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Dewar Cup Billingham

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Dewar Cup Billingham
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Billigham
TourOpen tour (1971)
Grand Prix circuit (1972–1973)
Founded1971
Abolished1973
Editions2
LocationBillingham, England
VenueBillingham Forum
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Dewar Cup Billingham [1] was an indoor tennis event held from 1971 through 1973 and played at the Billingham Forum in Billingham, Teesside, England as part of the Dewar Cup circuit[2] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Finals

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Men's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 Chile Jaime Fillol United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1972 United Kingdom John Lloyd South Africa Pat Cramer 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1973 United Kingdom Roger Taylor United States Raz Reid 6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

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Women's singles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1972 Australia Margaret Smith Court United States Julie Heldman 7–5, 6–0
1973 United Kingdom Virginia Wade France Nathalie Fuchs 6–0, 6–2

Women's doubles

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Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971 France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1972 Australia Margaret Smith Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Patti Hogan
United States Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–2
1973 United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United Kingdom Glynis Coles
United States Sharon Walsh
6–7, 6–3, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ "Dewar Cup finals to be split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
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