Western Australian Open (tennis)

The Western Australian Open and originally called the Western Australian Championships or Western Australia Championships is a defunct Grand Prix tennis circuit Men's and WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1896 to 1975 at Royal King's Park Tennis Club in Perth,^[1] Australia and was played on grass courts.

Western Australian Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Event name	Western Australian Championships (1971–75)
Tour	ILTF Circuit (1913-68) ILTF Independent Tour men (1969-79) WTA Tour women (1971–75) Grand Prix circuit men (1980)
Founded	1895
Abolished	1984 (men's), 1994 (women's)
Editions	78 (men's), 88 (women's)
Surface	Grass (1971–75)

History

The event was first established in 1895 and continued for 78 editions the men's event was part of the ILTF Circuit from 1913 to 1967. For certain periods after the open era it was part of the ILTF Independent Tour.^[1] In 1980 it then became part of the Grand Prix circuit.

The women's even was part of WTA Tour affiliated women's tennis tournament played from 1971 to 1975. The women's event ended in 1994 and had run for 88 editions from 1895.

Margaret Court was the most successful player at the tournament, winning the singles competition three times and the doubles competition in 1971, partnering Australian Evonne Goolagong for her doubles success.

Finals

Men's singles

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1895	Francis Marrie[2]	J. B. Spence	6-1, 6-4
1896	Edward Boddington[2]	John Greayer	7-5, 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
1897	Herbert Orr[2]	Archer Hoskings	6-1, 6-0, 6-3
1898	Arthur Greene[2]	Keith Bolton	3 sets to 2
1899	James Cramond[2]	Keith Bolton	9-7, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-3
1900	John Johnston[2]	J. Magee	3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1
1901	James Cramond[2]	John Greayer	8-6, 6-1, 6-1
1902	Louis Humberstone Saxton[2]	James Cramond	3-6, 1-6, 6-3, 7-5, 6-1
1903	Ernie Parker[2]	John Greayer	3-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
1904	Ernie Parker[2]	Keith Bolton	6-4, 7-5, 6-4
1905	Stanley Doust[2]	Ernie Parker	6-4, 4-6, 6-8, 6-1, 7-5
1906	Harry Parker[2]	Stanley Doust	6-2, 2-6, 6-2, 6-2
1907	Ernie Parker[2]	John Griffiths	6-1, 3-6, 7-5, 4-6, 6-2
1908	Ernie Parker[2]	Edgar Barnard	2-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1910	Stanley Doust[2]	Ernie Parker	6-4, 6-4, 6-2
1911	Ernie Parker[2]	Richard Parsons	6-4, 3-6, 6-0, 6-0
1912	Ernie Parker[2]	John Addison	4-6, 10-8, 7-5, 6-4
1913	Ernie Parker[2]	Harry Parker	2-6, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2
1914	Arnold Leschen[2]	Edward Stokes	6-3, 5-7, 6-3, 7-9, 9-7
1915-18	No competition [2]
1919	Alf Hedemann[2]	Rice Gemmell	6-2, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2
1920	Rice Gemmell[2]	Alf Hedemann	4-6, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3
1922	Robert Phillips[2]	Clarence Treloar	6-3, 6-0, 4-6, 9-7
1923	Rice Gemmell[2]	Clarence Treloar	6-4, 6-3, 6-1
1924	Rice Gemmell[2]	Robert Phillips	6-0, 6-0, 6-1
1925	Rice Gemmell[2]	Robert Phillips	6-2, 8-6, 6-2
1926	Rice Gemmell[2]	Clarence Treloar	6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1927	Rice Gemmell[2]	Clarence Treloar	6-1, 5-7, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2
1928	Ronald Ford[2]	Clarence Treloar	6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-0
1929	Richard Schlesinger[2]	Harry Jacoby	6-3, 6-2, 6-1
1930	Ronald Ford[2]	Max Carpenter	7-5, 4-6, 11-9, 4-6, 6-3
1931	Harry Hopman[2]	Richard Schlesinger	6-4, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
1932	Adrian Quist[2]	Reg Ewin	6-1, 6-1, 8-6
1933	Reg Ewin[2]	Ronald Ford	6-4, 6-0, 6-0
1934	Max Carpenter[2]	Donald Harris	6-0, 3-6, 6-2, 8-10, 6-2
1935	William Stephen[2]	Ronald Ford	7-5, 6-3, 6-2
1936	Harry Jacoby[2]	Gordon Davis	9-7, 6-3, 6-1
1937	William Stephen[2]	Arthur Huxley	4-6, 6-3, 6-0, 6-3
1938	Gordon Davis[2]	William Stephen	4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
1939	Norman Wasley[2]	William Stephen	6-1, 10-8, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4
1940	Colin Long[2]	Max Bonner	6-3, 6-3, 6-2
1941	Max Bonner[2]	Harry Jacoby	6-8, 6-0, 6-3, 1-6, 6-2
1942-45	No competition [2]
1946	Dinny Pails[2]	Max Bonner	6-0, 6-1, 6-0
1947	Lionel Brodie[2]	Max Bonner	6-2, 6-2, 6-3
1948	Frank Sedgman[2]	Colin Long	6-4, 6-2, 6-4
1949	Bill Sidwell[2]	Robert McCarthy	6-0, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1950	Frank Sedgman[2]	Clive Wilderspin	6-0, 6-2, 6-1
1951	Ken McGregor[2]	Mervyn Rose	3-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-4
1952	Rex Hartwig[2]	Clive Wilderspin	12-10, 6-3, 1-6, 2-6, 6-1
1953	Ken Rosewall[2]	Don Candy	6-3, 6-4, 6-2
1954	Clive Wilderspin[2]	Ashley Cooper	6-2, 6-1, 6-3
1955	Rex Hartwig[2]	Clive Wilderspin	6-2, 6-4, 6-0
1956	Clive Wilderspin[2]	Mervyn Rose	4-6, 10-8, 6-2, 6-2
1957	Ashley Cooper[2]	Clive Wilderspin	3-6, 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5
1958	Mal Anderson[2]	Neale Fraser	6-2, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4
1959	Andres Gimeno[2]	Butch Buchholz	6-1, 6-4, 6-3
1960	Neale Fraser[2]	Robert Howe	8-6, 8-6, 7-5
1961	Roy Emerson[2]	Neale Fraser	6-2, 6-0, 6-2
1962	Bob Hewitt[2]	Neale Fraser	6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 4-6, 11-9
1963	Fred Stolle[2]	John Newcombe	7-5, 7-5, 6-8, 6-4
1965	Roy Emerson[2]	Pierre Darmon	9-7, 6-3, 6-4
1966	Arthur Ashe[2]	Cliff Richey	3-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4
1967	Tony Roche[2]	Bill Bowrey	6-3, 1-6, 9-7, 9-7
1968	Bill Bowrey[2]	Ray Ruffels	6-8, 11-9, 6-2, 17-19, 6-4
1969	Marty Riessen[2]	Ken Rosewall	6-3, 6-4, 2-6, 2-6, 6-1
1970	Allan Stone[2]	Phil Dent	6-3, 6-3, 9-7
1971	Alex Metreveli[2]	John Alexander	7-5, 6-2, 6-2
1972	Alex Metreveli[2]	John Cooper	6-2, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
1972	Patrick Proisy[2]	Wanaro N'Godrella	7-6, 6-4, 6-3
1973	Colin Dibley[2]	Bob Giltinan	6-1, 7-6, 3-6, 6-3
1974	Ross Case[2]	Geoff Masters	6-4, 7-6, 4-6, 7-6
1975	Ray Ruffels[2]	John Lloyd	6-1, 6-7, 6-0, 6-3
1976	Ray Ruffels[2]	Ross Case	6-0, 7-5, 6-3
1978	John Marks[2]	Bob Carmichael	6-2, 6-7, 4-6, 6-4, 14-12
1979	Mark Edmondson[2]	John Marks	4-6, 7-6, 6-1
1980	Colin Dibley[2]	Chris Delaney	6-2, 6-4
1981	John Fitzgerald[2]	Syd Ball	6-2, 6-2
1982	Eddie Edwards[2]	Craig A. Miller	6-3, 6-2
1983	Wally Masur[2]	Juan Farrow	6-2, 4-6, 7-5
1984	Brian Levine[2]	Lloyd Bourne	6-1, 6-2

Women's singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Margaret Court	Virginia Wade	6–1, 6–2
1972 (February)	Evonne Goolagong	Olga Morozova	6–2, 7–5
1972 (December)	Margaret Court	Evonne Goolagong	6–3, 6–2
1974	Margaret Court	Olga Morozova	6–4, 7–5
1975	Helga Niessen Masthoff	Lesley Turner Bowrey	6–2, 3–6, 6–3

Women's doubles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1971	Margaret Court Evonne Goolagong	Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade	6–4, 7–5
1972 (February)	Evonne Goolagong Barbara Hawcroft	Olga Morozova Janet Young	3–6, 6–4, 6–3
1972 (December)	Not held
1974	Olga Morozova Martina Navratilova	Lesley Hunt Kazuko Sawamatsu	6–1, 6–3
1975	Lesley Turner Bowrey Christine Matison	Sue Barker Michelle Tyler	6–3, 6–3