Hawke's Bay Championships

The Hawke's Bay Championships [1][2] was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1886 as men's event called the Napier Open.[3] The tournament ran annually through til 1972 until it was discontinued.

Napier Open
Hawke's Bay Open
Hawke's Bay Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Circuit
Founded1886 (1886)
Abolished1972 (1972)
LocationDannevirke
Hastings
Havelock North
Napier
Waipawa
VenueVarious
SurfaceGrass

History

In late December 1885 the Napier Lawn Tennis Club organised the first Napier Open men's tournament, which was played at Farndon Park.[1] There was also a mixed doubles event staged from 1887 under the tournament name Farndon Park Open.[1] The tournament ran annually under that name, when the competition was expanded to include the Hawke's Bay area thus becoming a regional event called the Hawke's Bay Open in 1900 and organised by the Hawke's Bay Tennis Association.[1] In 1908 the event was re-branded as the Hawke's Bay Championships.[1] The championships were staged annually with the exception of World War One until 1972 when they were discontinued.[1]

Locations

The tournament was held in various locations such as Dannevirke, Hastings, Havelock North, Napier and Waipawa in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Napier Open
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1886[3] Napier Eric Pollard Hudson Minden Fenwick6–1, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1887Napier Percival Clennell Fenwick Eric Pollard Hudson6–2, 6–0, 6–4.[1]
1888Napier Percival Clennell Fenwick Minden Fenwick6–4, 6–3, 6–1.[1]
1890Napier Richard Dacre Harman Robert Osmond Koch4–6, 8–6, 6–0, 6–2.[1]
Hawke's Bay Championship
1902Hastings E.L. Salmond Charles Harrington Broad3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1915/1919Not held (due to World War I)
1906Napier Robert Sloan Brown Charles Harrington Broad3–6, 6–3, 6–3.[1]
1908Dannevirke Harry Alabaster Parker G. Ebbett6–1, 6–0.[1]
1911Havelock North Geoffrey Morton Ollivier Herbert Linley Robson6–0, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
1921[4]Hastings K.G. Walker Charles E. L. Margoliouth6–3, 6–2.[1]
1922[5]Napier Stanley Powdrell A.W. Campbell6–2, 6–5.[1]
1936[6]Dannevirke Jack Curtis Charters John W. (Jack) Gunn6–1, 6–0.[1]
1939[7]Hastings Norman N. Smith Buster Andrews6–0, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.[1]
↓  Open era  ↓
1971Hastings Barry Smith Paul Finlayson8–6, 6–4.[1]
1972Hastings Ian Beverley Andy Moffat6–0, 6–4.[1]

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Hawke's Bay Open
Year Location Champions Runners-up Score
1904Hastings Hilda Brathwaite Ruby Wellwood6–1, 6–4.
Hawke's Bay Championship
1909Napier Eva Baird Dorothy Hindmarsh8–6, 8–6
1910Dannevirke Ruby Wellwood Nancy Hartgill9–6
1911Havelock North Ruby Wellwood{ Eva Baird6–0, 4–6, 6–2
1912Napier Eva Baird Sybil Clark9–1
1913Dannevirke Nancy Hartgill Vera Simpson6–1, 6–2
1914Hastings Eileen Wellwood Maddison Doris Wellwood6–5, 6–4
1915/1919Not held (due to World War I)
1920Dannevirke? Doris Wellwood Mrs Cato6–4, 6–4
1921[4]Hastings Zeta Wellwood Doris Fenwick6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1922[5]Napier Zeta Wellwood Miss Kennedy6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1923Hastings Marjorie MacFarlane Beryl Knight6–3, 5–7, 13–11
1924Waipawa Nancy Hartgill Green Vera Howett6–1, 2–6, 6–1
1925Napier Vera Howett Marjorie MacFarlane6–3, 6–1
1926Dannevirke Nancy Hartgill Green Molly Cato7–5, 6–2
1927Napier Snow Clark Marion Lowry3–8, 6–3, 6–2
1928Waipawa Arita Howe Adams May Myers6–5, 6–4
1930Dannevirke Arita Howe Adams Margery Gibson6–2, 7–9, 6–3
1936[6]Dannevirke Mrs. R. Swann Mrs. Mawson6–3, 6–2.[1]
1939[7]Hastings Marjorie MacFarlane6–0, 4–6, 6–2, 6–3.
↓  Open era  ↓
1971Hastings Kathy Harter Sue Blakely6–1, 6–2

References
  1. "Tournaments: Napier Open–Hawke's Bay Championship". The Tennis Base. Madrid, Spain: Tennismem SL. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  2. "Lawn Tennis: Coming Events". Wanganui Herald. Manawatu-Wanganui: Papers Past. 9 December 1909. p. 6. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  3. "THE LAWN TENNIS TOURNAMENT". New Zealand Herald. Auckland, New Zealand: Papers Past. 1 January 1886. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  4. "Lawn Tennis Hawke's Bay Championships". The Press. Canterbury: Papers Past. 3 February 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  5. "Lawn Tennis Hawke's Bay Championships". New Zealand Times. Wellington: Papers Past. 8 February 1922. p. 7. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  6. "Tennis: Hawke's Bay Finals". Evening Post. Wellington: Papers Past. 20 January 1936. p. 5. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
  7. "Lawn Tennis: Win for Miss McFarlane. Hawke's Bay Championship". Auckland Star. Auckland, New Zealand: Papers Past. 16 January 1939. p. 13. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
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