National Lawn Tennis Championships of India

The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India, originally called the All India Championships, or the All India Lawn Tennis Championships and the Indian National Championships, was a combined (men's and women's) tennis tournament. It was played from 1910 until 1999. It was held in various cities in, India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces, but mainly grass courts.

Ramanathan Krishnan won most men's singles championships with eight titles overall,All India Tennis Association and, during the pre-Open era Jenny Sandison and Leela Row won the most women's singles championships with seven titles each, while Nirupama Mankad won the most titles during the open era with five titles.

History Lawn tennis in India can be traced back within the first decade of the establishment of the Wimbledon championships with early local championships being established in places like Punjab (1885) and Calcutta (1887). However, there was no national championships, in 1910 colonial officers of the British Raj established the All India Lawn Tennis Championships in Allahabad which was 10 years before the All India Tennis Association was founded. The championships staged both men's and women's singles play and also doubles. In 1946, the All-India Championships tournament was renamed the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India by the India Lawn Tennis Association. After World War 2 until the start of the open era, the event was often held over Christmas and new year and on a few occasions two events were held in a single year in January and December (sometimes winners are described as winning in a year in which an event started in late December, other times in the year the event finished in early January).

The tournament was hosted at different cities around India and was also played on different surfaces, such as grass courts (1910–59, 1964–66, 1969, 1970, 1973), hard courts (1967) and clay courts (1960–61, 1974–79). This tournament was also held in conjunction with the Northern India Championships for the years 1962 to 1967. In the open era the event became a minor event for Indian players.

Finals Incomplete roll included:

Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScoreAll India Championships1910 Edmund Atkinson Lewis Deane 7–5, 7–5, 7–51911 H. W. Davies John Rendall ?1912 H. W. Davies (2) H. Nelson-Wright 6–0, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1(2)1913 Edmund Atkinson ? ?1914 Edmund Atkinson (2) ? ?1915 ? ? ?1916 Mohammed Sleem Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao 6–2, 6–11917–18 Not held 1919 Mr.Nagu ? ?1921 Edward Vivian Bobb ? ?1922 Mohammed Sleem (2) Harry Lewis-Barclay 8–6, 6–1, 6–11923 S.K. Mukerji Sandford Wilson Bobb 6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–41924 Eric Burn Andreae Sri-Krishna Prasada 8–6, 7–5, 7–51925 Eric Burn Andreae (2) Jagat Mohan Lal 6–4, 6–3, 6–8, 6–41926 Edward Vivian Bobb (2) Sri-Krishna Prasada 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–51927 Edward Vivian Bobb (3) Dip Narain Kapoor 5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–31928–29 Not held 1930 Edward Vivian Bobb (4) Dip Narain Kapoor 6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–21931 Dip Narain Kapoor Ahad Hussain 3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2, 6–11932 Dip Narain Kapoor (2) Ahad Hussain 6–0, 6–2, 6–21933 Edward Vivian Bobb (5) Sohan Lal 5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 10–81934 Sohan Lal Edward Vivian Bobb 6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–21935 Josip Palada Franjo Punčec 4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–21936 Ladislav Hecht Roderich Menzel 2–6, 3–6, 6–4, 6–1, 5–5 ret.1937 Edward Vivian Bobb (6) Dip Narain Kapoor 6–4, 7–5, 6–31938 Dip Narain Kapoor (3) Islam Ahmad 8–6, 6–4, 6–41939 Ghaus Mohammad Tenkasi K. Ramanathan 6–1, 6–21940 Franjo Punčec Yudishtra Singh 11-9. 6–4, 7–51941 Ghaus Mohammad (2) Iftikhar Ahmed Khan 6–0, 6–3, 7–51942 Subba L.R. Sawhney Prem Lal Pandhi 6–1, 6–1, 6–01943 Ghaus Mohammad (3) Iftikhar Ahmed Khan 6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–31944 Hal Surface Ghaus Mohammad 6–2, 6–4, 6–01945 Sumant Misra B.R. Kapinipathy 9–7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–01946 Ghaus Mohammad (4) Dilip Bose 7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3 1947 Sumant Misra (2) Man-Mohan Bhandari 4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0National Lawn Tennis Championships of India1948 Lennart Bergelin Sumant Misra8–6, 6–1, 6–41949 Dilip Bose Sumant Misra3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–61950 Felicisimo Ampon Pedro Masip5–7, 8–6, 8–6, 6–1 1951 Sven Davidson Jaroslav Drobný 6–3, 6–3 7–5 1952 Sven Davidson (2) Khan-Iftikhar Ahmed 6–3, 6–4, 8–61953 Sumant Misra (3) Naresh Kumar 6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–31954 Ramanathan Krishnan Jack Arkinstall6–2, 6–3, 7–51955 Jack Arkinstall Ramanathan Krishnan3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–31956 Sven Davidson Kurt Nielsen6–4, 6–1, 15–17, 6–41957 Ramanathan Krishnan (2) Naresh Kumar 6–4, 6–0, 8–61958 Ulf Schmidt Ramanathan Krishnan 6–2, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–31959 Ramanathan Krishnan (3) Naresh Kumar6–2, 6–2, 6–11960 Ramanathan Krishnan (4) Ulf Schmidt 6–3, 6–3 6–11961 Ramanathan Krishnan (5) Carlos Fernandes 6–2, 6–2, 3–6, 7–5India National and Northern India Championships1962 Roy Emerson Ramanathan Krishnan6–4, 6–4, 6–31963 Ramanathan Krishnan (6) Jaidip Mukerjea6–4, 6–0, 6–31964 Ramanathan Krishnan (7) Alan Mills6–1, 6–3, 6–41965 Ramanathan Krishnan (8) Martin Mulliganw.o.1966 Jaidip Mukerjea Premjit Lall 4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–01967 Premjit Lall Ramanathan Krishnan3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 2–1 rtd.National Lawn Tennis Championships of India1968 Premjit Lall (2) Open era1969 Ilie Năstase Premjit Lall 6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4 1970 Premjit Lall (3) Alex Metreveli9–7, 6–0, 5–7 6–31971 Jaidip Mukerjea (2) Premjit Lall 7-5, 6-3, 6-31972 Gaurav Misra Ramanathan Krishnan4–6, 6–4, 8–10, 7–5, 6–21973 Vijay Amritraj Ramanathan Krishnan ?1974 Anand Amritraj ? ?1975 Vijay Amritraj (2) Chiradip Mukerje ? ?1976 Tom Gorman Sashi Menon ?1977 Ramesh Krishnan Jasjit Singh 3-6, 7-5, 6-41978 Ramesh Krishnan (2) ? ?1979 Bidyut Goswami Shanker Krishnan6-3, 6-4, 6-41980 Sashi Menon ??1981 Sashi Menon (2)??1982 Srinivasan Vasudevan Jay Royappa6-1, 6-1 1983 Nandan Bal Enrico Piperno4-6, 7-6, 7-6 1984News18. Nandan Bal (2) Enrico Piperno4-6, 7-6, 7-6, 6-31985 Nandan Bal (3) Enrico Piperno6-4, 7-51986AELTC Zeeshan Ali ??1987 Zeeshan Ali (2)??1988 Zeeshan Ali (3)??1989 Zeeshan Ali (4)??1990 Leander Paes??1991 Zeeshan Ali (5)??1992 Gaurav Natekar ??1993 Asif Ismail ??1994 Mahesh Bhupathi ??1995 Mahesh Bhupathi (2)??1996 Nitin Kirtane ??1997 Marcus Hilpert ??1998 Marcus Hilpert (2)??1999 Syed Fazaluddin ??

Women's singles YearChampionRunner upScoreAll India Championships 1910 Mrs Kendall Mrs Hutchinson 6–3, 6–3 1911 Miss Warburton Miss Latham (score?) 1912 Mrs Adams Mrs Leslie-Jones 6–0, 6–3 1913 Miss Warburton Mrs Leslie-Jones 6–4, 6–3 1914 Mrs Leslie-Jones Mrs Fremantle 6–2, 6–0 1915–18 No event WW1 1919 Mrs Dickens Mrs Simpson 6–1, 6–3 1920 Mrs Kellie ? 6–3, 9-11, 6–1 1921 Mrs Kemble ? ? 1922 Phyllis Howkins Covell Dorothy Shepherd-Barron 6–3, 7–5 * 1923 Winifred MacClellan Keays Mrs O'Neill 6–2, 6–3 1924 Yolande Mackinnon Mrs T. Horn 6–3, 6–3 1925 Lena McKenna Phyllis Cox Berthoud 6–2, 6–4 1926 Lena McKenna (2) Miss Holden 6–3, 1–6, 6–1 1927 Jenny Sandison Lena McKenna 8–6, 6–4 1928 Abandoned 1929 Jenny Sandison (2) Elizabeth Ryan ? 1930 Jenny Sandison (3) Lena McKenna 6–3, 6–0 1931 Leela Row Lena McKenna 6–1, 6–1 1932 Jenny Sandison (4) Leela Row 7–5, 6–3 1933 Jenny Sandison(5) Leela Row 3–6, 6–2, 6–1 1934 Jenny Sandison (6) Hyacinth Harvey-Johnston6–2, 6–3 1935 Jenny Sandison (7) Margaret Parrott6–2, 6–3 1936 Leela Row (2) Rosie Gibson6–1, 6–0 1937 Leela Row (3) Joan Fry Lakeman 2–6, 9–7, 6–2 1938 Leela Row (4) Meher Dubash 6–1, 6–2 1939 Gaby Curtis Laura Woodbridge 6–2, 6–8, 9–7 1940 Leela Row (5) Laura Woodbridge 6–3, 6–2 1941 Leela Row (6) Meher Dubash 6–4, 6–1 1942 Mrs. Massey Leela Row 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 1943 Leela Row (7) Meher Dubash 1944 Laura Woodbridge Miss Maguire 6–1, 6–1 1945 Laura Woodbridge (2) Doreen Sansoni 3–6, 6–2, 6–0 1946 Doreen Sansoni Sarah Mody6–1, 10–12, 6–0 1947 Khanum Haji Singh Laura Woodbridge w.o. National Lawn Tennis Championships of India 1948 Khanum Haji Singh (2) Promilla Khanna 6–4, 6–4 1949 Khanum Haji Singh (3) Promilla Khanna 3–6, 9–7, 6–3 1950 Pat Canning Todd Gussie Moran 6–2, 6–2 1951 Dorothy Head Joy Mottram 6–3, 4–6, 6–3 1952 Urmila Thapar Laura Woodbridge6–0, 4–6, 7–5 1953 Rita Davar Joy Mottram 6–2, 6–1 1954 Rita Davar (2) Urmila Thapar 0–6, 6–2, 6–2 1955 Rita Davar (3) Urmila Thapar 6–4, 6–1 1956 Althea Gibson Saichiko Kamo 6–2, 6–2 1957 Khanum Haji Singh (4) Promilla Khanna Singh7–5, 7–5 1958 Promilla Khanna Singh Leela Panjabi 6–2, 6–3 1959 Dechu Appaiah Khanum Haji Singh 2–6, 7–5, 6–2 1960 Margaret Hellyer Mimi Arnold 4–6, 7–5, 6–0 1961 Margaret Hellyer (2) Dechu Appaiah 6–4, 6–2 India National and Northern India Championships 1962 Lesley Turner Madonna Schacht 6–1, 6–3 1963 Rattan Thadani Cherri Chettyanna 6–2, 6–2 1964 Jill Rook Mills Lakshmi Mahadevan 6–3, 4–6, 6–4 1965 Marion Law Nirupama Vasant 6–4, 6–4 1966 Tiiu Soome Marion Law 6–2, 3–6, 6–4 1967 Rena Abzhandadze Aleksandra Ivanova 6–4, 6–0 National Lawn Tennis Championships of India 1968 Aleksandra Ivanova Nina Turkheli 6–1, 6–2Open era 1969 Judith Dibar Alice Luthy Tym 6–2, 6–1 1970 Aleksandra Ivanova (2) Irena Škulj 6–1, 6–3 1971 Nirupama Mankad Kiran Peshawaria 4–6, 6–1, 6–1 1972 Marilyn Tesch Nirupama Mankad 6–4, 6–2 1973 Udaya Kumar Kiran Peshawaria Bedi 6–2, 7–5 1974 Susan Das Nirupama Vasant Mankad (score?) 1975 Nirupama Mankad (2) Susan Das 7–5, 6–4 1976 Nirupama Mankad (3) Susan Das6–4, 6–3 1977 Nirupama Mankad (4)Susan Das 6–4, 6–3 1978 Nirupama Mankad (5) Amreeta Ahluwalia 3–6, 6–1, 8–6 1979 Amreeta Ahluwalia Anu Peshawaria 6–4, 6–0 1980 Amreeta Ahluwalia (2) Anu Peshawaria 6–0, 6–3 1981 Amreeta Ahluwalia (3) Anu Peshawaria 6–1, 6–4 1982 Anu Peshawaria (4) Namratha Appa Rao 6–4, 6–3

Venues The tournament was staged in different cities for the duration of its run they included:

Host city years stagedAllahabad1910–1938, 1944, 1946–1949, 1950–1951Bombay 1939, 1974, 1977, 1979Calcutta1940, 1952–1953, 1955, 1957–1959, 1963 1964–1965, 1967, 1975, 1978Baroda 1941Lahore 1942Indore 1943Madras1944, 1945, 1954New Delhi1956, 1960–1962, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1980, 1982Bangalore1976Pune1981

Records Included:

Men's singles Most titles: Ramanathan Krishnan (8 titles) Most finals: Ramanathan Krishnan (10 finals) Most consecutive titles: Edward Vivian Bobb (3 titles) (1927–27, 1930) Most consecutive finals: Ramanathan Krishnan, (4 finals) (1957–60) Most matches played: Vijay Amritraj (26) Most matches won: Vijay Amritraj (24) Most consecutive matches won: Edward Vivian Bobb (13) Most editions played: Premjit Lall (11) Best match winning %: Edward Vivian Bobb, 92.8%, (pre-open era) Best match winning %: Vijay Amritraj, 92.3%, (open era) Oldest champion: Jack Arkinstall, 34y 7m & 26d (1954) Youngest champion: Ramanathan Krishnan, 16y 8m & 17d (1954)

Women's singles Most titles Pre Open era: Jenny Sandison/ Leela Row (7) Most titles Open era: Nirupama Mankad (5)

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