Carlyon Bay Covered Court Championships

The Carlyon Bay Covered Court Championships[1] was a combined men's and women's indoor wood court tennis tournament founded in 1936. The tournament was held Riviera Club, St. Austell, Cornwall, England until 1967.

Carlyon Bay Covered Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1936; 88 years ago (1936)
Abolished1967; 57 years ago (1967)
LocationSt. Austell, Cornwall, England
VenueCornish Riviera Club
SurfaceWood (indoors)

History

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In the early 1930s the Cornish Riviera Club was constructed that included two large indoor tennis courts.[2] In 1936 Carlyon Bay Covered Court Championships were established. In the late 1960s the tournament was ended due to the venue becoming a live music venue and was renamed as the New Cornish Riviera Lido.[3] The venue later became known as the Cornwall Coliseum.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1936   Murray Deloford   Frank Wilde 6-3, 1–6, 8–6, 6-2
1937   George Lyttleton-Rogers   Henry Billington 6-4, 4–6, 6–3, 6-1
1938   Kalle Schröder   Donald Butler 6-2, 3–6, 6–4, 6-4
1939   Bunny Austin   Jiro Sato 7-5, 7–5, 3–6, 6-4
1940/1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1955   Alfred Huber   Billy Knight 6-4, 6–4, 6-3
1957   Ignacy Tłoczyński   Andrzej Licis 6-3, 6–3, 6-3
1960   Andrzej Licis   Bob Carmichael 7-5, 7–5, 6-4
1962   Bobby Wilson   Andrzej Licis 6-4, 3–6, 6-2
1963   Ron McKenzie   Alan Mills 6-1, 7-5
1964   Gerald Battrick   Andrzej Licis 3-6, 6–3, 6-4
1965   Bobby Wilson (2)   Alan Mills 6-3, 6-2

Women's singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1936   Anita Lizana   Peggy Scriven 6-4, 6-2
1937   Peggy Scriven   Ermyntrude Harvey 6-4, 4–6, 6-3
1939   Hilde Sperling   Mary Hardwick 6-4, 4–6, 6-2
1940/1946 Not held (due to World War II)
1949   Joan Curry   Gem Hoahing 6-4, 6–4, 6-3
1953   Shirley Bloomer   Rita Bentley 6-2, 6-3
1961   Angela Mortimer   Deidre Catt 6-1, 6-3
1962   Angela Mortimer (2)   Ann Haydon Jones 6-3, 6-4
1963   Ann Haydon Jones   Deidre Catt 6-4, 6-3
1964   Ann Haydon Jones (2)   Fay Toyne 9-7, 6-4
1965   Ann Haydon Jones (3)   Virginia Wade 7-5, 6-2

References

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  1. ^ "Lawn Tennis:CARLYON BAY COVERED COURT CHAMPIONSHIPS (St. Austell).—Men's singles. semifinals: B. Wilson bt R. Carmichael (Australia) 6-4, 6-2; A. Mills bt J. Barrett 6-3, 11-9". Daily Mirror. London, England.: British Newspaper Archive. 30 October 1965. p. 31. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  2. ^ Terry, Michael (1940). "Riviera Club's covered tennis courts, Carlyon Bay, St Austell region, Cornwall, England, 1940". Trove. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
  3. ^ Whitehouse, Richard (12 September 2020). "History of Carylon Bay & how we got to where we are today | Cornish Stuff". Cornish Stuff. Cornish Stuff Ltd. Retrieved 27 March 2023.