Dewar Cup Edinburgh

Tennis tournament
Dewar Cup Edinburgh
Defunct tennis tournament
TourILTF Mens Amateur Tour (1913-1967)
ILTF Women's Amateur Tour (1913-1967)
ITF Mens Independent Tour (1968-1974)
ITF Independent Tour (1968-1974)
Founded1968
Abolished1972
Editions5
LocationEdinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
VenueMeadowbank Sports Centre
SurfaceIndoor (carpet)

The Dewar Cup Edinburgh [1] was an indoor men's and women's tennis event held from 1968 to 1972, and played in Edinburgh, Scotland as part of the second leg of Dewar Cup Circuit of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

History

The Dewar Cup Edinburgh was a men's women's professional tennis tournament, held from 1968 to 1974 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The tournament was not part of the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, but is listed, albeit as a non-tour event, in the WTA's Tour's history section. However it was part of the International Tennis Federations independent tournaments tour. Virginia Wade, later a Wimbledon champion, was the only Briton to win a title at the tournament, and was also the event's most successful player, with two wins in the singles and doubles.

Finals

Men's singles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970[2] United States Tom Gorman United Kingdom Geoff Paish 6–2, 6–0.
1972 South Africa Ray Moore South Africa Pat Cramer 6–4, 4–6, 6–4[3]
1973 United Kingdom Roger Taylor United Kingdom John Feaver 2–6, 7–5, 6–4[4]
1974 United Kingdom Mark Cox United Kingdom John Feaver 6–2 5–7 6–4[5]

Men's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 [6] Romania Ion Țiriac
Czechoslovakia Vladimír Zedník		 Australia John Alexander
United States Tom Gorman		 6–4, 9–7

Women's singles

Year Champion Runner-up Score
1970[7] United States Sharon Walsh United Kingdom Winnie Shaw 6–2, 8–6
1971 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley France Françoise Dürr 6–0, 6–4
1972 Australia Margaret Court United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6–3, 3–6, 7–5
1973 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1974 United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 6–3, 4–6, 6–2

Women's doubles

Year Champions Runners-up Score
1970 [8] France Françoise Durr
United States Patti Hogan		 Netherlands Betty Stove
United States Sharon Walsh		 10–8, 3-6, 11–9
1971 Australia Evonne Goolagong Cawley
United States Julie Heldman		 United States Patti Hogan
United States Nell Truman		 6–3, 6–0
1972 Australia Margaret Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		 United States Julie Heldman
Netherlands Betty Stöve		 6–2, 6–3
1973 United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade		 United States Julie Heldman
United States Ann Kiyomura		 6–1, 2–6, 6–4
1974 Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Mima Jaušovec
Romania Virginia Ruzici		 Colombia Isabel Fernández de Soto
Argentina Raquel Giscafré		 6–4, 4–6, 6–4

References

  1. ^ "Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Events 1968-2007" (PDF). Wayback Machine. 29 May 2008. pp. 366–368. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 May 2008. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  2. ^ Barrett, John; Tingay, Lance (1971). "Dewar Cup Autumn Circuit". World of Tennis '71: A BP Yearbook. London: Queen Anne Press. pp. 272, 273. ISBN 0362000913.
  3. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1972 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  4. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1973 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  5. ^ Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1974 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
  6. ^ World of Tennis 71
  7. ^ World of Tennis 71
  8. ^ World of Tennis 71

Sources

  • Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1972 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives.
  • Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1973 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
  • Nieuwland, Alex. "Dewar Cup Second Leg 1974 - Edinburgh". www.tennisarchives.com. Netherlands: Tennis Archives.
  • Sony Ericsson WTA Tour: Events 1968-2007" (PDF). web.archive.org. Wayback Machine. 29 May 2008.