The English Open was a table tennis tournament in England, last staged by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) in Sheffield in 2011.

History

The tournament was first held as the English Open in 1927 by the English Table Tennis Association. Apart from a wartime break in the early 1940s, the tournament was held every year until 1980, and then every two years until the early 1990s.

In 1996, the ITTF decided to include that year's English Open in Kettering as the very first event of the first ever ITTF Pro Tour. The tournament went on to feature in the ITTF Pro Tour five more times, in 1997, 1999, 2001, 2009 and in 2011, when it was held for the last time.

The record for the most men's singles tournament wins is held by Richard Bergmann, who won six titles between 1939 and 1954, including two while representing Austria and four while representing England. Maria Alexandru of Romania holds the record for the most women's singles tournaments wins, having won six titles between 1963 and 1974.

Champions

English National Championships, 1921-1926

From 1921 to 1926 the tournament was called the English National Championships and was organised by the Table Tennis Association.

SeasonMen's SinglesWomen's Singles1921/22 Andrew Donaldson F Scott1922/23 Mike Cohen Kathleen Berry1923/24 Percy Bromfield Kathleen Berry1924/25 P.N. Nanda Kathleen Berry1925/26 S.R.G Suppiah Greta Vasey

English Open Championships, 1927-1995

In April 1927 the Table Tennis Association was dissolved and re-formed as the English Table Tennis Association. The first English Open Championships were held that year.

Senior events

SeasonMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesMixed Doubles 1926/27 S.R.G. Suppiah Dolly Gubbins Percy Bromfield Lionel Farris Dolly Gubbins Joan Ingram Lionel Farris Joan Ingram 1927/28 Daniel Pecsi Erika Metzger Charlie Bull Fred Perry Winifred Land Brenda Sommerville Daniel Pecsi Erika Metzger 1928/29 Antonín Malecek Marie Šmídová Charlie Bull Fred Perry Phyllis Moser Marie Šmídová Fred Perry Winifred Land 1929/30 Sándor Glancz Dolly Gubbins Charlie Bull Fred Perry Magda Gál Winifred Land Sándor Glancz Magda Gál 1930/31 Miklós Szabados Valerie Bromfield Viktor Barna Miklós Szabados Mary Holt N Wood Sándor Glancz Valerie Bromfield 1931/32 Miklós Szabados Mária Mednyánszky Stanislav Kolár Antonín Malecek H Martin Mária Mednyánszky Miklós Szabados Mária Mednyánszky 1932/33 Viktor Barna Dora Emdin Viktor Barna Sándor Glancz N Wood Wendy Woodhead Viktor Barna Dora Emdin 1933/34 Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne Viktor Barna Tommy Sears Dora Emdin Phyllis Moser Viktor Barna Dora Emdin 1934/35 Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne Viktor Barna Tommy Sears Margaret Osborne Wendy Woodhead Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne 1935/36 Alojzy Ehrlich Marie Kettnerová Laszlo Bellak Miklós Szabados Dora Emdin Astrid Krebsbach Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne 1936/37 Viktor Barna Ruth Aarons Abe Berenbaum Sol Schiff Margaret Osborne Wendy Woodhead Buddy Blattner Ruth Aarons 1937/38 Viktor Barna Dora Beregi Viktor Barna Laszlo Bellak Margaret Osborne Wendy Woodhead Viktor Barna Margaret Osborne 1938/39 Richard Bergmann Jean Nicoll Viktor Barna Laszlo Bellak Vlasta Depetrisová Vera Votrubcová Bohumil Váňa Vera Votrubcová 1939/40 Richard Bergmann Vera Dace Richard Bergmann Alfred Liebster Dora Beregi Jean Nicoll Viktor Barna Dora Beregi 1945/46 Bohumil Váňa Dora Beregi Adolf Šlár Bohumil Váňa Dora Beregi Vera Dace Eric Filby Dora Beregi 1946/47 Václav Tereba Gizi Farkas Abe Berenbaum Bohumil Váňa Elizabeth Blackbourn Vera Dace Bohumil Váňa Vera Votrubcová 1947/48 Richard Bergmann Gizi Farkas Richard Bergmann Tage Flisberg Pinkie Barnes Gizi Farkas Ferenc Sidó Gizi Farkas 1948/49 Marty Reisman Peggy McLean Viktor Barna Richard Bergmann Peggy McLean Leah Thall Dick Miles Leah Thall 1949/50 Richard Bergmann Mildred Shahian Žarko Dolinar Vilim Harangozo Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe Johnny Leach Peggy Franks 1950/51 Alojzy Ehrlich Trude Pritzi Jack Carrington Johnny Leach Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe Viktor Barna Helen Elliot 1951/52 Richard Bergmann Linde Wertl Žarko Dolinar Vilim Harangozo Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe Johnny Leach Diane Rowe 1952/53 Michel Haguenauer Rosalind Rowe Richard Bergmann Johnny Leach Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe Viktor Barna Rosalind Rowe 1953/54 Richard Bergmann Linde Wertl Brian Kennedy Aubrey Simons Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe Johnny Leach Diane Rowe 1954/55 Žarko Dolinar Rosalind Rowe Ivan Andreadis Ladislav Štípek Diane Rowe Rosalind Rowe Aubrey Simons Helen Elliot 1955/56 Elemér Gyetvai Gizi Farkas Elemér Gyetvai Kálmán Szepesi Ann Haydon Diane Rowe Johnny Leach Diane Rowe 1956/57 Zoltán Berczik Fujie Eguchi Ichiro Ogimura Toshiaki Tanaka Taeko Namba Tomi Okawa Keisuke Tsunoda Taeko Namba 1957/58 Ferenc Sidó Agnes Simon Zoltán Berczik Ferenc Sidó Ann Haydon Pamela Mortimer Ferenc Sidó Éva Kóczián 1958/59 Ichiro Ogimura Fujie Eguchi Teruo Murakami Ichiro Ogimura Fujie Eguchi Kimiyo Matsuzaki Teruo Murakami Kimiyo Matsuzaki 1959/60 Ian Harrison Agnes Simon Johnny Leach Michael Thornhill Kathy Best Diane Rowe Ian Harrison Diane Rowe 1960/61 Victor Markovic Eva Kóczián-Földy Hans Alsér Tony Larsson Kathy Best Agnes Simon Zoltán Berczik Eva Kóczián-Földy 1961/62 Zoltán Berczik Diane Rowe Ivan Andreadis Vladimír Miko Diane Rowe Mary Shannon Zoltán Berczik Sarolta Lukacs 1962/63 Zoltán Berczik Maria Alexandru Ivan Andreadis Vilim Harangozo Diane Rowe Mary Shannon János Faházi Eva Kóczián-Földy 1963/64 Dorin Giurgiuca Maria Alexandru János Faházi Péter Rózsás Diane Rowe Mary Shannon Péter Rózsás Sarolta Lukacs 1964/65 Eberhard Schöler Marta Luzova Vladimír Miko Jaroslav Stanek Diane Rowe Mary Shannon Vladimír Miko Marta Luzova 1966/67 Jaroslav Stanek Mary Shannon-Wright Vladimír Miko Jaroslav Stanek Maria Alexandru Eleonora Mihalca Vladimír Miko Marta Luzova 1967/68 Stanislav Gomozkov Eleonora Mihalca Istvan Korpa Dragutin Šurbek Svetlana Grinberg Zoja Rudnova Stanislav Gomozkov Zoja Rudnova 1968/69 Stanislav Gomozkov Zoja Rudnova Anatoly Amelin Stanislav Gomozkov Svetlana Grinberg Zoja Rudnova Eberhard Schöler Diane Schöler 1969/70 Štefan Kollárovits Maria Alexandru István Jónyer Tibor Klampár Karenza Mathews Mary Shannon-Wright Denis Neale Mary Shannon-Wright 1970/71 Tibor Klampár Maria Alexandru Stellan Bengtsson Bo Persson Maria Alexandru Eleonora Mihalca Antun Stipancic Maria Alexandru 1971/72 Stellan Bengtsson Maria Alexandru Antun Stipancic Dragutin Šurbek Maria Alexandru Eleanora Vlaicov Milan Orlowski Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová 1972/73 Stellan Bengtsson Brigitta Radberg Stellan Bengtsson Kjell Johansson Miloslava Polackova Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová Milan Orlowski Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová 1973/74 Kjell Johansson Maria Alexandru Stellan Bengtsson Kjell Johansson Maria Alexandru Alica Grofová Bo Persson Brigitta Radberg 1974/75 Anatoli Strokatov Elmira Antonyan Stanislav Gomozkov Anatoli Strokatov Yen Kuei-li Yu Ching Chia Li Ching-Kwang Yen Kuei-li 1975/76 Stellan Bengtsson Jill Hammersley Desmond Douglas Denis Neale Blanka Silhanova Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová Stellan Bengtsson Ann Hellman 1976/77 Stanislav Gomozkov Carole Knight Stanislav Gomozkov Anatoli Strokatov Jill Hammersley Linda Howard Bagrat Burnazian Tatiana Ferdman 1977/78 Li Chen-Shih Chu Hsiang-Yun Li Chen-Shih Wang Huiyuan Chu Hsiang-Yun Wei Li Chieh Desmond Douglas Linda Howard 1978/79 Kou Yao-Hua Jill Hammersley Kou Yao-Hua Liang Ko-liang Judit Magos Gabriela Szabo Desmond Douglas Linda Howard 1979/80 Desmond Douglas Jill Hammersley Andrzej Grubba Leszek Kucharski Blanka Silhanova Ilona Uhlíková-Voštová Erik Lindh Marie Lindblad 1981/82 Teng Yi Chen Lili Teng Yi Fan Changmao Dai Lili Chen Jieling Chen Xinhua Chen Lili 1983/84 Desmond Douglas Anita Zakharjan Jonny Akesson Jörgen Persson Patricia Germain Brigitte Thiriet Seiji Ono Yoshiko Shimauchi 1985/86 Zoran Kalinic Ellen Kovtun Zoran Kalinic Masahiro Maehara Alison Gordon Joy Grundy Desmond Douglas Alison Gordon 1987/88 Jörgen Persson Li Huifen Andrzej Grubba Leszek Kucharski Daniela Guergueltcheva Valentina Popova Wei Qingguang Li Huifen 1989/90 Yu Shentong Mika Hoshino Wei Qingguang Chen Longcan Kim Youn Sook Lee Jung Ae Jean-Philippe Gatien Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou 1991/92 Jean-Philippe Gatien Mirjam Hooman Mikael Appelgren Jan-Ove Waldner Irina Palina Elena Timina Jean-Philippe Gatien Xiaoming Wang-Dréchou 1994/95 Damien Éloi Bettine Vriesekoop Damien Éloi Christophe Legoût Åsa Svensson Marie Svenssonn/a

Veteran events

SeasonVeteran men's singlesVeteran women's singles 1932/33 Zoltán Mechlovits 1933/34 J Thompson 1934/35 A J Wilmott 1935/36 E C Gunn 1936/37 A Melnick 1937/38 H Knibbs 1938/39 Zoltán Mechlovits 1939/40 A J Wilmott 1945/46 R V Bryant 1946/47 J Taylor 1947/48 Edgar Reay 1948/49 S Sugarhood 1949/50 S Sugarhood N Evans 1950/51 Leo Thompson S Betling 1951/52 Alex Brook S Betling 1952/53 L C Kerslake I B Bell 1953/54 L C Kerslake C Cook 1954/55 Alex Brook I Huntner 1955/56 H Spears G Davies 1956/57 L C Kerslake I B Bell 1957/58 L C Kerslake V Cherriman 1958/59 Ronald Sharman I B Bell 1959/60 Ronald Sharman I B Bell 1960/61 Ronald Craydon C Whitehouse 1961/62 Ronald Craydon C Whitehouse 1962/63 Ronald Craydon D Crosby 1963/64 Harry Venner D Crosby 1964/65 Harry Venner Gladys Horn 1966/67 Harry Venner Majorie Cumberbatch 1967/68 Lou Hoffman Majorie Cumberbatch 1968/69 S Norton Judy Williams 1969/70 Jack Clayton Judy Williams 1970/71 Gordon Chapman Molly Prowen 1971/72 Ron Ethridge Daphne Gray 1972/73 Derek Schofield Daphne Gray 1973/74 K Beamish Daphne Gray 1974/75 Peter D\'Arcy Daphne Gray 1975/76 Henry Buist Daphne Gray 1976/77 Derek Schofieldn/a 1977/78 Derek Schofieldn/a 1978/79 H Bolenan/a 1991/92 John Hilton Judy Williams 1995/96 John Hilton Pauline Perry

SeasonVeteran men's doublesVeteran women's doubles1991/92 John Hilton Malcolm Corking D Dawson L Radford

Team events

Men's and women's team events were held as part of the English Open from 1963 to 1992.

SeasonMen's TeamWomen's Team1962/631963/641964/651966/671967/681968/691969/701970/711971/721972/731973/741974/751975/761976/771977/781978/791979/801981/821983/841985/861987/881989/901991/92

ITTF Pro Tour English Open, 1996-2011

The ITTF Pro Tour included the English Open in its schedule on six occasions from 1996 to 2011.

SeasonHostMen's SinglesWomen's SinglesMen's DoublesWomen's DoublesU21 Men's SinglesU21 Women's Singles1996KetteringKong LinghuiYang Ying Werner Schlager Karl Jindrak Yang Ying Wang HuiRyo YuzawaKeiko Okazaki1997KetteringJean-Michel SaiveTong Fei-ming Christophe Legout Patrick Chila Chai Po Wa Qiao YunpingMartin MonradFumie Kawano1999Hopton-on-SeaMa WengeJie Schöpp Trinko Keen Danny Heister Lee Eun-sil Ryu Ji-haeCheng Yuan SuAn Konishi2001ChathamWang LiqinYoshie Takada Timo Boll Zoltan Fejer-Konnerth Kim Hyang-mi Kim Hyon-huiBastian StegerKim Yun-mi2009SheffieldMa LongGuo Yan Ma Long Wang Liqin Kim Kyungah Park Mi-youngSeo Hyun-deokDaniela Dodean2011SheffieldChen QiDing Ning Xu Xin Zhang Jike Guo Yan Guo YueSeo Hyun-deokKasumi Ishikawa

See also English National Table Tennis Championships Table Tennis England

References

External links International Table Tennis Federation Table Tennis England