Dewar Cup Aberavon

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Dewar Cup Aberavon
Defunct tennis tournament
Event nameDewar Cup Aberavon (1968-73)
TourOpen (1968-71)
Grand Prix circuit (1972-73) [1]
Founded1968
Abolished1973
Editions6
LocationAberavon, Wales
SurfaceCarpet / indoor

The Dewar Cup Aberavon [2] was an indoor tennis event held from 1968 through 1973 and played at Afan Lido Stadium in Aberavon, Wales as part of the Dewar Cup circuit[3] of indoor tournaments held throughout the United Kingdom.

Finals[]

Men's singles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
South Africa Bob Hewitt Australia Owen Davidson 8–6, 6–3
Australia Lew Hoad South Africa Bob Hewitt 9–7 6–1
United Kingdom Gerald Battrick Czechoslovakia Vladimir Zednik 6–1, 3–6, 6–1
South Africa Bob Hewitt United Kingdom Gerald Battrick 7–5, 6–4
West Germany Jürgen Fassbender United States Clark Graebner 6–0, 6–2
United Kingdom Mark Cox Australia Owen Davidson 7–6, 6–2

Men's doubles[]

Women's singles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Australia Margaret Court United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6-3, 4-6, 6-4
United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 6-4, 6-4
United Kingdom Virginia Wade United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones 6-3, 1-6, 7-5
United Kingdom Virginia Wade Australia Evonne Goolagong 7-6, 6-3
Australia Margaret Court United Kingdom Virginia Wade 6-3, 6-4
United Kingdom Virginia Wade United States Julie Heldman 6-3, 6-1

Women's doubles[]

Year Champions Runners-up Score
Australia Margaret Court
South Africa Pat Walkden
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United Kingdom Winnie Shaw
6-2, 6-3
United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Mary-Ann Eisel
United States Julie Heldman
6-3, 6-2
United Kingdom Ann Haydon-Jones
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
France Francoise Durr
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-4, 6-3
France Francoise Durr
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
Australia Evonne Goolagong
United States Julie Heldman
7-5 6-4
Australia Margaret Smith Court
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
Netherlands Betty Stöve
6-0 6-3
United States Marita Redondo
United Kingdom Virginia Wade
United States Julie Heldman
United States Ann Kiyomura
4-6, 6-3, 7-6

References[]

  1. ^ "dewar Cup Finals to be Split". Google Newspaper Archives. 17 March 1972, The Glasgow Morning Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  2. ^ Martin, William. "New Court Surface for Dewar Cup". Google News Archives. The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ Correspondent, Special. "Criticism of LTA in Dewar Cup". Google Newspaper Archives. 12, August, 1970 The Glasgow Herald Newspaper. Retrieved 11 May 2016.



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