Indian Open (tennis)

The Indian Open originally called the All India Championships ^[1] or formally the All India Lawn Tennis Championships ^[1] and also known as The National Lawn Tennis Championships of India and later the Indian International Championships is a defunct combined (men's and women's) tennis tournament. It was played from 1910 until 1982 and the men's event was part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit, 1970 to 1979. It was held in various cities in, India and was played outdoor on multiple surfaces. Ramanathan Krishnan won most titles during the pre-Open era with six titles and Vijay Amritraj won most titles during the open era with four titles.

History

Lawn tennis in India can be traced back within the first decade of the establishment of the Wimbledon championships with early local championships being established in places like Punjab (1885) and Calcutta (1887) ^[1]. However, there was no national championships, in 1910 colonial officers of the British Raj established the All India Lawn Tennis Championships in Allahabad ^[1] which was 10 years before the All India Tennis Association was founded. The championships staged both men's and women's singles play and also doubles.^[1]. In 1946, the All-India Championships tournament was renamed the National Lawn Tennis Championships of India by the India Lawn Tennis Association. The tournament was hosted at different cities around India and was also played on different surfaces, such as grass courts (1910–59, 1964–66, 1969, 1970, 1973), hard courts (1967) and clay courts (1960–61, 1974–79) ^[2].

Venues

The tournament was staged in different cities for the duration of its run they included:^[3]

Finals

Included:^[7]

Men's singles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1910	Edmund Atkinson [8]	Lewis Seymour Deane	7–5, 7–5, 7–5
1911	H. W. Davies [9]	John Rendall	?
1912	H. W. Davies [10]	H. Nelson-Wright	6–0, 6–3, 2–6, 4–6, 6–1
1913	Edmund Atkinson [11]	?	?
1914	Edmund Atkinson [12]	?	?
1915	?	?	?
1916	Mohammed Sleem [13]	Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao	6–2, 6–1
1917–18	Not held
1919	Mr.Nagu	?	?
1920	?	?	?
1921	Edward Vivian Bobb [14]	?	?
1922	Mohammed Sleem [15]	Harry Lewis-Barclay	8–6, 6–1, 6–1
1923	S.K. Mukerji [16]	Sandford Wilson Bobb	6–3, 6–4, 3–6, 6–4
1924	Eric Burn Andreae [17]	Sri-Krishna Prasada	8–6, 7–5, 7–5
1925	Eric Burn Andreae [18]	Jagat Mohan Lal	6–4, 6–3, 6–8, 6–4
1926	Edward Vivian Bobb [19]	Sri-Krishna Prasada	6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–2, 7–5
1927	Edward Vivian Bobb [20]	Dip Narain Kapoor	5–7, 7–5, 8–6, 6–3
1928–29	Not held
1930	Edward Vivian Bobb [21]	Dip Narain Kapoor	6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–2
1931	Dip Narain Kapoor [22]	Ahad Hussain	3–6, 7–5, 5–7, 6–2, 6–1
1932	Dip Narain Kapoor [23]	Ahad Hussain	6–0, 6–2, 6–2
1933	Edward Vivian Bobb [24][25]	Sohan Lal	5–7, 3–6, 6–3, 6–1, 10–8
1934	Sohan Lal [26]	Edward Vivian Bobb	6–2, 3–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–2
1935	Franjo Kukuljević [27]	Josip Palada	4–6, 7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1936	Roderich Menzel [28]	Ladislav Hecht	6–2, 7–5, 5–5 ret.
1937	Edward Vivian Bobb [29]	Dip Narain Kapoor	6–4, 7–5, 6–3
1938	Dip Narain Kapoor [30]	Islam Ahmad	8–6, 6–4, 6–4
1939	Ghaus M. Khan	Tenkasi K. Ramanathan	6–1, 6–2
1940	Franjo Punčec [31]	Yudishtra Singh	11-9. 6–4, 7–5
1941	Ghaus M. Khan	Iftikhar Ahmed Khan	6–0, 6–3, 7–5
1942	Subba L.R. Sawhney	Prem Lal Pandhi	6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1943	Ghaus M. Khan	Iftikhar Ahmed Khan	6–2, 7–5, 4–6, 6–3
1944	Ghaus M. Khan	Hal Surface	6–2, 6–4, 6–0
1945	Sumant Misra	B.R. Kapinipathy	9–7, 9–7, 5–7, 6–0
1946	Ghaus M. Khan	Dilip K. Bose	7–5, 3–6, 6–3, 6–3
1947	Sumant Misra	Mohan lal	4–6, 6–3, 6–2, 6–0
1948	Lennart Bergelin	Sumant Misra	8–6, 6–1, 6–4
1949	Dilip K. Bose	Sumant Misra	3–6, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
1950	Felicisimo Ampon	Pedro Masip	5–7, 8–6, 8–6, 6–1
1951	Sven Davidson	Jaroslav Drobný	6–3, 6–3, 7–5
1952	Sven Davidson	Iftikhar Ahmed Khan	6–3, 6–4, 8–6
1953	Sumant Misra	Naresh Kumar	6–8, 2–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–3
1954	Jack Arkinstall [32]	Ramanathan Krishnan	6–4, 6–3, 4–6, 6–2
1955	Ramanathan Krishnan	Jack Arkinstall	3–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–2, 6–3
1956	Sven Davidson	Kurt Nielsen	6–4, 6–1, 15–17, 6–4
1957	Ramanathan Krishnan	Naresh Kumar	6–4, 6–0, 8–6
1958	Ulf Schmidt	Ramanathan Krishnan	6–3, 6–2, 4–6, 4–6, 6–3
1959	Ramanathan Krishnan	Naresh Kumar	6–2, 6–2, 6–1
1960	Ramanathan Krishnan	Ulf Schmidt	6–3, 6–3, 6–1
1961	Premjit Lall	Carlos Fernandes	6–2, 3–6, 14–16, 6–2, 6–3
1962–63	Not held
1964	Ramanathan Krishnan	Alan Mills	6–1, 6–3, 6–4
1965	Ramanathan Krishnan	Martin Mulligan	w.o.
1966	Jaidip Mukerjea	Premjit Lall	4–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–0
1967	Ion Țiriac	Jaidip Mukerjea	6–4, 4–6, 6–2, 5–7, 6–4
Open era
1968	Not held
1969	Ilie Năstase	Premjit Lall	6–4, 6–2, 4–6, 6–4
1970	Premjit Lall	Alex Metreveli	9–7, 6–0, 5–7, 6–3
1971–72	Not held
1973	Vijay Amritraj [33]	Mal Anderson	6–4, 5–7, 8–9, 6–3, 11–9
1974	Onny Parun [34]	Tony Roche	6–3, 6–3, 7–6
1975	Vijay Amritraj [35]	Manuel Orantes	7–5, 6–3
1976	Kim Warwick [36]	Sashi Menon	6–1, 6–2
1977	Vijay Amritraj [37]	Terry Moor	7–6, 6–4
1978	Yannick Noah [38]	Pascal Portes	6–3, 6–2
1979	Vijay Amritraj [39]	Peter Elter	6–1, 7–5

Men's doubles

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1973	Jim McManus Raúl Ramírez	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	6–2, 6–4
1974	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	Dick Crealy Onny Parun	6–4, 7–6
1975	Juan Gisbert Manuel Orantes	Anand Amritraj Vijay Amritraj	1–6, 6–4, 6–3
1976	Bob Carmichael Ray Ruffels	Chiradip Mukerjea Bhanu Nunna	6–2, 7–6
1977	Mike Cahill Terry Moor	Marcello Lara Jasjit Singh	6–7, 6–4, 6–4
1978	Sashi Menon Sherwood Stewart	Gilles Moretton Yannick Noah	7–6, 6–4
1979	Chris Delaney James Delaney	Thomas Furst Wolfgang Popp	7–6, 6–2

Ladies singles

Year	Champion	Runner up	Score
1910	Mrs Kendall	Mrs Hutchinson	6–3, 6–3
1911	Miss Warburton	Miss Latham	(score?)
1912	Mrs Adams	Mrs Leslie-Jones	6–0, 6–3
1913	Miss Warburton	Mrs Leslie-Jones	6–4, 6–3 (Lahore, March)
1914	Mrs Leslie-Jones	Mrs Fremantle	6–2, 6–0
1915–18	No event WW1
1919	Mrs Dickens	Mrs Simpson	6–1, 6–3
1920	Mrs Kellie [40]	?	6–3, 9-11, 6–1
1921	Mrs Kemble	?	?
1922	Phyllis Howkins Covell	Dorothy Shepherd-Barron	6–3, 7–5 *
1923	Winifred MacClellan Keays	Mrs O'Neill	6–2, 6–3
1924	Yolande Mackinnon	Mrs T. Horn	6–3, 6–3
1925	Lena McKenna	Phyllis Cox Berthoud	6–2, 6–4
1926	Lena McKenna	Miss Holden	6–3, 1–6, 6–1
1927	Jenny Sandison	Lena McKenna	8–6, 6–4
1928	Abandoned
1929	Jenny Sandison [41]	?	?
1930	Jenny Sandison	Lena McKenna	6–3, 6–0
1931	Leela Row	Lena McKenna	6–1, 6–1
1932	Jenny Sandison	Leela Row	7–5, 6–3
1933	Jenny Sandison	Leela Row	3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1934	Jenny Sandison	Hyacinth Harvey-Johnston	6–2, 6–3
1935	Jenny Sandison	Margaret Parrott	6–2, 6–3
1936	Leela Row	Rosie Gibson	6–1, 6–0
1937	Leela Row	Joan Fry Lakeman	2–6, 9–7, 6–2
1938	Leela Row	Meher Dubash	6–1, 6–2
1939	Gaby Curtis	Laura Woodbridge	6–2, 6–8, 9–7
1940	Leela Row	Laura Woodbridge	6–3, 6–2
1941	Leela Row	Meher Dubash	6–4, 6–1
1942	Mrs Massey	Leela Row	2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1943	Leela Row	Meher Dubash
1944	Laura Woodbridge	Miss Maguire	6–1, 6–1
1945	Laura Woodbridge	Doreen Sansoni	3–6, 6–2, 6–0
1946	Doreen Sansoni	Sarah Mody	6–1, 10–12, 6–0
1947	Khanum Haji Singh [42]	Laura Woodbridge	w.o.
1948	Khanum Haji Singh	Promilla Khanna	6–4, 6–4
1949	Khanum Haji Singh	Promilla Khanna	3–6, 9–7, 6–3
1950	Pat Canning Todd	Gussie Moran	6–2, 6–2
1951	Dorothy Head	Joy Gannon Mottram	6–3, 4–6, 6–3
1952	Urmila Thapar	Laura Woodbridge	6–0, 4–6, 7–5
1953	Joy Gannon Mottram	Rita Davar	6–2, 6–1
1954	Rita Davar	Urmila Thapar	0–6, 6–2, 6–2
1955	Rita Davar	Urmila Thapar	6–4, 6–1
1956	Althea Gibson[43]	Saichiko Kamo	6–2, 6–2
1957	Khanum Haji Singh	Promilla Khanna Singh	7–5, 7–5
1958	Promilla Khanna Singh	Leela Panjabi	6–2, 6–3
1959	Dechu Appaiah	Khanum Haji Singh	2–6, 7–5, 6–2
1960	Margaret Hellyer	Mimi Arnold	4–6, 7–5, 6–0
1961	Margaret Hellyer	Dechu Appaiah	6–4, 6–2
1962	Lesley Turner	Madonna Schacht	6–1, 6–3
1963	Rattan Thadani	Cherri Chettyanna	6–2, 6–2
1964	Jill Rook Mills	Lakshmi Mahadevan	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1965	Marion Law	Nirupama Vasant	6–4, 6–4
1966	Tiiu Soome	Marion Law	6–2, 3–6, 6–4
1967	Alla Ivanova	Rena Abjandadze	8–6, 6–3
Open era
1968	Alla Ivanova	?	?
1969	Judith Dibar	Alice Luthy Tym	6–2, 6–1
1970	Alla Ivanova	Nina Turkheli	6–2, 6–3
1971	Nirupama Mankad	Kiran Peshawaria	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1972	Marilyn Tesch	Nirupama Mankad	6–4, 6–2
1973	Udaya Kumar	Kiran Peshawaria Bedi	6–2, 7–5
1974	Susan Das [44]	Nirupama Vasant Mankad	(score?)
1975	Nirupama Mankad	Susan Das	7–5, 6–4
1976	Nirupama Mankad [45]	Susan Das	6–4, 6–3
1977	Nirupama Mankad	Susan Das	6–4, 6–3
1978	Nirupama Mankad	Amreeta Ahluwalia	3–6, 6–1, 8–6
1979	Amreeta Ahluwalia	Anu Peshawaria	6–4, 6–0
1980	Amreeta Ahluwalia	Anu Peshawaria	6–0, 6–3
1981	Amreeta Ahluwalia	Anu Peshawaria	6–1, 6–4
1982	Anu Peshawaria	Namratha Appa Rao	6–4, 6–3

Records

Included:^[46]

References

Sources

• Bhargava, S. C. Bhatt, Gopal K. (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories: In 36 Volumes. Maharashtra. Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788178353722.
• Majumdar, Boria; Mangan, J. A. (2013). Sport in South Asian Society: Past and Present. Routledge. ISBN 9781317998945.
• http://www.tennisarchives.com/All India Championships 1910–1956
• https://app.thetennisbase.com/All India Championships draws 1910–1979

External links

• ATP World Tour archive
• ITF