[Rollo]

Hi Mark,

Nice list for Bermuda.

Are you sure the surface of Bermuda was a cement-like hard court?

My reasoning is twofold:

1. British sources used "hard" for surfaces that today would be called clay. As a British colony it would be natural to use this in the case of Bermuda.

2. I have some copies of American Lawn Tennis where the event is described. I'm pretty sure it's clay.

Here is an ebay pic from 1934
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1934-Press-Photo-Bermuda-Amateur-Tennis-Championships-Mens-Doubles-/390484162302

Also

1950 Elizabeth Rosenquest d. Helen Rihbany 5-7, 6-3, 6-4
1951 Beverley Baker d. Barbara Scofield 9-7, 7-5

Rosenquest (later Pratt) always went by "Betty"
should be Beverly and not Beverley (I add the extra "e" this a lot myself!)

I will double check my ALT's to confirm the surface and try to pick up results for 1942-43 and 1945-46.

[newmark401]

Moscow International (outdoors)

1959 Anna Dmitrieva d. Valeria Kuzmenko 6-3 6-1

Valeria Kuzmenko later became Valeria Titova.
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[newmark401]

Ostend

1926 Kea Bouman (Net) d. Pauline Alison 6-1 6-1
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[newmark401]

Originally Posted by Rollo

Hi Mark,

Nice list for Bernmuda.

Are you sure the surface of Bermuda was a cement-like hard court?

No, but I'm quite sure it wasn't grass.
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[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by newmark401

Moscow International (outdoors)

1959 Anna Dmitrieva d. Valeria Kuzmenko 6-3 6-1

Valeria Kuzmenko later became Valeria Titova.

Originally Posted by newmark401

Ostend

1926 Kea Bouman (Net) d. Pauline Alison 6-1 6-1

RU first names added, thanks.

[Rollo]

No, but I'm quite sure it wasn't grass.

I would agree with that. It looks like clay in all the old ALT pics I've seen. In addition the Coral Beach event was on clay.

The first official championships were in 1922. There were events at the Bermuda Lawn Tennis Club before 1922, but they were not considered the Bermuda Championships.

[newmark401]

Soviet Championships

1989 Leila Meshki (GEO) d. Natalia Medvedeva (UKR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0
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[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by newmark401

Soviet Championships

1989 Leila Meshki (GEO) d. Natalia Medvedeva (UKR) 4-6, 6-3, 6-0

Score added, thanks.

[newmark401]

Ojai Tournament

1921 Mary K. Browne d. Carolyn Bryant 6-3 6-2
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[Rollo]

The New York Times reports that the 1922 Bermuda Chmps were played on a cement court painted green.

A new stadium was built and used for the 1932 event. The surface was en tout-cas (clay).

I have found the name of the first champion. She was Mrs Eugenius "Eugene" Harvey (nee Bessie Gosling).

There was a Chmps in 1915. The last day was March 12. Held at the Hamilton Hotel Tennis Club.The NYT doen't mention a women's singles winner. The doubles was won for the third year running by Alice Gosling and Bessie Harvey.

[LKK]

Estonian Championships

1940 Veera Nõmmik b. Ella Tikenberg
1941 not held
1942 Veera Nõmmik b. Ella Tikenberg
1943-1944 not held

[newmark401]

Wiesbaden

1927 Cilly Aussem d. Hilde Weihe 6-0, 6-0
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Note: A lot of results have recently been posted in the yearly results threads for tournaments featured in the OTWBE thread.
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[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by newmark401

Ojai Tournament

1921 Mary K. Browne d. Carolyn Bryant 6-3 6-2

Originally Posted by LKK

Estonian Championships

1940 Veera Nõmmik b. Ella Tikenberg
1941 not held
1942 Veera Nõmmik b. Ella Tikenberg
1943-1944 not held

Originally Posted by newmark401

Wiesbaden

1927 Cilly Aussem d. Hilde Weihe 6-0, 6-0
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Note: A lot of results have recently been posted in the yearly results threads for tournaments featured in the OTWBE thread.

Added, thanks guys.

I am also copying in this thread the results that you Mark are posting in the yearly threads. Thanks for those results too.

[newmark401]

Western Championships

1923 [Chicago] Mrs A.F. Riese* d. Marion Leighton 6-1 7-5

* This player was Ruth Riese; her maiden name might have been Wise.
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Baden-Baden

1940 Hilde Weihe d. Frl Rduch, walkover
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[Jimbo109]

Originally Posted by newmark401

Western Championships

1923 [Chicago] Mrs A.F. Riese* d. Marion Leighton 6-1 7-5

* This player was Ruth Riese; her maiden name might have been Wise.

Yes and not.

She was Ruth Riese, of Saginaw, Michigan.
But her maiden name was not Wise, because in the draw of 1920 U.S.Clay Court Champs. there were Ruth Riese and Ruth Wise (and also another Ruth, King).
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthrea...=432272&page=2

Her husband was Alfred F. Riese
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg...&GRid=28512275

and, as confirmed by LKK in Maiden Names thread, her maiden name was Smith.
http://www.yasni.com/ext.php?url=htt...ther&showads=1