The Brockenhurst Open was a men's and women's grass court tennis tournament founded in 1914. The event also known as the New Forest Open was organised by the New Forest Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club and played at the Brockenhurst Park Estate and House until 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II.
History Brockenhurst Park Estate and House was purchased in 1769 by Edward Morant. The house was renamed Morant Hall (also known as Brockenhurt Manor) which remained with the Morant family until the estate was sold in the late 1950s.New Forest Heritage In 1914 the New Forest Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club staged its first tennis week of events known as the Brockenhurst Lawn Tennis Week. In 1915 World War I started and the tournament was suspended until 1921 when it was revived. The tournament ran annually until 1939 when it was discontinued due to World War II.
Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearWinnersRunners-upScore 1922 Walter Crawley Ullah Kramet6–2, 9–7, 6–3. 1923 Walter Crawley (2) Brame Hillyard6–4, 5–7, 6–2, 8–6. 1928 Henry Mayes Cornelius H. D. O'Callaghan6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–3. 1931 R.V. Jenkins Theodore Mavrogordato6–1, 6–1. 1932 Edward Alfred Dearman Noel Galway Holmes6–1, 6–3. 1933 Jack Crawford Vivian McGrath0–6, 6–0, 7–5. 1934 Guy Cooper Edward Alfred Dearman6–4, 7–5. 1935 Eric Peters Richard Arnold Von Planner6–4, 6–4. 1936 Guy Cooper Edward Alfred Dearman7–5, 6–1. 1937 Vernon Kirby Eric Petersw.o. 1938 Eric Peters Alan Brown6–3, 7–5. 1939 George Edward Godsell Harold Hare6–3, 6–1.1940/1945Not held (due to World War II then discontinued)
Women's singles YearWinnersRunners-upScore 1914 Violet Pinckney Marguerite Sudgen Pearce 6–2, 6–31915/1920Not held (due to World War I) 1921 Violet Pinckney (2)Blanche Duddell Colston 4–6, 6–4, retd. 1922 Kitty Mckane Dorothy Holman 6–2, 6–2 1923 Dorothy Holman Camilla Rimington 6–1, 6–4 1924 Dorothy Holman (2) Christabel Hardie 3–6, 6–2, 8–6 1925 Dorothy Holman (3) Edith Clarke 8–6, 7–5 1926 Christabel Hardie Mabel Mavrogordato 6–4, 6–2 1927 Joan Ridley Claire Beckingham 9–7, 7–5 1928Nottingham and Midland Catholic News Margaret McKane Stocks (2) Claire Beckingham 4–6, 10–8, 6–4 1929 Violet Chamberlain Mabel Mavrogordato6–1, 5–0, retd. 1930 Elsie Goldsack Pittman Ermyntrude Harvey8–6, 7–5 1931 Evelyn Dearman Nancy Lyle 1–6, 6–3, 6–3 1932 Edie Rudd A. Yeates 7–5, 6–4 1933New Milton Advertiser (1933) Evelyn Dearman (2) Margaret McKane Stocks6–4, 6–2 1934 Nancy Lyle Evelyn Dearman 6–0, 7–5 1935 Effie Hemmant Peters P. Scott 6–4, 6–2 1936 Evelyn Dearman (3) Peggy Scriven 6–3, 6–4 1937New Milton Advertiser (1937) Nina Brown Effie Peters divided prizes 1938 Evelyn Dearman (4) Margot Stewart 4–6, 6–1, 6–0 1939 Nancy Lyle Glover (2) Gay Moorhouse Chandler 6–1, 7–51940/1945Not held (due to World War II then discontinued)
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