| Hampshire Tennis Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1878–1882) Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament (1882-91) Bournemouth Open Tournament (1891-1905) Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship (1906-10) Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships (1911-1960) Hampshire Championships (1960-1971) Hampshire Tennis Championships(1972-1982) |
| Venue: | Dean Park |
| Surface: | Grass |
The Hampshire Tennis Championships [1] or the Hampshire Championships was a men's and women's grass court tennis event established in 1878 as the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament. In 1906 the Bournemouth tournament was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championships that ran continuously until 1981.
On May 21, 1878 the Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club staged its first tennis spring meeting the Bournemouth CLTC Tournament held at the cricket ground Dean Park, Bournemouth, Dorset, England that concluded on May 24, 1878.[2] In October 1878 a second autumn meeting was also held at the same venue.
In 1891 the Bournemouth LTC Tournament became known as the Bournemouth Open Tournament.[3] In 1906 the Bournemouth Open Tournament as it was called, was upgraded to a county level event and renamed as the Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships,[4] that ran continuously until 1981 when it ceased to be part of the international tennis tour.
This tournament is still being staged today as a merged event called the Hampshire & IOW County Championships.[5]
(Incomplete roll)[6]
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | ||||
| 1878 | ? | ? | ||
| 1879 | Edmond Brackenbury | Hubert Medlycott | 3 sets to 2 | |
| 1880 | Frank Benson | F.A. Campbell | 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1881 | Montague Hankey | J.G. Johnston | 6-2, 6-3, 6-0 | |
| 1882 | Montague Hankey | William Henry Birkbeck | 2 sets to 1 | |
| Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | ||||
| 1883 |  Ernest Wool Lewis |  Jose d'Almeida | 6-0, 6-0 ret. | |
| 1884 | Ernest Wool Lewis (2) | Aston Cooper-Key | 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1885 | Ernest Wool Lewis (3) | 6-2, 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 1886 | Ernest Wool Lewis (4) | H.M. Nicholls | 6-0, 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1887 | Ernest Wool Lewis (5) | H. Phillip | 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1888 | Ernest Wool Lewis (6) | Arthur Story | 6-4, 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1889 | Ernest Wool Lewis (7) | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | 6-4, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1890 | Henry George Biddle | David Elgar Payn | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2, 6-0 | |
| Bournemouth Open Tournament | ||||
| 1891 | Horace Chapman | Harry Sibthorpe Barlow | 10-12, 9-7, 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1892 | Horace Chapman (2) | w.o. | ||
| 1896 |  Herbert Newcombe Craig | Allan Campbell Pearson | 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1897 | Herbert Newcombe Craig (2) | Arthur Cyril Ransome | 3-6, 2-6 6-2, 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1898 | Herbert Newcombe Craig (3) | Grainger Chaytor | (stopped bad weather) | |
| 1899 | Philip Graeme Pearson | Allan Campbell Pearson | 6-1 6-2 6-4 | |
| 1900 | D.G. Fry | Hugh Matthew Sweetman | 0-6 9-7 ret. | |
| 1901 | Brame Hillyard | Edward Yatman | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1902 | Jack Ridding | Robert Fletcher Leslie | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1903 | Alexander Fellowes | John Baker Dufall | ||
| 1904 | Roy Allen | 6-1, 6-1 | ||
| 1905 | Roy Allen (2) | G. Elwin Evered | 6-0, 6-3 | |
| Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship | ||||
| 1906 | Jack Ridding (2) | Roy Allen | 1-6, 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1907 | Roy Allen (3) | John Rendall | 6-0, 6-1 | |
| 1908 | Roy Allen (4) |  Bernard Oswald Roe | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1909 | Roy Allen (5) | Gordon W. Smith | 7-5, 6-0 | |
| 1910 | George Alan Thomas |  Stanley Doust | 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1915/1918 | men's event not held due to World War I | |||
| Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships | ||||
| 1919 |  Frank Fisher | Charles Tuckey | 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1920 |  Louis Bosman Raymond | Cecil Blackbeard | 4-6, 7-5, 7-5 | |
| 1921 | Frank Fisher (2) | A.C.D. Campbell | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1922 | Frank Fisher (3) | F.T. Martin | ? | |
| 1923 | Brame Hillyard (2) | Mr. Henley | 6-3, 2-6, 6-2 | |
| 1924 | James Bayley | Frank Fisher | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1925 | Patrick Wheatley | N.R. Chapman | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1926 | Jack Hillyard | Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1927 | John Pennycuick | Sydney Jacob | 6-0, 6-8, 7-5 | |
| 1928 | Eskel Andrews | Keats Lester | 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1929 | Eric Peters | Jack Lysaght | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1930 | Eskel Andrews (2) | Patrick Wheatley | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1931 |  Jiro Sato | Vernon Kirby | 3-6, 9-7, 7-5 | |
| 1932 | Henry G. E. Evered | Norman Taylor | 6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1933 | Norman Farquharson | Vernon Kirby | 6-2, 9-7 | |
| 1934 | Vivian McGrath | Cam Malfroy | 6-4, 5-7, 6-3 | |
| 1935 | Cam Malfroy | George McVeagh | 6-8, 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1936 | Adrian Quist | Clifford Sproule | 6-2, 6-0 | |
| 1937 | Alan Stedman | Cam Malfroy | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1938 | Don Butler | George Godsell | 6-3, 3-6, 6-2 | |
| 1939 | Don Butler (2) | Jack Gunn | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1949/1945 | men's event not held due to World War I | |||
| 1946 |  Ignacy Tłoczyński | Derek Hardwick | 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1947 | Joseph McHale | R.G. Salmon | 8-6, 8-6 | |
| 1948 | Tim Lewis | George Godsell | 6-1, 2-6, 6-3 | |
| 1949 | David S. Anderton | Derek Hardwick | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1950 | Tim Lewis (2) | David S. Anderton | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1952 | Tim Lewis (3) | Colin W. Hannam | 4-6, 6-2, 7-5 | |
| 1953 | Ron G. Reeve | John M. Melhuish | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1954 | E.M.G. Earl | David S. Anderton | 6-2 6-1 | |
| 1955 | Ed Bulmer | I.N. Stewart | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1956 | Ian Charles King | Derek Collins[7] | 7-5, 6-3 | |
| 1959 |  Henry D 'Souza | R.P. Chesterton | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| Hampshire Championships | ||||
| 1960 | M. Frost | 6-2, 6-3 | ||
| 1966 | A.S. Bull | J.J. Quinn | ? | |
| Open era | ||||
| 1968 | John Crump | Colin Rees | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1969 | John Crump (2) | John de Mendoza | 8-6, 6-2 | |
| 1970 | Alun Jones | Mike Wayman | 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 | |
| 1971 | Richard A. Leslie[8] | A.P. Billingham | 6-4, 1-6, 8-6 | |
| Hampshire Tennis Championships | ||||
| 1972 | Richard A. Leslie (2) |  Yair Wertheimer | 7-5, 6-1 | |
| 1973 | Jasper Cooper | Martin Cornish | 6-4, 4-6, 6-2 | |
| 1975 | Jasper Cooper (2) | C. Collins | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1976 | Jasper Cooper (3) |  B. Joannides | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1977 | Andy W Paton |  Ola Malmqvist | 6-3, 7-5 | |
| 1978 | Robert Booth | Clint Harris | 6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1979 |  Tarek El-Sakka | Tim Robson[9] | ||
| 1980 | Patrick Hughesman | G. Petrie | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1981 | Clint Harris | Tim Robson | 6-2, 6-2 |
(Incomplete roll) two versions of the women's event held in * May and ** August.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bournemouth Lawn Tennis Club Tournament | ||||
| 1883 | Mrs Hornby | M. Richards | 5-6, 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1884 | F. Davies | Mrs Hornby | 3-6, 6-2, 6-5 | |
| 1885 | Mrs Surman | Mrs Hornby | divided title | |
| 1886 | Mrs Hornby (2) | B. Hannaford | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1887 | 6-1, 6-3 | |||
| 1888 | 6-1, 7-5 | |||
| 1889 | May Langrishe (2) | Constance Bryan | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1890 | May Langrishe (3) | 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 | ||
| Bournemouth Open Tournament | ||||
| 1891 | w.o. | |||
| 1892 | Violet Pinckney (2) | w.o. | ||
| 1893/1895 | women's event not held | |||
| 1896 | Violet Pinckney (3) | 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1897 | women's event not held | |||
| 1898 | Charlotte Cooper | Blanche Bingley Hillyard | divided title | |
| 1899 | Ruth Winch | 6-2, 6-0 | ||
| 1900 | women's event not held | |||
| 1901 | Ruth Winch (2) | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 1902 | Ruth Winch (3) | 11-9, 6-1 | ||
| 1903 | 6-4, 6-2 | |||
| 1904 | Connie Wilson (2) | M. Britain | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1905 | Violet Pinckney (4) | Amy Ransome | 1-6, 6-1, 6-2 | |
| Hampshire County Lawn Tennis Championship | ||||
| 1906 | 6-2, 6-3 | |||
| 1907 | Ellen Thynne Evered | 1-6, 6-2, 7-5 | ||
| 1908 | 6-1, 6-3 | |||
| 1909 | Violet Pinckney (5) | 8-6, 6-3 | ||
| 1910 | Beryl Tulloch | 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 | ||
| Hampshire Lawn Tennis Championships | ||||
| 1911 | Edith Hannam (2) | 6-4, 6-3 | ||
| 1912 | Edith Hannam (3) | 6-2, 6-2 | ||
| 1913 | Edith Hannam (4) | 8-6, 6-0 | ||
| 1914 | Lavinia Radeglia | 6-0, 6-4 | ||
| 1915/1918 | women's event not held due to World War I | |||
| 1919 | Doris Craddock | 6-2, 6-1 | ||
| 1920 | Doris Craddock | Mrs A.A. Hall | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1921 | Doris Covell Craddock | 6-3, 6-2 | ||
| 1922 | divided title | |||
| 1923 | E. Tanner | 6-4, 8-6 | ||
| 1924 | Eleanor Rose | 5-7, 7-5, 6-4 | ||
| 1925 | Geraldine Beamish (2) | Violet Chamberlain | 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1926 | 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 | |||
| 1927 | Violet Chamberlain (2) | 6-1, 6-3 | ||
| 1928 | 6-3, 6-3 | |||
| 1929 | Joan Ridley (2) | 6-4, 8-6 | ||
| 1930 | Joan Ridley (3) | Elsie Goldsack Pittman | 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 | |
| 1931 | Jeanette Morfey | 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 1932 | 6-4, 6-3 | |||
| 1933 | Muff Wilson | 1-6, 7-5, 6-1 | ||
| 1934 | 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 | |||
| 1935 | Leila Row | 7-5, 6-8 retd. | ||
| 1936 | Madge Slaney (2) | 6-2, 6-2 | ||
| 1937 | 7-5, 6-3 | |||
| 1938 | 6-0, 6-4 | |||
| 1939 | Margot Stewart | Edie Rudd Luxton | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1915/1918 | women's event not held due to World War II | |||
| 1946 | Jadwiga Jędrzejowska | Janet Morgan | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1947 | Nancye Wynne Bolton | Jean Walker-Smith | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1948 | Jean Walker-Smith | Kathleen Tuckey | 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 | |
| 1949 | Hilaire Newberry | 6-0, 6-2 | ||
| 1950 | Jean Walker-Smith (2) | Kathleen Tuckey | 1-6, 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1951 | Mrs R. Chapman | divided title | ||
| 1952 | Angela Buxton | 6-8, 6-1, 6-2 | ||
| 1953 | Marion Boundy | Mrs R. Chapman | 6-1, 6-2 | |
| 1954 | Margaret Grace | 6-4, 6-2 | ||
| 1955 | Viola White | 6-0, 5-7, 6-0 | ||
| 1956 | Mrs R. Chapman | 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 1957 | Sheila Bramley (2) | Elaine Shenton | 4-1, rained out. | |
| 1958 | Sheila Bramley (3) | J. Chamberlain | 10-8, 7-5 | |
| 1959 | Anita Lizana Ellis (2) | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1960 | Sheila Bramley (4) | Margaret Lee | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| Hampshire Championships | ||||
| 1961 | A. O'Neill | K. Howarth | 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1962 | K. Wainwright | 6-1, 6-4 | ||
| 1963 | M. White | 6-1, 7-5 | ||
| 1964 | Anthea Rigby | G. Chapman | 8-6, 8-6 | |
| 1965 | Elaine Shenton | G. Chapman | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1966 | Anthea Rigby (2) | Elaine Shenton | divided title | |
| Open era | ||||
| 1968 | Brenda Kirk | Marianna Brummer | 6-0, 7-5 | |
| 1969 | divided title | |||
| 1970 | Diane Riste | Barbara Walsh | 8-6, 6-1 | |
| 1971 | Mrs P. Blackburn | Diane Riste | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| Hampshire Tennis Championships | ||||
| 1972 | Nuala Dwyer | 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 | ||
| 1973 | Nuala Dwyer | M. O'Toole | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1975 | Dianne Evers | Michelle Ballheimer | 6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1976 | P. Roberts | L. Hobley | 6-3, 9-7 | |
| 1977 | L. Hobley | 6-3, 6-1 | ||
| 1978 | A. Tripp | Josephine Smedley | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1979* |  Mary Carillo | Belinda Thompson | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1979** |  Helen de Giorgio | Jill Andrews | 3-6 6-3 7-5 * | |
| 1980* | Susan Rollinson | Kate Gulley | 6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1980** | K. Treloar | 6-3, 6-3 | ||
| 1981 | Judy Tegart-Dalton | 6-0 6-0 |