Keswick Open Hard Courts Explained

Keswick Open Hard Courts
Type:defunct
Location:Keswick, Cumbria, England
Venue:Fitz Park

The Keswick Open Hard Courts [1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1934 as the Lakeland Open. The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was played annually until 1967.

History

In August 1889 the Keswick Open was first held for the first time.[2] The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was held annually until 1910 when it was discontinued as part of the LTA Circuit.[2]

In 1934 the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club established a new successor event called the Lakeland Open that was also played at Fitz Park, but this time on hard clay courts, that event ran until 1939,[3] when it was briefly supsepended due to World War Two. In 1941 the tournament was revived under a new name the Keswick Open Hard Courts tournament. In 1960 the event was held in conjunction with the Cumberland County Championships.[4] The event ran until 1967 when it was abolished.[5]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete list)

Lakeland Open
YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1934 Herby Aldred Laurie Shaffi6–3, 6–3
1938 Constantin Tanacescu Eric Filby6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1939 Constantin Tanacescu (2) Angus Smith6–0, 6–2
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1948 Heraldo Weiss Gerry Oakley6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1951 Ignacy Tłoczyński Czeslaw Spychala6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1956 Eric Dixon John Tuton6–2, 6–2
1957 Ken Riley Chris Norris6–3, 6–4
1963 Bobby Wilson Roger Becker7–5, 7–5
1964 Bobby Wilson (2) Guillermo Hernandez6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1965 Roger Dowdeswell6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Women's singles

(Incomplete list)

Lakeland Open
YearWinnersRunners-upScore
1934 Dorothy Round Olga Webb 6–0, 6–2
1936 Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft Rita Jarvis 7–5, 6–4
1937 Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft (2) Cecily Hartley Marriott 8–6, retd.
1938 Rosemary Thomas Olga Webb MacInnes6–4, 6–3
1939 Laila Schou-Nilsen Mrs J. Selwyn James6–2, 6–3
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1949 Dorothy Round Little6-4, 6-3
1951 Shirley Bloomer Joy Mottram6–4, 6–4
1962 Louise Grundy Mrs G. Bowman6–2, 6–2
1963 Norma Baylon Vera Roberts4–6, 6–2, 6–4

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tournaments:Keswick Hard Courts. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . July 26, 2023. subscription.
  2. Web site: Tournaments:Keswick Open. The Tennis Base . Tennismem SL . July 26, 2023. subscription.
  3. News: RUMANIANS AT KESWICK: The fifth Lakeland Open lawn tennis tournament opened yesterday Keswick. The entries are large and, among the competitors are three members of the Rumanian Davis Cup team. . 26 July 2023 . Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer . British Newspaper Archive . 6 June 1939 . Yorkshire, England . 18. subscription.
  4. News: Keswick Tennis: Results of the finals in the 19th Keswick Open Hard Courts tennis tournament and Cumberland County Championships completed on Saturday. . 26 July 2023 . Liverpool Daily Post . British Newspaper Archive . 13 June 1960 . Lancashire, England . 10.
  5. News: LAWN TENNIS FIXTURES AUGUST: Cardiff Open tournament. Northumberland Championships open tournament. Havant Open tournament. Keswick Open Hardcourts tournament. Lowther Open tournament (Barnet) . Northern Championships tournament. . 26 July 2023 . Birmingham Daily Post . British Newspaper Archive . 4 June 1966 . Warwickshire, England . 26. subscription.