The Hastings and St. Leonards Open was combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1908. The first edition was played on grass courts at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, East Sussex, England. It eventually replaced the earlier South Saxons Open that ended in 1914, This event then ran annually till 1958.
History The event was established briefly before World War One in 1908 before stopping. In 1914 the earlier tournament the South Saxons Open was discontinued.
This event resumed in 1920 as the Hastings and St. Leonard's Open Lawn Tennis Tournament and was staged again at the Hastings Central Recreation Ground, a cricket venue that was utilised for other sporting events including archery, football and rugby, and also used as a general purposes recreation ground.
In 1925 the events name was changed again to the Hastings and St. Leonard's Open. Following World War Two the event was not resumed to the early to mid 1950s it lasted a few more editions until it was discontinued in 1958.World-Wide for Hastings Open Senior Tennis Tournament". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 9 August 1958. p.7.
Finals Men's Singles (incomplete roll). Year Champion Runner-up Score 1908 Henry Brutton W.H. Beale 6–0, 6–3, 6–1 1909 Henry Brutton (2) Bertram Hopson 2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4 1920 George Golding F.J. Cutler 7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4 1921 Cecil Campbell Richard Powell 6–0, 6–4, 6–2 1922 Brian Norton Leslie Godfree 6–4, 6–2 1923 Monty Temple George Stoddart 4–6, 6–2, 6–0 1924 Mohammed Sleem Royden Dash 4–6, 6–3, 6–1 1925 Royden Dash Roger George 4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4 1926 Royden Dash (2) J.G. Hogan 2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 1927 J.G. Hogan G. More 6–8, 7–5, 6–3 1931 Jiro Satoh Ralph Wackett 6–1, 8–6 1932 George Lyttleton-Rogers Atri Madan Mohan 6–1, 4–6, 9–7 1933 Bob Kirby George Lyttleton-Rogers 7–5, 6–1 1934 Douglas Freshwater Dickie Ritchie 10–8, 4–6, 6–2 1935 Colin Ritchie Malcolm A. Young 6–2, 6–4 1936 Alan Stedman Murray Deloford 6–0, 6–3 1937 Alan Stedman (2) Henry Purcell 6–4, 6–1 1938 Ghaus Mohammed Khan Dennis Coombe 6–1, 6–1 1939 Kho Sin-Khie Ernest Wittmann 7–5, 3–6, 6–4 1953 Dennis Hales P.V. Willford 6–1, 6–1 1954 John M. Cope J.F.B. Hunter 6–3, 6–2 1955 Hugh Sweeney Norman Dale 6–1, 6–1 1956 Khwaja Saeed-Hai Geoff Cass 6–0, 6–3 1957 Bob Levine John Cope 6–3, 6–1
Women's Singles (incomplete roll) Year Champion Runner-up Score 1908 Agnes Morton Miss Tootell 8–6, 6–1 1909 Agnes Morton (2) Jessie Tripp 7–5, 6–0 1910 Mildred Coles E.E. Sargeant 6–1, 6–0 1911 Mildred Coles (2) Doris Bullock 6–3, 6-3 1912 Madeline O'Neill Christine Tyrrell 6–2, 6–0 1913 Aurea Edgington Constance Luard walkover 1920 Madeline O'Neill Christine Tyrrell 6–1, 6–4 1921 Geraldine Beamish Dorothy Kemmis-Betty 6–2, 6–4 1922 Geraldine Beamish (2) Christine Tyrrell 6–0, 6–1 1923 Phoebe Holcroft Joan Hextall 6–1, 6–2 1924 Phoebe Holcroft (2) Geraldine Beamish 4–6, 8–6, 6–2 1925 Phoebe Watson (3) Phyllis Howkins Covell 6–4, 6–1 1926 Phoebe Watson (4) Joan Fry 6–1, 3–6, 6–3 1927 Phoebe Watson (5) Christine Tyrrell 6–4, 6–1 1928 Christine Tyrrell Vera Montgomery 6–2, 6–4 1929 Beatrice Feltham Madge Slaney 6–3, 6–3 1930 Margaret Walsh Mellows Madge Slaney 6–4, 3–6, 6–1 1931 Beatrice Feltham (2) Madge Slaney 6–3, 6–3 1932 Beatrice Feltham (3) Rita Jarvis 6–2, 6–1 1933 Effie Peters Katherine Keith-Steele 6–1, 7–5 1934 Peggy Brazier Joy Mowbray-Green 4–6, 6–3, 6–4 1935 Leila Row Peggy Brazier 6–2, 9–7 1936LAWN TENNIS THIS WEEK'S TOURNAMEN". Hastings and St Leonards Observer. 29 August 1936. p. 18. Anita Lizana Gladys Southwell 6–1, 6–3 1937 Jean Saunders Katherine Keith-Steele 6–2, 6–4 1938 Patience Thomson Dulcie Kitson 6–2, 6–1 1939 Thelma Jarvis Patience Thomson 6–2, 6–1 1954 Evelyn Attwood Gem Gilbert 6–1, 6–2
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