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Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships

The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships [1] or Bombay Hard Court Championships, also called the Bombay Presidency Hard Courts, was an international combined men's and women's tennis clay court tournament founded in 1924. The championships were played at the Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay, India. The championships ran until 1950 before being discontinued.

Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1924; 100 years ago (1924)
Abolished1949; 75 years ago (1949)
LocationBombay, India
VenueHindu Gymkhana
SurfaceClay

History edit

Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.[2] In 1924 The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships were established in Bombay, India and played on clay courts at the Hindu Gymkhanaa. After World War two it decreased in popularity and was discontinued.

Finals edit

Men's singles edit

Incomplete roll[3]
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1924   George H. Perkins   Andrew Cyril Pereira 6-2, 6-0
1925   Raja S. Raya Aiyar   Charles W. Gonsalves 6-4, 6-2
1926   Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao   N.B. Bhagwat 6-4, 6-1
1927   Raja S. Raya Aiyar (2)   P. Rangaswami 3-6, 6-3, 6-3
1928[4]   Raja S. Raya Aiyar (3)   P. Rangaswami 2-6, 6-1, 6-4
1929   Raja S. Raya Aiyar (4)   D.M. Khatao 7-5, 6-2
1930   Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao (2)   B.H. Khardekar 6-3 6-0
1931-32 Not held
1933   Anant Gajanan Gupte   Andrew Cyril Pereira 6-8 6-0 6-4
1934   Edward Vivian Bobb   Janmeja Charanjiva 5-7 7-5 6-0
1935   Edward Vivian Bobb (2)   B.H. Khardekar 6-3, 6-3
1936   Syed Abdul Azim   Finn Bekkevold[5] 6-3, 6-2
1937   Yaswanath-Rao Savur[6]   Jimmy Mehta 7-5 6-3
1938[7]   Edward Vivian Bobb (3)   Bernard Thomas Blake 9-7 2-6 6-3
1939   Jimmy Mehta   Syed Abdul Azim 6-0 6-4
1940   Edward Vivian Bobb (4)   Rasi Kumara Sinhji 6-4 6-3
1942[8]   Ghaus Mohammed Khan   M.V. Bobbjee 6-4 6-2
1943-46 Not held

Women's singles edit

Incomplete roll
Year Winners Runners-up Score
1925   Mrs F. Portlock   Annie Nepean Clayton 4-6, 6-2, 6-1
1926   Annie Nepean Clayton   Mrs A.L. Cooper 6-1, 7-5
1927   Khama Row   Olive Stebbing 6-3, 6-2
1928   Annie Nepean Clayton   Mrs H.E. Jones 3-6, 6-1, 6-1
1929   Mrs T. Marshall   Olive Stebbing 6-4, 6-0
1930   Leela Row   Mrs M.P. McDougall 6-1, 6-3
1931-32 Not held
1933[9]   Leela Row (2)   Mrs M.E. Stephens 6-1, 6-1
1934   Leela Row (3)   Meher Dubash 6-1, 6-1
1935   Leela Row (4)   Mrs M.C. Captain 6-0, 6-0
1936   Leela Row (5)   Meher Dubash 6-3, 6-2
1937   Leela Row (6)   Laura Woodbridge 6-1, 6-4
1938   Leela Row (7)   Meher Dubash 6-0, 6-1
1939   Leela Row (8)   Parin Dinshaw 2-6, 6-2, 7-5
1940   Leela Row (9)   Khanum Haji 6-4, 6-0
1942[10]   Khanum Haji   Laura Woodbridge 6-1, 7-5
1943-46 Not held
1947[11]   Khanum Haji Singh   Leela Row Dayal 7-5, 6-2
1948-49 Not held
1950   Leela Row Dayal (10)   Promilla Khanna 6-4, 6-3

References edit

  1. ^ "Bombay Hard Court Championships: RECORD ENTRIES FOR WOMEN'S SINGLES. Bombay, Jan. 21. The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships" (Subscription). Civil and Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: The British Newspaper Archive. 23 January 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  2. ^ History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Tournament – Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championship". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ^ "HARD COURTS TENNIS IN BOMBAY". Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 4 February 1928. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Player Profile". www.itftennis.com. International Tennis Federation. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Yaswanath-Rao Savur". ATP Tour. ATP. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  7. ^ "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS Bobb Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 22 February 1938. p. 11. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  8. ^ "TRIPLE CROWN FOR GHAUS MAHOMED Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 3 February 1942. p. 14. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Times top10". The Times of India. Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  10. ^ "BOMBAY HARD COURT TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS Miss Haji Wins Singles Title" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. p. 10. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. ^ "TWO TITLES FOR MEHTA AND MRS. K. SINGH Bombay Hard Court Tennis Championships" (Subscription). Civil & Military Gazette (Lahore). Lahore, Pakistan: British Newspaper Archive. 19 February 1947. p. 9. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
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