The Surrey Championships also known as the Surrey Grass Court Championships and the Surrey County Championships was a men's and women's international tennis event originally founded in 1882 as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1890 the former tournament's name was changed to the Surbiton Open that featured the first Surrey County Championships. The tournament was first played in Richmond then later in Surbiton, Surrey, England on outdoor grass courts. It ran for 73 editions from 1890 to 1981 and after a period of 18 years re-emerged as the Surbiton Trophy.

History In 1881 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club was founded. In 1882 the club staged the first precursor event to these championships known as the Berrylands Club Tournament. In 1889 the Berrylands Lawn Tennis Tournament name was changed to the Surbiton Open. In 1890 the Surbiton Open was held that also featured the first Surrey County Championships. It was an amateur tournament until the open era of tennis considered an important warm-up event to the Wimbledon Championships and the "first big opener of the grass court season" it attracted many former British and foreign Grand Slam champions post open era the tournament was part of the men's Grand Prix Tour in 1974 and from 1979 to 1980. In 1975 the Berryland Lawn Tennis Club's name was changed to the Surbiton Lawn Tennis and Squash Rackets Club.Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club During the 1975 Championships the tournament witnessed the longest single game in tennis history, during a match between Keith Glass and Anthony Fawcett – the game was not timed but it contained 37 deuces. The men's championships moved to a northern venue in 1981. In 1997 the tournament was first revived as an exhibition tournament won by Jason Stoltenberg. Then in 1998 the former Surrey Championships was restored with a new name known as the Surbiton Trophy.

Finals Notes: Challenge round: The final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921) in some tournaments, but not all. (c) Indicates challenger

Men's singles YearChampionsRunners-upScoreSurrey County Championships 1890 Harry S. Barlow Wilfred Baddeley 5–7, 6–3, 7–5, 6-21891Not held 1892 Harry S. Barlow (2) Horace Chapman 6–2, 6-2 6–11893/1899Not held 1900 Charles Dixon Major Ritchie 6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6-2 1901 Philip Graeme Pearson David M. A. G. Hawes 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 1902 Major Ritchie (2) Charles Martin 6–1, 6–1 1903 Major Ritchie (3) Brame Hillyard 6–1, 6–1, 1–6, 6-4Surrey Grass Court Championships 1904 Sydney H. Smith Major Ritchie 6–3, 6–3, 6–3 1905 Sydney H. Smith (2) Roy Allen 6–2, 6–3, 6–1 1906 Sydney H. Smith (3) Anthony Wilding walkover 1907 Arthur Gore Major Ritchie 6–3, 6–2, 6–3 1908 Major Ritchie (4) Arthur Gore 6–3, 6–4, 6–2 1909 Major Ritchie (5) Charles Dixon 4–6, 6–2, 6–4, 0–6, 6–4 1910 Major Ritchie (6) Robert Powell 6–3, 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 1911 Charles Dixon (2) Anthony Wilding 7–5, 3–6, 6–0, 6–1 1912 Charles Dixon (3) Major Ritchie 6–2, 6–2, 6–3 1913 Charles Dixon (4) Theodore Mavrogordato 6–2, 8–6, 6–3 1914 Norman Brookes Francis Gordon Lowe 6–1, 6–1, 5–7, 6–8, 6–31915/1918Not held (due to World War I) 1919 Gerald Patterson Herbert Roper Barrett 6–2, 6–3, 6–2 1920 Francis Fisher Theodore Mavrogordato 6–4, 6–4, 6–1 1921 Brian Norton Sydney M. Jacob 6–2 6–2 6–3 1922 Brian Norton (2) Randolph Lycett 9–7, 7–5, 1–6, 6–1 1923 Randolph Lycett Brian Norton 3–6 6–4 6–1 2–6 7–5 1924 Jack Hillyard Henry Mayes 6–4, 1–6, 10–12, 6–3, 6–2 1925 Gordon Crole Rees Athar-Ali Fyzee 3–6, 7–5, 3–6, 6–2, 6–4 1926 Charles Kingsley Gordon Crole Rees 6–4, 6–2 ret. 1927 Gordon Crole Rees (2) Nigel Sharpe 6–1, 6–0 1928 Henry Mayes Patrick Spence 6–2, 6–4 1929 Eric Peters Oswald Turnbull 3–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–3 1930 Yoshiro Ohta Fred Perry 6–1, 4–6, 6–3 1931 Iwao Aoki Harry Lee title shared 1932 Nigel Sharpe Iwao Aoki 7–5, 6–3 1933 David Herman David H. Williams title shared 1934 Jiro Yamagishi Hideo Nishimura 6–3, 6–3 1935 Buster Andrews Patrick Spence 6–2, 6–3 1936 Cam Malfroy Harry Lee 6–2, 9–11, 6–0 1937 Robert Tinkler Pat Sherwood 9–7, 6–3 1938 John Olliff Eric Filby 2–6, 6–4, 6–3 1939 Kho Sin-Kie Jack Deloford 6–2, 6–4 1940/1945Not held (due to World War II 1946 Hans van Swol David Butler 4–6, 6–4, 7–5 1947 Claude Lister Marcel Coen 7–5, 6–2 1948 John Bromwich Geoffrey Paish title shared 1949 Czesław Spychała Geoffrey Paish 6–3, 6–0 1950 Narendra Nath Czesław Spychała 6–2, 6–4 1951 Czesław Spychała (2) David Samaai 1–6, 7–5, 6–3 1952 Ian Ayre Bryan Woodroffe 6–4, 6–2 1953 George Worthington Roger Becker 6–3, 6–1 1954 John Barry Abe Segal title shared 1955 Malcolm Anderson Ramanathan Krishnan 6–3, 6–4 1956 Ian Vermaak Gordon Forbes 6–4, 6–3 1957 Roger Becker Alan Mills 7–9, 6–2, 6–3 1958 Roger Becker (2) Mike Davies 4–6, 6–2, 6–2 1959 Mike Davies Warren Jacques 7–9, 6–2, 6–4, 6–3 1960 Roger Becker (3) Keith Diepraam 6–4, 6–1 1961 Martin Mulligan Warren Jacques 9–7, 6–2 1962 Martin Mulligan (2) Mark Otway 6–3, 6–4 1963 Roger Taylor Jaidip Mukerjea 10–8, 9–11, 10–8 1964 David Phillips Bob Carmichael 2–6, 6–4, 8–6 1965 Jan-Erik Lundqvist Roger Taylor 9–7, 6–3 1966 Keith Wooldridge Peter Curtis 7–5, 6–4 1967 Roger Taylor (2) Bobby Wilson 2–6, 6–4, 6–2 ↓  Open era  ↓ 1968 Keith Wooldridge Ken Fletcher 3–6, 6–3, 7–5 1969 Gerald Battrick John Cooper 6–2, 6–1 1970 Robert Maud Frew McMillan 6–4, 6–3 1971 Anand Amritraj Paul Hutchins 6–2, 6–2 1972 Premjit Lall Ross Case 6–4, 8–6 1973 Owen Davidson Tony Roche 4–6, 6–4, 10–8 1974 Bob Giltinan Syd Ball 6–3, 6–2 1975 Peter McNamara Steve Docherty 4–6, 9–8, 6–41976Not held 1977 P. Lawlor Chris Wells 4–6, 6–3, 8-6 1978 David Lloyd Willie Davies 6–4, 6–7, 6-5 1979 Victor Amaya Mark Edmondson 6–4, 7–5 1980 Brian Gottfried Sandy Mayer 6–3, 6–3

Women's singles

Note: The 1898 to 1900 events (*) were "closed" tournaments that were restricted to county team members only. YearChampionsRunners-upScoreSurrey County Championships 1890 May Arbuthnot Elizabeth Mocatta 6–2, 6–21891Not held 1892 May Arbuthnot (2) Ivy Arbuthnot 6–3, 6–31893/1897Not held 1898 Ellen Thynne Amy Wilson Kirby 6–2, 7–5 * 1899 Ellen Thynne (2) Edith J. Bromfield 6–2, 2–6, 6–2 * 1900 Charlotte Cooper Ellen Thynne Evered 6–2, 6–2 * 1900 Edith Bromfield Ellen Thynne Evered 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 1901 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (2) Edith Bromfield 6–1, 6–3 1902 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (3) Agnes Morton 6–3, 6–3 1903 Toupie Lowther Edith Bromfield 3–6, 6–1, 6–3Surrey Grass Court Championships 1904 Connie Wilson Ellen Stawell-Brown 6–4, 7–5 1905 Connie Wilson (2) Agnes Morton 6–2, 6–0 1906 Toupie Lowther (2) Dora Boothby 5–7, 6–4, 8–6 1907 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (4) Dorothea Douglass Chambers 6–4, 6–3 1908 Alice Greene Charlotte Cooper Sterry 3–6, 6–2, 6–2 1909 Dora Boothby Edith Johnson 6–0, 6–4 1910 Dora Boothby (2) Agnes Morton 6–3, 6–3 1911 Helen Aitchison Agnes Morton 6–3, 6–4 1912 Ethel Thomson Larcombe Dora Boothby 7–5, 6–3 1913 Charlotte Cooper Sterry (5) Madeline Fisher O'Neill 8–6, 6–1 1914 Dorothea Douglass Chambers Ethel Thomson Larcombe 6–3, 2–6, 6–41915/1918Not held (due to World War I) 1919 Elizabeth Ryan Dorothea Douglass Chambers walkover 1920 Dorothea Douglass Chambers (2) Elizabeth Ryan 6–4, 6–2 1921 Elizabeth Ryan (2) Dorothy Holman 6–0, 6–0 1922 Elizabeth Ryan (3) Irene Bowder Peacock 10–8, 6–2 1923 Elizabeth Ryan (4) Eleanor Rose 3–6, 6–3, 6–2 1924 Elizabeth Ryan (5) Aurea Farrington Edgington 6–3, 6–4 1925 Elizabeth Ryan (6) Kathleen McKane 7–9, 6–1, 6–3 1926 Joan Fry Phoebe Holcroft Watson 3–6, 6–1, 6–2 1927 Bobbie Heine Irene Bowder Peacock 1–6, 6–3, 7–5 1928 Elsie Goldsack Joan Ridley 6–4, 6–2 1929 Betty Nuthall Elizabeth Ryan 7–5, 6–1 1930 Jenny Sandison Betty Nuthall 3–6, 7–5, 6–4 1931 Dorothy Shaw Jameson Joan Austin title shared 1932 Gwen Sterry Peggy Michell 7–5, 6–4 1933 Peggy Michell Elsie Goldsack Pittman title shared 1934 Elsie Goldsack Pittman (2) Patricia Brazier 6–3 6–3 1935 Joan Hartigan Phyllis Mudford King 6–4, 6–3 1936 Dorothy Round Anita Lizana 6–2, 6–3 1937 Freda James Alice Marble 6–4, 6–3 1938 Helen Wills Margot Lumb 6–3 6–4 1939 Mary Hardwick Margot Lumb 6–4, 6–41940/1945Not held (due to World War II) 1946 Kay Stammers Menzies Gay Moorhouse Chandler 6–4, 6–3 1947 Kay Stammers Menzies (2) Joan Curry 2–6, 6–4, 6–4 1948 Joan Curry Jean Walker-Smith title shared 1949 Patricia Canning Todd Jean Walker-Smith 6–3, 9–7 1950 Jean Walker-Smith Jean Quertier 6–2, 7–5 1951 Helen Fletcher Joan Curry 6–3, 6–1 1952 Maureen Connolly Patricia Canning Todd 3–6, 6–3, 6–4 1953 Patricia Ward Shirley Bloomer 6–2, 6–3 1954 Shirley Fry Doris Hart title shared 1955 Rosemary Walsh Daphne Seeney 6–4, 7–5 1956 Althea Gibson Anne Shilcock 6–3, 13-11 1957 Althea Gibson (2) Thelma Coyne Long 8–6, 7–5 1958 Althea Gibson (3) Mimi Arnold 6–1, 6–0 1959 Sally Moore Ann Haydon 6–4, 6–2 1960 Angela Mortimer Christine Truman 3–6, 6–4, 9–7 1961 Deidre Catt Edda Buding 5–7, 6–3, 7–5 1962 Angela Mortimer (2) Carole Caldwell 6–4, 6–4 1963 Deidre Catt (2) Darlene Hard 1–6, 9–7, 8–6 1964 Ann Haydon Jones Carole Caldwell 6–3, 6–1 1965 Christine Truman Rita Bentley 7–5, 6–1 1966 Winnie Shaw Mary-Ann Eisel 6–4, 4–6, 6–3 1967 Lynn Abbes Robin Blakelock-Lloyd 6–4, 6–3 ↓  Open era  ↓ 1968 Judy Tegart-Dalton Christine Truman 10–8, 6–4 1969 Mary-Ann Eisel Judy Tegart-Dalton 4–6, 6–4, 8–6 1970 Ann Haydon Jones (2) Patti Hogan 2–6, 6–3, 6–4 1971 Judy Tegart-Dalton Joyce Barclay 9–8, 6–2 1972 Joyce Barclay Patti Hogan 6–4, 6–3 1973 Wendy Turnbull Ann Kiyomura 6–2, 6–0 1974 Sue Barker Sue Mappin 6–2, 7–5 1975 Greer Stevens Patti Hogan 6–1, 6–41976Not held 1977 Winnie Wooldridge (2) Gwynn Sammel 6–3, 7–6 1978 Evonne Goolagong Cawley Winnie Shaw 6–1, 6–1 1979 Cynthia Doerner-Sieler Kym Ruddell 6–1, 6–21980Not held 1981 Betsy Nagelsen Barbara Hallquist 6–0, 6–4

Men's doubles YearChampionsRunners-upScore1927–1978 Unavailable1979 Tim Gullikson Tom Gullikson Pat DuPré Marty Riessen 6–3, 6–7, 8–61980 Mark Edmondson Kim Warwick Andrew Pattison Butch Walts 7–6, 6–7, 6–7, 7–6, 15–13

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