Chichester Tennis Tournament

Chichester Tennis Tournament
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Chichester International (1970–71) Rothmans Championships (1972–75) Rose's Lime Juice International (1976) Chichester International (1977–78) Crossley Carpets Trophy (1979–80)
Tour	WTA Tour (1978–80)
Founded	1970
Abolished	1980
Editions	10
Surface	Grass / Outdoor

The Chichester Tennis Tournament (Chichester, England) was a women's professional tennis tournament and part of the WTA Tour. The tournament was first held in 1970 and the final edition was held in 1980. It was organized in the beginning of June and played on outdoor grass courts as a preparation to the Wimbledon Championships.

Evonne Goolagong Cawley won the tournament twice, in 1978 and 1979, and was the only multiple winner in the singles event.

Official names

• 1970–1971: Chichester International
• 1972–1975: Rothmans Championships
• 1976: Rose's Lime Juice International
• 1977: Chichester International
• 1978: Keith Prowse International
• 1979–1980: Crossley Carpets Trophy

Finals

Singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1970	Ann Haydon-Jones	Joyce Barclay-Williams	6–4, 6–4
1971	Judy Dalton	Janet Newberry	6–1, 6–4
1972	Karen Krantzcke Betty Stöve	shared title and prize (no final due to rain)
1973	Dianne Fromholtz	Brigitte Cuypers	6–1, 6–0
1974	Paulina Peisachov	Sue Barker	6–2, 6–2
1975	Greer Stevens	Terry Holladay	6–7, 6–4, 6–3
1976	Marise Kruger	Bunny Bruning	6–2, 6–2
1977	Due to rain the tournament was cancelled after the third round.
1978	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Pam Teeguarden	6–4, 6–4
1979	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	Sue Barker	6–1, 6–4
1980	Chris Evert-Lloyd	Evonne Goolagong Cawley	6–3, 6–7^(4–7), 7–5

Doubles

Year	Champion	Runners-up	Score
1973	Julie Heldman Ann Kiyomura	Jackie Fayter Peggy Michel	7–5, 6–3
1974	Carrie Meyer Rowena Whitehouse	Chris O'Neil Jenny Walker	6–1, 6–3
1975	Judy Dalton Karen Krantzcke	Patti Hogan Greer Stevens	4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1976	Marise Kruger Elizabeth Vlotman	Corinne Molesworth Naoko Satō	6–2, 6–1
1977	Due to rain the tournament was cancelled after the third round.
1978	Janet Newberry Pam Shriver	Michelle Tyler Yvonne Vermaak	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1979	Greer Stevens Wendy Turnbull	Billie Jean King Martina Navratilova	6–3, 1–6, 7–5
1980	Pam Shriver Betty Stöve	Rosie Casals Wendy Turnbull	6–4, 7–5

References

External links

• WTA website
• ITF 1978
• ITF 1979
• ITF 1980