Welsh Covered Court Championships
Tennis tournament
Welsh Covered Court Championships Tour Pre-open era (1877-1967) Founded 1893 [ 1] Abolished 1955 Editions 51 Location Llandudno , Wales Venue Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club [ 2] Surface Wood (indoor) [ 3]
The Welsh Covered Court Championships [ 4] its original name also called Welsh Covered Court Lawn Tennis Championships was a tennis event held from 1893 through 1955 in Wales, United Kingdom .
History
The Welsh Covered Court Championships was played at the Craigside Hydro Badmington and Tennis Club on indoor courts, the club also had outdoor courts,[ 3] Llandudno , Wales .
Finals
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 not all. (c) indicates challenger
Men's singles
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1893
James Herbert Crispe
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1894 [ 5]
William S. N. Heard
James Herbert Crispe (c)
6–1, 3–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–1
1895 [ 6] [ 2]
Reginald Doherty
William S. N. Heard (c)
walkover
1896 [ 7] [ 2]
Laurence Doherty
George Simond (c)
6-0 6-0
1897 [ 8]
Reginald Doherty (2)
Laurence Doherty (c) (2)
walkover
1898 [ 9]
Harold Mahony
Laurence Doherty (c) (3)
5–7, 6–4, 7–5, 6–4
1899 [ 10]
George Caridia [ 11]
Harold Mahony (c)
walkover
1900 [ 10]
George Caridia [ 12] (2)
Reginald Doherty (c)
4–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–8, 6–3
1901 [ 10]
George Caridia [ 13] (3)
Robert Baldwin Hough (c)
walkover
1902 [ 10]
George Caridia (4)
Robert Baldwin Hough (c)
6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1903 [ 14]
Robert Baldwin Hough
George Caridia
6–0, 3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1904 [ 10]
George Caridia (5)
Evelyn J. Mellor
6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1905 [ 15]
Theodore Mavrogordato
Robert Baldwin Hough
(title shared)
1906 [ 10]
George Caridia [ 16] (6)
Wylie Cameron Grant
6–1, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1907 [ 10]
George Caridia [ 16] (7)
A. L. Bentley
6–3, 7–5, 6–0
1908 [ 10]
George Caridia (8)
Robin Welsh
6–2, 6–0, 6–1
1909 [ 10]
George Caridia [ 16] (9)
Theodore Mavrogordato
6–1, 6–3, 4–6, 3–6, 6–3
1910 [ 16]
Theodore Mavrogordato (2)
George Caridia
6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 [ 17]
1911 [ 16]
Theodore Mavrogordato (3)
George Caridia
6–1, 7–5, 6–1
1912 [ 16]
Theodore Mavrogordato (4)
Stanley Doust
6–2, 5–7, 7–5, 7–5
1913 [ 16]
Theodore Mavrogordato (5)
Gordon Lowe
7–5, 8–10, 8–6, 6–3
1915/1918
Not held (due to World War I)
1919
Arthur M. Lovibond
H. S. Milford
6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1920
Arthur M. Lovibond (2)
George Caridia
3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 7–5
1921 [ 18]
Mohammed Sleem
Walter Crawley
6–1, 7-9, 7–5 retired
1922
George Alan Thomas
L. West
6–4, 6–1, 6–1
1923
George Alan Thomas (2)
William G. Ireland
6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1924
H. V. Mander
Douglas R. Watson
4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1925
George Alan Thomas (3)
William G. Ireland
6–1, 6–2, 6–4
1926
George Alan Thomas (4)
Douglas R. Watson
6–2, 6–2, 8–6
1927
George Alan Thomas (5)
Douglas R. Watson
4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6
1928
Hassan-Ali Fyzee
William G. Ireland
8–6, 5–7, 6–2
1929
V. Allman-Smith
Hassan-Ali Fyzee
6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1930
Hendrik Timmer
D. O. Hobbis
6–4, 6–0, 7–5
1931
Hassan-Ali Fyzee (2)
William D. Radcliffe
6–4, 6–3
1933
Clarence Medlycott Jones
S. N. Grossman
6–2, 6–3
1934
George Lyttleton-Rogers
Nigel Sharpe
7–5, 10-8
1935
Frank Wilde
Claude Lister
7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1937
Frank Wilde (2)
Henry Billington
6–3, 6–2
1938
Henry Billington
J. R. Briggs
6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1939/1949
Not held (due to World War II)
1950[ 19]
Ignacy Tłoczyński
Henry Billington
2–6, 6–0, 6–2, 6–4
1951
A. Dawes
W. D. Hughes
6–8, 6–1 6–3, 7–5
1952
Billy Knight
Ivor Warwick
6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1953
John Barrett
Donald Black
6–1, 6–3, 8–10, 1–6, 9–7
1954
Tony Pickard
Ivor Warwick
6–3, 6–0, 3–6, 6–3
1955
Ivor Warwick
Alan Mills
6–3, 8–6, 6–3
Women's singles
Notes: The women's tournaments of 1894 and 1895 were played twice yearly in * April and ** October.
Year
Champions
Runners-up
Score
1894
Alice Pickering
Margaret Broadhurst Dickins (c)
6–3, 6–3 *
1894
Margaret Broadhurst Dickins
Ellen Cressy (c)
1–6, 6–4, 6–4 **
1895
Alice Pickering (2)
Ruth Dyas (c)
7–5, 6–3 *
1895
Alice Pickering (3)
Ida Cressy (c)
6–0, 6–4 **
1896
Alice Pickering (4)
Henrica Ridding (c)
6–1, 7–5
1897
Ruth Dyas
Alice Pickering (c)
4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1898
Ruth Dyas (2)
Muriel Robb (c)
1–6, 7–5, 11-9
1899
Muriel Robb (c)
Ruth Dyas Durlacher
6–2, 6–3
1900
Muriel Robb (2)
Elizabeth Lunt Heatley (c)
6–0, 6–1
1901
Muriel Robb (3)
Elizabeth Lunt Heatley (c)
6–1, 6–2
1902
L. Clarke
Elizabeth Lunt Heatley (c)
7–5, 7–5
1903
Maude Garfit
Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte
6–2, 6–0
1904
Violet Pinckney
Mabel Squire
6–3, 6–4
1905
Mabel Squire
Elizabeth Lunt Heatley
10-8, 7–5
1906
Mary Curtis-Whyte
Miss Butler Lloyd
6–2, 8–6
1907
Gladys Eastlake-Smith
Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte
6–1, 6–2
1908
E. Bosworth
Mary Gray Curtis-Whyte
6–1, 7–5
1909
Mabel Squire Parton (2)
Mary Gray Welsh
6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1910
Mabel Squire Parton (3)
Mrs Williams-Vaughan
6–0, 6–3
1911 [ 20]
Mabel Squire Parton (4)
Ethel Thomson Larcombe
9–7, 7–5
1912
Mabel Squire Parton (5)
Mrs Perrett
6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1913
Mary Gray Welsh
Beatrice Lee
6–0, 6–0
1915/1918
Not held (due to World War I)
1919
Phyllis Satterthwaite
Ms. Pridmore
6–0, 6–2
1920
Phyllis Satterthwaite (2)
Mrs A. Hall
6–1, 6–0
1921 [ 21]
Phyllis Satterthwaite (3)
Dorothy Kemmis-Betty
6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1922
Mary Gray Welsh
Mrs Forster
6–0, 6–1
1923
Phyllis Howkins Covell
Irene Maltby
6–3, 6–3
1924
Marie Hazel
Mary Gray Welsh
2–6, 12–10, 6–1
1925
Irene Maltby
Marie Hazel
10–8, 6–2
1926
Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Hill
Irene Maltby
6–4, 1–6, 8–6
1927
Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Hill (2)
Irene Maltby
6–4, 6–1
1928
Naomi Trentham
Peggy Ingram Bouverie
6–2, 8–6
1929
Joan Ridley
Dorothy Kemmis-Betty Hill
8–6, 6–4
1930
Freda James
Ida Howitt
6–1, 6–0
1931
Marjory 'Mie' Johnstone
N. Case
6–1, 6–3
1932
Marjory 'Mie' Johnstone (2)
N. Case
1–6, 7–5, 6–3
1933
Jeanette Morfey
Dora Beazley
6–3, 10–8
1934
Dulcie Kitson
Barbara Drew
7–5, 6–2
1935
Dora Beazley
Jackie McAlpine Brutton
6–3, 7–5
1936
Denise Huntbach
Valerie Scott
6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1937
Denise Huntbach (2)
Dora Beazley
5–7, 6–1, 6–3
1938
Freda James Hammersley
Dora Beazley
6–3, 6–2
1939/1949
Not held (due to World War II and after)
1950
Georgie Woodgate
Susan Partridge
6–2, 6–3
1951
Molly Stone
Rita Bentley
6–4, 7–5
1952
Joan MacLeod
Molly Stone
6–3, 6–3
1953
Helen Fletcher
Shirley Bloomer
2–6, 6–3, 6–0
1954
Shirley Bloomer
Pat Harrison
6–2, 7–5
1955
Elaine Watson
Marian Craig-Smith
7–5, 7–5
See also
Notes
^ Evans J., Ellis (October 1938). "The 45th Welsh Covered Courts Championships and Tournament A commentary on the final of the Men's Singles" . bbc.com . BBC Radio Times, Issue 782, Page 75, 23 September 1938. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ a b c Kinsey, Albert (9 July 1936). "The Craigside Hotel Hydro Band" . genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/ . BBC Radio Times Regional Programme Western, 9 July 1936. Retrieved 2 September 2016 .
^ a b "Recalling life at the Hydro after the war" . dailypost.co.uk . The Daily Post Wales, 3 April 2008. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Women In Shorts: Tennis Dress Reform" . paperspast.natlib.govt.nz . Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 234, 4 October 1933. Retrieved 6 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1894" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1895" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ Garcia, Gabriel. "Welsh Covered Court Tournament Draw 1896" . thetennisbase.com . Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SAL. Retrieved 27 July 2018 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1897" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1898" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i "George Aristides Caridia (Karidias-)" . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1899" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1900" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1901" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1903" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1905)" . stevegtennis.com . Stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1906)" . stevegtennis.com . Stevegtennis. Retrieved 11 December 2016 .
^ "TENNIS, - 1910-10-13 - The Welsh Coast Pioneer and Review for North Cambria" . Welsh Newspapers . 1910-10-13. Retrieved 2021-06-23 .
^ "1877 to 2012 Finals Results (1921)" . stevegtennis.com . Stevegtennis. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Welsh Covered Court Championships 1950" . tennisarchives.com . Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 September 2016 .
^ "Sports of the Summer" . news.google.com . Boston Evening Transcript - May 1, 1912. Retrieved 6 September 2016 .
^ "Phyllis Satterthwaite: Biography" . sports-reference.com . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 September 2016 .
Sources
Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK.
Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK.
Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode , London, UK.
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