Manchester Open

The Manchester Open previously known as the Northern Lawn Tennis Championships, the Northern Championships, the Northern Tennis Tournament and the Manchester Trophy was a grass court tennis tournament on the ATP Tour held at the Northern Lawn Tennis Club, in the Didsbury suburb of Manchester, Great Britain. The tournament had been held annually from 1880 to 2009. Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 it was considered by players and historians one of the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[2][3][4] the others being Wimbledon, the U.S. National championships and the Irish Championships. Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the men's Grand Prix tennis tour.

"Manchester Trophy" redirects here. For the Challenger level event, see Manchester Trophy Challenger.

Northern Championships
Manchester Open
Defunct tennis tournament
TourPre-open era tour (1880–1967)
Grand Prix circuit, (1970–1989)
ATP Tour, (1990–1994)
Founded1880
Abolished2009
Editions119
LocationManchester, England
Liverpool, England
VenueNorthern Lawn Tennis Club (Manchester)
Aigburth Cricket Ground (Liverpool)[1]
SurfaceGrass / outdoor

History

The first edition in July 1880 was held at the Broughton Cricket Club while the Kersal Cricket Ground staged the 1881 event.[5][6] The 1882 edition was the first one to be held in Liverpool and saw the addition of the women's singles event, won by May Langrishe, as well as the women's and mixed doubles events. Prior to the creation of the International Lawn Tennis Federation and the establishment of its world championship events in 1913 it was considered by players and historians one of the four most important tennis tournaments to win.[7][8][9] the others being Wimbledon, the U.S. National championships and the Irish Championships. From its inception until 1927 the location of the tournament alternated between Manchester and Liverpool.[10] Between 1970 and 1989 it was part of the men's Grand Prix Tennis Tour known throughout the 1980s as the Greater Manchester Grass Court Tennis Championships.[11] In 1990 it became an ATP Tour event as part of the ATP International Series until 1994. In 1995 the tournament was moved to Nottingham and continued as an ATP World Series event. The current Manchester Trophy Challenger is part of the ATP Challenger Tour; throughout its history the event has been won by a number of Wimbledon champions such as Pete Sampras, who won his first grass court title there.[12] The tournament ended in 2009.

Past finals

Singles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1880 Richard T. Richardson Walter E. Fairlie6–0, 6–3, 6–0
1881 Richard T. Richardson John Comber6–1, 6–1, 6–0
1882 Richard T. Richardson Ernest Renshaw6–1, 3–6, 5–7, 6–4, 11–9
1883 William Wilberforce Champion Russell6–1, 3–6, 6–1, 6–0
1884 Donald C. Stewart William Wilberforce5–7, 6–4, 6–4, 6–0
1885 James Dwight Donald C. Stewart6–2, 6–4, 6–4
1886 Harry Grove James Dwight6–4, 6–3, 6–1
1887 Harry Grove David G. Chaytor4–6, 6–2, 8–10, 6–4, 6–2
1888 Willoughby Hamilton Harry Grove6–1, 8–6, 6–1
1889 Willoughby Hamilton Harold Mahony6–3, 3–6, 6–1, 6–2
1890 Joshua Pim Willoughby Hamilton2–6, 6–8, 7–5, 7–5, 6–3
1891 Joshua Pim Wilfred Baddeley4–6, 8–6, 6–4, 7–5
1892 Joshua Pim Harry S. Barlow4–6, 6–1, 6–4, 6–4
1893 Joshua Pim Harold Mahony4–6, 6–3, 7–5, 6–2
1894 Wilfred Baddeley Joshua Pim4–6, 11–9, 4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1895 Wilfred Baddeley Herbert Baddeley6–8, 6–2, 6–4, 1–0 ret.
1896 Wilfred Baddeley Harold Mahony6–1, 10–12, 7–5, 6–4
1897 Wilfred Baddeley Reginald Doherty6–2, 7–5, 2–6, 6–0
1898 Laurence Doherty Clarence Hobart6–1, 6–1, 8–6
1899 Sydney H. Smith Wilberforce Eaves7–9, 6–3, 6–3, 8–6
1900 Sydney H. Smith Edward R. Allen6–3, 6–8, 6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1901 Sydney H. Smith Wilberforce Eaves10–12, 7–5, 6–2, 6–4
1902 Sydney H. Smith Harold Mahony7–5, 7–5, 3–6, 10–8
1903 Sydney H. Smith Xenophon Casdagli6–1, 6–3, 6–2
1904 Sydney H. Smith Frank Riseley6–2, 7–9, 2–6, 6–2, 6–2
1905 Sydney H. Smith Frank Riseleywalkover
1906 Frank Riseley Sydney H. Smith4–6, 7–5, 6–1, 6–3
1907 Norman Brookes Xenophon Casdagli6–0, 6–2
1908 Arthur W. Gore James Cecil Parke6–3, 4–6, 6–1, 6–8, 6–4
1909 Robert Powell Theodore Mavrogordato6–4, 6–1, 6–4
1910 Beals Wright James Cecil ParkeDivided Wright taking the cup
1911 James Cecil Parke Stanley N. Doust7–5, 5–7, 6–1, 6–0
1912 James Cecil Parke Theodore Mavrogordato6–3, 1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1913 James Cecil Parke Anthony Wilding6–2, 7–5, 6–8, 2–6, 7–5
1914 Theodore Mavrogordato Alfred Dunlop9–7, 8–6, 6–2
1915–1918Not held (due to World War I)
1919 James Cecil Parke George Dodd0–6, 6–3, 9–7, 6–0
1920 Theodore Mavrogordato Randolph Lycett8–6, 6–2, 5–7, 3–0 ret.
1921 Randolph Lycett Theodore Mavrogordato8–6, 2–6, 6–4, 1–6, 6–4
1922 Hassan Ali Fyzee Louis Meldon9–7, 6–4, 11–9
1923 John D. P. Wheatley Maxwell Woosnam6-3, 4-6, 9-7, 9-11, 6-2
1924 Samuel Ernest Charlton William G. Ireland10–8, 6–4, 4–6, 7–5
1925 Norman Dicks Gerald R. Sherwell6–1, 7–5, 2–6, 6–3
1926 Maxwell Woosnam Douglas Hodges7–9, 6–2, 6–2, 8–6
1927 Edwin D. McCrea Douglas Hodges4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2, 7-5
1928 John Olliff Edwin D. McCrea6–2, 3–6, 6–4, 6–4
1929 John Olliff Charles Kingsley2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 2–6, 14–12
1930 Henry Austin John Olliff8–6, 6–2, 6–4
1931 John Olliff Nigel Sharpe6–3, 3–6, 7–9, 6–3 ret.
1932 Eskell D. Andrews Martin Wedd6–2, 6–3
1933 Herby Aldred J. Gilbert Hall3–6, 6–2, 6–1
1934 George Lyttleton–Rogers Camille Malfroy6–4, 4–6, 6–4
1935 Jiro Yamagishi George Lyttleton–Rogers6–3, 8–6
1936 Charles Hare David N. Jones6–4, 5–7, 6–4
1937 George Lyttleton–Rogers Norman Farquharson6–4, 2–6, 6–4
1938 Jack Piercy Clifford J. Hovell6–4, 10–8
1939 Eric J. Filby R. E. Burton6–3, 6–4
1940–1945Not held (due to World War II)
1946 Jack Harper Derrick Barton6–4, 6–1
1947 William Sidwell Torsten Johansson6–2, 6–3
1948 John Bromwich Eric Sturgess2–6, 6–2, 8–6
1949 Tony Mottram Naresh Kumar6–2, 6–2
1950 Geoffrey Brown Sumant Misra6–0, 6–2
1951 Gardnar Mulloy Don Candy6–4, 6–2
1952 Frank Sedgman Don Candy6–2, 4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1953 Mervyn Rose Clive Wilderspin4–6, 6–3, 6–0
1954 Ken Rosewall Rex Hartwig6–2, 6–1
1955 Hugh Stewart Roger Becker6–4, 3–6, 6–1
1956 Jaroslav Drobný Lew Hoad2–6, 6–3, 7–5
1957 Lew Hoad Ramanathan Krishnan6–2, 6–1
1958 Ramanathan Krishnan Naresh Kumar5-7, 6-3, 6-2
1959 Kurt Nielsen Torben Ulrich4–6, 6–3, 6–4
1960 Mark Otway Martin Mulligan3–6, 6–2, 7–5
1961 Mike Sangster Luis Ayaladivided
1962 Mike Sangster Billy Knight10–12, 6–3, 6–4
1963 Mike Sangster Tony Roche19–17, 6–4
1964Abandoned
1965 Tom Okker Roger Taylor7–5, 6–3
1966 John E. Barrett Lew Gerrard6–3, 6–3
1967 Owen Davidson Ray Ruffels6–1, 6–8, 6–4
Open era
1968 Ken Fletcher Luis Ayala6–3, 6–2
1969 Clark Graebner Graham Stilwell9–7, 3–6, 6–4
1970 Robert Lutz Tom Gorman6–2, 9–7
1971 Colin Dibley Bob Hewitt6–1, 6–4
1972 Thomaz Koch Colin Dibley6–2, 5–7, 6–4
1973 Sherwood Stewart Richard Crealy6-3, 6-4
1974 Jimmy Connors Mike Collins13–11, 6–2
1975Not held
1976 Roscoe Tanner Paul McNamee6–3, 7–9, 12–10
1977 Billy Martin Saeed Meer6–2, 6–1
1978 Billy Martin Chris Bradnam9-8, 7-5
1979 Colin Dibley Mark Cox6–4, 6–4
1980 Roscoe Tanner Stan Smith6–3, 6–4
1981 Phil Dent Brad Drewett7-5, 6-1
1982 John McEnroe Russell Simpson6–3, 6–7, 10–8
1983 Tim Mayotte Pat DuPré3-6, 6-4, 6-4
1984 Jeremy Bates Jeff Turpin6-4, 8-6
1985 Jeremy Bates Dan Cassidy6-4, 6-2
1986 Glenn Michibata
1987 Stefan Edberg Kevin Curren6–3, 6–4
1988 Stefan Edberg Kevin Curren6–3, 6–4
1989 Patrick Baur Andrew Castle6–4, 6–7, 7–5
1990 Pete Sampras Gilad Bloom7–6, 7–6
1991 Goran Ivanišević Pete Sampras6–4, 6–4
1992 Jacco Eltingh MaliVai Washington6–3, 6–4
1993 Jason Stoltenberg Wally Masur6–1, 6–3
1994 Patrick Rafter Wayne Ferreira7–6(7–5), 7–6(7–4)
see Manchester Trophy Challenger

Doubles
Year Champions Runners-up Score
1990 Mark Kratzmann
Jason Stoltenberg		 Nick Brown
Kelly Jones		6–3, 2–6, 6–4
1991 Omar Camporese
Goran Ivanišević		 Nick Brown
Andrew Castle		6–4, 6–3
1992 Patrick Galbraith
David Macpherson		 Jeremy Bates
Laurie Warder		4–6, 6–3, 6–2
1993 Ken Flach
Rick Leach		 Stefan Kruger
Glenn Michibata		6–4, 6–1
1994 Rick Leach
Danie Visser		 Scott Davis
Trevor Kronemann		6–4, 4–6, 7–6
see Manchester Trophy Challenger

Notes
  1. Prentice, David. "Liverpool International tennis tournament is changing venues this summer". Liverpool Echo, 12 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  2. Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 266, 267. ISBN 9780047960420.
  3. Meyers, A. Wallis (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York: Charles Scribner and Sons. p. 55.
  4. Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 9781134445578.
  5. R.L. Fell (1936). Northern Lawn Tennis Club. p. 5.
  6. Allaby, David (1981). Wimbledon of the North : 100 years at the Northern. Didsbury: E.J. Morten. pp. 8–9. ISBN 978-0859720472.
  7. Robertson, Max (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. pp. 266, 267. ISBN 9780047960420.
  8. Meyers, A. Wallis (1903). Lawn Tennis at Home and Abroad. New York: Charles Scribner and Sons. p. 55.
  9. Lake, Robert J. (2014). A Social History of Tennis in Britain. Routledge. p. 49. ISBN 9781134445578.
  10. Max Robertson, ed. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Tennis. London: Allen & Unwin. p. 294. ISBN 0047960426.
  11. "McEnroe Tests Ankle". Ocala Star Banner. 2 June 1982. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  12. "AP". The Albany Herald Newspaper Reports 1st Grass Court title win by Pete Sampras. 24 June 1990. Retrieved 21 September 2011.
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