The Keswick Open Hard Courts was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1934 as the Lakeland Open. The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was played annually until 1967.
History In August 1889 the Keswick Open was first held for the first time. The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was held annually until 1910 when it was discontinued as part of the LTA Circuit.
In 1934 the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club established a new successor event called the Lakeland Open that was also played at Fitz Park, but this time on hard clay courts, that event ran until 1939, when it was briefly supsepended due to World War Two. In 1941 the tournament was revived under a new name the Keswick Open Hard Courts tournament. In 1960 the event was held in conjunction with the Cumberland County Championships. The event ran until 1967 when it was abolished.
Finals Men's singles (Incomplete list) Lakeland OpenYearWinnersRunners-upScore1934 Herby Aldred Laurie Shaffi6–3, 6–31938 Constantin Tanacescu Eric Filby6–2, 4–6, 7–51939 Constantin Tanacescu (2) Angus Smith6–0, 6–2Keswick Open Hard Courts1948 Heraldo Weiss Gerry Oakley6–4, 3–6, 6–41951 Ignacy Tłoczyński Czeslaw Spychala6–4, 3–6, 6–41956 Eric Dixon John Tuton6–2, 6–21957 Ken Riley Chris Norris6–3, 6–41963 Bobby Wilson Roger Becker7–5, 7–51964 Bobby Wilson (2) Guillermo Hernandez6–3, 3–6, 6–31965 Roger Dowdeswell Tony Pickard 6–2, 5–7, 6–2
Women's singles (Incomplete list) Lakeland OpenYearWinnersRunners-upScore1934 Dorothy Round Olga Webb 6–0, 6–21936 Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft Rita Jarvis 7–5, 6–41937 Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft (2) Cecily Hartley Marriott 8–6, retd.1938 Rosemary Thomas Olga Webb MacInnes6–4, 6–31939 Laila Schou-Nilsen Mrs J. Selwyn James6–2, 6–3Keswick Open Hard Courts1949 Mary Terán de Weiss Dorothy Round Little6-4, 6-31951 Shirley Bloomer Joy Mottram6–4, 6–41962 Louise Grundy Mrs G. Bowman6–2, 6–21963 Norma Baylon Vera Roberts4–6, 6–2, 6–4
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