Dewar Cup Aberavon

Dewar Cup Aberavon
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name Dewar Cup Aberavon (1968-73)
Tour Open, (1968-71)
Grand Prix circuit, (1972-73) [1]
Founded 1968
Abolished 1973
Location Aberavon, Wales
Surface Indoor Carpet

The Dewar Cup Aberavon [2] was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1973 and played at Afan Lido Stadium in Aberavon, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit [3] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Results

Men's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968South Africa Bob HewittAustralia Owen Davidson8-6, 6-3
1969Australia Lew HoadSouth Africa Bob Hewitt9-7 6-1
1970United Kingdom Gerald BattrickCzechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik6-1, 3-6, 6-1
1971South Africa Bob HewittUnited Kingdom Gerald Battrick7-5, 6-4
1972West Germany Jurgen FassbenderUnited States Clark Graebner6-0, 6-2
1973United Kingdom Mark CoxAustralia Owen Davidson7-6 6-2

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968AustraliaMargaret Smith CourtUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1969United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Julie Heldman6-4, 6-4
1970United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones6-3, 1-6, 7-5
1971United Kingdom Virginia WadeAustralia Evonne Goolagong7-6, 6-3
1972Australia Margaret CourtUnited Kingdom Virginia Wade6-3, 6-4
1973United Kingdom Virginia WadeUnited States Julie Heldman6-3, 6-1

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968Australia Margaret Smith Court
South Africa Pat Walkden
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
6-2, 6-3
1969United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United States Julie Heldman
6-3, 6-2
1970United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
France Francoise Durr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-4, 6-3
1971France Francoise Durr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman
7-5 6-4
1972Australia Margaret Smith Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-0 6-3
1973United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
United States Ann Kiyomura
4-6, 6-3, 7-6

References

  1. "dewar Cup Finals to be Split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. Martin, William. "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". Google News Archives. The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.


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