Western Australian Open (tennis)
| 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) |
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.
History
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]Men's singles
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Women's singles
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia Margaret Court |  Virginia Wade |
6–1, 6–2 |
| 1972 (February) | Australia Evonne Goolagong | Soviet Union Olga Morozova | 6–2, 7–5 |
| 1972 (December) | Australia Margaret Court | Australia Evonne Goolagong | 6–3, 6–2 |
| 1974 | Australia Margaret Court | Soviet Union Olga Morozova | 6–4, 7–5 |
| 1975 | West Germany Helga Niessen Masthoff | Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey | 6–2, 3–6, 6–3 |
Women's doubles
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| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia Margaret Court Australia Evonne Goolagong |
Winnie Shaw Virginia Wade |
6–4, 7–5 |
| 1972 (February) | Australia Evonne Goolagong Australia Barbara Hawcroft |
Soviet Union Olga Morozova Australia Janet Young |
3–6, 6–4, 6–3 |
| 1972 (December) | Not held | ||
| 1974 | Soviet Union Olga Morozova Czechoslovakia Martina Navratilova |
Australia Lesley Hunt Japan Kazuko Sawamatsu |
6–1, 6–3 |
| 1975 | Australia Lesley Turner Bowrey Australia Christine Matison |
Sue Barker Michelle Tyler |
6–3, 6–3 |
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- WTA Results Archive Archived 2010-01-05 at the Wayback Machine
