| Northern Championships Manchester Open | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Founded: | 1880 |
| Ended: | 2009 |
| Editions: | 119 |
| Location: | Manchester, England Liverpool, England |
| Venue: | Northern Lawn Tennis Club (Manchester) Aigburth Cricket Ground (Liverpool)[1] |
| Tour: | ILTF Circuit (1913–1967) Grand Prix circuit, (1970–1989) ATP Tour, (1990–1994) |
| Surface: | Grass / outdoor |
The Manchester Open previously known as the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships, the Northern Championships, the Northern Tennis Tournament and the Manchester Trophy was a grass court tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, in the Didsbury suburb of Manchester, Great Britain. The tournament had been held annually from 1880 to 2009.
Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 it was considered by players and historians one of the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[2] [3] [4] The others being Wimbledon, the U.S. National championships and the Irish Championships. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the men's Grand Prix tennis tour.
The first edition in July 1880 was held at the Broughton Cricket Club while the Kersal Cricket Ground staged the 1881 event.[5] [6] The 1882 edition was the first one to be held in Liverpool and saw the addition of the women's singles event, won by May Langrishe, as well as the women's and mixed doubles events. Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 it was considered by players and historians one of the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[7] [8] [9] the others being Wimbledon, the U.S. National championships and the Irish Championships. From its inception until 1927 the location of the tournament alternated between Manchester and Liverpool.[10] Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the men's Grand Prix Tennis Tour known throughout the 1980s as the Greater Manchester Grass Court Tennis Championships.[11] In 1990 it became an ATP Tour event as part of the ATP International Series until 1994. In 1995 the tournament was moved to Nottingham and continued as an ATP World Series event. The current Manchester Trophy Challenger is part of the ATP Challenger Tour; throughout its history the event has been won by a number of Wimbledon champions such as Pete Sampras, who won his first grass court title there.[12] The tournament ended in 2009.
| Northern Championships | ||||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 6–0, 6–3, 6–0 | |||
| 1881 | Richard T. Richardson (2) | 6–1, 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| 1882 | Richard T. Richardson (3) | 6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 11–9 | ||
| 1883 | 6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |||
| 1884 | 5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0 | |||
| 1885 | 6–2, 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1886 | 6–4, 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 1887 | Harry Grove (2) | 4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1888 | 6–1, 8–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1889 |  Willoughby Hamilton (2) | 6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||
| 1890 | Joshua Pim | 2–6, 6–8, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3 | ||
| 1891 | Joshua Pim (2) | 4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1892 | Joshua Pim (3) | 4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1893 | Joshua Pim (4) | 4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2 | ||
| 1894 | Wilfred Baddeley | 4–6, 11–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1895 | Wilfred Baddeley (2) | 6–8, 6–2, 6–4, 1–0 ret. | ||
| 1896 | Wilfred Baddeley (3) | 6–1, 10–12, 7–5, 6–4 | ||
| 1897 | Wilfred Baddeley (4) | 6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–0 | ||
| 1898 | 6–1, 6–1, 8–6 | |||
| 1899 | 7–9, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6 | |||
| 1900 | Sydney H. Smith (2) | Roy Allen | 6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2 | |
| 1901 | Sydney H. Smith (3) | 10–12, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4 | ||
| 1902 | Sydney H. Smith (4) | 7–5, 7–5, 3–6, 10–8 | ||
| 1903 | Sydney H. Smith (5) | 6–1, 6–3, 6–2 | ||
| 1904 | Sydney H. Smith (6) | 6–2, 7–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 | ||
| 1905 | Sydney H. Smith (7) | walkover | ||
| 1906 | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3 | |||
| 1907 | 6–0, 6–2 | |||
| 1908 | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 | |||
| 1909 | 6–4, 6–1, 6–4 | |||
| 1910 | divided title | |||
| 1911 | 7–5, 5–7, 6–1, 6–0 | |||
| 1912 | James Cecil Parke (2) | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1913 | James Cecil Parke (3) | 6–2, 7–5, 6–8, 2–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1914 | 9–7, 8–6, 6–2 | |||
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | |||
| 1919 | James Cecil Parke (4) | 0–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–0 | ||
| 1920 |  Theodore Mavrogordato (2) | 8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 3–0 ret. | ||
| 1921 | 8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1922 | 9–7, 6–4, 11–9 | |||
| 1923 | 6–3, 4–6, 9–7, 9–11, 6-2 | |||
| 1924 | 10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | |||
| 1925 | 6–1, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1926 | 7–9, 6–2, 6–2, 8–6 | |||
| 1927 | D'Arcy McCrea | 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 7-5 | ||
| 1928 | D'Arcy McCrea | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1929 | John Olliff (2) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 14–12 | ||
| 1930 | 8–6, 6–2, 6–4 | |||
| 1931 | John Olliff (3) | 6–3, 3–6, 7–9, 6–3 ret. | ||
| 1932 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1933 | 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 1934 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1935 | 6–3, 8–6 | |||
| 1936 | 6–4, 5–7, 6–4 | |||
| 1937 | George Lyttleton–Rogers (2) | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | ||
| 1938 | 6–4, 10–8 | |||
| 1939 | R. E. Burton | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | |||
| 1946 | 6–4, 6–1 | |||
| 1947 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1948 | 2–6, 6–2, 8–6 | |||
| 1949 | 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| 1950 | 6–0, 6–2 | |||
| 1951 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1952 | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1953 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–0 | |||
| 1954 | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 1955 | 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1956 | 2–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 1957 | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 1958 | 5–7, 6–3, 6-2 | |||
| 1959 | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1960 | 3–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |||
| 1961 | divided | |||
| 1962 | Mike Sangster (2) | 10–12, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1963 | Mike Sangster (3) | 19–17, 6–4 | ||
| 1964 | abandoned | |||
| 1965 | 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 1966 | 6–3, 6–3 | |||
| 1967 | 6–1, 6–8, 6–4 | |||
| Open era | ||||
| Rothmans Northern Championships | ||||
| 1968 | 6–3, 6–2 | |||
| 1969 | 9–7, 3–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1970 | 6–2, 9–7 | |||
| Bio-Strath Northern Championships | ||||
| 1971 | 6–1, 6–4 | |||
| Rothmans Northern Championships | ||||
| 1972 | 6–2, 5–7, 6–4 | |||
| 1973 | 6–3, 6-4 | |||
| 1974 | 13–11, 6–2 | |||
| 1975 | Not held | |||
| Refuge Assurance Northern Championships | ||||
| 1976 | 6–3, 7–9, 12–10 | |||
| 1977 | 6–2, 6–1 | |||
| 1978 |  Billy Martin (2) | Chris Bradnam | 9–8, 7-5 | |
| 1979 | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| Greater Manchester Grass Court Tennis Championships | ||||
| 1980 | Roscoe Tanner (2) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1981 | 7–5, 6-1 | |||
| 1982 | 6–3, 6–7, 10–8 | |||
| 1983 | 3–6, 6–4, 6-4 | |||
| 1984 | 6–4, 8-6 | |||
| 1985 | Jeremy Bates (2) | 6–4, 6-2 | ||
| 1986 | ||||
| 1987 | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1988 |  Stefan Edberg (2) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1989 | 6–4, 6–7, 7–5 | |||
| Manchester Open | ||||
| 7–6, 7–6 | ||||
| 6–4, 6–4 | ||||
| 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
| 7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4) | ||||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | ||||
| 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| 6–4, 4–6, 7–6 | ||||
| Northern Championships | ||||
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | May Langrishe | Constance Langley Smith | 6-3 8-6 | |
| 1883 | Edith Coleridge | Miss Eckersley | 7-5 6-2 | |
| 1884 | Edith Davies | Margaret Bracewell | 2-6 6-4 6-0 | |
| 1885 | 6-3, 6-3 | |||
| 1886 | Maud Watson (2) | Lottie Dod | 7-5, 6-3 | |
| 1887 | Lottie Dod | 6-1, 6-2 | ||
| 1888 | Lottie Dod (2) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-3, 9-7 | |
| 1889 | Lottie Dod (3) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-8, 6–3, 6-3 | |
| 1890 | Mary Steedman | Beatrice Wood | 6-2, 6-0 | |
| 1891 | Florence Stanuell | Beatrice Wood | 6-3, 2–6, 6-4 | |
| 1892 | Lottie Dod (4) | Louisa Martin | 6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1893 | Lottie Dod (5) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-3, 3–6, 7-5 | |
| 1894 | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | Beatrice Wood Draffen | 7-5, 5–7, 6-3 | |
| 1895 | Louisa Martin | Helen Jackson | 7-5, 6-3 | |
| 1896 | Louisa Martin (2) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6–2, 7-5 | |
| 1897 | Louisa Martin | 3-6, 6–3, 6-4 | ||
| 1898 | Louisa Martin (3) | Charlotte Cooper | 10-8, 6-4 | |
| 1899 | Louisa Martin (4) | Ruth Dyas Durlacher | 6-8, 6–2, 6-2 | |
| 1900 | Blanche Bingley Hillyard (2) | Louisa Martin | 2-6, 8–6, 6-4 | |
| 1901 | Louisa Martin (5) | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | 6-3, 4–6, 6-3 | |
| 1902 | Louisa Martin (6) | 6-8, 7–5, 6-1 | ||
| 1903 | Louisa Martin (7) | Dorothea Douglass | 4-6, 7–5, 6-4 | |
| 1904 | Dorothea Douglass | Ethel Thomson | 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1905 | Hilda Lane | 7-5, 8-6 | ||
| 1906 | Dorothea Douglass (2) | 7-5, 6-2 | ||
| 1907 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) | 7-5, 6-0 | ||
| 1908 | Edith Boucher | Charlotte Cooper Sterry | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1909 | Edith Johnson | Maude Garfit | 6-3, 9–11, 6-0 | |
| 1910 | Edith Johnson (2) | Maude Garfit | 3-6, 6–4, 6-0 | |
| 1911 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers (3) | Mabel Squire Parton | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1912 | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 6-4, 6-1 | ||
| 1913 | Ethel Thomson Larcombe (2) | Dorothea Douglass Chambers | 6-2m 6-4 | |
| 1914 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers (4) | 6-1, 6-2 | ||
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to world war one) | |||
| 1919 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers (5) | Ethel Thomson Larcombe | 7-5 6-3 | |
| 1920 | Elizabeth Ryan | 6-1, 6-3 | ||
| 1921 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) | Kitty Mckane | 7-5, 6-4 | |
| 1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (3) | Kitty Mckane | 6-2, 8-6 | |
| 1923 | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | Dorothy Holman | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1924 | Mary Holmes | Claire Beckingham | 6-0, 0–6, 6-3 | |
| 1925 | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | Joan Reid-Thomas | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1926 | Elsie Goldsack | 6-1, 6-1 | ||
| 1927 | Claire Beckingham (2) | Elsie Goldsack | 6-2, 8-6 | |
| 1928 | Claire Beckingham (3) | Dorothy Shaw | 8-6, 6-3 | |
| 1928 | Gwen Sterry | Sylvia Lumley-Ellis | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| From 1929-1939 there were 2 womens events held in * Manchester & ** Liverpool | ||||
| 1929* | Joan Fry | Gwen Sterry | 6-1, 4–6, 6-4 | |
| 1929** | Winifred Bower | Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6-1, 3–6, 6-1 | |
| 1930* | Evelyn Goldsworth | Nichola Hunt | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1930** | Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | Dorothy Anderson | 4-6, 6–4, 6-4 | |
| 1931* | Evelyn Goldsworth (2) |  Ena Alexandroff | 8-10 6-4 6-3 | |
| 1931** | Ena Alexandroff | Joan Ingram | divided title | |
| 1932* | Joan Ingram | Manon Hargreaves | 11-9, 6-1 | |
| 1932** | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft | Sarah Eccles | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1933 | Liverpool event not held | |||
| 1933* | Evelyn Goldsworth (3) | Jackie McAlpine | 7-5 6-1 | |
| 1934* | Jean Saunders | Doris Bullock | 6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1934** | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling |  Joan Hartigan | 7-5, 8-6 | |
| 1935* | Mary Hardwick | Dora Beazley | 6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1935** | Mary Whitmarsh | Barbara Drew | 9-11, 6–4, 6-2 | |
| 1936* | Patience Thomson | Dora Beazley | 6-0, 6-2 | |
| 1936** | Anita Lizana | Nancy Kidson Fontes | 6-1, 6-0 | |
| 1937* | Dora Beazley | Pamela Morison | 2-6, 6–2, 7-5 | |
| 1937** | Anita Lizana (2) | Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6-0, 6-4 | |
| 1938* | Dora Beazley | 6-1, 5–7, 7-5 | ||
| 1938** | Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling (2) | Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6-0, 6-4 | |
| 1939 | Liverpool event not held | |||
| 1939* | Gem Hoahing | Patience Thomson | divide title | |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to world war two) | |||
| 1946 | Louise Brough | 6-1, 6-3 | ||
| 1947 | Jean Nicoll Bostock | Betty Clements Hilton | 11-9, 6-2 | |
| 1948 | Betty Clements Hilton | Jean Nicoll Bostock | 6-3, 8-6 | |
| 1949 | Lesley Hunter Fulton | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| 1950 | Shirley Fry | Gladys Southwell Lines | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1951 | Doris Hart | Beverly Baker | 8-6, 6-3 | |
| 1952 | Maureen Connolly | Jean Quertier Rinkel | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1953 | Doris Hart (2) | Helen Fletcher | 5-7, 6–1, 7-5 | |
| 1954 | Maureen Connolly (2) | Louise Brough | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1955 | Doris Hart (3) | Louise Brough | 9-11, 6–2, 6-2 | |
| 1956 | Althea Gibson | Louise Brough | 2-6, 6–4, 6-4 | |
| 1957 | Althea Gibson (2) | Anne Shilcock | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1958 | Althea Gibson (3) |  Maria Bueno | 6-1, 8-6 | |
| 1959 | Sally Moore | 6-2, 2–6, 6-3 | ||
| 1960 | Darlene Hard | Rita Bentley | 6-3 6-3 | |
| 1961 | Sandra Reynolds | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| 1962 | Darlene Hard (2) | Judy Tegart | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1963 | Jan Lehane | Darlene Hard | 6-4, 8–10, 6-4 | |
| 1964 | abandoned at semifinal stage due to rain | |||
| 1965 | Margaret Smith | Maria Bueno | 6-1, 7-5 | |
| 1966 | Billie Jean Moffitt King | Winnie Shaw | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1967 | Karen Krantzcke | 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| Open era | ||||
Accessed 17/09/2011.
Accessed 17/09/2011.