| Connaught Hard Court Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Chingford, Essex, England. |
| Venue: | Connaught Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885) |
| Tour: | ILTF |
| Surface: | Clay- outdoors |
The Rothmans Connaught Hard Court Championships[1] also known simply as the Connaught Hard Courts was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1951.[2] The championships were organised by the Connaught Lawn Tennis Club, Chingford, Essex, England. The tournament ran until 1974.
The Connaught Hard Court Championships,[3] were established in 1951 as an open tournament held at the Connaught Lawn Tennis Club (f.1885),[4] Chingford, Essex, England. The tournament was continually staged until 1974. The tournament was sponsored by the tobacco company Rothmans International from 1971 to 1974.
Notable winners of the men's singles title included; Tony Mottram, Jack Arkinstall, Torben Ulrich, Sven Davidson, Lew Hoad,[5] Rod Laver,[6] Jaroslav Drobný,[7] and Owen Davidson.[8] Previous winners of women's singles title included; Doris Hart,[9] Angela Mortimer, Christine Truman, Norma Baylon, Ann Haydon Jones, Virginia Wade,[10] and Dianne Fromholtz.
(Incomplete roll)[11]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1951 |  Tony Mottram | John Horn | 6-0, 6-3 | |
| 1952 | Tony Mottram (2) |  Ignacy Tloczynski | 2-6, 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1953 |  Jack Arkinstall | Don Black | 6-3, 6-0 | |
| 1954 | Torben Ulrich | Bobby Wilson | 6-2, 1-6, 6-0 | |
| 1955 |  Sven Davidson | Mike Davies | 6-4, 6-1 | |
| 1956 | Lew Hoad | Bobby Wilson | 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1957 |  Jaroslav Drobný | Mike Davies | 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1958 | Roger Becker | Mike Davies | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1959 | Roger Becker (2) | Bobby Wilson | 7-5, 2-6, 6-4 | |
| 1960 | Bobby Wilson | Roger Becker | 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1961 | Bobby Wilson (2) | Alan Mills | 8-6, 6-1 | |
| 1962 | Rod Laver | Martin Mulligan | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1963 | Bobby Wilson (3) | Mike Sangster | 8-6, 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 1964 | Bobby Wilson (4) | Mike Sangster | 6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1965 | Bobby Wilson (5) | Mark Cox | 6-2, 8-6 | |
| 1966 | Bobby Wilson (6) | Alan Mills | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1967 | Birger Folke | Lars Ölander | 6-3, 2-6, 14-12 | |
| 1968 | Paul Hutchins | Bobby Wilson | 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 | |
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | Allan Stone | John Cooper | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 1972 | Hank Irvine | John Clifton | 6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1973 | Owen Davidson | Colin Dowdeswell | 3-6, 9-8, 6-1 |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ↓ ILTF Circuit ↓ | ||||
| 1951 | 6-4, 6-4 | |||
| 1952 | Joy Gannon Mottram | 1-6, 9-7, 6-4 | ||
| 1953 |  Doris Hart | Shirley Fry | 6-3, 4-6, 6-4 | |
| 1954 | 7-5, 6-3 | |||
| 1955 | 6-1, 6-0 | |||
| 1956 | Angela Mortimer (2) | Jenny Middleton | 6-3, 6-1 | |
| 1957 | 6-3, 6-3 | |||
| 1958 | Christine Truman (2) | 6-3, 8-6 | ||
| 1959 | Angela Mortimer (3) | 6-3, 7-5 | ||
| 1960 | Angela Mortimer (4) | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 | ||
| 1961 | Angela Mortimer (5) | Edda Buding | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1962 | Angela Mortimer (6) | 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1963 |  Norma Baylon | Christine Truman (3) | divide title | |
| 1964 | Norma Baylon (2) | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | ||
| 1965 | 8-6, 6-3 | |||
| 1966 | 6-4, 6-3 | |||
| 1967 | Pat Walkden | 6-0, 9-7 | ||
| 1968 | Faye Toyne Moore | 6-4, 8-6 | ||
| ↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
| 1969 | 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 | |||
| 1972 | Cynthia Sieler | Wendy Appleby | 7-5, 7-5 | |
| 1973 | Dianne Fromholtz | Ilana Kloss | 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 |
Bobby Wilson (6) Bobby Wilson (8) Angela Mortimer (6) Christine Truman (8)