Keswick Open Hard Courts
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1934 (1934)
Abolished1967 (1967)
LocationKeswick, Cumbria, England
VenueFitz Park
SurfaceClay

The Keswick Open Hard Courts [1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1934 as the Lakeland Open. The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was played annually until 1967.

History

In August 1889 the Keswick Open was first held for the first time.[2] The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was held annually until 1910 when it was discontinued as part of the LTA Circuit.[2]

In 1934 the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club established a new successor event called the Lakeland Open that was also played at Fitz Park, but this time on hard clay courts, that event ran until 1939,[3] when it was briefly supsepended due to World War Two. In 1941 the tournament was revived under a new new name the Keswick Open Hard Courts tournament. In 1960 the event was held in conjunction with the Cumberland County Championships.[4] The event ran until 1967 when it was abolished.[5]

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete list)

Lakeland Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1934Philippines Herby AldredUnited Kingdom Laurie Shaffi6–3, 6–3
1938[1]Romania Constantin TanacescuUnited Kingdom Eric Filby6–2, 4–6, 7–5
1939[1]Romania Constantin Tanacescu (2)United Kingdom Angus Smith6–0, 6–2
Keswick Open Hard Courts
1948[1]Argentina Heraldo WeissUnited Kingdom Gerry Oakley6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1951[1]Poland Ignacy TłoczyńskiPoland Czeslaw Spychala6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1956[1]United Kingdom Eric DixonUnited Kingdom John Tuton6–2, 6–2
1957[1]United Kingdom Ken RileyUnited Kingdom Chris Norris6–3, 6–4
1963[1]United Kingdom Bobby WilsonUnited Kingdom Roger Becker7–5, 7–5
1964[1]United Kingdom Bobby Wilson (2)Philippines Guillermo Hernandez6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1965[1]Rhodesia Roger DowdeswellUnited Kingdom Tony Pickard6–2, 5–7, 6–2

Women's singles

(Incomplete list)

Lakeland Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1934United Kingdom Dorothy RoundIndia Olga Webb6–0, 6–2
1936United Kingdom Christabel Hardie WheatcroftUnited Kingdom Rita Jarvis7–5, 6–4
1937United Kingdom Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft (2)United Kingdom Cecily Hartley Marriott8–6, retd.
1938United Kingdom Rosemary ThomasUnited Kingdom Olga Webb MacInnes6–4, 6–3
1939Norway Laila Schou-NilsenUnited Kingdom Mrs J. Selwyn James6–2, 6–3
Keswick Open Hard Courts
1949Argentina Mary Terán de WeissUnited Kingdom Dorothy Round Little6-4, 6-3
1951United Kingdom Shirley BloomerUnited Kingdom Joy Mottram6–4, 6–4
1962United Kingdom Louise GrundyUnited Kingdom Mrs G. Bowman6–2, 6–2
1963Argentina Norma BaylonUnited Kingdom Vera Roberts4–6, 6–2, 6–4

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Tournaments:Keswick Hard Courts". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Tournaments:Keswick Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
  3. "RUMANIANS AT KESWICK: The fifth Lakeland Open lawn tennis tournament opened yesterday Keswick. The entries are large and, among the competitors are three members of the Rumanian Davis Cup team". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 June 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. "Keswick Tennis: Results of the finals in the 19th Keswick Open Hard Courts tennis tournament and Cumberland County Championships completed on Saturday". Liverpool Daily Post. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 13 June 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. "LAWN TENNIS FIXTURES AUGUST: Cardiff Open tournament. Northumberland Championships open tournament. Havant Open tournament. Keswick Open Hardcourts tournament. Lowther Open tournament (Barnet ) . Northern Championships tournament". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 4 June 1966. p. 26. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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