| Surrey Championships | |
| Type: | defunct |
| Founded: | 1890 |
| Ended: | 1981 |
| Editions: | 72 |
| Location: | Surbiton, Surrey, England |
| Venue: | Berrylands LTC (1890-1974) Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club (1975-81) |
| Event Name: | Surrey Grass Court Championships (1968–80) |
| Tour: | Grand Prix circuit (1968–1975, 1979–1980) |
The Surrey Championships [1] also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships [2] and the Surrey County Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis event originally founded in 1882 as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1890 the former tournament's name was changed to the Surbiton Open that featured the first Surrey County Championships. The tournament was first played in Richmond then later in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy.
In 1881 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[3] In 1882 the club staged the first precursor event to these championships known as the Berrylands Club Tournament.[4] In 1889 the Berrylands Lawn Tennis Tournament name was changed to the Surbiton Open.[5] In 1890 the Surbiton Open was held that also featured the first Surrey County Championships.[6] It was an amateur tournament until the open era of tennis considered an important warm-up event to the Wimbledon championships and the first big opener of the grass court season [7] it attracted many former British and foreign Grand Slam champions post open era the tournament was part of the men's Grand Prix Tour in 1974 and from 1979 to 1980. In 1975 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club's name was changed to the Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club.[8] During the 1975 Championships the tournament witnessed the longest single game in tennis history, during a match between Keith Glass and Anthony Fawcett – the game was not timed but it contained 37 deuces.[9] The men's championships moved to a northern venue in 1981. In 1997 the tournament was first revived as an exhibition tournament won by Jason Stoltenberg.[10] Then in 1998 the former Surrey Championships was restored with a new name known as the Surbiton Trophy.
Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments, but not all. (c) Indicates challenger
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey County Championships | |||||
| 1890 |  Wilfred Baddeley | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6-2 | |||
| 1891 | Not held | ||||
| 1892 [11] | Harry S. Barlow (2) | Horace Chapman | 6–2, 6-2 6-1 | ||
| 1893/1899 | Not held | ||||
| 1900 [12] | 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6-2 | ||||
| 1901 [13] | David M. A. G. Hawes | 6-2 2-6 6-2 | |||
| 1902 | Major Ritchie (2) | 6–1, 6-1 | |||
| 1903 | Major Ritchie (3) | 6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 6-4 | |||
| Surrey Grass Court Championships | |||||
| 1904 | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 1905 | Sydney H. Smith (2) | 6–2, 6–3, 6-1 | |||
| 1906 [14] | Sydney H. Smith (3) | walkover | |||
| 1907 | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
| 1908 | Major Ritchie (4) | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1909 | Major Ritchie (5) | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1910 | Major Ritchie (6) | 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1911 [15] | Charles Dixon (2) | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 | |||
| 1912 | Charles Dixon (3) | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1913 | Charles Dixon (4) | 6–2, 8–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1914 | 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 6–3 | ||||
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | ||||
| 1919 [16] | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 1920 | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 | ||||
| 1921 | 6–2 6–2 6–3 | ||||
| 1922 [17] | Brian Norton (2) | 9–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 | |||
| 1923 | 3–6 6–4 6–1 2–6 7–5 | ||||
| 1924 | 6–4, 1–6, 10–12, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||
| 1925 | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 1926 | 6–4, 6–2 ret. | ||||
| 1927 | Gordon Crole Rees (2) | 6–1, 6–0 | |||
| 1928 | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 1929 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 | ||||
| 1930 | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 | ||||
| 1931 |  Iwao Aoki | title shared | |||
| 1932 | 7–5, 6–3 | ||||
| 1933 | David Herman | title shared | |||
| 1934 [18] | 6–3, 6–3 | ||||
| 1935 | 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
| 1936 | 6–2, 9–11, 6–0 | ||||
| 1937 | 9–7, 6–3 | ||||
| 1938 | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 1939 | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II | ||||
| 1946 | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| 1947 | 7–5, 6–2 | ||||
| 1948 | title shared | ||||
| 1949 | 6–3, 6–0 | ||||
| 1950 | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||
| 1951 |  Czesław Spychała (2) | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 1952 | 6–4, 6–2 | ||||
| 1953 | 6–3, 6–1 | ||||
| 1954 |  John Barry | title shared | |||
| 1955 | 6–3, 6–4 | ||||
| 1956 | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 1957 | 7–9, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||
| 1958 | Roger Becker (2) | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| 1959 | 7–9, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 1960 | Roger Becker (3) | 6–4, 6–1 | |||
| 1961 | 9–7, 6–2 | ||||
| 1962 |  Martin Mulligan (2) | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1963 | 10–8, 9–11, 10–8 | ||||
| 1964 | 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 | ||||
| 1965 | 9–7, 6–3 | ||||
| 1966 | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||
| 1967 | Roger Taylor (2) | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| Open era | |||||
| 1968 | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||
| 1969 | 6–2, 6–1 | ||||
| 1970 | 6–4, 6–3 | ||||
| 1971 | 6–2, 6–2 | ||||
| 1972 | 6–4, 8–6 | ||||
| 1973 | 4–6, 6–4, 10–8 | ||||
| 6–3, 6–2 | |||||
| 1975 | 4–6, 9–8, 6–4 | ||||
| 1976 | Not held | ||||
| 1977 | P. Lawlor | Chris Wells | 4–6, 6–3, 8-6 | ||
| 1978 | 6–4, 6–7, 6-5 | ||||
| Mark Edmondson | 6–4, 7–5 | ||||
| 6–3, 6–3 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 –
| Unavailable | |||
| 1979 | 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 | |||
| 1980 | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13 |
| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surrey County Championships | ||||
| 1890 | May Arbuthnot | Elizabeth Mocatta | 6–2, 6–2 | |
| 1891 | Not held | |||
| 1892 | May Arbuthnot (2) | Ivy Arbuthnot | 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1893/1897 | Not held | |||
| 1898 | Ellen Thynne | Amy Wilson Kirby | 6–2, 7–5 * | |
| 1899 | Ellen Thynne (2) | Edith J. Bromfield | 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 * | |
| 1900 | Ellen Thynne Evered | 6–2, 6–2 * | ||
| 1900 | Edith Bromfield | Ellen Thynne Evered | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 | |
| 1901 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) | Edith Bromfield | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1902 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (3) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1903 | Edith Bromfield | 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| Surrey Grass Court Championships | ||||
| 1904 | Connie Wilson | 6–4, 7–5 | ||
| 1905 | Connie Wilson (2) | 6–2, 6–0 | ||
| 1906 | Toupie Lowther (2) | 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 | ||
| 1907 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (4) | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1908 | 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 | |||
| 1909 | Edith Johnson | 6–0, 6–4 | ||
| 1910 | Dora Boothby (2) | 6–3, 6–3 | ||
| 1911 | 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1912 | 7–5, 6–3 | |||
| 1913 | Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5) | 8–6, 6–1 | ||
| 1914 | 6–3, 2–6, 6–4 | |||
| 1915/1918 | Not held (due to World War I) | |||
| 1919 | walkover | |||
| 1920 | Dorothea Douglass Chambers (2) | 6–4, 6–2 | ||
| 1921 |  Elizabeth Ryan (2) | 6–0, 6–0 | ||
| 1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (3) | 10–8, 6–2 | ||
| 1923 | Elizabeth Ryan (4) | Eleanor Rose | 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
| 1924 | Elizabeth Ryan (5) | 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1925 [19] | Elizabeth Ryan (6) | 7–9, 6–1, 6–3 | ||
| 1926 | 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| 1927 | 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 1928 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1929 | 7–5, 6–1 | |||
| 1930 | 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| 1931 | Dorothy Shaw Jameson | title shared | ||
| 1932 | 7–5, 6–4 | |||
| 1933 | title shared | |||
| 1934 | Elsie Goldsack Pittman (2) | Patricia Brazier | 6–3 6–3 | |
| 1935 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1936 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1937 [20] | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1938 [21] | 6–3 6–4 | |||
| 1939 | 6–4, 6–4 | |||
| 1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
| 1946 | Gay Moorhouse Chandler | 6–4, 6–3 | ||
| 1947 | Kay Stammers Menzies (2) | 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1948 | title shared | |||
| 1949 | 6–3, 9–7 | |||
| 1950 | 6–2, 7–5 | |||
| 1951 | 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 1952 | 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |||
| 1953 | 6–2, 6–3 | |||
| 1954 | title shared | |||
| 1955 | 6–4, 7–5 | |||
| 1956 [22] | 6–3, 13-11 | |||
| 1957 [23] | Althea Gibson (2) | 8–6, 7–5 | ||
| 1958 [24] | Althea Gibson (3) | 6–1, 6–0 | ||
| 1959 | 6–4, 6–2 | |||
| 1960 | 3–6, 6–4, 9–7 | |||
| 1961 | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 | |||
| 1962 | Angela Mortimer (2) | 6–4, 6–4 | ||
| 1963 [25] | Deidre Catt (2) | 1–6, 9–7, 8–6 | ||
| 1964 | 6–3, 6–1 | |||
| 1965 | 7–5, 6–1 | |||
| 1966 | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |||
| 1967 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| Open era | ||||
| 1968 | 10–8, 6–4 | |||
| 1969 | 4–6, 6–4, 8–6 | |||
| 1970 | Ann Haydon Jones (2) | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | ||
| 1971 | 9–8, 6–2 | |||
| 1972 | 6–4, 6–3 | |||
| 1973 | 6–2, 6–0 | |||
| 1974 | 6–2, 7–5 | |||
| 1975 | 6–1, 6–4 | |||
| 1976 | Not held | |||
| 1977 | Winnie Wooldridge (2) | 6–3, 7–6 | ||
| 1978 | 6–1, 6–1 | |||
| 1979 | 6–1, 6–2 | |||
| 1980 | Not held | |||
| 1981 [26] | 6–0, 6–4 |