The Angmering-on-Sea Open [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1920 at Angmering, West Sussex, England that ran until 1938.[2]
| Angmering-on-Sea Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Abolished | 1938 |
| Location | Angmering, West Sussex, England. |
| Venue | Angmering-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club |
| Surface | Grass/Clay |
History edit
The Angmering-on-Sea Open was an international tennis tournament founded in 1920 at Angmering, West Sussex, England.[3] The event was held at the first Angmering-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club. The tournament was mainly played on grass courts except for the 1921 to 1923 editions which were played on clay courts. The tournament ended in 1938 due the outbreak of World War II the following year.
Finals edit
Men's Singles edit
(incomplete roll) included:[4]
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 |  George Stoddart |
Henry Portlock |
8-6, 7-5 | |
| 1921 | Major Ritchie |
Henry Reginald Fussell |
6-2, 6-2 | |
| 1922 | Gordon Lowe |
Major Ritchie |
6-4, 6–3, 6-2 | |
| 1923 | Jack Hillyard |
Major Ritchie |
6-2, 6-3 | |
| 1924 | Gordon Crole-Rees |
 Hector Cosmo Fisher |
3-6, 6–2, 6-2 | |
| 1925 | Roy Poland |
Major Ritchie |
6-3, 0–6, 6-3 | |
| 1926 | Charles Kingsley |
Major Ritchie |
6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1927 | Roy Poland (2) |
Leslie Allison Godfree |
w.o. | |
| 1928 | Ted Avory |
Roy Poland |
6-4, 6-3 | |
| 1929 | Roy Poland (3) |
Kenneth Gandar-Dower |
6-2, 9-7 | |
| 1930 |  Ryuki Miki |
 Hira-Lal Soni |
5-7, 6–1, 6-4 | |
| 1931 | Ryuki Miki (2) |
Hira-Lal Soni |
5-7, 6–1, 6-4 | |
| 1932 | Dickie Ritchie |
Ryuki Miki |
6-1, 3–6, 6-2 | |
| 1932/1935 | Event not held | |||
| 1936 | Ronald Shayes |
Henry Billington |
9-7, 0–6, 8-6 | |
| 1937 | Henry Billington |
David H. Williams |
6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1938 | Henry Billington (2) |
 Hector Etchart[5] |
6-3, 6-4 | |
Women's Singles edit
(incomplete roll)
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920 | Aurea Edgington |
Louise Bull |
9-7, 6-4 | |
| 1921 |  Elizabeth Ryan |
Phyllis Satterthwaite |
6-2, 6-1 | |
| 1922 | Elizabeth Ryan (2) |
Peggy Ingram |
6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1923 | Phyllis Satterthwaite |
Ariadne Rodocanachi |
6-1, 8-6 | |
| 1924 | R. Armstrong |
Louise Bull |
1-6, 6–0, 6-4 | |
| 1925 | Phoebe Holcroft Watson |
Eleanor Rose |
6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1926 | Phoebe Holcroft Watson (2) |
Kitty McKane Godfree |
6-3, 6-4 | |
| 1927 | Phoebe Holcroft Watson (3) |
Aurea Edgington |
6-4, 6-4 | |
| 1928 | Margaret McKane Stocks |
Joyce Brown |
6-4, 6-0 | |
| 1929 | Jenny Sandison |
Dorothy Shaw Jameson |
6-1, 6-4 | |
| 1930 | Margaret Walsh Mellows |
Geraldine Beamish |
6-3, 6-2 | |
| 1931 | Peggy Brazier |
Helen Ramsey Burr |
7-5, 6-2 | |
| 1932 | Phyllis Mudford King |
Louise Bull |
6-0, 6-1 | |
| 1932/1935 | Event not held | |||
| 1936 | Valerie Scott |
Betty Hobson |
3-6, 6–4, 10-8 | |
| 1937 | Valerie Scott (2) |
Betty Smith |
5-7, 6–3, 6-2 | |
| 1938 | Valerie Scott (3) |
Thelma Jarvis |
6-1, 4–6, 6-4 | |
References edit
- ^ DEVELOPMENTS AT ANGMERING: Started ten years ago, the Angmeringon-Sea Open Lawn Tennis Tournament has increased in popularity to such an extent that in recent years entries have surpassed all expectations. Worthing Gazette, Wednesday 16 October 1929, Sussex, England, The Britishnewspaper Archive. Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002167/19291016/042/0002. page. 2.
- ^ "ANGMERING-ON-SEA TENNIS. OPEN TOURNAMENT FINALS. The semi-finals and finals in the Open Events of the annual Lawn Tennis Tournament at the South West Sussex Club at Angmering is scheduled for today" (Subsciption). Worthing Gazette. Sussex, England: British Newspaper Archive. 31 August 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "DEVELOPMENTS AT ANGMERING. ON. SEA. Started ten years ago, the Angmeringon-Sea Open Lawn Tennis Tournament has increased in popularity to such an extent that in recent years entries have surpassed all expectations" (Subsciption). Worthing Gazette. Sussex, England: British Newspaper Archive. 16 October 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Tournament – Angmering-on-Sea". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Hector Etchart: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 9 May 2023.