Hastings and St. Leonard's Open

Hastings and St. Leonard's Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Tour	LTA Circuit (1908-1911) ILTF World Circuit (1920-1959)
Founded	1908
Abolished	1958
Location	Hastings, East Sussex, England.
Venue	Central Recreation Ground
Surface	Grass

The Hastings and St. Leonards Open was combined men's and women's tennis tournament founded in 1908. The first edition was played on grass courts at the Central Recreation Ground, Hastings, East Sussex, England. It eventually replaced the earlier South Saxons Open that ended in 1914, This event then ran annually till 1958.

History

The event was established briefly before World War One in 1908 before stopping. In 1914 the earlier tournament the South Saxons Open was discontinued.

This event resumed in 1920 as the Hastings and St. Leonard's Open Lawn Tennis Tournament and was staged again at the Hastings Central Recreation Ground, a cricket venue that was utilised for other sporting events including archery, football and rugby, and also used as a general purposes recreation ground.

In 1925 the events name was changed again to the Hastings and St. Leonard's Open. Following World War Two the event was not resumed to the early to mid 1950s it lasted a few more editions until it was discontinued in 1958.

Finals

Men's Singles

(incomplete roll).

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1908	Henry Brutton	W.H. Beale	6–0, 6–3, 6–1
1909	Henry Brutton (2)	Bertram Hopson	2–6, 6–3, 6–3, 6–4
1920	George Golding	F.J. Cutler	7–5, 2–6, 6–1, 6–4
1921	Cecil Campbell	Richard Powell	6–0, 6–4, 6–2
1922	Brian Norton	Leslie Godfree	6–4, 6–2
1923	Monty Temple	George Stoddart	4–6, 6–2, 6–0
1924	Mohammed Sleem	Royden Dash	4–6, 6–3, 6–1
1925	Royden Dash	Roger George	4–6, 1–6, 6–4, 6–0, 6–4
1926	Royden Dash (2)	J.G. Hogan	2–6, 6–2, 6–3, 6–1
1927	J.G. Hogan	G. More	6–8, 7–5, 6–3
1931	Jiro Satoh	Ralph Wackett	6–1, 8–6
1932	George Lyttleton-Rogers	Atri Madan Mohan	6–1, 4–6, 9–7
1933	Bob Kirby	George Lyttleton-Rogers	7–5, 6–1
1934	Douglas Freshwater	Dickie Ritchie	10–8, 4–6, 6–2
1935	Colin Ritchie	Malcolm A. Young	6–2, 6–4
1936	Alan Stedman	Murray Deloford	6–0, 6–3
1937	Alan Stedman (2)	Henry Purcell	6–4, 6–1
1938	Ghaus Mohammed Khan	Dennis Coombe	6–1, 6–1
1939	Kho Sin-Khie	Ernest Wittmann	7–5, 3–6, 6–4
1953	Dennis Hales	P.V. Willford	6–1, 6–1
1954	John M. Cope	J.F.B. Hunter	6–3, 6–2
1955	Hugh Sweeney	Norman Dale	6–1, 6–1
1956	Khwaja Saeed-Hai	Geoff Cass	6–0, 6–3
1957	Bob Levine	John Cope	6–3, 6–1

Women's Singles

(incomplete roll)

Year	Champion	Runner-up	Score
1908	Agnes Morton	Miss Tootell	8–6, 6–1
1909	Agnes Morton (2)	Jessie Tripp	7–5, 6–0
1910	Mildred Coles	E.E. Sargeant	6–1, 6–0
1911	Mildred Coles (2)	Doris Bullock	6–3, 6-3
1912	Madeline O'Neill	Christine Tyrrell	6–2, 6–0
1913	Aurea Edgington	Constance Luard	walkover
1920	Madeline O'Neill	Christine Tyrrell	6–1, 6–4
1921	Geraldine Beamish	Dorothy Kemmis-Betty	6–2, 6–4
1922	Geraldine Beamish (2)	Christine Tyrrell	6–0, 6–1
1923	Phoebe Holcroft	Joan Hextall	6–1, 6–2
1924	Phoebe Holcroft (2)	Geraldine Beamish	4–6, 8–6, 6–2
1925	Phoebe Watson (3)	Phyllis Howkins Covell	6–4, 6–1
1926	Phoebe Watson (4)	Joan Fry	6–1, 3–6, 6–3
1927	Phoebe Watson (5)	Christine Tyrrell	6–4, 6–1
1928	Christine Tyrrell	Vera Montgomery	6–2, 6–4
1929	Beatrice Feltham	Madge Slaney	6–3, 6–3
1930	Margaret Walsh Mellows	Madge Slaney	6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1931	Beatrice Feltham (2)	Madge Slaney	6–3, 6–3
1932	Beatrice Feltham (3)	Rita Jarvis	6–2, 6–1
1933	Effie Peters	Katherine Keith-Steele	6–1, 7–5
1934	Peggy Brazier	Joy Mowbray-Green	4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1935	Leila Row	Peggy Brazier	6–2, 9–7
1936	Anita Lizana	Gladys Southwell	6–1, 6–3
1937	Jean Saunders	Katherine Keith-Steele	6–2, 6–4
1938	Patience Thomson	Dulcie Kitson	6–2, 6–1
1939	Thelma Jarvis	Patience Thomson	6–2, 6–1
1954	Evelyn Attwood	Gem Gilbert	6–1, 6–2