1968 British Hard Court Championships

April 2022 1968 British Hard Court Championships 22–27 April 39th ILTF 32S / 16D Clay / outdoor Bournemouth, England The West Hants Club ~30,000 AUS Ken Rosewall 1968 Bournemouth – Men's singles draw https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bournemouth/347/1968/draws?matchtype=singles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) GBR Virginia Wade AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver 1968 Bournemouth – Men's doubles draw http://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/bournemouth/347/1968/draws?matchType=doubles Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) GBR Christine Truman Janes/Nell Truman GBR Virginia Wade / AUS Bob Howe The 1968 British Hard Court Championships was a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at The West Hants Club in Bournemouth in England. It was the first tournament in the Open Era of tennis. The tournament was held from 22 April to 27 April 1968. Ken Rosewall and Virginia Wade won the first open singles titles while the men's team of Roy Emerson and Rod Laver and the women's team of Christine Truman Janes and Nell Truman won the first open doubles titles.BP Yearbook of World Tennis 1969 Ward Lock London 978-0706318241 502175694 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 8–11, 196 First tournament of the Open Era The 1968 British Hard Court Championships (BHCC) holds the distinction of being the first Open Era tennis tournament.Steve Tignor 1968: Open Era Begins in Bournemouth http://www.tennis.com/pro-game/2015/01/1968-open-era-begins-bournemouth/53733/ Tennis.com 22 January 2015 Prior to this tournament professional players were banned by the International Lawn Tennis Federation (ILTF) from competing in tournaments, including the Grand Slams, which were organized by the ILTF and its national organizations. Although all players, amateurs and professionals, were allowed to compete at the 1968 BHCC the players who were part of the World Championship Tennis (WCT) circuit did not participate. Players from the rival National Tennis League (NTL) did enter and in the men's singles event made up the first six seeds.McCauley Joe The History of Professional Tennis 2000 The Short Run Book Company Limited Windsor 145 The tournament started on 22 April at 1:43 p.m., when John Clifton served and won the first point of the Open Era. Clifton lost his first-round match to Owen Davidson who thus became the first winner of an Open Era tennis match.The International Tennis Federation : World of Tennis 1993 1993 Collins Willow London 9780002185080 John Barrett John Barrett (tennis) 7 Ken Rosewall won the men's singles title, taking home $2,400, while runner-up Rod Laver received $1,200.Curator's Corner: The First Open Tournament, Bournemouth 1968 https://www.tennisfame.com/blog/2018/4/curators-corner-the-first-open-tournament-bournemouth-1-96-8 International Tennis Hall of Fame 20 April 2018 Their final was suspended in the second set due to rain and was finished the following day. Virginia Wade won the women's singles title, defeating Winnie Shaw in the final, but did not take home the winner's prize of $720 as she was still an amateur at the time of the tournament. She subsequently became the first amateur to win a title in the Open Era.Amateurs Shy Of First Net Open https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=owIuAAAAIBAJ&sjid=EaAFAAAAIBAJ&dq=bournemouth%20tennis&pg=4501%2C5273468 The Montreal Gazette 22 April 1968 Google News ArchiveSet Each in Tennis https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZmspAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9eYDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bournemouth%20tennis&pg=1249%2C7978142 The Sydney Morning Herald 28 April 1968 Google News Archive Christine Janes and her sister Nell Truman became the first winners of an open tennis event by winning the women's doubles title.The Encyclopedia of Tennis 1974 Allen & Unwin London 0047960426 210, 211 Max Robertson Max Robertson The tournament was considered a success and attracted almost 30,000 visitors.Collins Bud Bud Collins The Bud Collins History of Tennis: An Authoritative Encyclopedia and Record Book 2010 New Chapter Press New York 9780942257700 144, 145 2ndBritish Say Open Tennis is 'Bonanza' https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KNgvAAAAIBAJ&sjid=qDEDAAAAIBAJ&dq=bournemouth%20tennis&pg=6089%2C7566577 Rome News-Tribune 28 April 1968 Google News Archive Much of the public attention focused on the young British player Mark Cox, who made tennis history by becoming the first amateur player to beat a professional, when he defeated 39-year-old American Pancho Gonzales in five sets in a second-round match that lasted two and a quarter hours.The First Open Makes Its Mark https://www.si.com/vault/issue/43019/28/2 Sports Illustrated 6 May 1968 C.M. Jones 20–21 28 18ATP player profile – Mark Cox http://www.atpworldtour.com/Tennis/Players/Co/M/Mark-Cox.aspx Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) Finals Men's singles 1968 British Hard Court Championships – Men's singles AUS Ken Rosewall defeated AUS Rod Laver 3–6, 6–2, 6–0, 6–3 Women's singles GBR Virginia Wade defeated GBR Winnie Shaw 6–4, 6–1 Men's doubles AUS Roy Emerson / AUS Rod Laver defeated ESP Andrés Gimeno / USA Pancho Gonzales 8–6, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2 Women's doubles GBR Christine Truman Janes / GBR Nell Truman defeated AUS Fay Toyne-Moore / RSA 1928 Anette du Plooy 6–4, 6–3 Mixed doubles GBR Virginia Wade / AUS Bob Howe defeated AUS Fay Toyne-Moore / AUS Jimmy Moore 6–4, 6–3 See also Laver–Rosewall rivalry References External links International Tennis Federation tournament details British Pathé newsreel Category:Clay court tennis tournaments Category:British Hard Court Championships Category:History of tennis British Hard Court Championships British Hard Court Championships British Hard Court Championships