New South Wales Hard Court Championships

New South Wales Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Australasia Circuit (1915–72) ILTF Independent Tour (1973–84) Tennis Australia Circuit (1985–88)
Founded	1915; 110 years ago (1915)
Abolished	1983; 42 years ago (1983)
Location	Multiple
Venue	Multiple
Surface	Clay (1915-83)

The New South Wales Hard Court Championships[1] was a men's and women's open tennis tournament founded in 1915, and first held at Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia.[2] It was first organised by the Dubbo District Tennis Association in conjunction with the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association and was played on clay courts. It was staged as part of ILTF Australasia Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit until 1972, then became part of the ILTF Independent Tour until 1984 and finally part of the Tennis Australia Circuit till 1988 when it was discontinued as a senior event.[2]

History

The tournament was founded in on 26 June 1915 and was held in Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia. The event was first organised by the Dubbo District Tennis Association in conjunction with the New South Wales Lawn Tennis Association.[2] The first men's singles champion was Clarence Todd who defeated Noel Heath in straight sets.[3] The first winner of the women's championship was a Miss Elliott. In 1922 the LTAA was split up into two separate tennis for Australia and New Zealand at which the newly formed Lawn Tennis Association of Australasia had oversight of this event. In 1924 as tennis was continuing to thrive in Australia a New South Wales Hardcourt Tennis Association was founded,[4] it then became responsible for organising the championships.

It was staged as part of ILTF Australasia Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit until 1972 when it became part of the ILTF Independent Tour until 1984 and finally the Tennis Australia Circuit until 1988 when it was part of the Australia Satellite Circuit then was discontinued.[2] The final known winner of the men's singles championship was Brett Andrews,[2] and the final winner of the women's event was Sally McCann who defeated Kristine Radford. The tournament was staged in Dubbo the most times throughout its run with thirty five editions played there. It was also staged in other towns and cities in New South Wales including Armidale, Bathurst, Cootamundra, Cowra, Gloucester, Goulburn, Grafton, Grenfell, Gunnedah, Newcastle, Orange, Parkes, Quirindi, Sydney, Tamworth, Wagga Wagga, Wollongong and Young.[2]

Finals

Men's singles

Jack Crawford c. 1938 won 5 championship singles titles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1915[5]	Dubbo	Clarence Todd	Noel Heath	6–1, 9–7.[2]
1916/1918	Not held (due to World War I)
1919	Dubbo	Matthew (Henry) Marsh[6]	Jack Logan	6–3, 6–2.[2]
1920	Dubbo	Clarence Todd (2)	Henry Marsh	7–5, 6–2.[2]
1921	Dubbo	Horace Rice	James Bayley	6–2, 9–7.[2]
1922[7]	Dubbo	Stewart Henderson	Clarence Todd	6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[2]
1923	Dubbo	James Bayley	Horace Rice	6–0, 6–2.[2]
1924[8]	Dubbo	James Anderson	Bertram George (Bert) Cooke	6–1, 6–1.[2]
1925	Dubbo	James Willard	Jack Cummings	6–1, 6–3.[2]
1926	Dubbo	Richard Schlesinger	James Willard	6–4, 5–7, 7–5.[2]
1927	Dubbo	Harry Hopman	James Willard	6–3, 9–7.[2]
1928[9]	Dubbo	Fred Kalms	Norman Peach	6–1, 6–2.[2]
1929	Dubbo	Jack Crawford	James Bayley	6–4, 6–1.[2]
1930	Dubbo	Ray Dunlop	James Bayley	6–3, 1–6, 6–4.[2]
1931	Dubbo	Harry Hopman (2)	James Willard	6–3, 7–5.[2]
1932	Dubbo	Vivian McGrath	James Willard	6–3, 2–6, 6–2.[2]
1933	Dubbo	Ray Dunlop (2)	William Bruce Walker	9–7, 7–5.[2]
1934	Dubbo	John Bromwich	Neil Leonard Turvey	6–2, 6–3.[2]
1935	Dubbo	Vivian McGrath (2)	John Bromwich	7–5, 6–2.[2]
1936	Dubbo	Vivian McGrath (3)	Jack Crawford	6–1, 8–6.[2]
1937	Dubbo	Neil Leonard Turvey[10]	Dr. John Walton Spence[11]	6–2, 6–3.[2]
1938	Dubbo	Jack Crawford (2)	Vivian McGrath	6–3, 0–6, 6–3.[2]
1939	Dubbo	Vivian McGrath (4)	Leonard Schwartz	6–4, 6–3.[2]
1940	Dubbo	Jack Crawford (3)	John Bromwich	6–4, 2–6, 7–5.[2]
1941/1944	Not held (due to World War II)
1945	Dubbo	Geoff Brown	Earl Sieler	6–2, 6–3.[2]
1946	Dubbo	Colin Long	Don Rocavert	6–3, 5–7, 6–4.[2]
1947	Dubbo	Adrian Quist	George Worthington	6–3, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1948	Dubbo	Jack Crawford (4)	Robert McCarthy	3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1949	Dubbo	Jack Crawford (5)	Robert McCarthy	3–6, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1950	Dubbo	Jim Gilchrist	Maxwell (Max) Anderson	3–6, 6–4, 6–2.[2]
1951	Dubbo	Lew Hoad	George Worthington	7–5, 6–4.[2]
1952	Dubbo	Don Candy	Ross Sheriff[12]	6–3, 6–2.[2]
1953	Dubbo	Mervyn Rose	Lew Hoad	2–6, 6–4, 6–4.[2]
1954	Dubbo	George Worthington	Mervyn Rose	6–2, 6–8, 6–2.[2]
1955	Armidale	Lew Hoad (2)	Ken Rosewall	6–3, 6–3.[2]
1956	Wagga Wagga	Ken Rosewall	Neale Fraser	6–2, 6–4.[2]
1957	Dubbo	Bob Mark	Neale Frase	6–2, 7–9, 10–8.[2]
1958	Newcastle	Ashley Cooper	Bob Mark	6–3, 6–4.[2]
1959	Goulburn	Neale Fraser	Bob Howe	6–4, 6–3.[2]
1960	Bathurst	Bob Hewitt	Rod Laver	9–11, 6–4, 6–3.[2]
1961	Grafton	Bob Hewitt (2)	Fred Stolle	6–4, 4–6, 8–6.[2]
1962	Young	John Newcombe	Geoff Pollard	6–2, 6–2.[2]
1963	Dubbo	Tony Roche	Dick Crealy	6–0, 6–3.[2]
1964	Tamworth	Martin Mulligan	Fred Stolle	6–3, 6–3.[2]
1965	Wollongong	John Newcombe	Tony Roche	7–5, 3–6, 6–3.[2]
1966	Parkes	Tony Roche (2)	Fred Stolle	6–2, 6–3, 6–3.[2]
1967	Gunnedah	Tony Roche (3)	Bill Bowrey	6–2, 6–0.[2]
1968	Wollongong	Rod Brent	Dick Crealy	6–3, 3–6, 6–4.[2]
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Cowra	Dick Crealy	Ray Ruffels	6–3, 0–6, 6–3.[2]
1970	Newcastle	Colin Dibley	Peter Doerner	6–3, 6–4.[2]
1971	Goulburn	Colin Dibley (2)	Bob Giltinan	5–7, 6–3, 6–4.[2]
1972	Grenfell	Kim Warwick	Graeme Thomson	6–2, 6–3.[2]
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1973	Gloucester	Kim Warwick (2)	Bob Giltinan	6–2, 6–4.[2]
1974	Quirindi	Bill Bowrey	Fred Stolle	6–2, 3–6, 7–5.[2]
1975	Cootamundra	Ian Pollard[13]	John Marks	4–6, 6–4, 6–3.[2]
1976	Grafton	Ken Rosewall (2)	Mark Edmondson	6–1, 6–2.[2]
1977	Orange	John Marks	Bob Giltinan	6–4, 1–6, 6–1.[2]
1978	Wagga Wagga	Steven Wright[14]	R. Swaysland	6–2, 7–5.[2]
1979	Tamworth	Alvin R. Gardiner	Victor Eke	6–2, 6–4.[2]
1980	Orange	John Fitzgerald	Wally Masur	7–6, 6–3.[2]
1981	Wagga Wagga	Terry Rocavert	Peter Johnston	2–6, 6–3, 7–5.[2]
1982	Grafton	Brett Edwards[15]	Ken Rosewall	6–4, 6–2.[2]

Women's singles

Evonne Goolagong c. 1971 won 6 championship singles titles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champions	Runners-up	Score
↓  ILTF World Circuit  ↓
1915	Dubbo	Miss Elliott	Miss M Morgan	3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1916/1918	Not held (due to World War I)
1919	Dubbo	Joan Scott	Miss Elliott	6–3, 7–5
1920	Dubbo	Gwen Chiplin	Daphne Akhurst	6–4, 6–3
1921	Dubbo	Joan Scott (2)	M Morgan	8–6, 7–5
1922 [16]	Dubbo	Gwen Chiplin Utz (2)	Nell Lloyd	7–5, 7–5
1923	Dubbo	Sylvia Lance	Lorna Bull	6–1, 6–4
1924	Dubbo	Edith Butcherine	Florence Blackhall	6–1, 2–6, 9–7
1925	Dubbo	Iris Luckie	Ula Valkenburg	6–0, 4–6, 6–0
1926	Dubbo	Iris Luckie (2)	Pattie Meaney	6–2, 1–6, 6–3
1927	Dubbo	Edith Butcherine (2)	Pattie Meaney	6–1, 6–3
1928[9]	Dubbo	Iris Luckie (3)	Gwen Waterhouse	6–2, 6–0
1929	Dubbo	Marjorie Cox	Joan Pett	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1930	Dubbo	Muriel Wilson	Florence B. Walker	6–3, 6–3
1931	Dubbo	Muriel Wilson (2)	Joan Wheaton	6–2, 7–5
1932	Dubbo	Muriel Wilson (3)	Nell Hall	9–7, 6–4
1933	Dubbo	Joan Wheaton	Dot Dingle	6–3, 3–6, 6–1
1934	Dubbo	Muriel Wilson (4)	Kath Hayes	6–4, 6–2
1935	Dubbo	Thelma Coyne	Vera Selwin	3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1936	Dubbo	Thelma Coyne (2)	Muriel Wilson	6-2, 5–7, 6–1
1937	Dubbo	Nancye Wynne	May Blick	6-4, 6–3
1938	Dubbo	Nina Vickery	Florence B. Walker	6–4, 6–3
1939	Dubbo	Nancye Wynne (2)	Joan Hartigan	6–1, 6–0
1940[17]	Dubbo	Joan Hartigan	Alison Burton	6–4, 6–3
1941/1944	Not held (due to World War II)
1945	Sydney	Mary Bevis	Joyce Fitch	6–3, 9–7
1946	Dubbo	Mary Bevis (2)	Joyce Fitch	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1947	Dubbo	Pat Jones	Mary Bevis	2–6, 6–1, 7–5
1948	Dubbo	Esme Ashford	Joyce Fitch	6–2, 7–5
1949	Dubbo	Mary Bevis Hawton (3)	Phyllis Finn	6–3, 6–0
1950	Dubbo	Beryl Penrose	Esme Ashford	6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1951	Dubbo	Mary Bevis Hawton (4)	Esme Ashford	6–2, 6–3
1952	Dubbo	Mary Carter	Dorn McGill Fogarty	6–4, 6–1
1953	Dubbo	Beryl Penrose	Jenny Staley	2–6, 6–4, 6–4
1954	Dubbo	Beryl Penrose	Gwen Bryant	6–4, 6–2
1955	Armidale	Mary Bevis Hawton (5)	Beth Jones	6–2, 9–7
1956	Wagga Wagga	Beryl Penrose (2)	Beth Jones	6–2, 7–5
1957	Dubbo	Lorraine Coghlan	Beth Jones	6–1, 6–2
1958	Newcastle	Jan Lehane	Thelma Coyne Long	6–3, 9–7
1959	Goulburn	Jan Lehane (2)	Betty Holstein	2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1960	Bathurst	Lesley Turner	Margaret Smith	6–2, 7–5
1961	Grafton	Lesley Turner (2)	Margaret Smith	6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1962	Young	Jan Lehane (3)	Lesley Turner	6–1, 5–7, 8–6
1963	Dubbo	Jan Lehane (4)	Noelene Turner	6–1, 6–1
1964	Tamworth	Robyn Ebbern	Lesley Turner	6–2, 6–3
1965	Wollongong	Lesley Turner (3)	Gail Sherriff	6–4, 6–2
1966	Parkes	Elizabeth Fenton	Karen Krantzcke	6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1967	Gunnedah	Elizabeth Fenton (2)	Karen Krantzcke	8–6, 4–6, 6–2
1968	Wollongong	Elizabeth Fenton (3)	Evonne Goolagong	4–6, 6–4, 7–5
↓  Open era  ↓
1969	Cowra	Evonne Goolagong	Wendy Gilchrist	6–4, 6–2
1970	Newcastle	Evonne Goolagong (2)	Karen Krantzcke	6–1, 5–7, 6–3
1971	Goulburn	Evonne Goolagong (3)	Patti Hogan	6–1, 6–4
1972	Grenfell	Evonne Goolagong (4)	Jan Lehane O'Neill	6–1, 6–2
↓  ILTF Independent Tour  ↓
1973	Gloucester	Evonne Goolagong (5)	Dianne Fromholtz	6–2, 6–0
1974	Quirindi	Evonne Goolagong (6)	Chris O'Neil	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1975	Cootamundra	Jan Lehane O'Neill (5)	Jenny Walker	6–4, 6–2
1976	Grafton	Chris O'Neill	Jan Lehane O'Neill	7–5, 1–6, 6–3
1977	Orange	Donna Stockton[18]	Amanda Tobin-Dingwall	3–6, 7–5, 7–5
1978	Wagga Wagga	Kaye Hallam	Keryn Pratt	7–6, 6–3
1979	Tamworth	Kaye Hallam (2)	Pat Coleman	6–3, 6–3
1980	Orange	Amanda Tobin	Debbie Freeman	6–2, 6–3
1981	Wagga Wagga	Karen Gulley	Linda Cassell	6–4, 6–1
1982	Grafton	Sharon Hodgkin	Amanda Tobin	6–4, 7–5
1983	Wollongong	Janine Thompson	Rebecca Bryant	6–3, 7–6
1984	Dubbo	Janine Thompson (2)	Louise Field	6–4, 6–3
↓  Tennis Australia Circuit  ↓
1987	Sydney	Michelle Jaggard	Colleen Carney	6–3, 6–3
1988	Newcastle	Sally McCann	Kristine Radford	3–6, 6–2, 6–0

Tournament statistics

Men's singles

• Most titles: Jack Crawford (5)
• Most finals: Jack Crawford (6)
• Most consecutive titles: Vivian McGrath & Jack Crawford & Bob Hewitt & Tony Roche & Colin Dibley & Kim Warwick (2)
• Most consecutive finals: Tony Roche (3)

Women's singles

• Most titles: Evonne Goolagong (6)
• Most finals: Evonne Goolagong (7)
• Most consecutive titles: Evonne Goolagong (5)
• Most consecutive finals: Evonne Goolagong (7)

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