ACT Open
| ACT Championships ACT Open | |
|---|---|
| Defunct tennis tournament | |
| Tour | ILTF Circuit |
| Founded | 1929 |
| Abolished | 1978 |
| Location | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Venue | Manuka Tennis Courts (1942-69) Canberra Tennis Centre (1970-2008) |
| Surface | Hard |
The ACT Open[1] formally known as the Australian Capital Territory Open was a combined men's and women's hard court tennis tournament founded in 1929 as the ACT Championships or Australian Capital Territory Championships.[2] The tournament was organised by the Canberra Lawn Tennis Association and first played at at the Manuka Tennis Courts, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia It ran annually until 1968 as part of the ILTF Circuit, then part of the ILTF Independent Tour until 1977 when it was downgraded.[3]
History
The Australian Capital Territory Championships the most important tennis championship held in the Australian Capital Territory, was inaugurated in 1929.[4] However, the finals were not played.[5] In 1930 the first open women's singles event was held along with the first men's singles final.[2] The venue for the tournament for many years was the Canberra Lawn Tennis Association courts in the Manuka area of Canberra.[2] The event was originally played on outdoor hard cement tennis courts.[3] With the onset of open tennis in 1968 this tournaments status began to decline. In 1969 following the start of the open era it became part of the ILTF Independent Tour (tournaments not aligned to the Grand Prix Circuit or WCT Circuit until 1977. In 1970 the tournament was moved from Manuka to the new Canberra Tennis Centre at Lyneham.[2] In 1978 downgraded to a Satellite tournament.[3] The tournament was not held from 1982 to 1984, and 1999 to 2003. It continued until 2006.[3] Today the men's tournament has survived in one form or another and is known as the Canberra Tennis International,[3] and women's event is known as the ACT Clay Court International. The tournament was sponsored from 1970 until at least 1980 by Ampol, Patra Foods and W.D. and H.O. Wills.[2]
Finals
Men's singles
| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Australia Stanley Gee | Australia Roy Ayliffe | 6-1, 6-1, 7-9, 6-4[6][5] |
| 1931 | Australia Roy Ayliffe[6] | Australia Sidney Bell | 3-6, 6-0, 8-6 |
| 1932 | Australia A. Murray[6] | Australia Sidney Bell | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1933 | Australia Stanley Gee[6] | Australia James Nish | 7-9, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1934 | Australia David Chrystal[6] | Australia G. Fry | 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 |
| 1935 | Australia David Chrystal[6] | Australia Reginald Bennett | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1936 | Australia David Chrystal[6] | Australia Bill Sidwell | 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1937 | Australia Reginald Bennett[6] | Australia Sidney Bell | 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1938 | Australia David Thompson[6] | Australia Fred Bennett | 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1939 | Australia Reginald Bennett[6] | Australia Jim Bennett | 2-6, 6-1, 11-9 |
| 1940-45 | No competition [6] | ||
| 1946 | Australia Aubrey Brogan[6] | Australia Kevin Taylor | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1947 | Australia Reginald Bennett[6] | Australia Frank Pryor | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1948 | Australia Kevin Johnstone[6] | Australia Max Anderson | 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1949 | Australia William Wallace[6] | Australia Reginald Bennett | 6-2, 8-6 |
| 1950 | Australia William Wallace[6] | Australia Roy Felan | 6-2, 4-6, 8-6 |
| 1951 | Australia Bill Sidwell[6] | Australia William Wallace | 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1952 | Australia Don Candy[6] | Australia John O'Brien | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1953 | Australia George Worthington[6] | Australia Keith Pepper | 6-2 6-2 |
| 1954 | Australia Warren Woodcock[6] | Australia Graham Regan | 6-0, 6-1 |
| 1955 | Australia Roy Emerson[6] | Australia Warren Woodcock | 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1956 | Australia Barry Phillips-Moore[6] | Australia Neil Gibson | 6-2, 6-0 |
| 1957 | Australia Warren Woodcock[6] | Australia Ken Binns | 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1958 | Australia Roy Emerson[6] | Spain Andres Gimeno | 6-3, 10-8 |
| 1959 | Australia Neale Fraser[6] | Australia Bob Hewitt | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1960 | Australia Neale Fraser[6] | Australia Bob Hewitt | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1961 | Australia Bob Hewitt[6] | Australia John Newcombe | 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 |
| 1962 | Australia Geoff Pollard[6] | Australia Michael Callaghan | 1-6, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1963 | Australia John Newcombe[6] | Australia Fred Stolle | 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1964 | Australia Geoff Pollard[6] | Australia Dick Crealy | 4-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1965 | Australia Bill Bowrey[6] | Australia Geoff Pollard | 6-4, 5-7, 6-4 |
| 1966 | Australia Doug Kelso[6] | Australia Bruce Larkham | 6-0, 3-6, 9-7 |
| 1967 | Australia Bruce Larkham[6] | Australia Warren Jacques | 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1968 | Australia Ray Ruffels[6] | Australia Dick Crealy | 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1969 | Australia John Alexander[6] | Australia Bruce Larkham | 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1970 | Australia Bruce Larkham[6] | Australia Geoff Pollard | 5-7, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1971 | Australia Bruce Larkham[6] | Australia Howard Humphries | 6-7, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1972 | Australia Bruce Larkham[6] | Australia Trevor Allan | 7-6, 6-2 |
| 1973 | Australia Bruce Larkham[6] | Australia Michael Kenny | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1974 | Australia Chris Kachel[6] | Australia Michael Kenny | 7-6, 6-3 |
| 1975 | Australia Peter Hawking[6] | Australia Phil Martin | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1976 | Abandoned due to rain[7] | ||
| 1977 | Australia Phil Martin[6] | Australia Graham Wurtz | 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1978 | Australia Pat Serret[6] | Australia Brett Edwards | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 1979 | Australia Eddie Myers | Australia Phil Martin | 6-4, 6-2[8] |
| 1980 | Australia Brett Edwards | Australia Phil Martin | 6-2, 6-4[9] |
| 1981 | Australia Charlie Fancutt[6] | Australia Terry Rocavert | 6-4, 6-3 |
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References
- ↑ "TENNIS Fifty years of the ACT Open". The Canberra Times. Canberra: Trove: National Library of Australia. 21 September 1980. p. 25. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 The Canberra Times
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "Tournaments:ACT Championships - ACT Open". The Tennis Base. Tennismem SL. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ "Big money for Canberra tennis". Weekly Times. Canberra: Trove: National Library of Australia. 2 July 1952. p. 58. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Fifty years of the ACT Open". The Canberra Times. 21 September 1980. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 6.25 6.26 6.27 6.28 6.29 6.30 6.31 6.32 6.33 6.34 6.35 6.36 6.37 6.38 6.39 6.40 6.41 6.42 6.43 "Australian Capital Territory Championships". Tennis Archives. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "ACT open tennis titles abandoned". The Canberra Times. 5 October 1976. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Sure-footed singles win". The Canberra Times. 2 October 1979. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ↑ "Minter upsets Bryant in open tournament". The Canberra Times. 7 October 1980. Retrieved 30 November 2024.