Tournament Winners by Event

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Adelaide SEE South Australian
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Amelia Island (on Green clay)

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bausch_%26_Lomb_Championships for history

Former Champions
Here's the honour roll for the WTA Tournament at Amelia Island since its inception in 1980. A Tier 1 event in the 1980s, it became a Tier II level event in the 1990s. The event was demoted in 2008 to a tier II event and moved to Pointe Vedra Beach as the WTA reducred it's green clay schedule. In 2010 the event was cut from the tour.

1980 Martina Navratilova d Hana Mandlikova 5-7 6-3 6-2
1981 Chris Evert d Martina Navratilova 6-0 6-0
1982 Chris Evert d Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-1
1983 Chris Evert d Carling Bassett 6-3 2-6 7-5
1984 Martina Navratilova d Chris Evert 6-2 6-0
1985 Zina Garrison d Chris Evert 6-4 6-3
1986 Steffi Graf d Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 6-4 5-7 7-6 (3)
1987 Steffi Graf d Hana Mandlikova 6-3 6-4
1988 Martina Navratilova d Gabriela Sabatini 6-0 6-2
1989 Gabriela Sabatini d Steffi Graf 3-6 6-3 7-5

1990 Steffi Graf d Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 6-1 6-0
1991 Gabriela Sabatini d Steffi Graf 7-5 7-6(3)
1992 Gabriela Sabatini d Steffi Graf 6-2 1-6 6-3
1993 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario d Gabriela Sabatini 6-2 5-7 6-2
1994 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario d Gabriela Sabatini 6-1 6-4
1995 Conchita Martinez d Gabriela Sabatini 6-1 6-4
1996 Irina Spirlea d Mary Pierce 6-7(7) 6-4 6-3
1997 Lindsay Davenport d Mary Pierce 6-2 6-3
1998 Mary Pierce d Conchita Martinez 6-7(8) 6-0 6-2
1999 Monica Seles d Ruxandra Dragomir 6-2 6-3

2000 Monic Seles d Concita Martinez 6-3 6-2
2001 Amelie Mauresmo d Amanda Coetzer 6-4 7-5
2002 Venus Williams d Justine Henin 2-6 7-5 7-6 (5)
2003 Elena Dementieva d Lindsay Davenport 4-6 7-6 6-3
2004 Lindsay Davenport d Amelie Mauresmo 6-4 6-4
2005 Lindsay Davenport d Siliva Farina 7-5 7-5
2006 Nadia Petrova d Francesca Schiavone 6-4 6-4
2007 Tatiana Golobin d Nadia Petrova 6-2 6-1
2008 Maria Sharpova d Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7) 6-3

(at Ponte Verdra Beach)
2009 Caroline Wozniacki d Alexandra Wozniak 6-1 6-2
2010 Caroline Wozniacki d Olga Govortsova 6-2 7-5
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Australian Capital Territory Championships in Canberra

1958 Jill Olorenshaw
1959 Judy Grangel (Purdy)
1960 Lesley Turner
1961 Lorraine Plummer
1962 Margaret Smith
1963 Norma Marsh
1964 Helen Gourlay
1965 Lesley Turner d Jan Lehane
1966 Jan Blackman d Helen Gourlay
1967 Lesley Turner d Elizabeth Fenton
1968 Sue Alexander d Barbara Walsh (Winder) 6-3 6-1
1969 Evonne Goolagong d Patti Coleman 6-4 6-1
1970 Patti Coleman d ??? Smith
1971 Pat Macnicol
1972 Pat Macnicol
1973 Sue Alexander Rodriguez
1974 Sue Alexander d J Hamilton
1975 Julia Headford
1976 Washed Out
1977 Linda Kral d Julia Headford
1978 Sue Leo d Sue Pinchbeck
1979 Pat Macnicol d Joy Barrett
1980 Elizabeth Minter d Rebecca Bryant 3-6 6-3 6-2
1981 Ann Minter d Kerryn Pratt 6-4 6-2
1982-1984 No competition
1985 Michelle Turk d Janine Thompson 7-5 6-4
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Winners of Austrian Championships, 1898-99, 1901-07, 1909-1914, 1921-31, 1933-

Held in Prague (Bohemia) up until World War One; held in Vienna after World War One

1898 Baroness Maria-Anna Ringhoffer
1899 Bertha Kalser
1900 No women’s single event
1901 Bertha Kalser
1902 Elsie Lane (GB)
1903 Winifred Longhurst (GB)
1904 Edith Bromfield (GB)
1905 Marie Amende
1906 Luise Berton (Ger)
1907 Emmy Matuch
1908 Tournament not held
1909 Dagmar von Krohn (Ger)
1910 Dagmar von Krohn (Ger)
1911 Hedwig Neresheimer (Ger)
1912 Dagmar von Krohn (Ger)
1913 Emmy Matuch
1914 Marie Amende
1915-20 Tournament not held
1921 Nelly Neppach (Ger)
1922 Ilona Varady (Hun)
1923 Ilse Friedleben (Ger)
1924 Ilse Friedleben (Ger)
1925 Ilse Friedleben (Ger)
1926 Ilse Friedleben (Ger)
1927 Erna Redlich
1928 Irmgard Rost (Ger)
1929 Laszlone Schreder (Hun)
1930 Cilly Aussem (Ger)
1931 Cilly Aussem (Ger)
1932 ????
1933 Helen Jacobs (US)
1934 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol)
1935 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol) d Lisl Herbst 6-3 6-0
1936 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol)
1937 Marie-Luise Horn (Ger)
1938 ????
1939 ????
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1957 Vera Puzejova (Cz) d Jenny hoad (Aus) 6-4 6-1
1958
1959
1960 Anglea Mortimer (GB) d Rita Bentley 6-3 6-0

First posted by Newmark

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Barcelona International

1912 Carmen Witty d Lydia Witty 4-6 6-3 6-2 (April 7-14)
1913 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d Marie Decugis (Frn) 6-3 6-2 (April 6-13)
1914 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d Luisa Marnet 6-3 6-4
1915 Luisa Marnet d Lolita Marnet 6-3 6-3 (April 3-11)
1916 Panchita Subirana
1917 Panchita Subirana
1918 Panchita Subirana
1919 Panchita Subirana
1920 Panchita Subirana
1921 Luisa Marnet
1922 Elizabeth Ryan (US)
1923 Suzanne Lenglen (Frn) d Luisa Marnet 6-0 6-0 (October 6-14)
1924 Suzanne Lenglen (Frn) d Luisa Marnet 6-1 6-1 (April 19-27)
1925 Marguerite Billout (Frn)
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From Newmark: The International Championships of Barcelona were first held in 1903, but there was no open women's singles event until 1912, when Carmen Witty won it, beating her sister in the final.

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Beckingham SEE Kent Championships
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Winners of Championships of Berlin tournament, 1896-1905, 1907-1914 and 1919-32

Venues: Lawn-Tennis-Turnier-Club (in and around Berlin) until definitive move in 1907 out to Grunewald, a wooded area still within Berlin, where the Rot-Weiss (Red White) Club then came into existence.

The women's German Open was held at the Rot-Weiss Club from 1979 unti its demise in 2008. The Steff-Graf-Stadium (Steffi Graf Stadium), with seating for 7,000 spectators, was opened within the grounds of this club in 2004.

The Championships of Berlin was also called the "Pfingstturnier", or Whitsuntide tournament

1896 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1897 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1898 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1899 Hedwig Rosenbaum (Boh)
1900 Bertha Kalser (Boh)
1901 L von Simson
1902 Elsie Lane (GB)
1903 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1904 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1905 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1906 Tournament not held
1907 Emma Koettgen
1908 Dagmar von Krohn
1909 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1910 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1911 Mieken Rieck
1912 Mieken Rieck
1913 Gertrud Mittler
1914 Hedwig von Satzger (Hun)
1915-18 Tournament not held
1919 Hete Kaeber
1920 Countess Clara von der Schulenburg
1921 Ilse Friedleben
1922 Ilse Friedleben
1923 Nelly Neppach
1924 Ilse Friedleben
1925 Ilse Friedleben
1926 KeaBouman (Neth)
1927 Ilse Friedleben
1928 Elizabeth Ryan (US)
1929 Paula von Reznieck
1930 Cilly Aussem
1931 Ida Adamoff (Frn)
1932 Hilde Krahwinkel

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Bognor (West Sussex Championships)

1929 G Gilder
1930 G Gilder
1931 L Bull
1932 Phyllis Mudford King
1933 Phyllis Mudford King
1934 Phyllis Mudford King
1935 G Osborne and B Soames divide
1936 Anita Lizana
1937 Billie Yorke
1938 G Osborne
1939 Gem Hoahing
1940-45 World War II
1946 Gladys Lines
1947 Georgie Woodgate
1948 Joy Hibbert
1949 Gladys Lines d Mrs Brighton 6-4 6-4
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British Hardcourts - Singles Champions

*Note that the surface for this event is clay, "hard courts" being the term used in England for clay.


1924 Elizabeth Ryan
1925 Elizabeth Ryan
1926 Joan Fry
1927 Betty Nuthall
1928 Elsie Goldsack
1929 Bobbie Heine
1930 Joan Fry
1931 Simone Mathieu
1932 Simone Mathieu
1933 Dorothy Round
1934 Dorothy Round
1935 Kay Stammers
1936 Kay Stammers
1937 Anita Lizana
1938 Margaret Scriven
1939 Kay Stammers
1940 - 1945 World War II - no event
1946 Jean Bostock
1947 Nancye Bolton
1948 Betty Hilton
1949 Joan Curry
1950 Joan Curry
1951 Doris Hart
1952 Doris Hart
1953 Doris Hart
1954 Doris Hart
1955 Angela Mortimer
1956 Angela Mortimer
1957 Shirley Bloomer
1958 Shirley Bloomer
1959 Angela Mortimer
1960 Christine Truman
1961 Angela Mortimer
1962 Renee Schuurman
1963 Ann Jones
1964 Ann Jones
1965 Ann Jones
1966 Ann Jones
1967 Virginia Wade
1968 Virginia Wade
1969 Margaret Court
1970 Margaret Court
1971 Margaret Court
1972 Evonne Goolagong
1973 Virginia Wade
1974 Virginia Wade
1975 Janet Newberry
1976 Helga Masthoff
1977 Not held
1978 Iris Riedl
1979 Not held
1980 Not held
1981 Jo Durie

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Bristol (West of England Chmpionships)

1929 G Harry
1930 Mrs V Bridge
1931 D Eastley
1932 no competition
1933 Kay Stammers
1934 Mrs G Lucas
1935 G Harry
1936 Hilde Sperling
1937 Anita Lizana
1938 M Riddell
1939 D Wood
1940-1945 World War II
1946 Joy Hibbert
1947 Joan Curry
1948 Joan Curry
1949 Joan Curry d Peggy Dawson-Scott 3-6 6-3 9-7

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Brumana, Beirut Lebanon (Clay), from a history of tennis in Lebanon. Sometimes called the Beirut International.

Usually contested in August. Apparently not to be confused with an event held in Beirut in April.

1954 Erika Vollmer d. Ginette Bucaille
1955 Maud Galtier d Daphne Seeney
1956 Eda Buding d. Daphne Seeney 6-1 8-6
1957 Yola Ramirez d. Margaret Hellyer 6-2 7-5
1958 Not held
1959 Lea Pericoli d Renate Ostermann 6-3 6-2
1960 Sandra Reynolds d. Renee Schuurman
1961 Carmen Coronado d Pia Balling 6-2 6-1
1962 Jean Forbes d Helga Schultze 8-6 1-6 6-4 (NYT) or 6-3 6-3 (World Tennis)
1963 Annette van Zyl d Margaret Hunt 6-1 6-0
1964 Judy Tegart d Deirdre Catt 4-6 6-4 6-3
1965 Francoise Durr bdAnnette van Zyl 6-4 6-1
1966 Pat Walkden d Glenda Swan 6-1 6-1
1967 Gail Sherriff bt Vlasta Vopickova 6-1 1-6 6-2 (Aug 28)
1968 Gail Sherriff d Lesley Turner-Bowrey 6-2 7-5
1969 Pat Walkden bt Fay Moore 6-3 3-6 6-1 (Sep 3)
1970 Winnie Shaw bt Ann Jones 1-6 6-2 6-1
1971 Fiorella Bonicelli bt. Botha 11-9 6-2
1972 Pachta bt Julie Anthony 6-4 3-6 6-4
1973 Racquel Giscafre bt Jackie Fayter ???? (Aug 13)

Posted by Andy T with assist from Chris Whiteside

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Canadian Open (various venues and surfaces in early years, now alternates between Toronto and Montreal-oldest continuous national title event for women behind Wimbledon and the US Open)


Past Champions - Singles
1892 Maude Osborne
1983 Maude Osborne
1894 Maude Osborne
1895 Eustace Smith
1896 Juliette Atkinson -US
1897 Juliette Atkinson -US
1898 Juliette Atkinson -US
1899 Violet Summerhayes
1900 Violet Summerhayes
1901 Violet Summerhayes
1902 Violet Summerhayes
1903 Violet Summerhayes
1904 Violet Summerhayes
1905 No event
1906 Lois Moyes
1907 Lois Moyes
1908 Lois Moyes
1909 May Sutton-US
1910 Lois Moyes
1911 Florence Sutton-US
1912 Mary Brown
1913 Lois Moyes Bickle
1914 Lois Moyes Bickle
1915-1918 World War One-no event
1919 Marion Zinderstein-US
1920 Lois Moyes Bickle
1921 Lois Moyes Bickle
1922 Lois Moyes Bickle
1923 Florence Best
1924 Lois Moyes Bickle
1925 Marjory Leeming
1926 Marjory Leeming
1927 Caroline Swartz-US
1928 Marjorie Gladman-US
1929 Olive Wade
1930 Olive Wade
1931 Edith Cross-US
1932 Olive Wade
1933 Gracyn Wheeler-US
1934 Carolyn Deacon
1935 Margaret Osbourne-US
1936 Dr. Esther Bartosch-US
1937 Evelyn Dearman-US
1938 Rene Bolte
1939 Elizabeth Blackman-US
1940 Eleanor Young
1941-1945 World War Two-no event
1946 Baba Lewis-US
1947 Gracyn Wheeler Kellerher-US
1948 Patricia Macken
1949 Baba Lewis-US
1950 Barbara Knapp-GB
1951 Lucille Davidson-US
1952 Melita Rameriez-Mex
1953 Melita Rameriez-Mex
1954 Karol Fageros-US
1955 Hanna Sladek
1956 Jean Laird
1957 Louise Brown
1958 Eleanor Dodge
1959 Mary Martin-US
1960 Donna Floyd-US
1961 Ann Haydon-GB
1962 Ann Barclay
1963 Ann Barclay
1964 Benita Senn
1965 Julie Heldman-US
1966 Rita Bentley-GB
1967 Kathy Harter-US
1968 Peaches Bartkowicz-US
1969 Faye Urban
1970 Margaret Court-AUS
1971 Francoise Durr-FRA
1972 Evonne Goolagong-AUS
1973 Evonne Goolagong-AUS
1974 Chris Evert-US
1975 Marcie Louie-US
1976 Mima Jausovec-YUG
1977 Regina Marsikova-CZ
1978 Regina Marsikova-CZ
1979 Laura DuPont-US
1980 Chris Evert-US
1981 Tracy Austin-US
1982 Martina Navratilova-US
1983 Martina Navratilova-US
1984 Chris Evert Lloyd-US
1985 Chris Evert Lloyd-US
1986 Helena Sukoca-CZ
1987 Pam Shriver-US
1988 Gabriela Sabatini-ARG
1989 Martina Navratilova-CZ
1990 Steffi Graf-GER
1991 Jennifer Capriati-US
1992 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario-SP
1993 Steffi Graf-GER
1994 Arantxa Sanchez Vicario-SP
1995 Monica Seles-US
1996 Monica Seles-US
1997 Monica Seles-US
1998 Monica Seles-US
1999 Martina Hingis-SWT
2000 Martina Hingis-SWT
2001 Serena Williams-US
2002 Amelie Mauresmo-FRN
2003 Justine Henin Hardenne-BEL
2004 Amelie Mauresmo-FRN
2005 Kim Clijsters-BEL
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Chicago Virginia Slims/Avon 1971-1997
1971 Françoise Dürr bt Billie Jean King 64 62
1972 Not held
1973 Margaret Smith-Court bt Billie Jean King 62 46 64
1974 Virginia Wade bt Rosie Casals 26 64 64
1975 Margaret Smith-Court bt Martina Navratilova 63 36 62
1976 Evonne Goolagong bt Virginia Wade 36 63 62
1977 Chris Evert bt Margaret Smith-Court 61 63
1978 Martina Navratilova bt Evonne Goolagong 67 (4-5) 62 62
1979 Martina Navratilova bt Tracy Austin 63 64
1980 Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert 64 64
1981 Martina Navratilova bt Hana Mandlikova 64 62
1982 Martina Navratilova bt Wendy Turnbull 64 61
1983 Martina Navratilova bt Andrea Jaeger 63 62
1984 Pam Shriver bt Barbara Potter 76 (4) 26 63
1985 Bonnie Gadusek bt Kathy Rinaldi 61 63
1986 Martina Navratilova bt Hana Mandlikova 75 75
1987 Martina Navratilova bt Natasha Zvereva 61 62
1988 Martina Navratilova bt Chris Evert 62 62
1989 Zina Garrison bt Larisa Savchenko 63 26 64
1990 Martina Navratilova bt Manuela Maleeva-Fragnière 63 62
1991 Martina Navratilova bt Zina Garrison 61 62
1992 Martina Navratilova bt Jana Novotna 76(4) 46 75
1993 Monica Seles bt Martina Navratilova 36 62 61
1994 Natasha Zvereva bt Chanda Rubin 63 75
1995 Magdalena Maleeva bt Lisa Raymond 75 76(2)
1996 Jana Novotna bt Jennifer Capriati 46 63 61
1997 Lindsay Davenport bt Nathalie Tauziat 60 75

*Indoors from 1974. Navratilova is the record holder with 12 singles titles-6 consecitively.

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County of Cumberland Championships

Held at Pratten Park in Sydney. As is the case with a number of important tournaments in Australia, singles competition for women was only introduced from the 1920s.

Jan 1924 Daphne Akhurst d Pattie Meaney 60 61
Jan 1925 Daphne Akhurst d Marjorie Cox 97 75
Jan 1926 Daphne Akhurst d Louie Bickerton 62 86
Jan 1927 Sylvia Harper d Daphne Akhurst 64 61
Jsn 1928 Daphne Akhurst d Louie Bickerton 97 62
Jan 1929 Coral Buttsowrth d Nell Hall 62 46 119
Jan 1930 Louie Bickerton d Daphne Akhurst 64 62
Jan 1931 Coral Buttsworth d Louie Bicketon 63 64
Jan 1932 Coral Buttsworth d Louie Bickerton 64 75
Jan 1933 Allison Hattersley d Vera Selwyn 61 26 64
Jan 1934 Alison Hattersley d Vera Selwyin 86 62
Jan 1935 Peggy Menzies d Vera Selwyn 63 63
Jan 1936 Alison Hattersley d Peg Menzies 61 64
Jan 1937 Ida Webb d Peggy Menzies 57 61 86
Jan 1938 Nina Vickery d Vera Selwyn 63 62
Jan 1939 Olive Stebbing d Alison Hattersley 64 63
Nov 1940 Thelma Coyne d Alison Hattersley 97 62

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Czechoslovak International Championships, held variously in Prague, Bratislava and Ostrava


1895 M. Cifkova
1896 M. Cifkova
1897 H.F. Gerard
1898 M. Cifkova
1899 Mrs M. Cingrosova-Petakova
1900 Mrs M. Cingrosova-Petakova
1901 G. Wacker
1902 Emmy Matuch (Ast)
1903 Emmy Matuch (Ast)
1904 Hedwig(a) Rosenbaum(ova)
1905 Sibyl Speed (GB)
1906 Emmy Matuch (Ast)
1907 Hedwig Neresheimer (Ger)
1908 Mrs O. Garrickova-Masarykova
1909 Mrs O. Garrickova-Masarykova
1910 Emmy Matuch (Ast)
1911 Valborg Bjurstedt (Nor)
1912 No women's events held
1913 V. Schmidt
1914 V. Schmidt
1915-19 Tournament not held
1920 M. Lindova
1921 E. Völker
1922 Nelly Neppach (Ger)
1923 No women's events held
1924 Maria Sindelarova
1925 Maria Sindelarova
1926 Ilona Varady (Hun)
1927 Paula von Reznieck (Ger)
1928 Grete Deutschova
1929 May Kozeluhova
1930 Grete Deutschova
1931 Hilde Krahwinkel (Ger)
1932 K. Hammer (Ger)
1933 Grete Deutschova
1934 Elizabeth Ryan (US)
1935 Gerda Heinova-Mullerova
1936 Margarethe Käppel (Ger)
1937 Margarethe Käppel (Ger)
1938 Gerda Heinova-Mullerova d. J. Pittnerova 6-1 6-1
1939 Gracyn Wheeler (US) d. Eva Porakova 6-3 13-11
1940-44 Not held
1945 Helena Straubeova
1946 Magda Rurac (Rom)
1947 Suzi Kormoczy (Hun)
1948 M. Erdödy
1949 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol)
1950 Suzi Kormoczy (Hun)
1951-55 Tournament not held
1956 Erika Vollmer
1957 Vera Puzejova
1958 Vera Puzejova d. Miss Volkova 6-2 6-3
1959 Vera Puzejova d. Miss Volkova 6-3 6-3
1960 Vera Puzejova d. Jan Lehane (Ast) 6-4 6-2
1961 Jan Lehane (Aus) d. Olga Lendlova 6-2 6-1
1962 Anna Dmitrieva (USSR) d. Elizabeth Starkie (GB) 6-3 6-0
1963 Vera Puzejova-Sukova d. Anna Dmitrieva (USSR) 6-1 4-6 6-4
1964 Vera Puzejova-Sukova d. Jitka Horcicikova-Volavkova 6-3 6-2
1965 Tournament not held
1966 Kerry Melville (Aus) d. Vlasta Kodesova-Vopickova 6-2 6-4
1967 Tournament not held
1968 Helen Gourlay (Aus) d. Vlasta Kodesova-Vopickova 9-7 6-0
1969 Vlasta Kodesova-Vopickova
1970 Vlasta Kodesova-Vopickova d. Valerie Ziegenfuss (US) 6-4 6-4
1971 Maria Neumannova d. Miloslava Holubova 6-4 0-6 6-3
1972 Tournament not held
1973 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) d. Renata Tomanova 6-3 6-3
1974 Renata Tomanova d. Miroslava Kozeluhova-Bendlova 6-2 6-3
1975 Regina Marsikova
1976 Renata Tomanova
1977 Regina Marsikova d. Renata Tomanova 6-7 6-2 8-6
1978 Regina Marsikova
1979 Lea Plchova
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*Vera (Puzejova) Sukova has the record for most titles (6)

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Dixie International, Tampa, Florida (Clay)

Held in early January on the clay courts of Davis islands--in 1960s held in late Feb/early March as part of Caribbean circuit. Bueno was the first foreign female to take the singles title.

1940 Pauline Betz
1941 Pauline Betz d. Sarah Palfrey 6-4 6-3
1942 Pauline Betz d. Doris Hart 3-6 6-3 6-3
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1946 Baba Lewis d. Betty Hulbert 6-4 6-3
1947 Doris Hart d. Barbara Scofield 3-6 6-3 6-4
1948 Doris Hart d. Magda Rurac 6-1 6-3
1949 Laura Lou Jahn d. Marta Barnett 9-7 1-6 6-1
1950
1951 Bev Baker d. Shirley Fry 6-4 6-3
1952 Magda Rurac d. Laura Lou Kunnen 7-5 6-1
1953 Shirley Fry d. Thelma Long 6-1 6-3
1954 Laura Lou Kunnen d. Evelyn Cowan 6-0 6-3
1955 Shirley Fry d. Karol Fageros 9-7 8-6
1956 Shirley Fry d. Dottie Knode 6-4 3-6 6-3
1957 Karol Fageros d. Rosie Reyes (Mex) 6-2 6-2
1958 Maria Bueno (Brz) d. Laura Lou Kunnen 6-4 6-1
1959 Laura Lou Kunnen d. Marie Martin (Aus) 6-3 8-6
1960 Sandy Warshae d. Laura Lou Kunnen 6-3 4-6 6-4
1961 Carole Ann Prosen d. Judy Alvarez 2-6 6-3 6-1
1962 Edda Buding (Ger) d. Elizabeth Starkie 6-1 6-3
1963 Darlen Hard d. Lesley Turner 9-7 1-6 75 (Final held indoors)
1964 Karen Susman d. Judy Alvarez 6-4 2-6 6-4
1965 Tory Fretz d. Judy Alvarez 6-2 6-1
1966 Elena Subirats (Mex) d. Alice Tym 6-1 8-6
1967 Ann Jones (GB) d. Francoise Durr 6-4 8-6
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Doha
2001 Martina Hingis
2002 Monica Seles
2003 Anastasia Myskina
2004 Anastasia Myskina
2005 Maria Sharapova
2006 Nadia Petrova
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Dubai

2001 Martina Hingis
2002 Amelie Mauresmo
2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne
2004 Justine Henin-Hardenne
2005 Lindsay Davenport
2006 Justine Henin-Hardenne

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Dutch Chmps SEE Hilversum

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Ealing Lawn Tennis Chmps (Grass)

1884 Miss M. Streetem
1885 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1886 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1887 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1888 A. Brown
1889 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1890 A. Brown
1891 A.Brown
1892 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1893 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1894 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1895 A. Brown
1896 A. Brown
1897 A. Brown
1898 Miss G. Nansen
1899 Miss Dorothea Douglass
1900 Miss Dorothea Douglass
1901 Miss Dorothea Douglass
1902 Miss A. Brown
1903 Miss K. O. Martin
1904 Miss K. O. Martin
1905 Mrs E. Hextall
1906 Mrs E. Hextall
1907 Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1908 Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1909 Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1910 Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1911 Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1912 Mrs Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1913 Miss I. Ruston
1914 Miss D.C. Boyne

Most Titles: (9) by Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers.

An early British grass court event with stronger entries until World War One-after which it became purely a local event. Entire champions list in link below.
http://www.ealingtennis.com/ladieschamps.html

http://www.ealingtennis.com/history.html

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Eastbourne Chmps (South of England Chmps)

Traditionally held in September until a change in the 1970s made it the preeminent Wimbledon warmup event.

A Challenge Round was in force in early years.

The women's singles seems to have been a handicap for the first three years (and in 1886), but we are not sure of the exact handicap. Blanche Bingley didn't play in the 1884 tournament, so her overall record is 11 wins from 15 finals (some of these were Challenge Rounds).

1882 Miss Hudson d. Miss Congreve [score?]
1883 M. Leslie d. Miss Congreve 10-8 6-4
1884 F. Burton d. N. Burton 6-2 6-4
1885 Blanche Bingley d. Ada Strapp 6-1 6-0
1886 Margaret Bracewell d. Blanche Bingley (owes half 15) 6-1 6-3
1887 Margaret Bracewell d. Blanche Hillyard 6-4 6-2
1888 Blanche Hillyard d. Margaret Bracewell 6-1 6-1
1889 May Langrishe d. May Jacks 6-2 5-7 6-1 (probably All-Comers final)
1890 May Langrishe d. Lilian Pine-Coffin 6-2 6-3
1891 Blanche Hillyard d. May Langrishe 2-6 7-5 6-0
1892 Blanche Hillyard d. Mary Steedman 6-1 6-4
1893 Blanche Hillyard d. Maud Shackle 6-1 4-6 15-13
1894 Helen Jackson d. Charlotte Cooper 6-4 6-2
1895 Blanche Hillyard d Helen Jackson 6-4 6-1
1896 Blanche Hillyard d. Edith Austin 6-3 4-6 6-1
1897 Charlotte Cooper d. Blanche Hillyard 6-4 6-0
1898 Blanche Hillyard d. Charlotte Cooper 7-5 7-5
1899 Blanche Hillyard d. Charlotte Cooper 6-2 6-2
1900 Blanche Hillyard d. Charlotte Cooper 7-9 6-3 6-3
1901 Charlotte Sterry d. Blanche Hillyard 7-5 5-7 6-2
1902 Dorothea Douglass d. Edith Greville 6-2 6-2
1903 Connie Wilson d. Dorothea Douglass 7-5 6-2
1904 Dorothea Douglass d. Charlotte Sterry 6-3 6-4
1905 Blanche Hillyard
1906 Dorothea Douglass
1907 Dorothea (Douglass) Lambert Chambers
1908 Charlotte Sterry
1909 Dora Boothby
1910 Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1911 Ethel Larcombe
1912 Ethel Larcombe
1913 Ethel Larcombe
1914-1918 not held
1919 Elizabeth Ryan
1920 Elizabeth Ryan
1921 Elizabeth Ryan
1922 Irene Peacock
1923 Phoebe Holcroft
1924 Miss E. Harvey
1925 Phoebe Holcroft Watson
1926 Phoebe Watson
1927 Phoebe Watson
1927 Phoebe Watson
1929 Elsie Goldsack
1930 Phyllis Mudford
1931 Divided-Gwen Sterry and Freda James
1932 Mary Heeley d. Miss Ford 8-6 6-2
1933 Phyllis Mudford King
1934 Dorothy Round
1935 Billie Yorke
1936 Anita Lizana
1937 Peggy Scriven
1938 Phyllis King
1939-1945 not held
1946 divided-Joan Curry and Betty Hilton
1947 Joan Curry
1948 Jean Walker-Smith
1949 Gem Hoahing
1950 Jean Walker-Smith
1951 Jean Walker-Smith
1952 Jean Walker-Smith
1953 Shirely Bloomer
1954 Shirley Bloomer
1955 Anne Shilcock
1956 Anne Shilcock
1957 Ann Haydon d. Angela Mortimer 6-3 6-4
1958 Anne Shilcock d. Waters 6-0 6-0
1959 Sheila Armstrong d. JM Young 6-0 6-2
1960 Rita Bentley d. Lorna Cawthron 6-4 6-2
1961 Lorna Cawthorn d. Overgaard 3-6 6-1 11-9
1962 Carole Rosser-Matheson d. Lorna Cawthron 10-8 6-2
1963 V. Dennis d. Heather Allen 6-3 2-6 7-5
1964 Faye Toyne-Moore d. Lorna Hawthorn 6-0 5-7 6-3
1965-Jill Blackman and Rita Bentley share title due to bad weather
1966 Tutt d. Rigby 4-6 6-2 6-4
1967 Collins d. Margaret Harris 6-8 7-5 6-1
1968 Maria Bueno beat Judy Tegart 6-2 6-4
1969 Karen Krantzcke beat Betty Ann Hansen-Grubb 6-0 9-7
1970 Ann Haydon-Jones bt Virginia Wade 8-6 6-1
1971 Françoise Durr & Judy Tegart-Dalton divided
1972 Françoise Durr beat Judy Tegart-Dalton 8-6 6-3
1973 Not held (Sue Barker junior winner only)
1974 Chris Evert beat Virginia Wade 7-5 6-4
1975 Virginia Wade beat Billie Jean King 7-5 4-6 6-4
1976 Chris Evert beat Virginia Wade 8-6 6-3
1977 Not held [Federation Cup held at Eastbourne]
1978 Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert 6-4 4-6 9-7
1979 Chris Evert beat Martina Navratilova 7-5 5-7 13-11
1980 Tracy Austin beat Wendy Turnbull 7-6 (3) 6-2
1981 Tracy Austin beat Andrea Jaeger 6-3 6-4
1982 Martina Navratilova beat Hana Mandlikova 6-4 6-3
1983 Martina Navratilova beat Wendy Turnbull 6-1 6-1
1984 Martina Navratilova beat Kathy Jordan 6-4 6-1
1985 Martina Navratilova beat Helena Sukova 6-4 6-3
1986 Martina Navratilova beat Helena Sukova 3-6 6-3 6-4
1987 Helena Sukova beat Martina Navratilova 76 (5) 63
1988 Martina Navratilova beat Natasha Zvereva 62 62
1989 Martina Navratilova beat Rafaella Reggi 76 (2) 62
1990 Martina Navratilova beat Gretchen Rush-Magers 60 62
1991 Martina Navratilova beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 64 64
1992 Lori McNeil beat Linda Harvey-Wild 64 64
1993 Martina Navratilova beat Miriam Oremans 26 62 63
1994 Meredith McGrath beat Linda Harvey-Wild 62 64
1995 Nathalie Tauziat beat Chanda Rubin 36 60 75
1996 Monica Seles beat Mary Jo Fernandez 60 62
1997 Jana Novotna & Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario divided
1998 Jana Novotna beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 61 75
1999 Natasha Zvereva beat Nathalie Tauziat 06 75 63
2000 Julie Halard-Decugis beat Dominique Monami-van Roost 76(4) 64
2001 Lindsay Davenport beat Maguï Serna 62 60
2002 Chanda Rubin beat Anastasia Myskina 61 63
2003 Chanda Rubin beat Conchita Martinez 64 36 64
2004 Svetlana Kuznetsova beat Daniela Hantuchova 26 76 (2) 64
2005 Kim Clijsters bt Vera Dushevina 75 60

Most Titles: Navratilova (11 total-including 5 consectiive titles 82-86 and 10 consecutive finals)

Thanks to Newmark for early final results
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Eastern Grass Court Championships
Held at Orange, New Jersey

1927 Molla Bjurstedt-Mallory
1928 May Sutton-Bundy
1929 Sarah Palfrey
1930 M Gladman
1931 E.G. Pittman
1932 E.G. Pittman
1933 Dorothy Round
1934 Kay Stammers
1935 A.S. Lamme
1936 Sylvia Henrotin
1937 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
1938 Alice Marble
1939 Alice Marble
1940 Alice Marble
1941 Pauline Betz
1942 Louise Brough
1943 Margaret Osborne
1944 Louise Brough
1945 Sarah Palfrey-Cooke
1946 Shirley Fry
1947 Margaret Osborne
1948 Louise Brough
1949 Doris Hart
1950 Doris Hart
1951 Patricia Canning Todd
1952 Doris Hart
1953 Doris Hart
1954 Louise Brough
1955 Barbara Schofield Davidson
1956 Althea Gibson
1957 M.A. Mitchell
1958 Althea Gibson bt Sally Moore 97 62
1959 Renée Schuurman d Sandra Reynolds 6-4 1-6 6-1
1960 Karen Hantze bt Nancy Richey 61 63
1961 Karen Hantze bt Edda Buding 62 64
1962 Margaret Smith bt Karen Hantze 63 64
1963 Margaret Smith bt Darlene Hard 61 61
1964 Billie Jean Moffitt bt Nancy Richey 75 36 86
1965 Billie Jean Moffitt bt Jane Albert 75 63
1966 Donna Floyd-Fales bt Rosie Casals 57 63 60
1967 Billie Jean King bt Kathy Harter 46 62 63
1968 Mary Ann Eisel bt Kristy Pigeon 36 61 62
1969 Patti Hogan bt Kristy Pigeon 63 36 64
1970 Kerry Melville bt Patti Hogan 76 64
1971 Chris Evert beat Helen Gourlay 64 60
1972 Olga Morozova bt Marina Kroshina 62 67 75
1973 Fiorella Bonicelli bt Lesley Turner-Bowrey 64 75
1974 Pam Teeguarden bt Dianne Fromholtz 75 63
1975 Virginia Ruzici bt Marianna Simionescu 61 61
1976 Marise Kruger bt Lea Antonoplis 63 62
1977 Lindsay Beaven bt Renée Richards 16 76 61

From 1975 the event was on clay.

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Eastern Province Championships, played at Port Elizabeth, RSA. At least from the 1950s onwards, these championships were played at the end of the year in December, often extending over the New Year holiday. Nonetheless, the year given refers to the December when they were played.

1904 Miss E. Lumsden bt Mrs Wardrop 62 62
1905 Miss M. Stones bt Miss N. Pringle 63 64
1906-12 No Tournament
1913 Mrs G.F. Johnstone bt Miss M. Tudhope w/o
1914-19 No Tournament
1920 Miss A. H. Lumsden bt Mrs G.F. Johnstone 61 61
1921 Miss A.H. Lumsden bt Miss Lane 75 36 61
1922 Miss J. Parker bt Miss A.H. Lumsden 60 61
1923 Mrs Moor bt Mrs McArthur 62 64
1924 No Tournament
1925 Miss M. Kingwell bt Mrs W. Tait 63 64
1926 Not held (South African Nationals held in Port Elizabeth)
1927 Miss Bobbie Heine bt Miss G. Richards
1928 Mrs A. Neave bt Miss Billie Tapscott 63 26 64
1929 Miss W. Miller bt Mrs McJannet 11-9 64
1930 Miss A. De Smidt bt Miss W. Miller 26 75 75
1931 Mrs Bobbie Heine-Miller bt Miss A. de Smidt 63 62
1932 No Tournament
1933 Mrs R. Malcolm bt Miss K. Rodd score not given
1934 Mrs C.J.J. Robbins bt Miss S. Johnstone 63 64
1935 Miss Sheila Piercey bt Miss B. Hime 63 75
1936 Miss Sgeila Piercey bt Miss P. Elton 60 62
1937 Miss O. Craze bt Miss Sheila Piercey 62 60
1938 Miss I. Michau bt Mrs Haller 63 26 63
1939 Miss O. Craze bt Miss Shiela Piercey 63 26 75
1940 Miss J. Wood bt Miss J. Scott 64 36 97
1941 Miss J. Wood bt Miss Whitely 63 62
1942-44 Not held
1945 Miss H. Redick bt Miss E. Nash 75 10-8
1946 Mrs O. Plessis bt Miss J. Scott 62 62
1947 Mrs M. Muller bt Mrs E. Watermeyer 64 62
1948 Mrs E. Watermeyer bt Miss H. Redick 60 64
1949 Mrs M. Muller bt Mrs E. Watermeyer 36 86 60
1950 Mrs H. Redick-Smith finalist & score not given
1951 Miss G. Love bt Mrs E. Watermeyer 63 64
1952 Mrs E. Watermeyer bt Mrs Thea Hale 63 63
1953 Miss L. Vermaak bt Miss J. Forbes 26 62 60
1954 Miss D. Kilian bt Miss L. Vermaak 62 26 62
1955 Miss D. Kilian bt Miss J. Forbes 61 86
1956 Mrs H. Brewer bt Miss B. Carr 62 62
1957 Mrs H. Brewer-Segal bt Miss S. Reynolds 63 57 75
1958 Miss M. Hunt bt Miss D. Roux 62 86
1959 Mrs H. Segal bt Miss R. Schuurman 64 46 64
1960 Miss S. Reynolds bt Miss R. Schuurman 62 26 60
1961 Miss D. Roux - finalist & score unknown
1962 Miss M. Bueno bt Miss D.R. Hard 64 36 63
1963 Miss A. van Zyl bt Miss D.R. Hard 26 75 60
1964 Miss C. Truman bt Miss F. Durr 63 63
1965 Miss A. van Zyl bt Mrs A. Haydon-Jones 06 61 63
1966 Miss A. van Zyl bt Miss L. Roussow 62 63
1967 Miss P. Walkden bt Mrs C. Caldwell-Graebner 61 61
1968 Miss P. Walkden bt Miss S.V. Wade 64 63
1969 Miss P. Walkden bt Mrs A. Haydon-Jones 64 62
1970 Miss T.A. Fretz bt Miss Ceci Martinez 57 60 61
1971 Miss L. Tuero bt Miss S. Walsh 61 62
1972 Miss L. Boshoff bt Miss I. Kloss 61 61
1973 Miss I. Kloss bt Miss L. Boshoff 64 36 75
1974 Mrs A. van Zyl-du Plooy bt Miss L. Boshoff 64 61
1975 Mrs A. van Zyl-du Plooy bt Miss I. Kloss 46 75 61
1976 Miss Y. Vermaak bt Miss A. McMillan 62 62
1977 Miss A.E. Hobbs bt Mrs A. van Zyl-du Plooy
1978 Ms B. Hambridge bt Miss Rita Agassi 61 60
1979 Miss L. Charles bt Miss Y. Vermaak 62 36 61
1980 Miss J. Mundel bt Miss R. uys 76 64
1981 Miss Y Vermaak bt Miss R. Uys 63 62

I’m missing the detail for 1933, 1950 & 1961 and anything after 1981. All help welcome!
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Championships of Egypt, Cairo

*Not to be confused with the Alexandrian Chmps, which usaully followed the week after Cairo. One of the dew events outside the US to hold events in the war years, except for 1943-44.

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1928 Mrs C. Campbell
1929 E. Alexandroff
1930 E. Alexandroff
1931 E. Alexandroff
1932 Mrs C. Campbell
1933 E. Alexandroff
1934 Miss Lenos
1935 Helen Jacobs
1936 Billie Yorke
1937 Hilde Sperling
1938 Billie Yorke
1939 A. Curtis
1940 G. Greiss
1941 G. Michaelidis
1942 Mrs Brown
1943 not held
1944 not held
1945 Mrs Brown
1946 Simone Mathieu
1947 Billie Yorke
1948 Nellie Landry
1949 Nellie Adamson (=Landry)
1950 Gussy Moran
1951 Shirely Fry
1952 Doris Hart
1953 Dottie Knode
1954 Totta Zehden
1955 Angela Moretimer
1956 Angela Mortimer
1957 Zusci Kormoczy d. Edda Buding 10-8 1-6 7-5
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Family Circle Cup
1973 Rosie Casals
1974 Chris Evert
1975 Chris Evert
1976 Chris Evert
1977 Chris Evert
1978 Chris Evert
1979 Tracy Austin
1980 Tracy Austin
1981 Chris Evert
1982 Martina Navratilova
1983 Martina Navratilova
1984 Chris Evert
1985 Chris Evert
1986 Steffi Graf
1987 Steffi Graf
1988 Martina Navratilova
1989 Steffi Graf
1990 Martina Navratilova
1991 Gabriela Sabatini
1992 Gabriela Sabatini
1993 Steffi Graf
1994 Conchita Martinez
1995 Conchita Martinez
1996 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1997 Martina Hingis
1998 Amanda Coetzer
1999 Martina Hingis
2000 Mary Pierce
2001 Jennifer Capriati
2002 Iva Majoli
2003 Justine Henin-Hardenne
2004 Venus Williams
2005 Justine Henin-Hardenne
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Filderstadt/Stuttgart: Tournament History & Former Champions
Although a joint grand prix circuit had existed for men and women 1971-3, from 1974-1977, there was no international women's tour like the one we know today, just the Virginia Slims circuit & championships in the US. All the other international tournaments around the world were one-off events, not leading to any YEC. In late 77, however, an International Women's Series was reborn under the sponsorship of Colgate and the inaugural Filderstadt tournament was part of it. It is currently the oldest continually running indoor event in Europe. Below is a summary of the results in the finals with a brief note about the event each year.

Website: (includes pics of former champs)
http://www.porsche-tennis.com/prod/pag/tennis.nsf/web/english-grandprix_history

1978
Austin bt Stove 63 63
Austin & Stove bt Jausovec & Ruzici 63 62
Top seeded Tracy beat Mima Jausovec in the semis and Betty Stove in the final to win her first main tour title, having just turned pro.

1979
Austin bt Navratilova 62 60
King & Navratilova bt Stove & Turnbull 63 63

Prize money for the event jumped from $35K to $100K, the lion's share of which went to Austin who, just after her US Open triumph, defended her title with back-to-back wins over Chris (63 75) and Martina. The 32-draw event also attracted Billie Jean King (lost 2r to unknown Swede Nina Bohm) Kerry Melville-Reid (defaulted qf to Navratilova) and Wendy Turnbull (lost 62 61 qf to Evert), plus the 17 year old Hana Mandlikova in her first season on the tour. Hana pushed Tracy harder than anyone, going down 64 57 64 in the 2r.

1980
Austin bt Acker 62 75
Mandlikova & Stove bt K. Jordan & A. Smith 64 75
Another prize money hike to $125k but no change in the champion.
With Austin, Mandlikova and Jaeger, all under 18, as the top three seeds, the tournament had a decidedly junior feel to it. Tracy's path to the title was made considerably easier when unheralded Sherry Acker took out Mandlikova 64 62 in round 2 and continued her giant-killing exploits against Ruzici in the semi final. Austin disposed of Jaeger 64 64 to register her 3rd win over Andrea in their fifth encounter.

1981 Austin bt Navratilova 46 63 64
Jausovec & Navratilova bt Barbara Potter & A. Smith 64 62
Tracy made it 4 in a row in a field which contained four other top 10 players. She beat Kohde-Kilsch, Pfaff, Jausovec and Ruzici in straight sets before edging past Martina in a final which was considerably closer than the one they had played at Filderstadt two years previously, coming back from a set down just as she had done at the US Open a couple of months earlier. As Tracy mainained her unbeaten run in the singles, Martina did so in doubles with her second title in two visits.

1982 Navratilova bt Austin 63 63
Navratilova & Shriver bt C. Reynolds & A. Smith 62 60
After 24 consecutive victories in the event, Tracy finally surrendered her crown to Navratilova in an error-strewn match after Martina had double-bagelled Jausovec in the semis. All in all it was not a happy tournament for Tracy. In the 1st round she met 13 year old Steffi Graf and, after beating her 64 60 was asked how she rated the German's prospects. She replied with the now famous remark that there were hundreds of players as good as her back in the States. Tracy was booed off court after winning her second round match against Ruzici on a controversial line call and then suffered the indignity of dropping a set to 17 year old Helena Sukova in the QF. Germany had its first semi finalist when Hanika beat Shriver 61 26 62 in the QF and Fourth seeded Mandlikova was upset by Jo Durie in round 2. Poor Anne Smith ended up a beaten finalist i the doubles for the third successive year.

1983 Navratilova bt Tanvier 61 62
Navratilova & Candy Reynolds bt Ruzici and Tanvier 62 61
Navratilova, dropping just one service game the entire tournament, retained her crown against surprise finalist Cathy Tanvier of France, who had put out Sukova and Ruzici. Mandlikova continued her miserable run in the event with a second round loss to Catrin Jexell

1984 Lindqvist bt Graf 61 64
Kohde-Kilsch & Sukova bt Bunge & Pfaff 26 64 63
With the top names all missing from the draw, Steffi Graf kept the crowds happy by becoming the first home player to reach the finals. En route, she beat Claudia kohde-Kilsch 62 26 63 in the QF and Andrea Leand 76 16 63 in the SF. All in all it was a good week for Germany, as bettina Bunge had beaten #2 seed Manuela Maleeva in round 1, Sylvia Hanika knocked out the previous year's finalist Cathy Tanvier and Eva Pfaff made it to the QF with a 63 61 win over top seed Kathy Jordan. In the doubles final, three of the four players were German, too but ultimately the week belonged to Catarina Lindqvist as she won her first major title.

1985 Shriver bt Lindqvist 61 75
Mandlikova & Shriver bt Karlsson & Scheuer-Larsen 62 61
Pam beat off the challenge from Steffi Graf (#3 seed) 64 63 in the SF and defending champion Lindqvist, (victor over 2 seeded Claudia Kohde-Kilsch having saved a match point) to lift the title. Graf announced to the press after her semi final defeat that she would never play Filderstadt again because she did not feel the crowd was supporting her enough. Pam also won the doubles partnering Mandlikova, who was playing doubles only.

1986 Navratilova bt Mandlikova 62 63
Navratilova & Shriver bt Garrison & Sabatini 76 64
Martina claimed singles victory #1000 by beating Nathalie Tauziat in round 1, turned 30, beat third seeded Pam Shriver 61 76 and second seeded Hana Mandlikova to win the title and then teamed with Pam to take the doubles crown as well. But it all could have ended differently if Catarina Lindqvist had converted one of the four match points she held against Navratilova at 6-3 5-4 40-15 and again at 6-3 6-5 40-15 in the second set. Having failed, though, and lost the tie break, Lindvist did not win another game. Hana had no such traumas en route to the final, dismissing Zina and Gaby for the loss of just three games each in the penultimate rounds, though by the time she reached the final she was carrying a stomach muscle injury which prevented her from posing any serious threat to Martina.

1987 Navratilova bt Evert 75 61
Navratilova & Shriver bt Garrison & McNeil 61 62
Meeting #75 for Martina and Chris but this time in a new venue for them. Martina opened up her h2h to 40-35 to win her 4th title at Filderstadt and record her 20th consecutive win in the event. Martina had to come from 2-4 behind in the first set and broke Chris to clinch the first set on her third break point before running away with the second. Chris had let slip a 62 53 lead in the QF against Mary Joe Fernandez befiore finally clopsing out the match 62 57 64 and had beaten Pam 75 63 in the semis, whereas Martina had beaten Lori McNeil 64 62 and Gaby 62 62 in her quarter and semi. The field was very stong with only Graf, Mandlikova and Maleeva missing from the top flight. The cliffhanger match of the event was the 67 (10) 76 (5) 63 battle between Sabatini and Sukova in the quarter finals.

1988 Navratilova bt Evert 62 63
Kuczynska & Navratilova bt Rafaella Reggi & Elna Reinach 61 64

The drama of the 1988 edition was not in the final but the first round as Jana Novotna beat Sabatini 16 76(4) 76(8), saving two match points, and Barbara Paulus crushed Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 63 62 in two big upsets. The top two made their way calmly to the final for their penultimate (79th) encounter which was a repeat of the previous year's final.

1989 Sabatini bt MJ Fernandez 76(5) 64
Gigi Fernandez & Robin White bt Rafaella Reggi & Elna Reinach 64 76
The expected final, between top 2 seeds Sabatini and Garrison did not happen because Mary Joe came from behind to upset her compatriot 36 64 75 and reach her first major final. Zina's defeat may have been attributable to the four consecutive games she lost after a self-inflicted but accidental blow the nose with her own tennis racquet at 1-1 in the final set. Gaby sailed thorugh to the final with straight sets wins over Hana Mandlikova (63 60) and Laura Arraya-Gildemeister (61 62) in the quarters and semis. The greatest match of the week, though, was the three-hour 64 46 76 (5) QF between Mary Joe and Monica Seles. Mary Joe came back from 1-4 down to win the first set and Monica came back from 2-5 in the third to take a 6-5 lead in the third but it was Mary Joe who pulled it out in the 'breaker.

1990 MJ Fernandez bt Paulus 61 63
MJ Fernandez & Garrison bt Paz & Sanchez-Vicario 75 63

#8 Paulus puts out 4 seeded Garrison 26 75 64 in the QF and top seeded Sabatini 63 64 in the semis but is no match for MJF in the final, as the American goes one better than the runners-up sopt of the previous year. Maggie Maleeva goes down to MJF 75 60 in the other SF.

1991 A Huber bt Navratilova 26 62 76(4)
Navratilova & Novotna bt Shriver & Zvereva 62 57 64

Anke Huber took out Garrison 62 61, Sukova 63 76 and Navratilova to give Germany its first home winner. Sukova had put out Mary Joe, defending champ and #2 seed 57 63 63 in the quarter finals and Martinez, the #3, had been dispatched by Zvereva 76 75 in the first round. The final result marked Navratilova's first defeat by an unseeded player since Horvath in 83 at Roland Garros but in tandem with Novotna she gained some consolation by winning the doubles.

1992 Navratilova bt Sabatini 76(1) 63
Sanchez-Vicario & Sukova bt Shriver & Zvereva 64 75
The top 4 seeds, destined to finish ranked 3-6 at the end of the year, all made it to the semi finals and Navratilova won her 6th Filderstadt crown with straight sets wins over Sukova 63 76 , Sanchez 61 61 and Sabatini. Mary Joe Fernandez, whop put out defending champ Huber 57 63 61 in the quarter finals, was Sabatini's victim in the semis, going down 75 62

1993 Pierce bt Zvereva 63 63
G. Fernandez & Zvereva bt Fendick & Navratilova 76(6) 64
Mary survives a close QF encounter with home fave Barbara Rittner 46 63 75 but then eases past Garrison 62 62 and Zvereva to pick up her 5th tour title and first Tier II. Natasha ousts net rushers Navratilova 63 76 (5) in the QF and Tauziat 46 76 (3) 63 in the SF to chalk up two big wins and adds the doubles title to her list of successes.

1994 A Huber bt Pierce 64 62
G. Fernandez & Zvereva bt Bollegraf & Savchenko-Neiland 76(5) 64

Huber won the title for the second time beating Navratilova, Werdel and Pierce. The event is most remembered, however, for the presence of Martina Hingis, playing her second main tour event. In the first round she trounced Sukova 62 61 and followed it up with a win over Christina Singer before falling to Werdel in the quarter finals. Had both Martinas won their QF matches, they'd have met in the semis. Top seeded Conchita martinez was also a QF casualty, going down to Karina Habsudova 64 61.

1995 Majoli bt Sabatini 64 76(4)
Gigi Fernandez & Zvereva bt McGrath & Savchenko-Neiland 57 61 64

October 1995 was the month where Iva Majoli won her first two pro titles, back to back. Having won Zurich the week before, she squeaked past second-seeded Pierce 26 63 62 and Chanda Rubin 64 16 76 before besting gaby in straight sets. Defending Champ Huber got as far as the semis before bowing to Sabatini 64 61 and Martinez, top seed, fell to Begerow, a qualifier in her first match 64 63.

1996 Hingis bt A Huber 62 36 63
Arendt & Novotna bt Hingis & Sukova 62 63

Filderstadt 1996 was where Martina Hingis won her first tour title, one week after making the top 10 for the first time in her career. In doing so she put out top-seeeded Arantxa Sanchez Vicario 61 64 and #4 Lindsay Davenport 36 62 63 before beating local favourite Anke Huber, who had eliminated #2 Conchita Martinez 61 63 and Judith Wiesner, in the final.

1997 Hingis bt Raymond 64 62
Hingis & Sanchez-Vicario bt Davenport & Novotna 76 (4) 36 76 (3)

Hingis retained her title, dropping just one set to Zvereva in her 2nd round 46 61 64 win. Her path was made easier by Raymond's removal of #2 seed Novotna 36 64 64 in the QF. Qualifiers Patty Schnyder (bt #3 Majoli 62 62 in the semis and wild card Kournikova lost a close three setter 36 63 64 to Coetzer in the same round. Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, unseeded put out #4 Davenport to make it to the QF, where she was beaten 75 64 by Spirlea.

1998 Testud bt Davenport 75 63
Davenport & Zvereva bt Kournikova & Sanchez-Vicario 64 62

A victor noone would have predicted from a field containing the year end top 5 in the world! In fact, only Seles, Graf and Spirlea were missing from the year-end top 17! The seeding list comprised: #1 Hingis (lost QF to van Roost 63 67 64), #2 Davenport, #3 Novotna (lost 2nd round to Serena Williams 26 63 20 rtd), #4 Sanchez (lost SF to Davenport 76 64), #5 Venus Williams (lost 2nd round to van Roost 61 62), #6 Conchita Martinez (lost 2nd round 64 26 62 to Raymond), #7 Tauziat (lost 76 75 QF to Davenport) and #8 Schnyder (lost 1r to Anke Huber). Unseeded participants were Kournikova, Zvereva, Pierce and Coetzer and young Mauresmo had to qualify! Yet somehow, Testud came through without facing a seed until the final when she swept past Davenport in straight sets.

1999 Hingis bt Pierce 64 61
Rubin & Testud bt Savchenko-Neiland & Sanchez-Vicario 63 64

Martina Hingis returned to take her third title in four years, beating wildcard Jennifer Capriati, on the comeback trail 64 60, Dechy 62 64, defending champ Testud 67 62 64 and #4 seed Mary Pierce. Another wildcard, two time champion Anke Huber benefitted from good form to beat #7 Halard in round one and Likhovtseva 64 63 in round two and good luck in the form of #2 seed Davenport's withdrawal in the QF to make it to the last 4. Third seed Serena Williams fell to Testud 36 64 75 in the second round.

2000
Hingis bt Clijsters 60 63
Hingis & Kournikova bt Sanchez-Vicario & Schett 64 62

Top seed Hingis concedes just 10 games in 4 matches against Henin (rtd 63 30), Monami-van Roost, Sanchez-Vicario and Clijsters en route to the title. Clijsters upsets #2 seed Martinez 75 75 in the QF and #3 seed Tauziat 36 64 61 in the SF to read her first tier II final.

2001 Davenport bt Henin 75 64
Davenport & Raymond bt Henin & Shaughnessy 64 67 (4) 75
Third seed Davenport beat Kremer, Mauresmo, Hingis (2-1 rtd) and Henin to win her first Filderstadt title. Hingis fell and tore ankle ligaments, an injury that required surgery, ended her season and her reign at #1. Anke Huber beat #4 Clijsters 63 46 63 in the second round to make the QF and former champ Testud put out Capriati 26 63 63 in the a round later. Both were subsequently beaten by Justine.

2002 Clijsters bt Hantuchova 46 63 64
Davenport & Raymond bt Shaughnessy & Suarez 62 64

#6 Clijsters came back from a set down three times in five matches against Myskina, Majoli, Davenport (#2) 46 63 64, Mauresmo 36 63 75 and Hantuchova en route to the 2002 title. Qualifier Alexandra Stevenson eliminated top seeded Capriati 76 (4) 46 64 in the QF and Myriam Casanova took out #4 Henin 75 46 64 a round earlier.

2003 Clijsters bt Henin 75 46 62
Raymond & Stubbs bt Black & Navratilova 62 64

Clijsters retained her title in an all-Belgian final following straight sets wins over Hantuchova, Mauresmo and Pierce. Bovina was the surprise semi finalist, having put out Myskina 62 63 and Davenport 63 62 in successive rounds.

2004 Davenport bt Mauresmo 62 retired
Black & Stubbs bt Groenefeld & Schruff 63 62

Mauresmo and Davenport, engaged in a battle royal for the #1 spot on the computer met in the final but the Frenchwoman was forced to retire with an adductor injury. Myskina, Roland Garros Champ, and Kuznetsova, US Open Champ, were the beaten semi finalists, going down 62 64 and 75 64 to Lindsay and Amélie respectively as the top 4 seeds made it to the semi finals. With early round straight sets wins over Molik and Jankovic, Lindsay dropped just 16 games in the tournament.

2005 Davenport bt Mauresmo 62 64
Hantuchova & Myskina bt Peschke & Schiavone 60 36 75

In a repeat of the previous year's final, top-seeded Davenport defeated a healthy Mauresmo for her third Filderstadt title. Italian Flavia Pennetta ousted #4 Justine Henin 64 63 but then fell to a resurgent Daniela Hantuchova, whose semi final in the singles (where she lost 64 63 to Davenport) was accompanied by victory in the doubles, alongside Myskina. The Belgians had a bad week, with #2 seed Kim Clijsters losing to Elena Dementieva in the quarter finals 63 36 62. The Russian #5 seed then lost 63 64 to #3 Mauresmo.

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The German Open
The first edition (for women) having taken place in 1896 in Hamburg, the German Open is one of the oldest tournaments on the WTA tour. It was held in Hamburg until 1978 (with breaks from 1914-19 and 1940-47 inclusive because of war) and transferred to the Rott-Weiss (Red-White) Club in Berlin in 1979. In 1980, the Federation Cup was played at the Rott-Weiss Club instead of the normal tournament. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the German Open's transfer to Berlin.

The tournament was traditionally held in August as the last major tournament of the year on European soil and came at the end of a European post-Wimbledon summer clay-court circuit which included tournaments in Sweden, The Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Russia/USSR as well as several events in Germany, most notably the Bavarian Championships in Munich. After Wimbledon, the top players either headed across the Atlantic to play on the American circuit leading up to the US Championships or they stayed on the clay in Europe.

Until the upheavals in the circuit in the 1970s, the German Open, along with the Italian and South African Championships, was considered one of the most prestigious tournaments outside of the Grand Slam events. However, when the US professional tennis circuit emerged in the early 70s, the European tournaments could not compete with the prize money on offer stateside and the European circuit lost its prestige. In 1971, the German Championships tried to maintain its status by changing date and becaming a major warm-up event for Roland Garros. Its status continued to decline, however, because most of the top players in the 70s were involved in World Team Tennis and stopped competing on European clay altogether.

Happily, the tournament's fortunes were revived in the 1980s thanks first to the return of top players from overseas after the collapse of World Team Tennis and then to the emergence of Steffi Graf whose immense success contributed to the dramatic increase in the popularity of tennis in Germany and whose loyalty to the German Open ensured that it attracted the fans.

Recently, however, the tournament's future has been thrown into doubt by financial problems. The roll of honour for this tournament indicates its important place in the history of women's tennis and let's hope that this year's event is a resounding success which guarantees the future of this event for many years to come.

Winners 1896-1913
1896 Miss M Thomsen; 1897 Mrs Blanche Bingley-Hillyard; 1898 Miss E. Lane
1899 Charlotte Cooper-Sterry; 1900 Mrs Hillyard; 1901 Miss C. Lowther
1902 Miss M Ross; 1903 Miss V. Pinckney; 1904 & 1905 Miss E. Lane
1906 Miss L. Berton; 1907 & 08 Miss M. von Madarasz; 1909 Miss A. Heimann;
1910 & 11 Miss M. Rieck; 1912 & 13 Miss D. Koering.

Winners 1920-39
1920-24 Mrs J. Friedleben; 1925 Mrs N. Neppach; 1926 Mrs J. Friedlben
1927 Miss Cilly Aussem; 1928 Miss Daphne Akhurst; 1929 Miss Mrs P. von Reznicek; 1930 & 31 Miss C. Aussem; 1932 Miss L. Payot; 1933-39 Mrs Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling

Winners 1948-57
1948 Miss U Rosenow; 1949 Miss M. Weiss; 1950 Dorothy Head; 1951 Nancye Wynne-Bolton; 1952 & 53 Dorothy Head-Knode 1954 Mrs J. Mottram; 1955 Beryl Penrose; 1956 Thelma Coyne-Long; 1957 Yola Ramirez.

Final Results 1958-Present
1958: Lorraine Coghlan bt Shirley Bloomer-Brasher 64 75
1959: Edda Buding bt Susi Kormoczy walkover
1960: Sandra Reynolds-Price bt Maria Bueno 75 86
1961: S. Reynolds-Price bt Yola Ramirez 57 75 61
1962: S. Reynolds-Price bt Ann Haydon-Jones 46 63 75
1963: Renée Schuurman bt Lesley Turner 63 16 63
1964: Margaret Smith-Court bt Maria Bueno 61 61
1965: M. Smith-Court bt E. Buding 63 62
1966: M. Smith-Court bt M. Bueno 86 63
1967: Françoise Durr bt Lesley Turner 64 64
1968: Annette van Zyl bt Judy Tegart 61 75
1969: Judy Tegart bt Helga Niessen 63 64
1970: Helga Schultze-Hoesl bt Helga Niessen-Masthoff 63 63
1971: Billie Jean King bt Helga Niessen 63 62
1972: Helga Niessen bt Linda Tuero 63 36 86
1973: Helga Niessen bt Patricia Walkden-Pretorius 64 61
1974: Helga Niessen bt Martina Navratilova 64 57 63
1975: Renata Tomanova bt Kazuko Sawamatsu 76 57 108
1976: Sue Barker bt Renata Tomanova 63 61
1977: Laura Dupont bt Heidi Eisterlehner 61 64
1978: Mima Jausovec bt Virginia Ruzici 62 63
1979: Caroline Stoll bt Regina Marsikova 76 (4) 60
1980: Not held
1981: Regina Marsikova bt Ivanna Madruga 62 61
1982: Bettina Bunge bt Kathy Rinaldi 62 62
1983: Chris Evert bt Kathy Horvath 64 76 (3)
1984: Claudia Kohde-Kilsch bt Kathy Horvath 76 (8) 61
1985: Chris Evert bt Steffi Graf 64 75
1986: Steffi Graf bt Martina Navratilova 62 63
1987: Steffi Graf bt C. Kohde-Kilsch 62 63
1988: Steffi Graf bt Helena Sukova 63 62
1989: Steffi Graf bt Gabriela Sabatini 63 61
1990: Monica Seles bt S. Graf 64 63
1991: S. Graf bt Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 63 46 76(6)
1992: Steffi Graf bt A. Sanchez-Vicario 46 75 62
1993: S. Graf bt G. Sabatini 76(3) 26 64
1994: Steffi Graf bt Brenda Schultz 76 (6) 64
1995: A. Sanchez-Vicario bt Magdalena Maleeva 64 61
1996: S. Graf bt Karina Habsudova 46 62 75
1997: Mary Joe Fernandez bt Mary Pierce 64 62
1998: Conchita Martinez bt Amélie Mauresmo 64 64
1999: Martina Hingis bt Julie Halard-Decugis 60 61
2000: Conchita Martinez bt Amanda Coetzer 61 62
2001: Amélie Mauresmo bt Jennifer Capriati 64 26 63
2002: Justine Hénin bt Serena Williams 62 16 76 (5)
2003: Justine Henin bt Kim Clijsters 64 46 75
2004: Amélie Mauresmo bt Venus Williams walkover
2005: Justine Henin bt Nadia Petrova63 46 63

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There was - and still is - a German Closed Championships tournament. It was orignally held outdoors, on clay, probably in Hamburg. The first women's singles event appears to have been held in 1925. Here are the winners of the outdoor event for the years 1925-1995:

1925 Nelly Neppach
1926 Ilse Friedleben
1927 Nelly Stephanus
1928 Ellen Hoffmann
1929 Hilde Krahwinkel
1930 Toni Schomburgk
1932 Ilse Fiedleben
1933 Hilde Sperling (Krahwinkel)
1934 Cilly Aussem
1935 Margarethe Käppel
1937 Annelies Ullstein
1938 Marieluise Horn
1940 Ursula Rosenow
1941 Ursula Rosenow
1942 Margarethe Käppel
1943 Hilde Doleschell
1944-48 Tournament not held
1949 Alice von Tarney
1950 Inge Pohmann
1951 Inge Pohmann
1952 Erika Vollmer
1953 Inge Pohmann
1954 Erika Vollmer
1955 Erika Vollmer
1956 Edda Buding
1957 Erika Vollmer
1958 Margot Dittmeyer
1959 Erika Vollmer
1960 Margot Dittmeyer
1961 Margot Dittmeyer
1962 Edda Buding
1963 Edda Buding
1964 Helga Schultze
1965 Helga Niessen
1966 Helga Niessen
1967 Helga Schultze
1968 Helga Niessen
1969 Helga Niessen
1970 Helga Hösl-Schultze
1971 Helga Masthoff
1972 Helga Masthoff
1973 Helga Hösl
1974 Helga Hösl
1975 Helga Masthoff
1976 Helga Masthoff
1977 Helga Masthoff
1978 Helga Masthoff
1979 Sylvia Hanika
1980 Iris Kühn-Riedel
1981 Iris Kühn-Riedel
1982 Claudia Kohde-Kilsch
1983 Eva Pfaff
1984 Isabel Cueto
1985 Sabine Hack
1986 Isabel Cueto
1987 Isabel Cueto
1988 Sabine Gerke
1989 Silke Frankl
1990 Sabine Hack
1991 Karin Kschwendt
1992 Veronika Martinek
1993 Karin Kschwendt
1994 Petra Winzenhöller
1995 Kerstin Traube
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From circa 1961 onwards, there was also an German Indoor Closed Championships, held at several different venues over the years. Here are some of the winners of the women's singles event in the years 1961-1992:

1961 Edda Buding
1962 Edda Buding
1963 A. Sturm
1969 Heide Orth
1970 E. Winkens
1971 Heide Orth
1972 Heide Orth
1973 Heide Orth
1976 Helga Masthoff
1977 Heidi Eisterlehner
1978 Sylvia Hanika
1979 Katja Ebbinghaus
1980 Eva Pfaff
1980/81 Heidi Eisterlehner
1981 Claudia Kohde
1982 Eva Pfaff
1983 Eva Pfaff
1984 Steffi Graf
1985 Steffi Graf
1986 Steffi Graf
1987 Christina Singer
1988 Steffi Menning
1990 Claudia Porwik
1992 Claudia Porwik

From 1997 onwards, there has been just one German Closed Championships tournament, played indoors.

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Greek Nationals (Closed chmps-Greeks only)

1928 Kassimati
1929 Kassimati
1930 Lenou
1931 Kassimati
1932 Lenou
1933 Lenou
1934 F. Xidi
1935 F. Xidi
1936 F. Xidi
1937 F. Xidi
1938 F. Xidi
1939 Konstantinidou
1940 F. Xidi
1941-45 World War Two-no event
1946 Kyriakou
1947 Kyriakou
1948 Yeorganta
1949 ????
1950 Yeorganta
1951 Kyriajou
1952 Yeorganta
1953 Yeorganta
1954 Yeorganta
1955 Voulgari
1956 Vassiliadou
1957 Yeorganta
1958 Karavia
1959 Vassiliadou
1960 Vassiliadou
1961 Vassiliadou
1962 Kypreou
1963 Vassiliadou
1964 Vassiliadou
1965 Astersi
1966 Asteri
1967 Asteri
1968 Asteri
1968 Asteri
1970 Asteri
1971 Kaloyeropoulou
1972 Asteri
1973 Asteri
1974 Kotsia
1975 Asteri
1976 Asteri
1977 Panagopoulou
1978 Panagopoulou
1979 A. Kanellopoulou
1980 A. Kanellopoulou
1981 A. Kanellopoulou
1982 A. Kanellopoulou
1983 A. Kanellopoulou
1984 A. Kanellopoulou
1985 A. Kanellopoulou
1986 A. Kanellopoulou
1987 O. Tsarbopoulou
1988 A. Kanellopoulou
1989 A. Kanellopoulou
1990 O. Tsarbopoulou
1991 Papadaki
1992 Papadaki
1993 Papadaki
1994 Papadaki
1995 Papadaki
1996 Daniilidou
1997 Daniilidou

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Hamburg
1987 Steffi Graf
1988 Steffi Graf
1989 Steffi Graf
1990 Steffi Graf
1991 Steffi Graf
1992 Steffi Graf
1993 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1994 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1995 Conchita Martinez
1996 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1997 Iva Majoli
1998 Martina Hingis
1999 Venus Williams
2000 Martina Hingis
2001 Venus Williams
2002 Kim Clijsters
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Hampshire Championships (at Bournemouth)
1929 Joan Ridley
1930 Joan Ridley
1931 M Slaney
1932 Evelyn Dearman
1933 Mrs Mellows
1934 Joan Hartigan
1935 Leila Row
1936 M Slaney
1937 M Stewart
1938 Mary Hardwick
1939 M Stewart
1940-45 World War II
1946 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
1947 Nancye Bolton
1948 Jean Walker-Smith
1949 M Emerson
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Hilversum 'T Melkhuisje Tournament. Inaugural year: 1955. The tournament became the Dutch International Championships from 1962 on (previously, that title had been played for at other Dutch clubs). In 1961, the Championships were held in Amsterdam, not Hilversum.

1955 J M Müllermeister
1956 Beatrice de Chambure bt Zus Peters 62 36 75
1957 Beatrice de Chambure bt Topel 75 3rd set
1958 Jennie Wienesse bt Zus Peters 64 62
1959 Norma Marsh bt Zus Peters-Schmier 64 61
1960 Berenice Carr-Vukovich bt Renée Schuurman 60 61
1961 Jan Lehane bt Christiane Mercelis 64 60
1962 Maria Bueno bt Sandra Reynolds-Price 61 46 62
1963 Lesley Turner bt Renée Schuurman 62 61
1964 Margaret Smith-Court bt Maria Bueno 60 16 63
1965 Françoise Dürr bt Norma Baylon 911 75 64
1966 Annette van Zyl bt Trudy Gröenman-Walhof 63 61
1967 Not held
1968 Margaret Smith-Court bt Judy Tegart 86 60
1969 Kerry Melville bt Karen Krantzcke 62 36 63
1970 Margaret Smith-Court bt Kerry Melville 61 61
1971 Evonne Goolagong bt Christina Sandberg 86 63
1972 Betty Stöve bt Marijke Jansen-Schaar 75 63
1973 Betty Stöve bt Helga Niessen-Masthoff 75 62
1974 Women's event discontinued.
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Houston (River Oaks) on clay

1932 Miss AM Reichert
1933 Miss B Miller
1934 Miss J Sharp
1935 Miss J Sharp
1936 Miss E Dean
1937 Miss MG van Ryn
1938 Miss MG van Ryn
1939 Miss MM Barnett
1940 Sarah Fabyan-Palfrey-Cooke
1941 Dodo Bundy
1942-5 Not held
1946 Miss VW Kovacs
1947 Miss B Krase
1948 Gussie Moran
1949 Miss VW Kovacs
1950 Dottie Head
1951 Gladys Heldman
1952 Gladys Heldman
1953 Miss E Norton
1954 Miss E Norton
1955 Miss E Norton
1956 Miss P Naud
1957 Miss P Naud
1958 Maria Bueno beat Nancy Richey 64 62
1959-67 No women's event
1968 Nancy Richey beat Peaches Bartkowicz 61 61
1969 Margaret Smith-Court beat Judy Tegart 36 75 61
Women's event discontinued thereafter
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Virginia Slims/Avon of Houston
....where it all began back in 1970 when the "original nine", with the encouragement and backing of Gladys Heldman and Joe Cullman, staged the first event on what was to become the women's pro circuit.

1970 Rosie Casals beat Judy Tegart 57 61 75
1971 Billie Jean King beat Kerry Melville 64 46 61
1972 No tournament
1973 Françoise Dürr beat Rosie Casals 64 16 64
1974 Chris Evert beat Virginia Wade 63 57 61
1975 Chris Evert beat Margaret Smith-Court 63 62
1976 Martina Navratilova beat Chris Evert 63 64
1977 Martina Navratilova beat Sue Barker 76 (5-3) 75
1978 Martina Navratilova beat Billie Jean King 16 62 62
1979 Martina Navratilova beat Virginia Wade 63 62
1980 Billie Jean King beat Martina Navratilova 61 63
1981 Hana Mandlikova beat Bettina Bunge 64 64
1982 Bettina Bunge beat Pam Shriver 62 36 63
1983 Martina Navratilova beat Sylvia Hanika 63 76 (5)
1984 Hana Mandlikova beat Manuela Maleeva 64 62
1985 Martina Navratilova beat Elise Burgin 64 61
1986 Chris Evert beat Kathy Rinaldi 64 26 64
1987 Chris Evert beat Martina Navratilova 36 61 76 (4)
1988 Chris Evert bea Martina Navratilova 60 64
1989 Monica Seles beat Chris Evert 36 61 64
1990 Katerina Maleeva beat Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 61 16 64
1991 Monica Seles beat Mary Joe Fernandez 64 63
1992 Monica Seles beat Zina Garrison 61 61
1993 Conchita Martinez beat Sabine Hack 63 62
1994 Sabine Hack beat Mary Pierce 75 64
1995 Steffi Graf beat Asa Carlsson 61 61

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Hoylake, played on public park courts (grass) at West Kirby, near Liverpool. Largely a local event for the first decade of its existence, it became a major stop on the circuit in July just after Wimbledon until its demise in the mid-70s.

1949 Mrs B. Dixon
1950 Miss A. Layfield
1951 Miss A. Layfield
1952 Miss R. Walsh
1953 Miss M. Harris
1954 Miss P.J. Curry
1955 Shirley Bloomer
1956 Shirley Bloomer
1957 Miss M.R. O'Donnell
1958 Miss M.R. O'Donnell
1959 Sheila Armstrong bt Dierdre Catt 57 75 62
1960 Renée Schuurman bt Sheila Armstrong 63 75
1961 Miss M.R. O'Donnell bt Miss Grundy 60 60
1962 Angela Mortimer bt Jill Blackman 64 64
1963 Ann Haydon-Jones bt Jill Blackman 62 61
1964 Rita Bentley & Madonna Schacht divided
1965 Margaret Smith bt Judy Tegart 64 64
1966 Margaret Smith bt Annette van Zyl 36 61 64
1967 Virginia Wade bt Judy Tegart 63 64
1968 Margaret Smith-Court bt Virginia Wade 62 64
1969 Virginia Wade beat Christine Truman-Janes 06 64 86
1970 Evonne Goolagong beat Kerry Melville 26 62 61
1971 Billie Jean King bt Rosie Casals 63 63
1972 Evonne Goolagong & Betty Stove divided
1973 Patti Hogan bt Sharon Walsh 11-9 4-6 6-4
1974 Jackie Fayter bt Patti Hogan 60 75
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Irish Championships/Irish Open

The Irish Championships were inaugurated in 1879. The tournament as a whole was initially held on the grass courts in Fitzwilliam Square, Dublin, close to the city centre. However, the first women’s singles event was at least partially held indoors, on an asphalt court laid on the rink of the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in Upper Pembroke Street (around the corner from Fitzwilliam Square).

Starting in 1887, a women’s singles event had been held at the South of Ireland Championships in County Limerick, a few weeks after the first Wimbledon tournament. However, the Irish Championships in Dublin constituted the first major (so to speak) national tournament in the world to feature both a women’s singles and a mixed doubles event.

Up until 1908, the Irish Championships were held a few weeks before the Championships at Wimbledon, but subsequently almost always took place later in the calendar. From 1919 forward the event was traditionally the week after Wimbledon, a lucky circumstance that often netted the event a good field. Up until 1974 the Irish was an event of consequence. From 1974 the decline in staure was swift.

From 1903 to 1972, the tournament was held on the grass courts of the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club at Wilton Place, Dublin (with one exception, in 1967, when the tournament was held at Ashbrook Lawn Tennis Club, Rathgar, Dublin; this club is located quite far from the city centre, in south Dublin). By this time the tournament was being called the Irish Open. From 1973 to 1990, it was held at the new grounds of the Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club in the Appian Way, Dublin, close to Wilton Place. Both the Appian Way and Wilton Place are a short bus ride from Dublin city centre. The surface was a hard (cement) court.

In 1991, the tournament moved to the Riverview Racquets and Fitness Club in Clonskeagh, Dublin, not very far from the Appian Way. The ITF states the surface was clay. In 1997, the men’s events moved to a different venue, while the women’s events remained in Clonskeagh, switching to an indoor carpet surface. From the year 2000, the women’s events were held at different venues in Dublin.

The last mixed doubles event was held in 1991.

The women’s singles and women’s doubles events were discontinued after 2005.

Women’s singles winners and finalists (Irish unless otherwise stated)
1879 May Langrishe d. D. Meldon 6-2 0-6 8-6
1880 D. Meldon d. Connie Butler 6-1 6-1
1881 Women’s singles and women’s doubles events not held
1882 H. Abercrombie d. Miss Bradley 6-4 6-1
1883 May Langrishe d. Beatrice Langrishe 6-0 6-1
1884 Maud Watson d. May Langrishe 6-3 6-2 6-2
1885 Maud Watson d. Louisa Martin 6-2 4-6 6-3
1886 May Langrishe d. Louisa Martin 6-3 6-4
1887 Lottie Dod d. Maud Watson 6-4 6-3
1888 Blanche Hillyard d. Bertha Steedman 7-5 6-2
1889 Louisa Martin d. Blanche Hillyard 7-5 6-0
1890 Louisa Martin d. Lena Rice 9-7 6-4
1891 Louisa Martin d. Florence Stanuell 6-2 5-7 6-0
1892 Louisa Martin d. G. Crofton 6-1 6-0
1893 Florence Stanuell d. Miss Pope 6-2 6-3
1894 Blanche Hillyard d. Miss Shaw 6-3 6-2
1895 Charlotte Cooper d. L. Patterson 6-4 6-4
1896 Louisa Martin d. Charlotte Cooper 6-0 3-6 6-2
1897 Blanche Hillyard d. Ruth Dyas 7-5 2-6 6-3
1898 Charlotte Cooper d. Louisa Martin 6-4 9-7
1899 Louisa Martin d. Ruth Durlacher 6-1 6-2
1900 Louisa Martin d. Charlotte Cooper 2-6 6-1 6-2
1901 Muriel Robb d. Ruth Durlacher 9-7 6-1
1902 Louisa Martin d. Ruth Durlacher 6-8 6-4 7-5
1903 Louisa Martin d. Maud Garfit 6-2 4-6 6-1
1904 Winifred Longhurst d. Ellen Stawell-Brown 6-3 6-3
1905 Winifred Longhurst d. A. Barker 6-1 6-0
1906 Winifred Longhurst d. Mabel Parton 6-1 6-1
1907 Maud Garfit d. Hilda Lane 6-2 6-2
1908 Maud Garfit d. Edith Boucher 6-4 6-2
1909 Maud Garfit d. Agnes Tuckey 9-7 9-7
1910 A. Holder d. Miss Hazlett 6-3 2-6 6-3
1911 Mrs Norton-Barry d. A. Holder 6-3 1-6 6-4
1912 Ethel Larcombe d. Mrs Norton Barry 6-4 6-1
1913 Mrs Norton-Barry d. I. Clarke 6-2 7-5
1914 I. Clarke d. Winifred Longhurst 9-11 6-2 6-4
1915-1918 Tournament not held
1919 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Janet Jackson 6-0 6-1
1920 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Winifred Beamish (GB) 6-1 6-2
1921 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Hilda Wallis 6-2 6-4
1922 Tournament not held
1923 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Mrs Price 6-1 6-1
1924 Hilda Wallis d. Mrs Price 6-3 6-4
1925 Esna Boyd (Aus) d. Daphne Akhurst (Aus) 9-7 6-1
1926 Hilda Wallis d. Mrs Price 6-4 6-0
1927 Phoebe-Holcroft Watson (GB) d. Elsie Goldsack (GB) 6-2 6-2
1928 Phoebe Blair-White d. Hilda Wallis 6-1 1-6,8-6
1929 Esther "Bobbie" Heine (SA) d. Ruth “Billie” Tapscott (SA) 3-6 6-3 6-2
1930 Hilda Wallis d. Mary French 6-2 6-2
1931 Phoebe Blair-White d. Norma Stoker 6-4 6-3
1932 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska (Pol) d. Vera Montgomery (GB) 6-1 6-2
1933 Hilda Wallis d. Norma Stoker 6-4 6-3
1934 Hilde Sperling (Ger) d. Joan Hartigan (Aus) 6-3 6-1
1935 Shelia Chuter (GB) d. Cristobel Wheatcroft (GB) 3-6 6-3 6-1
1936 Anita Lizana (Chi) d. Nancy Dickin (GB) 6-3 6-3
1937 Thelma Jarvis (GB) d. Valerie Scott (GB) 6-4 6-1
1938 Helen Wills Moody (US) d. Thelma Jarvis (GB) 6-4 6-2
1939 Alice Marble (US) d. Susan Noel (GB) 6-2 6-4
1940 Dorothy Curley d. Olive Poole 1-6 6-1 6-3
1941 Mary Nichols d. Barbara Good 6-3 6-0
1942 Betty Lombard d. Mary Nichols 6-3 6-3
1943 Betty Lombard d. Mary Nichols 6-1 6-0
1944-1945 Tournament not held
1946 Louise Brough (US) d. Doris Hart (US) 6-2 7-5
1947 Jean Bostock (GB) d. Betty Lombard 3-6 6-4 6-1
1948 Shelia Summers (SA) d. Dorothy Muller (SA) 9-7 6-1
1949 Thelma Long (Aus) d. Shirley Fry (US) 6-1 4-6 9-7
1950 Patricia Todd (US) d. Barbara Scofield (US) 6-3 6-4
1951 Betty Lombard d. Arvilla McGuire (US) 6-2 6-3
1952 Maureen Connolly (US) d. Jean Walker-Smith (GB) 6-1 6-1
1953 Angela Mortimer (GB) d. Shirley Bloomer (GB) 6-4 0-6 11-9
1954 Maureen Connolly (US) d. Ginette Bucaille (Frn) 6-2 6-1
1955 Beverly Baker-Fleitz (US) d. Darlene Hard (US) 6-2 6-2
1956 Shirley Bloomer (GB) d. Dorothy Knode (US) 8-6 6-2
1957 Sandra Reynolds (SA) d. Sheila Armstrong (GB) 4-6 6-4 6-0
1958 Dorothy Knode (US) d. Shirley Bloomer (GB) 4-6 7-5 7-5
1959 Renée Schuurman (SA) d. Sandra Reynolds (SA) 6-1 3-6 6-3
1960 Dorothy Knode (US) d. Ruia Morrison (NZ) 6-4 6-2
1961 Ann Haydon (GB) d. Kathy Chabot (US) 6-0 6-3
1962 Madonna Schacht (Aus) d. Judy Alvarez (US) 6-0 6-3
1963 Billie Jean Moffitt (US) d. Carole Caldwell (US) 6-4 6-3
1964 Maria Bueno (Brz) d. Vera Sukova (Cz) 6-0 6-1
1965 Maria Bueno (Brz) d. Christine Truman (GB) 10-8 6-4
1966 Margaret Smith (Aus) d. Kathy Harter (US) 6-2 6-1
1967 Alexandra Soady (GB) d. Heather Allen (GB) 6-3 6-2
1968 Margaret Court (Aus) d. Ann Jones (GB) 6-3 6-1
1969 Billie Jean King (US) d. Virginia Wade (GB) 6-2 6-2
1970 Virginia Wade (GB) d. Valerie Ziegenfuss (US) 6-3 6-3
1971 Margaret Court (Aus) d. Evonne Goolagong (Aus) 6-3 2-6 6-3
1972 Evonne Goolagong (Aus) d. Patricia Pretorius (SA) 2-6 6-1 6-2
1973 Margaret Court (Aus) d. Virginia Wade (GB) 6-2 6-4
1974 Gail Sherriff (Frn) d. Raquel Giscafre (Arg) 6-4 6-1
1975 Sue Mappin (GB) d. Lesley Charles (GB) 6-8 6-4 7-5
1976 Sue Mappin (GB) d. Tanya Harford (SA) 6-4 6-3
1977 Mary Sawyer (Aus) d. Maria Bueno (Brz) 2-6 6-3 6-1
1978 Mary Sawyer (Aus) d. Pam Whytcross (Aus) 6-4 6-4
1979 Pam Whytcross (Aus) d. Cathy Drury (GB) 6-2 6-4
1980 Pam Whytcross (Aus) d. Nerida Gregory (Aus) 6-1 6-4
1981 Debbie Jevans (GBR) d. Sue Saliba (Aus) 0-6 6-1 6-4
1982 Diane Desfor (US) d. Lea Antonopolis (US) 6-1 3-6 6-2
1983 Kate Latham (US) d. Debbie Freeman (Aus) 4-6 6-2 6-3
1984 Susan Pendo (US) d. Joanie Lebedeff (US) 3-6 7-5 6-4
1985 Margaret Redfearn (SA) d. Jennifer Thornton 6-3 6-2
1986 Lea Antonopolis (US) d. Tessa Price (SA) 6-1 6-3
1987 Siobhan Nicholson d. Margaret Redfearn (SA) 6-2 6-4
1988 Lea Antonopolis (US) d. Julie Richardson (NZ) 2-6 6-4 7-6
1989 Barbara Griffiths (GB) d. Valerie Humphreys-Davies 7-5 7-6
1990 Shannon Peters (Aus) d. Gina Niland 6-3 6-4
1991 Miki Yokobori (Jpn) d. Larissa Schaerer (Par) 7-5 6-4
1992 Laurence Andretto (Frn) d. Gabi Coorengal (Neth) 1-6 6-3 6-3
1993 Mariana Diaz-Olivia (Arg) d. Vanina Casanova (Frn) 6-4 6-3
1994 (August 1-7) Caroline Toyre (Frn) d. Claudia Timm (Ger) 6-4 6-3
1995 Katalin Miskolczi (Hun) d. Robyn Mawdsley (Aus) 6-2 6-2
1996 (July 22-27) Evelyn Fauth (Aus) d. Pam Nelson (US) 6-3 6-3
1997 (July 21-27) Surina de Beer (SA) d. Patricia Wartusch (Ast) 6-4 3-6 7-6
1998 (July 20-26) Lucie Ahl (GB) d. Petra Mandula (Hun) 7-5, 6-3
1999 (July 19-25) Lucie Ahl (GB) d. Julia Lutrova (Rus) 6-1 6-3
2000 (July 30-Aug 5) Lucie Ahl (GB) d. Mareze Joubert (SA) 6-2 6-4
2001 (July 30-Aug 5) Yvonne Doyle d. Claudia Kuleszka (Ger) 6-4 6-4
2002 (July 29-Aug 4)Helena Norfeldt (Swd) d. Jenny Lindström (Swd) 6-4 6-7 (3) 6-1
2003 (July 28-Aug 3) Eden Marama (NZ) d. Karen Nugent 6-1 6-2
2004 (July 26-August 1) Dubravka Cupac (Aus) d. Karen Nugent 6-2 6-2
2005 (July 25-29) Suzanne van Hartingsveldt (Neth) d. Emily Hewson (Aus) 6-3 6-2
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Louisa Martin (listed in some rolls as "Molly", a nickname) holds the record for the most Irsih Championships. She won 9 times (1889-1892, 1896,1899-1900,1902-1903).

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Winners of the Istanbul International, Turkey.

1946 Simone Mathieu
1947 Bahtiye Musluoplu
1948 Mualla Gorodetzky
1949 Nancy Bolton
1950 Dorothy Head
1951 Nancy Bolton
1952 Dorothy Head
1953 Inge Vogler
1954 Silvana Lazzarino
1955 Maud Galtier
1956 Edda Buding
1957 Margaret Hellyer
1958 Lea Pericoli
1959 Sandra Reynolds
1960 Sandra Reynolds
1961 Helga Schultze
1962 Helga Schultze
1963 H. Hunt
1964 Judy Tegart
1965 Annette Van Zyl
1966 Pat Walkden
1967 Jan O'Neil (nee Lehane)
1968 Gail Sherriff
1969 Pat Walkden
1970 Ann Jones
1971 F. Bonicelli
1972 Laura Rossouw
1973 Diane Fromholtz
1974 Raquel Giscafre
1975 F. Bonicelli
1976 Ceci Martinez
1977 H.Hueblerova
1978 J. Wilson
1979 D. Moskova
1980 O. Zaitseva
1981 N. Borodina
1982 K. Faygas
1983 K.Kovaczic
1984 M.Lelcheva

http://www.tedclub.org.tr/eng/tedopenwinnerlist.asp[list includes mixed winners as well]

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Italian Open

The Italian Open is the youngest of the great national championships, having begun in 1930. In that inaugural year, Bill Tilden carried off the men’s title and Lilli de Alvarez the women’s crown. That first tournament and the four which followed it were held in Milan but in 1935 the event was moved to the Foro Italico in Rome. The stadium, which had been built in 1925 close to the Colosseo in the neo-classical style in vogue at that time as it evoked the greatness of Ancient Rome, is surrounded by giant marble statues and pine trees and one of the most beautiful tennis arenas in the world.

The citizens of Rome had to wait until 1950 for the next edition of the “Internazionali d’Italia” as the championship was suspended from 1936-49 because of the Abyssinian and Second World Wars. In 1961, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the modern Italian state, the tournament was held in Turin, the capital of Piedmont, whose King had become King of Italy in 1861. Throughout the 50s and 60s, the women’s event enjoyed its heyday, regularly attracting almost all the top players who were playing the European clay court circuit. During this period, it was seen as the most important event outside the Grand Slams. The first open edition was held in 1969, the Italian federation having resisted calls to declare the tournament open the previous year.

As the 1970s progressed, however, the event suffered heavily from the establishment of the Virginia Slims circuit and World Team Tennis. Nevertheless, it continued to attract the all the players who were not committed to WTT and remained the principal warm-up event for Roland Garros. In 1979, following the collapse of WTT, the WTA, in association with Colgate, made a major effort to restore the championships to their former glory. The women held their own separate event at the Foro Italico and the draw included six former champions. However, the 32-player draw meant that after completion of the first round, there were only 15 matches left to play and the crowds stayed away in droves. Because of this setback, the event was moved to Perugia the following year, where it stayed until 1984. The 1985 Taranto tournament, with prize money of only $50,000, was accorded the title of the Italian Open in 1985, but bore little resemblance to the championships of old. In 1986, a $75,000 event, the Ellesse Grand Prix, was staged at Perugia but the Italian federation refused to acknowledge it as the Italian Open. At that time, plans were already laid to bring the women’s championships back to the Foro Italico in Rome in 1987 in conjunction with IMG. Since 1987, the tournament has re-established itself as the second most important event in the European clay-court season together with the German Championships.

Roll of Honour: Women's Singles

1930 Lilli de Alvarez bt. Lucia Valerio 36 86 60
1931 Lucia Valerio bt. Mrs Dorothy Andrus Burke 26 62 62
1932 Ida Adamoff bt. Lucia Valerio 64 75
1933 Elizabeth Ryan bt Ida Adamoff 61 61
1934 Helen Jacobs bt Lucia Valerio 63 60
1935 Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling bt Lucia Valerio 64 61
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1950 Annelies Bossi bt Joan Curry 64 64
1951 Doris Hart bt Shirley Fry 63 86
1952 Susan Partridge (later Mrs Philippe Chatrier) bt M.P. Harrison 63 75
1953 Doris Hart bt Maureen Connolly 46 97 63
1954 Maureen Connolly bt Patricia Ward 63 60
1955 Patricia Ward bt Erika Vollmer 64 63
1956 Althea Gibson bt Susi Kormoczy 63 75
1957 Shirley Bloomer-Brasher bt Dorothy Head-Knode 16 97 62
1958 Maria Bueno bt Lorraine Coghlan 36 63 63
1959 Christine Truman bt Sandra Reynolds-Price 60 61

1960 Suzi Kormoczy bt Ann Haydon 64 46 61
1961 Maria Bueno bt Lesley Turner 64 64
1962 Margaret Smith-Court bt Maria Bueno 86 57 64
1963 Margaret Smith-Court bt Lesley Turner 63 64
1964 Margaret Smith-Court bt Lesley Turner 61 61
1965 Maria Bueno bt Nancy Richey 61 16 63
1966 Ann Haydon bt Annette van Zyl 86 61
1967 Lesley Turner bt Maria Bueno 63 63
1968 Lesley Turner bt Margaret Smith-Court 62 26 63
1969 Julie Heldman beat Kerry Melville 75 64

1970 BJ King bt Julie Heldman 61 63
1971 Virginia Wade Wade bt Helga Niessen-Masthoff 64 64
1972 Linda Tuero bt Olga Morozova 64 63
1973 Evonne Goolagong bt Chris Evert 76 (4) 60
1974 Chris Evert bt Martina Navratilova 63 63
1975 Chris Evert bt Martina Navratilova 61 60
1976 Mima Jausovec bt Lesley Hunt 61 63
1977 Janet Newberry bt Renata Tomanova 63 76
1978 Regina Marsikova bt Virginia Ruzici 75 75
1979 Tracy Austin bt Sylvia Hanika 64 16 63

1980 Chris Evert bt Virginia Ruzici 57 62 62
1981 Chris Evert bt Virginia Ruzici 61 62
1982 Chris Evert bt Hana Mandlikova 60 63
1983 Andrea Temesvari bt Bonnie Gadusek 61 60
1984 Manuela Maleeva bt Chris Evert 63 63
1985 Rafaella Reggi bt Vicky Nelson-Dunbar 64 64
1986* Nathalie Herreman bt Csilla Bartos-Cserepy 62 64
1987 Steffi Graf bt Gabriela Sabatini 75 46 60
1988 Gabriela Sabatini bt Helen Kelesi 61 67 (4) 61
1989 Gabriela Sabatini bt Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 62 57 64
* not accredited as an "Italian Open"

1990 Monica Seles bt Martina Navratilova 61 61
1991 Gabriela Sabatini bt Monica Seles 63 62
1992 Gabriela Sabatini bt Monica Seles 75 64
1993 Conchita Martinez bt Gabriela Sabatini 75 61
1994 Conchita Martinez bt Martina Navratilova 76(5) 64
1995 Conchita Martinez bt Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario 63 61
1996 Conchita Martinez bt Martina Hingis 62 63
1997 Mary Pierce bt Conchita Martinez 64 60
1998 Martina Hingis bt Venus Williams 63 26 63
1999 Venus Williams bt Mary Pierce 64 62

2000 Monica Seles bt Amélie Mauresmo 62 76(4)
2001 Jelena Dokic bt Amélie Mauresmo 76(3) 61
2002 Serena Williams bt Justine Hénin 76 (6) 64
2003 Kim Clijsters bt Amélie Mauresmo 36 76 60
2004 Amélie Mauresmo bt Jennifer Capriati 36 63 76 (6)
2005 Amélie Mauresmo bt Patty Schnyder 26 63 64

Italian Open Chronicle:

1930-35.
Elizabeth Ryan (1933) and Helen Jacobs (1934) won the Italian Championships, and in so doing scored a point against Lenglen and Wills, whose names are missing from this roll of honour. In 1935, the field included many top Europeans: Krahwinkel, Ryan, Cilly Aussem and Jadwiga Jedrezjowska.

1950-59
1953 – Maureen Connolly’s final defeat at the hands of Doris Hart was one of only two she suffered that year and one of only 4 she suffered from the US Championships in 1951 to the end of her career in summer 1954.
1956 Althea Gibson won her first major international title.
1958 Maria Bueno enchanted the Roman crowds and the tennis world at large, beating Thelma Long 61 61, Shirley Bloomer 16 97 86 and Coghlan 36 63 63 to win her first major tournament on her first European tour.
1959: 18 year-old Christine Truman lost just 8 points in the first set and 11 in the second in a final rout of Sandra Reynolds en route to her first major international title. She went on to win at Roland Garros. Reynolds had beaten holder Maria Bueno 46 75 63 in a thrilling semi-final.

1960-69
1960 The championships were severely disrupted by rain. In the semi-finals, Suzi Kormoczy beat Jan Lehane 61 60 and Ann Haydon bt Sandra Reynolds 62 75.
1961 In the semi finals, Maria Bueno defeated Margaret Smith, playing on her first European tour, 64 63 and then regained the title with a win over Lesley Turner 64 64.
1962 At her second attempt, Margaret Smith lifted her first Italian title, defeating Christine Truman in a three-set quarter final, Darlene Hard 75 63 in the semi-final, saving three set points, and Maria Bueno 86 57 64 in the final. Controversially, both Bueno and Smith had courtside “coaching” during the final.
1963 Margaret Smith retained her title, beating Duldig, Starkie, Ebbern, Lehane and Turner 63 64 (coming back to win the last four games of the second set).
1964 Margaret Smith defeated Liz Starkie 62 64, Helga Schultze 75 63, Vera Sukova 61 61 and Lesley Turner 61 61 to achieve the hat-trick and retired the trophy.
1965 Maria Bueno defeated Nancy Richey 61 16 63 for her third Italian singles title, some compensation for never lifting the trophy at Roland Garros.
1966 Ann Jones def. Annette van Zyl 86 61 on the first leg of a Rome-Paris double.
1967 After three final defeats, Lesley Turner finally won the tournament, beating top seed Maria Bueno 63 63 in the final.
1968 As the tournament was not declared “Open”, contracted professionals Billie Jean King, Ann Jones, Frankie Durr and Rosie Casals were barred from entering. The top seed and defending champion Lesley Turner was a surprise winner over second seeded favourite Margaret Court, who was suffered a bout of nerves in her first major clay-court final since her comeback. 4th seed Virginia Wade provided the fireworks when she lost her temper with the umpire and then the match against Faye Toyne-Moore in round of 32.
1969 At the first Italian "Open", Julie Heldman was the shock winner, dispatching holder Turner in the quarters, Ann Jones in the semis, where she came back from 46 34 to win 46 64 61, and then Kerry Melville, conqueror of Billie Jean King 63 60 in their quarter final. Wade again provided the scandal, losing to Peaches Bartkowicz in the last 16 “in a bad-tempered match in which Miss Wade made certain comments that will go down in tennis history.” John Oakley, World of Tennis 1970, p86.

1970-9
1970 Billie Jean King won her first major clay court title aged 26 beating Helga Niessen 16 62 64, Virginia Wade and holder Julie Heldman 61 63. The semi-final against Wade, which ended 36 75 63, was played on Centre Court and enthralled the crowd. King saved two match points at 4-5 in the second set and at 5-6, the 12th game contained 21 deuces and lasted for 22 minutes. Wade saved 7 set points and held 16 game points.

1971 The women’s tournament was staged in collaboration with WCT, who ran the men’s event. There was only a draw of 16 for the women and the field was relatively weak. After years of providing the thrills and spills at the championships, Virginia Wade finally claimed victory, beating Niessen-Masthoff in the final for her most prestigious clay-court victory.
1972 Top-seeded defending champion Virgina Wade was the only big name in the draw but went out to Schildeknechkt-Orth 62 63 in the last 16. Third-seeded American Linda Tuero beat second-seeded Masthoff 75 06 62 in the semis and unseeded Olga Morozova in the final.
1973 The tournament was held after Roland Garros and, in the absence of French Open winner Margaret Court, the players she had beaten in the last two rounds in Paris, Evonne Goolagong and Chris Evert, occupied the top two seeding positions in their début year in Rome. Evert, having come so close in Paris and having beaten Evonne three times in succession, was the favourite. However, Evonne did not lose a set all tournament and inflicted a 76 60 defeat on Chrissie in 69 minutes. Evert led 3-1 in the first set but Evonne caught fire and lost just 11 points in the second set whitewash. Wade caused havoc again – refusing to shake hands with Marijke Schaar after her 1st rd victory and calling her a cheat. She lost to Kemmer in the 2nd round 64 16 75 after leading 54 in the third set.
1974 Chris Evert, 19, beat 17-year-old Martina Navratilova 63 63. Chris had dropped two sets en route to the title match. She was pushed to 4-4 in the third set by Maria Neumannova in an early round and beat Morozova 61 16 60 in the semi final. Navratilova reached the final with a 46 76 76 victory over Masthoff in 2 hours 45 minutes. The final set tie-break score was 14-12 and Martina won on her 8th match point, Masthoff having had two of her own. In keeping with tradition, Wade lost her temper and her quarter-final against Pat Walkden-Pretorius because the umpire was talking to a baseline judge on another court between rallies. Her 5-1 first set lead vanished as she lost 57 36.
1975 In the absence of King, Court and Goolagong, all playing Team Tennis in the States, Evert swept through the tournament majestically. She lost 13 games in 5 matches and clinched the title with a 1 & 0 humiliation of 2 seed Navratilova in the final in just 44 minutes. She said afterwards,“it must have been the worst that Martina has ever played against me”
1976 With all the top players now committed to World Team Tennis, the European clay court season was left to the second tier. Mima Jausovec, #4 seed, beat Lesley Hunt #3 seed in the final. Top seeded Sue Barker fell 61 61 to Regina Marsikova in the quarters. Former champ Maria Bueno made her return to the Foro Italico but went out in the first round to Kathy Harter 26 64 62.
1977 Janet Newberry, who had ousted Navratilova in the 1r of the US Open on clay the previous September, survived the onslaught of the best East Europeans to lift the title. Seeded 5, she beat Neumannova, conqueror of top seed Jausovec, 26 64 61 and Tomanova 63 76 in the last two rounds.
1978 #3 seed Regina Marsikova won the title without the loss of a set, beating # 2 seed Ruzici in the final.
1979 With World Team Tennis having folded, the Italian Open had its strongest field for many years. Former champion Jausovec went out in the first round to Austin, and Newberry and Marsikova went out in the second round to Evert and Madruga respectively. Once again Ginny made the headlines for all the wrong reasons, going out to Iris Reidel-Kuhn in her opening match.
In her 125th consecutive clay court victory, Evert dropped a set to Ivanna Madruga in the qf.
At 46 62 42, she looked to be on her way to victory #126 against Tracy Austin but the sixteen year-old pulled back to force a tie-break, in which she opened up a 5-1 lead. Evert won the next three points to move within three points of victory but it was Austin who closed out the match after almost three hours of play, winning 64 26 76 (4). In the other half of the draw, unseeded Sylvia Hanika took out #4 Fromholtz 63 16 62 and #8 Goolagong 75 36 75 before surrendering to Austin 64 16 63 in the final.

1980-89
1980 In the absence of defending champion Austin, Evert was restored to her throne as Queen of Italian Clay, beating Mandlikova 64 36 63 and Ruzici 57 62 62 to lift her third Italian title.
1981 Evert made it 4 titles with a 61 62 rout of Ruzici, the only other top claycourter in the draw, in the final.
1982 Evert took the title with a 60 63 drubbing of Mandlikova, who had been taken to three sets in her semi-final by 38 year-old Billie Jean King (36 61 63). Chris became the second woman to win three straight Italian Open titles. '79 finalist Hanika was beaten 60 06 63 by King in the quarter-finals.
1983 Andrea Temesvari won her biggest title in devastating form. She beat Helena Sukova 61 60, Kathy Rinaldi 60 60 and Bonnie Gadusek 61 60 in the last three rounds.
1984 In a rain-drenched tournament which necessitated a late finish on the Monday, Chris Evert failed at the last hurdle to win a 6th Italian open title. On that final day, eventual champion Manuela Maleeva defeated in succession Ruzici 76 46 62 in a match that had spanned 4 days and Carling Bassett 62 62 before upsetting Evert 63 63. Evert, who had beaten Lisa Bonder 61 61 in the semi, was affected by the disrupted schedule and never got going in the final.
1985 A new location (Taranto) and a desultory $50K in prize money failed to attract any top players. The tournament saw its first Italian winner since the 1930s as Rafaella Reggi beat Vicky Nelson 64 64 in the final.
1986 The Italian Federation suspended the championships but a $75K Ellesse Grand Prix was held at Perugia in their stead. Nathalie Herreman defeated Csilla Bartos-Cserepy 62 64 in the final.
1987 marked the return of the women to the Foro Italico for the first time since 1979 and all the top-ranked players in the world except Evert were there. The top 4 seeds made the semi finals: Graf (#1) beat Sukova (#3) 63 63 and Sabatini (#4) beat Navratilova (#2) 76 (2) 61. At the end of her match, Navratilova, who had led 5-2 with set point in the first set, collapsed in tears. In the final, Graf extended her h2h lead over Sabatini to 6-0 with a 75 46 60 victory in which she came back from 2-5 and set point down in the opening set. The Italian press cruelly cast Steffi in the role of the beast against Gaby’s beauty and Graf, offended, vowed not to return to the tournament.
1988 In her last Italian Open appearance, Evert was forced to default her 3r match against Helen Kelesi, who later beat Reggi in the qf and Sanchez in the sf. Evert made the headlines anyway, as she was received by the Pope at the Vatican. Sabatini emerged triumphant, beating Hanika, Wiesner and Kelesi.
1989 The event suffered a major blow when Evert and Navratilova withdrew at the 11th hour, as both abandoned the entire clay court season. Manuela Maleeva was #2 but 4th seeded Sanchez pushed eventual champion Sabatini the hardest in a thrilling three-setter 62 57 64 and provided an inkling as to what would happen at Roland Garros later on.

1990-1999
1990 Navratilova beat Martinez 62 60 (her only win over Conchita) and Sabatini 76 75 in the semi-final in a desperate bid to win a tournament that was missing from her list but was swept aside bt Seles 61 61 in final. Helen Kelesi beat Sanchez #3 64 75 in the third round and made the semis but lost 61 62 to Seles, who conceded just 14 games in 5 matches overall.
1991 Sabatini defeated Martinez 61 62 and Seles 63 62 to win her third title. Navratilova, the 3rd seed, was thwarted by Martinez 63 64 in the quarters.
1992 Sabatini upset Seles 75 64 in the final to win the top prize. Like Bueno before her, Sabatini could draw comfort from her triumphs in Rome for her disappointments in Paris.
1993 Conchita Martinez beat Navratilova 61 64, MJ Fernandez 76 64 and Sabatini (who had taken out top seeded Sanchez 61 63 in the semis) to lift her first Italian title and take over from Sabatini as Queen of Italian Clay.
1994 Martinez defended her title in a tight two-set 76 (5) 64 victory over Navratilova in the latter’s last season. Navratilova thus ended her career without an Italian singles title to her name. Ironically, her 4th and last final at the age of 37, was the closest she ever got.
1995 Martinez upset two-seeded Pierce 63 63 in sf and top-seeded Sanchez 63 61 in an all-Spanish final to win her third consecutive title. Sabatini had gone out in the third round to Sukova 26 76 76. This was the last final show for Sanchez, who would end her career without a singles title at the Italian Open.
1996 Marked the return of Steffi Graf to Rome after a nine-year absence. It was not a happy one, however, as Steffi went out to Martina Hingis 26 62 63 in the quarters. Hingis made it all the way to the final but lost to Martinez 62 63, who set a tournament record with her fourth title in a row.
1997 Another returning champion, Monica Seles, was upset in the L16 by Mary Pierce 76 76. #2 seed Arantxa Sanchez lost 61 61 to Patti Schnyder in the qf. Pierce ended the reign of Martinez with a 64 60 final victory.
1998 Hingis won what was to be her most important clay court title over Venus Williams 63 26 63. Venus beat sister Serena in the quarters 64 62. The third round had seen the eliminations of Martinez by Serena 62 62 and Monica Seles by Sandrine Testud.
1999 In a reversal of fortunes, Venus Williams beat top-seeded defending champion Martina Hingis 64 16 64 in the semis and Mary Pierce 64 62 to clinch her most prestigious clay court title to date. Hingis beat Serena 62 62 in the quarters.

2000-Present
2000 Ten years after winning her first Italian title, Seles won her most important title since the Australian Open of 1996, beating Mauresmo 62 76 in the final. Seles was only seeded 5 but the top 4 had all crashed out: Davenport defaulted to Casoni in the 3R, Tauziat (#2) went out to Zuluaga, Venus Williams (3) lost to Dokic and Pierce lost to Maursmo in the third round.
2001 Jelena Dokic, world ranked #23, won her first ever tournament and what is still her biggest title defeating Martinez and Mauresmo in the last two rounds.
2002 Serena Williams joined her sister on the roll of honour, beating Capriati in sf and Justine Hénin in the final for her first clay court title.
2003 Kim Clijsters beat Amélie Mauresmo, who had put out Serena Williams, coming back and winning 7 straight games and the second set tie-break from 36 56 in the final. The Frenchwoman is thus a three-time losing finalist, one short of Navratilova’s record 4 defeats without a victory.
2004: The Italian Open celebrates its diamond jubilee.
2005

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Japan Open: Former Champions (open era)
1968 Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN) bt Kimiyo Hatanaka (JPN) 60 62
1969 unknown
1970 Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN) bt Kathy Harter (USA) 63 75
1971 Kimiyo Hatanaka (JPN) Duk Hee Lee (KOR) 97 46 97
1972 Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN) bt Alena Palmeova-West (CZE) 63 60
1973 Evonne Goolagong (AUS) bt Helga Niessen-Masthoff (GER) 63 64
1974 Maria Bueno (BRZ) bt Katja Burgemeister-Ebbinghaus (GER) 36 64 63
1975 Kazuko Sawamatsu (JPN) bt Ann Kiyomura (USA) 62 36 61
1976 Wendy Turnbull (AUS) bt Michelle Gurdal (BEL) 61 61
1977 Women's event not held.
1978 Ann Kiyomura (USA) bt Sonoe Konezawa (JPN) 64 63
1979 Betsy Nagelsen (USA) bt Naoko Sato (JPN) 61 36 63
1980 Marianna Simionescu-Borg (ROM) bt Nerida Gregory ( AUS) 64 64
1981 Maria Neumannova-Pinterova (CZE) bt Pam Casale (USA) 26 64 61
1982 Laura Arraya-Gildemeister (PER) bt Pilar Vasquez (PER) 36 64 60
1983 Etsuko Inoue (JPN) bt Shelley Solomon (USA) 75 61
1984 Lilliane Drescher (SWI) bt Shawn Foltz (USA) 64 62
1985 Gabriela Sabatini (ARG) bt Linda Gates (USA) 63 64
1986 Helen Kelesi (CDA) bt Bettina Fulco (ARG) 62 62
1987 Katerina Maleeva (BUL) bt Barbara Gerken (USA) 62 63
1988 Patty Fendick (USA) bt Stephanie Rehe (USA) 63 75
1989 Kumiko Okamoto (JPN) bt Liz Sayers-Smylie (AUS) 64 62
1990 Caterina Lindqvist (SWE) bt Liz Sayers-Smylie (AUS) 63 62
1991 Lori McNeil (USA) bt Sabine Appelmans (BEL) 26 62 61
1992 Kimiko Date (JPN) bt Sabine Appelmans (BEL) 75 36 63
1993 Kimiko Date (JPN) bt Stephanie Rottier (NETH) 61 63
1994 Kimiko Date (JPN) bt Amy Frazier (USA) 75 60
1995 Amy Frazier (USA) bt Kimiko Date (JPN) 76(5) 75
1996 Kimiko Date (JPN) bt Amy Frazier (USA) 75 64
1997 Ai Sugiyama (JPN) bt Amy Frazier (USA) 46 64 64
1998 Ai Sugiyama (JPN) bt Corina Morariu (USA) 63 63
1999 Amy Frazier (USA) bt Ai Sugiyama (JPN) 62 62
2000 Julie Halard-Decugis (FRA) bt Amy Frazier (USA) 57 75 64
2001 Monica Seles (USA) bt Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 63 62
2002 Jill Craybas (USA) bt Silvija Talaja (CRO) 26 64 64
2003 Maria Sharapova (RUS) bt Aniko Kapros (HUN) 26 62 76 (5)
2004 Maria Sharapova (RUS) bt Mashona Washington (USA) 60 61
2005 Nicole Vaidisova (CZE) bt Tatiana Golovin (FRA) 76 (4) 31 retired

* It would be fantastic if anyone can help track down the 1969 result!

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Kent Championships (Beckenham)
*Held on grass in June as Wimbledon warmup. One of the few events to survive Open until it's demise in 1996. Until 1911 the winner "sat out" as at Wimbledon

Full finals list
http://www.beckenhamtennisclub.co.uk/photos/Beck_W_Roll.pdf





1963 Miss Smith won in exactly 30 minutes

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Leipzig
1990 Steffi Graf
1991 Steffi Graf
1992 Steffi Graf
1993 Steffi Graf
1994 Jana Novotna
1995 Anke Huber
1996 Anke Huber
1997 Jana Novotna
1998 Steffi Graf
1999 Natalie Tauziat
2000 Kim Clijsters
2001 Kim Clijsters
2002 Serena Williams
2003 Anastasia Myskina
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Linz
1991 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
1992 Natalia Medvedeva
1993 Manuela Maleeva-Fragniere
1994 Sabine Appelmans
1995 Jana Novotna
1996 Sabine Appelmans
1997 Chanda Rubin
1998 Jana Novotna
1999 Mary Pierce
2000 Lindsay Davenport
2001 Lindsay Davenport
2002 Justine Henin
2003 Ai Sugiyama
2004 Amelie Mauresmo
2005 Nadia Petrova
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London Grass Courts, Played at Queen's Club, Kensington.
Usually the week or so before Wimbledon. Often players entered only the doubles to prepare for Wimbledon.

1894 Miss Austin
1895 Miss Shackle
1896, 97, 98 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1899 Miss Austin
1900 Miss Charlotte Cooper
1901 Mrs Greville
1902 Mrs CHarlotte Cooper-Sterry
1903, 04 Miss A.M. Morton
1905, 06 Miss E.W. Thomson
1907, 08 Miss V.M. Pinckney
1909 Mrs H. Eddington
1910 Mrs Lamplough
1911 Miss M. Coles
1912, 13, 14 Mrs Ethel Thompson-Larcombe
1915-18 No competition
1919 Mrs Ethel Thompson-Larcombe
1920 Mrs E.D. Holman
1921, 22 Mrs R.C. Clayton
1923, 24, 25 Elizabeth Ryan
1926, 27 Mrs John Hill
1928 Miss J.C. Ridley
1929 Elizabeth Ryan
1930 Mrs W.D. List
1931 Mrs J.B. PIttman
1932 Mrs Andrus Burke
1933 Mrs J.B. PIttman & Mrs Helen Wills-Moody divided
1934 Mlle J. Goldschmidt
1935 Anita Lizana & Sylvia Henrotin divided
1936, 37, 38, 39 Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
1940-45 No competition
1946 Pauline Betz
1947 Louise Brough
1948 Doris Hart & Margaret Osborne-Dupont divided
1949 Louise Brough
1950 Doris Hart
1951 Shirley Fry
1952 Mrs H. Redick-Smith
1953 Jean Rinkel-Quertier
1954, 55 Louise Brough
1956 Angela Buxton
1957 Mimi Arnold
1958 Berenice Carr-Vukovich bt Margaret Varner
1959 Yola Ramirez bt Christiane Mercelis 26 61 63
1960 Christine Truman bt Karen Hantze 64 63
1961 Margaret Smith bt Nancy Richey 60 46 62
1962 Rita Bentley bt Mrs Lorna Cawthorn 75 75
1963 Robyn Ebbern bt Rita Bentley 63 63
1964 Margaret Smith bt Ann Haydon-Jones 63 62
1965 Annette van Zyl bt Christine Truman 63 46 64
1966 Françoise Dürr bt Judy Tegart 46 63 75
1967 Nancy Richey bt Kerry Melville 26 62 64
1968 Ann Haydon-Jones & Nancy Richey divided
1969 Ann Haydon-Jones bt Winnie Shaw 60 61
1970 Margaret Smith-Court bt Winnie Shaw 26 86 62
1971 Margaret Smith-Court bt Billie Jean King 63 36 63
1972 Chris Evert bt Karen Krantzcke 64 60
1973 Olga Morozova bt Evonne Goolagong 62 63
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Los Angeles Former Champions
1971 BJ King bt R. Casals 61 62
1972 R. Casals bt F. Durr 62 67 63
1973 M. Smith-Court bt N. Richey 75 67 75
1974-76 No tournament (LA hosted the Virginia Slims Championships)
1977 C. Evert bt M. Navratilova 62 26 61
1978 M. Navratilova bt R. Casals 63 62
1979 C. Evert bt M. Navratilova 63 64
1980 M. Navratilova bt T. Austin 62 60
1981 M. Navratilova bt A. Jaeger 64 60
1982 M. Jausovec bt S. Hanika 62 76 (4)
1983 M. Navratilova bt C. Evert 61 63
1984 C. Evert bt W. Turnbull 62 63
1985* C. Kohde-Kilsch bt P. Shriver 62 64
1986 M. Navratilova bt C. Evert 76 (5) 63
1987 S. Graf bt C. Evert 63 64
1988 C. Evert bt G. Sabatini 26 61 61
1989 M. Navratilova bt G. Sabatini 60 62
1990 M. Seles bt M. Navratilova 64 36 76(6)
1991 M. Seles bt K. Date 63 61
1992 M. Navratilova bt M. Seles 64 62
1993 M. Navratilova bt A. Sanchez-Vicario 75 76(4)
1994 A. Frazier bt A. Grossman 61 63
1995 C. Martinez bt C. Rubin 46 61 63
1996 L. Davenport bt A. Huber 62 63
1997 M. Seles bt L. Davenport 57 75 64
1998 L. Davenport bt M. Hingis 46 64 63
1999 S. Williams bt J. Halard-Decugis 61 64
2000 S. Williams bt L. Davenport 46 64 76(1)
2001 L. Davenport bt M. Seles 64 75
2002 C. Rubin bt L. Davenport 57 76 (5) 63
2003 K. Clijsters bt L. Davenport 61 36 61
2004 L. Davenport bt S. Williams 61 63
2005 K. Clijsters bt D. Hantuchova 64 61

1971-2 Played at Long Beach

*1985 Switched from Indoors to Outdoor Hard.

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Manly Seaside Tennis Chmps, Sydney, Australia (Grass)
*usually contested right around New Year's-making dates hard!

Winners in Singles 1933-90

Often played on or near the New Year.

1933 Joan Hartigan
1934 A Hattersley
1935,36 V Selwin
1937,38,39,40 A Hattersley
1941 Joyce Fitch
1942-44 Not held
1945, 46 P Jones
1947 Nancye Wynne-Bolton
1948 Mary Bevis-Hawton
1949 Thelma Coyne Long
1950 Joyce Fitch
1951 Beryl Penrose
1952 Mary Bevis-Hawton
1953 Beryl Penrose
1954 Thelma Coyne-Long
1955 Mary Bevis-Hawton
1956 Althea Gibson
1957 Angela Mortimer
1958 Thelma Coyne-Long
1959,60 Lesley Turner
1961 Margaret Smith
1962 Lesley Turner
1963 Jan Lehane
1964 Jill Blackman
1965 Jan lehane-O'Neill
1966 Karen Krantzcke
1967 Judy Tegart
1968 Gail Sherriff
1969 Evonne Goolagong
1970 S Walsham
1971 --(26 Dec-3 Jan) Chris O'Neil
1972 G Healy
1973 F Luff
1974 Chris O'Neil
1975 Jenny Walker
1976 Dianne Fromholtz
1977 Jenny Walker
1978 Not played
1979 D Chesterton
1980 Amanda Tobin
1981 Jenny Walker
1982 Wendy Gilchrist-Paish
1983 Not played
1984 L. O'Neill
1985 C. Thompson
1986 K. Smith
1987 Amanda Tobin-Dingwall
1988 K. Deed
1989 Amanda Tobin
1990 Kristine Radford

Doubles 1933-1990
1933 Mitchell & Henry
1934 A Hattersley & J Valkenburg
1935 A Hattersley & J Valkenburg
1936 Doubles Not played
1937, 38 A Hattersley & V. Selwin
1939 Joan Hartigan & O. Stebbing
1940 A Hattersley & V. Berg
1941 A. Hattersley & D. Jenkins
1942-4 Not held
1945, 46 J. Fitch & M. Bevis
1947 Nancye Bolton & C. Proctor
1948 Mary Bevis Hawton & E. Ashford
1949 Nancye Bolton & Thelma Long
1950 J. Fitch & Mary Bevis-Hawton
1951 Mary Bevis-Hawton & Thelma Coyne-Long
1952 Mary Hawton & Beryl Penrose
1953 A. Hattersley & E. Ashford
1954 Mary Hawton & Beryl Penrose
1955 B. Jones & P. Parmenter
1956 Shirley Fry & Althea Gibson
1957,58 Mary Hawton & Thelma Long
1959 Noelene & Lesley Turner
1960 Mary Hawton & Mary Carter-Reitano
1961 Mary Carter-Reitano & Darlene Hard
1962 Judy Tegart & Elizabeth Starkie
1963 Madonna Schacht & N Marsh
1964 Mary bevis-Hawton & Karen Krantzcke
1965 Karen krantzcke & Pauline Turner
1966 Karen Krantzcke & Lesley Turner
1967 Karen Krantzcke & Judy Tegart
1968 Mary Bevis-Hawton & N. Marsh
1969 Evonne Goolagong & Patricia Edwards
1970 H Kayser & J. Fallis
1971 A. Avis & F. Luff
1972 G. Healy & N. Eastburn
1973 H Kayser & G. Healy
1974, 75 Jenny Walker & Chris O'Neill
1976 Not played
1977 Jenny Walker & J. Carey
1978-80 NOt played
1981 K. Gulley & D. Gulley
1982 K. Walker & Jenny Walker
1983 Not played
1984 A. Williams & L. Pasterfield
1985 K. Deed & L O'Neill
1986 K. Callaghan & K. Smith
1987 C. Campling & E. Craig
1988 K. Callaghan & K. Deed
1989 C. Campling & E. Craig
1990 N. Cutcliff & Kristine Radford
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Masters Invitational, St Petersburg, Florida

Part of the Florida-Caribbean Circuit which was a major feature of the international tennis scene in the 1960s and early 1970s.

Inaugural year: 1960. Played on clay

Finals

1960 Ann Haydon bt Donna Floyd 61 63
1961 Susie Kormoczy bt Ann Haydon 62 60
1962 Maria Bueno bt Darlene Hard 62 46 64
1963 Maria Bueno bt Lesley Turner 62 119
1964 Nancy Richey bt Judy Alvarez 63 64
1965 Nancy Richey bt Margaret Smith 63 62
1966 Nancy Richey bt Betty Stove 62 62
1967 Ann Haydon-Jones bt Jan Lehane 64 16 63
1968 Nancy Richey bt Lesley Turner75 60
1969 Kerry Melville bt Lesley Turner 64 63
1970 Nancy Richey bt Judy Alvarez 60 62
1971 Chris Evert bt Julie Heldman 61 62
1972 Nancy Richey bt Chris Evert 63 64
1973 Chris Evert bt Evonne Goolagong 62 06 64
1974 Chris Evert bt Kerry Melville 60 61
1975 Isabel Fernandez bt Jeanne Evert 64 46 63

Part of the slims circuit in 1971-72 & 74
Part of the USLTA circuit in 73 and 75
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The MCC (Melbourne Cricket Club) Autumn Championships

The MCC grounds were one of the premier tennis venues in Melbourne, and Australia, from the late 1800s and some of the first Victorian State Championships were held there.

Mar 1923 Edna Boyd d D Rendall 61 61
Mar 1924 Sylvia Lance d Gwen Utz 75 63
Mar 1925 Sylvia Harper d Esna Boyd 62 63
Mar 1926 Gladys Toyne d Ruth Stevens 64 57 61
Mar 1927 Gladys Toyne d Sylvia Harper 86 64
Mar 1928 Sylvia Harper d Gladys Toyne 63 64
Mar 1929 Sylvia Harper d Meryl O'Hara Wood
Mar 1930 Gladys Toyne d Fran Hoddle-Wrigley 97 57 75
Feb 1931 Sylvia Harper d Fran Hoddle-Wrigley 60 64
Mar 1932 Esna Robertson d Gladys Toyne 86 75
Mar 1933 Joan Hartigan d Gladys Toyne 64 75
Mar 1934 May Blick d Gladys Toyne 64 108
Mar 1935 Sadie Berryman d Dot Stevenson 1412 75
Mar 1936 Joan Hartigan d Nancye Wynne 75 79 64
Mar 1937 May Blick d Margaret Wilson 86 75
Mar 1938 Nancy Chitty d Doris Mauger 68 64 62
Mar 1939 Dot Stevenson d Nancye Wynne 06 63 64
Mar 1940 May Blick d Nell Hopman 26 86 97
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Metropolitan Championships of Sydney (aka Strathfield Open)

Metropolitan Championships were held in many of the Australian state capitals; the Sydney titles featured many world class men and women players.

Oct 1923 Daphne Akhurst d Mary Elliott 62 64
Oct 1924 Daphne Akhurst d Marjorie Cox 63 62
Oct 1925 Marjorie Cox d Louie Bickerton 57 64 64
Oct 1926 Louie Bickerton d Marjorie Cox 62 62
Oct 1927 Daphne Akhurst d Louie Bickerton 75 64
Oct 1928 Marjorie Cox d Pattie Meaney 63 61
Oct 1929 Louie Bickerton d Daphne Akhurst 61 62
Oct 1930 Coral Buttsworth d Marj Crawford 63 64
Oct 1931 Louie Bickerton d Coral Buttsworth 64 63
Oct 1932 Joan Hartigan d Nell Hall 79 63 62
Oct 1933 Louie Bickerton d Nell Hall 86 61
Oct 1934 Louie Bickerton d Very Selwyn 64 64
Oct 1935 Thelma Coyne d Alison Hattersley 63 26 86
Oct 1936 Thelma Coyne d Joan Hartigan 86 64
Oct 1937 Thelma Coyne d Nancye Wynne 16 46 97
Oct 1938 Joan Hartigan d Alison Hattersley 75 63
Oct 1939 Nancye Wynne d Thelma Coyne 86 1311
Oct 1940 Thelma Coyne d Dorothy Jenkins 60 61
Oct 1941 Joyce Fitch d Clare Proctor 36 62 63
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Miami-The Nasdaq 100

*Originally known as "The Lipton" after it's title sponsor.
A history of the event: http://www.nasdaq 100open.com/history/champs.html
Records: http://www.nasdaq-100open.com/history/t_rec.html

Winners

1985 Martina Navratilova
1986 Chris Evert
1987 Steffi Graf
1988 Steffi Graf
1989 Gabriela Sabatini
1990 Monica Seles
1991 Monica Seles
1992 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1993 Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario
1994 Steffi Graf
1995 Steffi Graf
1996 Steffi Graf
1997 Martina Hingis
1998 Venus Williams
1999 Venus Williams
2000 Martina Hingis
2001 Venus Williams
2002 Serena Williams
2003 Serena Williams
2004 Serena Williams
2005 Kim Clijsters
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Monte Carlo
1901 Blanche Hillyard
1902 Countess Clara von Schulenburg
1903 Toupie Lowther
1904 Mlle de Robiglio
1905 Dorothea Douglass
1906 Gladys Eastlake-Smith
1907 Gladys Eastlake-Smith
1908 Gladys Eastlake-Smith
1909 Agnes Greene
1910 Rosamund Salusbury
1911 Rosamund Salusbury
1912 J Tripp
1913 Madeline O'Neill
1914 Dorothea Lambert Chambers
1915-18 no competition
1919 Suzanne Lenglen
1920 Suzanne Lenglen
1921 Suzanne Lenglen
1922 Elizabeth Ryan
1923 Kitty Mckane
1924 Elizabeth Ryan
1925 Elizabeth Ryan/Geraldine Beamish divided
1926 Helen Wills
1927 Elizabeth Ryan
1928 Eileen Bennett
1929 Betty Nuthall
1930 Cilly Aussem
1931 Simone Mathieu
1932 Simone Mathieu d. Sheila Hewitt 6-1 6-4
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Winners of women's singles event at early Moscow Championships (1907-14)

1907 Nadezhda Martinova
1908 PL Tol'kh (name needs verifying)
1909 No women's singles event
1910 Vera Martinova (sister of Nadezhda)
1911 Nadezhda Martinova
1913 Natalia Gautier
1914 Natalia Gautier
1915 World War One

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Natal Championships

Held either in Pietermaritzburg or Durban



DATE VENUE
1884 PMB Miss Pearson Miss L Button 6-0 6-0 3-6 6-5
1885 DBN Miss M Grant Miss L Button 18-8
1886 PMB Miss M Grant Miss L Button 6-3 6-2
1887 PMB Miss M Grant Miss B Grant 6-4 6-3
1888 DBN Miss M Grant Miss L Button 6-5 6-1
1889 PMB Miss M Grant Miss Murray 6-0 6-3
1890 DBN Miss N Hickman Miss M Grant 6-3 3-6 6-3
1891 DBN Miss M Grant Miss L Button 6-2 6-1
1892 DBN Miss M Grant Miss N Hickman 6-1 6-2
1893 PMB Miss M Grant Mrs Brady 6-3 8-6
1894 DBN Miss N Hickman Mrs Anderton 6-2 6-2
1895 PMB Miss N Hickman Miss Forder 6-4 6-1
1896 DBN Miss N Hickman Miss U Turnbull 6-4 6-2
1897 PMB Miss U Turnbull Miss J Hime 7-5 7-5
1898 DBN Miss N Hickman Miss U Turnbull 6-3 7-5
1899 DBN Miss N Hickman Miss U Turnbull 6-2 6-4
1900-1901 Not held
1902 DBN Miss N Hickman Mrs Dale 6-1 6-1
1903 DBN Miss U Turnbull Miss E Burrill 8-6 6-2
1904 DBN Miss U Turnbull Miss E Burrill 6-4 4-6 6-4
1905 DBN Mrs N Miller (Hickman) Miss U Turnbull 6-4 6-1
1906 DBN Mrs N Miller w/o
1907 DBN Miss M Hugo Mrs N Miller 6-3 6-4
1908 DBN Mrs AE Greatwood Mrs N Miller 6-1 6-2
1909 DBN Mrs AE Greatwood Miss N St James 6-1 9-7
1910 DBN Miss N St. James Miss E Cawley 6-2 6-1
1911 DBN Mrs AA Rouillard Mrs Stephens 6-2 2-6 6-0
1912 DBN Mrs HA Kirby Miss O Mathias 6-2 6-0
1913 DBN Miss V Millar Miss N St James 4-6 6-1 6-2
1914 DBN Miss E Cawley Miss V Millar 3-6 7-5 7-5
1915 DBN Miss M Phillips Mrs Winslow 6-2 6-2
1916 DBN Miss E Cawley Mrs RB Scott 9-7 7-5
1917 DBN Miss Hill Miss WM Brown 6-4 4-6 10-8
1918 DBN Miss E Cawley Miss WM Brown 6-1 7-5
1919 DBN Mrs M Davis (Coles) Miss I Pemberton 6-4 6-8 6-2
1920 DBN Mrs WB du Plessis Mrs J Forfar 4-6 9-7 6-1
1921 DBN Mrs ID Moor Mrs F Howden 6-2 7-5
1922 DBN Mrs JW McLaren Mrs ID Moor 1-6 6-1 6-2
1923 PMB Mrs JW McLaren Miss Tandy 6-2 4-6 6-2
1924 DBN Mrs RB Scott Mrs JW McLaren 5-7 6-4 6-2
1925 DBN Miss EL Heine Mrs RB Scott 0-6 10-8 6-2
1926 PMB Miss D Rogers Miss RD Tapscott 6-1 6-4
1927 DBN Mrs TJ McJannet Mrs V Everett 12-10 6-4
1928 DBN Miss EL Heine Miss RD Tapscott 6-3 6-4
1929 PMB Mrs V Everett Mrs WG Lowe 6-4 6-4

1930 DBN Miss EL Heine Miss RD Tapscott 6-4 6-4
1931 DBN Mrs EL Heine Miller (Heine) Miss A de Smidt 2-6 6-1 6-3
1932 PMB Miss A de Smidt Mrs RD Robbins (Tapscott) 6-3 2-6 6-1
1933 DBN Mrs RD Robbibs Mrs WN Lowe 2-6 6-1 6-3
1934 DBN Mrs RD Robbins Mrs WN Lowe 6-2 6-2
1935 PMB Mrs A Allister Mrs WB Hathorn 5-7 6-4 6-2
1936 DBN Mrs A Neave Miss ME Morphew 7-5 4-6 6-3
1937 DBN Mrs EL Heine Miller Miss ME Morphew 3-6 6-2 6-0
1938 PMB Miss EM Cook Miss B Fick 4-6 6-3 6-2
1939 DBN Miss O Craze Mrs WN Lowe 10-8 6-2
1940--1945 Not held
1946 DBN Mrs S Summers (Piercey) Mrs M Muller 4-6 6-3 6-3
1947 PMB Mrs E Watermeyer Miss B Nicholas 6-0 7-5
1948 DBN Mrs E Watermeyer Mrs ER Stevens (Smith) 6-4 8-6
1949 DBN Mrs ER Stevens Miss H Redick 11-9 6-3
1950 PMB Mrs H Redick-Smith (Redick) Mrs B Bartlett 6-3 7-5
1951 DBN Mrs ER Stevens Mrs L Adair 7-5 6-3
1952 DBN Mrs ER Stevens Mrs D Hale 7-5 6-0
1953 PMB Miss J Forbes Mrs ER Stevens 6-2 2-6 6-3
1954 DBN Miss D Kilian Miss L van der Westhuizen 4-6 6-3 6-3
1955 DBN Miss L van der Westhuizen Miss G Love 6-3 6-3
1956 PMB Miss D Kilian Mrs B Bartlett 6-2 6-3
1957 DBN Mrs D Shaw (Kilian) Miss J Cross 6-3 6-0
1958 DBN Miss E van Tonder Miss L Hutchings 6-4 6-2
1959 PMB Mrs B Vukovich (Carr) Mrs D Shaw 6-3 6-8 6-1
1960 DBN Mrs E Dellar Miss AM van Zyl 6-3 6-2
1961 DBN Mrs E Dellar Miss AM van Zyl 2-6 6-0 6-4
1962 PMB Miss M Hunt Mrs M Smit 9-7 4-6 6-4
1963 DBN Miss I Frohling Miss V Wiggill 9-7 6-3
1964 DBN Miss M Hunt Miss E Passmore 6-3 6-2
1965 PMB Miss M Godwin Miss I Frohling 6-3 6-4
1966 DBN Miss J Wilshere Miss I Frohling 7-5 6-2
1967 PMB Miss E Ladlau Miss S Stott 6-2 6-2
1968 DBN Mrs J Johnson Miss E Ladlau 6-2 6-1
1969 PMB Miss S von Brandis Miss C Bell 7-5 6-4
1970 DBN Mrs A Summers Miss B Hambridge 6-2 6-0
1971 PMB Miss AM McMillan Miss R Whitehouse 6-2 6-4
1972 DBN Miss AM McMillan Miss R Whitehouse 7-5 6-3
1973 PMB Miss AM McMillan Miss N Kruger 6-2 7-5
1974 DBN Miss AM Mc Millan Miss R Whitehouse 6-7 6-2 6-1
1975 PMB Miss AM McMillan Miss J Young 6-4 6-3
1976 DBN Miss E Gordon Miss R Fairbank 3-6 6-2 6-1
1977 PMB Miss R Whitehouse Miss E Gordon 6-4 6-2
1978 PMB Mrs AM McDade (McMillan) Mrs E Vlotman 3-6 6-1 6-3
1979 PMB Miss R Fairbank Mrs AM McDade 6-3 6-2
1980 PMB Miss E Gordon Mrs E Vlotman 6-3 6-1
1981 PMB Miss R Fairbank Miss S Rollinson 6-2 6-2
1982 PMB Miss M Redfern Miss L Gregory 6-2 4-6 6-3
1983 PMB Miss E Gordon Miss S Rollinson 7-5 6-0
1984 PMB Mrs B Ferreira (Cuypers) Miss E Gordon 6-4 6-3
1985 PMB Miss E Gordon Mrs B Ferreira 6-4 6-4
1986 PMB Miss R Mentz Miss E Gordon 6-3 2-6 6-4
1987 PMB Miss G Boon Miss R Fourie 6-2 7-5
1988 PMB Miss E Gordon Miss R Mentz 6-3 6-2
1989 PMB Miss R Fourie Miss E Gordon 7-6 2-6 6-4
1990 PMB Miss G Boon Miss L Venter 6-3 6-4
1991 PMB Mrs E Ford (Gordon) Miss T Swart 6-1 6-2
1992 PMB Miss M Anderson Miss L Venter 6-3 6-0
1993 PMB Miss R Field Miss L Akron 6-0 6-2
1994-1997 Not held
1998 PMB Miss L Akron round robin
1999 Not held
2000 PMB Miss K Anderson Miss J Carlson 6-4 6-3
2001 PMB Miss M Snyman Miss J Carlson 5-7 7-5 6-4
2002 UMHLALI Miss N Rencken Miss C Perkins 6-3 6-1
2003 UMHLALI Miss C Perkins Miss L du Plessis 6-2 6-4
2004 UMHLALI Miss D Ding Miss C Perkins 5-7 6-4 6-1
2005 PMB Miss A Pillay Miss M Snyman 6-2 4-6 6-3
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New Haven

1998 Steffi Graf
1999 Venus Williams
2000 Venus Williams
2001 Venus Williams
2002 Venus Williams
2003 Jennifer Capriati
2004 Elena Bovina
2005 Lindsay Davenport

Info courtesy of Samm-This tournament started off as the US Hardcourt Championships in San Antonio, Texas. It then moved to Stratton Mountain, VT and later to Atlanta, GA before finally settling down in New Haven, CT as the Pilot Pen Championships.

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New South Wales Championships/Open Tournament History

The New South Wales Championships is among the oldest surviving tournaments on the international circuit – including Grand Slam events - and in 2005 celebrated its 120th birthday. From the mid 1885 to 1922, when the National Championships ceased to be a men-only event, the NSW and Victorian Championships (which began in 1884 but ceased to exist in 1971, since when the titles have been awarded to the winner of the Australian Open) were the leading events for Australian women. In fact, their status remained sufficiently high for Adrian Quist to write in the 1973 Encyclopedia of Tennis (edited by Max Robertson, p. 201) that from “an Australian viewpoint, the Championships of New South Wales (Sydney) and Victoria (Melbourne) carry almost the same prestige as the national titles.”

Traditionally held on the grass courts at White City in Sydney, they have been interrupted just once, from 1941-44 during WWII. In 1989, the surface switched to Rebound Ace, to bring the event in line with the surface used at the Australian Open at Flinders Park and at the turn of the millennium, the tournament left White City for the NSW tennis centre at Homebush Bay, which had been constructed for the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With Kuznetsova slated to play in the 2006 tournament, from what I can see, every winner of a grand slam tournament between Wimbledon 1958 and the US Open 2005 with two exceptions Karen Hantze-Susman, the Wimbledon Champion of 1962 who never played in Australia, and 2004 Wimbledon Champion Maria Sharapova has graced the tournament, though Tracy Austin only played doubles there once.

In the years before 1958, the roll of honour of the championships contains few foreigners and it took 49 years (1934) before Britain’s Dorothy Round became the first foreign winner. She remained the only non-Australian champion until Americans Doris Hart (1948) and Maureen Connolly (1952) came along after World War II. Nevertheless, virtually all the leading Australians, Margaret Molesworth (1919, 21), Sylvia Lance-Harper (1924,28), Daphne Akhurst (1929), Esna Boyd (1923, 26, 27), Joan Hartigan (1933), Beryl Penrose-Collier (1954), Thelma Coyne-Long (1935, 38, 40, 51, 53) and Nancye Wynne Bolton (1936, 37, 39, 45, 46, 47), appear on the roll of honour.

In the late 1950s and 1960s, doubtless due to a combination of Australian domination of men’s tennis raising the prestige of the Australian circuit and the rise in popularity of women’s tennis, the number of foreign competitors on the Australian circuit slowly began to increase. The following is a brief journey through the history of the New South Wales Championships from 1955-2005. As the Australian summer spans the turn of the year, I’ve used both years to show the season and then, when known, given the month the event took place. I’ve also noted the year-end ranking of the players (Lance Tingay’s top 10 until 1974 and then those of the WTA computer) to give an idea about the strength of the field.

Many thanks are due to Chris for some of the pre-final results pre 1967 and to AndrewTas for the full roll of honour he has compiled. If anyone can fill in any of the missing SF and QF results, that’d be great.

Will repost winners and finalists with scores. currently building a more detailed thread on the NSW Chmps with year by year scores and comments originally posted by Andy T


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New South Wales Hard Courts

I came across the book "Country Cracks" which is a history of country tennis in New South Wales here in Australia and it had a list of tournament winners for the NSW hardcourts up til 1983. here it is with venue of event.

1915 Dubbo NSW Miss Elliott
1916-1918 no Competition
1919 Dubbo NSW Scott J
1920 Dubbo NSW Chiplin G
1921 Dubbo NSW Scott J
1922 Dubbo NSW Utz HS
1923 Dubbo NSW Lance
1924 Dubbo NSW Butcherine E
1925 Dubbo NSW Luckie/ Valkenburg divided
1926 Dubbo NSW Luckie
1927 Dubbo NSW Butcherine E
1928 Dubbo NSW Luckie
1929 Dubbo NSW Cox Crawford
1930 Dubbo NSW Wilson M
1931 Dubbo NSW Wilson M
1932 Dubbo NSW Wilson M
1933 Dubbo NSW Wheaton J
1934 Dubbo NSW Wilson M
1935 Dubbo NSW Coyne
1936 Dubbo NSW Coyne
1937 Dubbo NSW Wynne
1938 Dubbo NSW Vickery
1939 Dubbo NSW Wynne
1940 Dubbo NSW Hartigan
1940-1945 no competition
1946 Dubbo AUS Bevis d. Fitch 62 97
1947 Dubbo AUS Jones P
1948 Dubbo AUS Ashford
1949 Dubbo AUS Hawton
1950 Dubbo AUS Penrose
1951 Dubbo AUS Hawton
1952 Dubbo AUS Carter
1953 Dubbo AUS Penrose d. Staley 26 64 64
1954 Dubbo AUS Penrose
1955 Armidale AUS Hawton
1956 Wagga Wagga AUS Penrose
1957 Dubbo AUS Coghlan
1958 Newcastle AUS Reynolds-Price
1959 Goulborn AUS Lehane
1960 Bathurst AUS Turner L d.Smith-Court 62 75
1961 Grafton NSW AUS Turner L
1962 Young AUS Lehane
1963 Dubbo AUS Lehane d. Turner N 61 61
1964 Tamworth AUS Ebbern
1965 Wollongong AUS Turner L d. Sherriff G 64 62
1966 Parkes AUS Fenton d. Krantzcke 63 36 75
1967 Gunnedah AUS Fenton d. Krantzcke 86 46 62
1968 Wollongong AUS Fenton d. Goolagong 46 64 75
1969 Cowra NSW AUS Goolagong d. Gilchrist 64 62
1970 Newcastle AUS Goolagong d. Krantzcke 61 57 63
1971 Tamworth AUS Goolagong
1972 Grafton NSW AUS Goolagong
1973 Gloucester AUS Goolagong d. Fromholtz
1974 Quirindi AUS Goolagong
1975 Cootamundra AUS O'Neill
1976 Grafton NSW AUS O'Neill d. Lehane 75 16 63
1977 Orange NSW AUS Stockton D d. Tobin-Dingwall 36 75 75
1978 Wagga Wagga AUS Hallam d. Pratt 76 63
1979 Tamworth AUS Hallam
1980 Orange NSW AUS Tobin
1981 Wagga Wagga AUS Gulley
1982 Grafton NSW AUS Hodgkin
1983 Wollongong AUS Thompson

Posted by Andrew Tas
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New Zealand Chmpionhips

Traditionally held at the end of one year and ending in the New Year. This the 1966 Chmps would have started in December 1965 and ended in 1966.


1887 Sarah Lance d Hilda Hitchings 6-2 3-6 6-1
1888 Eveleen Harman d Ruth Orbell 6-4 7-9 6-1
1889 E Gordon d Hilda Hitchings 6-4 9-7
1890 E Gordon d Ruth Orbell 7-5 7-5
1891 Isabel Rees d E Gordon 6-3 4-6 6-5
1892 Nina Douslin d Constance Abraham 3-6 6-3 7-5
1893 Isabel Rees d Ruth Orbell 6-4 6-5
1894 MF Spiers d A Nicholson 6-3 7-5
1895 Hilda Hitchings d A Meeson 6-3 6-4
1896 Kate Nunneley d Constance Lean 6-1 6-1
1897 Kate Nunneley d M Kennedy 6-1 6-0
1898 Kate Nunneley d M Kennedy 6-1 6-0
1899 Kate Nunneley d Constance Lean 6-1 6-0
1890 Kate Nunneley d M Simpson 6-2 6-1
1901 Kate Nunneley d M Simpson 6-0 6-3
1902 Kate Nunneley d A Nicholson 6-1 6-0
1903 Kate Nunneley d Olive Gore 6-3 6-1
1904 Kate Nunneley d Olive Gore 6-2 6-4
1905 Kate Nunneley d F Campbell 6-0 6-3
1906 Kate Nunneley d Lucy Powdrell 6-3 6-2
1907 Kate Nunneley d Annie K Baker (Aus) 62 60
1908 Kate Nunneley d Lucy Powdrell 6-4 6-4
1909 Lucy Powdrell d Kate Nunneley 8-6 6-3
1900 Lucy Powdrell d Kate Nunneley 6-2 6-2
1911 Eva Travers d Ruby Wellwood 6-2 6-1
1912 Pearl Stewart (Aus) d Annie Gray 6-4 8-6
1913 Annie Gray d Constance Hartgill 2-6 6-4 6-3
1914 Annie Gray d Eva Baird 6-2 8-6
1915 Annie Gray d Eva Baird 4-6 6-3 6-4

1910 Eva Baird-Hodges d Marjorie Macfarlane 6-1 6-1
1921 Nancy Curtis d Beryl Knight 7-5 6-0
1922 Nancy Curtis d Marjorie Macfarlane
1923 Sylvia Lance (Aus) d Nellie Lascelles (Aus) 6-2 6-0
1924 May Spiers d Jean McLaren 6-0 8-6
1925 Myrtle Melody d Marjorie Macfarlane 6-3 3-6 7-5
1926 May Spiers d Jean McLaren-Scott
1927 Arita Howe d May Spiers 6-3 6-3
1928 May Spiers d Beryl Knight 6-1 6-2
1929 Marjorie Macfarlane d May Spiers 6-1 3-6 6-4
1920 Dulcie Nicholls d Myrtle Melody 6-3 6-1
1931 May Spiers-***** d Marjorie Macfarlane 6-1 9-7
1932 Joan Hartigan (Aus) d Mall Molesworth (Aus) 6-2 6-4
1933 Dulcie Nicholls d Marjorie Macfarlane 6-4 6-8 6-3
1934 Louie Bickerton (Aus) d Ula Valkenburg (Aus) 6-3 1-6 6-3
1935 Dulcie Nicholls d Marjorie Macfarlane 6-4 6-3
1936 Dulcie Nicholls d Nessie Beverley 2-6 6-4 6-4
1937 Dulcie Nicholls d Nessie Beverley 6-3 6-4
1938 Margaret Beverley d Dora Miller 6-2 8-6
1939 May Hardcastle (Aus) d Thelma Rice (Aus) 6-2 6-2
1930 Nancye Wynne (Aus) d Thelma Coyne (Aus) 6-4 6-1

1946 Margaret Beverley
1947 Margaret Beverley
1948 Evelyn Attwood
1949 Jessie McVay
1940 Margaret Beverley
1951 Judy Burke
1952 Jean MacGibbon
1953 Judy Burke
1954 Judy Burke
1955 Judy Burke
1956 Sonia Cox
1957 Ruia Morrison
1958 Sonia Cox
1959 Ruia Morrison
1950 Ruia Morrison
1961 Ruia Morrison
1962 Judy Davidson
1963 Ruia Morrison
1964 Rita Bentley (GB)
1965 Ruia Morrison-Davy
1966 Kerry Melville (Aus)
1967 Beverley Vercoe
1968 Marilyn Pryde
1969 Beverley Vercoe
1960 Marilyn Pryde
1971 Evoone Goolagong (Aus)
1972 Mona Schallau (US)
1973 Evonne Goolagong (Aus)

Major thanks to GeeTee for early results.
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Nice

Tennis came to the Riviera with the English, who descended en masse on the Cote D' Azur after Queen Victoria made it her holiday spot in the late 1800s. During the Riviera season (December-March) several events would be held in Nice at various clubs, making things confusing at times.

Events below were all held at Nice and are listed by title:

Nice, South of France
1898 Miss Brooksmith (GB)
1899 Ctess. Schulenburg (Ger)
1900 Blanche Hillyard (GB)
1901 Ctess Schulenburg
1902 Miss Lowther (GB)
1903 Ctess Schulenburg
1904 Connie Wilson (GB)
1905 Miss Lowther (GB)
1906 Miss Eastlake-Smith (GB)
1907 Dorothea Lambert Chambers (GB)
1908 Ctess. Schulenburg
1909 R. V. Salusbury (GB)
1910 Frl. Krohn (Ger)

Nice Lawn Tennis Club Chmps

*Double check against Newmark's thread. The years appears to be off by 1 year (Brooksmith won in 1899)


1895 Miss Bernard
1896 Mrs. Booth
1897 Miss Brooksmith
1898 Miss Brooksmith
1899 Not Held-?
1900 Mlle. G. Chalier
1901 Miss Brooksmith
1902 Ctess Schulenburg
1903 Miss Brooksmith
1904 Mlle de Robiglio
1905 Miss Warden
1906 Miss Warden
1907 Miss. B. Darbyshire
1908 Miss E. Dillon
1909 Miss R. V. Salubury
1910 Mrs Nutcombe-Quick
1911 Mrs Nutcombe-Quick
1912 Mrs Nutcombe-Quick
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Northern Chmpionships

Venue: Usually held at Manchester or Liverpool. Nicknamed "the Wimbledon of the North". Not to be confused with the North of England Chmps.

The “Northern Tournament”, officially known as the Northern Lawn Tennis Association Tournament, was first held in 1880; in that year and in the following year it was held in Manchester. There was no women’s singles event at the tournament in its first two years. In 1882, a women’s singles event was inaugurated and the tournament was held in Liverpool for the first time. In subsequent years it would be held alternately in Manchester and Liverpool. The actual venues were the Liverpool Cricket Ground in Aigburth, a suburb of Liverpool; and the Old Trafford Ground in Manchester.

A Challenge Round was in force from 1885 to 1905. An asterisk (*) after the score indicates that the defending champion did not take part in that particular year. In such cases the result of the All-Comers' Final is given.

From 1929 until 1939, a tournament was held in both Liverpool and Manchester. After World War Two, a single “Northern Tournament” was held in Manchester for several years.

The event saw a revival as a Wimbledon warmup event after World War II-8 Northern Champions also winning Wimbledon. As the French Open and tour events crowded the calendar in the mid 1970s the event declined. Men's events lasted until 2009.

1882 May Langrishe d. Miss Langley 6-3 8-6
1883 Edith Coleridge d. Miss Eckersley 7-5 6-2
1884 Edith Davies d. Margaret Bracewell 2-6 6-4 6-0
1885 Maud Watson d. Edith Davies 6-3, 6-3
1886 Maud Watson d. Lottie Dod 7-5, 6-3
1887 Lottie Dod d. Maud Watson 6-1 6-2
1888 Lottie Dod d. Blanche Hillyard 6-3 9-7
1889 Lottie Dod d. Blanche Hillyard 6-8 6-3 6-3

1890 Mary Steedman d. Beatrice Wood 6-2 6-0*
1891 Florence Stanuell d. Beatrice Wood 6-3 2-6 6-4*
1892 Lottie Dod d. Louisa Martin 6-1 6-0*
1893 Lottie Dod d. Blanche Hillyard 6-3 3-6 7-5
1894 Blanche Hillyard d. Beatrice Draffen 7-5 5-7 6-3*
1895 Louisa Martin d. Helen Jackson 7-5 6-3*
1896 Louisa Martin d. Blanche Hillyard 6-2 7-5
1897 Charlotte Cooper d. Louisa Martin 3-6 6-3 6-4
1898 Louisa Martin d. Charlotte Cooper 10-8 6-4
1899 Louisa Martin d. Ruth Durlacher 6-8 6-2 6-2
1900 Blanche Hillyard d. Louisa Martin 2-6 8-6 6-4

1901 Louisa Martin d. Blanche Hillyard 6-3 4-6 6-3
1902 Louisa Martin d. Muriel Robb 6-8 7-5 6-1
1903 Louisa Martin d. Dorothea Douglass 4-6 7-5 6-4
1904 Dorothea Douglass d. Ethel Thomson 6-1 6-2*
1905 May Sutton (US) d. Hilda Lane 7-5 8-6 [Challenge Round abolished]
1906 Dorothea Douglass d. May Sutton (US) 7-5 6-2
1907 Charlotte Sterry d. May Sutton (US) 7-5 6-0
1908 Edith Boucher d. Charlotte (nee Cooper) Sterry 7-5 6-2
1909 Edith Johnson d. Maude Garfit 6-3 9-11 6-0
1910 Edith Johnson d. Maude Garfit 3-6 6-4 6-0 [*see note below]

1911 Dorothea (nee Douglass) Lambert Chambers d. Mabel Parton 6-2 6-2
1912 Ethel (nee Thomson) Larcombe d. Mabel Parton 6-4 6-1
1913 Ethel Larcombe d. Dorothea Lambert Chambers 6-2 6-4
1914 [Liverpool] Dorothea Lambert Chambers d. Agnes Morton 6-1 6-2
1915-18 Tournament not held due to World War One
1919 [Manchester] Dorothea Lambert Chambers d. Ethel Larcombe 7-5 6-3

1920 [Liverpool] Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Aurea Edgington 6-1 6-3
1921 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Kitty McKane 7-5 6-4
1922 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Kitty McKane 6-2 8-6
1923 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Dorothy Holman 6-3 6-3
1924 M Holmes d. Claire Beckingham 6-0 0-6 6-3
1925 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Joan Reid-Thomas 6-4 6-3
1926 Claire Beckingham d. Elsie Goldsack 6-1 6-1
1927 Claire Beckingham d. Elsie Goldsack 6-2 8-6
1928 Gwen Sterry d. Sylvia Lumley-Ellis 6-4 6-2
1929 [Manchester] Joan Fry d. Gwen Sterry 6-1 4-6 6-4
1929 [Liverpool] Winifred Bower d Joan (nee Reid-Thomas) Strawson 6-1 3-6 6-1

1930 [Manchester] Evelyn Goldsworth d. N Hunt 7-5 6-2
1930 [Liverpool] Joan Strawson d. Dorothy Anderson 4-6 6-4 6-4
1931 [Manchester] Evelyn Goldsworth d. E Alexandroff (Egy) 8-10 6-4 6-3
1931 [Liverpool] E Alexandroff (Egy)and Joan Ingram divided title
1932 [Manchester] Joan Ingram d. Manon Hargreaves 11-9 6-1
1932 [Liverpool] Cristobel Wheatcroft d. S. Eccles 6-3 6-3
1933 [Liverpool] ????
1933 [Manchester] Evelyn Goldsworth d. J McAlpine 7-5 6-1
1934 [Liverpool] Hilde Sperling (Den) d. Joan Hartigan (Aus) 7-5 8-6
1934 [Manchester] Jean Saunders d. D Bullock 6-0, 6-2
1935 [Liverpool] Mary Whitmarsh d. Barbara Drew 9-11 6-4 6-2
1935 [Manchester] Mary Hardwick d Dora Beazley 6-4, 6-2
1936 [Liverpool] Anita Lizana (Chile) d Nancy Fontes 6-1 6-0
1936 [Manchester] Patience Thomson d. Dora Beazley 7-5 7-9 6-4
1937 [Liverpool] Anita Lizana (Chile) d. Joan Strawson 6-0 6-4
1937 [Manchester] Dora Beazley d. Pamela Morison 2-6 6-2 7-5
1938 [Liverpool] Hilde Sperling (Den) d. Denise Huntbach 6-3 6-3
1938 [Manchester] Peggy Saunders d. Dora Beazley 6-1 5-7 7-5
1939 [Liverpool] ????
1939 [Manchester] Gem Hoahing and PatienceThomson divide title

1940-45 No competition due to World War II
1946 Margaret DuPont (US) d Louise Brough (US) 6-1 6-3
1947 Jean Bostock d. Betty Hilton 11-9 6-2
1948 Betty Hilton d Jean Bostock 6-3 8-6
1949 Pat Todd (US) d d Mrs JB Fulton 6-3 6-2

1950 Shirley Fry (US) d Gladys Lines 6-2 6-3
1951 Doris Hart (US) d Bev Baker (US) 8-6 6-3
1952 Maureen Connolly (US) d Jean Rinkel-Quertier 6-3 6-1
1953 Doris Hart d. Helen Fletcher 5-7 6-1 7-5
1954 Maureen Connolly (US) d Louise Brough (US) 6-3 6-2
1955 Doris Hart (US) d d. Louise Brough (US) 9-11 6-2 6-2
1956 Althea Gibson (US) d. Louise Brough (US) 2-6 6-4 6-4
1957 Althea Gibson (US) d Ann Shilcock 6-3 6-4
1958 Althea Gibson (US) d Maria Bueno (Brz) 6-1 8-6
1959 Sally Moore (US) d Rosie Reyes (Mex) 6-2 2-6 6-3

1960 Darlene Hard (US) d Rita Bentley 6-3 6-3
1961 Sandra Reynolds (SA) d Lesley Turner (Aus) 6-4 6-3
1962 Darlene Hard (US) d Judy Tegart (Aus) 6-3 6-2
1963 Jan Lehane (Aus) d Darlene Hard (US) 6-4 8-10 6-4
1964 cancelled at semifinal stage due to rain*
1965 Margaret Smith (Aus) d Maria Bueno (Brz) 6-1 7-5
1966 Billie Jean King (US) d Winnie Shaw 6-2 6-1
1967 Maria Bueno (Brz) d Karen Krantzcke (Aus) 6-4 6-3
1968 Margaret (nee Smith) Court (Aus) d Virginia Wade 6-4 4-6 6-4
1969 Mary Ann Curtis (US) d. Patti Hogan (US) 6-4 6-4

1970 Kerry Melville (Aus) d Carole Graebner 6-3 6-1
1971 Patti Hogan (US) d. Kristien Kemmer (US) 6-2 3-6 6-3
1972 Patti Hogan (US) d Esme Emanuel (SA) 6-2 6-3
1973 Glynis Coles d. Linky Boshoff (SA) 6-1 3-6 6-4
1974 Kate Latham (US) d Lesley Charles 6-3 6-4
1975 ????
1976 Sue Mappin d. Lesley Charles 6-4 7-5
1977 Judy Connor (NZ) d Brenda Perry (NZ) 6-2 6-3
1978 Anne Hobbs d. Corinne Molesworth 6-3 6-4
1979 Sue Barker d Anne Hobbs 7-5 4-6 6-0

1980 Anne Hobbs d. Sue Barker 6-4 4-6 9-7
1981 Sharon Walsh (US) d Rosie Casals 4-6 6-1 6-4
1982 Anne Hobbs (GB) d Kate Latham (US) 6-2 6-0

*In 1910 due to rain at Liverpool, the final was played at Edgbaston later in the season.
*In 1964 the event was cancelled at the semifianl stage due to rain. Bueno, Moffitt, Caldwell, and Richey were in the semis. The 4 semifinalists refuse to play on a wet court after Truman slips and injures herself in the quarters. The event was then cancelled.




Thanks to Mark Ryan for the bulk of the information on this event up to 1930.

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Oakland SEE Stanford

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Pacific Coast Championships

Played on cement in San Francisco. From the late 1920s usually the week after the PSW in late Sept-early Oct. Until the advent of the PSW this was the premier event in California.

1890 Miss Wilkinson
1891 Bertha Crouch
1892 Ella Morgan
1893 Bertha Crouch
1894 Bee Hooper
1895-7 Not known*
1898 Marion Jones
1899 Miss Violet Sutton
1900 Miriam Hall
1901 May Sutton
1902 May Sutton
1903 May Sutton
1904 May Sutton
1905 May Sutton
1906 Hazel Hotchkiss
1907 Florence Sutton
1908 May Sutton
1909 Florence Sutton
1910 May Sutton
1911 May Sutton
1912 Miss F. Sutton
1913 Miss S. van Vliet
1914Mrs H.A. Niemayer
1915 Hazel Hotchkiss-Wightman
1916 Miss H. Baker
1917 Hazel Hotchkiss-Wightman
1918 Miss A. Myers
1919, 20, 21 Miss H. Baker
1922, 23 Helen Wills
1924 Miss C. Hosmer
1925 Helen Wills
1926, 27 Helen Jacobs
1928 Miss E. Cross
1929 Miss E. Burkhardt
1930 Helen Wills-Moody
1931 Miss E. Cross
1932, 33 Alice Marble
1934 Kay Stammers
1935 Miss E. Burkhardt
1936 Miss M. Osborne
1937 Anita Lizana
1938 Simone Mathieu
1939 Sarah Palrey-Fabyan
1940 Miss V. Wolfenden
1941, 42 Margaret Osborne
1943 Louise Brough
1944 Margaret Osborne
1945 Pauline Betz
1946 No competition
1947 Margaret Osborne
1948 Gussie Moran
1949 Doris Hart
1950 Patricia Canning-Todd
1951 Dottie Head
1952 Shirley Fry
1953 Maureen Connolly
1954 Miss V.W. Kovacs
1955 Angela Mortimer
1956 Shirley Bloomer
1957 Althea Gibson
1958 Christine Truman bt Darlene Hard 62 64
1959 Dottie Head-Knode bt Ann Haydon 75 64
1960 Darlene Hard bt Ann Haydon 62 63
1961 Darlene Hard bt Ann Haydon 36 75 63
1962 Darlene Hard bt Renée Schuurman 63 63
1963 Darlene Hard bt Maria Bueno 63 63
1964 Judy Tegart bt Mimi Arnold 62 64
1965 Judy Tegart bt Rosie Casals 64 36 75
1966 Maria Bueno bt Rosie Casals 64 26 61
1967 Françoise Dürr bt Carole Caldwell 64 63
1968 Margaret Smith-Court bt Maria Bueno 64 75
1969 Margaret Smith-Court bt Winnie Shaw 64 57 60
1970 Nancy Richey bt Rosie Casals 76 64
1971 Marcie Louie bt Barbara Downs 75 63
Event discontinued

May Sutton holds the record for most singles titles (8) at the Pac Coast.

*Newmark has uncovered important (but contradictory) information about the Pacific Coast event from 1894 to 1897. That imformation may be found in this post:
http://www.tennisforum.com/showpost.php?p=19248732&postcount=91

In addition the New York Times, in an article from 1915, states that Mrs Blanchard (nee Hooper) won the Coast event for four consecutive years.

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Pacific South West Tournament
Played at Los Angeles on cement in late September. Ceased to be a major women's event in 1971 following the inception of the Virginia Slims Tour. The PSW quickly became California's leading event, attracting both Hollywood movie stars and players. Perry Jones ran (and ruled) the PSW and tennis in California for decades.

1927 Kea Bouman
1928 May Sutton Bundy
1929 Betty Nuthall
1930 E. Burkhardt
1931 Mrs Anne McCune Harper
1932 Mrs Anne McCune Harper
1933 Dorothy Round
1934 Mrs Ethel B. Arnold
1935 Mrs Ethel B. Arnold
1936 Gracyn Wheeler
1937 Alice Marble
1938 Dorothy Bundy
1939 Alice Marble
1940 Dorothy Bundy
1941 Sarah Palfrey-Cooke
1942 Pauline Betz
1943 Louise Brough
1944 Pauline Betz
1945 Margaret Osborne
1946 Pauline Betz
1947 Beverly Baker
1948 Louise Brough
1949 Mrs Helen P. Perez
1950 Mrs Helen P. Perez
1951 Maureen Connolly
1952 Maureen Connolly
1953 Doris Hart
1954 Lousie Brough
1955 Beverly Baker-Fleitz
1956 Althea Gibson
1957 Althea Gibson
1958 Beverly Baker-Fleitz bt Darlene Hard 63 97
1959 Beverly Baker-Fleitz bt Maria Bueno 46 64 63
1960 Ann Haydon beat Darlene Hard 64 63
1961 Darlene Hard bt Karen Hantze 57 62 63
1962 Carole Caldwell beat Darlene Hard 68 119 24 retired
1963 Darlene Hard bt Billie Jean Moffitt 63 63
1964 Maria Bueno bt Billie Jean Moffitt 36 63 62
1965 Carole Caldwell bt Tory Fretz 64 64
1966 Maria Bueno bt Patti Hogan 62 62
1967 Billie Jean King bt Rosie Casals 60 64
1968 Rosie Casals bt Maria Bueno 63 61
1969 Billie Jean King bt Ann Haydon-Jones 62 63
1970 Sharon Walsh bt Lesley Hunt 63 62
1971 Rosie Casals & Billie Jean King 66 joint default
1972 Marita Redondo bt Janice Metcalf 75 57 62
1973 Kathy May bt Lea Antonoplis 57 61 62
1974 Lewis bt Hagey 62 62
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Philadelphia Indoors Former Champions

1970 Smith-Court bt King 63 76
1971 Casals bt Durr 63 36 62
1972 Not held
1973 Smith-Court bt Harris 61 60
1974 Morozova bt King 76 61
1975 Wade bt Evert 75 64
1976 Goolagong bt Evert 63 76 (5-3)
1977 Evert bt Navratilova 64 46 63
1978 Evert bt King 60 64
1979 Turnbull bt Wade 57 63 62
1980-90 Not held
1991 Seles bt Capriati 75 61
1992 Graf bt Sanchez-Vicario 63 36 61
1993 Martinez bt Graf 63 63
1994 A Huber bt Pierce 60 67(4) 75
1995 Graf bt McNeil 61 46 63
1996 Novotna bt Graf 64 retired
1997 Hingis bt Davenport 75 67 (7) 76 (4)
1998 Graf bt Davenport 46 63 64
1999 Davenport bt Hingis 63 64
2000 Davenport bt Hingis 76 (7) 64
2001 Not held
2002 Mauresmo bt Myskina 57 60 62
2003 Mauresmo bt Zvonareva 36 62 62
2004 Mauresmo bt Dementieva 75 26 75
2005 Not held
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Queensland Chmps/Open (At Brisbane, AUS)

*courtesy of Andrew Tas

*From 1989 includes/merged with The Australian Women's Hardcourt Chmps. Played on grass through 1988.

This is the list of the main Queensland tournament finals I have at the moment, from the inception of the Queensland Championships in 1889 to the Gold Coast tournament between 1997-2008 and the new tournament in Brisbane this year.

The 1982 National Panasonic event was the first Queensland event to be part of the WTA tour. No event was staged in 1986 because of the change in tournament dates for the Australian season. Also there was no major event staged in Queensland in 1995 and 1996. All the tournaments were played in Brisbane except the event between 1997 and 2008 which were played in the Gold Coast, about 100 kms south of Brisbane. The 1961 event was not completed.


End Date Title Winner Finalist Score
18891009 Queensland Champs Quinnell d. Earle 61 60
18901003 Queensland Champs Quinnell d. Earle 62 64
18910822 Queensland Champs Lee d. Quinnell 75 62
18920813 Queensland Champs MacGregor d. Taylor M 46 64 61
18930812 Queensland Champs Taylor M d. Wallace 63 62
18940804 Queensland Champs Pugh d. Taylor M 62 63
1895--0803 Queensland Champs Pratten d. Pugh 64 57 75
1896--0829 Queensland Champs Ethel Mant d. Pratten 62 61
1897--0830 Queensland Champs Ethel Mant d. Persse E 63 57 6?
1898--0827 Queensland Champs Ethel Mant d. Pratten 61 79 61
1899--0911 Queensland Champs Ethel Mant d. Mabel Mant 6-3 6-3
1900--0827 Queensland Champs Ethel Mant d. Dransfield M 68 61 61
1901--0907 Queensland Champs Mabel Mant d. Pratten 6-1 6-2
1902--0823 Queensland Champs Mabel Mant Md. Ethel Mant 6-3 6-1
19030829 Queensland Chmps Emily Mant d. Mant M 7-5 2-6 6-2
19040910 Queensland Chmps Rose Payten d. Emily Mant 6-0 6-0
19050819 Quennsland Chmps Rose Payten d. Emily Mant 7-5 6-3
19060818 Queensland Chmps Emily Mant d. Mant M 64 63
19070824 Queensland Champs Rose Payten d. Emily Mant 6-1 6-1
19080822 Queensland Champs Baker K d. Thomas 6-2 6-2
19090814 Queensland Champs Baker K d. MacKintosh K 6-0 6-0
19100820 Queensland Champs MacKintosh K d. Thurlow M 61 64
19110819 Queensland Champs Baker Ford K d. MacKintosh K 63 61
19120817 Queensland Champs Baker Ford K d. Beatty unknown score
19130823 Queensland Champs Spowers d. Dight D 60 68 60
19140822 Queensland Champs Baker Ford K d. St George F 62 64
19150821 Queensland Champs Baker Ford K d. Mutch M 26 61 62
19190817 Queensland Champs Baker Ford K d. Halley A 61 64
19200807 Queensland Champs Baker Ford K d. Turner H 60 62
19210820 Queensland Champs Gray Martin A d. Lloyd 26 62 97
19220819 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Turner H 63 62
19240816 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Turner H 64 86
19250822 Queensland Champs Waxman O'Hara Wood M d. Turner H 36 62 62
19260821 Queensland Champs Turner H d. Waxman O'Hara Wood M 63 61
19270820 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Cox Crawford M 64 97
19280818 Queensland Champs Cox Crawford M d. Molesworth M 63 63
19290825 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Hood E 63 61
19300816 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Hood E 75 64
19310819 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Wood Westacott E 61 63
19320813 Queensland Champs Wood Westacott E d. Molesworth M 46 64 61
19331211 Queensland Champs Molesworth M d. Cox Crawford M 62 62
19341117 Queensland Champs Wood Westacott E d. Hardcastle M 64 75
19351130 Queensland Champs Hardcastle M d. Francisco F 62 62
19361114 Queensland Champs Wynne N d. Hartigan J 75 61
19371101 Queensland Champs Hardcastle M d. Wood Westacott E 60 26 60
19381119 Queensland Champs Wood Westacott E d. Hardcastle M 62 64
19391113 Queensland Champs Hardcastle M d. Coyne T 63 60
19400427 Queensland Champs Hardcastle M d. Wood Westacott E 46 62 62
19460817 Queensland Champs Jones P d. Hardcastle M 63 62
19470817 Queensland Champs Coyne Long T d. Jones P 62 62
19481107 Queensland Champs Mills L d. Hargraves H 62 97
19491112 Queensland Champs Mills L d. Finney E 62 61
19501105 Queensland Champs Mills L d. Ritchie J 60 63
19511104 Queensland Champs Mills L d. Finney E 16 63 62
19521108 Queensland Champs Mills L d. Schultz M 60 46 62
19531104 Queensland Champs Muller F d. Seeney Fancutt D 36 64 62
19541106 Queensland Champs Coyne Long T d. Carter Reitano M 62 62
19551105 Queensland Champs Carter Reitano M d. Seeney Fancutt D 62 36 61
19561103 Queensland Champs Carter Reitano M d. Hellyer M 46 62 75
19571102 Queensland Champs Mortimer A (GBR) d. Coghlan Robinson L 75 63
19581102 Queensland Champs Seeney Fancutt D d. Reynolds Price S (RSA) 75 61
19591105 Queensland Champs Lehane O'Neill J d. Truman C (GBR) 62 61
19601105 Queensland Champs Smith Court M d. Turner Bowrey L 108 61
19611111 Queensland Champs Not completed Not completed
19621028 Queensland Champs Smith Court M d. Lehane O'Neill J 63 64
19631104 Queensland Champs Smith Court M d. Turner Bowrey L 63 62
19641115 Queensland Champs Smith Court M d. Turner Bowrey L 119 61
19651107 Queensland Champs Smith Court M d. Turner Bowrey L 62 63
19661106 Queensland Champs Turner Bowrey L d. Melville Reid K 60 86
19671119 Queensland Champs Melville Reid K d. Turner Bowrey L 62 64
19681214 Queensland Champs Krantzcke K d. Melville Reid K 63 64
19691208 Queensland Champs Shaw W (GBR) d. Krantzcke K 119 64
19701115 Queensland Open Goolagong Cawley E d. Kemmer K (USA) 63 62
19711211 Queensland Open Goolagong Cawley E d. Gourlay Cawley H 62 76
19721202 Queensland Open Goolagong Cawley E d. Coles G (GBR) 60 75
19731209 Queensland Open Young J d. Sawamatsu K (JPN) 61 64
19741130 Queensland Open Goolagong Cawley E d. Sieler Doerner C 61 62
19751214 Queensland Open Bohm N (SWE) d. Gregory N 61 61
19761212 Queensland Open Leo S d. Kelly D 75 76
19771211 Queensland Open Marsikova R (TCH) d. Anliot H (SWE) 61 36 64
19781126 Queensland Open Barker S (GBR) d. O'Neil C 61 63
19791209 Queensland Open Cassell L d. Earle M 61 46 61
19801123 Queensland Open Sayers Smylie E d. Barker S (GBR) 62 61
19811213 Queensland Open O'Neil C d. Pratt K 63 75
19821121 National Panasonic Turnbull W d. Shriver P (USA) 63 61
19831120 National Panasonic Shriver P (USA) d. Turnbull W 64 75
19841118 National Panasonic Sukova H (TCH) d. Sayers Smylie E 64 64
19851117 National Panasonic Navratilova M (TCH/ USA) d. Shriver P (USA) 63 75
19870104 Jason 2000 Classic Mandlikova H (TCH) d. Shriver P (USA) 62 64
19880103 Ariadne Classic Shriver P (USA) d. Novotna J (TCH) 76 (6) 76 (4)
19890108 Australian Women's HC Danone Sukova H (TCH) d. Schultz B (NED) 76 (6) 76 (6)
19900107 Australian Women's HC Danone Zvereva N (RUS) d. McQuillan R 64 60
19910106 Australian Women's HC Danone Sukova H (TCH) d. Kijimuta A (JPN) 64 63
19920105 Australian Women's HC Danone Provis N d. McQuillan R 63 62
19930110 Australian Women's HC Danone Martinez C (ESP) d. Maleeva M (BUL) 63 64
19940109 Australian Women's HC Danone Davenport L (USA) d. Labat F (ARG) 61 26 63
19970106 Australian Women's HC Likhovtseva E (RUS) d. Sugiyama A (JPN) 36 76(7) 63
19980110 Australian Women's HC Sugiyama A (JPN) d. Vento MA (VEN) 75 60
19990110 Australian Women's HC Schnyder P (SUI) d. Pierce M (FRA) 46 76(5) 62
20000109 Australian Women's HC Talaja S (CRO) d. Martinez C (ESP) 60 06 64
20010106 Australian Women's HC Henin J (BEL) d. Farina S (ITA) 76(5) 64
20020105 Australian Women's HC Williams V (USA) d. Henin J (BEL) 75 62
20030105 Australian Women's HC Dechy N (FRA) d. Mikaelian MG (SUI) 63 36 63
20040111 Australian Women's HC Sugiyama A (JPN) d. Petrova N (RUS) 16 61 64
20050108 Australian Women's HC Schnyder P (SUI) d. Stosur S 16 63 75
20060106 Australian Women's HC Safarova L (CZE) d. Pennetta F (ITA) 63 64
20070106 Australian Women's HC Safina D (RUS) d. Hingis M (SUI) 63 36 75
20080106 Australian Women's HC Na Li (CHN) d. Azarenka V (BLR) 46 63 64
20090111 Australian Women's HC Azarenka V d. Bartoli 63 61



1892 Miss MacGregor
1893 Miss M. Taylor
1894 Miss Pugh
1903 Mabel Mant
1904 Rose Payten
1905 Rose Payten
1906 Mabel Mant
1907 Rose Payten
1908 Miss K. Baker
1909 Miss K. Baker
1910 Miss McIntosh
1911 Mrs Ford
1912 Ms Frod
1913 Mrs Spowers
1914-no Contest
1915 Mrs Ford
1916-1918 no competition-Word War I
1919 Mrs Ford
1920 Mrs Ford
1921 Miss Gray
1922 Mall Molesworth
1923 Mall Molesworth
1924 Mall Molesworth
1925 Mrs Pat O'Hara Wood
1926 Mrs Turner
1927 Mall Molesworth
1928 Marjoire Cox
1929 Mall Molesworth
1930 Mall Molesworth
1931 Mall Molesworth
1932 Emily Westacott
1933 Mall Molesworth
1934 Emily Westacott
1935 May Hardcastle
1936 Nancy Wynne
1937 May Hardcastle
1938 Emily Westacott
1939 May Hardcastle
1940 May Hardcastle
1941-1945 No competition-World War II
1946 Pat Jones
1947 Thelma Long
1948 Lavinia Mills
1949 Lavinia Mills
1950 Lavinia Mills
1951 Lavinia Mills
1952 Lavinia Mills
1953 Fay Muller
1954 Thelma Long
1955 Mary Carter
1956 Mary Carter
1957 Angela Mortimer
1958 Daphne Fancutt
1959 Jan Lehane
1960 Margaret Smith
1961 Margaret Smith
1962 Margaret Smith
1963 Margaret Smith
1964 Margaret Smith
1965 Margaret Smith
1966 Lesley Turner
1967 Kerry Melville
1968 Karen Krantzcke
1969 Winnie Shaw
1970 Evonne Goolagong
1971 Evonne Goolagong
1972 Evonne Goolagong
1973 Janet Young
1974 Evonne Goolagong
1975 Nina Bohm
1976 Sue Leo
1977 Regina Marsikiova
1978 Sue Barker
1979 Linda Cassell
1980 Liz Sayers
1981 Chris O'Neil
1982 Wendy Turnbull
1983 Pam Shriver
1984 Helena Sukova
1985 Martina Navratilova
1986 Martina Navratilova
1987 Not played
1988 Pam Shriver
1989 Helena Sukova
1990 Natalia Zvereva
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Mal Molesworth won Queensland 8 times, Emily Mant 7, Margaret Smith-Court 6

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River Plate Championships, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Typicially held in May, this was the second most prestigious Argentine event after the Argentine Championships later in the year. In 1975 it was still a spring event. In 1976 or 1977 the event moved to the fall. For 1978 only it was a tour level event. After 1980 the event was not held yearly.

http://www.baltc.net/index_2.htm

http://tenisay.blogspot.com/2011/06/historia-del-tenis-argentino.html

1903 M Chawner d Winnifred Boadle
1904 M Chawner d Winnifred Boadle
1905 M Chawner d Maud Anderson
1906 Dorothy Boadle d Winnifred Boadle
1907 Maud Anderson
1908 Dorothy Boadle d Maud Anderson
1909 Dorothy Boadle d Maud Anderson
1910 Florence "Sissy" Fraser
1911 Dorothy Boadle
1912 Dorothy Boadle
1913 M Fowler
1914 Dorothy Boadle
1915 Dorothy Boadle d Ines Anderson
1916 Catalina Mackenzie
1917 Dorothy Boadle
1918 Cataline Mackenzie
1919 Catalina Mackenzie
1920 Analia Obarrio
1921 Cataline Mackenzie
1922 Cataline Mackenzie d Rendtorff
1923 Julietta Ezcurra d Ines Anderson
1924 Analia Obarrio de Aguirre
1925 Julietta Ezcurra
1926 Analia Obarrio de Aguirre
1927 Analia Obarrio de Aguirre d. Maria Turnbull de Rendtorff 7-5 6-2*
1928 Maria Elena (nee Bushell) Moss d P Giusti*
1929 Agnes Turnbull de MacKinnon d. Maria Turnbull de Rendtorff 5-7 7-5 6-2*
1930 Analia Obarrio de Aguirre d Leonilda Guisti
1931 Analia Obarrio de Aguirre
1932 Maria-Elena Bushnell d. Mrs M Audras 6-0 6-2
1933 Gladys Wooduff d Analia Obarrio de Aguirre 2-6 8-6 7-5
1934 Leonilda Guisti
1935 Monica Ricketts
1936 Leonilda Guisti d Pauwles de Madrid
1937 Marga de Fitting d. Denise Zappa 3-6 6-2 6-2
1938 Denise Zappa d Felisa Piedrola 6-4 2-6 6-3
1939 Maria Teran d Felisa Piedrola 6-4 6-1
1940 Felisa Piedrola d Maria Teran 6-2 7-5
1941 Maria Teran d Felisa Piedrola 6-4 7-5
1942 Felisa Piedrola d Maria Teran 6-3 6-0
1943 Maria (nee Teran) Weiss d Felisa Piedrola 6-3 6-2
1944 Maria Weiss d Felisa Piedrola 6-0 4-6 6-2
1945 Felisa Piedrola d Maria Weiss 7-9 9-7 6-0
1946 Maria Weiss d Felisa Piedrola 6-2 7-5
1947 Maria Weiss d Felisa Piedrola 6-3 6-1
1948 Maria Weiss d Felisa Piedrola 6-2 3-6 6-2
1949 Maria Weiss d Gertrude Easton 6-1 6-0
1950 Felisa (nee Piedrola) Zappa d Gertrude Easton 6-0 4-6 6-3
1951 Felisa Zappa d. Elena Lehmann 9-7 7-5
1952 Felisa Zappa
1953 June Hansen
1954 June Hanson d. Nora de Somoza 6-1 10-8
1955 Edda Buding
1956 June Hanson d. Viola Livetti 6-1 6-3
1957 Viola Livetti d Nora de Somoza 6-4 6-2
1958 Nora de Somoza
1959 June Hanson
1960 Margarita Zavalia Bunge d Bove
1961 Viola Levetti
1962 Norma Baylon
1963 Nora de Somoza d Bove
1964 Nora de Somoza d Donna Fales (US) 6-2 6-1
1965 Lesley Turner (Aus) d Margaret Smith 6-3 6-3
1966 Gail Sherriff (Aus) d Norma Baylon
1967 Norma Baylon d Carole Caldwell Graebner
1968 Graciela Moran d Cavadini
1969 Beatriz Araujo
1970 Beatriz Araujo d Francoise Durr (Frn)
1971 Olga Morozova (USSR) d Maria Nasuelli (Ity)
1972 Ines Roget
1973 Beatriz Araujo d
1974 Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru)
1975 Fiorella Bonicelli (Uru) d Beatriz Araujo 6-3 6-2*
1976 Beatriz Araujo
1977. Renee Richards (US) d Ivana Madruga
1978. Caroline Stoll (US) d. Emilse Raponi de Longo 6-3 6-1
1979. Adriana Villagran d. Claudia Casabianca
1980. Ivan Madruga d. Liliana Giussani

1982. Emilse Raponi de Longo d. Andrea Tiezzi

Later, the website indicates (without specifying the years) winners from Gabriela Sabatini, Natacha Marcucci, Noelle Van Lottum, and Paola Surez

*Note that the website has different winners for some years. Specifically:

1927-website has Mrs Moss rather that Aguirre
1928-website has Aguirre rather than Moss
1929-website has Aguirre and we have McKinnon

1975-website has Giscafre. We have Bonicelli d Araujo

As we have final scores (and the website does not) and the website has some identifiable errors in names my suspicion is the website is "off" for these 4 years.

*Maud Jacobs =Mrs JO Anderson
*Ines Anderson was the finalist 6 times from 1915 to 1923

Thanks to Jimbo for the website listing champions.
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Rumanian National Championships (limited to Rumanians only)

1911 M Perieteanu
1912 Jeana Alexandrescu
1913 Sabina Barbulescu
1914 Sabina Barbulescu
1915 No competition
1916 Sabina Barbulescu*
1917 No competition
1918 No competition
1919 No competition
1920 Sabina Barbulescu
1921 Sabina Barbulescu
1922 Nini Golescu
1923 Nini Golescu
1924 Nini Golescu
1925 Nini Golescu
1926 Floricia Stefanescu
1927 Floricia Stefanescu
1928 E Schlosser
1929 M Fullop
1930 Lenke Ziszovits
1931 E Stefanescu
1932 Lenke Ziszovits
1933 Lenke Popper (nee Ziszovits)
1934 Klara Somogyi
1935 Klara Somogyi
1936 Klara Somogyi
1937 Klara Somogyi
1938 Lenke Popper
1939 Magda Berescu
1940 Madga Berescu
1941 Magda Berescu-Rurac
1942 Magda Rurac
1943 Magda Rurac
1944 Magda Rurac
1945 Magda Rurac
1946 Magda Rurac
1947 E Stancescu
1948 E Stancescu
1949 I Todorovski
1950 I Todorovski
1951 E Stancescu
1952 E Stancescu
1953 E Stancescu
1954 E Stancecsu
1955 I Ponova
1956 E Stancescu
1957 E Rosianu
1958 J Namain
1959 J Namian
1960 J Namian
1961 M Ilina
1962 J Namian
1963 J Namian
1964 J Namian
1965 Judit Dibar
1966 E Dumitrescu
1967 Judit Dibar
1968 Judit Dibar
1969 Judit Dibar
1970 A Kun
1971 A Kun
1972 Judit Dibar-Gohn
1973 Virginia Ruzici

Most titles (up to 1973): Magda Berescu Rurac-who won 8 consecutive titles from 1939-1946

The first National Championships were held May 30-Jun 10, 1911. "A Championship was organized in iasi in the same year. it included tghe first women's singles in Rumania, which was won by Jana Alexandrescu of Sinaia."* (Listed as Jeana in ALT)

*American Lawn Tennis lists Sabina Barbulescu as Barbulescu-Enescu from 1916, strongly hinting she was Mrs Enescu.

*Source is Max Robertson's book Encyclopedia of Tennis and American Lawn Tennis

Mark Ryan has translated an article from Rumanian on the career of Lenke Ziszovits-Popper.
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=453163

Note that the transliteration of Rumanian names into English varies widely.
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Russian Championships

Begun in 1907, the first ladies singles event was held in 1909.

1909 Katerina Hirschfeld d. Natalia Sievers 6-2 8-6
1910 Nadezhda Martinova d. Vera Martinova 8-6 6-1
1911 Nadezhda Martinova d. Natalia Sievers 4-6 6-2 6-1
1912 Nadezhda Danilevskaya d. Ludmila Isnar 6-3 7-5
1913 Ludmila Isnar d. Natalia Sievers 6-3 7-5
1914 Elizabeth Ryan (US) d. Natalia Sievers 6-3 6-1

A detailed thread by Mark Ryan may be found at:

The early Russian Lawn Tennis Championships (1907-14)
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=451176&highlight=

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*The website has a great history page summarizing each year's action:
http://www.acuraclassic.com/InfoBooth/History.html

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Scandinavian Indoors
The official (ITF) world championships indoors but the field was always basically European. Held alternately in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland in january or February.

1936 Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling
1937 Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling
1938 Mary Hardwick
1939 Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling
1940-47 Not held
1948 Nelly Adamson-Landry
1949 Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling
1950 Hilde Krahwinkel-Sperling
1951 B Sandén-Gullbrandsson
1952 Jean Quertier
1953 Angela Mortimer
1954 Angela Mortimer
1955 Angela Mortimer
1956 Angela Mortimer
1957 Jean Shilcock
1958 Erika Vollmer bt Ginette Bucaille 57 63 62
1959 Angela Mortimer bt Christine Truman 46 61 62
1960 Ann Haydon bt Angela Mortimer 97 36 62
1961 Angela Mortimer bt Dierdre Catt 62 61
1962 Ann Haydon bt Dierdre Catt 62 64
1963 Ann Haydon bt Katarina Frendelius-Bartholdson 60 75
1964 Christine Truman bt Helga Niessen 64 62
1965 Liz Starkie bt Anna Dmitrieva 62 16 63
1966 Helga Niessen bt Brigitta Lindstrom 64 61
1967 Ann Haydon bt Galina Baksheeva 62 46 64
1968 Virginia Wade bt Joyce Barclay-Williams 61 62
1969 Christina Sandberg bt Christine Truman 86 36 64
1970 Joyce Barclay-Williams bt Nell Truman 62 61
1971 Christina Sandberg bt Brigitta Lindstrom 61 63
1972 Winnie Shaw bt Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer 75 64
1973 Ingrid Löfdahl-Bentzer bt Jackie Fayter 62 36 62
1974 Lesley Charles bt Ellen Grindvold 64 64
1975 Ellen Grinvold bt Helena Anliot 06 76 62
1976 Linda Mottram bt Belinda Thompson 62 57 75
1977 Jackie Fayter bt Viveca Andersson 64 26 63
1978 Not held
1979 Lena Sandin bt ?
Not sure when it was discontinued.

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Scottish Championships

For more detailed infomration on the early Scottish Championships please see see Mark Ryan's thrread:

Early winners of the women's singles event at the Scottish Tennis Championships (1886-1914)
http://www.tennisforum.com/showthread.php?t=400226

1886 M Boulton d. J MacKenzie 3-6 6-0 6-2 4-6 6-2
1887 Connie Butler d. M Boulton 6-2 6-2 3-6 8-6
1888 Connie Butler d. Ann Dod 6-3 6-3
1889 Connie Butler d. D Patterson 6-3 6-3
1890 Helen Jackson d. D Patterson 6-1 6-0
1891 Helen Jackson d. Jane Corder 4-6, 6-0, 6-1
1892 Helen Jackson d. Lottie Paterson 7-5 6-1
1893 Jane Corder d. Miss Moir 6-0 6-4
1894 Lottie Paterson d. Miss Burns 6-1 6-0
1895 Lottie Paterson d. Ida Cressy 8-6 6-3
1896 Lottie Paterson d. Ida Cressy 6-3 8-6
1897 Minnie Hunter d. Miss Kendal 6-4 7-5
1898 Madeline O’Neill d. Minnie Hunter 6-3 4-6 6-4
1899 Charlotte Cooper d. Minnie Hunter 6-3 8-6
1900 Minnie Hunter d. Helen Pillans 6-3 8-6
1901 Muriel Robb d. Minnie Hunter 6-4 6-3
1902 Alice Maud Ferguson d. Mary Curtis-Whyte 6-2, 6-2
1903 MT Crawford d. Miss Stoltz 8-6 6-2
1904 Winifred Longhurst d. Alice Maud Ferguson 6-3 6-2
1905 Mary Curtis-Whyte d. Alice Maud Ferguson 6-4 6-3
1906 Alice Maud Ferguson d. Mary Curtis-Whyte 6-3 8-6
1907 Alice Maud Ferguson d. Mary Curtis-Whyte 6-2 3-6 6-2
1908 Maud Garfit d. Alice Maud Ferguson 6-3, 6-4
1909 Maud Garfit d. M Fergus 6-2 4-6 6-1
1910 Ethel Larcombe d. Mary Welsh 6-0 6-1
1911 Ethel Larcombe d. G Scott 6-1, 6-4
1912 Ethel Larcombe d. Mary Welsh default
1913 Mary Welsh d. M Fergus 6-2 retired
1914 Mary Welsh d. M Fergus 6-2 1-6 7-5
1915-1918 No competition due to war
1919 M Fergus
1920 Mary Thom
1921 Mary Welsh
1922 Mary Welsh
1923 Mary Welsh
1924 Mary Thom
1925 Mary Thom
1926 Mary Thom
1927 R Watson
1928 Joan Ridley
1929 Joan Ridley
1930 Winifred Mason
1931 Gwen Sterry d Esna Robertson 7-5 6-4
1932 Esna Boyd Robertson
1933 Winifred Mason
1934 Joan Hartigan (Aus)
1935 Anita Lizana (Chile)
1936 Anita Lizana (Chile)
1937 Anita Lizana
1938 Mary Hardwick
1939 Mrs EM Grant
1940-45 no competition due to war
1946 Anita Lizana Ellis
1947 Mrs JB Fulton
1948 Joy Gannon
1949 Gem Hoahing
1950 JWK Stork
1951 Mrs HM Proudfoot
1952 Mrs B Bartlett
1953 Shirley Bloomer
1954 JN Petchell
1955 EM Watson
1956 Christine Truman
1957 Rita Bentley
1958 EA Walker
1959 NT Seacy
1960 Joyce Barclay
1961 Robin Blackelock and Frances Maclennan divided the title.
1962 Joyce Barclay
1963 Joyce Barclay
1964 Joyce (nee Barclay) Williams
1965 Joyce Williams
1966 Winnie Shaw
1967 Joyce Williams
1968 Joyce Williams
1969 MJ Love
1970 Joyce Williams
1971 Joyce Williams
1972 Joyce Williams and Corinne Molesworth divided the title.
1973 JP Cooper


To slam champions won the title and married Scotsmen. 1932 champ Esna Robertson (nee Boyd) was an Australian Champion who married a Scot. Chilean champean and 1937 world #1 Anita Lizana won the Scottish event 3 years running (1935-37) and won again as Mrs RT Ellis in 1946.


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South Australian Chmps/Open (At Adelaide)

The tournament started in 1891. It was almost continuously played (except the war years and 1977) until 1980. After that the tournament was downgraded with only one top-class tournament played in 1988. Only the 1979, 1980 and 1988 versions were part of the women's professional tour. As you can see champions included Doris Hart, Maureen Connolly, Margaret Smith Court and Maria Bueno.

The South Australian Championships

The South Australian Championships were probably the fourth ranked Australian tournament after the national title, NSW Championships and Victorian Championships.

From 1902, strong Victorian squads of men and women played interstate matches against South Australian teams before the titles and then competed in championship events. A Western Australian team of men and women also travelled from Perth to Adelaide (an equivalent distance to London to Istanbul) in 1921 while NSW teams began regularly competing in this decade.

Memorial Drive championship grounds were rated as some of the world's finest grass courts.

Apr 1890 Maisie Parr
Mar 1891 Miss E Hodge d Miss Hodge 116
Mar 1892 Maisie Parr d K Goldsmith 119
Mar 1893 Maisie Parr d Mrs Ragless 60 62
Apr 1894 Maisie Parr d Miss W Brown 60 62
Mar 1895 LE Payne
Mar 1896 LE Payne d Maisie Parr 63 64
Mar 1897 Maisie Parr d LE Payne wo
Mar 1898 Maisie Parr d LE Payne
Mar 1899 Maisie Parr
Feb 1900 Miss LE Payne d Maisie Parr 60 62
Mar 1901 Miss LE Payne d Maisie Parr 65 62
Mar 1902 Miss LE Payne d A Willmoth 60 61
Mar 1903 Miss LE Payne d E Collis 61 63
Mar 1904 Miss LE Payne d Lily Addison 62 65
Apr 1905 Miss LE Payne d E Collis 61 75
Mar 1906 Lily Addison
Mar 1907 Miss LE Payne d A Willmoth 61 64
Mar 1908 Lily Addison d LE Payne 23 ret
Mar 1909 Lily Addison d Phillis Stewart 63 61
Mar 1910 Lily Addison d Phillis Stewart 62 64
May 1911 Phillis Stewart d Maisie Parr 60 60
Mar 1912 A Watson d Flora Rowe 36 62 64
Mar 1913 Meryl Waxman d A Watson 61 86
Mar 1914 Sharp d Meryl Waxman 46 64 62
Mar 1915 Meryl Waxman d K Sharp 63 62

Mar 1919 Mrs W Hack d Flora Rowe 75 86
Mar 1920 Mal Molesworth d Esna Boyd 62 62
Feb 1921 Flora Rowe d Mrs V Mather 46 62 64
Mar 1922 Esna Boyd d Flora Rowe 62 60
Mar 1923 Edna Boyd d Marjorie Mountain 61 62
Mar 1924 Sylvia Lance d Kath Le Messurier 61 60
Mar 1925 Esna Boyd d Meryl O'Hara Wood 46 62 63
Mar 1926 Gladys Toyne d Kath Le Messurier 86 64
Mar 1927 Esna Boyd d Kath Le Messurier 60 61
Feb 1928 Kath Le Messurier d Gladys Toyne 62 61
Mar 1929 Gladys Toyne d Kath Le Messurier 63 36 63
Mar 1930 Gladys Toyne d Fran Hoddle-Wrigley 63 62
Mar 1931 Hoddle-Wrigley d Kath Le Messurier 63 62
Mar 1932 Hoddle-Wrigley d Kath Le Messurier 63 86
Mar 1933 Joan Hartigan d Gwen Griffiths 46 63 63
Mar 1934 Dot Weston d Kath Le Messurier 75 63
Mst 1935 Nancy Chitty d May Blick 68 60 63
Mar 1936 Nancye Wynne d Nell Hopman 63 62
Mar 1937 Nancye Wynne d Thelma Coyne 60 61
Mar 1938 Sadie Berryman d Nancy Chitty 46 61 64
Jan 1939 Thelma Coyne d Nell Hopman 61 63
Jan 1940 Nancye Wynne d Thelma Coyne 64 68 62
Jan 1941 Gwen O'Halloran d C Rees 64 64

19460101 South Australian Champs Wynne Bolton N d. Whittaker Young Dulcie 63 64
19470111 South Australian Champs Wynne Bolton N d. Coyne Long T 61 62
19480104 South Australian Champs Whittaker Young D d. Hall Hopman N 36 62 64
19490102 South Australian Champs Hart D (USA) d. Wynne Bolton N 64 86
19500103 South Australian Champs Hall Hopman N d. Toomey Martin M 63 62
19510101 South Australian Champs Southcombe P d. Hall Hopman N 64 26 64
19520308 South Australian Champs Angwin H d. O'Halloran Thiele G 46 63 61
19530125 South Australian Champs Connolly M (USA) d. Sampson J (USA) 62 63
19540108 South Australian Champs Staley Hoad J d. Angwin H 64 46 64
19550108 South Australian Champs Staley Hoad J d. Muller F 75 62
19560102 South Australian Champs Muller F d. Toomey Martin M 62 86
19561201 South Australian Champs Gibson A (USA) d. Fry S (USA) 86 75
19571124 South Australian Champs Mortimer A (GBR) d. Coghlan Robinson L 64 62
19581117 South Australian Champs Reynolds Price S (RSA) d. Lehane O'Neill J 64 62
19600116 South Australian Champs Bueno M (BRA) d. Truman C (GBR) 61 61
19610114 South Australian Champs Smith Court M d. Lehane O'Neill J 63 60
19611125 South Australian Champs Smith Court M d. Hard D (USA) 64 57 64
19621117 South Australian Champs Smith Court M d. Truman C 61 62
19631122 South Australian Champs Smith Court M d. Lehane O'Neill J 63 61
19650101 South Australian Champs Sherriff G d. Moffitt King BJ (USA) 26 64 61
19651212 South Australian Champs Richey N (USA) d. Turner Bowrey L 86 62
19661217 South Australian Champs Turner Bowrey L d. Melville Reid K 62 64
19671216 South Australian Champs Tegart Dalton J d. Moffitt King BJ (USA) 46 61 64
19681201 South Australian Champs Krantzcke K d. Hunt L 46 97 61
19700101 South Australian Open Hunt/Krantzcke Melville/Shaw Not completed
19701226 South Australian Open Morozova O (URS) d. Kemmer K (USA) 64 46 97
19720123 South Australian Open Goolagong Cawley E d. Morozova O (URS) 76 63
19721216 South Australian Open Goolagong Cawley E d. Harris K 61 62
19731125 South Australian Open Young J d. Fromholtz D 75 61
19741207 South Australian Open Morozova O (URS) d. Goolagong Cawley E 76 26 62
19751207 South Australian Open Barker S (GBR) d. Niessen Masthoff H (FRG) 62 61
19761212 South Australian Open O'Neil C d. Gregory N 36 64 60
19781217 South Australian Classic Melville Reid K d. Norton B (RSA) 75 67 61
19791216 South Australian Open Mandlikova H (TCH) d. Ruzici V (ROU) 75 22 retired
19801214 National Panasonic Classic Mandlikova H (TCH) d. Barker S (GBR) 62 64
19881204 Danone Southern Cross Classic Novotna J (TCH) d. Pospisilova J (TCH) 75 64

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Oakland/Stanford Tournament

Former Champions
1971 King beat Casals 63 64
1972 King beat Melville 76 76
1973 Smith-Court beat Melville 63 63
1974 King beat Evert 76 62
1975 Evert beat King 61 61
1976 Evert beat Goolagong 75 76 (5-2)
1977 Barker beat Wade 63 64
1978 Not held (Oakland hosted the Slims finals)
1979 Navratilova beat Evert 75 75
1980 Navratilova beat Goolagong 61 76 (4)
1981 Jaeger beat Wade 63 61
1982 Jaeger beat Evert 76 (5) 64
1983 Bunge beat Hanika 63 64
1984 Mandlikova beat Navratilova 76 (6) 36 64
1985 Mandlikova beat Evert 62 64
1986 Evert beat K. Jordan 62 64
1987 Garrison beat Hanika 75 46 63
1988 Navratilova beat Savchenko 61 62
1989 Garrison beat Savchenko 61 61
1990 Seles beat Navratilova 63 76(5)
1991 Navratilova beat Seles 63 36 63
1992 Seles beat Navratilova 63 64
1993 Navratilova beat Garrison 62 76(1)
1994 Sanchez-Vicario beat Navratilova 16 76(5) 76(5)
1995 Mag. Maleeva beat Sugiyama 63 64
1996 Hingis beat Seles 62 60
1997 Hingis beat Martinez 60 62
1998 Davenport beat V. Williams 64 57 64
1999 Davenport beat V. Williams 76(1) 62
2000 V. Williams beat Davenport 61 64
2001 Clijsters beat Davenport 64 67(5) 61
2002 V. Williams beat Clijsters 63 63
2003 Clijsters beat Capriati 46 64 62
2004 Davenport beat V. Williams 76 (4) 57 76 (4)
2005 Clijsters bt V. Williams 75 62

Notes
The traditional home of the tournament was indoors at the Oakland Colosseum. In 72 and 73 the slot was taken by the "British Motor Cars" sponsored event in san Francisco.
In 1978 the Slims finals were held at Oakland, so no regular tour event took place there.
1997 the tournament was held outdoors (HC) in Stanford for the first time.
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Les Internationaux de Strasbourg, France

Former Champions
1987 Carling Bassett bt Anna-Maria Cecchini 63 64
1988 AM Cecchini bt Judith Polzl-Wiesner 63 60
1989 Jana Novotna bt Patricia Tarabini 61 62
1990 Mercedes Paz bt Ann Grossman 62 63
1991 Radka Zrubakova bt Rachel McQuillan 76(3) 76(3)
1992 J. Polzl-Wiesner bt Naoko Sawamatsu 61 63
1993 N. Sawamatsu bt J. Polzl-Wiesner 46 61 63
1994 MJ Fernandez bt Gabriela Sabatini 26 64 60
1995 Not held
1996 Lindsay Davenport bt Barbara Paulus 63 76(6)
1997 Steffi Graf bt Mirjana Lucic 62 75
1998 Irina Spirlea bt Julie Halard 76(5) 63
1999 Jennifer Capriati bt Elena Likhovtseva 61 63
2000 Silvia Talaja bt Rita Kuti Kis 75 46 63
2001 Silvia Farina bt Anke Huber 75 06 64
2002 S. Farina bt Jelena Dokic 64 36 63
2003 S. Farina bt Karolina Sprem 63 46 64
2004 Claudine Schaul bt L. Davenport 26 60 63
2005 Ana Isabel Medina Garriguez bt Marta Domachowska 64 63
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Swedish International Championships/Swedish Open
Played at Båstad, Sweden on clay in July.

1948 Hilde Sperling bt Jadwiga Jedrzejowska 86 06 61
1949 Thelma Coyne-Long bt Hilde Sperling 62 63
1950 Thelma Coyne-Long bt Hilde Sperling 36 62 64
1951 Nancy Wynne-Bolton bt B. Gustafsson 63 61
1952 Helen Reddick-Smith bt Wipplinger 62 86
1953 Maureen Connolly bt Julia Sampson 61 63
1954 Brigitta Sandén bt ?
1955 Doris Hart bt Kaufmann 63 97
1956 Angela Buxton bt Brigitta Sandén 36 63 64
1957 Shirley Bloomer bt Yola Ramirez 75 64
1958 Heather Nichols-Brewer-Segal bt Karol Fageros 26 60 60
1959 Beverly Baker-Fleitz bt Johnson 64 61
1960 Lea Pericoli bt Sylvana Lazzarino 36 75 62
1961 Belmar Gundersen bt Löthberg 61 62
1962 Maria Bueno bt Ulla Sandulf 62 60
1963 Edda Buding bt Maria Teresa Riedl 61 75
1964 Donna Floyd-Fales bt Ulla Sandulf 63 57 63
1965 Christina Sandberg bt Ahonen 68 64 64
1966 Christina Sandberg bt Katarina Frendelius-Bartholdson 64 64
1967 Françoise Durr bt Rosie Casals 75 26 62
1968 Julie Heldman bt Kathy Harter walkover
1969 Peaches Bartkowicz bt Christina Sandberg 57 64 62
1970 Peaches Bartkowicz bt Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer 61 61
1971 Helga Niessen-Masthof bt Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer 46 61 63
1972 Ingrid Lofdahl-Bentzer bt Christina Sandberg 26 63 86
1973 Glynis Coles bt Christina Sandberg 46 64 63
1974 Sue Barker bt Marijke Jansen-Schaar 61 75
1975 Sue Barker bt Helga Niessen-Masthoff 64 60
1976 Renata Tomanova bt Helena Anliot 63 62
1977 Fiorenta Mihai bt Mary Struthers 64 64
1978 Elly Vessies-Appel bt Sylvia Hanika 62 64
1979 Elisabeth Ekblom bt Lena Sandin 76 63
1980 Virginia Ruzici bt Nina Bohm 62 75
1981 Lena Sandin bt Catrin Jexell 62 76
1982 Lena Sandin bt Manuela Maleeva (later Fragnière) 67 75 63
1983 Virginia Ruzici bt Carin Anderholm 62 62
1984 Annette Gulley bt Carin Anderholm 46 64 64
1985 Maria Lindström bt Olga Votavova 46 63 75
1986 Catarina Lindqvist bt Catrin Jexell 62 60
1987 Anna Maria Cecchini bt Catarina Lindqvist 64 64
1988 Isabel Cueto bt Anna Maria Cecchini 75 61
1989 Katarina Maleeva bt Sabine Hack 61 63
1990 Anna Maria Cecchini bt Csilla Bartos (Cserepy) 61 62
1991-2008 not played
2009

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Tri-State, Cincinnati (held on clay until 1974-then hard courts)

2006 Vera Zvonareva d.Katarina Srebotnik 6-2 6-4
2005 Patty Schnyder d. Akiko Morigami 6-4 6-0
2004 Lindsay Davenport d. Vera Zvonareva 6-3 6-2
1989-2003 not held
1988 Barbara Potter d. Helen Kelesi 6-2 6-2
1974-87 not held
1973 Evonne Goolagong d. Chris Evert 6-2 7-5
1972 Margaret Court d. Evonne Goolagong 3-6 6-2 7-5
1971 Virginia Wade d. Linda Tuero 6-3, 6-3
1970 Rosemary Casals d. Nancy Richey 6-3 6-3
1969 Lesley Turner Bowrey d. Gail Chanfreau 1-6 7-5 10-10 (retired)
1968 Linda Tuero d. Tory Fretz 6-1 6-2
1967 Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz d. Patsy Rippy 6-4 6-1
1966 Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz d. Fern "Peachy" Kellmeyer 6-3 6-3
1965 Stephanie DeFina Roberta Alison 10-8 5-7 6-4
1964 Jean Danilovich d. Alice Tym 6-1 6-2
1963 Stephanie DeFina d. Jane "Peaches" Bartkowicz 7-5 6-2
1962 Julie Heldman d. Roberta Alison 6-4 6-4
1961 Fern "Peachy" Kellmeyer d. Carole Caldwell Graebner 3-6 12-10 7-5
1960 Carol Hanks d. Farel Footman 6-2 4-6 6-3
1959 Donna Floyd Carol Hanks 5-7 6-2 6-4
1958 Gwyn Thomas d. Martha Hernandez (Mex) 6-1 6-2
1957 Lois Felix d. Pat Naud 7-5 2-6 7-5
1956 Yola Ramirez d. Mary Ann Mitchell 7-5 6-1
1955 Mimi Arnold d. Barbara Breit 6-4 6-3
1954 Lois Felix d. Ethel Norton 6-1 6-3
1953 Thelma Coyne Long (Aus) d. Anita Kanter 7-5 6-2
1952 Anita Kanter d. Doris Popple 6-0 6-1
1951 Pat Canning Todd d. Magda Rurac 6-3, 6-4
1950 Beverly Baker Fleitz d. Magda Rurac 5-7, 6-3, 9-7
1949 Magda Rurac d. Beverly Baker Fleitz 6-4 2-6 6-0
1948 Dorothy Head Knode d. Mercedes "Baba" Madden Lewis 6-4 6-4
1947 Betty Rosenquest d. Betty Hulbert James 9-7, 6-2
1946 Virginia Kovacs d. Shirley Fry 6-4 6-1
1945 Pauline Betz d. Dorothy Bundy Cheney 6-2 6-0
1944 Dorothy Bundy Cheney d. Pauline Betz 7-5 6-4
1943 Pauline Betz d. Catherine Wolf 6-0 6-2
1942 Catherine Wolf Monica Nolan 6-4 6-1
1941 Pauline Betz Addie Mary Arnold 6-4 6-3
1940 Alice Marble Gracyn Wheeler 6-3 6-4
1939 Catherine Wolf Virginia Hollinger 6-2 6-3
1938 Virginia Hollinger Margaret Jessee 8-6 1-6 6-0
1937 Virginia Hollinger Monica Nolan 6-3 6-2
1936 Lila Porter d. Virginia Hollinger 6-4 6-3
1935 tournament suspended due to the Great Depression
1934 Gracyn Wheeler d. Esther Bartosh default (illness)
1933 Muriel Adams d. Helen Fulton 6-4 6-4
1932 Dorothy Weisel d. Clara Louise Zinke 6-1 6-0
1931 Clara Louise Zinke d. Ruth Riese 6-1 6-1
1930 Clara Louise Zinke d. Ruth Riese 6-2 6-4
1929 Clara Louise Zinke d. Ruth Riese 6-2 6-3
1928 Midge Gladman d. Clara Louise Zinke 6-4 6-4
1927 Clara Louise Zinke d. Marian Leighton 6-4 4-6 4-1 retired
1926 Clara Louise Zinke d. Olga Strashun Weil 6-2 6-2
1925 Marian Leighton d. Clara Louise Zinke 6-3 6-2
1924 Olga Strashun d. Clara Louise Zinke 6-4 6-2
1923 Ruth Sanders Cordes d. Clara Louise Zinke 6-0 7-5
1922 Ruth Sanders Cordes d. Olga Strashun 6-3, 6-4
1921 tournament suspended
1920 Ruth Sanders Cordes Ruth King 6-1, 6-0
1919 not contested
1918 tournament suspended due to World War I
1917 Katharine Brown Mrs. Willis Adams 7-5, 0-6, 6-4
1916 Martha Guthrie Marguerite Davis 6-2, 2-6, 6-1
1915 Molla Bjurstedt Mallory Ruth Sanders 6-0, 6-4
1914 Ruth Sanders Katharine Brown 7-5, 5-7, 6-2
1913 Ruth Sanders Marjorie Dodd 6-2, 6-3
1912 Marjorie Dodd May Sutton default
1911 Marjorie Dodd Helen McLaughlin 6-0, 6-2
1910 Miriam Steever Rhea Fairbairn 4-6, 8-6, 6-0
1909 Edith Hannam (GB) d. Martha Kinsey 6-3, 6-1
1908 Martha Kinsey Marjorie Dodd 4-6, 8-6, 6-2
1907 May Sutton Martha Kinsey 6-1, 6-1
1906 May Sutton Florence Sutton 7-5, 6-2
1905 May Sutton Myrtle McAteer 6-0, 6-0
1904 Myrtle McAteer Winona Closterman 7-5, 6-3
1903 Winona Closterman Myrtle McAteer 6-1, 5-7, 6-4
1902 Maud Banks Winona Closterman 6-2, 6-1
1901 Winona Closterman Juliette Atkinson 6-2 8-6 6-1
1900 Myrtle McAteer Maud Banks 6-4 6-8 6-2, 6-3
1899 Myrtle McAteer Juliette Atkinson 7-5 6-1 4-6 8-6

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The Tri-State was the biggest event in the US midwest until the US Clay Court Chmps came along. Usually held in July the week before the US Clay. May Sutton Bundy played it 3 times on her way back to California, opting to enter the Tri-State rather than the US Nationals. In 1945 Sarah Palfrey Cooke was allowed to enter the men's doubles with her husband;largely due to war. The husband-wife team made the finals. Evert's finals loss in 1973 was her last defeat on clay until 1979.

Tri-State Records
Clara Louise Zinke made 10 consecutive finals (1923-1932), winning 5 of them.
Longest finals by games:
1961: Fern "Peachy" Kellmeyer d. Carole Caldwell Graebner 3-6 12-10 7-5
1899: (best of 5) Myrtle McAteer Juliette Atkinson 7-5 6-1 4-6 8-6

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Turkish Championships SEE Istanbul