| Hull Open | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Location: | Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England |
| Venue: | Westbourne Avenue Grounds (1884–90) Ferens Recretation Grounds (1921–1959) |
| Surface: | Grass |
The Hull Open was annual men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded as the Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament in 1884.[1] From 1905 to 1914 the tournament was co-branded as the East Yorkshire Championships. The tournament was organised by the Hull Lawn Tennis Club, Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The tournament ran until 1956.
In 1884 the Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament[2] was organised by the Hull Lawn Tennis Club (f.1880),[3] and played at the Westbourne Avenue Grounds. In 1891 that tournament was renamed as the Hull Open Tournament a grass court tennis event. In 1905 the tournament was co-branded as the East Yorkshire Championships,[4] a county level event that lasted until 1914. Following World War I the tournament resumed under the name of the Hull Open.[5] Despite being discontinued because of World War II it resumed thereafter through till at least 1956.[6]
The men's event though consisting of mainly British Isles players, did attract international players, the women's event started to attract international players after the Second World War. Senior tour tennis ceased to be staged in Kingston-Upon-Hull until 2002 when an event for women was established called the Hull Indoor Tournament that ran until 2006.
Incomplete Roll included[7] [8] [9]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament | |||
| 1884 |  W.S. Wright | William Francis Wells-Cole | w.o. |
| 1885 |  William Henry Mahon | Gilbert Mahon | w.o. |
| 1886 | William Henry Mahon (2) | L. Harrison | 6–1, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1887 | Frederick T. Bradbury | L. Harrison | 2–6, 8–6, 6–2 |
| 1890 | William Henry Mahon (3) | Geoffrey Heathcote-Hacker | 9–7, 6–3 |
| Hull Open Tournament | |||
| 1891 | H.L. Winter | E.M. Samson | w.o. |
| also valid as East Yorkshire Championships | |||
| 1905 | Ernest Watson | Sidney Watson | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1906 | Ernest Watson (2) | Sidney Watson | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4 |
| 1908 | Ernest Watson (3) | Alec Smith | 6–2, 6–0 |
| 1909 |  Les Poidevin | Sidney Watson | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1910 | George Simond | Mark Day Hick | 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1915/1918 | (Not held due to world war one) | ||
| Hull Open | |||
| 1935 |  Clayton Lee (Teddy) Burwell[10] | Dave N. Jones | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1936 | Ronald Shayes | Hans van Swol | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1937 | Hans van Swol | Edmund John David | 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1938 | Jimmy Jones | Murray Deloford | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1939 | Constantin Tanacescu | Jimmy Jones | 6–2, 4–6, 6–2 |
| 1940/1946 | (Not held due to world war two) | ||
| 1947 |  Ghaus Mohammed Khan | K.L. Ahmed | 6–4, 8–10, 6–4 |
| 1948 | John B. Griffith | Teddy Tinling | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1949 | George Godsell | Teddy Tinling | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1950 | Geoff Brown |  Brian W. Rooke | 7–5, 6–0 |
| 1951 | Nigel Cockburn | Peter Cawthorn | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1952 | Peter Cawthorn | Steven Deaderick Potts[11] | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1953 | Robert J. (Bob) Lee | Anthony Starte | 7–5, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1954 |  Jeffrey Ellis Robson | Islam Ahmad | 6–3, 9–7 |
| 1955 | Ivor Warwick | Arthur R. Gubb | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1956 | Matt Rainey | J.S. Fluck | 6–1, 8–6 |
| Tournament ends |
Incomplete Roll
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hull Westbourne Avenue Open Tournament | |||
| 1886 | Constance Hodgson | Miss Alfrey | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1887 | Constance Hodgson (2) | Angel Smith | 3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1889 | Miss Barber | 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1890 | Katherine Grey (2) | E. Lee-Smith | 6–1, 5–7, 9–7 |
| Hull Open Tournament | |||
| 1891 | Catherine Crosby | G. Harrison | w.o. |
| 1892 | Helen Jackson | 6–0, 6–0 | |
| 1901 | Miss Robinson | Bertha Holder | 6–1, 1–6, 6–3 |
| also valid as East Yorkshire Championships | |||
| 1906 | Mrs J.B. Perrett | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1908 | Bertha Holder | Eleanor Rose | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1910 | Helen Aitchison | Bertha Holder | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1911 | Eleanor Rose | Mrs F. Robinson | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1912 | Eleanor Rose (2) | Kathleen Aitchison | 7–5, 9–11, 6–2 |
| 1913 | Eleanor Rose (3) | Kathleen Aitchison | 1–6, 6–2 6–4 |
| 1914 | Mrs J. Billyeald | Susannah Cadman Wilford | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1915/1920 | (Not held due to world war one) | ||
| Hull Open | |||
| 1921 | Kathleen Aitchison | Norah Fosdick Middleton | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1922 | Kathleen Aitchison (2) | Joan Austin | 4–6, 8–6, 6–2 |
| 1923 | Joan Austin | Eleanor Rose | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1924 | Kathleen Aitchison (3) | Elsie Goodlass Holtby | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1925 | Elsie Goodlass Holtby | Norah Fosdick Middleton | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1926 | Betty Dix | Norah Fosdick Middleton | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1927 | Dorothy Shaw | Kate Anningson | 6–1, 6–0 |
| 1928 | Betty Dix (2) | Kate Anningson | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1929 | Dorothy Shaw Jameson | Betty Dix | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1930 | Betty Dix (3) | Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1931 | Joan Reid-Thomas Strawson | Betty Dix | 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1932 | Edie Rudd | Nancy Hellewell | 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 |
| 1933 | Barbara Stampe | Gladys Clarke-Jervoise | 1–6, 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1934 | Edie Rudd Luxton (2) | Freda Scott | 6–1, 6–2 |
| 1935 | A. Sargent | Patricia Owen | 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1936 | Gladys Southwell | Gertruid Terwindt | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1937 | Gertruid Terwindt | Ruth Armstrong Kirk | 6–2, 6–3 |
| 1938 | Ruth Armstrong Kirk | Mary Lincoln | 6–3, 6–4 |
| 1939 | Ruth Armstrong Kirk (2) | Mary Lincoln | w.o. |
| 1940/1946 | (Not held due to world war two) | ||
| 1947 | Mrs Dowling | M. Dickenson | 8–6, 7–5 |
| 1948 | Mrs B. Scholten | S. Tickler | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1949 | Georgie Woodgate | Billie Woodgate | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1950 | Sheila Speight | Mrs G. Brown | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1951 | Jean Trower | Valerie Lewis | 5–7, 7–5, 6–4 |
| 1952 | Shirley Bloomer | Valerie Lewis | 4–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
| 1953 | Shirley Bloomer (2) | Valerie Lewis | 6–1, 6–3 |
| 1954 | Shirley Bloomer (3) | Jean Petchell | 7–5, 6–2 |
| 1955 | Valerie Lewis | Anthea Gibb | 6–4, 6–1 |
| 1956 | Mrs C. Dunn | Mrs M. Beecroft | 7–5, 2–6, 6–2 |
| Tournament ends |