Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships [1] or Bombay Hard Court Championships, also called the Bombay Presidency Hard Courts, was an international combined men's and women's tennis clay court tournament founded in 1924. The championships were played at the Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay, India. The championships ran until 1950 before being discontinued.
| Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1924 |
| Abolished | 1949 |
| Location | Bombay, India |
| Venue | Hindu Gymkhana |
| Surface | Clay |
History
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1924 The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships were established in Bombay, India and played on clay courts at the Hindu Gymkhanaa. After World War two it decreased in popularity and was discontinued.
Finals
Men's singles
- Incomplete roll[3]
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1924 |  George H. Perkins |  Andrew Cyril Pereira | 6-2, 6-0 | |
| 1925 | Raja S. Raya Aiyar | Charles W. Gonsalves | 6-4, 6-2 | |
| 1926 | Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao | N.B. Bhagwat | 6-4, 6-1 | |
| 1927 | Raja S. Raya Aiyar (2) | P. Rangaswami | 3-6, 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1928[4] | Raja S. Raya Aiyar (3) | P. Rangaswami | 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1929 | Raja S. Raya Aiyar (4) | D.M. Khatao | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1930 | Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao (2) | B.H. Khardekar | 6-3 6-0 | |
| 1931-32 | Not held | |||
| 1933 | Anant Gajanan Gupte | Andrew Cyril Pereira | 6-8 6-0 6-4 | |
| 1934 | Edward Vivian Bobb | Janmeja Charanjiva | 5-7 7-5 6-0 | |
| 1935 | Edward Vivian Bobb (2) | B.H. Khardekar | 6-3, 6-3 | |
| 1936 | Syed Abdul Azim |  Finn Bekkevold[5] | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1937 | Yaswanath-Rao Savur[6] | Jimmy Mehta | 7-5 6-3 | |
| 1938[7] | Edward Vivian Bobb (3) | Bernard Thomas Blake | 9-7 2-6 6-3 | |
| 1939 | Jimmy Mehta | Syed Abdul Azim | 6-0 6-4 | |
| 1940 | Edward Vivian Bobb (4) | Rasi Kumara Sinhji | 6-4 6-3 | |
| 1942[8] | Ghaus Mohammed Khan | M.V. Bobbjee | 6-4 6-2 | |
| 1943-46 | Not held | |||
Women's singles
- Incomplete roll
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1925 | Mrs F. Portlock | Annie Nepean Clayton | 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1926 | Annie Nepean Clayton | Mrs A.L. Cooper | 6-1, 7-5 | |
| 1927 | Khama Row |  Olive Stebbing | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1928 | Annie Nepean Clayton | Mrs H.E. Jones | 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1929 | Mrs T. Marshall | Olive Stebbing | 6-4, 6-0 | |
| 1930 | Leela Row | Mrs M.P. McDougall | 6-1, 6-3 | |
| 1931-32 | Not held | |||
| 1933[9] | Leela Row (2) | Mrs M.E. Stephens | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1934 | Leela Row (3) | Meher Dubash | 6-1, 6-1 | |
| 1935 | Leela Row (4) | Mrs M.C. Captain | 6-0, 6-0 | |
| 1936 | Leela Row (5) | Meher Dubash | 6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1937 | Leela Row (6) | Laura Woodbridge | 6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1938 | Leela Row (7) | Meher Dubash | 6-0, 6-1 | |
| 1939 | Leela Row (8) | Parin Dinshaw | 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 | |
| 1940 | Leela Row (9) | Khanum Haji | 6-4, 6-0 | |
| 1942[10] | Khanum Haji | Laura Woodbridge | 6-1, 7-5 | |
| 1943-46 | Not held | |||
| 1947[11] |  Khanum Haji Singh | Leela Row Dayal | 7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1948-49 | Not held | |||
| 1950 | Leela Row Dayal (10) | Promilla Khanna | 6-4, 6-3 | |