Surrey Grass Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament | |
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Event name |
Surrey Championship (1927–67) Surrey Grass Court Championships (1968–80, 1997) |
Tour | Grand Prix circuit (1968–1975, 1979–1980) |
Founded | 1900 |
Abolished | 1980 |
Surface | Grass court (1927–1980) |
The Surrey Grass Court Championships is a defunct tennis tournament played in Surbiton, England. The event was played as part of the Grand Prix Tour in 1974 and from 1979 to 1980. It was played on outdoor grass courts. It was first played in 1900 under the name of the Surrey Championships and was an amateur tournament until the open era of tennis. A women's tournament was added in 1960 and ended in 1981. The men's championships moved to a northern venue in 1981, in 1997 the championships were brought back, Jason Stoltenberg won the tournament and on the final day a host of exhibitions took place.[1] In 1998 the championships were graced by a reintroduction of a women's tournament and were renamed the Surbiton Trophy. During the 1975 Championships the tournament witnessed the longest single game in tennis history, during a match between Keith Glass and Anthony Fawcett. No one timed the game but it had 37 deuces.[lower-alpha 1][2]
Champions
Men's Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1902 | ![]() | ![]() | 6-1, 6-1 |
1903 | ![]() | ![]() | 6-1, 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 |
1904 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 |
1905 | ![]() | ![]() | 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 |
1906 | ![]() | ![]() | walkover |
1907 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 |
1908 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 |
1909 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 |
1910 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 |
1911 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 |
1912 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 |
1913 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 8–6, 6–3 |
1914 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 6–3 |
1915–1918 | Not Held – WWI | ||
1919 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 |
1920 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 |
1921 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2 6–2 6–3 |
1922 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 |
1923 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6 6–4 6–1 2–6 7–5 |
1924 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 1–6, 10–12, 6–3, 6–2 |
1925 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
1926 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 ret. |
1927 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–0 |
1928 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
1929 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 |
1930 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 |
1931 | ![]() ![]() | Title shared | |
1932 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–3 |
1933 | David![]() | Title shared | |
1934 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
1935 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–3 |
1936 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 9–11, 6–0 |
1937 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 6–3 |
1938 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
1939 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
1940–1945 | Not Held – WWII | ||
1946 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 |
1947 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–2 |
1948 | ![]() ![]() | Title shared | |
1949 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–0 |
1950 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–4 |
1951 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
1952 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–2 |
1953 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 |
1954 | ![]() ![]() | Title shared | |
1955 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1956 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
1957 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–9, 6–2, 6–3 |
1958 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 |
1959 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–9, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 |
1960 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–1 |
1961 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 6–2 |
1962 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–4 |
1963 | ![]() | ![]() | 10–8, 9–11, 10–8 |
1964 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 |
1965 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–7, 6–3 |
1966 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–4 |
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 |
1969 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–1 |
1970 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 |
1971 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–2 |
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 8–6 |
1973 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 10–8 |
1974 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–2 |
1975 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 9–8, 6–4 |
1976–1978 | Not Held | ||
1979 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 7–5 |
1980 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–3 |
Men's Doubles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
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1927 – 1978 | Unavailable | ||
1979 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 6–3, 6–7, 8–6 |
1980 | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13 |
Women's Singles
Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score | |
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1960 | ![]() | ![]() | 3–6, 6–4, 9–7 | |
1961 | ![]() | ![]() | 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 | |
1962 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–4 | |
1963 | ![]() | ![]() | 1–6, 9–7, 8–6 | |
1964 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 6–1 | |
1965 | ![]() | ![]() | 7–5, 6–1 | |
1966 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
1967 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1968 | ![]() | ![]() | 10–8, 6–4 | |
1969 | ![]() | ![]() | 4–6, 6–4, 8–6 | |
1970 | ![]() | ![]() | 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1971 | ![]() | ![]() | 9–8, 6–2 | |
1972 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 6–3 | |
1973 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 6–0 | |
1974 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–2, 7–5 | |
1975 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–4 | |
1976 | Not Held | |||
1977 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–3, 7–6 | |
1978 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–1 | |
1979 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–1, 6–2 | |
1980 | Not Held | |||
1981 | ![]() | ![]() | 6–4, 3–6, 6–3 |
Notes
- ↑ According to Bud Collins the game lasted 31 minutes.
References
- ↑ "The Surbiton road to Wimbledon". Independent. 6 June 1997. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ↑ Keith Glass (29 May 2010). "The longest game of tennis". Guardian. Retrieved 8 September 2010.