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Marrickville and Districts Hardcourts

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Marrickville and District Hardcourts
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF World Circuit (1970–72)
ILTF Independent Tour (1973–83)
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
Abolished1983; 41 years ago (1983)
LocationMarrickville, Sydney, Australia
VenueMarrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club
SurfaceHard

The Marrickville and District Hardcourts[1] was an open international men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1970. It was first organised by the Marrickville and District Hardcourt Tennis Association[2] and played at the Marrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club, Marrickville in Sydney. This international tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit until 1972, then the ILTF Independent Tour from 1973 to 1983 when it was discontinued.[1]

History

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In 1970 the Marrickville & District Hardcourts were established by the Marrickville and District Hardcourt Tennis Association.[3][1] The tournament was played on outside hard courts at the Marrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club (f.1955),[4] Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia. This international tournament was part of the ILTF World Circuit from 1970 to 1972 then part of the ILTF Independent Tour (a worldwide series of tennis tournaments independent of the Grand Prix circuit or the WTA Tour) from 1973 to 1983 when it was discontinued.[1]

Finals

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Men' singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1970 Australia Colin Dibley New Zealand Ron McKenzie 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1971 United States Robert Muir[5] Australia John Cottrill 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1975 Australia Terry Rocavert Australia Ian Pollard[6] 6–2, 7–5.[1]
1979 Australia Ian Chapman[7] Australia Bill Gilmour Jr. 6–4, 6–4.[1]
1983 Australia Hans Hansson Australia Jason Wilkie[8] 6–7, 7–5, 6–0.[1]

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winners Runners-up Score
1970 Australia Helen Sheedy Australia Margaret Hellyer 10–8, 1–0 retd.
1971 United States Alice Tym Australia Helen Sheedy 3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1972 Canada Stephanie Bardsley New Zealand Jill Fraser 6–3, 7–5

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Tournaments:Marrickville and District Hardcourts". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  2. ^ "About". play.tennis.com.au. Marrickville and District Hardcourt Tennis Assoc. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  3. ^ MDHCTA
  4. ^ "Marrickville Hardcourt Tennis Club". Marrickville Tennis Club. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Player Profile: Robert Muir USA". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Ian Pollard: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Ian Chapman: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Jason Wilkie: Overview". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 5 October 2023.