Dewar Cup Aberavon

Dewar Cup Aberavon
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Dewar Cup Aberavon (1968-73)
Tour Open, (1968-71)
Grand Prix circuit, (1972-73) [1]
Founded 1968
Abolished 1973
Location Aberavon, Wales
Surface Indoor Carpet

The Dewar Cup Aberavon [2] was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1973 and played at Afan Lido Stadium in Aberavon, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit [3] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Results

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968 South Africa Bob Hewitt Australia Owen Davidson 8-6, 6-3
1969 Australia Lew Hoad South Africa Bob Hewitt 9-7 6-1
1970 United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik 6-1, 3-6, 6-1
1971 South Africa Bob Hewitt United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 7-5, 6-4
1972 West Germany Jurgen Fassbender United States Clark Graebner 6-0, 6-2
1973 United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Owen Davidson7-6 6-2

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968 AustraliaMargaret Smith Court United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1969 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman6-4, 6-4
1970 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones6-3, 1-6, 7-5
1971 United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Evonne Goolagong7-6, 6-3
1972 Australia Margaret Court United Kingdom Virginia Wade6-3, 6-4
1973 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman6-3, 6-1

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Australia Margaret Smith Court
South Africa Pat Walkden
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
6-2, 6-3
1969 United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United States Julie Heldman
6-3, 6-2
1970 United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
France Francoise Durr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-4, 6-3
1971 France Francoise Durr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman
7-5 6-4
1972 Australia Margaret Smith Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-0 6-3
1973 United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
United States Ann Kiyomura
4-6, 6-3, 7-6

References

  1. "dewar Cup Finals to be Split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. Martin, William. "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". Google News Archives. The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.

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