South Australian Championships

The South Australian Championships (1889–1989), also known as the South Australian State Championships [1] and later known as the South Australian Open was a professional men's tennis tournament played originally on outdoor grass courts up to 1987 when it switched to hard courts in its final two years. The tournament was staged at Memorial Drive Park tennis complex in Adelaide, South Australia and was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit from 1972 until 1989.

For the golf tournament, see South Australian Open (golf).
South Australian Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameSouth Australian Championships
(1889–1976)
South Australian Men's Tennis Classic
(1977)
South Australian Open
(1979–1989)
TourPre open era (1889–1967)
Independent tour (1968–1971)
Grand Prix circuit (1972–1989)
Founded1889
Abolished1989
Editions88
LocationAdelaide, South Australia
SurfaceGrass
Hard

History

The origins of the South Australian Championships is thought to be traced back to 1880,[2] however other sources give the start date as 1890 [3][4] when the Adelaide-based South Australian Tennis Championships, the first known recorded winner of the event was Herbert Hambridge [5] running as part of the men's amateur tour until 1967.[6] The tournament was first staged on courts adjacent to the Adelaide Oval tennis courts, in 1895 it switched to the then newly built Jubilee Exhibition Oval[7] where it remained until 1921. The 1910 edition of the championships staged the Australasian Championships, the champion that year Rodney Heath held the dual title titles of Australasian and South Australian Champion. In 1920 the men's South Australian Championships in Adelaide carried the Australasian title in March and was won by Pat O'Hara Wood. In 1921 the tournament moved location to Memorial Drive Park and would continue to be played there until the tournament finished. From 1969 until 1971 the event was part of the ITF independent tour, in 1972 the tournament became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, which ran concurrently with other tours as the World Championship Tennis circuit.

The tournament had a chaotic history over the following years, taking place on the professional tour again in 1974, in 1977, as the Marlboro-sponsored South Australian Men's Tennis Classic,[8] and in 1979, as the South Australian Open,[9] before it started a regular run in 1981 under the latter title. Moved from January to December in the Grand Prix circuit calendars of the early 1980s, the South Australian Open sealed its place as the opening event of the season in 1987, when it was scheduled again in January, following the return of the Australian Open as the first Grand Slam event of the year. After the surface change of the Australian Open, the tournament also switched to hard courts, starting with the 1988 edition when the event was concurrently called the Australian Hard Court Championships however this national championship had been staged in rotation at various cities around Australia since 1938. The 1989 edition would be the last event to be called South Australian Open.

Notes

The winners of the 1988 and 1989 editions of this tournament were simultaneously called Australian Hard Court Champion and South Australian Open champion. This occurred when the South Australian tournament switched from grass to hard courts in 1988. The roll of honor for both of these events are different and as such are treated as two different tournaments, with the exception of these years when they were combined titles.

Past finals

Men's singles
Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Adelaide[10] 1989Australia Mark Woodforde[11]West Germany Patrik Kühnen7–5, 1–6, 7–5
1988Australia Mark Woodforde[12]Australia Wally Masur6–2, 6–4
1987Australia Wally Masur[13]United States Bill Scanlon6–4, 7–6
1986Not held
1985South Africa Eddie Edwards[14]Australia Peter Doohan6–2, 6–4
1984Australia Peter Doohan[15]Netherlands Huub van Boeckel1–6, 6–1, 6–4
1983United States Mike Bauer[16]Czechoslovakia Miloslav Mečíř3–6, 6–4, 6–1
1982United States Mike Bauer[17]Australia Chris Johnstone4–6, 7–6, 6–2
1981Australia Mark Edmondson[18]Australia Brad Drewett7–5, 6–2
1980Not held
1979Australia Kim Warwick[19]South Africa Bernard Mitton7–5, 6–4
1978Non-tour event
1977United States Victor Amaya[20]United States Brian Teacher6–1, 6–4
1976Australia John JamesAustralia Bill Durham6–4, 6–4
1975Australia Syd BallUnited Kingdom John Lloyd6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1974Sweden Björn Borg[21]New Zealand Onny Parun6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1973Czechoslovakia Jiří HřebecAustralia Robert Giltinan6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 6–2
1972Soviet Union Alex Metreveli[22]Australia Kim Warwick6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1971Non-tour event
1970Soviet Union Alex MetreveliAustralia Ken Fletcher6–3, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1969Non-tour event
1968Australia Bill BowreyAustralia Allan Stone6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–4
Open era
1967Australia John NewcombeAustralia Tony Roche6–4, 6–3, 3–6, 11–9
1966Australia John NewcombeAustralia Fred Stolle6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1965United States Arthur AsheAustralia Roy Emerson7–9, 7–5, 6–0, 6–4
1964Australia John NewcombeAustralia Tony Roche6–4, 9–7, 7–5
1963Australia John NewcombeUnited States Dennis Ralston6–1, 6–3, 15–17, 6–1
1962Australia Roy EmersonAustralia John Newcombe6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1961Australia Rod LaverUnited Kingdom Mike Sangster11–9, 3–6, 4–6, 14–12, 6–3
1960Australia Roy EmersonAustralia Bob Hewitt6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1959Australia Lew HoadAustralia Frank SedgmanRound Robin
1958Australia Roy Emerson[23]Australia Malcolm Anderson3–6, 12–10, 10–8, 6–2
1957Australia Malcolm AndersonAustralia Mervyn Rose7–5, 6–8, 4–6, 6–2, 6–4
1956Australia Ken RosewallAustralia Lew Hoad6–1, 7–5, 6–1
1955United States Vic SeixasSweden Lennart Bergelin6–3, 7–5, 8–6
1954United States Tony TrabertAustralia Lew Hoad6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1953Australia Mervyn RoseUnited States Vic Seixas6–4, 3–6, 6–4, 2–6, 11–9
1952Australia Rex HartwigAustralia Mervyn Rose11–9, 2–6, 6–2, 9–11, 7–5
1951Australia Frank SedgmanUnited States Arthur Larsen6–3, 6–1, 6–3
1950Australia Frank SedgmanCzech Republic Jaroslav Drobný6–1, 6–0, 6–2
1949Australia Geoff BrownAustralia Colin Long5–7, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1948United States James BrinkUnited States Eddie Moylan6–4, 6–4, 6–3
1947United States Gardnar MulloyUnited States Bill Talbert6–3, 8–6, 9–7
1946Australia John BromwichAustralia Frank Sedgman6–1, 6–3, 6–1
1942–45No event, due to WW2
1941Australia Adrian QuistAustralia John Bromwich6–2, 6–4, 6–8, 6–4
1940Australia Adrian QuistAustralia Harry Hopman6–3, 7–5, 1–6, 6–1
1939Australia Adrian Quist[24]Czechoslovakia Leonard Schwartz7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1938Australia John BromwichAustralia Leonard Schwartz9–7, 6–4, 6–1
1937Australia Adrian QuistAustralia Leonard Schwartz6–4, 6–1, 6–1
1936Australia John BromwichAustralia Don Turnbull6–2, 11–9, 6–1
1935Australia John BromwichAustralia Don Turnbull6–1, 9–11, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1934Australia Vivian McGrathAustralia Adrian Quist6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1933Australia Harry HopmanAustralia Leonard Schwartz6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 1–6, 10–8
1932Australia Harry HopmanAustralia Adrian Quist6–2, 6–0, 6–3
1931Australia Harry HopmanAustralia Adrian Quist6–2, 6–3, 6–3
1930Australia Don TurnbullAustralia Rupert Shepherd6–4, 7–9, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1929Australia Jack CrawfordAustralia Rupert Shepherd6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1928Australia Richard SchlesingerAustralia Garton Hone6–3, 6–2, 6–2
1927Australia Ernest RoweAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood5–7, 6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1926Australia Ernest RoweAustralia Lum Pao-Hua6–2, 6–3, 7–5
1925Australia Pat O'Hara WoodAustralia Richard Schlesinger2–6, 1–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1924Australia Pat O'Hara WoodAustralia Garton Hone6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–4
1923Australia Gerald PattersonAustralia Ian D. McInnes6–3, 6–4, 7–5
1922Australia Gerald PattersonAustralia Pat O'Hara Wood7–5, 6–2, 2–6, 8–6
1921Australia Gerald Patterson[25]Australia Ronald Thomas18–16, 6–3, 1-1 ret.
1920Australia Pat O'Hara WoodAustralia Ronald Thomas6–3, 4–6, 6–8, 6–1, 6–3
1919Australia Roy TaylorAustralia Ashley Campbell6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1916–18No event, due to WW1
1915Australia Horace Rice[26]Australia Ronald Thomas7–5, 9–7, 2–6, 6–0
1914Australia Horace RiceAustralia Roy Taylor 6–3, 5–7, 2–6, 6–1, 6–2
1913Australia Roy TaylorAustralia Ronald Thomas6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1912Australia Roy TaylorAustralia Horace Rice6–4, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–1
1911Australia Harry Parker[27]Australia Roy Taylor5–7, 6–2, 6–1, 6–2
1910Australia Rodney HeathAustralia Harry Parker5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1909Australia Harry ParkerAustralia Robert George Bowen3–6, 10–8, 6–2, 6–0
1908Australia Harry ParkerAustralia Robert George Bowen6–3, 6–4, 6–2
1907Australia Harry ParkerAustralia Roy Taylor6–3,3–6, 6–1, 6–4
1906Australia Norman Brookes[28]Australia Rodney Heath6–2 6–4 6–2
1905Australia Harry ParkerAustralia Robert George Bowen6–0, 6–3, 7–5
1904Australia Harry ParkerAustralia David Harbison8–6, 7–5, 6–1
1903Australia Joseph Croswell BlairAustralia Cecil Vincent Heath4–6, 6–1 6–4, 6–3
1902Australia Cecil Vincent HeathAustralia Robert George Bowen2–6, 6–2, 6–1, 6–3
1901Australia Robert George BowenAustralia Cecil Vincent Heath6–3, 6–3, 6–3
1900Australia Augustus KearneyAustralia Robert George Bowen6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1899Australia Robert George BowenAustralia David Harbison6–3 3–6 7–5 6–1
1898Australia Robert George BowenAustralia Wilfred Lang6–3, 6–0, 6–1
1897Australia Robert George BowenAustralia Wilfred Lang6–2, 7–5, 6–2
1896Australia Robert George BowenAustralia David Harbison6–3, 7–5, 6–4
1895Australia David HarbisonAustralia Robert George Bowen2–6, 6–1, 6–3, 7–5
1894Australia Robert George BowenAustralia David Harbisonw.o
1893Australia David HarbisonAustralia John Baker6–0 6–2 6–2
1892Australia John BakerAustralia Leo Kaines14–12
1891Australia John BakerAustralia Herbert Hambidge13–7
1890Australia Herbert HambidgeAustralia John Baker13–10
1889Australia Herbert HambidgeAustralia William Hambidge11–2

Men's doubles
Location Year Champions Runners-up Score
Adelaide 1989United Kingdom Neil Broad
South Africa Stefan Kruger		Australia Mark Kratzmann
United States Glenn Layendecker		6–2, 7–6
1988Australia Darren Cahill
Australia Mark Kratzmann		Australia Carl Limberger
Australia Mark Woodforde		4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1987Czechoslovakia Ivan Lendl
United States Bill Scanlon		Australia Peter Doohan
Australia Laurie Warder		6–7, 6–3, 6–4
1986Not held
1985Australia Mark Edmondson
Australia Kim Warwick		Brazil Nelson Aerts
United States Tomm Warneke		6–4, 6–4
1984Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wally Masur		Australia Peter Doohan
South Africa Brian Levine		4–6, 7–5, 6–1
1983Australia Craig Miller
United States Eric Sherbeck		Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Rod Frawley		6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1982Australia Pat Cash
Australia Chris Johnstone		Australia Broderick Dyke
Australia Wayne Hampson		6–3, 6–7, 7–6
1981Australia Colin Dibley
Australia Chris Kachel		South Africa Eddie Edwards
United States Craig Edwards		6–3, 6–4
1980Non-tour event
1979Australia Colin Dibley
Australia John James		Australia John Alexander
United States Phil Dent		6–7, 7–6, 6–4
1978Non-tour event
1977Australia Cliff Letcher
United States Dick Stockton		Australia Syd Ball
Australia Kim Warwick		6–3, 6–4
1976Non-tour event
1975Non-tour event
1974United States Grover Raz Reid
Australia Allan Stone		United States Mike Estep
Australia Paul Kronk		7–6, 6–4
1973Non-tour event
1972Competition Not Held

See also

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