Queensland Open Explained

Queensland Open
Type:	defunct
Founded:	1888
Ended:	1994
Editions:	91
Location:	Brisbane, Australia
Event Name:	Queensland Open
Tour:	Pre open era (1888–1967) Grand Prix circuit (1970–92) WTA Tour (1973–94)
Surface:	Grass / outdoor Hard / indoor

The Queensland Open ^[1] originally called the Queensland Championships ^[2] and also known as the Queensland Lawn Tennis Championships ^[3] or Queensland Grass Court Championships and the Queensland State Championships was a tennis tournament played in Brisbane, Australia, from 1888 to 1994. The event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit and WTA Tour and was played originally on outdoor grass courts then outdoor and indoor hard courts.

History

The Queensland State Championships were played on grass until 1969. The Queensland Open continued on grass courts until 1982 between 1987 and 1988 it switched to indoor hard courts from 1989 to 1991 it was then played on outdoor hard courts before returning to indoor hard courts until the tournament ceased. The tournament was hosted at various venues over the course of its history first at the Toowong Sports Ground (1888, 1891–1893), the Breakfast Creek Sports Ground (1889–1890), the Brisbane Exhibition Grounds (1894–1896), the Woolloongabba Cricket Ground Cricket (1897,99 1900–04, 1907–08), the Auchenflower Ground (1904–1915) before settling in a permanent base at the Milton Courts tennis centre from (1919–1994). The tournament featured men's and women's singles and doubles competition as well as mixed doubles events the tournament survived for a period of 106 years, the tennis center was closed in 1997 due to heavy financial losses by Tennis Queensland.

Finals

Men's singles

• Notes: * The 1923 edition of the men's singles event was combined with the 1923 Australasian Championships.

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1888^[4]	Arthur. R. Taylor	H. De Winton	12–4
1889	E. P. Hudson	A. R. Taylor	3–6, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1890	A. R. Taylor	E. P. Hudson	6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1891	A. R. Taylor	Peter B. Mc Gregor	6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 5–6, 6–2
1892^[5]	Peter B. Mc Gregor	John E. Gilligan	8–10, 6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1893	E. Hutton	John E. Gilligan	6–1, 6–4, 6–3
1894	John E. Gilligan	Russell R. Love	6–1, 6–3, 5–7, 6–2
1895	Samuel H. Hughes	John E. Gilligan	6–2, 6–2, 8–6
1896^[6]		Samuel H. Hughes	4–6, 6–2, 6–8, 6–2, 6–3
1897	F. A. Waller	Ernest L. Newman	6–1, 4–6, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1898		F. A. Waller	7–5, 6–4, 6–3
1899		Ernest L. Newman	6–3, 6–0, 6–2
1900^[7]		H.B. Rowlands	6–2, 3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1901		Edward R. Crouch	6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1902	H.B. Rowlands	Edwin W. Fowles	6–4, 4–6, 7–5, 6–2
1903	John N. Griffiths	George S. Crouch	8–6, 6–1, 6–2
1904^[8]		Gordon W. Wright	walkover
1905		Henry M.Marsh	3–6, 8–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1906			6–3, 6–2, 6–1
1907^[9]			?
1909			6–2, 3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1909	Macauley Turner		6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1910		Macauley Turner	6–2, 6–1, 6–1
1911			4–6, 9–7, 6–2, 6–1
1912^[10]		Alfred Jones	6–1, 6–1, 6–3
1913^[11]	Lindsay D. Todd		walkover
1914		T. W. Clark	7–5, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1915			4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–4
1916–18	Not held (due to world war one)
1919			5–7, 7–5, 7–5, 7–5
1920		Edward Jordan	2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 9–7
1921	Jack N. Radcliffe	Edward Jordan	10–8, 6–4, 6–1
1922		R. G. Spencer	6–8 6–4, 6–4, 6–1
1923^[12]			6–1, 6–1, 6–3 *
1924			6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1925			6–3, 2–6, 5–7, 6–4, 6–2
1926			3–6, 6–3, 6–0, 6–0
1927			9–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1928			6–1, 6–4, 3–6, 6–3
1929			6–1, 8–6, 6–1
1930		Roy Dunlop	6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1931			6–4, 6–4,7–5
1932			7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1933			6–2, 2–6, 4–6, 12–10, 6–3
1934^[13]			6–2, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 9–7
1935^[14]		George Tait	6–1, 6–3, 6–0
1936			6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1937^[15]			6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1938^[16]			4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 4–6, 6–3
1939			6–1, 6–2, 6–3
1940			6–4, 8–6, 7–5
1941			6–4, 6–8, 4–6, 6–4, 6–3
1942–45	Not held (due to world war two)
1946			7–9, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–0
1947			6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1948			6–3, 6–0, 6–4
1949			8–6, 6–1, 6–2
1950			6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1951			6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1952			11–9, 6–2, 0–6, 2–6, 6–1
1953			6–4, 6–1, 6–2
1954			6–4, 6–4, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1
1955			6–8, 6–4, 6–4, 6–4
1956			5–7, 7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1957			6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1958			6–3, 1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1959			6–1, 6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1960			14–12, 6–0, 6–3
1961^[17]			4–6, 4–6, 6–0, 8–6, 6–3
1962			1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 1–6, 7–5
1963			6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 4–6, 6–1
1964			6–3, 8–6, 3–6, 4–6, 7–5
1965			3–6, 6–2, 6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1966			4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1967			9–7, 3–6, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1968			6–4, 1–6, 9–7, 4–6, 7–5
1969			8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–3
↓  Open era  ↓
1970			6–3, 6–0, 2–6, 6–2
1971			6–4, 6–4, 6–7, 7–6
1972			6–2, 5–7, 6–4, 3–6, 7–5
1973			4–6, 6–4, 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1974			6–3, 7–6
1975			3–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1976			6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1977		Jeff Twist	7–6, 7–6, 7–6
1978			7–6, 6–4, 6–4
1979			7–6, 6–7, 6–3, 3–6, 10–8
1980			6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1981			6–4, 6–4
1982			7–6, 6–3
1984–86	Not held
1987			3–6, 6–1, 6–1
1988			6–4, 6–4
1989			4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1990			6–3, 6–1
1991			6–3, 7–6
1992			6–4, 7–6

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1987			7–6, 6–2
1988			6–4, 6–1
1989			6–4, 5–7, 6–0
1990			2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1991			7–6, 6–3
1992			6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

• Notes: * The 1923 edition of the women's singles event was combined with the 1923 Australasian Championships.

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
Queensland Association Tournament
1888	Miss Earle	Mrs. Gilligan	12–9
Queensland Championships
1889	May Davis Quinnel	Miss Earle	6–1, 6–0
1890	May Davis Quinnel	Miss Earle	6–2, 6–4
1891	Miss Lee	May Davis Quinnel	7–5, 6–2
1892	Miss McGregor	Mabel Taylor	6–3, 6–2
1893	Mabel Taylor	Miss Wallace	6–3, 6–2
1894	Mary Pugh	Mabel Taylor	6–2, 6–3
1895	Amy Pratten	Mary Pugh	6–4, 5–7, 7–5
1896^[18]	Ethel Mant	Amy Pratten	6–2, 6–1
1897	Ethel Mant	Eileen Persse	6–3, 5–7, 6–?
1898	Ethel Mant	Amy Pratten	6–1, 7–9, 6–1
1899	Ethel Mant	Mabel Mant	6–3, 6–3
1900	Ethel Mant	M.Dransfield	6–8, 6–1, 6–1
1901	Mabel Mant	Amy Pratten	6–1, 6–2
1902	Mabel Mant	Ethel Mant	6–3, 6–1
1903	Ethel Mant	Mabel Mant	7–5, 2–6, 6–2
1904	Rose Payten	Ethel Mant	6–0, 6–0
1905	Rose Payten	Ethel Mant	7–5, 6–3
1906	Ethel Mant	Mabel Mant	6–4, 6–3
1907^[19]	Rose Payten	Ethel Mant	6–1, 6–1
1908	Annie Baker	Miss Thomas	6–2, 6–2
1909	Annie Baker	Dute MacKintosh	6–0, 6–0
1910	Dute MacKintosh	May Thurlow	6–1, 6–4
1911	Annie Baker Ford	Dute MacKintosh	6–3, 6–1
1912	Annie Baker Ford	Orea Moustaka Beatty	(final postponed and played in Sydney)
1913	Beryl Spowers	Dorothy Dight	6–0, 6–8, 6–0
1914	Beryl Spowers	Floris St George	6–2, 6–4
1915	Beryl Spowers		2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1916	No competition (due to World War I)
1917
1918	Beryl Spowers Turner	Miss Campbell	7–5 6–3
1919	Annie Baker Ford	Nellie Halley	6–1, 6–4
1920	Annie Baker Ford	Beryl Spowers Turner	6–0, 6–2
1921	Annie Gray	Nell Lloyd	2–6, 6–2, 9–7
1922		Beryl Spowers Turner	6–3, 6–2
1923^[20]			6–1, 7–5 *
1924		Beryl Spowers Turner	6–4, 8–6
1925		Beryl Spowers Turner	3–6, 6–2, 6–2
1926	Beryl Spowers Turner		6–3, 6–1
1927			6–4, 9–7
1928			6–3, 6–3
1929			6–3, 6–1
1930			7–5, 6–4
1931			6–1, 6–3
1932			4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1933			6–2, 6–2
1934			9–7, 6–0
1935		Flo Francisco	6–2, 6–2
1936			7–5, 6–1
1937			6–0, 2–6, 6–0
1938^[21]			6–2, 6–4
1939			6–3, 6–0
1940			4–6, 6–2, 6–2
1941–45	Not held (due to world war two)
1946	Pat Jones		6–3, 6–2
1947		Pat Jones	6–2, 6–2
1948	Lavina Singleton Mills	Heather Hargraves	6–2, 9–7
1949	Lavina Singleton Mills	Edie Niemeyer Finney	6–2, 6–1
1950	Lavina Singleton Mills	Jill Ritchie	6–0, 6–3
1951	Lavina Singleton Mills	Edie Niemeyer Finney	1–6, 6–3, 6–2
1952	Lavina Singleton Mills	Mary Schultz	6–0, 4–6, 6–2
1953			3–6, 6–4, 6–2
1954			6–2, 6–2
1955			6–2, 3–6, 6–1
1956			4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1957			7–5, 6–3
1958			7–5, 6–1
1959			6–2, 6–1
1960			10–8, 6–1
1961	Abandoned (due to wash out in semi finals)
1962			6–3, 6–4
1963			6–3, 6–2
1964			11–9, 6–1
1965			6–2, 6–3
1966			6–0, 8–6
1967			6–2, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1968			6–3, 6–4
1969			11–9, 6–4
1970		Kris Kemmer	6–3, 6–2
1971			6–2, 7–6
1972			6–0, 7–5
1973			6–1, 6–4
1974			6–1, 6–2
1975			6–1, 6–1
1976		Donna Kelly	7–5, 7–6
1977			6–1, 3–6, 6–4
1978			6–1, 6–3
1979	Linda Cassell	M. Earle	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1980	Elizabeth Sayers		6–2, 6–1
1981			6–3. 7–5
1982			6–3, 6–1
1983			6–4, 7–5
1984			6–4, 6–4
1985			6–3, 7–5
1986	Not held (due to the change in tournament dates for the Australian season)
1987			6–2, 6–4
1988			7–6, 7–6
1989			7–6, 7–6
1990			6–4, 6–0
1991			6–4, 6–3
1992	Nicole Provis		6–3, 6–2
1993			6–3, 6–4
1994			6–1, 2–6, 6–3

Notes

• Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, 1908 to 1938, A. Wallis Myers.
• British Lawn Tennis and Squash Magazine, 1948 to 1967, British Lawn Tennis Ltd, UK.
• Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK
• Lawn tennis and Badminton Magazine, 1906 to 1973, UK.
• Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode
• Spalding's Lawn Tennis Annuals from 1885 to 1922, American Sports Pub. Co, USA.
• The World of Tennis Annuals, Barrett John, 1970 to 2001.

External links

• http://www.tennisarchives.com/Queensland Championships Men's Singles Roll of Honour
• https://app.thetennisbase.com/Queensland Championships/Open Men's Singles Roll of Honour
• ITF Vault

Notes and References

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