Tasmanian Open (tennis)

The Tasmanian Open or Tasmanian Open Championships was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1893 as the Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships. or Tasmanian Championships It was first played Launceston Lawn Tennis Club, Launceston Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It remained part of the international tennis circuit until 1980.

History In 1893 Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships were established Launceston Lawn Tennis Club, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. The men's tournament was played on grass courts except for the years 1940, 1941 when it was played on clay courts, and 1971–72, 1974, 1978 and 1980 when it was played on hard courts. The women's tournament was played exclusively on hard asphalt courts outdoors until 1935, then switched to clay courts until 1980. For the years 1940 '48 '51 '55 '60 '64 the tournament was valid as Australian Hard Court Championships. It was an annual featured event on the international tennis circuit till 1980.

In 1994 a new women's event was revived called the Tasmanian International Open, held in Hobart, Australia. Since 2014 it has been known as the Hobart International and still played today.

Location The championships alternated between Launceston and Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, but was not staged sequentially.

Finals Men's singles YearChampionRunner-upScore1893 Arthur Miller Aubrey Caldecott6–5, 5–6, 6–41894 Kenric Laughton Aubrey Caldecott6–4, 5–6, 6–31896 Frank Dodds John Doddsw/o1897 Kenric Laughton Frank Dodds6–3, 3–6, 6–41898 Percy Miller James Rule6–3, 6–21899 Percy Miller Howard Giblin6–4, 6–11900 James McGough Leslie Morgan6–0, 2–6, 8–61901 Edgar Barnard James McGough6–4, 0–6, 6–41902 James McGough Leslie Morgan6–2, 3–6, 6–11903 James McGough E. R. Burgess6–0, 6–2, 6–31904 Harry Parker James McGough6–0, 6–0, 6–01905 James McGough Lewis R. Freeman6–1, 6–1, 6–01906 James McGough Frederick Ratten7–5, 16–14, 6–21907 James McGough Frederick Ratten6–1, 8–6, 8–61908 James McGough Dr. Sweetman6–2, 6–3, 6–11909 Thomas Barnard Frederick Raynor6–4, 6–2, 0–6, 6–21910 James McGough Thomas Newton6–1, 6–1, 6–11911 Harry Parker Harold Hunt6–3, 6–4, 4–6, 6–21912 James McGough Sydney Dickenson6–2, 6–2, 6–31913 James McGough Frederick Down6–3, 6–4, 6–21914 James McGough James Hudson6–1, 6–3, 6–01915 Harry Lewis-Barclay James McGough7–5, 6–1, 6–11916 Horace Rice James McGough6–4, 2–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–31917 Samuel England William Sheehan6–3, 6–2, 6–31918 James Hudson Roy Crawford8–6, 6–4, 6–01919 James McGough William Sheehanw/o1920 James McGough Roy Crawford6–0, 6–2, 6–21921 William Sheehan Robert Berriman6–4, 6–4, 6–41922 Walter Stephens Roy Crawford6–2, 6–3, 6–21923 William Sheehan Donald Ferguson3–6, 6–2, 6–2, 6–01924 Alan Newton William Sheehan6–2, 6–0, 6–31925 Alan Newton Stanley Trethewey6–2, 6–1, 6–01926 D'Arcy Mullamphy Gordon Hughes6–4, 6–2, 6–01927 Vivian Page D'Arcy Mullamphy5–7, 6–3, 3–6, 6–4, 6–31928 Vivian Page Cecil Stuart6–0, 6–1, 6–11929 Vivian Page Eric Huxley6–2, 6–1, 6–01930 Sir Allan Knight Alan Newton6–3, 8–6, 6–21931 Sir Allan Knight Alan Newton4–6, 6–1, 6–1, 6–41932 Sir Allan Knight Norman Little6–0, 6–4, 6–01933 Sir Allan Knight Alan Newton6–2, 6–1, 6–01934 Reg Ewin Sir Allan Knight6–2, 8–6, 6–31935 Reg Ewin Sir Allan Knight6–0, 6–2, 6–01936 Roy Harrison Donald Lovett7–5, 2–6, 6–4, 6–21937 Len Schwartz Lionel Brodie6–4, 7–5, 6–31938 Donald Lovett George Holland2–6, 2–6, 6–4, 6–3, 6–31939 Lionel Brodie Jack Harper6–4, 6–2, 6–11940 John Bromwich Jack Crawford6–1, 4–6, 6–2, 6–21941-45 No competition 1946 John Bromwich Lionel Brodie6–1, 6–2, 6–31947 Adrian Quist Jack Crawford6–2, 6–1, 6–11948 Adrian Quist Bill Sidwell6–2, 6–1, 7–51949 Colin Long Adrian Quist6–3, 7–5, 4–6, 3–6, 6–31950 John Bromwich Don Candy0–6, 6–3, 3–6, 6–3, 6–01951 Frank Sedgman Don Candy6–3, 6–2, 6–21952 Ken McGregor Neale Fraser6–4, 6–3, 6–41953 Eric Stewart Neale Fraser6–2, 5–7, 6–3, 4–6, 6–21954 Don Candy Mervyn Rose6–4, 6–2, 3–6, 6–41956 Neale Fraser Don Candy2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 4–6, 6–11957 Ashley Cooper Geoff Brown6–4, 6–31959 Bob Mark Roy Emerson6–4, 7–5, 6–21961 Brian Tobin Geoff Pollard6–4, 6–1, 6–11962 Rod Laver Neale Fraser7–5, 0–6, 0–6, 6–1, 6–21963 Martin Mulligan John Newcombe7–5, 6–21965 John Newcombe Owen Davidson6–4, 5–7, 6–3, 6–31966 Arthur Ashe John Newcombe6–4, 6–4, 12-101967 Tony Roche Arthur Ashe9-7, 1–6, 6–2, 8–61968 Ray Ruffels Graham Stilwell3–6, 6–8, 7–5, 7–5, 6–21969 Fred Stolle Tony Roche6–3, 0–6, 6–4, 6–11970 Jim McManus Bob Carmichael7–5, 6–4, 6–11971 Alex Metreveli John Alexander7–6, 6–3, 4–6, 6–31972 Alex Metreveli Wanaro N'Godrella6–2, 6–4, 6–31973 Colin Dibley Jasjit Singh7–6, 6–21974 Geoff Masters Toshiro Sakai6–4, 7–61975 Mark Edmondson Cliff Letcher6–2, 6–7, 6–41977 Syd Ball Bob Carmichael6–2, 4–6, 6–21978 Bob Carmichael John Marks4–6, 6–3, 6–41980 David Whyte Ernie Ewert4–6, 6–2, 7–61984 David MacPherson Mike Lynch6–3, 6–31985 Richard Fromberg David Tunbridge6–1, 5–7, 6–2

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