Montreal Cup

Montreal Cup
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	CLTA Circuit (1890) ILTF Circuit (1913-70)
Founded	1890 (1890)
Abolished	1970 (1970)
Location	Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Venue	Concordia LTC McGill LTC Monkland LTC Mount Royal LTC Outremont LTC
Surface	Grass/Clay

The Montreal Cup also known as the Montreal Cup Tennis Championships was a men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1890. It was last held at the Mount Royal Lawn Tennis Club, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It ran annually as part of the CLTA Circuit from 1895 to 1912 then as part of ILTF Circuit from 1913 to 1970 when it was dropped from that circuit.

History

In 1890 the first edition of the Montreal Cup was held at the McGill Lawn Tennis Club with McGill University the men's singles was won by C.F. Martin who defeated Cecil Wheatley Yarker. The tournament was not always held on a permanent basis until 1920. At the 1936 edition of the tournament Wimbledon champion Fred Perry played an exhibition singles and doubles event. the event was hosted a different venues including the Concordia Tennis Club, the Monkland Tennis Club, Mount Royal Lawn Tennis Club (f.1907), the Outremont Lawn Tennis Club, the University of Montreal courts, It ran annually as part of the CLTA Circuit from 1890 then as part of ILTF Circuit from 1913 to 1970 when it was dropped from that circuit.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1890	C.F. Martin	Cecil Wheatley Yarker	6-1, 6–2, 6–3.
1908	Thomas Yeo Sherwell	Hedley Massey Suckling	?
1920	William Leroy Rennie	Arthur John Veysey	4-6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–2.
1921	Jack A. Wright	Leon De Turenne	6–4, 6–3, 6–0.
1923	Jack A. Wright (2)	Willard Frederick Crocker	6–2, 6–4, 6–1.
1936	Bob Murray	Roger Durivage	6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 4–2, retd.
1939	Malcolm Laird Watt	Roger Durivage	6–2, 6–0, 6–0.
1940	Malcolm Laird Watt (2)	Louis MacAdam Duff	6–4, 6–0, 6–0.
1951	Jack Spencer	Jean Richer	6–1, 6–4, 6–4.
1952	Robert Bedard	Jack Spencer	?
1962	Val Harit	Roland Godin	6–0, 6–2, 6–1.
1969	Robert Bedard	Mike Belkin	6–3, 6–3, 6–3.

Men's doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1936	Malcolm Laird Watt Bob Murray	Charlie Leslie Dave Morrice	6–2, 9–11, 2–6, 9–7, 6–4.
1951	Malcolm Laird Watt (2) George Morrison	Gordie MacNeil Edgar Lanthier	6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 3–6, 8–6.

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1939	Simone Bernadete	Rene Bolte	4–6, 6–3, 7–5.
1940	Pauline Bolte	Françoise Lacasse	6–2, 6–4.
1951	Patrica Macken	Mariette Laframboise	6–3, 6–4.

Women's doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Winners	Runners-up	Score
1940	Pauline Bolte Françoise Lacasse	Mariette Boivin Mrs A.R. Porte	6–4, 4–6, 6–4.
1951	Patrica Macken Kae Otton	Joyce Smallwood Mary Lang	10–8, 6–4.