Dewar Cup Billingham
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Billigham
TourOpen tour (1971)
Grand Prix circuit (1972–1973)
Founded1971
Abolished1973
Editions2
LocationBillingham, England
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Dewar Cup Billingham [1] was an indoor tennis event held from 1971 through 1973 and played in Billingham, Teesside, England as part of the Dewar Cup circuit[2] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971Chile Jaime FillolUnited Kingdom Gerald Battrick2–6, 6–4, 6–3
1972United Kingdom John LloydSouth Africa Pat Cramer4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1973United Kingdom Roger TaylorUnited States Raz Reid6–2, 6–3

Men's doubles

Women's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Julie Heldman4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1972Australia Margaret Smith CourtUnited States Julie Heldman7–5, 6–0
1973United Kingdom Virginia WadeFrance Nathalie Fuchs6–0, 6–2

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1971France Françoise Dürr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman
6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1972Australia Margaret Smith Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Patti Hogan
United States Sharon Walsh
6–3, 6–2
1973United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United Kingdom Glynis Coles
United States Sharon Walsh
6–7, 6–3, 6–2

References

  1. "Dewar Cup finals to be split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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