Tasmanian Open (tennis)

The Tasmanian Open^[1] or Tasmanian Open Championships^[2] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1893 as the Tasmanian Lawn Tennis Championships.^[3] 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.

Tasmanian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	ILTF Circuit (1913-1980)
Founded	1893; 132 years ago (1893)
Abolished	1985; 40 years ago (1985)
Location	Launceston & Hobart
Surface	Clay/Grass/Hard

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,^[4] 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

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1893	Arthur Miller[5]	Aubrey Caldecott	6-5, 5-6, 6-4
1894	Kenric Laughton[5]	Aubrey Caldecott	6-4, 5-6, 6-3
1896	Frank Dodds[5]	John Dodds	w/o
1897	Kenric Laughton[5]	Frank Dodds	6-3, 3-6, 6-4
1898	Percy Miller[5]	James Rule	6-3, 6-2
1899	Percy Miller[5]	Howard Giblin	6-4, 6-1
1900	James McGough[5]	Leslie Morgan	6-0, 2-6, 8-6
1901	Edgar Barnard[5]	James McGough	6-4, 0-6, 6-4
1902	James McGough[5]	Leslie Morgan	6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1903	James McGough[5]	E. R. Burgess	6-0, 6-2, 6-3
1904	Harry Parker[5]	James McGough	6-0, 6-0, 6-0
1905	James McGough[5]	Lewis R. Freeman	6-1, 6-1, 6-0
1906	James McGough[5]	Frederick Ratten	7-5, 16-14, 6-2
1907	James McGough[5]	Frederick Ratten	6-1, 8-6, 8-6
1908	James McGough[5]	Dr. Sweetman	6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1909	Thomas Barnard[5]	Frederick Raynor	6-4, 6-2, 0-6, 6-2
1910	James McGough[5]	Thomas Newton	6-1, 6-1, 6-1
1911	Harry Parker[5]	Harold Hunt	6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-2
1912	James McGough[5]	Sydney Dickenson	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1913	James McGough[5]	Frederick Down	6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1914	James McGough[5]	James Hudson	6-1, 6-3, 6-0
1915	Harry Lewis-Barclay[5]	James McGough	7-5, 6-1, 6-1
1916	Horace Rice[5]	James McGough	6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
1917	Samuel England[5]	William Sheehan	6-3, 6-2, 6-3
1918	James Hudson[5]	Roy Crawford	8-6, 6-4, 6-0
1919	James McGough[5]	William Sheehan	w/o
1920	James McGough[5]	Roy Crawford	6-0, 6-2, 6-2
1921	William Sheehan[5]	Robert Berriman	6-4, 6-4, 6-4
1922	Walter Stephens[5]	Roy Crawford	6-2, 6-3, 6-2
1923	William Sheehan[5]	Donald Ferguson	3-6, 6-2, 6-2, 6-0
1924	Alan Newton[5]	William Sheehan	6-2, 6-0, 6-3
1925	Alan Newton[5]	Stanley Trethewey	6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1926	D'Arcy Mullamphy[5]	Gordon Hughes	6-4, 6-2, 6-0
1927	Vivian Page[5]	D'Arcy Mullamphy	5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4, 6-3
1928	Vivian Page[5]	Cecil Stuart	6-0, 6-1, 6-1
1929	Vivian Page[5]	Eric Huxley	6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1930	Sir Allan Knight[5]	Alan Newton	6-3, 8-6, 6-2
1931	Sir Allan Knight[5]	Alan Newton	4-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-4
1932	Sir Allan Knight[5]	Norman Little	6-0, 6-4, 6-0
1933	Sir Allan Knight[5]	Alan Newton	6-2, 6-1, 6-0
1934	Reg Ewin[5]	Sir Allan Knight	6-2, 8-6, 6-3
1935	Reg Ewin[5]	Sir Allan Knight	6-0, 6-2, 6-0
1936	Roy Harrison[5]	Donald Lovett	7-5, 2-6, 6-4, 6-2
1937	Len Schwartz[5]	Lionel Brodie	6-4, 7-5, 6-3
1938	Donald Lovett[5]	George Holland	2-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3
1939	Lionel Brodie[5]	Jack Harper	6-4, 6-2, 6-1
1940	John Bromwich[5]	Jack Crawford	6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2
1941-45	No competition [5]
1946	John Bromwich[5]	Lionel Brodie	6-1, 6-2, 6-3
1947	Adrian Quist[5]	Jack Crawford	6-2, 6-1, 6-1
1948	Adrian Quist[5]	Bill Sidwell	6-2, 6-1, 7-5
1949	Colin Long[5]	Adrian Quist	6-3, 7-5, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
1950	John Bromwich[5]	Don Candy	0-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-0
1951	Frank Sedgman[5]	Don Candy	6-3, 6-2, 6-2
1952	Ken McGregor[5]	Neale Fraser	6-4, 6-3, 6-4
1953	Eric Stewart[5]	Neale Fraser	6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 4-6, 6-2
1954	Don Candy[5]	Mervyn Rose	6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
1956	Neale Fraser[5]	Don Candy	2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 4-6, 6-1
1957	Ashley Cooper[5]	Geoff Brown	6-4, 6-3
1959	Bob Mark[5]	Roy Emerson	6-4, 7-5, 6-2
1961	Brian Tobin[5]	Geoff Pollard	6-4, 6-1, 6-1
1962	Rod Laver[5]	Neale Fraser	7-5, 0-6, 0-6, 6-1, 6-2
1963	Martin Mulligan[5]	John Newcombe	7-5, 6-2
1965	John Newcombe[5]	Owen Davidson	6-4, 5-7, 6-3, 6-3
1966	Arthur Ashe[5]	John Newcombe	6-4, 6-4, 12-10
1967	Tony Roche[5]	Arthur Ashe	9-7, 1-6, 6-2, 8-6
1968	Ray Ruffels[5]	Graham Stilwell	3-6, 6-8, 7-5, 7-5, 6-2
1969	Fred Stolle[5]	Tony Roche	6-3, 0-6, 6-4, 6-1
1970	Jim McManus[5]	Bob Carmichael	7-5, 6-4, 6-1
1971	Alex Metreveli[5]	John Alexander	7-6, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3
1972	Alex Metreveli[5]	Wanaro N'Godrella	6-2, 6-4, 6-3
1973	Colin Dibley[5]	Jasjit Singh	7-6, 6-2
1974	Geoff Masters[5]	Toshiro Sakai	6-4, 7-6
1975	Mark Edmondson[5]	Cliff Letcher	6-2, 6-7, 6-4
1977	Syd Ball[5]	Bob Carmichael	6-2, 4-6, 6-2
1978	Bob Carmichael[5]	John Marks	4-6, 6-3, 6-4
1980	David Whyte[5]	Ernie Ewert	4-6, 6-2, 7-6
1984	David MacPherson[5]	Mike Lynch	6-3, 6-3
1985	Richard Fromberg[5]	David Tunbridge	6-1, 5-7, 6-2