The Angmering-on-Sea Open [1] was a men's and women's international tennis tournament founded in 1920 at Angmering, West Sussex, England that ran until 1938.[2]

Angmering-on-Sea Open
Defunct tennis tournament
Founded1920
Abolished1938
LocationAngmering, West Sussex, England.
VenueAngmering-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club
SurfaceGrass/Clay

History

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The Angmering-on-Sea Open was an international tennis tournament founded in 1920 at Angmering, West Sussex, England.[3] The event was held at the first Angmering-on-Sea Lawn Tennis Club. The tournament was mainly played on grass courts except for the 1921 to 1923 editions which were played on clay courts. The tournament ended in 1938 due the outbreak of World War II the following year.

Finals

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Men's Singles

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(incomplete roll) included:[4]

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1920   George Stoddart   Henry Portlock 8-6, 7-5
1921   Major Ritchie   Henry Reginald Fussell 6-2, 6-2
1922   Gordon Lowe   Major Ritchie 6-4, 6–3, 6-2
1923   Jack Hillyard   Major Ritchie 6-2, 6-3
1924   Gordon Crole-Rees   Hector Cosmo Fisher 3-6, 6–2, 6-2
1925   Roy Poland   Major Ritchie 6-3, 0–6, 6-3
1926   Charles Kingsley   Major Ritchie 6-4, 6-4
1927   Roy Poland (2)   Leslie Allison Godfree w.o.
1928   Ted Avory   Roy Poland 6-4, 6-3
1929   Roy Poland (3)   Kenneth Gandar-Dower 6-2, 9-7
1930   Ryuki Miki   Hira-Lal Soni 5-7, 6–1, 6-4
1931   Ryuki Miki (2)   Hira-Lal Soni 5-7, 6–1, 6-4
1932   Dickie Ritchie   Ryuki Miki 6-1, 3–6, 6-2
1932/1935 Event not held
1936   Ronald Shayes   Henry Billington 9-7, 0–6, 8-6
1937   Henry Billington   David H. Williams 6-3, 6-4
1938   Henry Billington (2)   Hector Etchart[5] 6-3, 6-4

Women's Singles

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(incomplete roll)

Year Winner Runner-up Score
1920   Aurea Edgington   Louise Bull 9-7, 6-4
1921   Elizabeth Ryan   Phyllis Satterthwaite 6-2, 6-1
1922   Elizabeth Ryan (2)   Peggy Ingram 6-3, 6-2
1923   Phyllis Satterthwaite   Ariadne Rodocanachi 6-1, 8-6
1924   R. Armstrong   Louise Bull 1-6, 6–0, 6-4
1925   Phoebe Holcroft Watson   Eleanor Rose 6-3, 6-4
1926   Phoebe Holcroft Watson (2)   Kitty McKane Godfree 6-3, 6-4
1927   Phoebe Holcroft Watson (3)   Aurea Edgington 6-4, 6-4
1928   Margaret McKane Stocks   Joyce Brown 6-4, 6-0
1929   Jenny Sandison   Dorothy Shaw Jameson 6-1, 6-4
1930   Margaret Walsh Mellows   Geraldine Beamish 6-3, 6-2
1931   Peggy Brazier   Helen Ramsey Burr 7-5, 6-2
1932   Phyllis Mudford King   Louise Bull 6-0, 6-1
1932/1935 Event not held
1936   Valerie Scott   Betty Hobson 3-6, 6–4, 10-8
1937   Valerie Scott (2)   Betty Smith 5-7, 6–3, 6-2
1938   Valerie Scott (3)   Thelma Jarvis 6-1, 4–6, 6-4

References

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  1. ^ DEVELOPMENTS AT ANGMERING: Started ten years ago, the Angmeringon-Sea Open Lawn Tennis Tournament has increased in popularity to such an extent that in recent years entries have surpassed all expectations. Worthing Gazette, Wednesday 16 October 1929, Sussex, England, The Britishnewspaper Archive. Source: https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002167/19291016/042/0002. page. 2.
  2. ^ "ANGMERING-ON-SEA TENNIS. OPEN TOURNAMENT FINALS. The semi-finals and finals in the Open Events of the annual Lawn Tennis Tournament at the South West Sussex Club at Angmering is scheduled for today" (Subsciption). Worthing Gazette. Sussex, England: British Newspaper Archive. 31 August 1938. p. 10. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  3. ^ "DEVELOPMENTS AT ANGMERING. ON. SEA. Started ten years ago, the Angmeringon-Sea Open Lawn Tennis Tournament has increased in popularity to such an extent that in recent years entries have surpassed all expectations" (Subsciption). Worthing Gazette. Sussex, England: British Newspaper Archive. 16 October 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  4. ^ "Tournament – Angmering-on-Sea". www.tennisarchives.com. Tennis Archives. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Hector Etchart: Overview". ATP Tour. Association of Tennis Professionals. Retrieved 9 May 2023.