| Southdean Covered Court Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Editions: | 12 |
| Location: | Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex, England |
| Venue: | Southdean Sports Club |
| Surface: | Wood |
The Southdean Covered Court Championships was an indoor tennis tournament established in 1934 at the Southdean Sports Club, Middleton-on-Sea, West Sussex, England.[1] The championships ran until 1952 when they were discontinued.[2] [3]
In 1922 Sir Walter Aston Blount, 10th Baronet created a New City holiday resort in the former seaplane factory south of the church. One of the hangars accommodated a dance hall and another indoor tennis courts; there were also outdoor tennis courts, a putting green.[4]
The New City had its own hotel accommodation, dairy, farm, ice generating plant, and mineral water factory, besides a laundry, hairdressing rooms, and lending library.[5] By 1934 the New City had become the Southdean hotel and sports club, which in 1937 was open to nonresidents, and which by then could offer squash courts and a sea-water swimming pool.[6] In 1934 the Southdean Covered Court Championships was established at the Southdean Sports Club. The championships were staged through till 1952 before being discontinued.
The Southdean Sports Club was founded in 1934.[7] In 1953 the club's facilities included two covered courts and two badminton courts for indoor use plus six grass courts, and four hard clay courts for outdoor tennis.[8] In 1997 Southdean Sports Club was renamed to the Middleton Sports Club.
(Incomplete roll):[9]
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  Frank Wilde | Henry Billington | 8-6, 6-0. |
| 1937 | Frank Wilde (2) | Murray Deloford | 6-3, 6-8, 6-3. |
| 1938 | Choy Wai-Chuen | Henry Billington | 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. |
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War Ii) | ||
| 1949 | Paddy Roberts | Howard Walton | 6-4, 1-6, 6-4. |
| 1950 | Gerry Oakley | Derrick Leyland | 8-6, 6-3. |
| 1951 | Gerry Oakley (2) | George Godsell | 10-12, 8-6, ret.. |
| 1952 |  Ignacy Tłoczyński | Gerry Oakley | 9-7, 6-4. |
(Incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 6-3, 0-6, 10-8 | ||
| 1937 | Valerie Scott | Audrey Wright | 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1938 | Rosemary Thomas | 7-5, 6-4 | |
| 1939 | 7-5, 6-3 | ||
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||
| 1949 | Kay Stammers Menzies | 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1950 | Betty Smith Coutts | 6-2, 5-7, 7-5 | |
| 1951 | Gay Moorhouse Chandler | 6-2, 6-4 | |
| 1952 | Angela Mortimer (2) | Mary Harris | 6-1, 6-1 |