1969 British Hard Court Championships
Date28 April – 3 May
Edition40th
CategoryILTF
Draw32S/16D
SurfaceClay / outdoor
LocationBournemouth, England
VenueThe West Hants Club
Champions
Men's singles
Australia John Newcombe [1]
Women's singles
Australia Margaret Court
Men's doubles
South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan [2]
Women's doubles
Australia Margaret Court / Australia Judy Tegart
Mixed doubles
United Kingdom Virginia Wade / South Africa Bob Maud

The 1969 British Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth in England. It was the 40th edition of the tournament and the second edition in the Open Era of tennis. The tournament was held from 28 April through 3 May 1969.[3] John Newcombe, seeded first, and Margaret Court won the first open singles titles while the men's team of Bob Hewitt and Frew McMillan and the women's team of Margaret Court and Judy Tegart won the doubles titles.[4] The poor state of the courts led to a protest by a number of players.[5] The tournament made a financial loss due to higher expenses compared to the previous edition and poor weather during the final two days.[6]

Finals

Men's singles

Australia John Newcombe defeated South Africa Bob Hewitt 6–8, 6–3, 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Women's singles

Australia Margaret Court defeated United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 5–7, 6–4, 6–4

Men's doubles

South Africa Bob Hewitt / South Africa Frew McMillan defeated France Jean-Claude Barclay / United Kingdom Robert Wilson 6–4, 6–2, 2–6, 9–7

Women's doubles

Australia Margaret Court / Australia Judy Tegart defeated Netherlands Ada Bakker / Netherlands Marijke Schaar 6–1, 6–4

Mixed doubles

United Kingdom Virginia Wade / South Africa Bob Maud defeated Australia Fay Toyne-Moore / Australia Jimmy Moore 6–2, 6–2

References

  1. ↑ "1969 Bournemouth – Men's Singles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  2. ↑ "1969 Bournemouth – Men's Doubles draw". Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP).
  3. ↑ "Cox may reach Newcombe". The Glasgow Herald. 24 April 1969. p. 9.
  4. ↑ John Barrett, ed. (1970). BP year book of World Tennis 1970. London: Clipper Press. pp. 167–168. ISBN 0851080049. OCLC 502255545. OL 21635829M.
  5. ↑ "Criticism of English courts". The Canberra Times. 3 May 1969. p. 32 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Hardcourt titles a financial failure". The Canberra Times. 6 May 1969. p. 25 – via National Library of Australia.
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