Hawke's Bay Championships

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The Hawke's Bay Championships [1][2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as men's event called the Napier Open.[3] The tournament ran annually through til 1972 until it was discontinued.

Napier Open
Hawke's Bay Open
Hawke's Bay Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1886; 138 years ago (1886)
Abolished1972; 52 years ago (1972)
LocationDannevirke
Hastings
Havelock North
Napier
Waipawa
VenueVarious
SurfaceGrass

History

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In late December 1885 the Napier Lawn Tennis Club organised the first Napier Open men's tournament, which was played at Farndon Park.[1] There was also a mixed doubles event staged from 1887 under the tournament name Farndon Park Open.[1] The tournament ran annually under that name, when the competition was expanded to include the Hawke's Bay area thus becoming a regional event called the Hawke's Bay Open in 1900 and organised by the Hawke's Bay Tennis Association.[1] In 1908 the event was re-branded as the Hawke's Bay Championships.[1] The championships were staged annually with the exception of World War One until 1972 when they were discontinued.[1]

Locations

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The tournament was held in various locations such as Dannevirke, Hastings, Havelock North, Napier and Waipawa in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Finals

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Men's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Napier Open
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1886[3] Napier   Eric Pollard Hudson   Minden Fenwick 6–1, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1887 Napier   Percival Clennell Fenwick   Eric Pollard Hudson 6–2, 6–0, 6–4.[1]
1888 Napier   Percival Clennell Fenwick   Minden Fenwick 6–4, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1890 Napier   Richard Dacre Harman   Robert Osmond Koch 4–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–2.[1]
Hawke's Bay Championship
1902 Hastings   E.L. Salmond   Charles Harrington Broad 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1915/1919 Not held (due to World War I)
1906 Napier   Robert Sloan Brown   Charles Harrington Broad 3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1908 Dannevirke   Harry Alabaster Parker   G. Ebbett 6–1, 6–0.[1]
1911 Havelock North   Geoffrey Morton Ollivier   Herbert Linley Robson 6–0, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1921[4] Hastings   K.G. Walker   Charles E. L. Margoliouth 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1922[5] Napier   Stanley Powdrell   A.W. Campbell 6–2, 6–5.[1]
1936[6] Dannevirke   Jack Curtis Charters   John W. (Jack) Gunn 6–1, 6–0.[1]
1939[7] Hastings   Norman N. Smith   Buster Andrews 6–0, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1971 Hastings   Barry Smith   Paul Finlayson 8–6, 6–4.[1]
1972 Hastings   Ian Beverley   Andy Moffat 6–0, 6–4.[1]

Women's singles

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(Incomplete roll)

Hawke's Bay Open
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1904 Hastings   Hilda Brathwaite   Ruby Wellwood 6–1, 6–4.
Hawke's Bay Championship
1909 Napier   Eva Baird   Dorothy Hindmarsh 8–6, 8–6
1910 Dannevirke   Ruby Wellwood   Nancy Hartgill 9–6
1911 Havelock North   Ruby Wellwood   Eva Baird 6–0, 4–6, 6–2
1912 Napier   Eva Baird   Sybil Clark 9–1
1913 Dannevirke   Nancy Hartgill   Vera Simpson 6–1, 6–2
1914 Hastings   Eileen Wellwood Maddison   Doris Wellwood 6–5, 6–4
1915/1919 Not held (due to World War I)
1920 Dannevirke?   Doris Wellwood   Mrs Cato 6–4, 6–4
1921[4] Hastings   Zeta Wellwood   Doris Fenwick 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1922[5] Napier   Zeta Wellwood   Miss Kennedy 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1923 Hastings   Marjorie MacFarlane   Beryl Knight 6–3, 5–7, 13–11
1924 Waipawa   Nancy Hartgill Green   Vera Howett 6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1925 Napier   Vera Howett   Marjorie MacFarlane 6–3, 6–1
1926 Dannevirke   Nancy Hartgill Green   Molly Cato 7–5, 6–2
1927 Napier   Snow Clark   Marion Lowry 3–8, 6–3, 6–2
1928 Waipawa   Arita Howe Adams   May Myers 6–5, 6–4
1930 Dannevirke   Arita Howe Adams   Margery Gibson 6–2, 7–9, 6–3
1936[6] Dannevirke   Mrs. R. Swann   Mrs. Mawson 6–3, 6–2.[1]
1939[7] Hastings   Marjorie MacFarlane   6–0, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.
↓  Open era  ↓
1971 Hastings   Kathy Harter   Sue Blakely 6–1, 6–2

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Tournaments: Napier Open–Hawke's Bay Championship". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Archived from the original on May 15, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. ^ "Lawn Tennis: Coming Events". Wanganui Herald. Manawatu-Wanganui: Papers Past. 9 December 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. ^ a b "THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand: Papers Past. 1 January 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Lawn Tennis Hawke's Bay Championships". The Press. Canterbury: Papers Past. 3 February 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Lawn Tennis Hawke's Bay Championships". New Zealand Times. Wellington: Papers Past. 8 February 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Tennis: Hawke's Bay Finals". Evening Post. Wellington: Papers Past. 20 January 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Lawn Tennis: Win for Miss McFarlane. Hawke's Bay Championship". Auckland Star. Auckland, New Zealand: Papers Past. 16 January 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2023.