890[8] | F.E. Haward | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1891 | Alexander W. Miller White | Charles Sidney Cullingham | 5-7, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1892 | Herbert Owen Ransome | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1893 | Herbert Owen Ransome (2) | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 |
| 1894 |  Robert Baldock Scott | Rupert L. Hamblin-Smith | w.o. |
| Aldeburgh Open | |||
| 1908 | Edward Gordon Cleather | Charles Richard Longe | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | ||
| 1920 | Hugh Walter Davies | Harold Aitken[9] | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1922 | Henry Alfred Carless | B.S. Foster | 7-5, 6-8, 6-3 |
| Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts | |||
| 1923 |  J.F. Park[10] | J.K. Stanford | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1931 | James Giesen[11] | Brian William Finnigan | 9-11, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1935 | Brian William Finnigan | G.C. Pryse-Rice | 2-6, 8-6, 6-0 |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aldeburgh Lawn Tennis Tournament. | ||||
| 1890[12] | Mrs Lang | Mrs Stapylton | walkover | |
| 1891 | Miss Carter | 6-4, 0-6, 6-4 | ||
| Aldeburgh Open | ||||
| 1908 | May Morris | 4-6, 6-2, 6-2 | ||
| 1909 | E.G. Willis | 6-0, 6-2 | ||
| 1910 | Miss Stogdon | N. Stanford | 6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1911 | 6-2, 6-0 | |||
| 1912 | Daisy Clark Kercheval-Hole | Mrs Reynolds | 6-2, 6-0 | |
| 1913 | Mildred Brooksmith (2) | E.M. Brogden | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1914/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | |||
| 1920 | Mrs Hind | 6-3, 6-4 | ||
| 1921 | Mrs Darbishire | N. Welch | 4-6, 6-3, 6-3 | |
| Aldeburgh Open Hard Courts | ||||
| 1922 | Dorothy Kemmis-Betty (2) | Violet Southam | 6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1923 | 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 | |||
| 1924 | Nancy Palmer Edwards | M.C. Hervey | 6-4, 6-1 | |
| 1925 | Nancy Palmer Edwards (2) | J. Hill | 6-2, 11-9 | |
| 1926 | Miss Norman | 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1927 | L.K. Bond | 6-4, 6-1 | ||
| 1928 | Nancy Palmer Edwards (3) | Mrs P. Carthew | 6-2, 7-5 | |
| 1929 | Nancy Palmer Edwards (4) | Betty Boas | 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1930[13] | Miss Wentworth-Reeve | 5-7, 6-2, 7-5 | ||
| 1931 | 6-3, 6-1 | |||
| 1932 | Dorothy Biddle de Winton (2) | I.M. Boothroyd | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1933 | Dorothy Biddle de Winton (3) | D. Finnigan | 7-5, 6-1 | |
| 1934 | D. Finnigan | Betty Boas | 7-5, 5-7, 6-2 | |
| 1935 | Mrs P. Carthew | D. Finnigan | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1936[14] | Audrey Wright | E. Worrall | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1937 | Freda Scott Underwood | E. Worrall | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1938 | Nancy Palmer (5) | Mrs P. Carthew | 3-6, 6-4, 6-4 |