South Australian Championships
Tennis tournament
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The South Australian Championships (1889–1989), also known as the South Australian State Championships[1] and later known as the South Australian Open was an amateur and later a professional men's and women's tennis tournament played originally on outdoor grass courts up to 1987 when it switched to hard courts in its final two years. The tournament was staged at Memorial Drive Park tennis complex in Adelaide, South Australia and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1972 until 1989.
(1889–1976)
South Australian Men's Tennis Classic
(1977)
South Australian Open
(1979–1989)
Independent tour (1968–1971)
Grand Prix circuit (1972–1989)
| South Australian Championships | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Event name | South Australian Championships (1889–1976) South Australian Men's Tennis Classic (1977) South Australian Open (1979–1989) |
| Tour | Pre open era (1889–1967) Independent tour (1968–1971) Grand Prix circuit (1972–1989) |
| Founded | 1889 |
| Abolished | 1989 |
| Editions | 88 |
| Location | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Surface | Grass Hard |
History
The origins of the South Australian Championships is thought to be traced back to 1880,[2] however other sources give the start date as 1890[3][4] when the Adelaide-based South Australian Tennis Championships, the first known recorded winner of the event was Herbert Hambridge[5] running as part of the men's amateur tour until 1967.[6] The tournament was first staged on courts adjacent to the Adelaide Oval tennis courts, in 1895 it switched to the then newly built Jubilee Exhibition Oval[7] where it remained until 1921. The 1910 edition of the championships staged the Australasian Championships, the champion that year Rodney Heath held the dual titles of Australasian and South Australian Champion. In 1920 the men's South Australian Championships in Adelaide carried the Australasian title in March and was won by Pat O'Hara Wood. In 1921 the tournament moved location to Memorial Drive Park and would continue to be played there until the tournament finished. From 1969 until 1971 the event was part of the ITF independent tour, in 1972 the tournament became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, which ran concurrently with other tours as the World Championship Tennis circuit.
The tournament had a chaotic history over the following years, taking place on the professional tour again in 1974, in 1977, as the Marlboro-sponsored South Australian Men's Tennis Classic,[8] and in 1979, as the South Australian Open,[9] before it started a regular run in 1981 under the latter title. Moved from January to December in the Grand Prix circuit calendars of the early 1980s, the South Australian Open sealed its place as the opening event of the season in 1987, when it was scheduled again in January, following the return of the Australian Open as the first Grand Slam event of the year. After the surface change of the Australian Open, the tournament also switched to hard courts, starting with the 1988 edition when the event was concurrently called the Australian Hard Court Championships however this national championship had been staged in rotation at various cities around Australia since 1938. The 1989 edition would be the last event to be called South Australian Open.
Notes
The winners of the 1988 and 1989 editions of this tournament were simultaneously called Australian Hard Court Champion and South Australian Open champion. This occurred when the South Australian tournament switched from grass to hard courts in 1988. The roll of honor for both of these events are different and as such are treated as two different tournaments, with the exception of these years when they were combined titles.
Past finals
Men's singles
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide[10] | 1889 |  Herbert Hambidge | William Hambidge | 11–2 | |||||
| 1890 | Herbert Hambidge | John Baker | 13–10 | ||||||
| 1891 | John Baker | Herbert Hambidge | 13–7 | ||||||
| 1892 | John Baker | Leo Kaines | 14–12 | ||||||
| 1893 | David Harbison | John Baker | 6–0 6–2 6–2 | ||||||
| 1894 | Robert George Bowen | David Harbison | w.o | ||||||
| 1895 | David Harbison | Robert George Bowen | 2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1896 | Robert George Bowen | David Harbison | 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1897 | Robert George Bowen | Wilfred Lang | 6–2, 7–5, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1898 | Robert George Bowen | Wilfred Lang | 6–3, 6–0, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1899 | Robert George Bowen | David Harbison | 6–3 3–6 7–5 6–1 | ||||||
| 1900 | Augustus Kearney | Robert George Bowen | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1901 |  Robert George Bowen | Cecil Vincent Heath | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1902 | Cecil Vincent Heath | Robert George Bowen | 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1903 |  Joseph Croswell Blair | Cecil Vincent Heath | 4–6, 6–1 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1904 | Harry Parker | David Harbison | 8–6, 7–5, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1905 | Harry Parker | Robert George Bowen | 6–0, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1906 | Norman Brookes[11] | Rodney Heath | 6–2 6–4 6–2 | ||||||
| 1907 | Harry Parker | Roy Taylor | 6–3,3–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1908 | Harry Parker | Robert George Bowen | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1909 | Harry Parker | Robert George Bowen | 3–6, 10–8, 6–2, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1910 | Rodney Heath | Harry Parker | 5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1911 | Harry Parker[12] | Roy Taylor | 5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1912 | Roy Taylor | Horace Rice | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1913 | Roy Taylor | Ronald Thomas | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1914 | Horace Rice | Roy Taylor |
6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1915 | Horace Rice[13] | Ronald Thomas | 7–5, 9–7, 2–6, 6–0 | ||||||
| 1916–18 | No event, due to WW1 | ||||||||
| 1919 | Roy Taylor | Ashley Campbell | 6–1, 6–2, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1920 | Pat O'Hara Wood | Ronald Thomas | 6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1921 | Gerald Patterson[14] | Ronald Thomas | 18–16, 6–3, 1-1 ret. | ||||||
| 1922 | Gerald Patterson | Pat O'Hara Wood | 7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6 | ||||||
| 1923 | Gerald Patterson | Ian D. McInnes | 6–3, 6–4, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1924 | Pat O'Hara Wood | Garton Hone | 6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1925 | Pat O'Hara Wood | Richard Schlesinger | 2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1926 | Ernest Rowe | Lum Pao-Hua | 6–2, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1927 | Ernest Rowe | Pat O'Hara Wood | 5–7, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1928 | Richard Schlesinger | Garton Hone | 6–3, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1929 | Jack Crawford | Rupert Shepherd | 6–1, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1930 | Don Turnbull | Rupert Shepherd | 6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1931 | Harry Hopman | Adrian Quist | 6–2, 6–3, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1932 | Harry Hopman | Adrian Quist | 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1933 | Harry Hopman | Leonard Schwartz | 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 1–6, 10–8 | ||||||
| 1934 | Vivian McGrath | Adrian Quist | 6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1935 | John Bromwich | Don Turnbull | 6–1, 9–11, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1936 | John Bromwich | Don Turnbull | 6–2, 11–9, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1937 | Adrian Quist | Leonard Schwartz | 6–4, 6–1, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1938 | John Bromwich | Leonard Schwartz | 9–7, 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1939 | Adrian Quist[15] |  Leonard Schwartz | 7–5, 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1940 | Adrian Quist | Harry Hopman | 6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1941 | Adrian Quist | John Bromwich | 6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1942–45 | No event, due to WW2 | ||||||||
| 1946 | John Bromwich | Frank Sedgman | 6–1, 6–3, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1947 |  Gardnar Mulloy | Bill Talbert | 6–3, 8–6, 9–7 | ||||||
| 1948 | James Brink | Eddie Moylan | 6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1949 | Geoff Brown | Colin Long | 5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1950 | Frank Sedgman | Jaroslav Drobný | 6–1, 6–0, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1951 | Frank Sedgman | Arthur Larsen | 6–3, 6–1, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1952 | Rex Hartwig | Mervyn Rose | 11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 9–11, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1953 | Mervyn Rose | Vic Seixas | 6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 11–9 | ||||||
| 1954 | Tony Trabert | Lew Hoad | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1955 | Vic Seixas |  Lennart Bergelin | 6–3, 7–5, 8–6 | ||||||
| 1956 | Ken Rosewall | Lew Hoad | 6–1, 7–5, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1957 | Malcolm Anderson | Mervyn Rose | 7–5, 6–8, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1958 | Roy Emerson[16] | Malcolm Anderson | 3–6, 12–10, 10–8, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1959 | Lew Hoad | Frank Sedgman | Professional round robin | ||||||
| 1960 | Roy Emerson | Bob Hewitt | 6–3, 6–4, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1961 | Rod Laver |  Mike Sangster | 11–9, 3–6, 4–6, 14–12, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1962 | Roy Emerson | John Newcombe | 6–4, 6–2, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1963 | John Newcombe | Dennis Ralston | 6–1, 6–3, 15–17, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1964 | John Newcombe | Tony Roche | 6–4, 9–7, 7–5 | ||||||
| 1965 | Arthur Ashe | Roy Emerson | 7–9, 7–5, 6–0, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1966 | John Newcombe | Fred Stolle | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1967 | John Newcombe | Tony Roche | 6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 11–9 | ||||||
| Open era | |||||||||
| 1968 | Bill Bowrey | Allan Stone | 6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1969 | Non-tour event | ||||||||
| 1970 |  Alex Metreveli | Ken Fletcher | 6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1971 | Non-tour event | ||||||||
| 1972 | Alex Metreveli[17] | Kim Warwick | 6–3, 6–3, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1973 | Jiří Hřebec | Robert Giltinan | 6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1974 | Björn Borg[18] |  Onny Parun | 6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1975 | Syd Ball | John Lloyd | 6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | ||||||
| 1976 | John James | Bill Durham | 6–4, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1977 | Victor Amaya[19] | Brian Teacher | 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1978 | Non-tour event | ||||||||
| 1979 | Kim Warwick[20] |  Bernard Mitton | 7–5, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1980 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1981 | Mark Edmondson[21] | Brad Drewett | 7–5, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1982 | Rod Frawley[22] | Chris Johnstone | 4–6, 7–6, 6–2 | ||||||
| 1983 | Mike Bauer[23] | Miloslav Mečíř | 3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | ||||||
| 1984 | Peter Doohan[24] |  Huub van Boeckel | 1–6, 6–1, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1985 | Eddie Edwards[25] | Peter Doohan | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1986 | Not held | ||||||||
| 1987 | Wally Masur[26] | Bill Scanlon | 6–4, 7–6 | ||||||
| 1988 | Mark Woodforde[27] | Wally Masur | 6–2, 6–4 | ||||||
| 1989 | Mark Woodforde[28] |  Patrik Kühnen | 7–5, 1–6, 7–5 | ||||||
Men's doubles
| Location | Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide | 1972 | Competition Not Held | ||
| 1973 | Non-tour event | |||
| 1974 | Grover Raz Reid Allan Stone | Mike Estep Paul Kronk | 7–6, 6–4 | |
| 1975 | Non-tour event | |||
| 1976 | Non-tour event | |||
| 1977 | Cliff Letcher Dick Stockton | Syd Ball Kim Warwick | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1978 | Non-tour event | |||
| 1979 | Colin Dibley John James | John Alexander Phil Dent | 6–7, 7–6, 6–4 | |
| 1980 | Non-tour event | |||
| 1981 | Colin Dibley Chris Kachel | Eddie Edwards Craig Edwards | 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1982 | Pat Cash Chris Johnstone | Broderick Dyke Wayne Hampson | 6–3, 6–7, 7–6 | |
| 1983 | Craig Miller Eric Sherbeck | Broderick Dyke Rod Frawley | 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
| 1984 | Broderick Dyke Wally Masur | Peter Doohan Brian Levine | 4–6, 7–5, 6–1 | |
| 1985 | Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick |  Nelson Aerts Tomm Warneke | 6–4, 6–4 | |
| 1986 | Not held | |||
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl Bill Scanlon | Peter Doohan Laurie Warder | 6–7, 6–3, 6–4 | |
| 1988 | Darren Cahill Mark Kratzmann | Carl Limberger Mark Woodforde | 4–6, 6–2, 7–5 | |
| 1989 | Neil Broad Stefan Kruger | Mark Kratzmann Glenn Layendecker | 6–2, 7–6 | |