Natal Sugar Open Championships

The Natal Sugar Open Championships[1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1962 in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa as the Natal Sugar Championships. Its sponsorship name was the Hulett Natal Sugar Open Championships[2] the tournament ended in 1981.

Natal Sugar Open Tennis Championships
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Sugar Circuit
Founded1962
Abolished1981
LocationDurban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
SurfaceHard (outdoor)

History

The Natal Championships were founded in 1884 and first staged Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.[3] In 1962 the Natal Sugar Championships were founded as part of the Sugar Circuit (f. 1962)[4][5] of tennis tournaments from the 1960s to 1980s.[6] In 1962 and 1972 only men's tournament was also valid as the Natal Championships.

In 1980 the tournament was ended due to the withdraw of sponsorship by South African Sugar Association.[7][8] The event was staged at Umhlali during the final four years of the women's event. In later years the tournament had switched to hard courts. The event was usually run between the middle two weeks of July each year.

Finals

Men's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Natal Sugar Championships
1962 Mike Sangster Gaetan Koenig6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1963 Wilhelm Bungert Abe SegalTitle shared due to rain.
Open era
Natal Sugar Open Championships
1970[9] Keith Diepraam Graham Stilwell6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1971 Manuel Santana Jan Leschly6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1972[10] Jürgen Fassbender Juan Gisbert6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1974 Raz Reid Deon Joubert6-2, 6-1

Women's singles

(Incomplete roll)

Natal Sugar Championships
1962 Ann Haydon Annette Van Zyl6-2, 6-0
1963 Margaret Hunt Renée Schuurman7-5, 4-6, 6-3
1964 Darlene Hard Annette Van Zyl6-1, 6-2
1965 Ingrid Frohling Heather Segal1-6, 6-0, 6-4
1966 Annette Van Zyl Ann Haydon Jones4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1967 Pat Walkden Virginia Wade6-2, 9-7
1968 Annette Van Zyl Carole Caldwell Graebner6-1, 6-1
Open era
Natal Sugar Open Championships
1969 Billie Jean Moffitt King Annette Du Plooy6-4, 6-1
1970 Billie Jean Moffitt King (2) Margaret Smith Court6-4, 2-6, 6-2
1971[11] Margaret Smith Court Patti Hogan6-2, 6-1
1972 Brenda Kirk Pat Walkden Pretorius6-3, 6-3
1973 Sharon Walsh Pat Walkden Pretorius0-6, 6-3, 6-4
1974 Sharon Walsh (2) Brenda Kirk6-2, 6-1
1975 Linky Boshoff Greer Stevens0-6, 6-0, 6-4
1976 Brenda Kirk Dimitriou (2) Alison McMillan6-1, 6-2
1977 Elizabeth Vlotman Alison McMillan McDade6-3, 6-2
1978 Alison McMillan McDade Elizabeth Vlotman7-5, 6-2
1979 Elizabeth Vlotman (2) Alison McMillan McDade7-5, 6-2
1980 Elvyn Barrable Ms Muller3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1981 Rene Uys Beverly Mould3-6, 6-1, 6-2

References
  1. "The South African Sugar Year Book". South Sugar Journal. 53. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa: South African sugar journal.: 26 1982.
  2. "TENNIS". Belfast Telegraph. Antrim, Northern Ireland: British Newspaper Archive. 17 January 1962. p. 13. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  3. "The History of KZN Tennis". KZN Tennis Association. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
  4. Robertson (1974)
  5. Belfast Telegraph (1962)
  6. Dewey, Glen (1980). THE LAST SUGAR TENNIS CIRCUIT END OF AN ERA By Glen Dewey (South African Sugar Association). The South African Sugar Journal. Vol 64. Mount Edgecombe, South Africa. p.10.
  7. South African Sugar Journal (1980)
  8. "South African Sugar Industry". SASA. The South African Sugar Association. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
  9. "TENNIS: Stilwell loses in final of Natal Sugar open tennis tournament at Durban yesterday". Birmingham Daily Post. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 8 April 1970. p. 26. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  10. "Weekend Sports In Brief". Oxnard Press Courier. Oxnard, California, United States: Newspaper Archive. 17 January 1972. p. 16. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  11. "Sport: Cricket and Tennis". Sports Argus. Warwickshire, England: British Newspaper Archive. 3 April 1971. p. 2. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
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