Bristol Open

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Field	Value
name	West of England Championships
Bristol Open
type	defunct
tour	WCT (1971)
Grand Prix circuit (1980–89)
WTA Tour (1971–72)
founded	1881
ended	1989
editions	81
location	Bath, Bristol, England
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|name =West of England Championships Bristol Open |type = defunct |event name = |tour =WCT (1971) Grand Prix circuit (1980–89) WTA Tour (1971–72) |founded = 1881 |ended = 1989 |editions = 81 |location = Bath, Bristol, England |website = The Bristol Open, originally known as the West of England Championships and the West of England Lawn Tennis Championships is a defunct tennis tournament that was originally hosted in Bath, Somerset, England, from 1881 till 1895. It was staged briefly in Bristol, England, in 1896, then from 1920 onwards was hosted again in Bristol annually until the tournament ceased in 1989. The tournament was played on grass courts in the weeks preceding the Wimbledon Championships usually June.

History

The West of England Championships were originally held in Bath from 1881 until 1895; the tournament then transferred to Bristol in 1896. In 1897 the event ceased for period of 24 years. It was reinstated in 1920 and was played in Bristol for the remainder of its run. At the start of the Open Era the tournament was part of the independent tour circuit. In 1971 the event was renamed the Bristol Open; the men's event became part of the World Championship Tennis tour and the women's was part of the International Grand Prix. The women's event stopped in 1973 and was not held again. Although the men's tournament also stopped in 1973, it was reinstated in 1980 and became part of the Grand Prix tennis circuit until 1989.

Finals

Notes: Challenge round: the final round of a tournament, in which the winner of a single-elimination phase faces the previous year's champion, who plays only that one match. The challenge round was used in the early history of tennis (from 1877 through 1921), in some tournaments not all.

Men's singles

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Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score	↓ Open era ↓
1881	Ireland Ernest Browne	ENG C. K. Wood	6–4, 6–2, 6–4
1882	ENG George M. Butterworth	ENG Alexander K. Butterworth	6–4, 6–4
1883	Ireland Ernest Browne (2)	ENG Wilfred Milne	6–3, 6–2, 6–3
1884	ENG Pelham Von Donop	ENG John C. Kay	5–6, 6–5, 6–3
1885	Ireland Ernest Browne (3)	USA James Dwight	6–3, 6–1, 6–4
1886	USA James Dwight	ENG Harry Grove	6–4, 6–3, 6–4
1887	ENG Harry Grove	USA James Dwight	3–6, 6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1888	GBR Harry S. Barlow	GBR James Baldwin	6–4, 6–3, 8–10, 3–6, 8–6
1889	GBR James Baldwin	ENG Wilfred Milne	7–5, 6–4, 6–4
1890	GBR Harry S. Barlow (2)	GBR James Baldwin	7–5, 6–3, 6–2
1891	GBR Harry S. Barlow (3)	GBR James Baldwin	2–6, 6–3, 6–4, 6–4
1895	ENG Roy Allen	Ireland George Ball-Greene	14–12, 6–4, 7–5
1896	Ireland Harold Mahony	USA William Larned	6–3, 6–3, 6–2
1897–1919	Not held (tournament is not staged for 24 years re-emerges after WW1)
1920	NZ Francis Fisher	GBR Frank Riseley	5–7, 6–4, 6–2, 6–2
1921	GBR Sydney Jacob	NZ Francis Fisher	9–7, 6–2, 4–6, 6–0
1922	RSA Brian Norton	GBR Theodore Mavrogordato	6–3, 6–3
1923	RSA Patrick Wheatley	GBR F. R. L. Crawford	6–4, 6–3, 6–2
1924	RSA Jack Condon	GBR Frank Riseley	7–5, 6–2, 8–6
1925	GBR Frank Riseley	GBR J. G. Hogan	6–3, 6–4
1927	GBR Sydney Jacob	India A. E. Browne	6–3 6–2
1928	IRE Dennis O'Callaghan	GBR Sydney Jacob	9–7, 5–7, 6–3
title=Steadmans Success Defeat of Irish Giant	url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19330825.2.63.3?query=West%20of%20England%20Championships%20tennis	via=Papers Past	work=EVENING POST	volume=CXVI
1930	IRE George Lyttleton-Rogers (2)	GBR George Godsell	6–3, 3–6, 6–4
1931	IRE George Lyttleton-Rogers (3	GBR Nigel Sharpe	6–2, 6–1, 7–5
1933	Germany Daniel Prenn	NED Hendrik Timmer	6–2, 7–9, 6–4, 6–4
1934	GBR George Godsell	GBR Brian J. Sturgeon	6–4, 0–6, 6–3, 6–4
1935	GBR Donald Butler	IRE George Lyttleton-Rogers	8-,6 11–9, 9–7
1936	NZ Cam Malfroy	GBR Robert Tinkler	4–6, 6–0, 6–4, 6–4
1937	NZ Alan Stedman	Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie	6–1, 1–6, 6–4
1938	India Jimmy Mehta	NZ Cam Malfroy	6–2, 6–3
1939	GBR Donald Butler	Germany Gottfried von Cramm	6–4, 6–3, 1–6, 5–7, 8–6
1940–1945	Not held (partly due to World War II)
1946	Republic of China (1912–1949) Kho Sin-Kie	POL Ignacy Tłoczyński	6–4; 6–4
1947	India Sumant Misra	India Madan Atri Mohan	6–4, 4–6, 6–2
1948	RSA Eric Sturgess	India Sumant Misra	6–4, 2–6, 6–2, 6–4
1949	Philippines Felicisimo Ampon	RSA Syd Levy	6–1, 6–2, 6–1
1950	Egypt Jaroslav Drobný	TCH Vladimír Černík	6–3, 10–8
1951	USA Straight Clark	USA Harold Burrows	9–7, 3–6, 5–7, 6–1, 7–5
1952	Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (2)	BRA Armando Vieira	7–5, 6–1
1953	USA Vic Seixas	ARG Enrique Morea	6–3, 6–1, 8–6
1954	Egypt Jaroslav Drobný (3)	AUS Jack Arkinstall	walkover
1955	ARG Enrique Morea	USA Sidney Schwartz	2–6, 10–8, 6–2, 6–2
1956	CHI Luis Ayala	RSA Gordon Forbes	6–2, 8–10, 6–4
1957	AUS Lew Hoad	GBR Roger Becker	6–2, 6–3, 6–0
1958	USA Mike Davies	IND Ramanathan Krishnan	6–1, 6–4, 7–9, 6–4
1959	IND Ramanathan Krishnan	GBR Jaroslav Drobný	11–9, 6–0
1960	USA Ronald Holmberg	MEX Antonio Palafox	6–3, 6–4
1961	USA Chuck McKinley	AUS Bob Mark	6–3, 6–2, 6–4
title=Wimbledon Stars Upset	url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1129&dat=19620616&id=78MwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LGwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3528,2281391&hl=en	accessdate=14 October 2016}}	AUS Fred Stolle	MEX Antonio Palafox
1963	AUS Fred Stolle (2)	USA Chuck McKinley	6–3, 6–4
1964	USA Chuck McKinley	RSA Frew McMillan	6–4, 6–4, 6–2
1965	USA Dennis Ralston	USA Clark Graebner	6–2 6–2
1966	USA Cliff Richey	CAN Mike Belkin	6–1, 6–3
1967	NED Tom Okker	RSA Cliff Drysdale	6–2, 5–7, 8–6
1968	USA Arthur Ashe	USA Clark Graebner	6–4, 6–3
West of England Open Championships
1969	AUS Ken Rosewall	FRA Pierre Barthès	8–10, 6–3, 6–1
1970	YUG Nikola Pilić	AUS Rod Laver	6–3, 1–6, 6–3
1971	AUS Rod Laver	South Africa Cliff Drysdale	w.o.
Bristol Open
1972	RSA Bob Hewitt	USA Alex Olmedo	6–4, 6–3
1973–80	Not held
1981	AUS Mark Edmondson	USA Roscoe Tanner	6–3, 5–7, 6–4
1982	AUS John Alexander	USA Tim Mayotte	6–3, 6–4
1983	USA Johan Kriek	USA Tom Gullikson	7–6, 7–5
1984	USA Johan Kriek (2)	USA Brian Teacher	6–7, 7–6, 6–4
1985	USA Martin Davis	USA Glenn Layendecker	4–6, 6–3, 7–5
1986	IND Vijay Amritraj	FRA Henri Leconte	7–6, 1–6, 8–6
1987	NZL Kelly Evernden	USA Tim Wilkison	6–4, 7–6
1988	FRG Christian Saceanu	IND Ramesh Krishnan	6–4, 2–6, 6–2
1989	FRG Eric Jelen	GBR Nick Brown	6–4, 3–6, 7–5
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Women's singles

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Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1881	ENG Gertrude Gibbs	ENG Annie Layard	6–0, 7–5
1882	ENG Fanny Morris	ENG Gertrude Gibbs	6–4, 6–4
1883	ENG Maud Watson	ENG N. Pope	6–1, 6–2
1884	ENG Edith Davies	Ireland Lilian Cole	6–4, 6–4
1885	ENG Gertrude Gibbs (2)	ENG Edith Davies	2–6, 6–4, 6–0
1886	ENG Lottie Dod	ENG Maud Watson	7–5, 6–4
1887	ENG Lottie Dod (2)	ENG Maud Watson	7–5, 6–4
1888	ENG Lottie Dod (3)	ENG N. Pope	6–3, 6–0
1889	Ireland Louisa Martin	Ireland Florence Stanuell	4–6, 6–1, 6–2
1890	Ireland Louisa Martin (2)	ENG N. Pope	6–3, 8–6
1891	ENG N. Pope	GBR Mary Agg	6–0, 7–5
1892–94	Not held
1895	GBR Helen Jackson	GBR Madeline Fisher O'Neill	6–1, 6–1
1896	GBR Charlotte Cooper	GBR Ruth Dyas	4–6, 7–5, 6–3
1899–1919	Not held (then due to World War I)
1920	GBR Mabel Parton	GBR Doris Covell Craddock	9–7, 6–8, 6–4
1921	GBR Phyllis Howkins	GBR Doris Covell Craddock	10–8, 6–2
1922	GBR Doris Covell Craddock	GBR Edith Boucher Hannam	6–1, 6–1
1923	USA Elizabeth Ryan	GBR Doris Covell Craddock	8–6, 6–3
1924	GBR Phyllis Howkins Covell (2)	GBR Joan Austin	6–4, 6–3
1925	GBR Kathleen Lidderdale Bridge	GBR Doris Covell Craddock	6–4, 1–6, 6–3
1926	Not held
1927	GBR Mary McIlquham	GBR Margaret McKane Stocks	6–1, 6–1
1928	GBR Phyllis Howkins Covell (3)	GBR Betty Dix	7–5, 6–1
1929	GBR Gethyn Harry	GBR Mrs Helen Boucher	4–6, 6–1, 6–1
1930	GBR Kathleen Lidderdale Bridge	GBR Freda Scott	6–1, 8–6
1931	GBR Doris Eastley	GBR Vera Montgomery	3–6, 7–5, 6–3
1932	Not held
1933	GBR Kay Stammers	GBR Andrée Lucas	6–2, 6–2
1934	GBR Andrée Lucas	GBR Gethyn Harry	6–2, 6–2
1935	GBR Gethyn Harry (2)	GBR Mona Riddell	6–4, 4–6, 6–3
1936	DEN Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	GBR Daphne White Birch	6–2, 6–2
1937	CHI Anita Lizana	DEN Hilde Krahwinkel Sperling	?
1938	GBR Mona Riddell	GBR Gem Hoahing	1–6, 6–3, 6–4
1939	GBR Diana Wood	GBR Joan Curry	6–2, 8–10, 6–2
1940	GBR Kay Stammers Menzies	GBR Peggy Scriven	8–10, 6–3, 6–3
1941–45	Not held (partly due to World War II)
1946	GBR Joy Marriott Hibbert	GBR Miss Moss	3–6, 6–3, 6–2
1947	GBR Joan Curry	GBR Pam Seaton Bocquet	6–4, 6–0
1948	GBR Joan Curry (2)	GBR Pam Seaton Bocquet	6–2, 6–3
1949	GBR Joan Curry (3)	GBR Peggy McCorkindale	3–6, 6–3, 9–7
1950	USA Dorothy Head	TCH Helena Straubeová	6–3, 6–1
1951	USA Beverly Baker	RSA Beryl Bartlett	6–3; 6–3
1952	USA Patricia Canning Todd	RSA Beryl Bartlett	7–5, 6–2
1953	USA Doris Hart	GBR Angela Mortimer	7–5, 6–3
1954	GBR Pat Ward	Bermuda Heather Nicholls-Brewer	divided title
1955	USA Doris Hart (2)	USA Dorothy Head Knode	6–1, 6–3
1956	USA Althea Gibson	AUS Daphne Seeney	6–2 10–8
1957	GBR Angela Mortimer	FRG Edda Buding	7–5, 6–0
1958	BRA Maria Bueno	GBR Angela Mortimer	6–0, 6–3
1959	BRA Maria Bueno (2)	RSA Sandra Reynolds	6–4, 6–3
1960	GBR Deidre Catt	RSA Renée Schuurman	7–5, 7–5
1961	RSA Sandra Reynolds	GBR Deidre Catt	7–5, 10–8
1962	AUS Margaret Smith	BRA Maria Bueno	6–1, 3–6, 6–2
1963	FRG Edda Buding	GBR Elizabeth Starkie	9–7, 6–3
1964	USA Karen Hantze Susman	FRA Françoise Dürr	6–8, 6–3, 6–3
1965	USA Nancy Richey	GBR Elizabeth Starkie	7–5, 6–2
1966	NED Betty Stöve	ARG Norma Baylon	6–3, 7–5
1967	RHO Pat Walkden	GBR Edda Buding	0–6, 6–4, 6–3
1968	AUS Kerry Melville	AUS Karen Krantzcke	6–0, 6–1
West of England Open Championships
1969	AUS Margaret Smith Court (2)	USA Billie Jean Moffitt King	6–3, 6–3
1970	AUS Margaret Smith Court (3)	FRA Françoise Dürr	6–1, 6–1
1971	Not held
Bristol Open
1972	USA Billie Jean Moffitt King	AUS Kerry Melville	6–3, 6–2
1973–80	Not held (women's tournament ends)
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Men's doubles

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Year	Champions	Runners-up	Score
1972	RSA Bob Hewitt
RSA Frew McMillan	USA Clark Graebner
AUS Lew Hoad	6–3, 6–2
1973–80	Not held
1981	USA Billy Martin
NZL Russell Simpson	USA John Austin
RSA Johan Kriek	6–3, 4–6, 6–4
1982	USA Tim Gullikson
USA Tom Gullikson	AUS Mark Edmondson
AUS Kim Warwick	6–4, 7–6
1983	AUS John Alexander
AUS John Fitzgerald	USA Tom Gullikson
USA Johan Kriek	7–5, 6–4
1984	USA Larry Stefanki
USA Robert Van't Hof	AUS John Alexander
AUS John Fitzgerald	6–4, 5–7, 9–7
1985	RSA Eddie Edwards
RSA Danie Visser	AUS John Alexander
NZL Russell Simpson	6–4, 7–6
1986	RSA Christo Steyn
RSA Danie Visser	AUS Mark Edmondson
AUS Wally Masur	6–7, 7–6, 12–10
1987	Not available
1988	AUS Peter Doohan
AUS Laurie Warder	USA Marty Davis
USA Tim Pawsat	2–6, 6–4, 7–5
1989	USA Paul Chamberlin
USA Tim Wilkison	USA Mike De Palmer
USA Gary Donnelly	7–6, 6–4
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