Glamorgan County Championships
Tennis tournament
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Glamorgan County Championships [1] or Glamorgan Championships was a combined WLTA/ILTF affiliated grass court tennis tournament founded in 1912.[2] Also known as the Glamorganshire Championships.[3] It was first played at the Dinas Powis LTC, in Dinas Powis, Glamorgan, Wales. It was then played in Cardiff towards the end of its run,[4] until 1970 when it was discontinued.[5]
| Glamorgan County Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF World Circuit |
| Founded | 1912 |
| Abolished | 1970 |
| Location | Cardiff Dinas Powis. Wales |
| Surface | Grass / outdoor |
Finals
Men's singles
(incomplete roll included).[6]
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 |  Amphlett Davis | Harold Owen | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1939[7] |  Alejo Russell | Gordon Tuckett | 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1946 | Gordon Tuckett | Paddy Roberts | 11-9, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1947 | Bobby Meredith | Gordon Tuckett | 7-9, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1949[8] |  Alexander Hamburger | Michael Brown | 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1950 | George Godsell | Wilfred Row | 6-8, 6-3, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1951 |  Bengt Axelsson |  Johann Kupferburger | 6-2, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 1952 |  Philip Brophy[9] | Colin Hannam[10] | 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1953 | John Horn |  Rupert Ferdinands | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1956 | Wayne Mayers | Louis Surville | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Derek Lawer | Wayne Van Voorhees | 6-2, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1960 |  Richard Hawkes | Malcolm Gracie | 6-1, 4-6, 6-0 |
| 1964 |  Tom Okker | Gerald Battrick | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1966 | Ken Fletcher | Abe Segal | 3-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1967 |  Keith Carpenter |  Keishiro Yanagi | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1968[11] | Keith Carpenter |  Tom Edlefsen | 7-5, 6-3 |
| ↓ Open Era ↓ | |||
| 1969[12] | Simon Partridge | Roger MacFarlane | 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1970 | Bob Rheinberger | Bill Joiner | 0-6, 6-2, 6-1 |