Northern India Championships
Tennis tournament
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The Northern India Championships[1] or formally the Northern India Lawn Tennis Championship[2] and, also known as the Northern India Tennis Championships,[3] was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded as the North India Championship c. 1899. The first tournament was played at Delhi, India. The championships ran until 1970 before it was discontinued.
| Northern India Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | Northern India Lawn Tennis Championships |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Abolished | 1975 |
| Location | Various |
| Venue | Various |
| Surface | Grass |
History
Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[4] In 1899 the North India Championship was established and played at Delhi, India. The championships were not staged during World War II and a few years after Indian Independence in 1947.
The tournament was hosted at different cities in India and was also played on different surfaces, such as grass courts and clay courts. This tournament was also held in conjunction with the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India for the years 1962-67. In 1969 and 1970 the event was also held in conjunction with the Punjab State Championships.
Locations and venues
The Northern India Championships were predominantly staged in New Delhi, over a number of years it was also held in other cities such as Amritsar and Lahore at the Cosmopolitan Club, Lahore and Lahore Gymkhana Club.
Finals
Men's singles
| Year | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North India Championship | |||||
| 1899 | Delhi |  Abdul Majid | ? | ? | |
| Northern India Championships | |||||
| 1919 | Delhi | Hassan Ali Fyzee | Bhagwan Dass | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 | |
| 1933 | Lahore |  Giorgio de Stefani | Emanuele Sertorio | 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1936 | Lahore | Ghaus Mohammed Khan | Subba L.R. Sawhney | 2–6, 6–3, 5–5, ret. | |
| 1937 | Lahore | Subba L.R. Sawhney | Hira-Lal Soni | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1938 | Lahore | Subba L.R. Sawhney | Hira-Lal Soni | 6–4, 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1939 | Lahore | Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed | Sohan Lal | 6–3, 2–6, 7–5, 8–6 | |
| 1940 | Lahore | Ghaus Mohammed Khan |  Franjo Kukuljević | 7–9, 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | |
| 1941/1944 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||||
| 1950 | New Delhi |  Felicisimo Hermoso Ampon |  Geoff Paish | 9–7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–0 | |
| 1952 | New Delhi | Tony Mottram |  Naresh Kumar | 7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| 1954[7] | New Delhi |  Jack Arkinstall |  Staffan Stockenberg | 6–2, 7–5, 6–3.[8] | |
| 1955 | New Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan |  Władysław Skonecki | 6–3, 6–1, 6–2 | |
| 1957 | Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan | Jack Arkinstall | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1958 | New Delhi | Ulf Schmidt | Billy Knight | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1959 | New Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan | Ulf Schmidt | 6–3, 6–3, 6–1 | |
| 1961 | New Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan | Premjit Lall | 6–4, 6–4, 6–2 | |
| Northern India and India National Championships | |||||
| 1962[9] | New Delhi | Roy Emerson | Ramanathan Krishnan | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1963[10] | New Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan (7) | Jaidip Mukerjea | 6–4, 6–0, 6–3 | |
| 1964[11] | New Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan (8) | Alan Mills | 6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1965[12] | New Delhi | Ramanathan Krishnan (9) | Martin Mulligan | w.o. | |
| 1966[13] | New Delhi | Jaidip Mukerjea | Premjit Lall | 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0 | |
| 1967[14][15] | New Delhi | Premjit Lall | Ramanathan Krishnan | 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 2–1 rtd. | |
| Open era | |||||
| Northern India and Punjab State Championships | |||||
| 1969 | Amritsar | Tadeusz Nowicki | Premjit Lall | 6–1, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| 1970 | Amritsar | Zlatko Ivancic |  Alex Metreveli | 6–3, 6–4 | |
Women's singles
- Incomplete roll included.
| Year | Location | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern India Championships | |||||
| 1936 | Lahore | Meher Dubash | Dorothy Haydon Crouch | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1937 | Lahore | Leela Row | Meher Dubash | ? | |
| 1938 | Lahore | Mrs E.H. Edney | Dorothy Haydon Crouch | 6–4, 6–3 | |
| 1941/1944 | Not held (due to World War II) | ||||
| 1950 | New Delhi |  Gussie Moran | Pat Canning Todd | 6–1, 4–6, 6–1 | |
| 1953[16] | New Delhi | Rita Davar | Urmila Thapar | 6–4, 9–7 | |
| 1955 | New Delhi |  Parveen Sheikh | Urmila Thapar | 6–4, 5–7, 6–1 | |
| 1957 | Delhi | Khanum Haji Singh | Mrs. J.B. Singh | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| Northern India and India National Championships | |||||
| 1960 | New Delhi | Margaret Hellyer | Mimi Arnold | 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 | |
| 1962 | New Delhi | Lesley Turner | Madonna Schacht | 6–1, 6–3 | |
| 1966 | New Delhi |  Tiiu Soome |  Marion Law | 6-2, 3–6, 6–4 | |
| 1967 | New Delhi | Alla Ivanova | Rena Abjandadze | 8–6, 6–3 | |
| Open era | |||||
| Northern India and Punjab State Championships | |||||
| 1969 | Amritsar |  Judith Dibar | Alice Tym | 6–1, 5–7, 7–5 | |
| 1970 | Amritsar | Aleksandra Ivanova | Irena Škulj | 6–1, 6–3 | |