The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships or Bombay Hard Court Championships, also called the Bombay Presidency Hard Courts, was an international combined men's and women's tennis clay court tournament founded in 1924. The championships were played at the Hindu Gymkhana, Bombay, India. The championships ran until 1950 before being discontinued.
History Tennis was introduced to India in the 1880s by British Army and Civilian Officers.History". aitatennis. New Delhi, India: All India Tennis Association. Retrieved 15 February 2023. In 1924 The Bombay Presidency Hard Court Championships were established in Bombay, India and played on clay courts at the Hindu Gymkhanaa. After World War two it decreased in popularity and was discontinued.
Finals Men's singles Incomplete roll YearWinnersRunners-upScore 1924 George H. Perkins Andrew Cyril Pereira6-2, 6-0 1925 Raja S. Raya Aiyar Charles W. Gonsalves6-4, 6-2 1926 Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao N.B. Bhagwat6-4, 6-1 1927 Raja S. Raya Aiyar (2) P. Rangaswami3-6, 6-3, 6-3 1928 Raja S. Raya Aiyar (3) P. Rangaswami2-6, 6-1, 6-4 1929 Raja S. Raya Aiyar (4) D.M. Khatao7-5, 6-2 1930 Udupi Diggavi Ranga Rao (2) B.H. Khardekar6-3 6-01931-32 Not held 1933 Anant Gajanan Gupte Andrew Cyril Pereira6-8 6-0 6-4 1934 Edward Vivian Bobb Janmeja Charanjiva5-7 7-5 6-0 1935 Edward Vivian Bobb (2) B.H. Khardekar6-3, 6-3 1936 Syed Abdul Azim Finn Bekkevold6-3, 6-2 1937 Yaswanath-Rao Savur Jimmy Mehta 7-5 6-3 1938 Edward Vivian Bobb (3) Bernard Thomas Blake9-7 2-6 6-3 1939 Jimmy Mehta Syed Abdul Azim6-0 6-4 1940 Edward Vivian Bobb (4) Rasi Kumara Sinhji 6-4 6-3 1942 Ghaus Mohammed Khan M.V. Bobbjee6-4 6-21943-46 Not held
Women's singles Incomplete roll YearWinnersRunners-upScore 1925 Mrs F. Portlock Annie Nepean Clayton 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 1926 Annie Nepean Clayton Mrs A.L. Cooper 6-1, 7-5 1927 Khama Row Olive Stebbing6-3, 6-2 1928 Annie Nepean Clayton Mrs H.E. Jones 3-6, 6-1, 6-1 1929 Mrs T. Marshall Olive Stebbing6-4, 6-0 1930 Leela Row Mrs M.P. McDougall 6-1, 6-31931-32 Not held 1933 Leela Row (2) Mrs M.E. Stephens 6-1, 6-1 1934 Leela Row (3) Meher Dubash 6-1, 6-1 1935 Leela Row (4) Mrs M.C. Captain 6-0, 6-0 1936 Leela Row (5) Meher Dubash 6-3, 6-2 1937 Leela Row (6) Laura Woodbridge 6-1, 6-4 1938 Leela Row (7) Meher Dubash 6-0, 6-1 1939 Leela Row (8) Parin Dinshaw 2-6, 6-2, 7-5 1940 Leela Row (9) Khanum Haji 6-4, 6-0 1942 Khanum Haji Laura Woodbridge 6-1, 7-51943-46 Not held 1947 Khanum Haji Singh Leela Row Dayal7-5, 6-21948-49 Not held 1950 Leela Row Dayal (10) Promilla Khanna 6-4, 6-3
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