| Palace Hotel Covered Courts Dewar Cup Torquay Slazenger Torquay Open | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Event Name: | Palace Hotel Covered Courts (1936-67) Dewar Cup Torquay (1968–1972) |
| Tour: | ILTF Mens Amateur Tour (1913-1967) ILTF Women's Amateur Tour (1913-1967) |
| Sponsor: | Dunlop (1936) Dewars (1968-72) Slazenger (1974-78) |
| Founded: | 1936 |
| Ended: | 1978 |
| Location: | Torquay, Devon, Great Britain |
| Venue: | Palace Hotel |
| Surface: | Indoor (carpet) |
The Slazenger Torquay Open[1] was an indoor tennis tournament originally founded as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts in 1936 that was sponsored by the Dunlop Company for that year only.[2] From the 1950s it was known as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships, that ran until 1967. In 1968 the Scottish whisky company Dewars became sponsors of the event,[3] and it was rebranded as the Dewar Cup Torquay until 1972 when sponsorship ended causing the 1973 edition not being held. In 1974 the sports company Slazenger took over sponsorship of the event until 1978 when it was abolished. It was at played at the Palace Hotel, Torquay, Devon, England.
The Palace Hotel Covered Courts tournament was founded in 1936, and was sponsored by the Dunlop Company for the first edition.[4] It continued to be staged as an annual event under that name until 1959. In 1960 the tournament was rebranded as the Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships through till 1967. In 1968 Dewar's then became sponsors of the Palace Hotel event, and it was rebranded as the Dewar Cup Torquay until 1972 when sponsorship ended causing the 1973 edition not being held. In 1974 Slazenger then took over sponsorship of the tournament and it was rebranced as the Slazenger Torquay Open. It was played on indoor courts at the Palace Hotel, Torquay, Devon, England
From 1968 to 1974 it was part of the fourth leg of Dewar Cup Circuit of indoor tournaments.[5]
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palace Hotel Covered Courts | |||
| 1936 |  Harry Lee[6] | Frank Wilde | 6–4, 6–0 |
| 1937[7] | Ronald Shayes[8] | Frank Wilde | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1938 | Ronald Shayes (2) | Murray Deloford | 6-3 8-6 |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||
| 1948 | Howard Walton[9] | Donald Butler | 6-2 6-3 |
| 1949 |  Czeslaw Spychala | 6-3 2-6 6-2 | |
| 1950 | George Godsell | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4 | |
| 1951 | Jaroslav Drobný | Paddy Roberts | 6–2, 6–4 |
| 1952 | John Horn | 3–6, 6–1, 6–0 | |
| 1953 | Geoffrey Paish | 2–6, 7–5, 10–8 | |
| 1954 | Mike Davies | Gerry Oakley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1955 |  Bob Howe | Roger Becker | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1956 | Jaroslav Drobný (2) | Gerry Oakley | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1957 | Bobby Wilson | Gerry Oakley | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1958 | Bobby Wilson (2) | Alan Mills | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1959 | Bobby Wilson (3) | Mike Sangster | 6–3, 6–4 |
| Palace Hotel Covered Courts Championships | |||
| 1960 | Bobby Wilson (4) | Roger Becker | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1961 | Jaroslav Drobný (3) | Mike Sangster | 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1962 | Bobby Wilson (5) | Tony Pickard | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1963 | Keith Diepraam | Bobby Wilson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1964 | Roger Taylor | Mike Sangster | 11–9, 16–14 |
| 1965 | Keith Wooldridge | Bobby Wilson | 4–6, 6–3, ret. |
| 1966 | Keith Wooldridge (2) | John Clifton | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1 |
| 1967 | Bobby Wilson (6) | Mike Sangster | 8–6, 6–2 |
| Open era | |||
| Dewar Cup Torquay | |||
| 1968 | Bob Hewitt | Owen Davidson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1969 | Mark Cox | John Clifton | 8-6 6-3 |
| 1970 | Vladimir Zednik | Paul Raymond Hutchins | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1971 | Bob Hewitt (2) | Gerald Battrick | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1972 | Ray Moore | Pat Cramer | 6–3, 6–3 |
| Slazenger Torquay Open | |||
| 1974 | David Lloyd | Mark Farrell | 6–7, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1975 | Mark Cox | Richard Lewis | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1976 | David Lloyd (2) | Martin Robinson) | 7–5, 6–3 |
| 1977 | Clive Rothwell | Theo Gorter | 6–3, 7–6 |
| 1978 | Jonathan Smith | John Whiteford | 2–6, 7–6, 6–3 |
