Dewar Cup Aberavon

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.

Dewar Cup Aberavon
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Aberavon (1968-73)
TourOpen, (1968-71)
Grand Prix circuit, (1972-73) [1]
Founded1968
Abolished1973
LocationAberavon, Wales
SurfaceIndoor Carpet

Results

Men's singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968 Bob Hewitt Owen Davidson8–6, 6–3
1969 Lew Hoad Bob Hewitt9–7 6–1
1970 Gerald Battrick Vladimir Zednik6–1, 3–6, 6–1
1971 Bob Hewitt Gerald Battrick7–5, 6–4
1972 Jürgen Fassbender Clark Graebner6–0, 6–2
1973 Mark Cox Owen Davidson7–6, 6–2

Men's doubles

Women's singles
Year Champion Runner-up Score
1968Margaret Smith Court Virginia Wade6-3, 4-6, 6-4
1969 Virginia Wade Julie Heldman6-4, 6-4
1970 Virginia Wade Ann Haydon-Jones6-3, 1-6, 7-5
1971 Virginia Wade Evonne Goolagong7-6, 6-3
1972 Margaret Court Virginia Wade6-3, 6-4
1973 Virginia Wade Julie Heldman6-3, 6-1

Women's doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1968 Margaret Smith Court
Pat Walkden		 Mary-Ann Eisel
Winnie Shaw		6-2, 6-3
1969 Ann Haydon-Jones
Virginia Wade		 Mary-Ann Eisel
Julie Heldman		6-3, 6-2
1970 Ann Haydon-Jones
Virginia Wade		 Francoise Durr
Betty Stöve		6-4, 6-3
1971 Francoise Durr
Virginia Wade		 Evonne Goolagong
Julie Heldman		7-5 6-4
1972 Margaret Smith Court
Virginia Wade		 Julie Heldman
Betty Stöve		6-0 6-3
1973 Marita Redondo
Virginia Wade		 Julie Heldman
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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