Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship

Tennis tournament

Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship

Defunct tennis tournament
Tour| ILTF Circuit
Founded| 1926; 98 years ago (1926)
Abolished| 1965; 59 years ago (1965)
Location| Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England
Venue| Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club
Surface| Clay

The Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship[1] also known as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1926 as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament.[2] The event was staged annually at Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, England until 1965.

## History

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In 1922 the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club was founded.[3] In 1926 the club established the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament.[4] It was staged annually until 1939 when it was suspended due to World War II. The tournament did not resume until 1949 in part due to a lack of water still not available after the war to maintain its courts. In 1950 it was rebranded as the Sutton Coldfield Hard Court Championships. The tournament continued to held through to 1965 when it was discontinued. Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club is still active today.[5]

## Finals

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### Men's Singles

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Incomplete roll includes:

Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Score
1937[6] |  Norman Taylor |  Kho Sin-Khie | 3-6, 9–7, 6-2
1938[7] |  Norman Taylor (2) |  Jimmy Jones | 3-6, 9–7, 6-2
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1949 |  Tony Mottram |  Howard F. Walton | 6-0 6-3
1950[8] |  Koon Hung Ip |  Wilfred D. Rowe | 6-0 6-3
1951 |  Peter Cawthorn |  Ignacy Tloczynski | 6-2, 9-7
1952 |  Peter Cawthorn (2) |  Don Tregonning | 6-2, 8–10, 6-3
1953 |  Jack Arkinstall |  John Horn | 6-0 6-1
1954 |  David Samaai |  Don Hamilton[9] | 7-5, 3–6, 6-3
1955 |  Bill Gilmour Sr. |  Tony Mottram | 4-6, 7–5, 6-3
1956 |  Brian C. Bowman |  Robert J (Bob) Lee[10] | 6-1, 6-4
1957 |  Roger Becker |  Derek Lawer[11] | 6-3, 6-2
1958 |  Lew Gerrard |  John Hurry[12] | 3-6, 6–4, 8-6
1959 |  Robin Sanders |  Howard Walton | 6-2, 6-3
1960 |  Robin Sanders (2) |  Gaetan Koenig[13] | 6-2, 6-3
1963 |  John Hillebrand |  Martin Mulligan | 6-4, 8-6
1964 |  Roy Dixon |  John Hillebrand | 6-2, 8-6
1965 |  Roy Dixon (2) |  Uwe Gottschalk[14] | 3-6, 6–4, 6-4

### Women's singles

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Incomplete roll includes.

Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club Tournament

Year  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Score
1933 |  E. Woodhall |  Olga Greenwood | 6-2, 1–6, 6-3
1939 |  Betty Clements |  Molly Wadlow | 6-1, 6-3
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1950[15] |  Barbara Knapp |  Gillian Gittings Worrall | 6-3, 7-5
1951 |  Margaret Emerson |  Sheila Speight | 7-5, 6-1
1952 |  Rosemary Walsh |  Hazel Cheadle | 6-4, 6-3
1953 |  Hazel Cheadle |  Audrey Housley | 6-2, 7-5
1954 |  Angela Mortimer |  Heather Nicholls Brewer | 6-4, 6-3
1955 |  Daphne Seeney |  Hazel Cheadle | 6-2, 3–6, 7-5
1956 |  Anne Shilcock |  Ann Haydon | 3-6, 9–7, 6-4
1957[16] |  Angela Mortimer (2) |  Rita Bentley | 9-7, 7-5
1958[17] |  Angela Mortimer (3) |  Rita Bentley | 6-4 6-0
1959 |  Angela Mortimer (4) |  Ann Haydon | 6-2, 6-2
1960 |  Barbara Drew |  Françoise Dürr | 6-1, 9-7
1963 |  Hazel Cheadle |  Jean Haskew | 6-1, 6-2
1964[18] |  Ann Haydon Jones |  Rita Bentley | 1-6, 8–6, 6-4
1965[19] |  Pat McClenaughan |  Faye Toyne | 6-3, 6-1

## Tournament records

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### Men's singles

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* Most Men's Titles: Norman Taylor & Peter Cawthorn & Robin Sanders & Roy Dixon (2)
* Most Men's Finals: Norman Taylor & Peter Cawthorn & Robin Sanders & Roy Dixon & Tony Mottram & John Hillebrand (2)

### Women's singles

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* Most Women's Titles:  Angela Mortimer (4)
* Most Women's Finals:  Angela Mortimer (4)

## References

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1. ^ Talbot, David (8 June 1965). "LAWN TENNIS: Good start by German hopes By David Talbot an invasion by five young German players, all of whom are hoping for success in next week's Wimbledon qualifying competition, gives a distinctive character to this year's Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Championship". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. p. 26. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
2. ^ "Sport: The fourteenth annual hard court tournament of the Sutton Coldfield Hard Courts Lawn Tennis Club will take place next week at the club ground in Highbridge Road, Wylde Green, next week". Birmingham Mail. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 9 June 1939. p. 19. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
3. ^ "Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club Club Information". ipadel.co.uk. iPadel Ltd. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
4. ^ Birmingham Mail (1939)
5. ^ "Sutton Coldfield Tennis Club". clubspark.lta.org.uk. LTA. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
6. ^ "Tennis News: Norman Taylor is tuning for Wimbledon by defending his Sutton Coldfield hard courts title this year". Leicester Daily Mercury. Leicestershire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 17 June 1938. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
7. ^ Leicester Daily Mercury
8. ^ "IP WINS AT SUTTON Sutton Coldfield tennis title yesterday". Birmingham Weekly Mercury. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 11 June 1950. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
9. ^ "Don Hamilton: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
10. ^ "R. Bob Lee: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
11. ^ "Derek Lawer: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
12. ^ "John Hurry : Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
13. ^ "Gaetan Koenig: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
14. ^ "Player Profile: Uwe Gottschalk". www.itftennis.com. ITF. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
15. ^ Birmingham Weekly Mercury
16. ^ "Miss Mortimer wins". Football Gazette (South Shields). Durham, England: British Newspaper Archive. 31 May 1958. p. 6. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
17. ^ Football Gazette (South Shields) (31 May 1958)p.6.
18. ^ "ANN JONES WINS". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 23 May 1964. p. 20. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
19. ^ "SUTTON TENNIS: Miss Toyne fails in final Pat McClenaughan (Sydney) defeated the top seed Fay Toyne (Brisbane) 6-3. 6-1 in an all Australian women's singles final in the Sutton Coldfield hard court lawn tennis tournament". Sports Argus. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 12 June 1965. p. 1. Retrieved 7 May 2023.