Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships

Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit
Founded	1922 (1922)
Abolished	1983 (1983)
Location	Albany Bruce Rock Greenville Katanning Kukerin Pingelly Wongan Hills
Venue	Albany Tennis Club (1922–39) Various (1946–83)
Surface	Clay

The Western Australian Hard Court Open Championships formally known as the Western Australian Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1922 as the Hard Court Championships of the Great Southern District. The tournament was organised by the Western Australia Lawn Tennis Association and first played at the Albany Tennis Club, Mount Lawley Park, Albany, Western Australia. It ran annually until 1983. when it was discontinued

History

In January 1922 the Hard Court Championships of the Great Southern District was etsblished at the Albany Tennis Club, Mount Lawley Park, Albany, Western Australia, Australia. The first winners of the men's singles was Ronald Coote, and the winner of the women's singles event was Phyllis Richardson. In December 1926 it became a fully sanctioned event of the Western Australia Lawn Tennis Association and the tournament was renamed as the Western Australian State Hard Court Championships.

The championships continued to be held in Albany until 1939. In 1940 they were moved to Geraldton. The event was not held from 1941 to 19454 due to World War II. In 1946 the tournament resumed and was played in Kalgoorlie. It was then held at various location throughout its run including Bruce Rock, Greenville, Katanning, Kukerin, Pingelly and Wongan Hills.

In 1983 the tournament was last held at was discontinued the final winner of the men's singles event was Robert (Bob) Casey. The final women's singles champion was Christine Matison.

Finals

Men's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1922	Albany	Ronald Francis Charles Coote	Loyal Forte	6–3, 3–6, 6–3
1923	Albany	Clement Leonard Evans	Samuel Stedman Glyde	6–0, 6–4
1924	Albany	Clement Leonard Evans	Reginald W. Richardson	6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–4
1925	Albany	Edward William Sturm	Arthur G. Range Uglow	6–0, 7–5, 6–3
1926	Albany	Ernest Malcolm Ladyman	Edward William Sturm	7–5, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2
1927	Albany	Robert Whitelock (Bob) Phillips	Ernest Malcolm Ladyman	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1928	Albany	Clarence Leslie Treloar	Eric John Bray	6–0, 6–1, 6–2
1929	Albany	William Henry Halliday	Jack Fraser	6–3, 6–1, 6–1
1930	Albany	Harry Stapledon	Clarence Leslie Treloar	6–0 6–3, 1–6, 4–6, 6–0
1931	Albany	Harry Stapledon	Ronald Douglas Ford	6–4, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1932	Albany	Ronald Douglas Ford	William Henry Halliday	6–4, 3–6, 6–0, 3–6, 6–0
1933	Albany	Ronald Douglas Ford	Robert Coles Reitze	6–4, 6–0, 6–1
1934	Albany	Jack Langdon	Arthur Patrick Hinds	8–6, 6–0, 6–2
1935	Albany	Edward Butt	Jack Langdon	7–5, 6–2, 4–6, 6–2
1936	Albany	Ernest Malcolm Ladyman	Jack Langdon	6–3, 6–3
1937	Albany	Vern Hall	William Henderson Davis	6–1, 3–6 8–6 4–6 6–4
1938	Albany	Ronald Douglas Ford	Keith Allen Hough	6–3, 7–5, 6–3
1939	Albany	Jack Langdon	William Henry Halliday	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1940	Geraldton	Max Bonner	Ronald Henry Stephen	6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1941	Geraldton	John Bromwich	Max Bonner	6–3, 6–1, 6–2
1942/1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Kalgoorlie	Herbert Parfitt Blacker	Ronald Henry Stephen	6–3, 4–6, 2–6, 6–0, 6–1
1947.	Albany	William Frederick Stephen	Ronald Henry Stephen	6–0, 6–3, 6–2
1948	Katanning	Arthur Vernon Hall	Max McDermott	1–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–3
1949	Geraldton	Clive Eric Wilderspin	William Frederick Stephen	6–3, 6–3, 6–0
1950	Kalgoorlie	Clive Eric Wilderspin	Keith Edwin Holten	10–8, 6–2, 6–1
1951	Pingelly	John Edward Blacklock	Clive Eric Wilderspin	7–5, 6–4, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2
1952	Albany	Dawson Cecil Hamilton	Laurie Quan	6–1, 7–5 9–7
1953	Kalgoorlie	Dawson Cecil Hamilton	John Blacklock	1–6, 6–1, 6–4, 5–7, 6–1
1954	Toodyay	Geoffrey Oswald Strang	Ronald L. Hunt	6–3, 0–6, 6–3, 5–7, 6–0
1960	Geraldton	Arthur James Catchpole	Wayne Millen	6–2,6–4
1961	Bruce Rock	Rob Kilderry	Geoff Strang	7–5, 6–4, 6–2
1962	Bruce Rock	Wayne Millen	Colin Bell	6–4, 6–4, 3–6, 6–2
1963	Bruce Rock	Peter Harris	Peter McPherson	9–6
1964	Bruce Rock	Timothy John Clayton	Douglas Napier	6–3, 6–1
1965	Kalgoorlie	Rob Cadwallader	Michael Kenny	9–5
1966	Kalgoorlie	Brian Bowman	Colin Bell	6–1, 6–2
↓  Open Era  ↓
1969	Bruce Rock	Gary Penberthy	Daniel Hogan	6–3, 7–5, 6–1
1973	Greenville	Robert Aidan Casey	Alan Wall	6–3, 14–12
1975	Kalgoorlie	Robert Aidan Casey	Ross Olivieri	6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1976 *	Kukerin	Robert Aidan Casey	Ross Olivieri	4–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–2
1976 **	Kukerin	Robert Aidan Casey	Gary Penberthy	6–4, 6–4
1978	Kondinin	Gary Penberthy	Robert Aidan Casey	6–3. 6–3
1979	Katanning	Gary Penberthy	Larry Hall	6–0, 6–3
1983	Wongan Hills	Robert Aidan Casey	Brian Williams	6–4, 6–3

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Location	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1922	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor	?
1923	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor	6–2, 6–1
1924	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Mrs E.J. Stuart	6–4, 6–4
1925	Albany	Marjorie Foulkes-Taylor	Mrs Grace	6–4, 9–7
1926	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Peggy Murray	6–2, 3–6, 6–3
1927	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Marion Barker	6–3, 6–4
1928	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Venetia Thompson Fyfe	6–0, 6–2
1929	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Mrs H.J. Frank	6–2, 6–3
1930	Albany	Ida Wedin MacBeth	Marion Barker	1–6, 8–6, 6–1
1931	Albany	Marion Barker	Bessie Spencer Ford	6–2, 6–1
1932	Albany	Pearl Jamieson	Rosie Collins	3–6, 6–3, 6–4
1933	Albany	Rosie Collins	Mary Paterson	6–4, 6–4
1934	Albany	Pearl Jamieson	Phyllis Richardson	7–5, 6–8, 6–3
1935	Albany	Pearl Jamieson	Phyllis Richardson	9–7, 6–4
1936	Albany	Phyllis Richardson	Rosie Collins	7–5, 6–2
1937	Albany	Pearl Jamieson	Rosie Collins	7–5, 6–1
1938	Albany	Rosie Collins	Mrs Stella Lings	6–1, 6–1
1939	Albany	Joan Crisp	Gwen Nicolson	7–5, 6–2
1940	Geraldton	Mavis Williams Cooke	Mary Paterson	6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1942/1945	Not held (due to World War II)
1946	Kalgoorlie	Rona Ryan	Pauline Graham	1–6, 6–4, 6–4
1947	Albany	Margot Grace	Mavis Williams Cooke	6–1, 4–6, 6–1
1948	Katanning	Rona Ryan	Margot Grace	7–5, 9–7
1949	Geraldton	Marina Nicholas	Margot Grace	1–6, 6–3, 6–0
1950	Kalgoorlie	Valmai Watts Bandy	Mrs S. Robinson	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1951	Pingelly	Patricia Cunningham	Valmai Watts Bandy	6–3, 3–6, 8–6
1952	Albany	Joan Ryan	Patricia Cunningham	6–3, 6–0
1953	Kalgoorlie	Mary Blacklock	Rona Ryan Hesford	?
1954	Toodyay	Mary MacFarlane White	Patricia Cunningham Holmes	8–6, 4–3 retd.
1965	Kalgoorlie	S. Stephen	Dianne Born	9–7 ?
1966	Kalgoorlie	Lesley Hunt	D. Griffiths	6–3, 6–0
↓  Open Era  ↓
1973	Greenwille	Vicki Lancaster	Keryl Chute	6–2, 2–6, 6–2
1975	Kalgoorlie	Michelle Pekovitch	Maureen Smith	6–3, 6–4
1976	Kukerin	Christine Matison	L. Cooper	6–4, 6–4
1976	Bruce Rock	Mary Sawyer	Christine Matison	6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1978	Kondinin	Christine Matison	L. Cooper	7–5, 6–2
1979	Katanning	Christine Matison	C. Ainscough	6–0, 6–3
1983	Wongan Hills	Christine Matison	L. Cooper	4–6, 6–2, 6–0