Dewar Cup Edinburgh

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Dewar Cup Edinburgh
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Mens Amateur Tour (1913–1967) ILTF Women's Amateur Tour (1913–1967) ITF Mens Independent Tour (1968–1974) ITF Independent Tour (1968–1974)
Founded	1968
Abolished	1972
Editions	5
Location	Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Venue	Meadowbank Sports Centre
Surface	Indoor (carpet)

The Dewar Cup Edinburgh [1] was an indoor men's and women's tennis event held from 1968 to 1972, and played in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of the second leg of Dewar Cup Circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

History

The Dewar Cup Edinburgh was a men's women's professional tennis tournament, held from 1968 to 1974 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tournament was not part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, but is listed, albeit as a non-tour event, in the WTA's Tour's history section. However it was part of the International Tennis Federations independent tournaments tour. Virginia Wade, later a Wimbledon champion, was the only Briton to win a title at the tournament, and was also the event's most successful player, with two wins in the singles and doubles.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970[2]	Tom Gorman	Geoff Paish	6–2, 6–0.
1972	Ray Moore	Pat Cramer	6–4, 4–6, 6–4[3]
1973	Roger Taylor	John Feaver	2–6, 7–5, 6–4[4]
1974	Mark Cox	John Feaver	6–2 5–7 6–4[5]

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970 [6]	Ion Țiriac Vladimír Zedník	John Alexander Tom Gorman	6–4, 9–7

Women's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1970[7]	Sharon Walsh	Winnie Shaw	6–2, 8–6
1971	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Françoise Dürr	6–0, 6–4
1972	Margaret Court	Virginia Wade	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1973	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1974	Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman	6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1970 [8]	Françoise Durr Patti Hogan	Betty Stove Sharon Walsh	10–8, 3-6, 11–9
1971	Evonne Goolagong Cawley Julie Heldman	Patti Hogan Nell Truman	6–3, 6–0
1972	Margaret Court Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Betty Stöve	6–2, 6–3
1973	Marita Redondo Virginia Wade	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1974	Mima Jaušovec Virginia Ruzici	Isabel Fernández de Soto Raquel Giscafré	6–4, 4–6, 6–4

References

1. "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Events 1968-2007" (PDF). Wayback Machine. 29 May 2008. pp. 366–368. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
2. Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance (1971). "Dewar Cup Autumn Circuit". World of Tennis '71: A BP Yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 272, 273. ISBN 0362000913.
3. Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1972 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
4. Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1973 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
5. Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1974 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
6. World of Tennis 71
7. World of Tennis 71
8. World of Tennis 71

Sources

• Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1972 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
• Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1973 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
• Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1974 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
• Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Events 1968-2007" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. 29 May 2008.