Angmering-on-Sea Open explained
Angmering-on-Sea Open |
Type: | defunct |
Founded: | 1920 |
Ended: | 1938 |
Location: | Angmering, West Sussex, England. |
Venue: | Angmering-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club |
Surface: | Grass/Clay |
The Angmering-on-Sea Open [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1920 at Angmering, West Sussex, England that ran until 1938.[2]
History
The Angmering-on-Sea Open was an international tennis tournament founded in 1920 at Angmering, West Sussex, England.[3] The event was held at the first Angmering-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club. The tournament was mainly played on grass courts except for the 1921 to 1923 editions which were played on clay courts. The tournament ended in 1938 due the outbreak of World War II the following year.
Finals
Men's Singles
(incomplete roll) included:[4]
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1920 | George Stoddart | Henry Portlock | 8-6, 7-5 |
1921 | | Henry Reginald Fussell | 6-2, 6-2 |
1922 | | Major Ritchie | 6-4, 6–3, 6-2 |
1923 | | Major Ritchie | 6-2, 6-3 |
1924 | | Hector Cosmo Fisher | 3-6, 6–2, 6-2 |
1925 | | Major Ritchie | 6-3, 0–6, 6-3 |
1926 | | Major Ritchie | 6-4, 6-4 |
1927 | Roy Poland (2) | Leslie Allison Godfree | w.o. |
1928 | | Roy Poland | 6-4, 6-3 |
1929 | Roy Poland (3) | Kenneth Gandar-Dower | 6-2, 9-7 |
1930 | | Hira-Lal Soni | 5-7, 6–1, 6-4 |
1931 | Ryuki Miki (2) | Hira-Lal Soni | 5-7, 6–1, 6-4 |
1932 | | | 6-1, 3–6, 6-2 |
1932/1935 | Event not held |
1936 | | Henry Billington | 9-7, 0–6, 8-6 |
1937 | | David H. Williams | 6-3, 6-4 |
1938 | Henry Billington (2) | Hector Etchart[5] | 6-3, 6-4 | |
Women's Singles
(incomplete roll)
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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1920 | | Louise Bull | 9-7, 6-4 |
1921 | | | 6-2, 6-1 |
1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | Peggy Ingram | 6-3, 6-2 |
1923 | Phyllis Satterthwaite | Ariadne Rodocanachi | 6-1, 8-6 |
1924 | R. Armstrong | Louise Bull | 1-6, 6–0, 6-4 |
1925 | Phoebe Holcroft Watson | Eleanor Rose | 6-3, 6-4 |
1926 | Phoebe Holcroft Watson (2) | | 6-3, 6-4 |
1927 | Phoebe Holcroft Watson (3) | | 6-4, 6-4 |
1928 | Margaret McKane Stocks | Joyce Brown | 6-4, 6-0 |
1929 | Jenny Sandison | Dorothy Shaw Jameson | 6-1, 6-4 |
1930 | Margaret Walsh Mellows | | 6-3, 6-2 |
1931 | Peggy Brazier | Helen Ramsey Burr | 7-5, 6-2 |
1932 | Phyllis Mudford King | Louise Bull | 6-0, 6-1 |
1932/1935 | Event not held |
1936 | Valerie Scott | Betty Hobson | 3-6, 6–4, 10-8 |
1937 | Valerie Scott (2) | Betty Smith | 5-7, 6–3, 6-2 |
1938 | Valerie Scott (3) | | 6-1, 4–6, 6-4 | |
Notes and References
- DEVELOPMENTS AT ANGMERING: Started ten years ago, the Angmeringon-Sea Open Lawn Tennis Tournament has increased in popularity to such an extent that in recent years entries have surpassed all expectations. Worthing Gazette, Wednesday 16 October 1929, Sussex, England, The Britishnewspaper Archive. Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002167/19291016/042/0002. page. 2.
- News: ANGMERING-ON-SEA TENNIS. OPEN TOURNAMENT FINALS. The semi-finals and finals in the Open Events of the annual Lawn Tennis Tournament at the South West Sussex Club at Angmering is scheduled for today. . 24 February 2023 . Worthing Gazette . British Newspaper Archive . 31 August 1938 . Sussex, England . 10 . Subsciption.
- News: DEVELOPMENTS AT ANGMERING. ON. SEA. Started ten years ago, the Angmeringon-Sea Open Lawn Tennis Tournament has increased in popularity to such an extent that in recent years entries have surpassed all expectations. . 24 February 2023 . Worthing Gazette . British Newspaper Archive . 16 October 1929 . Sussex, England . 2. Subsciption.
- Web site: Tournament – Angmering-on-Sea . www.tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives . 24 February 2023.
- Web site: Hector Etchart: Overview . ATP Tour . Association of Tennis Professionals . 9 May 2023.