The Keswick Open Hard Courts [1] was a men's and women's clay court tennis tournament founded in 1934 as the Lakeland Open. The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was played annually until 1967.
| Keswick Open Hard Courts | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1934 |
| Abolished | 1967 |
| Location | Keswick, Cumbria, England |
| Venue | Fitz Park |
| Surface | Clay |
History edit
In August 1889 the Keswick Open was first held for the first time.[2] The tournament was organised by the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club, and played at Fitz Park, Keswick, Cumbria, England. It was held annually until 1910 when it was discontinued as part of the LTA Circuit.[2]
In 1934 the Keswick Lawn Tennis Club established a new successor event called the Lakeland Open that was also played at Fitz Park, but this time on hard clay courts, that event ran until 1939,[3] when it was briefly supsepended due to World War Two. In 1941 the tournament was revived under a new name the Keswick Open Hard Courts tournament. In 1960 the event was held in conjunction with the Cumberland County Championships.[4] The event ran until 1967 when it was abolished.[5]
Finals edit
Men's singles edit
(Incomplete list)
| Lakeland Open | |||
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 |  Herby Aldred |
 Laurie Shaffi |
6–3, 6–3 |
| 1938[1] |  Constantin Tanacescu |
Eric Filby |
6–2, 4–6, 7–5 |
| 1939[1] | Constantin Tanacescu (2) |
Angus Smith |
6–0, 6–2 |
| Keswick Open Hard Courts | |||
| 1948[1] |  Heraldo Weiss |
Gerry Oakley |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1951[1] |  Ignacy Tłoczyński |
Czeslaw Spychala |
6–4, 3–6, 6–4 |
| 1956[1] | Eric Dixon |
John Tuton |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1957[1] | Ken Riley |
Chris Norris |
6–3, 6–4 |
| 1963[1] | Bobby Wilson |
Roger Becker |
7–5, 7–5 |
| 1964[1] | Bobby Wilson (2) |
Guillermo Hernandez |
6–3, 3–6, 6–3 |
| 1965[1] |  Roger Dowdeswell |
Tony Pickard |
6–2, 5–7, 6–2 |
Women's singles edit
(Incomplete list)
| Lakeland Open | |||
| Year | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1934 | Dorothy Round |
 Olga Webb |
6–0, 6–2 |
| 1936 | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft |
Rita Jarvis |
7–5, 6–4 |
| 1937 | Christabel Hardie Wheatcroft (2) |
Cecily Hartley Marriott |
8–6, retd. |
| 1938 | Rosemary Thomas |
Olga Webb MacInnes |
6–4, 6–3 |
| 1939 |  Laila Schou-Nilsen |
Mrs J. Selwyn James |
6–2, 6–3 |
| Keswick Open Hard Courts | |||
| 1949 | Mary Terán de Weiss |
Dorothy Round Little |
6-4, 6-3 |
| 1951 | Shirley Bloomer |
Joy Mottram |
6–4, 6–4 |
| 1962 | Louise Grundy |
Mrs G. Bowman |
6–2, 6–2 |
| 1963 | Norma Baylon |
Vera Roberts |
4–6, 6–2, 6–4 |
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Tournaments:Keswick Hard Courts". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ a b "Tournaments:Keswick Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved July 26, 2023.
- ^ "RUMANIANS AT KESWICK: The fifth Lakeland Open lawn tennis tournament opened yesterday Keswick. The entries are large and, among the competitors are three members of the Rumanian Davis Cup team". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. Yorkshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 6 June 1939. p. 18. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "Keswick Tennis: Results of the finals in the 19th Keswick Open Hard Courts tennis tournament and Cumberland County Championships completed on Saturday". Liverpool Daily Post. Lancashire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 13 June 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
- ^ "LAWN TENNIS FIXTURES AUGUST: Cardiff Open tournament. Northumberland Championships open tournament. Havant Open tournament. Keswick Open Hardcourts tournament. Lowther Open tournament (Barnet ) . Northern Championships tournament". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 4 June 1966. p. 26. Retrieved 26 July 2023.