Scottish Hard Court Championships
Appearance
Scottish Hard Court Championships | |
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Defunct tennis tournament | |
Tour | Pre-open era (1877–1967) Open era (1968–70) |
Founded | 1923[1] |
Abolished | 1994 |
Editions | 65 |
Location | St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (1923–1981), Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (1982–94) |
Venue | St. Andrews LTC[2] (1923–1981, Fort Hill Tennis Club (1982–94) |
Surface | Clay/Outdoor |
The Scottish Hard Court Championships[3] its original name also called Scottish Hard Championships was a tennis event held from 1923 through 1994 in Scotland.
History
[edit]The Scottish Hard Court Championships was first played at the St Andrews Lawn Tennis Club, Kinburn Park St Andrews, Fife, Scotland on outdoor clay courts in 1923 and remained there until 1981 [4] when it changed location to Fort Hill Tennis Club, Broughty Ferry, Dundee[5] for the remainder of its run. The tournament featured both men's and women's singles competition as well as same sex and mixed doubles the tournament survived for a period of 71 years until 1994.
Finals
[edit]Men's singles
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Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1923 [6] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3 | |
1924 [7] | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5 | |
1925 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3, 6–4 | |
1926 [8] | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5, 6–3 | |
1927 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6 | |
1928 [9] | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1929 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–2, 6–3 | |
1930 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1931 [10] | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2 | |
1932 [11] | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–0, 6–3 | |
1933 | ![]() |
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6–2 6–3 | |
1934 | ![]() |
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7–5 10–8 | |
1935 [12] | ![]() |
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7–5 6–1 6–3 | |
1936 [13] | ![]() |
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6–4, 10–8, 6–1 | |
1937 [14] | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4, 6–3 | |
1938 [15] | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–3 | |
1939 [16] | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 | |
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
1946 [17] | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–3, 6–2 | |
1947 [18] | ![]() |
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6–4, 4–6, 6–3 | |
1948 [19] | ![]() |
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Title divided | |
1949 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 | |
1950 [20] | ![]() |
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6–0, 8–6 | |
1951 [21] | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–0 | |
1952 [22] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1953 [23] | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 | |
1954 [24] | ![]() |
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3–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1955 | ![]() |
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6–3, 8–6, 6–3 | |
1956 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
1957 [25] | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
1958 [26] | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
1959 | ![]() |
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6–3, 8–6 | |
1960 | ![]() |
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6–1, 8–6 | |
1961 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 | |
1962 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 | |
1963 [27] | ![]() |
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6–3 8–6 6–3 | |
1964 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
1965 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 | |
1967 [28] | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 | |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
1968 [29] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1969 [30] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1970 [31] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1971 [32] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–3 | |
1974 [33] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1976 [34] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1977 [35] | ![]() |
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? | |
1979 [38] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1980 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1982 [39] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1983 [40] | ![]() |
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? | |
1985 [41] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1987 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1988 [42] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1989 | ![]() |
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? | |
1992 [45] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1993 [46] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1994 [47] | ![]() |
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2–6, 7–6, 6–4 |
Women's singles
[edit](incomplete roll)
Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score | |
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1923 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 | |
1924 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–0 | |
1925 [48] | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–4 | |
1926 [49] | ![]() |
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6–4, 10–8 | |
1927 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 | |
1928 [50] | ![]() |
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6–3, 9–7 | |
1929 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–1, 6–3 | |
1930 | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–5 | |
1931 [51] | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–1 | |
1932 [52] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1933 [53] | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 | |
1934 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 10–8 | |
1935 [54] | ![]() |
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6–0, 5–7, 6–4 | |
1936 [55] | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–4 | |
1937 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 | |
1938 | ![]() |
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7–5, 6–0 | |
1939 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | |
1940/1945 | Not held (due to World War II) | |||
1946 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 | |
1947 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–4 | |
1948 | ![]() |
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6–2, 7–5 | |
1949 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–1 | |
1950 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–1 | |
1951 | ![]() |
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6–1, 7–9, 6–0 | |
1952 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–3 | |
1953 [56] | ![]() |
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6–2, 3–6, 7–5 | |
1954 | ![]() |
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7–5, 8–6 | |
1955 | ![]() |
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7–5, 7–5 | |
1956 | ![]() |
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6–3, 4–6, 6–4 | |
1957 | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–2 | |
1958 | ![]() |
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divided title | |
1959 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–0 | |
1960 | ![]() |
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6–4, 7–5 | |
1961 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–3 | |
1962 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1963 [57] | ![]() |
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? | |
1964 | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 | |
1965 [58] | ![]() |
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6–3, 6–4 | |
1966 [59] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1967 [60] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
↓ Open era ↓ | ||||
1968 [61] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1969 | ![]() |
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6–0, 6–1 | |
1970 | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1971 | ![]() |
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8–6, 3–6, 6–4 | |
1972 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1973 [62] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1974 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–2, 6–1 | |
1975 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1976 | ![]() |
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6–4, 6–3 | |
1977 [63] | ![]() |
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6–2, 6–2 | |
1978 | ![]() ![]() |
? | divided title | |
1979 | ![]() |
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4–6, 6–4, 6–1 | |
1980 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1981 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1982 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1983 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1984 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1985 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1986 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1987 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1988 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1989 [64] | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1990 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1992 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1993 | ![]() |
? | ? | |
1994 [65] | ![]() |
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6–1, 6–2 |
Notes
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- ^ "Club History". standrewsltc.org. Saint Andrews Lawn Tennis Club. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Championships". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1923. Retrieved 29 September 2016.
- ^ "Threat To Hard Court Venue". The Glasgow Herald. 4 December 1981. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "European Pair Are World Champions". The Glasgow Herald. 11 January 1982. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Championships". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1923. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Champions a Day of Interesting Matches". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1928. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Championships". The Glasgow Herald – 30 Jul 1927. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1928. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Finals at St Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1932. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Finals at St Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1932. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis Scots Hard Courts Final Collins defeats MacPhail". The Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1935. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Courts 1946". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Courts 1947". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Courts 1948". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "St Andrews Tennis Week Probables". .findmypast.com. Dundee Courier, 15 August 1951. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Two former champions will spearhead challenge". Retrieved 16 October 2016.
- ^ "Scotland Holds Hard Court Championship" (PDF). British Universities Film and Video Council. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 10 August 1955. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Courts 1957". tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 12 August 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Matheson and Shaw in Finals". The Glasgow Herald. 24 August 1963. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Newcomers in Scottish Rankings". The Glasgow Herald. 14 December 1967. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Lloyd in Scottish Final". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1971. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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- ^ "HISTORY:TENNIS – INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL HONOURS". broomhill-tennis-squash.co.uk. BROOMHILL LAWN TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB,October 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "HISTORY:TENNIS – INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL HONOURS". broomhill-tennis-squash.co.uk. BROOMHILL LAWN TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB, October 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "HISTORY:TENNIS – INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL HONOURS". broomhill-tennis-squash.co.uk. BROOMHILL LAWN TENNIS & SQUASH CLUB. October 2003. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Teenager Wood topples Kordula in straight sets". The Glasgow Herald. 8 August 1986. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Briercliffe, Anne (18 August 1989). "McGill faces a tough start". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Briercliffe, Anne (18 August 1989). "McGill faces a tough start". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Briercliffe, Anne (18 August 1989). "McGill faces a tough start". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scots tennis players left out in the cold". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland, 12 Nov 1992. 12 November 1992. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Allison fails to finish a family title double". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Allison fails to finish a family title double". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Championships". The Glasgow Herald. 18 August 1926. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Champions a Day of Interesting Matches". The Glasgow Herald. 23 August 1928. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Hard Court Titles". The Glasgow Herald. 1 September 1928. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Finals at Saint Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1932. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Hard Court Finals at Saint Andrews". The Glasgow Herald. 22 August 1932. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Lawn Tennis". The Glasgow Herald. 21 August 1934. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Champions Events". The Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1935. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Champions Events". The Glasgow Herald. 26 August 1935. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Scotland Holds Hard Court Championship" (PDF). British Universities Film and Video Council. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Former Champions Passing On Know How". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1983. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Former Champions Passing On Know How". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1983. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Former Champions Passing On Know How". The Glasgow Herald. 26 May 1983. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (3 August 1979). "Who is going to be 1st to be 2nd?". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (3 August 1979). "Who is going to be 1st to be 2nd?". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (30 May 1974). "Lew Hoad Drops A Set". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ McMurtrie, Bill (3 August 1979). "Who is going to be 1st to be 2nd?". The Glasgow Herald. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ "Tennis". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 30 August 1989. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Allison fails to finish a family title double". heraldscotland.com. Herald Scotland. 8 August 1994. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
References
[edit]- Ayre's Lawn Tennis Almanack And Tournament Guide, A. Wallis Myers. UK.
- Dunlop Lawn Tennis Almanack and Tournament Guide, G.P. Hughes, 1939 to 1958, Published by Dunlop Sports Co. Ltd, UK.
- Lawn Tennis and Badminton Magazines, 1896–1901, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
- Lawn Tennis and Croquet Magazines, 1901–1920, Amateur Sports Publishing Co. Ltd, London, UK.
- Lowe's Lawn Tennis Annuals and Compendia, Lowe, Sir F. Gordon, Eyre & Spottiswoode, London, UK.
See also
[edit]External links
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- Defunct tennis tournaments in the United Kingdom
- Clay court tennis tournaments
- Tennis tournaments in Scotland
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- 1994 disestablishments in Scotland
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- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 1994
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