Scottish Hard Court Championships

Scottish Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	Pre-open era (1877–1967) Open era (1968–70)
Founded	1923
Abolished	1994
Editions	65
Location	St Andrews, Fife, Scotland (1923–1981), Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Scotland (1982–94)
Venue	St. Andrews LTC (1923–1981, Fort Hill Tennis Club (1982–94)
Surface	Clay/Outdoor

The Scottish Hard Court Championships its original name also called Scottish Hard Championships was a tennis event held from 1923 through 1994 in Scotland.

History

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 when it changed location to Fort Hill Tennis Club, Broughty Ferry, Dundee 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

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1923	G. M. Elliott	E. C. McIntosh	6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 5–7, 6–3
1924	Alex Blair	E. C. McIntosh	4–6, 6–3, 6–3, 5–7, 7–5
1925	E. C. McIntosh	Arthur W. Hill	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1926	Brame Hillyard	G. M. Elliott	6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1927	Henry Hunter	D. R. Hamilton	4–6, 6–1, 7–5, 5–7, 8–6
1928	Harvey MacKintosh	Arthur W. Hill	6–0, 6–4, 6–3
1929	Arthur W. Hill	R. W. Dunsire	6–4, 6–2, 6–3
1930	Arthur W. Hill	J. T. Hill	6–2, 6–4, 6–3
1931	Arthur W. Hill	Ian Collins	3–6, 6–2, 6–4, 6–2
1932	Ian Collins	Donald MacPhail	6–0, 6–0, 6–3
1933	Ian Collins	S. N. Grossman	6–2 6–3
1934	Ian Collins	Nigel Sharpe	7–5 10–8
1935	Ian Collins	Donald MacPhail	7–5 6–1 6–3
1936	Buster Andrews	Ian Collins	6–4, 10–8, 6–1
1937	Donald MacPhail	Ian Collins	6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1938	Donald MacPhail	Ian Collins	7–5, 6–3
1939	Ian Collins	J. F. Morton	6–1, 6–2
1940/1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek	Fergus Davidson	4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1947	Owen M. Bold	Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1948	Clarence Medlycott Jones	Howard F. Walton	Title divided
1949	Heraldo Weiss	Tadeusz A. (Ted) Slawek	6–2, 6–0
1950	Ignacy Tłoczyński	Donald (Don) Butler	6–0, 8–6
1951	Ignacy Tłoczyński	Owen Williams	6–3, 6–0
1952	Ignacy Tłoczyński	?	?
1953	Don Black	J. Prouse	6–1, 6–1
1954	Philip Wooldridge	Alan Mills	3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1955	Alan Mills	Pierre T. Vercueil	6–3, 8–6, 6–3
1956	Alan Mills	Colin Baxter	6–3, 6–1
1957	Geoffrey Lane Paish	Colin Baxter	6–3, 6–4
1958	G. L. Paish	Colin Baxter	6–3, 6–4
1959	Colin Baxter	M. Harvey	6–3, 8–6
1960	Basil Wheeler	John R. Maguire	6–1, 8–6
1961	James Irvine Tattersall	Don Black	6–4, 6–4
1962	Frew McMillan	John R. Maguire	6–1, 6–2
1963	Warren F. Jacques	Harry Stirling Matheson	6–3 8–6 6–3
1964	Harry Stirling Matheson	J. Prouse	6–4, 6–3
1965	Alan Mills	Harry Stirling Matheson	7–5, 6–4
1967	William E. Dickson	H.D. Perkins	6–4, 6–4
↓  Open era  ↓
1968	David Lloyd	?	?
1969	David Lloyd	Drew Nicol	6–2, 6–2
1970	Ian Beverley	Graeme Notman	6–2, 6–2
1971	David Lloyd	Graeme Notman	6–2, 6–3
1974	John Howie	?	?
1976	Graeme Notman	?	?
1977	Graeme Notman	John Howie	?
1979	Ken. M. Revie	?	?
1980	Keith Kordula	?	?
1982	Ken. M. Revie	?	?
1983	Ken. M. Revie	David Shaw	?
1985	Keith Kordula	?	?
1987	Michael McGill	?	?
1988	Michael McGill	?	?
1989	Michael McGill	Ken Wood	?
1992	Malcom Watt	?	?
1993	Jason Barnett	?	?
1994	Ken Wood	Jason Barnett	2–6, 7–6, 6–4

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1923	Mary Gray Welsh	M. Jenkins	6–2, 6–0
1924	Mary Gray Welsh	M. Little	6–2, 6–0
1925	Mary Gray Welsh	M. Herd	6–4, 6–4
1926	Jean Rankine	Jeanette Weir	6–4, 10–8
1927	Jessie Riddick	Nancy Grimond	6–1, 6–0
1928	Jean Rankine	Muriel Thomas	6–3, 9–7
1929	Esna Boyd Robertson	Jean Rankine	4–6, 6–1, 6–3
1930	Esna Boyd Robertson	Winifred Mason	6–1, 7–5
1931	Esna Boyd Robertson	Geraldine Beamish	6–3, 6–1
1932	Esna Boyd Robertson	Kathleen Robertson	6–2, 6–2
1933	Winifred Mason	Edie Rudd Luxton	6–1, 6–4
1934	Olga Webb	Esna Boyd Robertson	4–6, 6–4, 10–8
1935	Esna Boyd Robertson	Lesley Hunter	6–0, 5–7, 6–4
1936	Esna Boyd Robertson	Sheila Patterson	7–5, 6–4
1937	Olga Webb McInnes	Esna Boyd Robertson	6–3, 6–2
1938	Olga Webb McInnes	Mollie Welsh	7–5, 6–0
1939	Anita Lizana Ellis	Esna Boyd Robertson	6–3, 6–3
1940/1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Anita Lizana Ellis	Mollie Welsh	6–0, 6–1
1947	Anita Lizana Ellis	Dorothy Round Little	6–1, 6–4
1948	Molly Blair	Susan Partridge	6–2, 7–5
1949	Mary Terán de Weiss	Anita Lizana Ellis	6–4, 6–1
1950	Anita Lizana Ellis	Mrs Helen Proudfoot	6–1, 6–1
1951	Jean Trower	Margaret Emerson	6–1, 7–9, 6–0
1952	Anita Lizana Ellis	Doreen Treadwell Wedderburn	6–3, 6–3
1953	Elaine M. Watson	Jean Petchell	6–2, 3–6, 7–5
1954	Heather Macfarlane	Billie Woodgate	7–5, 8–6
1955	Rita Bentley	Anita Lizana Ellis	7–5, 7–5
1956	Sheila Armstrong	Heather Macfarlane	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1957	Heather Macfarlane	A. Paterson	6–3, 6–2
1958	C. Leather	E. Walker	divided title
1959	Sheila Armstrong	Joyce Barclay	6–1, 6–0
1960	Lorna Cornell Cawthorn	Margaret H. O'Donnell	6–4, 7–5
1961	Frances MacLennan	Ann McAlpine	6–1, 6–3
1962	Ann McAlpine	?	?
1963	Carole Rosser	Winnie Shaw	?
1964	Fay Toyne	Winnie Shaw	6–1, 6–2
1965	Carole Rosser	Winnie Shaw	6–3, 6–4
1966	Carole Rosser	?	?
1967	Sheila Moodie	?	?
↓  Open era  ↓
1968	Sheila Moodie	?	?
1969	Marjorie Love	Gwen Armstrong	6–0, 6–1
1970	Linda McDonald	Sheila Moodie	6–2, 6–2
1971	Marjorie Love	Sheila Moodie	8–6, 3–6, 6–4
1972	Marjorie Love	?	?
1973	Marjorie Love	?	?
1974	Ruth Allen	Wendy Slaughter	4–6, 6–2, 6–1
1975	Ruth Allen	?	?
1976	Cathy Drury	Anne Hobbs	6–4, 6–3
1977	Judy Erskine	G. Armstrong	6–2, 6–2
1978	Suzanne Bakewell C. O'Brien	?	divided title
1979	Judy Erskine	Elizabeth Locke	4–6, 6–4, 6–1
1980	Judy Erskine	?	?
1981	Judy Erskine	?	?
1982	Susan McCulloch	?	?
1983	Vicki Marler	?	?
1984	L. Reid	?	?
1985	L. Reid	?	?
1986	Judy Erskine	?	?
1987	Susanne Mair	?	?
1988	Michelle Mair	?	?
1989	Heather Lockhart	?	?
1990	Michelle Mair	?	?
1992	Allison Wood	?	?
1993	Alison Reid	?	?
1994	Alison Reid	Allison Wood	6–1, 6–2

References

• 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

• Tennis in Scotland

External links

• https://app.thetennisbase.com/Scottish Hard Court Championships Roll of Honour
• Scottish Hard Courts