Английская Википедия:Droitwich Open
Шаблон:Infobox tennis tournament The Droitwich Open also known as the Droitwich Spa Open was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1928 as the Droitwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament or Droitwich Spa Open Open Lawn Tennis Tournament.[1] The tournament was organised by the Droitwich Spa Lawn Tennis Club (now called the Droitwich Tennis Club), and played at the Brine Baths Park (now called Droitwich Lido Park), Droitwich Spa, Worcesteshire, England.[2] The tournament ran until 1939 just before World War II then was discontinued.[3]
History
In 1928 the Droitwich Open Lawn Tennis Tournament was founded.[4] This tournament was played on grass court and staged annually through till 1939 when it was discontinued.[5] In October 1967 Droitwich Tennis Club applied to the Lawn Tennis Association to restart a new open tennis hard court tournament that was to begin in 1968.[6] In May 1968 the first Droitwich Open Hard Courts tournament was held.[7] In 1971 that event became part of the Bio-Strath Circuit under the brand name the Bio-Starth Droitwich Open Hard Courts.
Venue
Droitwich Spa Lawn Tennis Club was founded in 1920.[8] It staged the first Droitwich Open in 1928.[9] The club was located in what was then called Brine Baths Park (now called Droitwich Lido Park), Droitwich Spa, Worcesteshire.[10] The original club had four grass courts and four hard courts (clay).[11] In 1975 Droitwich Tennis Club moved to its current location at St Peters Church Lane.[12] The club still has the eight tennis courts. They no longer have the original grass or clay courts, but a combination of hard and artificial grass courts.[13]
Finals
Men's singles
(Incomplete list)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1929[14] | Шаблон:Flagicon Alfred Pearson | Шаблон:Flagicon Don Butler | 6–3, 6–1 |
| 1931 | Шаблон:Flagicon Don Butler | Шаблон:Flagicon E. M. Sykes | 6–3, 2–6, 6–3 |
| 1933[15] | Шаблон:Flagicon Don Butler (2) | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronald Shayes | 6–4, 1–6, 6–2 |
| 1934[16] | Шаблон:Flagicon Cam Malfroy | Шаблон:Flagicon Don Butler | 6–4, 3–6, 8–6 |
| 1935[17] | Шаблон:Flagicon Don Butler (3) | Шаблон:Flagicon George Godsell | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1936[18] | Шаблон:Flagicon George Godsell | Шаблон:Flagicon Henry Billington | 6–3, 3–6, 7–5 |
| 1937[19] | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronald Shayes | Шаблон:Flagicon George Godsell | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1938 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander M. Hamburger | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronald Shayes | 6–3, 3–6, 6–2 |
| 1939 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander M. Hamburger (2) | Шаблон:Flagicon G.R.M. Ricketts | 6–0, 7–5 |
Women's singles
(Incomplete list)
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vera Marshall | Шаблон:Flagicon Vera Noott | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1929[20] | Шаблон:Flagicon Miss Elizabeth T. Madin | Шаблон:Flagicon Vera Marshall | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1931 | Шаблон:Flagicon Vera Noott | Шаблон:Flagicon Mrs H. O'Connor | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 1932 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jeanette Morfey | Шаблон:Flagicon Gladys Clarke-Jervoise | 6–3, 6–0 |
| 1933 | Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Ford | Шаблон:Flagicon Mary Whitmarsh | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1934[21] | Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Ford (2) | Шаблон:Flagicon Joy Cunningham | 6–3, 6–3 |
| 1935[22] | Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Ford (3) | Шаблон:Flagicon Joy Cunningham | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1936 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dorothy Round | Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Ford | 6–4, 6–4 |
| 1937 | Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Ford (4) | Шаблон:Flagicon Betty Batt | 2–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
| 1938 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gertrude Valentine-Brown | Шаблон:Flagicon Florence Ford | 6–2, 1–6, 6–4 |
| 1939 | Шаблон:Flagicon Gertrude Valentine-Brown (2) | Шаблон:Flagicon Madge Slaney[23] | 4–6 7–5 6–1 |
See also
- Droitwich Open Hard Courts (clay court tournament)
References
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post (4 October 1967)
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post (4 October 1967). British Newspaper Archives. p.19.
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Post (4 October 1967)
- ↑ Droitwich Tennis Club
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette. (6 August 1934). The British Newspaper Archive. p. 10.
- ↑ Droitwich Tennis Club
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Droitwich Tennis Club
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
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- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 August 1934. p.11.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Evening Despatch. 6 August 1937 p.15.
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 August 1929. p. 10
- ↑ Birmingham Daily Gazette. 10 August 1934. p.11.
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
