Hoylake Open Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1930 (1930)
Abolished1974 (1974)
LocationWest Kirby, Cheshire, England
VenueAshton Park
SurfaceGrass/Clay

The Hoylake Open Championships[1] also known as the Rothman's Hoylake Open Championships[2] (for sponsorship reasons) was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1930 as the Hoylake and West Kirby Open.[3] The event was staged annually at Ashton Park, West Kirby, Cheshire, England until 1974.

History

On 25 August 1930 the Hoylake and West Kirby Open lawn tennis tournament was established.[4] The tournament was unique in that it was played on public tennis courts at the Ashton Park, West Kirby, Cheshire.[2] It began mainly as a local British event for the first couple of decades[2] It then began to attract international players from the 1950s onward. The tournament continued under same the brand name until 1966. In 1967 the newspaper company the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Ltd took over sponsorship of the event, and it was rebraded as Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Hoylake Open.[5] In 1970 the tobacco company Rothmans International took over sponsorship of the tournament.[6] It became a major stop on the ILTF Circuit in July just after Wimbledon until its demise in the mid-1970s.

In 1960 and from 1967 the tournament was also valid as North of England Championships with the winners succeeding to both titles.[7] The tournament was predominantly played on grass courts except for the 1974 edition that was played on clay courts.

Finals

Mens Singles

Incomplte roll includes:[8]

Hoylake and West Kirby Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1949[2]United Kingdom W. DevineUnited Kingdom G.J. Chibbett3-6, 9–7, 6-2
1950[2]United Kingdom T.A. CowdyUnited Kingdom G.J. Chibbett4-6, 7–5, 6-4
1951[2]South Africa David SamaaiFederation of Malaya Chew Bee Ong6-2, 9-7
1952[2]Hong Kong Koon Hung IpPoland Ignacy Tloczynski6-2, 6-3
1953[2]United Kingdom Gerry OakleyPoland Ignacy Tloczynski6-4, 7-5
1954[2]United Kingdom Gerry Oakley (2)Hong Kong Koon Hung Ip6-2, 7-5
1955[2]United Kingdom Gerry Oakley (3)United Kingdom Colin Hannam[9]7-5, 5–7, 6-3
1956[2]Australia John O'BrienSouthern Rhodesia Don Black6-2, 6-4
1957[2]Australia Peter FranklandSouthern Rhodesia Don Black6-3, 9–7, 6-2
1958[2]Venezuela Isaías PimentelSouthern Rhodesia Roy Stillwell[10]10-8, 6-2
1959[2]India Ramanathan KrishnanIndia Premjit Lall6-2, 6-1
1960[2]South Africa Bertie GaertnerSouth Africa David Samaai6-1, 2–6, 6-4
1961[2]Australia John HillebrandAustralia Martin Mulligan6-3, 6-4
1962[2]United Kingdom Roger BeckerUnited Kingdom Billy Knight6-3, 2–6, 6-4
1963[2]Australia Bob HoweAustralia Martin Mulligan6-4, 8-6
1964[2]Australia John Hillebrand (2)Australia Fred Stolledivided title
1965[2]United Kingdom Mike SangsterSouth Africa Bob Hewitt6-4, 6-3
1966[2]United Kingdom Mike Sangster (2)South Africa Bob Hewitt6-1, 6-1
Hoylake Open
1967[2]Australia John NewcombeUnited Kingdom Roger Taylor7-5, 3–6, 6-3
1968[2]United Kingdom Mike Sangster (3)United States Herb Fitzgibbon2-6, 6–4, 12-10
Open era
1969[2]Australia Ray RuffelsNew Zealand Brian Fairlie6-3, 6-3
Hoylake Open Championships
1970[2]Australia John Newcombe (2)Australia Owen Davidson4-6, 9–7, 6-4
1971[2]Rhodesia Andrew PattisonIndia Jaidip Mukerjea6-2, 5–7, 6-2
1972[2]Rhodesia Douglas Irvine[11]Australia Ray Keldiedivided title
1973[2]Australia Bob GiltinanAustralia Owen Davidson1-6, 6–3, 6-2
1974South Africa Bernie MittonSouth Africa John Yuill6-4, 6-4

Women's singles

Incomplete roll includes.

Hoylake and West Kirby Open
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1949[2]United Kingdom Mrs B. DixonUnited Kingdom Mrs P. Williams6-4, 6-1
1950[2]United Kingdom Ann LayfieldUnited Kingdom Peggy Astill Knight6-3, 1–6, 6-2
1951[2]United Kingdom Ann Layfield (2)United Kingdom Elsie Hamilton Phillips7-5, 1–6, 6-2
1952[2]United States Rosemary WalshUnited Kingdom Georgie Woodgate2-6, 6–2, 6-3
1953[2]United Kingdom Mary HarrisNew Zealand Evelyn Attwood7-5, 5–7, 6-4
1954[2]United Kingdom Joan CurryUnited Kingdom Georgie Woodgate10-8, 6-1
1955[2]United Kingdom Shirley BloomerUnited Kingdom Rita Bentley6-3, 6-0
1956[2]United Kingdom Shirley Bloomer (2)United Kingdom Georgie Woodgate6-0, 6-1
1957[2]United Kingdom Margaret R. O'DonnellAustralia Kay Newcombe6-3, 6-4
1958[2]United Kingdom Margaret R. O'Donnell (2)New Zealand Sonia Cox6-1, 6-3
1959[2]United Kingdom Sheila ArmstrongUnited Kingdom Deidre Catt5-7, 7–5, 6-2
1960[2]South Africa Renée SchuurmanUnited Kingdom Sheila Armstrong6-3, 7-5
1961[2]United Kingdom Margaret R. O'Donnell (3)United Kingdom Louise Grundy6-0, 6-0
1962[2]United Kingdom Angela MortimerAustralia Jill Blackman6-4, 6-4
1963[2]United Kingdom Ann Haydon JonesAustralia Jill Blackman6-2, 6-1
1964[2]United Kingdom Rita BentleyAustralia Madonna Schachtdivided the title
1965[2]Australia Margaret SmithAustralia Judy Tegart6-4, 6-4
1966[2]Australia Margaret Smith (2)South Africa Annette Van Zyl3-6, 6–1, 6-4
Hoylake Open
1967[2]United Kingdom Virginia WadeAustralia Judy Tegart6-3, 6-4
1968[2]Australia Margaret Smith Court (3)United Kingdom Virginia Wade6-2, 6-4
Open era
1969[2]United Kingdom Virginia Wade (2)United Kingdom Christine Truman Janes0-6, 6–4, 8-6
Hoylake Open Championships
1970[2]Australia Evonne GoolagongAustralia Kerry Melville2-6, 6–2, 6-1
1971[2]United States Billie Jean Moffitt KingUnited States Rosie Casals6-3, 6-3
1972[2]Australia Evonne Goolagong (2)Netherlands Betty Stövedivided the title
1973[2]United States Patti HoganUnited States Sharon Walsh11-9, 4–6, 6-4
1974[2]United Kingdom Jackie FayterUnited States Patti Hogan6-0, 7-5

Event names

  • Hoylake and West Kirby Open (1930-1966)
  • Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Hoylake Open (1967-1969)
  • Rothman's Hoylake Open Championships (1970-1974)

Tournament records

Men's singles

Women's singles

References

  1. "Rothman's pull out ... Rothman's are pulling out of two major tennis tournaments The British Hardcourt championship at Bournemouth and the Hoylake Open, which has developed over the years into the biggest crowd pulling tennis event in the North-West". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 November 1974. p. 38. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Robertson, Max (1974). The encyclopedia of tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 261. ISBN 0047960426.
  3. "HOYLAKE AND WEST KIRBY TOURNEY Play in the Hoylake and West Kirby open tennis tournament was continued today". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 28 August 1930. p. 8. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  4. Liverpool Echo (28 August 1930) p.8.
  5. "This year's annual Hoylake open tournament (sponsored by the Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Ltd.) will be held on the West Kirby Park courts from July 17–22 and again the entry includes many of the world's top class players". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 24 June 1967. p. 19. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  6. "Hoylake Open attracts: a world-class With a total of over £7,000 available for prize money, it is no surprise that the third annual Rothmans Hoylake Open lawn tennis tournament, is to be held at West Kirby Park as usual". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. p. 15. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  7. "Forced to fight for Hoylake win ... Patti Hogan, the sixth ranked American. now living in London and a member of the Wightman Cup team. won the women's singles title and a prize in the finals of the Rothman's Hoylake Open, North of England Tennis Championships". Liverpool Echo. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 23 July 1973. p. 21. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  8. "Tournament – Hoylake & West Kirby". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. "Colin Hannam: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  10. "Roy Stilwell : Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. "Douglas Irvine: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
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