Redcliffe Championships

The Redcliffe Championships was a men's and women's open tennis tournament founded in 1953, and held at Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. It was first organised by the Peninsula Tennis Association and originally played on clay courts, then switching later grass courts, then hard courts. It was staged as part of ILTF Australasia Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit until 1983 when it was discontinued.

History The tournament was founded in 1953 and held in Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia. The event was first organised by the Peninsula Tennis Association. The first men's singles champion was Jack Arkinstall who defeated Roy Emerson in straight sets, and the winner of the women's first championship was Daphne Seeney who also defeated in straight sets. It was staged as part of ILTF Australasia Circuit a sub circuit of the ILTF World Circuit until 1983 when it was discontinued. The tournament has survived in one form or another into the twenty first century where it is known as the Redcliffe Open a Tennis Queensland event.

Finals Men's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1953 Jack Arkinstall Roy Emerson 2–0 sets. 1954 Mal Anderson Ian Ayre 8–6, 3–6, 6–4. 1955 Richie Brant Lee J. Thomsen 3–6, 6–2, 6–3. 1956 Les Flanders Col Ogden 5–7, 6–2, 6–2. 1957Redcliffe Guide Magazine Rod Laver Barry Green6–1, 6–4.1958 Rod Laver (2) G. Gaydon4–6, 6–4, 6–3.1959 Neil Gibson Frank Gorman 7–5, 6–3. 1960 Neil Gibson (2) Ken Fletcher 6–3, 6–1. 1963 Ken Fletcher Neville Hay 6–3, 6–4. 1965 Neil Gibson (3) Maurice Guse 6–4, 10–8. 1966 Maurice Guse Neil Gibson6–2, 6–2. 1968 Merv Guse Neil Gibson6–2, 6–2. ↓  Open era  ↓1969 Merv Guse (2) Ross Case 4–6, 6–2, 8–6. 1970 Ross Case Alvin Gardiner6–2, 6–3. 1975 Gary Olsson Rod Frawley6–1, 7–6. 1977 Noel Jensen Wayne Hampson6–0, 6–0. 1979 B. Walker Peter Mallett 7–5, 6–2. 1980 Greg Braun Richard Eden6–3, 7–5. 1981 Max Bates Jeff Twist7–5, 6–4. 1982 Brett Greenwood John Frawleyw.o. 1983 K. Williamson Paul Daly6–7, 7–5, 6–1.

Women's singles (incomplete roll) YearChampionsRunners-upScore1953 Brisbane Telegraph (1953) Daphne Seeney Fay Muller2–0 sets1954 Fay Muller Daphne Seeney6–2, 2–6, 6–2 1957 Dorothy Linde Z. Robinson 6–2, 3–6, 6–01958 Fay Muller (2) Dorothy Linde6–0, 6–41959 Shirley Lee Dot Duff7–5, 6–01969 Marilyn Tesch Lexie Kenny2–6, 6–4, 6–3↓  Open era  ↓1970 Janet Fallis Robyn Knobel4–6, 6–0, 6–2

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